Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 177

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177

“This is ridiculous! How are we supposed to beat 5th-year seniors?”

“Professor Sedjen! ‘Surpass your limits!’ may be our academy’s motto, but this seems too extreme!”

The 1st-years clutched their heads and screamed.

The reality was that most 1st-years couldn’t even make proper eye contact with 2nd-years.

And now suddenly they had to take an exam against 5th-years who were like gods to them?

From the 1st-years’ perspective, they couldn’t help but panic.

Even students like Selia, Duran, and Eliza, who were always confident, wore extremely bewildered expressions.

Watching such 1st-years, Sedjen spoke.

“I never told you to win.”

“Pardon?”

“As I mentioned earlier, the midterm exam is graded on a curve.”

Sedjen smiled gently.

“The 5th-years may be intimidating, but simply showing your best effort will be enough to receive good scores on the exam.”

The 1st-years who heard Sedjen’s words regained their composure.

They had been frightened at the mention of 5th-years as opponents, but Sedjen’s words were certainly true.

“R-right. There’s no need to be scared.”

“We just need to do our best against the 5th-year seniors.”

“How should I put it… Professor Sedjen really seems like someone who cares for students.”

“Right. I feel much more at ease now.”

Sedjen smiled slightly watching the 1st-years return to a harmonious atmosphere once again, then approached the 5th-years.

And he spoke mercilessly to the 47 5th-years.

“Crush them.”

“Yes sir.”

“Shall we stretch our muscles for the first time in a while?”

The 5th-years began warming up with smiles.

Sedjen, who had returned to the 1st-years, spoke.

“As I mentioned earlier, the 2nd semester midterm practical exam is graded on a curve. In addition to that, I’ll add a special condition.”

The 1st-years wore puzzled expressions.

“The number of 5th-years will be limited to one.”

Bastera was fundamentally a sport played with eight people.

It was a game that consumed tremendous stamina.

However, no students felt relieved just because it became 8 versus 1.

Instead, they broke out in cold sweats.

‘That means they’re really going to come at us mercilessly, right?’

‘Ugh! A 5th-year…!’

Lumern’s incoming class was 500 students.

Among them, 47 graduating class students who had been filtered and refined over five years.

Over five years, approximately 90% of students had left the school.

These were truly hero candidates in the genuine sense.

They were people who wouldn’t be strange if any of them became heroes.

From a 5th-year’s perspective, facing eight 1st-years was clearly not much of a handicap.

“And if you’re not satisfied with the results, you can form new teams and challenge as many times as needed until you demonstrate satisfactory skills.”

At those words, the 1st-years began murmuring.

Then one student from the Magic Studies Department cautiously raised their hand.

“Um… Professor. Wouldn’t that take up too much of the 5th-year seniors’ time? The 5th-year seniors are all busy, aren’t they?”

During the first semester, they had seen 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-years fairly often, but had barely seen any 5th-years.

This was because all 5th-years spent very busy days with school classes and external missions.

For such 5th-years to invest time for them.

While they felt awkward about it, they also wondered if it was really okay.

“You don’t need to worry about that. The graduating class is free right now anyway. Any questions?”

No students asked questions.

“Good. Then form your teams.”

The 1st-years began moving quickly to find optimal teammates.

***

“The 1st-years are so fresh and nice.”

Torua, who had placed his palms above both eyebrows and stood on tiptoes, muttered while observing the 1st-years.

“Indeed. They have a freshness that can no longer be felt from someone.”

“Right. That muscle-brained idiot from the Knight Department who’s grown disgustingly huge and could now be called an old man without shame surprisingly knows his place well.”

“You’re talking about yourself, you old hag.”

Torua and Jamua looked at each other and smiled brightly.

Ulta, who was watching them, spoke.

“You two. Graduation isn’t far away, so stop fighting. These are the last days of your school life, aren’t they?”

Ulta spread both arms wide and said.

“Shouldn’t we confirm each other’s love and cherish these precious days?”

“Ugh. Just hearing it makes me nauseous.”

“I agree.”

Torua and Jamua simultaneously frowned.

Meanwhile, Ris was lost in thought alone.

‘Is announcing Leo as a student council president candidate really the right path?’

Ris was feeling conflicted about how to handle Leo’s student council president candidate recommendation.

Personally, Ris would also be satisfied if Leo became student council president.

‘But can Leo handle that burden?’

Just becoming a student council president candidate as a 1st-year would subject him to considerable pressure.

‘If by any chance he becomes student council president, it would be an enormous burden. But even if he doesn’t become student council president, his school life will be ruined either way.’

An underclassman who fell out of favor with seniors couldn’t have a smooth school life.

That would be the same even if Leo’s maternal family was Jerdinger.

Escalating student affairs into family matters wasn’t good either.

‘If I were staying at school, I could somehow mediate… but I’m a graduating senior this year.’

Ris couldn’t help but worry about his cousin after leaving school.

Ulta approached such Ris.

“Ris, what are you worrying about?”

“Ulta.”

Ris looked at Ulta who had approached him and chuckled.

“It’s nothing serious.”

At those words, Ulta sighed.

“Ris. You haven’t changed since 1st year.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Especially the way you keep worries to yourself when you have them.”

Ulta crossed his arms.

“Ris. You and I are friends who can share our inner thoughts before being rivals who have competed for five years, don’t you think?”

“Friends. That’s certainly true.”

Ris nodded.

And he confided about this matter to the one who had fiercely competed with him for the class representative position for five years.

Ulta, who had been listening to Ris, stroked his chin.

“Hmm. It’s a complicated problem.”

“Right.”

“Then isn’t there only one conclusion?”

Ulta smiled slightly.

“Wouldn’t it be enough to just prove that Leo has the capacity to be student council president?”

“That’s true. But Leo is still a first-year.”

Ris sighed.

“He’s still lacking to take on the role of student council president.”

“Who decided that?”

“What?”

Ulta looked at Ris, who wore a bewildered expression, and spoke.

“I asked who decided that a first-year is lacking to serve as student council president, Ris.”

Ulta smiled faintly.

“Ris, it seems you’ve forgotten the lesson we’ve heard ad nauseam for five years.”

Ulta spread both arms wide.

“Surpass your limits. We’ve overcome our limits time and again. We’ve made the impossible possible.”

Though he was always talking about love and saying strange things.

Right now, he was serious.

“Ris. Your cousin already has the capacity to be student council president.”

Ris was surprised by Ulta’s words.

‘I had no idea Ulta evaluated Leo so highly.’

Ulta Regdition.

Undoubtedly one of Lumern’s strongest summoners at present.

Though he was considered somewhat strange, he was famous for never speaking empty words.

Ris also knew his friend’s nature well.

“Besides, the timing isn’t good right now. Lumern is being gradually shaken from both outside and inside. No, cracks are forming in the peace of the entire world.”

Ulta looked at Leo.

“At times like this, I think there needs to be a firm leader to guide the school.”

“Are you saying that leader is Leo?”

“Yes.”

Ulta curled up the corners of his mouth.

“So Ris. You’d better watch closely today.”

Ulta elegantly crossed his arms.

“Today. You’ll see Leo’s true worth.”

***

The practical exam began.

The first-years who formed teams courageously challenged the fifth-years with high spirits.

“Hah!”

Thwack-!

“Guhk!”

Cal was hit in the abdomen by a ball thrown by a fifth-year female student from the Knight Department and was sent flying.

“We’re ahead in points! Hold on! What happens if we endure!”

Iliana shouted urgently.

“Well. Of course you’d be ahead in points. I wasn’t particularly interested in defense or offense.”

She smiled kindly.

“But first-year students. Keep this in mind. Bastera is also a game you can win by ‘annihilating the opponent.’ Your strategy of disrupting my vision wasn’t bad. But your ability to prepare for more fundamental problems is lacking.”

The team composed of Class 5’s aces, excluding Leo and Chelsea, was defeated just 3 minutes after the match started.

Other students who saw this were shocked.

The Class 5 combination led by Nella, Iliana, and Taide, with Cal who had strong supporter tendencies and others backing them up, had good balance and no flaws that anyone could see.

Yet that team was annihilated so easily.

While everyone was breaking out in cold sweat, screams erupted from other places as well.

Since there were many fifth-year and first-year Bastera teams, matches were being held simultaneously in multiple locations.

Sedjen was floating in the air, scoring the first-years’ performance.

‘The teamwork isn’t bad. But the details are a bit disappointing.’

Click-

He pressed his pen and swiftly wrote his evaluation on paper.

At first glance, it might seem like he was evaluating carelessly, but Sedjen wasn’t called Lumern’s greatest professor for nothing.

He didn’t miss a single match taking place simultaneously throughout the training ground.

He checked the students’ good points and bad points, scoring them perfectly.

Following Sedjen’s words, the fifth-years showed no mercy in their attacks.

The first-years, who had become slightly complacent thinking they could challenge multiple times, tensed up upon seeing the fifth-years of a different caliber.

‘Ris and Ulta haven’t stepped forward yet.’

Sedjen nodded as he watched the two who weren’t participating in matches but observing the situation.

Excluding those two, the most eye-catching were definitely Torua and Jamua.

Torua rested his chin on his hand and lightly waved his hand.

Thud-!

“Guhk?”

“Gr, gravity magic?”

“Yeah. But if you get hit and then try to respond, your reaction is too slow.”

Torua, who had rendered all opponents unable to respond just 5 seconds after the match started, shook his head.

“Hahaha. Let’s see how impressive your endurance is?”

“Huh? Endurance… Gahk!”

A student was sent flying after being hit by a ball thrown by Jamua.

“Tsk. You haven’t been training your stamina diligently. To be knocked out by a ball without even aura.”

“I, I’m a mage though. And I even put up a shield…!”

“Hmph. Overwhelming physical force can sometimes surpass magic. Remember that.”

“Th, that’s…”

Jamua pushed through with simple strength without even using aura.

Jamua, who had annihilated the first-years, smacked his lips.

“This, this. I had expectations but it’s more disappointing than I thought. Weren’t you guys called the best of your year?”

Jamua provoked the first-years.

But the first-years couldn’t retort.

There was no way they could retort when they were helplessly annihilated by someone not even using aura.

‘Oops. Did I crush their spirits too much?’

It was when Jamua was scratching his cheek.

“You can look forward to it from now on.”

Step-!

Someone stood in front of Jamua.

Selia, holding a ball under her arm, looked at Jamua and smiled faintly.

“Because it’ll be a bit different from now on.”

“Oho, Selia.”

Jamua looked at the students other than Selia and curled up the corners of his mouth.

‘Chen Xia, Duran, Howl.’

All the Knight Department underclassmen he had been keeping an eye on had come out.

The only slightly disappointing thing was that Leo wasn’t there.

‘Where is that guy?’

Jamua, who was turning his head, spotted Leo standing at the adjacent arena.

There, Leo stood leading Chloe, Chelsea, and Avad.

“Tsk. That Leo Flobe bastard. To stick with the Magic Studies Department.”

“It’s betrayal.”

Duran clicked his tongue and Chen Xia pouted.

“Right. It’s betrayal.”

Jamua also clicked his tongue.

Meanwhile, Torua looked at Leo with a satisfied expression.

“Mm! Mm! Leo. You’ve finally found your path. Yes. Magic is indeed the best.”

“…I’m still taking all classes though.”

“Oh my, Leo. It seems taking knight classes and summoning classes has made you unable to think logically.”

Though Torua himself was saying something that seemed completely unrelated to logic, Leo was accustomed to dealing with such behavior from Torua.

“Well, anyway, I came here today to show you 1st-years that the world is vast.”

Torua slightly narrowed his eyes mischievously and raised his finger.

Snap-!

“Gasp!”

Along with that, the 1st-years standing in front of Torua staggered from the gravity they felt in their bodies and then fell to their knees.

“Just fall down obediently.”

Torua, who had cast the spell and opened his eyes, widened them in surprise.

While all the other 1st-years had either fallen to their knees or collapsed on the ground, Leo stood there without batting an eye.

‘Dispel? No, that’s not it. How is he standing?’

Torua, who felt that magic was being activated, sparkled his eyes.

“What magic did you cast? Did you perhaps dispel my magic formula?”

“No.”

Leo shrugged his shoulders.

“I’m just enduring the gravity with pure strength.”

“With strength?”

“Yes.”

Leo smiled slightly.

“Overwhelming physical force can sometimes overcome magic, you know?”

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