Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 202

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202

“There’s one thing for certain.”

Cal said with a meaningful smile.

“What is it?”

When Chelsea looked at Cal with a puzzled expression, Cal gave a thumbs up.

“The desserts sold at Seirun taste worse than Lumern’s.”

At those words, the Class 5 students nodded in agreement.

“That’s true.”

“It’s not that they taste bad… but compared to our school, they’re lacking.”

Nod- nod-

Iliana nodded her head and Nella wore her characteristic languid smile.

The Lusejeon had already been going on for a week.

The Lumern students had become somewhat accustomed to Seirun’s bitter cold.

But there was one thing they couldn’t get used to – the desserts provided by Seirun.

And desserts were a very serious matter for students, especially female students.

“I wonder why there’s such a quality difference?”

Cal said while watching Chelsea tilt her head and pick at a cookie.

“The cafes and bakeries in Lumern all start competing from the moment they open, right?”

“That’s right.”

“And even after opening, they’re in a position where they have to keep competing. So naturally they pay more and more attention to new menus and taste. Seirun probably has the best chefs making them too, but since they don’t need to compete here, there’s bound to be a difference.”

When Cal explained the market logic, the female students nodded going “Oh~! Oh~!”

“Thanks to that, the desserts we brought are selling like hotcakes not only to Seirun students but also to the elf spectators.”

Cal smiled contentedly while shaking his money pouch – jingle~ jingle~.

“I’m so envious that Lumern students can eat such delicious things every day.”

Eiran, who had come to meet Leo, was fluttering her ears like wings and eating cookies with a happy expression.

“I thought this before too, but I have to acknowledge this.”

Runia also nodded while cupping her cheeks.

“So, what brings you here?”

When Chelsea asked with a puzzled expression, Runia asked.

“I heard the chess master competing from Lumern this time is a first-year?”

This event was Battle Chess.

With all the spectators watching attentively.

Rumble rumble rumble-

A small tower began rising above the arena.

At the top of the tower were a desk, chair, and chess pieces.

The Lusejeon was a place to compete in both strength and wisdom of both schools.

Chess could be called the ultimate game of mental sports.

Since a first-year was competing in such a place, Runia couldn’t help but feel curious.

“Was it Chloe Muller?”

At Runia’s question, Cal nodded.

“That’s right.”

“How good is she to beat fifth-year Torua Yan? Chess has always been a close competition, but a first-year is competing. Or is this generational change preparing for the future?”

Looking at Runia showing her curiosity, Cal said.

“Leo said she’s really good.”

“Leo did? Is Leo good at chess?”

“During the chess representative selection, Leo beat Senior Torua.”

Runia’s eyes widened.

“And Chloe beat that Leo.”

“Wow.”

Runia stuck out her tongue.

“Just how good is she?”

“Leo said she plays as well as someone he knows.”

“Who’s that?”

“He didn’t tell us who.”

Cal shook his head.

“By the way, where did Leo go?”

When Runia asked with a puzzled expression, Cal shook his head.

“I don’t know. He said he’d watch from the back seats in the spectator stands?”

“Why did he go all the way there when he could have good seats?”

Runia made an expression of incomprehension.

***

“Please take care of me.”

“A first-year opponent. I was expecting Torua Yan, but this will be boring.”

Looking at Chloe bowing her head, Seirun’s fifth-year representative Markia sighed and sat down.

Chloe sat across from her.

Shortly after, with bright light, chess pieces appeared from the floor of the chessboard.

Whooom-!

Along with that, the arena below the tower also began to shine.

A huge square formed and a checkered chessboard began to be created.

“Ooooh.”

“It’s finally starting.”

The battlefield was twice as wide as a regular chessboard and had many more types of pieces.

Chloe began arranging the white pieces as if she was familiar with it.

“You seem familiar with elven chess.”

“I’m from the Northern Region.”

“Oh?”

Chess rules differ subtly by race.

Among them, elven chess is famous for being the most complex.

But if she was from the Northern Region, which is elven territory, she would definitely be familiar with elven chess.

“Then it won’t be as boring as I thought.”

It was when Markia smiled with satisfaction.

Step- step-

Students from Lumern and Seirun walked out to the center of the arena.

Wearing helmets and carrying weapons symbolizing chess pieces, they headed to their respective positions.

This was Seirun’s Battle Chess.

Moreover, elven chess was characterized by having all kinds of terrain implemented.

The compatibility between pieces changes according to each terrain.

Also, pieces don’t die from just one attack.

It was literally a game that included various strategic elements incomparably more than regular chess.

Students from each school who were assigned pieces lined up.

After the students exchanged greetings, they went to their positions on the vast chessboard and the game began in earnest.

Tap- thunk!-

Chloe, who held black, made the first move.

Accordingly, a Lumern student moved on the giant chessboard.

***

“Watching them fight and clash with each other does look interesting.”

Leo, sitting at the highest point in the spectator stands, let out a hollow laugh while looking at the giant chessboard.

Certainly, if chess matches unfolded this way, it would definitely be an exciting spectacle.

But Leo couldn’t focus on the chess match.

‘Why didn’t Luna’s World react to me?’

Because the events from a few days ago kept lingering in his mind.

No matter how many spectators had gathered for the Lusejeon, the back seats were very quiet.

Thanks to that, he could sit alone and quietly lost in thought.

Leo glanced down at the bracelet that had settled on his arm.

‘Could it be that Luna’s page is also broken? But according to what Seirun’s vice-principal said, it was definitely a Heroes’ World that had been conquered until recently?’

“What are you doing instead of watching the match, Leo Flobe.”

Someone spoke to Leo.

Leo turned his head and looked at Riben sitting next to him with a puzzled expression.

“What brings you all the way here instead of staying in the VIP seats?”

“I wanted to have a conversation with you.”

Unlike Leo, Riben spoke while looking at the Lumern students.

“I heard that Nergzia called for you.”

“Yes. He told me to transfer to Seirun.”

“As expected.”

Riben burst into laughter.

“So? What answer did you give?”

“I said I wouldn’t go.”

“Why? Nergzia is a greedy child. He must have promised you the best support?”

“Because I didn’t feel the need to go.”

“You really are an unusual fellow.”

Riben shook his head while laughing softly.

“As Nergzia said, the evaluation that Lumern has been falling behind Seirun for the past few years is largely due to my negligence of duty.”

Riben let out a deep breath.

“I told you when we first met, didn’t I? That I was disappointed in the students.”

Riben had been disappointed in students who couldn’t dream of anything beyond being heroes.

“And through meeting you, I realized something. That I had been disappointed on my own accord.”

Unlike before, Riben looked at the Lumern students with warm eyes.

Seeing such a Riben, Leo chuckled.

“Your face has changed a lot.”

“Has it?”

“Yes. Just now you looked like the King of Wisdom.”

Risinass also used to look at young children with the exact same eyes as Riben.

“I’ve been curious about something for a while, Leo Flobe.”

“Yes.”

“Are you really just an ordinary young boy?”

Just as Leo smiled at Riben’s question.

Crackle-

Suddenly, gray sparks flew from Leo’s body.

“…!”

“…?”

Both Leo and Riben wore surprised expressions.

[Hero Record Open.]

A familiar message appeared above Leo’s eyes.

“What?”

Leo’s face showed shock for a moment.

[Luna’s World. Chapter: Heavy Armor – Zegdiak Battle.]

Flash-!

“…!”

Riben’s eyes widened as Leo’s figure disappeared in an instant.

“What the…!”

Waaaaaaah-!

Riben’s cry of shock was drowned out by the cheers filling the arena.

Riben stood up from his seat and looked around frantically.

‘Teleportation? No. There was no wave of magical power. That light just now… it resembled the light when entering the Heroes’ World!’

Riben’s face was colored with confusion.

‘But there’s no Hero Record in this place….’

Rumble rumble rumble-!

The dragon’s sensitive senses felt the earth’s axis shaking.

Riben’s expression hardened.

‘What is this?’

The spectators hadn’t noticed yet.

But the heroes and professors dispatched throughout the arena for Lusejeon security, as well as some students, realized something was wrong.

Drip- drip drip-

Then water droplets fell from the sky above.

Patter patter-! Whoooosh-!

Everyone froze at the sudden downpour.

Riben wore a shocked expression.

“Rain…?”

This place was the northernmost continent.

A land where rain absolutely never falls.

Yet now a torrential downpour was falling.

While everyone was surprised.

Crack-!

Lightning struck in the sky above.

Along with it, dark clouds began to gather.

Whooom-!

Those who saw the massive dark red pattern beginning to be drawn in the sky turned pale.

All the hero candidates had learned what that pattern symbolized.

Monster Queen Silatuna.

That terrifying monster was about to reveal herself in this place.

***

“Hel Kaiser really.”

Silatuna, who revealed herself from between the dark clouds, swept back her hair.

“He talked big about going out himself.”

Her outward appearance was that of a beautiful woman, but inside she was a cruel and terrifying legion commander of Tartaros.

She was a terrifying great demon who had existed since before the Age of Calamity.

“The plan got twisted so he dumps it on me? That bastard’s rudeness isn’t just a day or two old, but it’s unpleasant.”

At Silatuna’s irritated words, the man beside her spoke.

“My Queen. Then couldn’t you just ignore the words of that rude Overlord King?”

“That’s true. But.”

Silatuna looked down at Seirun while flicking her tongue.

“I have a greater desire to crush those insects.”

The belligerent Silatuna had wanted to attack the Hero Academy for a long time.

But she had been holding back due to the restraint of the Overlord King and Giant King.

However, this time the Overlord King didn’t stop her actions.

For Silatuna, there was no longer any reason to hold back.

“My legion, let us show those insects who don’t know their place.”

Silatuna smiled cruelly.

“What true despair really is.”

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