Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 205

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205

The atmosphere inside Seirun’s courtyard was dark.

It couldn’t be helped.

Everyone here was a civilian.

Though their hearts raced at heroes’ tales of valor and they admired them, civilians were just civilians, not heroes.

Much less were they even hero candidates.

Even Tartaros’s legion commanders were distant beings they could only encounter in stories.

For such people, the news that a Tartaros legion commander had invaded Seirun could only instill great terror.

“Is the warp gate still not ready?!”

“Please hurry and let us escape from this place!”

“Damn it! I shouldn’t have come to watch this Lusejeon!”

People everywhere were panicking and causing a commotion.

“Great Progenitor of the Starry Skies, defeat evil and save us.”

“Watch over the heroes fighting our enemies.”

Or those quietly praying to the great hero.

Those holding their breath and focusing on the sounds from outside.

“The heroes will take care of everything!”

“That’s right! That’s right!”

The children clenched their fists tightly and spoke of hope.

In the midst of this, Runia approached those causing a commotion demanding the warp gate be activated.

“Please calm down, everyone. You’re making many others anxious!”

“Who are you?”

“I’m Runia El Runda, Seirun’s 1st year representative.”

Runia spoke to the human in a firm voice.

Seeing Runia like this, the human spectator’s face contorted.

“Seirun’s 1st year representative? Then you must be incredibly skilled, right?”

“I’m not incredibly skilled. I’m lacking, but I barely manage to maintain the 1st year representative position.”

“I don’t care about that! If you’re also a hero candidate, don’t stay in this safe place with us and go out there and fight!”

The man, who appeared to be a human noble, shouted irritably.

Seeing this, Runia spoke coldly.

“The duty of 1st and 2nd years is to protect the people in the courtyard.”

“Hmph! Isn’t it because you’re scared and tucked your tail between your legs? What’s this? You boast about being a hero candidate, but you’re at the same level as us?”

Runia’s face twisted as she watched him sneer and mock her.

‘Should I smash him?’

“Oh? Looking at your face, you want to hit me? Go ahead. Hit me. I came to watch this Lusejeon as a Lumern special guest! I’ll expose how Seirun’s year representative assaulted me in a crisis situation, so go ahead and hit…”

Thwack-!

Just as Runia was hesitating whether to throw a punch.

A fist extending from behind caved in his face.

The man’s body floated in the air before crashing miserably to the ground.

Thud!

“Keheheeeeek!”

Runia wore a dazed expression as she watched the human noble clutch his face and scream.

Duran, who had thrown the punch at the man, spoke to Runia.

“He’s a guest from Lumern’s side. If you carelessly touch him, it would become a troublesome diplomatic issue.”

Duran looked at the blood on his hand with displeasure, then extended his hand to the side.

“I’d like to borrow a handkerchief, Iliana Raden.”

“Hey, I’m not your maid, you know?”

Iliana, who was with Duran, grumbled but still obediently lent him her handkerchief.

Duran wiped it clean and threw it to the man writhing in pain while clutching his face.

“Ah! Hey! Why are you throwing it away carelessly? That’s expensive!”

When Iliana protested, Duran snorted.

“Forget it. Taking back a handkerchief that wiped the blood of such a vulgar thing would only lower your dignity. I’ll buy you a better one.”

“Oh my. Being a prince really makes you different, doesn’t it?”

Iliana laughed happily, going “Yay~”

“Wait, if he’s your guest, shouldn’t you guys not touch him either?”

When Runia asked in a reluctant voice, Iliana shrugged her shoulders.

“Normally that would be the case.”

“Normally?”

“But it’s okay because it’s Duran.”

Just as Runia was making an incredulous expression.

“Grr! You bastard! You’re a Lumern student, right? State your year and name! I’ll report you to the board immediately…! No! There’s no need to go as far as reporting! With my family’s power…”

“Duran Moira. Does that answer your question?”

“Huk!”

The face of the man who had been shouting in excitement turned pale.

Duran wasn’t simply a student with top grades in the year tower.

He was a prince of the Kingdom of Moira on the Central Continent.

Moreover, he was a figure close to being the crown prince with strong prospects for succession.

Though the Kingdom of Moira was merely a duchy, its reputation was no less than that of major powers.

As it was called the Knight Kingdom, renowned knights gathered under Moira’s banner.

Moira’s army consisted of knight orders numbering in the thousands.

No matter how small in scale, its influence on the world was immense.

As such, he was a student in a position that even Lumern’s honored guests could never treat carelessly.

“Prince Duran! I have committed a breach of etiquette!”

When the man bowed his head deeply, Duran smiled coldly.

“If you’ve committed a breach of etiquette, you’ll have to pay the price, won’t you?”

“That, that’s…!”

“Tell me the name of that great family of yours.”

“Prince Duran! Please, I beg for your forgiveness!”

Runia made an amazed expression watching him kneel and plead desperately.

The human who had been so arrogant just moments ago was now kneeling before a boy incomparably younger than himself.

‘I don’t understand human power structures.’

As an elf, this sight was quite fascinating to Runia.

Meanwhile, Iliana let out a sigh.

“It was good that we went on patrol as Chloe suggested.”

With so many Lusejeon spectators entering Seirun’s courtyard all at once, the 1st and 2nd years were frantically busy trying to calm people down.

In the midst of this, Duran and Iliana were patrolling to see if anyone was causing trouble.

“Thank you for helping.”

As the situation concluded, Runia smiled brightly and spoke.

Duran snorted in response.

“I just shut up someone who was disgracing their race. No thanks necessary.”

At that reaction, Runia carefully asked Iliana.

“Is this person always this prickly?”

“Yeah. That’s why sometimes when I look at him, he’s cute… Ow ow ow ow ow!”

“We don’t have time to dawdle here, let’s go to the next location.”

“Let, let go… It hurts! It hurts!”

Duran headed to the next location, dragging Iliana who was flailing as he grabbed her ear.

Runia let out a hollow laugh watching their retreating figures and sat down.

‘I wonder how the situation outside is progressing?’

Runia’s hands trembled slightly.

Though she had experienced many things for a 1st year, this incident still couldn’t help but terrify her.

Outside, many teachers are.

The seniors I was close with are.

And father is fighting with his life on the line.

For heroes and hero candidates, that’s a natural thing.

But even so, being scared and worried is unavoidable.

‘Because heroes aren’t perfect beings either.’

Runia’s eyes wavered.

Even Luna, who was praised as perfect, had weak aspects.

There are no perfect heroes in this world as people say.

Heroes would also be terrified and want to run away.

But they would muster courage for the things they carry on their shoulders.

‘What would Leo have done in this situation?’

She was thinking of her friend who dealt with any situation composedly when it happened.

Kugugugugugugung-!

Seirun’s school building began to shake.

As all of Seirun, which had the form of a massive castle, shook, murmurs spread among the spectators.

‘What on earth is happening?’

It was when Runia, who had jumped up from her seat, wore a bewildered expression.

“Runia! Evacuate people to the depths of the school!”

“What’s happening?”

Runia asked urgently at the Seirun 2nd Year Senior’s words.

Looking at such Runia, the Seirun 2nd Year shouted with a pale face.

“Another legion has invaded!”

***

It was about a minute after Riben noticed the hole in the sky that the Hero Alliance noticed the anomaly.

“What the hell is that?”

“A hole?”

“When did something like that appear?”

The Hero Alliance wore bewildered expressions at the pitch-black hole in the sky.

“What the hell is that? It looks incredibly ominous.”

Hark frowned and grumbled.

“Right, it’s like…”

Elena, who was firing magic spells nearby, grimaced.

“It looks like a monster might jump out.”

That’s when it happened.

Kwadeuk-!

As if tearing the hole in the sky.

A deformed long arm stretched out and began frantically widening the hole in the sky.

As if digging through the ground.

The greedily excavated hole soon spat out the upper body of a grotesquely shaped monster.

The faces of the Hero Alliance who saw it were colored with horror.

“Wh-what is that!”

“Judging by its aura, it seems like a Demon?”

“It’s not just any Demon! It’s a monster with legion commander-level magic power!”

At the appearance of another legion commander, the Hero Alliance fell into panic.

That legion commander’s upper body was covered in hard scales.

Just looking at it reminded one of a Dragon.

Its face was the same.

But it was clearly different from a Dragon.

Instead of a Dragon’s blunt and short legs, it had deformed long arms covered in scales.

Moreover, though it reminded one of a hunchback, it had a human-shaped upper body.

The fangs revealed in its mouth looked sharp and merciless, as if they could chew and crush anything.

Overall, it had the appearance of a giant dragonkin.

An appearance that made viewers freeze in terror.

But what colored the Hero Alliance with fear more than anything was…

“Was there such a legion commander…?”

One Elf hero muttered with a pale face.

That was right.

The legion commander before their eyes was literally an unknown legion commander whose identity couldn’t be determined.

Kiaaaaaaaaak!

The legion commander who opened its mouth, Jerdiak, let out a roar.

Jerdiak, who opened its mouth wide, spewed purple breath toward the city wall Sedjen had created.

Kiiiing! Kwagagagagagagagagagagang-!

The breath that flew at tremendous speed not only destroyed one axis of Sedjen’s city wall but also vaporized Silatuna’s legion.

Seeing this, Silatuna frowned.

‘No reason exists? Indeed, it didn’t cross over to the present world in a complete state. Is this what it meant that the plan went awry?’

Hel Kaiser, who was going to welcome his compatriot, said the plan had gone wrong and left the invasion of Seirun to Silatuna.

The reason seemed to be that Hel Kaiser had anticipated that Jerdiak would cross over to the present world in a state where only the instinct for destruction remained.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’

Whether the past compatriot was a monster with only destructive instincts left or not.

Either way, Jerdiak was a legion commander.

That ability wouldn’t disappear.

‘If it’s stupid, wouldn’t it be easier to handle instead?’

Silatuna’s eyes gleamed.

‘But to think it really succeeded.’

This was exactly Hel Kaiser’s plan.

Summoning past legion commanders recorded in the Great Hero’s Hero Record.

‘To think the day would come when the detestable gods’ legacy would help us.’

Ecstasy rose in Silatuna’s eyes.

‘With this, I can burn this detestable world.’

Silatuna’s body trembled.

‘I can now complete the mission God gave us!’

The world would burn.

The living beings on earth would fall into despair.

Though God was still asleep, it wouldn’t be long.

5000 years ago.

The day to return to those longed-for times.

Silatuna was convinced that the day to see that scenery wasn’t far off.

“Tremble in fear, you vermin! Lumern and Seirun will be destroyed and the world will be dyed in darkness again!”

Giwooooooooooo!

As if agreeing with Silatuna’s words, Jerdiak also let out a roar.

A legion commander in front.

A legion commander behind as well – a desperate situation.

It was when despair cast over the faces of the Hero Alliance.

“Benet.”

Kalian calmly called Benet.

“You lead Albi, Ellen, and Chaid and block that legion commander.”

“What?”

Benet, the principal of Seirun, hardened his face and looked at Kalian.

“What about you and Riben?”

“We’ll stop the Monster Queen.”

Swoosh-

“It’s impossible alone.”

Albi said in a firm voice.

“I won’t listen to insubordination. This is an order.”

Kalian smiled broadly.

“Right now, the greatest hope of our world is the young sprouts. Albi.”

Thud- Thud-

Kalian walked toward Silatuna.

“We have a duty to pass the era to children who haven’t yet met their own time.”

Kalian’s sword pointed toward Silatuna.

“This is also a duty as someone who has shouldered an era. So don’t worry about me and go.”

“Principal.”

Chaid gritted his teeth.

“Let’s go.”

When Albi spoke with an expressionless face, Chaid let out a groan of “Kuk-!” and withdrew from the battlefield.

Ellen also bowed her head and withdrew, and lastly Benet spoke.

“I’m counting on you, Sword Saint.”

As they withdrew from the front lines, Silatuna clicked her tongue.

“Ah, so in the end only you two remain. To think I’m facing an old human and dragon in the end. How boring.”

Silatuna made a bored expression.

“You just said it with your own mouth, Sword Saint. That stopping me is a duty as one who shoulders an era. Yes, that’s right. I’ve seen countless heroes who shouldered eras. The great predecessors you speak of. So I can guarantee it.”

A sneer formed on the Monster Queen’s lips.

“You’re the most pathetic hero among all the era-shouldering heroes I know.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“Sarcastic to the very end.”

Gooooooo-!

Ominous dark magic power erupted from the Monster Queen’s body.

“Still, I’ll show you proper courtesy. Heroes prepared to die are the most troublesome.”

Crack- Crackle-

Silatuna’s form began to grow massive.

[I’ll trample your final moments most miserably.]

Rummmmmble-!

Looking up at Silatuna who revealed her ferocious true form, Kalian smiled.

‘I don’t know how long it’s been.’

Despite encountering insurmountable despair before his eyes, the Sword Saint who shouldered an era smiled.

‘Since I’ve challenged the impossible.’

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