Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 17

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17

Students split to the left and right with Leo and Duran at the center.

The atmosphere was charged with excitement over this title match between the freshman representative and the top entrance student.

“Who do you think will win?”

“I’m betting on Duran!”

“Right, he was famous even before enrollment, wasn’t he?”

“Still, he’s the freshman representative, so shouldn’t he show us something?”

“Come on. He wasn’t first place in the exam, right? And I heard he hasn’t even learned Aura Step.”

All the first-years predicted Duran’s victory.

In the midst of this, Selia asked with a worried expression.

“Will you be okay?”

“Don’t you trust me?”

“You just learned Aura Step in theory a moment ago.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll win.”

Duran pointed to a large tree attached to the training ground wall in the distance.

“The match format is simple. Whoever goes around that tree and returns here first wins.”

“Got it.”

Both of them warmed up before running.

Leo removed the bracelets and anklets on his wrists and ankles while recalling the Aura Step theory Professor Ain had taught him.

After the warm-up ended and both stood at the starting line, the student acting as referee raised his hand.

“Ready.”

Leo tensed his muscles.

“Start!”

Both simultaneously kicked off the ground and ran forward.

Leo was ahead at first.

Seeing Leo’s back, Duran frowned.

‘Ridiculously fast.’

“Good! Fast!”

“Go Leo!”

Cal clenched his fist tight and shouted while Chelsea jumped up and down in excitement.

But Selia’s expression remained dark.

‘Duran hasn’t used Aura Step yet.’

Right now both were running with pure physical strength alone.

Leo’s physical abilities were tremendous enough that even Selia would have to hold back considerably.

So it was natural that Leo was faster when not using Aura Step.

But this was just an early advantage.

When Duran activated his aura, the distance closed instantly.

Crackle-! Golden sparks wrapped around Duran’s legs.

It was lightning aura.

“Going ahead, slowpoke.”

Duran sneered as he shot forward.

Duran rounded the tree much faster than Leo and sprinted at tremendous speed.

To anyone watching, it was Leo’s defeat.

Then Leo explosively accelerated toward the training ground wall.

“Aura Step? Didn’t they say the class representative couldn’t use Aura Step?”

“Was that a lie?”

Students murmured and Selia’s eyes widened.

‘No, that monster really learns things so fast!’

While she screamed internally.

Even though the training ground wall was right in front of him, Leo showed no intention of slowing down.

Whoooosh-!

“Wait, he can’t stop, can he?”

“He’s going to crash!”

Students screamed seeing Leo charging toward the wall at terrifying speed.

Thud-!

Then Leo concentrated power in his legs and leaped.

And with both feet against the wall, he raised his head to look at Duran’s back.

Crack-!

Leo leaped with enough force to crack the wall and used that power to chase after Duran.

Students were shocked seeing this.

At their reaction, Duran looked back and his face hardened.

He saw Leo flying toward him like a bullet.

‘This bastard!’

He was flustered by the unexpected pursuit but soon regained his composure.

‘He lost acceleration when landing on the ground!’

Since Duran was maintaining his speed, there was no worry of being caught.

Leo kicked off the ground again and ran.

Having activated Aura Step, his speed was incomparable to before.

But the distance to Duran didn’t close.

Now about halfway to the starting line remained.

“Go Leo!”

“Run Duran!”

Students split into groups and raised their cheering voices.

Selia bit her lip slightly.

‘No good, he can’t catch up.’

Leo knew this fact too.

Flicker-!

Then flames sparked from Leo’s feet.

‘The application method Professor Ain used when walking on air earlier.’

He recalled the demonstration Professor Ain had shown.

Copying that now would be impossible.

Leo was just a beginner at Aura Step after all.

But he could reference Professor Ain’s application method.

Leo activated Phoenix Breath and concentrated aura at his feet.

Flicker-!

And then…

‘Kick the ground!’

Thud-! Boom!

Students flinched at the sudden explosion sound.

Selia’s mouth fell open.

‘Phoenix Step? Leo shouldn’t have learned that yet?’

Boom-! Boom-!

Small explosion sounds were heard in succession.

Accordingly, Leo began accelerating at tremendous speed.

Burning through all the little aura in his body, Leo caught up right behind Duran.

“Tch? This bastard!”

“Going ahead, slowpoke.”

Leo grinned and kicked the ground powerfully.

Boom-!

“Leo Flobe!”

Duran widened his eyes and shouted as he chased closely behind Leo.

The distance didn’t widen much, but he couldn’t keep up with Leo who had gained serious momentum.

Leo’s aura flames and Duran’s lightning aura painted the air as they raced.

And by a hair’s breadth, Leo crossed the finish line first.

“Wooooah!”

“That’s insane! He’s so fast!”

The students exclaimed in admiration.

“Huff-! Huff-!”

Duran glared at Leo while breathing heavily.

Leo also placed his hands on his knees, sweating profusely as he took deep breaths.

“Wow! That’s amazing! You were really fast, weren’t you? Duran should be the fastest among the first-years, but you beat him?”

As Cal made a fuss, Selia spoke up.

“He wouldn’t have won if it was long distance.”

“Huh?”

“Selia’s right. His aura capacity is much larger.”

Leo nodded in agreement with Selia’s words.

“Still, I won. See? I told you I’d win, didn’t I?”

“Oh my, yes. You’re amazing.”

Selia shook her head as she watched Leo acting smug.

“Leo oppa! Here’s some water!”

“Thanks.”

Leo smiled gently as he received the water bottle Chelsea handed him.

“He looks cool even from a guy’s perspective. He must be popular with girls. Is this what they call a well-mannered gentleman?”

When Cal expressed his admiration, Chelsea shook her head.

“He’s not a gentleman.”

“Huh? Why?”

“During the entrance exam, he threatened to burn my butt to a crisp to get my cooperation.”

Chelsea’s face turned grim as she spoke sullenly.

Cal, who heard this, muttered.

“A perverted gentleman.”

***

“I felt it yesterday too, but Professor Albi didn’t recommend him as the freshman representative for nothing.”

Professor Ain muttered from the rooftop overlooking the Training Ground.

“Wasn’t stopping fights between students part of a professor’s duty, Professor Ain?”

When Assistant Professor Claria pointed this out with a deep sigh, Ain chuckled.

“It’s an annual event, isn’t it?”

Lumern gathers selected students from various cultural backgrounds around the world.

Moreover, their social standings vary greatly.

As a result, situations like the one just now occurred like annual events during the early admission period.

“I think it’s more problematic that you didn’t stop it even though you knew about it.”

“This year’s first-years have many students with the potential to become heroes. That’s why they’re receiving attention from the Academy. I thought it was necessary to separate the wheat from the chaff from the beginning of the semester.”

Lumern’s professors operate on the principle of equality for all students.

However, being human, it’s inevitable that they develop favorite disciples.

Ain, who appears cold on the outside but is passionate about his students, receives much respect from his disciples even after graduation.

Ain also takes pride in his students.

However, if there’s one disappointing aspect, it’s that none of his disciples have yet reached the position of hero.

“Raising a hero. Claria. You know well how much I desire that, don’t you?”

“Of course you do.”

Claria sighed and pulled out a notebook from her pocket as she asked.

“So, what should we do?”

Even if it’s a temporary class, engaging in a duel without the professor’s permission is a violation of school rules.

“They weren’t fighting, so leave them be.”

‘Professor Ain must really like student Leo.’

Although Professor Ain values school rules, he turned a blind eye to this incident.

Claria burst into laughter as she watched Leo chatting with his friends.

***

After class ended, Leo sat in the Student Cafe.

In the meantime, the story of Leo and Duran had spread throughout the entire Academy in no time.

“You’re completely the center of attention from day one, aren’t you?”

When Cal gave a thumbs up, Chelsea, who was drinking fruit juice through a straw, said.

“Leo oppa’s performance was certainly impressive.”

“Hey, Chelsea Rwallin. I’ve been noticing this, but why do you call Leo ‘oppa’ while calling me by my name?”

“Because I want to.”

Chelsea stuck out her tongue.

“This girl!”

“If you don’t like it, then you call our brother ‘oppa’ too!”

“Just call me by my name comfortably.”

Selia gave up cleanly.

“Next is Summoning class, but no one’s taking it, right?”

Cal pulled out his schedule from his pocket to check as he asked.

“I’m taking it.”

The three people looked at Leo with expressions that said ‘What are you going to do with that?’

Knight classes allow you to learn techniques, and magic classes can improve your magical response abilities.

While these are popular as minors, Summoning is useless for people without talent.

At the three people’s reactions, Leo brought the straw to his mouth and muttered to himself.

‘I wonder what expressions they’d make if I said I’m taking all three majors.’

After parting with the three, he immediately headed to the lecture hall.

As he did, he recalled the reward he had obtained during the entrance exam.

Originally, living Heroes’ Worlds don’t give rewards even when conquered.

‘But I received a reward.’

Something unusual had happened.

Moreover, there was one more question regarding the reward.

‘Why specifically a pact with the Fairy King?’

Rewards obtainable from Heroes’ Worlds are related to the power possessed by the world’s owner.

‘Professor Albi is a pure mage.’

Originally, he should have gained abilities related to magic.

However, the reward Leo received was summoning ability.

The last recorded contractor of the Fairy King in history was none other than Luna.

The pact with the Fairy King, which had been severed after the Age of Calamity, had settled within Leo.

‘But the pact alone isn’t enough to form a contract.’

Summoning magical beasts requires catalysts related to the magical beasts.

The summoning catalyst for fairies is a leaf from the World Tree.

All World Trees disappeared during the Age of Despair, destroyed by Erebos.

To form a contract with fairies now, he would need to go to Fairy Land where the fairies reside.

‘But Fairy Land is within the Elves’ sphere of influence, inaccessible to humans. Even if I went, there’s no guarantee I could meet the Fairy King.’

For now, it’s a useless reward.

“You’re also taking Summoning class?”

Someone spoke to him from behind.

When he turned around with a puzzled expression, a female student was standing there.

‘Let me see… she was definitely called the Eastern District valedictorian, right?’

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