Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 166

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166

Leo muttered while watching Shasha’s retreating figure as she walked back to the dormitory with drooping shoulders.

“I’ve suddenly gotten stuck with something strange.”

“Are you referring to me as something strange, Master?”

Leo pressed his temples as he watched Ati, whose way of speaking had changed strangely as she twisted her body.

Leo recalled his partner from his previous life, Albus, who had made a contract with him.

As a summoner, he had believed in Kail’s capabilities and shown infinite trust.

Kail had also trusted Albus and fought alongside him.

But he lost Albus in the battle against the Legion Commander, the Overlord King.

‘Come to think of it, I lost my pact makers twice to that bastard.’

To the Overlord King, called the strongest among the Legion Commanders, Kail had lost Elsi and Albus.

Two pact makers.

It was when Leo was making a bitter smile while recalling those times.

“Ah! To treat a Pegasus called the Pure White Fantasy like a stone rolling around on the roadside.”

When Leo looked at her as if she were pathetic, Ati actually became happy.

Leo, who had been immersed in sentiment, felt a headache coming on.

‘Do all the 3 Great Familiars these days have the characteristic of missing a screw in their heads?’

A chirping Phoenix.

A Fairy Prince who got kicked out for playing pranks.

And now a perverted Pegasus on top of that.

A fantasy combination that summoners could only dream of.

Of course, with strange things attached in front, from Leo’s perspective it was a maddening combination.

“So, Master. Where should I stay? I don’t mind even a stable. No, I’d actually prefer it…!”

“Please just be quiet, will you? Don’t ruin the image of Pegasus as a familiar any further.”

Leo said with a deep sigh.

“For now, wait until I call you. There are guys I need to introduce you to.”

Since they had made a contract, he needed to introduce her to his other contractors as well.

“Yes! I’ll hide in this thicket and wait for Master’s call!”

Rustle- Rustle-

Ati entered the thicket and hid herself.

Watching that sight, Leo sighed deeply once more and returned to his room.

The room was still a complete mess from Fiora and Kirran’s conflict.

Leo picked up a summoning textbook rolling on the ground with one hand and swung it wildly at the two of them.

“I told you to finish this before I came back, didn’t I?”

The two familiars, easily suppressed by Leo’s force, knelt in one corner of the room with their hands raised.

Good Elsi diligently cleaned up the room that the two had messed up.

Watching that scene, Leo said.

“There’s someone I want to introduce to you guys.”

[Who is it?]

When Elsi tilted her head, Leo said while raising his spiritual power.

“A new colleague.”

Leo drew a summoning circle and called out Ati.

Ati, who quickly came through the summoning circle, looked around the room with swoosh-! swoosh-! and then made a disappointed expression.

“What, this isn’t a stable.”

Leo gave up on expecting Pegasus-like behavior from Ati and said.

“This is Ati, who has temporarily become my pact maker. Everyone say hello.”

At those words, Elsi’s eyes widened.

[You made a contract with a Pegasus?]

“Yeah.”

[Nice to meet you. I’m Elsi, the Shadow Spirit.]

Elsi flew in front of Ati and greeted her by modestly lifting the hem of her skirt.

Seeing such an Elsi, Ati also elegantly lifted the hem of her dress and returned the greeting.

“I’m Ati, a Pegasus.”

Having said that, Ati discovered the two familiars in the corner of the room who were raising their hands and staring blankly at her.

“A Phoenix and a Fairy?”

It truly couldn’t help but be a bizarre situation.

Seeing the 3 Great Familiars – Phoenix, Fairy, and Pegasus – in one place was an incredible thing that would be hard to see even once in a lifetime.

Moreover, the contractor of those 3 Great Familiars was just one person.

In the history of summoning, there had never been a single summoner who had contracted with all 3 Great Familiars.

An unprecedented great achievement that no hero had ever accomplished.

“Why are both of them kneeling with their hands raised?”

“We were stretching.”

[We were doing stretching exercises.]

The two who had been serving punishment sneakily got up from their spots and pretended to loosen their bodies.

Then they stood in front of Ati and crossed their arms with a snap!

“I’m called Fiora. Since I’m the leader here, you can call me leader from now on.”

[I’m the head of this group. Call me boss.]

The two proud familiars glared at each other with a spark.

“I’m the leader! You wingless fairy!”

[I’m the boss! You tiny chick!]

Leo swung the summoning textbook at the two who started bickering again about being leader and boss.

Watching that scene, Ati’s mouth fell open.

Not only was her pact maker a contractor of the 3 Great Familiars, but he treated the other familiars like this too?

Elsi smiled bitterly at such an Ati.

[It must be shocking, but you’ll have to get used to it. Leo doesn’t give special treatment just because we’re 3 Great Familiars. Kirran calls this place hell…]

“Is this place heaven?!”

[…?]

“So you were the manager here. Please take care of me from now on! Master! Please swing a book at me too!”

Elsi, who had been clearly certified as the manager by the newcomer, tilted her head while watching Ati run toward Leo.

[Are all the 3 Great Familiars strange?]

Of course, they absolutely were not.

***

The next day’s magic class.

Chloe, who was waiting as the magic class instructor, asked Leo.

“Leo. You look tired? Didn’t you sleep well yesterday?”

Thanks to being tormented by his contractors all night, Leo’s eyes were sunken.

There was nothing physically demanding.

Leo’s monster-like robust stamina wasn’t at a level that would get tired from running around for just one day.

However, he had consumed tremendous mental energy managing his contractors.

The 3 Great Familiars were amazing enough to tire even a great hero’s strong mental fortitude.

“Oh, I was doing something for a bit at night.”

Seeing Leo making a tired expression, Chloe asked.

“Should I give you some fatigue recovery potion?”

In Chloe’s hand was Cal’s fatigue recovery potion with ice floating in it, added by magic.

Chloe said while sipping the potion through a straw.

“This relieves fatigue and is surprisingly delicious.”

Chloe, who had been using Cal’s fatigue recovery potion since enrollment, smiled brightly.

Cal had added taste to his most popular product, the fatigue recovery potion.

Thanks to that, it was said to have become even more popular among female students.

“Well then, I’d be grateful.”

At Leo’s words, Chloe tried to take out a new potion from her pocket.

But Leo was faster, casually reaching out his hand toward the potion bottle in Chloe’s grasp.

“Huh?”

Chloe let out a bewildered exclamation.

Taking the potion bottle from Chloe’s hand, Leo put his mouth to the straw and took about two sips.

A summer morning when the blazing sun began to beat down.

The cold fatigue recovery potion was enough to clear his mind.

Feeling his fatigue fade, Leo smiled and returned the potion bottle.

“It definitely clears my head a bit. Thanks.”

“Uh, um… well…”

“Student Leo, please come over here for a moment.”

At the call from Anna, Professor Ren’s associate professor, Leo approached.

Chloe hurriedly turned her back to Leo.

‘Wh-what should I do? Wait. Isn’t it stranger to panic? He probably didn’t think anything of it!’

After Leo left, Chloe stood there with a completely flushed face, not knowing what to do.

‘Should I just remove the straw and drink? No. There’s only about a sip left anyway, so there’s no need to drink it. No. But it’s a waste, isn’t it?’

Chloe’s heart pounded as she opened her mouth and brought the straw to her lips with slightly trembling hands, then quickly hit the brakes.

‘But is this really an indirect kiss? N-no! I’m drinking it because it’s a waste! Because it’s a waste…!’

“What are you doing?”

“Huh?”

So startled that she unconsciously bit the straw, Chloe looked at Leo who had returned with eyes as wide as a rabbit’s.

Gulp!

Having taken a sip of the fatigue recovery potion, Chloe smiled awkwardly.

“N-nothing at all.”

“Really? Associate Professor Anna said the class preparations are all finished, so let’s go.”

“Oh, okay!”

Hastily responding to Leo’s words, Chloe watched Leo’s retreating figure as he walked ahead.

A summer morning when the blazing sun began to beat down.

Chloe glanced at the ice that had begun to melt inside the potion bottle.

Clink!

The ice made a sound as it melted.

Watching that frustratingly indifferent retreating figure with a sullen expression and pursed lips, thinking her solo panic and confusion looked foolish, Chloe put the straw in her mouth.

Slurp!

The sound of the straw sucking air echoed hollowly.

***

Following Anna, they arrived in front of the magic classroom.

With two magic classrooms available, Anna turned around.

“Now you two will each conduct classes in these two classrooms.”

At those words, Chloe showed a startled expression.

“Associate Professor Anna. Leo and I are instructors helping with classes, so why do we have to give lectures?”

That was exactly right.

Students selected as instructors were supposed to help with professors’ classes, not conduct classes themselves – they had never been told to do that.

But suddenly being told to teach admission candidates.

Leo and Chloe couldn’t help but feel bewildered.

“It’s Professor Ren’s order. He said you two have sufficient ability to teach the admission candidates. He said it would also help with review.”

Anna smiled, but inwardly she was sighing deeply.

‘Professor! Why are you making those four give lectures!’

‘The students entering next year should know in advance! The greatness of their seniors who are one year ahead! They should revere the greatness of Leo Flobe!’

‘No! Didn’t you think those four might get discouraged?!’

‘Oh! Oh! Associate Professor Anna! Lions drop their cubs from cliffs! Students with such weak spirits aren’t needed in Lumerne Magic Department!’

‘Lions dropping cubs from cliffs is a false rumor, you know?’

Anna had desperately tried to dissuade Professor Ren, but he wasn’t the type to listen to Anna’s words.

Recalling that time, Anna pressed her temples firmly.

‘I think my gray hairs have increased lately.’

Professor Ren’s antics, which used to happen maybe once every six months until half a year ago, had increased significantly recently.

Of course, the culprit was Leo Flobe right in front of her.

‘Should I write a resignation letter?’

Anna let out a deep complaint.

“What about Avad and Chelsea?”

“Those two aren’t under Professor Ren but are helping with classes under Professor Oar, so they’ll probably conduct classes in a different format.”

Since there were 300 Emerald students, Ren and another first-year Magic Department professor, Oar, split them in half to conduct classes.

Naturally, the admission candidate classes were also split in half, with Ren and Oar each conducting classes in their own way.

Of course, when rotation occurred, the students under Oar would come to this side, so they wouldn’t only attend one professor’s classes.

At Anna’s words, Leo and Chloe looked at each other alternately.

“Can’t be helped.”

“I’ll do my best.”

Having said that, the two entered their respective classrooms.

Anna called out to their retreating figures.

“You two will also alternate conducting the classes.”

‘Well, it’s Student Leo and Student Chloe after all.’

When it came to magic theory, no first-year student could match them.

‘No, in some ways they’re more proficient in theory than even upperclassmen.’

Anna also expected there wouldn’t be major problems with the classes.

‘The problem is the admission candidates.’

Anna let out a deep sigh.

‘I hope they don’t lose motivation or anything like that.’

*

“Failure. How pathetic. To fail after being blocked by just one first-year student.”

“Just a first-year? Are you calling the Pact-Maker of Pegasus just a first-year?”

Toward her compatriot who spoke in an angry voice, Kalian’s secretary Erena showed a cold smile.

“Whether it’s the Pact-Maker of Pegasus or whatever, isn’t he just a first-year brat? Well, I suppose that’s your level since you lost to a mere ‘human.’ I’m going through all this trouble for you, and that’s all you can manage?”

Watching Erena speak irritably, the man’s face contorted.

“Your long infiltration of Lumerne is about to become useless thanks to you. How will you take responsibility?”

Erena looked at the man with a face that said he was pathetic.

“They’ve already caught our tail. Soon Lumerne will hunt me down. Since it’s come to this, this operation must succeed no matter what.”

“What are you suggesting we do?”

“It’s simple. You just need to go on a rampage.”

“You want me to face Lumerne? In my current state, I’ll be annihilated instantly! If that happens, my very existence will be completely erased!”

“If you don’t attempt this gamble now, you’ll lose your chance to be revived forever, won’t you?”

At Erena’s sneer, the man shut his mouth tight.

“I’d like to go on a rampage for you, but I’m just one ‘fragment.’ So wouldn’t it be more suitable for you to attack Lumerne instead?”

“Understood.”

Having said that, the man disappeared from that spot.

Erena adjusted her glasses.

‘Speaking of which, that brat. He’s been annoying since the All Class, and now he’s even made a contract with Pegasus?’

Hatred appeared in Erena’s eyes.

‘Of all things, Pegasus. He resembles him to a hatefully degree.’

Long ago.

Murderous intent appeared in Erena’s eyes as she recalled a certain human she had fought against countless times.

‘He looks too much like that detestable Kail.’

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