Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 195

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195

After finishing their 2-day, 1-night journey, Leo and Lil returned to Lumeria City.

As soon as Ignite entered Lumeria, he immediately disappeared from sight.

“Where did Ignite go?”

“Even though you persuaded him well, he’s not particularly fond of people to begin with.”

Seeing Lil’s confusion, Jin pointed to the countless crowds on the street and said.

“Streets like this would be exactly what he hates.”

“Ah.”

Lil nodded as if understanding.

“Anyway, you worked hard carrying out the mission. It must have been an extremely difficult task, but you performed well.”

Looking at Jin who crossed his arms and grinned, Lil scratched his head.

“I didn’t really do anything special. Leo did everything for this mission.”

Lil’s shoulders drooped.

Seeing Lil like that, Jin chuckled.

“Stop exaggerating. From what I can see, you’re a monster too.”

Jin grinned and crossed his arms.

“It’s reassuring to have such excellent juniors! I’ll be looking forward to this Lusejeon. Everyone, keep it up!”

“Where are you going, Senior Jin?”

“I have some business to take care of in Lumeria City for a bit. You guys go ahead.”

Jin waved his hand and disappeared into the crowd.

Watching his retreating figure, Lil admired.

“Heroes really are amazing.”

“They are.”

“Anyway, Leo. Since you helped me with the mission, I’ll treat you to something delicious.”

“You don’t need to worry about that.”

“No way. I made you waste your precious weekend because of me, so I need to properly repay you.”

Lil spoke firmly and walked down the street with Leo.

Shortly after, Leo arrived at a restaurant in an alley.

“Isn’t this a tavern?”

“Yes. But they have menus other than alcohol. Plus, the food is incredibly delicious! It’s a popular restaurant that Lumern students of all grades frequent!”

Leo nodded and entered the tavern with Lil.

As Lil said, there were many Lumern students visible in the tavern.

They recognized Leo and Lil and waved at them.

Leo sat in a corner seat, rested his chin on his hand, and looked around the interior of the tavern.

“It’s been a really long time since I’ve been to a place with this kind of atmosphere.”

“So Leo has been to places like this before.”

‘Yeah, about 5000 years ago.’

Leo chuckled inwardly.

“I thought Leo wouldn’t have any connection to places like this since your maternal family is from Jerdinger.”

“It’s true that my maternal family is from Jerdinger, but I didn’t know that fact until I enrolled at Lumern.”

“Really?”

“Yes. My family circumstances are quite complicated.”

“Ah, I asked something unnecessary.”

Lil made an apologetic expression.

“It’s complicated, but it’s not a story that would be rude or anything.”

Just as Leo was shrugging his shoulders.

Jingle- Jingle-

The restaurant door opened and a group of students entered.

“Cal, are you sure it’s okay for us to come to a place like this?”

“I told you it’s fine, right? I came here with the Business Club seniors before, and this place was incredibly delicious!”

“If there’s any trouble, it’s all because of you.”

Ten Magic Studies Department students led by Cal entered the store.

“I told you there won’t be any trouble, right? And since we’re from Lumern, we’ll probably come to places like this quite often during missions… Huh? Leo!”

Cal, who had been persuading Chelsea who was showing reluctance, spotted Leo and waved his hand.

Chloe and Chelsea turned their heads toward Leo with a snap!

Cal approached Leo with a happy face.

“What a coincidence seeing you here. Ah! Senior Lil! Hello!”

“Yes. We meet again, Cal.”

Lil smiled and accepted the greeting.

The other Magic Studies Department first-years approached Lil and bowed their heads.

“Hello, Senior Lil.”

Since he was one of the most famous students in the school, naturally none of them didn’t know Lil.

Looking at the juniors greeting him, Lil smiled brightly.

“Seeing Magic Studies Department students gathered together, it seems you came out because of Lusejeon preparations.”

“Yes.”

“There’s a lot to prepare for various things. Representative selection and all.”

Cal smacked his lips.

“Seirun is the strongest in magic among the four Hero Academies, so everyone is preparing tremendously.”

“Hehe. When I was a first-year, I was so busy with preparations that I wasn’t nervous until the day of Lusejeon.”

‘Of course, as soon as the day came, I got incredibly nervous and had to take stomach medicine.’

Lil didn’t bother to bring up the rest of the story.

Lil was a senior who always wanted to appear dignified to his juniors.

That’s when it happened.

“By the way, what business did Senior Lil and Leo have that made you stay out overnight for 2 days and 1 night?”

The first-year Magic Studies Department students looked at Chelsea with shocked faces!

Chelsea was staring back and forth between Leo and Lil with her usual big, round eyes wide open.

She had a personality that couldn’t stand being curious, and she was also concerned about the two spending a day together outside school.

At Chelsea’s question, Lil smiled and said.

“I received a mission and got Leo’s help.”

“I see.”

Chelsea smiled brightly and nodded.

Chloe, who had been watching with an anxious face, let out a sigh of relief.

Then she made eye contact with Cal.

“What?”

“Are you relieved now?”

Looking at Cal who was grinning mischievously and teasing her, Chloe blew out a puff of breath.

“Kyaaaah! Y-your face is going to get ripped off!”

Looking at Cal who was grabbing his face and screaming, the surrounding Magic Studies Department students murmured.

“Doesn’t Chloe seem to be becoming more and more like the ice queen from fairy tales lately?”

“The seniors have been calling her ‘Ice Princess’ lately. Not personality-wise, but physically an ice princess.”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“Nothing!”

“Yeah! We were saying Cal deserves what he gets!”

When Chloe asked with a smile, her classmates said urgently.

Seeing that scene, Lil said.

“Anyway, if you’re Leo’s friends, would it be okay to sit together? I received a lot of help from Leo, so I’ll treat you to something delicious.”

“Oh! Thank you! Senior!”

“Senior Lil is the best!”

“Big sister~”

As the first-years cheered and acted cute, Lil beamed with a big smile.

Once the table was set and food and drinks were ordered, the table buzzed with talk about Lusejeon.

“Who is the Seirun first-year that the first-year Department of Magic students are most concerned about?”

“Runia El Runda.”

Avad said while wiping his mouth with a napkin.

Lil nodded, thinking that his appearance, so unbalanced with the restaurant setting, was strangely charming.

“Certainly. If it’s Runia El Runda, even the Summoning Department is on guard.”

Runia was the young lady of the Runda Clan, scheduled to contract with Phoenix, even before being an extraordinary mage.

If anything, her summoning skills were more impressive than her magic, though she was never inferior in either.

That made her the top target of caution.

“Leo, Chelsea, Cal. You’ve met Runia El Runda before, right? What’s she like?”

“If you’re asking what she’s like…”

Chelsea, who had been pondering with her arms crossed, tilted her head.

“A thug?”

“Isn’t Runia famous as the top honor student in terms of conduct, regardless of her skills?”

When Avad asked back with a puzzled expression, Chelsea nodded.

“That’s right, brother. But that appearance seemed like an act to me.”

“Oh! As expected, you’re skilled at acting yourself so you can tell… Ugh!”

Cal, who was teasing unnecessarily, got elbowed in the ribs by Chelsea and rolled on the ground.

Stepping firmly on Cal who had fallen to the ground, she said calmly.

“I don’t really put on acts like that, do I?”

Chelsea, who was fierce with others, became docile in front of Leo and Avad.

Of course, that didn’t mean she wasn’t fierce with others.

“I surrender! I surrender!”

Cal cried out pitifully as he was trampled by Chelsea.

“Eiran shouldn’t be taken lightly either.”

“Yeah. Right, there’s Eiran too.”

Chelsea thought of Eiran, who had become her close friend during the school trip.

As a magic swordsman and second-ranked first-year at Seirun, she was also a considerable target of caution.

Runia stood out so much that it overshadowed her, but Eiran’s skills were also excellent enough to threaten Runia’s top position.

“She’s a magic swordsman, right. I wonder how she’d compare to Iliana?”

Turka from Class 10, one of the Department of Magic students, tilted his head.

Among Lumern’s first-year magic swordsmen, Iliana was by far the most skilled student.

“Comparing them would be rude to Eiran.”

“Right. You can’t compare her to that attack-obsessed fool.”

Seeing Chelsea and Cal speak mercilessly, Turka made an incredulous expression.

“Aren’t you being too harsh on Iliana? She’s a classmate.”

“Turka. You have to be more objective about classmates.”

“Right. If she hears you compared her to Eiran, she’ll get all cocky again.”

The Department of Magic students nodded at the two’s firm attitude.

Watching them discuss Lusejeon like this, Leo rested his chin on his hand.

“Seirun, huh.”

The Hero Academy that sought to carry on Luna’s will.

‘I wonder what kind of place it is.’

Though he had met other Hero Academy students before, he had never been there directly, so Leo was also looking forward to Lusejeon.

***

After midterm exams, the Lusejeon representative selection tournament proceeded.

Many students engaged in fierce competition to become representatives of the academy.

Yet their goal was only one.

Defeat Seirun.

Since Lumern had been losing at Lusejeon for the past few years, their determination was all the more extraordinary.

Those who had come to Lumern for the hero assembly were watching these Lumern students with keen interest.

They had entered Hero Academy to become heroes.

Knowing that the seniors they admired were watching, their will could only burn even brighter.

Thus the representative selection tournament ended.

All grades gathered at the Warp Gate and finished preparations to head to Seirun.

“Finally, this day has come.”

Ris, who was to give a speech as student representative, stood on the platform and looked down at the students.

“For us fifth-years, the past Lusejeon was a history of defeat. We did our best but couldn’t surpass Seirun.”

Shadows fell across Ris’s eyes.

“As someone who has always asserted that we are the best, Lusejeon is my greatest regret. And now, we’re having our final Lusejeon.”

Shadows fell across the faces of the second, third, and fourth-years.

The second, third, and fourth-years who had been pushed back by Seirun felt sorry toward the fifth-years who had always won in inter-grade competitions.

“As student council president, I won’t say gentlemanly words about not being obsessed with victory or defeat.”

Ris spoke firmly.

“To avoid passing this history of defeat on to you, we fifth-years will do our absolute best. So let’s win this Lusejeon!”

“Yes!”

All grades answered in unison with resounding voices.

Seeing this, Ris grinned and shouted.

“Now! Let’s go! To Seirun!”

“Let’s go!”

“Waaaaah!”

The motivated Lumern students let out cheers.

In that state, the ground glowed and the Warp Gate activated.

Hundreds of students were warped instantly.

And then…

Whoooooosh!

“It’s cold!”

“Ahhh! What is this!”

The students screamed.

The harsh weather of the northernmost part of the Northern Continent struck the Lumern students.

The entire Lumern student body fell into panic at the sudden blizzard.

Of course, everyone had expected Seirun’s cold and was dressed warmly.

But Seirun’s severe cold far exceeded their expectations.

“Oh my, sorry, sorry. Unfortunately today a blizzard hit.”

Then, cutting through the blizzard, a female student in Seirun uniform appeared.

“Riennia.”

Seeing Riennia, Seirun’s student council president and fifth-year, Ris smiled.

“Because of the sudden blizzard, even though we knew you were coming, we couldn’t deal with it using magic. Just bear with it a little, we’ll take magical measures now…”

“No need.”

Ris shook his head.

Instantly, the blizzard subsided.

Riennia’s eyes widened as she looked at Ris.

‘He’s gotten even stronger in the meantime?’

Riennia realized that Ris had intervened in the harsh climate through aura manipulation.

As the blizzard subsided, the previously invisible scenery began to appear.

Competitive spirit rose in the faces of the Lumern students who had been shivering, sniffling, and brushing off snow.

Seirun students were waiting for the Lumern students, waving Seirun flags.

Riennia grinned and crossed her arms.

“Lumern students. Welcome! To our Seirun!”

Thump- Thump-

“Welcome!”

The Seirun students shouted in unison while rolling on the ground with discipline.

Watching that scene, Cal muttered.

“Is that a welcome? It’s more like a threat.”

Leo laughed at those words.

“I suppose it means Lusejeon has already begun.”

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