Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 161

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161

Lumerne 1st Year Faculty Office.

Nine men and women stood with tense expressions.

Standing in rigid postures, they were waiting for someone.

Then.

Thud- Thud-

A middle-aged professor with sharp features walked toward them.

Seeing those professors, the nine men and women showed even more tense expressions.

“Are you the temporary teachers selected this time?”

“Yes! That’s correct!”

That Lumern professor swept his sharp gaze over the nine people.

Then he crossed his arms and dragged a chair with a scraping sound, sitting in front of them.

‘What tremendous pressure!’

‘The professor in charge of us at Lumern is said to be Professor Hallind, so that must be Professor Hallind.’

‘Th-this is one of Lumern’s top professors!’

The promising young professors from Icote, Emerald, and Scaun calmed their trembling hearts.

They had all come to receive training at the Hero Academy as temporary teachers at Lumern.

It was an opportunity to possibly be appointed as associate professors at Lumern.

They focused their minds and listened attentively to the Lumern professor’s words.

“Good. Then you.”

“Y-yes?”

He gestured with his chin toward the Female Professor from Icote on the far left.

“Tell me about the mindset one should have as a professor.”

“A professor is someone who helps students. What students want is…”

“Wrong! Next!”

“A professor is someone who leads students…”

“You’re wrong too! Next!”

Seeing the merciless Lumern professor, the temporary professors behind showed tense expressions.

‘As expected of Lumern…!’

‘He must have profound philosophy regarding educational values!’

Everyone swallowed nervously and racked their brains.

However, none of the nine gave an answer that satisfied him.

“Sigh- I had expectations since you were called outstanding professors, but this is disappointing.”

“S-sorry.”

“No. There’s nothing to be sorry about. Aren’t you all still in a position to learn? No. Actually, humans are creatures that learn something from birth until death. I too sometimes learn from students.”

He showed a gentle expression, different from moments before.

Seeing that professor, the temporary professors showed moved expressions.

‘I heard Professor Hallind was very scary?’

‘The rumors must have been wrong.’

‘His character is exceptional. I’ll be able to learn a lot.’

“Then what is the mindset one should have as a professor? That is!”

The professor crossed his arms.

“Elegance.”

“Pardon?”

“Elegance! That is precisely the mindset a teacher should have! A teacher must always be an object of admiration for students! One must always be prepared so students can look up to them! Now! From now on, you’ll introduce yourselves! Everyone appeal yourselves elegantly!”

“What are you doing, Sedjen?”

“You came, Hallind.”

“Shouldn’t you be in charge of students?”

“Heh. I heard promising young teachers came, so I came to share some teachings. Just wait about an hour.”

“Get out.”

Looking at the enthusiastic Sedjen, Hallind spoke mercilessly.

Then Ain and Ren, who had come with him, grabbed Sedjen and dragged him out of the faculty office.

“Ain! Ren! Isn’t it because of my teachings that you are who you are today! They’re young professors with bright futures! Surely there’s much they can learn from me… Ugh! Let go! Let go! You dogs of Hallind! I said let go!”

Sedjen’s desperate cries echoed, but Ain and Ren mercilessly dragged their teacher out of the faculty office.

“I-is it okay to do that?”

When an Emerald professor asked cautiously, Yura, who had come with Hallind, smiled brightly.

“It’s daily routine, so you’ll get used to it.”

Despite the commotion that had just occurred, the other professors working in the faculty office didn’t bat an eye.

As the temporary professors showed amazed expressions at this sight, Hallind sat in the chair where Sedjen had been sitting and spoke.

“I will now announce the academic schedule.”

“Um… don’t we need to do self-introductions?”

When the Female Professor on the far left raised her hand and spoke cautiously, Hallind’s cold gaze turned toward her.

“Why would we need to do such a thing?”

“Eek!”

Overwhelmed by Hallind, she showed a terrified expression.

Taking his gaze off her, Hallind began reciting the schedule.

Watching such Hallind, one of the Scaun Professors with a completely flustered expression urgently raised his hand.

“P-Professor! Time to take notes…!”

“I heard you’re all young and capable professors.”

Hallind spoke indifferently.

“You should be able to understand this much at once, right?”

Having said that, Hallind began talking about the schedule again.

The nine professors tried their best to cram all of Hallind’s words into their heads.

Having finished speaking quickly, Hallind narrowed his eyes.

“Any questions?”

At that question, the temporary professors couldn’t ask any questions.

They were busy trying to organize Hallind’s words that had somehow entered their heads.

“As expected of excellent professors. To understand everything at once.”

Hallind, curling up the corners of his mouth, gestured with his chin.

“Then let’s go.”

Having said that, Hallind went to his seat.

The temporary professors looked at Yura with tearful expressions.

Receiving their gazes, Yura smiled brightly and said.

“It’s daily routine, so you’ll get used to it.”

At Yura’s words, which were exactly the same as before without a single syllable different, the temporary professors showed dumbfounded expressions.

“Scaun Professors, please follow me. After lunch time, there’s a summoning studies major class.”

At Yura’s words, the Scaun Professors followed Yura out of the faculty office.

Ain and Ren, who had returned after escorting Sedjen out of the faculty office, also took the Icote and Emerald professors respectively and left the faculty office to prepare for classes.

Hallind, sitting at his office desk, narrowed his eyes.

‘Could there be a spy among them?’

During the semester, Tartaros had carried out various schemes against Lumern.

Behind major incidents, there was always Tartaros.

And Lumern’s upper management still couldn’t catch Tartaros’s tail within the Academy.

In such a situation, they had accepted hundreds of external personnel.

There was no telling if Tartaros wouldn’t pull another trick.

‘Their goal would be to slowly and surely shake Lumern.’

Indeed, due to the incidents during the first semester, Lumern’s position had been shaken.

The result was this joint class.

Of course, Lumern’s reputation and influence still remained unscathed.

However…

‘Small tremors eventually create small cracks, and small cracks become massive fissures.’

In such situations, cutting off external exchanges and focusing internally would be one of the best strategies.

But Lumern had accepted outside students.

‘The headmaster’s intention must be to say “try it if you dare.”‘

The greatest hero of this era.

The hero who defeated Tartaros’s legion commander.

Sword Saint, Kalian Beidean.

Kalian conducted this joint class to announce his continued strength.

A declaration of will that he would stand at the forefront if any incident occurred.

‘I must assist him well.’

Hallind let out a deep sigh and spread out the student roster.

While managing students from other academies was practically Sedjen’s role, background investigations were Hallind’s responsibility.

Thanks to that, Lumern’s top-level personnel were currently assigned to Hallind.

Sedjen’s sudden assignment of professors earlier was also consideration to somewhat lighten Hallind’s burden.

Hallind began flipping through the student roster with sharp eyes.

***

Lunch time.

Leo was leisurely strolling through Lumern’s Great Library.

Besides Leo, there were many students from other academies in the Great Library.

They wandered around Lumern’s Great Library, exclaiming in admiration.

After lunch, Chen Xia, who would attend summoning class with Leo, approached with a smile.

“The Hall of Heroes is packed with people.”

The Hall of Heroes, also called the Artifact Warehouse.

It was a place where countless legendary weapons used by active heroes during their exploits lay dormant.

And currently, Sword Saint Kalian’s sword was on display in the Hall of Heroes.

Despite being the headmaster, even Lumern students rarely got to see Kalian.

As such, students from other academies flocked to the Great Library to somehow see the famous sword that accompanied the achievements of this era’s greatest hero, Kalian.

“Come to think of it, Young Master Leo has had conversations with the headmaster several times, right?”

Chen Xia’s eyes sparkled.

“What kind of person is he?”

“Just like a neighborhood grandfather.”

“I think you’re the only person in the world who would describe the Sword Saint as being like a neighborhood grandfather.”

Chen Xia burst into laughter and pulled a book from the bookshelf.

It was a book about Kail, the Hero of the Beginning.

“Perfect timing. Books about the Hero of the Beginning are popular these days, so it’s hard to find them since many other students have borrowed them.”

“Are you interested too?”

“Of course. Come to think of it, Young Master Leo, didn’t you say you were creating a club related to the Hero of the Beginning?”

“Yeah. It should get approved once I recruit members.”

While proceeding with his academic schedule, Leo had been steadily preparing for the club.

“Well, everyone’s already joined clubs, so there’s no one among my close friends who can join.”

At Leo’s words, Chen Xia paused and smiled mischievously.

“I don’t do club activities, but should I join for you?”

“Oh? Would you do that?”

“In exchange.”

Chen Xia smiled mischievously and tilted her head slightly.

“Call me ‘big sister’ once.”

“…Do I really have to do that?”

“Of course. You always treat me like I’m younger, but I’m two years older than Young Master Leo. I’m clearly your senior.”

Chen Xia lifted her chin and slowly swept her hair back.

Then, with somehow mysteriously deep eyes, she said:

“Can you feel the charm of an adult?”

“It looks like a kid pretending to be an adult.”

Chen Xia made a pouty expression.

That’s when it happened.

Murmur- Murmur-

The Great Library became noisy.

Leo and Chen Xia looked toward the entrance with puzzled faces.

There, a quite strange scene was unfolding.

A blonde female student wearing Scaun’s uniform was entering the Great Library accompanied by Lumern students.

Even the following Lumern students were from various grade levels.

‘Who could she be to have them following her around like that? Huh? Wait. I see some familiar faces.’

Leo spotted several familiar people among the group of students.

They were classmates who took the western entrance exam together and seniors who had taken the western entrance exam.

The common factor was that they were all nobles from the Rodren Empire.

As Leo looked at the group of students with curiosity, the girl who had been surveying the interior of the Great Library soon made eye contact with Leo.

Then she smiled and approached Leo.

“You’re Leo Flobe, right?”

The girl, around Chelsea’s age, asked Leo in an elegant voice.

“Yeah, but who are you?”

“Don’t you know me?”

The girl asked in a slightly flustered voice.

“This is the first time I’m seeing you, so of course I don’t know. Are you someone famous?”

When Leo spoke in an indifferent tone, the nearby first-years made panicked expressions and opened their mouths as if trying to inform him of something.

But before that, Barden, a second-year from a branch line of Jerdinger, frowned and spoke as if scolding:

“Don’t be so insolent, Leo Flobe. This is Her Imperial Highness Shasha Sienne Roden of the Rodren Empire.”

At Barden’s introduction, Leo made an “oh” expression.

The two great renowned hero families of the Rodren Empire.

Jerdinger and Rwallin.

They had supported Rodren for a long time and served as vassals to one family.

Namely, the imperial family, Roden.

Although the Roden imperial family had granted tremendous power to their vassals, that master-servant relationship remained unshaken even after many years.

This was because the Roden imperial family was also a renowned hero family that had produced numerous heroes.

If Jerdinger and Rwallin were knights and mages, then Roden was ‘summoners.’

When the empire faced crisis.

It was the Roden emperor who stepped forward as the final hero to protect the nation.

As such, in Roden, the next emperor was determined solely by ‘ability.’

And Shasha, who turned 14 this year, had already surpassed her siblings four years ago and proudly ascended to the position of crown princess.

Leo also knew about Shasha, having heard stories from Selia and Chelsea.

“What business does Your Highness have with me?”

“I came to meet my future retainer.”

At Shasha’s words, the entire Great Library began to stir.

The three prestigious academy classes had many children of power holders who could influence the world.

Shasha was one of them.

Her declaring in front of everyone that she would accept Leo as a future talent of the empire was essentially the same thing.

Everyone held their breath and focused on Leo and Shasha.

Even students from the Rodren Empire looked very flustered, as if they hadn’t expected this situation.

“In that sense, Leo Flobe. No, since I’ll also become a Lumern student next year, I’ll call you ‘senior.’ Senior Leo.”

Shasha elegantly extended her hand to Leo and said:

“Would you escort me to the next summoning class?”

No matter how much ability took priority at Lumern, she was still the princess of the Rodren Empire.

That’s something you can’t do carelessly, especially when dealing with someone at the level of an Imperial Princess.

Moreover, she would become a Lumern student next year.

Everyone focused on how Leo would respond.

‘It would be difficult to refuse here.’

‘Anyway, isn’t she saying she’ll keep other forces that have their eyes on Leo Flobe in check?’

‘She used her head well.’

It was when the students were admiring her move.

Leo spoke in an indifferent voice.

“What is this arrogant brat saying.”

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