Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 172

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172

A cafe in the 1st-Year Classroom Building.

Ris brought the coffee he had ordered and sat down in front of Leo.

The surrounding 1st-year students discovered Leo and Ris, widened their eyes in surprise, and began whispering.

A meeting between the 1st-year representative and the 5th-year representative who was also the student council president.

It was impossible not to be interested.

Moreover, with the recent revelation that Leo’s maternal family was Jerdinger, interest was bound to increase even more.

The next generation’s master of Jerdinger and his cousin.

Anyone could see this was a combination that could discuss the Empire’s hegemony.

Just then, several female students approached Ris with flushed faces.

“Excuse me! Student Council President! Could we please get your autograph?”

“Me too! We’re from the Knight Department!”

Two 1st-year female students with sparkling eyes requesting autographs.

Ris smiled and gave autographs to both of them.

“It’s no trouble at all. Keep up with your studies.”

“Thank you!”

“Wow! It’s the president’s autograph!”

The two female students who had been squealing with joy looked at Leo, smiled brightly, and waved their hands.

“Well then, Leo. See you in the next class.”

Watching the two female students leave happily, Leo said.

“You seem incredibly used to this.”

“I am used to it. You’re also a year representative, so when underclassmen come in, you’ll probably experience this too.”

At Ris’s words, Leo made a puzzled expression.

“The other year representative seniors don’t seem to be as popular as you, Ris.”

4th-year representative Hark sleeps every day and doesn’t deal with people around him.

3rd-year representative Elena is the queen of the school.

Leo views her comfortably, but there are always plenty of guards surrounding her.

In the case of 2nd-year Lil, while he was kind and friendly, his caring heart for underclassmen was so great that he would grab 1st-year students and not let them go, forcing them to listen to stories for hours once caught.

Thanks to that, the 1st-years got sick of it and were afraid to approach him.

At Leo’s words, Ris burst into a chuckle.

“Well, those guys are a bit peculiar.”

‘It seems like more than just a bit.’

While Leo was internally letting out a hollow laugh, Ris spoke.

“Well, let’s save this kind of talk for later.”

Clink-

Ris lifted his coffee cup.

Ris, who had taken a sip of coffee, smiled slightly.

“The coffee here is still the same.”

“It’s been a while since you’ve been here?”

“First time since my 1st year. As you probably know, the Lumern department schedule is more hectic than you’d think.”

Ris, who had put down his coffee cup, leaned back comfortably against the backrest and said.

“Surprisingly, I didn’t have time to look back on memories. It’s only now that I’m a graduating senior that I have the leisure to visit nostalgic places.”

At Ris’s words, Leo nodded.

“That’s true, since you’re also the heir of Jerdinger, you must have had even less time.”

As the heir of the great renowned hero family Jerdinger, Ris would have had no choice but to be even more devoted to his school life.

Selia was also famous among the 1st-years as a flawless honor student.

It was because of her mindset that as a direct descendant of Jerdinger, she couldn’t allow even the slightest flaw to be found.

Ris, who was Selia’s older brother and the heir of Jerdinger, would have had no choice but to live a perfect school life.

‘Given this person’s personality, he was probably even stricter with himself than Selia.’

The reason Ris was called the flawless student council president was also because of this.

A man who had risen to the top in this place, Lumern, which was overflowing with all kinds of talented students.

A student council president recognized by all students.

That was exactly who Ris Jerdinger was.

“Right. Well, thanks to working hard, I’m now completely enjoying my school life though.”

Since the second semester began, most 5th-years had been relaxed.

They had rolled through the cracks of competition and survival for a full five years.

Now that graduation was approaching, there was no reason to worry about competition and survival anymore.

Lumern 5th-years spend their time leisurely in the second semester, handing over club and department positions.

The professors don’t interfere much either.

It was literally giving rest to students who had worked hard for five years.

Ris didn’t seem much different.

His explanation was that he had finished handing over student council work.

“Well, there are still some troublesome matters left though.”

“Troublesome matters?”

“The next student council president.”

At Ris’s words, Leo recalled the two students currently being discussed as candidates for student council president.

The first was 4th-year Hark Rigard.

He would become a 5th-year next year, and he was among the top three strongest in the entire Knight Department.

Moreover, he was also the heir of one of Lumern’s 3 Hero Families.

“Whether you look at his year, ability, or background. Honestly, there’s no one quite like Hark.”

Ris let out a light sigh.

“But that guy isn’t really interested in the student council president position. He also thinks he’s not cut out to be student council president.”

“That’s unexpected. According to rumors, I heard he wants to become student council president to keep Elena in check.”

“It’s true that Hark and Elena are rivals, but Hark doesn’t really care whether she becomes student council president or not. The reason such rumors are circulating is because the 4th-years don’t particularly like Elena.”

At Ris’s words, Leo rested his chin on his hand and thought of Elena.

‘She’s definitely the type to have many enemies.’

Leo let out a hollow laugh.

She doesn’t pay attention to others and does what she wants to do.

She might seem like a simple immature person, but the problem was that Elena had the ‘ability’ to do so.

Especially, Elena was said to have had many troubles with senior students from the year above since the beginning of the semester.

‘In that regard, is she similar to me?’

Leo, who had been thinking that way, shook his head.

‘No. In my case, 2nd-years come to pick fights with me. She’s the type to create incidents. I’m a moderate.’

“Anyway, while it doesn’t show on the surface, the 3rd and 4th years don’t actually get along very well right now.”

The 3rd year was under Elena’s control.

As a result, the relationship between the 4th-years who didn’t like Elena and the 3rd-years naturally had to deteriorate.

“Right now the 5th-years are keeping things in check, but once we graduate, problems will really start to emerge.”

Ris let out a light sigh.

“If Hark became student council president, things would probably stabilize to some degree. But forcing someone who says he doesn’t want to do it would definitely backfire.”

“That would be true.”

Leo, who had been nodding at Ris’s words, made a puzzled expression.

“But why are you telling me, a 1st-year, about this?”

It would make sense if he consulted with Lil, who was a 2nd-year.

After all, Lil, being a 2nd-year, would inevitably have more options available than Leo, who was a 1st-year.

But Ris had specifically come to Leo to talk about the seniors.

“The main point starts now.”

Ris made a serious expression.

“Since Hark is in that state, it’s true that my heart has leaned toward Elena. I feel a bit sorry for the 4th-years, but I can’t hand over the student council president position to someone who has no interest. But it would also be problematic to entrust the student council president position to someone with mediocre abilities.”

At Ris’s words, Leo made a surprised expression.

No matter what, he had thought that Ris would safely hand over the student council president position to the 4th-years.

But to make such a bold move as handing over the student council president position to a third-year?

“Even though she’s willful, seeing how she’s taken control of the third-years shows that Elena has sufficient qualifications as student council president.”

Ris let out a light sigh.

“Besides, I think now is when the role of student council president is more important than ever.”

“An important time?”

“Yes. Externally, the current state of world affairs is quite unsettling.”

Tartaros, which had been lying low for so long, was beginning to stir.

They were even extending their reach into the Hero Academies.

Even in Lumern and Seirun, which boast thousands of years of history, it was rare for Tartaros to directly target Hero Academies.

Though Lumern and Seirun appear quiet on the surface, internally they’re moving more swiftly than ever before.

“Normally the picture wouldn’t look too good. But in times like these, having a long-term student council president isn’t bad at all.”

Once a group’s leader continues to maintain their leadership position, the group becomes stabilized.

Whether Hark becomes student council president or another fourth-year does.

Elena becoming student council president is practically a foregone conclusion.

In that case, Ris thought it would be better to make Elena student council president early on.

“Besides, while I can’t say about years 1-3, fourth and fifth years surprisingly have almost no difference in skill level. Well, Elena was originally a powerhouse who never cared about grade levels anyway.”

At those words, Leo made a puzzled expression.

“Then wouldn’t it be fine to just hand over the student council president position to Elena-senpai?”

Whatever the case, it’s the current student council president who selects the next one.

Besides, it’s not like there’s never been a third-year student council president in Lumern’s history.

“You’re right. In terms of ability, it’s ability. In terms of skill, it’s skill. Elena is someone who suits being student council president. She was even aiming for the student council president position herself.”

Leo nodded at Ris’s words.

“Then there’s no problem, is there?”

Looking at Leo who asked as if wondering what the problem was, Ris let out a deep sigh.

“Right. There was no problem.”

“…?”

At Ris’s sudden words, Leo made an expression showing he didn’t understand.

Ris took a sip of coffee and pressed his temples.

For someone who usually didn’t show emotional changes well, this was an unusual sight.

‘Did something happen?’

“This morning I called Elena and brought up the student council president topic.”

Ris grimaced as if he had a headache.

“But she refused the student council president position.”

“Isn’t she doing that to make things difficult for you, Ris-hyung? That person’s hobby is teasing others.”

Elena, who had twisted aspects, was more than capable of doing such a thing.

“I thought that would be the case, but she said something a bit different.”

“Something different?”

“Yes. She expressed her refusal, saying she’s not cut out to be student council president. Then she recommended one candidate for student council president.”

“Who was it?”

That willful Elena recommending someone else as student council president?

Feeling intrigued, Leo asked, and Ris extended his index finger.

“….”

Leo frowned.

“Don’t tell me?”

“That’s right.”

Ris’s fingertip pointed straight ahead.

Precisely toward Leo.

“Leo, she recommended you as a student council president candidate.”

‘That woman really.’

Leo felt a headache coming on.

***

“Hmm- hmm- hmm-“

Third-year classroom building.

Elena sat on the cafe terrace, resting her chin on her interlaced hands, swinging her legs and humming.

“How unusual, Elena. To think you’re listening to classes diligently these days. Is it because you’re aiming for the student council president position?”

At the question from a third-year classmate, Elena smiled brightly.

“Not really. I’m not interested in something like the student council president position anymore.”

At the unexpected words, her classmate’s face hardened.

“What?”

“Rather, I found something I want to do.”

“What’s that?”

Elena smiled slyly.

“It’s a secret.”

Elena thought of a certain boy.

A white-haired boy who literally exuded an aura like that of a great hero.

‘Leo Flobe.’

Elena’s current greatest interest.

What she desired was just one thing.

‘The birth of a perfect great hero.’

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