Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 183

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183

Elena curled up the corners of her mouth as she watched the two people standing in the middle of the dueling arena.

“This should be interesting.”

At that murmur, Takhon, who was beside Elena, spoke.

“What’s so interesting about it? Isn’t it obvious that Leo Flobe won’t be a match for Senior Ris?”

The surrounding 3rd years nodded as if agreeing with those words.

“That’s right.”

“No matter how amazing that guy is, he’s just a 1st year.”

At those words, Elena smiled brightly.

“Normally, one would think that way, but.”

Elena’s eyes sparkled.

“Leo has many unknown abilities.”

Elena smiled brightly as she looked at Leo.

“This duel probably won’t end easily.”

It was Elena who had set the stage.

She wanted to make Leo the student council president and had more than enough ability to do so.

But Leo was using that laid foundation to become student council president on his own.

‘When an opportunity is given, he never lets it slip away.’

Leo’s seasoned handling always managed to surprise Elena.

Elena’s appearance, showing an excited reaction with eyes full of anticipation, was something even her fellow classmates were seeing for the first time.

‘Leo Flobe.’

Takhon looked at Leo with his arms crossed.

Lumern’s noble queen was showing a fresh appearance like a girl her age.

‘Just what exactly are you?’

Takhon slightly frowned.

Meanwhile.

“Huh? Has it finally started? Yaaawn!”

Hark, who had been sleeping with an eyepatch in the 4th year spectator section, stretched lazily while yawning.

Other 4th years looked at him as if he were pathetic.

“Did you just wake up after sleeping this whole time?”

“I wasn’t sleeping. I watched some of the matches properly.”

Hark chuckled and smacked his lips with a face still not fully awake.

The 4th year female students who had been glaring at him slightly blushed at that sight.

Hark’s appearance alone was exceptionally outstanding.

‘No! I mustn’t be fooled by that appearance!’

‘That guy is just a lazy sleepyhead!’

“Anyway, I don’t understand what Elena Jeron is thinking.”

Tul Benia from the 4th year Magic Studies Department muttered while adjusting his glasses.

At those words, Hark spoke in a listless voice.

“She just really wants to make Leo Flobe the student council president.”

“Why would she do such a thing? Is she planning to make a 1st year student council president and use him as a puppet? But in that case, it would be much more efficient for her to become student council president herself.”

“She probably doesn’t have such thoughts.”

Hark, who had known her since childhood, curled up the corners of his mouth.

“She probably saw something in that 1st year kid. Should I try fighting him next?”

Watching Hark display his competitive fighting spirit, Tul sighed softly and looked at Leo with somewhat cold eyes.

‘If that 1st year becomes student council president, it would be good to win him over in advance.’

From the 4th years’ perspective, having an easy 1st year become president was much better than Elena becoming it.

Meanwhile, the 2nd years were all looking at Leo with displeased eyes.

“Who does he think he is, making a fuss about fighting the student council president?”

“He’ll only come to his senses after getting humiliated like that.”

Amidst this, Lil looked back and forth between Leo and Ris with a trembling heart.

‘As expected, Leo has the charisma befitting a year representative! I could never do something like that!’

Lil was impressed, thinking he was an amazing junior.

Meanwhile.

The professors were also watching this confrontation carefully.

“Popcorn for sale! Pop-corn!”

“Hey you.”

“Yes! Professor Yura!”

Professor Yura approached Cal, who was selling snacks around the spectator stands.

“Can you give me a container of popcorn? The one with caramel sprinkled on it.”

“Yes!”

“Thanks.”

Cal grabbed Yura’s hand as she smiled and paid.

“Professor Yura.”

“What?”

“Won’t you buy a drink too?”

“I’m not thirs…”

Swoosh-!

Cal opened the paper cup lid to show the contents.

Seeing the golden liquid, Cal whispered.

“If you purchase now, I’ll include butter squid too…”

“Hah? Are you trying to sell such things to a professor who’s watching a sacred duel evaluation?”

Yura smiled coldly.

Seeing that, Cal made a startled expression.

‘Ugh! Was I too hasty?’

“Don’t you have anything stronger?”

“…I don’t.”

“Tsk. You lack guts, kid. Will this even reach my liver? Back in my day! Huh? We didn’t sell cheap stuff like beer! Huh? Only expensive liquor! Huh?”

While grumbling and grabbing Cal, Yura still took the butter squid and returned to the spectators.

Chewing the squid with her mouth, Yura said to Ain.

“Senior, want some?”

“You eat it.”

“Ah, then could you generate some aura?”

“Why?”

“To cool it down before eating.”

Watching Yura gently shake her cup, Ain drove his fist into the top of her head.

Meanwhile, at a distance, Ren was watching the dueling arena intently with his arms crossed.

“What do you think about Leo becoming student council president, Professor Ren?”

“Of course I’m all for it. What could be happier than having a 1st year student council president emerge from the Magic Studies Department?”

“…No. Leo isn’t a Magic Studies Department student yet.”

“Besides! Those beast guys and pointy-ears won’t be able to throw their dirty advances at Leo anymore, right?”

Anna shook her head at Ren’s words.

As the entire school was watching the confrontation between the two intently.

Cheira approached between the two people facing each other in the middle of the dueling arena.

“Well then, both of you don’t overdo it too much. I hope you’ll show us something wonderful.”

Leaving those words, Cheira descended from the dueling arena.

“I never expected you to nominate me like this.”

“I prefer solving things myself rather than receiving help.”

“Having independence is good, but are you confident?”

“Please watch and see.”

“Hehe. I’ll look forward to it.”

Ris, who burst into laughter at Leo’s confident appearance, channeled mana into the bracelet enchanted with subspace magic.

The subspace opened and a longsword revealed itself.

Seeing this, Leo also opened his subspace.

Clack-! Whirr-!

Ris made a puzzled expression upon seeing the weapon that appeared.

Not just Ris, but the spectators also murmured.

“A spear?”

“Did you know he could use a spear?”

The weapon Leo drew was none other than a spear.

Seeing this, Ris smiled inwardly.

‘Come to think of it, didn’t they say he skillfully handled all kinds of weapons during the entrance exam?’

Since Leo had only used swords after enrollment, everyone had completely forgotten.

Meanwhile, the first-years also wore bewildered expressions.

“Why is he suddenly using a spear?”

“Isn’t it just showmanship?”

“Leo isn’t that kind of personality though?”

It was when the Class 5 students wore perplexed expressions.

“Wow! Wow!”

Chelsea’s eyes sparkled as she bounced up and down in her seat.

Seeing Chelsea unable to contain her excitement, Iliana asked with a puzzled face.

“What’s wrong?”

“Leo oppa is good with other weapons too!”

“What?”

“He looks so cool when he does that!”

During the entrance ceremony.

Having witnessed Leo blocking monsters without even being able to use aura, Chelsea couldn’t help but remember that situation.

‘Leo oppa was really cool back then!’

Chelsea clenched both fists tightly.

Meanwhile, in the dueling arena, Ris fiddled with his sword’s handle.

‘Good, then let’s see how well you handle it.’

Step-

Ris stepped forward toward Leo.

Whoosh-!

Leo gripped his spear properly and executed a quick thrust toward Ris who was charging at tremendous speed.

Swish-!

In an instant, Ris dodged the spear.

Though it had tremendous speed and sharpness aimed at vital points, it was insufficient to stop Ris.

‘In a battle between sword and spear, I can’t allow close combat.’

A situation that could end anticlimactically.

Ris unhesitatingly dove into Leo’s embrace.

At that moment.

Flash-!

Leo swung his other hand that wasn’t holding the spear.

Ris quickly reacted and stepped back.

Leo had already drawn a sword from subspace and was swinging it.

‘Spear in right hand, sword in left hand. Dual wielding.’

Thinking it was quite an unusual combat style, Ris curled up the corner of his mouth.

‘But fighting while utilizing the characteristics of two weapons must be extremely difficult, right?’

Spear attacks when at distance.

Sword defense when close.

At first glance, it seemed like a balanced, ideal combat method.

But the moment either weapon was handled clumsily, gaps would appear instantly.

Especially against a swordsman like Ris who was seasoned in swordsmanship, it was very dangerous behavior.

‘Are you confident? Leo.’

Ris charged toward Leo again.

Whoosh-! Clang-!

Ris blocked the spear Leo swung.

Sparks flew as the spear shaft and sword blade collided.

Clang clang clang-!

Ris dove into Leo’s embrace while keeping his sword blade directed at Leo.

Clang-!

But Leo nonchalantly defended against Ris’s attack with his sword.

Thud-!

However, his stance was unstable.

When Ris applied force and pushed forward, Leo’s body swayed and was pushed back.

“Ah!”

“It’s going to end too boringly?”

A pure technique vs technique fight without properly using aura yet.

But even in that fight, signs of an anticlimactic ending were showing, so the students couldn’t help but be disappointed.

Ris also didn’t hold back and tried to finish Leo the moment he spotted an opening.

Suddenly, Leo released both sword and spear from his hands.

Seeing Leo become defenseless in an instant, Ris narrowed his eyes.

‘Are you trying to confuse me? If that’s your plan, it’s too shallow.’

Ris had experienced too many battles to be flustered by this much.

Ris swung his sword at the defenseless Leo without a moment’s hesitation.

Whoosh-! Smack-!

In an instant, Ris’s eyes widened greatly.

Leo accurately read the trajectory of Ris’s sword and struck the blade’s flat side with his palm.

That wasn’t all.

Smack-! Tap tap-!

Like an acrobat on a balance beam, Ris swung his sword to shake off Leo who had lifted his body.

But in that split second, Leo, who had regained his balance, rotated his body and struck down on Ris’s shoulder.

Thud-!

Ris’s eyes twitched.

Though he endured the attack by tensing his shoulder, heavy pain washed over him.

Whirl-! Leo quickly flipped over to Ris’s back using the recoil.

Then he grabbed the end of the spear shaft floating in the air and instantly unleashed an offensive on Ris.

Clang! Clang clang! Whoosh! Thud-! Clang!

Leo’s storm-like spear attacks began.

Ris blocked those attacks while creating an opening for counterattack.

Whoosh! Thud-!

Ris swung his sword and Leo blocked it by laying his spear flat and using the shaft.

In an instant, Leo and Ris’s eyes met.

Leo charged at Ris in that position and pushed the sword away with his spear shaft.

Thump-! Thud-! Swoosh-!

Leo, having closed the distance, swung his foot.

But Ris instantly retrieved his sword and swung it at Leo.

Leo distanced himself far from Ris and landed on the ground.

Slide-!

From his right shoulder, across his chest, to his side.

His uniform was sharply cut.

And a faint thread-like sword wound appeared.

It wasn’t a serious injury, but blood seeped through his uniform.

‘It’s not enough to interfere with my movement.’

Leo ignored the stinging pain and took his stance.

Meanwhile, feeling the pain from his shoulder and side, Ris let out a hollow laugh.

‘What the hell is this kid.’

Leo’s martial arts skills were not inferior to Ris’s in the slightest.

Rather, he displayed shocking spear techniques and combat skills, precisely targeting Ris’s openings and landing effective hits twice.

‘No. In terms of technique, he’s clearly above me.’

It was enough to give him goosebumps.

In pure technical combat, Leo had overwhelmed Ris, who was called the strongest of their year.

All the students looked at Leo with eyes filled with shock.

Ris looked at Leo with eyes of wonder.

As a knight who had held a sword his entire life and reached the pinnacle with it.

Leo’s almost divine movements felt like art itself.

‘As expected, Leo is something beyond a genius.’

Admiring him, Ris raised his aura.

Whoosh-!

Jerdinger’s flames blazed up.

“Shall we start in earnest then?”

Both Leo and Ris knew well that this had been just a warm-up.

“Shall we?”

Whoosh-!

The same flames erupted from Leo’s body as well.

But that wasn’t all.

Whirrrrrr-!

Countless magic circles embroidered the air.

Seeing this, Ris gripped his sword.

“Finally, I’ll get to see the power of an all-class student?”

Crackle-!

A whirlwind of flames swirled around Ris.

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