Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 222

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222

“…What the hell is this situation?”

Cal drooped his shoulders with a gloomy expression.

“Do you guys think I’m that easy?”

“We’re sorry, senior.”

At Cal’s complaint, the examinee at the front curled up the corners of his mouth.

“But you said it yourself, didn’t you? That you’re the weakest among the 2nd years.”

Cal was surrounded by eleven examinees.

The theme of this entrance exam was survival – surviving against the 2nd year students.

But the opposite situation could just as easily occur.

There was no rule saying examinees couldn’t attack the 2nd years.

Defeating the 2nd years and surviving was also a method of survival.

And it was only natural for the examinees to target Cal, who had been going around bragging about being the lowest-ranked among the 2nd years.

“Ugh! Who knew that advertising good luck charms for passing would come back to bite me like this!”

Cal grabbed his head and let out a scream.

Seeing Cal like that, the examinees each gripped their weapons.

Knights stepped forward while mages and summoners positioned themselves in the rear.

Seeing this formation, Cal crossed his arms.

“Can’t we settle this peacefully?”

At Cal’s words, the examinee who appeared to be the party leader firmly shook his head.

“We refuse. We’re going to defeat you, senior, and enter Lumern.”

Even as he said this, he was cheering inwardly.

‘As expected, this guy is nothing special!’

Cal had already been going around advertising that he had the lowest grades among 2nd years and barely survived.

Thanks to that, the perception that Cal was weak was strongly embedded in all the 1st years’ minds.

If they defeated a 2nd year, their admission chances would definitely increase.

They absolutely didn’t want to let Cal go.

It was when Cal let out an “Ugh!” sigh.

“You reap what you sow.”

At the voice heard from the air, everyone flinched and looked up at the sky.

And there they froze upon seeing a blonde, blue-eyed female student sitting on a staff.

“Chloe!”

Cal made a bright expression and waved his hand.

At those words, the other examinees’ faces turned pale.

Chloe Muller!

An absolute powerhouse who competed for the top spot with Avad among 2nd year Magic Studies Department students, and an opponent these examinees absolutely should not encounter.

At her sudden appearance, all the examinees’ faces turned white.

“You guys are finished now! Prepare yourselves!”

At Cal’s shout, Chloe crossed her legs as she sat and said,

“Cal. You handle it yourself.”

“Huh?”

“When you think about it, it’s all seeds you planted yourself.”

Chloe said with a slight smile.

“Hey! Even so, we’re friends, can’t you help me out?”

“Nope, can’t do it.”

Chloe spoke firmly and opened the magic tome she always carried, as if she wouldn’t get involved any further.

Seeing his friend leisurely immersed in reading, Cal’s shoulders drooped.

“And.”

Chloe glanced at the examinees and smiled slightly.

“If you get looked down upon by juniors, what would become of your dignity as a senior?”

“Ugh. Fine. Fine. Can’t be helped.”

Cal loosened his shoulders and stepped forward.

Seeing this, the examinees made tense expressions.

‘Anyway, Chloe Muller isn’t getting involved!’

‘This is a good opportunity!’

Cheering inwardly, the examinees tightened their encirclement.

Seeing this, Cal opened a subspace.

Whooom-! Clatter-!

All kinds of weapons poured out.

The Knight Department applicants who had been closing the distance flinched and trembled.

“Enchant.”

As Cal activated magic, the swords began moving as if they had gained life.

Seeing this, the knights in front made tense expressions.

No matter how low his grades were, he was still a Lumern student.

They had to be cautious.

Meanwhile, the mages in the rear used magic.

Seeing this, Cal quickly chanted a dispel magic.

“Oh!”

“The magic activation was canceled!”

Even if it was simple magic intended for restraint, having three mages’ spells simultaneously dispelled was surprising.

As the magic was canceled, the party leader urgently shouted.

“Hey! Front line! Quickly pressure him so he can’t use magic!”

“But what about those spells?”

“Those are just simple enchant magic! You don’t need to be scared!”

Encouraged by those words, one knight charged toward Cal.

“Oops! Too bad, but you chose the wrong answer.”

Cal grinned and raised his mana.

As alchemy activated, the sword that the charging examinee had deflected glowed bright red and then exploded with a bang!

“Argh?”

“It, it exploded?”

“What? Is it a magic sword?”

Bewildered cries erupted among the examinees.

“Hey! You said it was just simple enchant magic!”

One of the front-line fighters accusingly shouted at the party leader.

Though he didn’t faint or anything thanks to his aura armor, he had taken considerable damage.

The flustered party leader got angry.

“It’s not enough damage to make you fail! Just fight back! That’s the front line’s role!”

“You’re going to use us as shields? And then take all the credit for yourself?”

The examinee who had attacked Cal staggered and shouted accusingly.

Seeing this, Cal stroked his chin.

‘Ho? This might be easier to handle than I thought?’

If it had been Cal from a year ago, he probably would have been defeated instantly.

Cal was a student who barely entered and barely advanced to 2nd year.

Always the lowest-ranked among 2nd years.

But even so, he wasn’t at a level where he’d lose to these hastily formed party members.

One year at Lumern.

That one year was enough to transform the boy who had dreamed of being a supporter.

‘Support is someone who assists heroes.’

Click-

Cal pulled out a one-handed crossbow from his subspace.

‘Supporting also means protecting the hero’s back.’

And Cal had watched the backs of countless classmates for a year.

‘I don’t have the ability to stand beside them or the strength to keep up. But if I’m going to be a supporter, I have to stand behind them somehow.’

He knew the gap painfully well.

He also knew that difference would only widen.

‘But still, I have to try my best to chase after them. Using everything I can.’

When heroes grow weary and collapse.

To earn the right to support their backs and tell them to take heart, that they can do it, he needed to at least be able to follow in their footsteps.

That’s why Cal researched and worked as hard as he could on what he was capable of.

Cal aimed his crossbow at the party leader behind him and pulled the trigger.

“A mage using such crude attacks…”

Bang-!

The enchanted arrow caused an explosion.

It was a special explosive arrow Cal had created through alchemy.

‘Of course, the cost per shot is no joke.’

Cal grinned and loaded the next arrow.

“Gah!”

Caught off guard by the unexpected power, the party leader showed a flustered expression and concentrated more power into his shield magic.

Ping-! Tick-!

And this time the arrow that flew was deflected helplessly by the shield magic.

This one was just a regular arrow.

It was a trick to make him waste mana.

“Now, here’s the question. Will the next one be an explosive arrow? Or a regular arrow?”

Cal loaded an arrow with a sly smile.

Then he shot an arrow at one of the flustered back line members.

Kaboom-!

“The answer is explosive arrow!”

“Hey! Front line! Block properly!”

“Are we your shields!”

Cracks began to form in the hastily assembled party.

‘Their biggest weakness is unity.’

One of the biggest characteristics of Lumern examinees was their pride.

They were all talented enough to challenge the Lumern entrance exam.

As such, their confidence in their abilities was also strong.

Having thought they were the best at such a young age, there was no way they could work well together.

‘This kind of problem persists until early first semester at Lumern.’

Having experienced it firsthand, Cal exploited that gap.

‘Once a party crumbles like this, it becomes uncontrollable.’

Cal pulled out a potion bottle from his chest.

His mana had been consumed rapidly from using enchant magic.

Even after downing the potion, he continued to torment the opposing party with alchemy magic.

Chloe, who had looked away from her grimoire, watched this scene with a slight smile.

‘That’s right, Cal. With your strengths, you definitely earned your advancement to 2nd year.’

Most 2nd years think Cal advanced due to luck, but that’s not the reality.

It’s true that Cal barely passed based on written exam scores alone.

But in terms of practical skills, Cal was skilled enough to comfortably remain a 2nd year.

Of course, he wouldn’t have mid-tier grades, but he definitely wasn’t weak enough to be easily defeated by examinees.

‘There aren’t any truly outstanding examinees among them either.’

Thinking this, Chloe glanced to the side.

Crack! Clang-!

Ice crystals gathered in mid-air to form a shield.

Along with it, the mana bullet that had been aimed at Chloe scattered in all directions.

Chloe’s eyes narrowed.

‘Sniper magic.’

And it was magic with considerable power at that.

Chloe quickly surveyed the surrounding area.

‘They’ve completely blocked their presence.’

Thud-

Chloe closed her book and descended from her staff.

Standing in mid-air, Chloe swiftly flew toward where the sniper magic had come from.

Whoosh-!

Clang-! Crackle!

Then this time, sniper magic flew from behind.

With power stronger than before, cracks appeared in the barrier magic.

Seeing this, Chloe tilted her head.

‘I couldn’t detect the flow of mana this time either.’

It seemed to be a mage specialized in this type of combat.

Chloe knew about this type of mage too.

‘A mage killer, I see.’

They were like natural enemies to traditional mages like Chloe.

Indeed, if she continued to be sniped like this without being able to locate them, it would be troublesome for Chloe too.

‘If I keep getting sniped, that is.’

Thud-!

Chloe gripped her staff.

Whoooosh-!

Chloe’s cold mana swirled violently.

“If I can’t locate you.”

Chloe smiled coldly.

“I’ll just freeze everything.”

Chloe’s unique magic.

World of Ice was activated.

A bitter cold swept through the vast area around them in an instant.

Crackle-!

Having instantly frozen the vast region, Chloe glanced at one spot.

‘There you are.’

Detecting the mana fluctuation, Chloe quickly headed in that direction.

Cal, watching from afar, clicked his tongue.

“Chloe’s become a complete monster now too.”

Having said that, Cal looked at the examinees charging at him.

“Well then, shall we finish this up?”

Clink-!

Cal fitted a long potion bottle between his fingers and grinned.

“I’ll show you how scary Lumern students can be.”

“Eek!”

The examinees who had rashly charged screamed.

Cal easily claimed victory against the examinees.

***

“Those Lumern kids are pretty good.”

Ar was watching the exam with sparkling eyes.

Then, seeing Leo appear on screen, she clenched her fists tightly.

“You’re out! Black Rabbit!”

Ar, whose feelings toward Leo had been resolved, was calling Leo ‘Black Rabbit’ again.

“Lady Ar. I have something I’m curious about.”

“Hm? What is it?”

“Why do you call Leo ‘Black Rabbit’? Of course, Leo does have cute aspects like a rabbit, but just looking at his appearance, wouldn’t ‘White Rabbit’ suit him better?”

“When I first saw him, he was in the form of a rabbit beastman and his hair was black then. So it stuck in my mouth.”

“L-Leo with rabbit ears…?”

Eiran put her hands to both cheeks with a flushed expression and twisted her body.

“I-I want to see…! Don’t you have any photos saved?”

“No.”

Eiran was dejected by the firm response.

That’s when it happened.

“Hmm. That examinee is brave.”

Runia rested her chin on her hand with an amused expression.

At that, Ar and Eiran also looked at the screen.

The typical sight when examinees saw Leo was them running away like crazy.

But this examinee was different.

The girl standing before Leo was gripping her sword with a resolute face.

“What remarkable courage. Who is she?”

Just as Eiran was expressing admiration.

Ar’s eyes widened.

“Aina Beidna.”

That examinee was a girl Ar knew.

“She’s the Sword Saint’s great-granddaughter.”

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