Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 224

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224

‘Four people I haven’t caught yet.’

Leo narrowed his eyes.

Shasha, Havedon, Aina, Luke.

These were the students who had encountered Leo and still survived.

All the other students couldn’t escape far and were eliminated by Leo’s hands.

Of course, they hadn’t completely escaped Leo’s pursuit either.

Thud- Thud-

Leo approached the center of the forest, Mount Eddien, with a somewhat leisurely gait.

Leo’s red eyes scanned the traces left in the forest.

‘All four are fleeing toward the center of the forest. Not a bad choice.’

Kraaaang-!

Leo swung his sword at the monster attacking him.

Splat-!

The troll split by Leo’s sword scattered blood as it collapsed to the ground.

It was a monster with excellent regenerative abilities, but there was no answer when dealt with like this.

Mount Eddien was a monster-infested area.

And the closer one got to the center of the mountain, the more monsters there were.

Moreover, the forest became more complex and dense, providing many places to hide.

Therefore, fleeing to the center of the forest to avoid Leo’s pursuit was the best choice.

‘Well, that’s only if they can survive against the monsters… but judging by their skills, it seems possible. Now then, the question is what these kids will do from here.’

Even from Leo’s perspective, the four were sufficiently outstanding.

Just succeeding in escaping from Leo was enough to qualify for admission to Lumern.

‘If it had been Selia, Avad, Duran, Woreden, or Eliza, they would have been eliminated without mercy.’

Those thorough individuals would probably have eliminated them without a moment’s hesitation.

In Leo’s case, he had allowed their escape because he was curious about what kind of response they would make.

Everyone except those four had already been eliminated by Leo’s hands.

‘But there won’t be a second time.’

If he met them again, he planned to eliminate them mercilessly, whoever they were.

“Hm?”

Leo, who had been tracking traces, paused when he saw those who appeared before him.

Five people he thought would flee had appeared in front of Leo.

***

Luke, who had fled with Aina, shouted.

“Hurry and run!”

“Let go of this first.”

“Ah!”

At Aina’s words, Luke made a flustered expression and released her wrist.

“I’m sorry.”

Looking at such Luke, Aina rubbed her wrist and said.

“Don’t worry about me and escape alone.”

“Why? We need to hurry and escape to get away from that person…”

“Neither you nor I can escape from that person anyway.”

“What? Who is that person?”

“Leo Flobe.”

“Gasp!”

At Aina’s words, Luke sucked in a breath.

Leo Flobe.

Currently the most famous Hero Candidate in the world.

Not only was he an all-class student, but he was also a legendary figure who became the first freshman student council president in Lumern’s history!

Luke, who had been panicking, soon calmed down and said.

“Still, let’s escape.”

“Didn’t you understand what I said? That person is much stronger than you think.”

She spoke in a resigned voice.

“It’s futile.”

“Still, we have to do our best!”

“You do your best. I have no intention of doing so.”

‘I need to start training again from tomorrow to gain recognition from that person.’

Aina slightly lowered her head.

‘To gain recognition from Leo Flobe, I have no choice but to conquer grandfather’s world and build up my skills.’

The Hero Record of the Sword Saint.

Its rightful owner was Aina.

If Aina wanted, she could enter the Hero Record of the Sword Saint at any time.

‘I need to become strong quickly.’

It was when Aina’s eyes grew heavy.

“Don’t you want to enroll in Lumern?”

“That’s right.”

For Aina, cutting down one more demon was more important than studying at Lumern.

She had taken this exam with the mindset that it didn’t matter whether she passed or failed.

“Why? It’s such a waste! With such amazing skills, you’d definitely be accepted!”

Looking at Luke, who was genuinely feeling sorry for her, Aina made a strange expression.

“Why do you want to enter Lumern?”

“Well… because I want to become a hero.”

“Why?”

At Aina’s question, Luke scratched his head.

And smiled awkwardly.

“Well, you see. It’s a bit embarrassing reason…”

Whoosh-!

Suddenly Aina grabbed Luke’s collar and pulled him.

Crack-!

A flash of light passed through where Luke had been standing.

“Huh?”

Luke made a bewildered expression.

“You really thought you could challenge that person with such skills?”

Aina shook her head and looked toward where the sniping magic had come from.

“Whew~ You have really good reflexes, miss?”

A girl emerged from the thicket, carrying a magic rifle specialized for sniping magic on her shoulder.

Black hair, brown eyes, and healthy brown skin.

“Southern Magic Tower affiliation.”

Aina muttered after seeing the emblem on her shoulder.

“Correct.”

The girl who smiled brightly aimed her magic rifle at Aina.

“Judging by your skill with sniping magic, Juwen Torbina?”

“You recognize me?”

The girl asked with a belligerent smile.

“Then what’s your name?”

“Aina Beidna.”

“The Sword Saint’s great-granddaughter? Wow~ Amazing~”

“Huh?”

Juwen let out an exclamation and Luke also made a surprised expression.

I never would have thought this girl was that famous person.

“But she’s traveling with dead weight.”

Juwen smiled slyly, and Luke scratched his head in response.

He didn’t argue since it wasn’t exactly wrong.

Aina and Juwen.

Both were examinees with worldwide fame as the top prospects for this entrance exam.

“Anyway, how lucky to meet an opponent I’ve wanted to test my skills against at least once.”

“I have no particular intention of fighting you.”

“That’s not my problem.”

Juwen looked at Luke and said.

“Run away quickly. Unless you want to get caught up in this unnecessarily.”

“…Actually, I think we should all run away together.”

“Why?”

“We’re currently being chased.”

“Chased? By whom?”

“By Leo Flobe.”

At Luke’s words, Juwen’s face stiffened with a crack.

“Why are you only telling me this now!”

Juwen clutched his head.

“I barely escaped after almost freezing to death from carelessly provoking the Ice Witch, and now it’s that monster?”

Just as Juwen was shuddering.

“Why are you following me?”

“Hmph. You’re the one following me.”

Bickering voices could be heard.

Shasha and Havedon emerged, pushing through the thicket.

Seeing the three people, Shasha and Havedon narrowed their eyes.

“The Sword Saint’s great-granddaughter, Aina Beidna. And the Southern Magic Tower lord’s daughter, Juwen Torbina.”

Shasha pulled out a folding fan from her bosom with a snap and covered her mouth.

“And one person I’ve never heard of or seen.”

“Hahaha.”

Luke laughed awkwardly while scratching the back of his head.

“Hmph. If the situation were different, I would have knocked you down. You’re lucky.”

“Hmph. Don’t make me laugh. That’s what I should be saying. We should hurry and leave before the student council president arrives.”

At Juwen’s words, Havedon paused.

“Student council president? Are you also being chased by Leo?”

At Havedon’s question, Aina said.

“You too?”

Shasha closed her fan with a snap and muttered.

“It seems all the freshman representative candidates have become Leo’s targets. What rotten luck.”

Shasha shrugged her shoulders.

“Since we’re in the same situation, shall we work together to figure out how to shake off Leo?”

“You guys do it yourselves. I’m skilled at erasing my presence. As long as it’s not area magic, there’s no way I’ll get caught.”

“Your techniques won’t work against Leo.”

“What?”

“And Leo can easily use area magic.”

“Have you seen it? There are rumors that Leo Flobe’s magical abilities are impressive, but I’ve never heard that he uses area magic.”

“Well.”

Shasha crossed her arms and her eyes sparkled.

“There’s nothing Leo can’t do!”

At Shasha’s reaction, Juwen shook his head.

That’s when it happened.

“You guys run away.”

Aina opened a subspace and drew out a new sword.

“I’m going to fight.”

At those words, Shasha, Havedon, and Juwen frowned.

“Why would you do something so reckless?”

“I don’t run away.”

Those words were enough to provoke Shasha, Havedon, and Juwen.

While they were thinking of running away first, Aina, whom they considered their biggest competitor before the exam, was thinking of fighting back.

The childish pride typical of adolescent boys and girls, which had been suppressed by the fear called Leo, began to raise its head.

“You think you’re the only one with courage? I have it too.”

“Being chased doesn’t suit my temperament.”

“Even if it’s Leo, constantly running away hurts my pride too.”

Juwen, Havedon, and Shasha flared up.

Watching them, Aina tilted her head.

“You guys can run away. That would be better.”

“Like hell!”

Though it was said out of pure concern, those words successfully provoked all three of them.

Watching this, Aina made an expression of incomprehension.

“Why are they being stubborn?”

“I think it’s because of you, Aina.”

“Because of me? What did I do?”

Watching Aina furrow her brow, Luke let out an awkward “hahaha” laugh.

“What are you going to do?”

At Havedon’s question, Luke was conflicted.

Luke was different from these four people.

He wasn’t even confident about passing Lumern.

He was just an ordinary boy who had trained alone in the countryside his whole life.

But…

‘I want to fight.’

The youngest student council president in Lumern’s history.

A person who achieved accomplishments comparable to heroes despite being a first-year.

Leo was an object of admiration for Luke.

He had decided to challenge the Lumern Entrance Exam after hearing Leo’s story.

‘Will there be another chance to see that person besides today?’

This might be his last opportunity.

If so, he thought he wanted to challenge Leo at least once.

“I don’t know if I’ll be of help, but I’ll help too.”

***

“Rather than being defeated separately one by one, you’ll join forces to stop me…”

Leo chuckled as he watched the examinees burning with fighting spirit.

“Not a bad choice.”

Shasha, Havedon, and Juwen felt a pang of guilt inside.

The three of them had just gotten fired up by Aina’s actions.

Hearing Leo’s words, Luke’s eyes lit up as he looked at the three with admiring eyes.

“Ah, so that was the intention? I thought you just got fired up by what Aina said.”

“Of, of course.”

“We’re joining forces to fight against you.”

“That’s right.”

Watching Luke’s eyes sparkle brightly, the three decided to be shameless.

At that moment, Aina stepped forward to take the lead.

“Draw your sword.”

At those words, the four people lowered their stances with tense faces.

The moment Leo drew his sword and entered combat stance.

Each of them would have to move according to their assigned roles.

Even though it was a hastily formed party, they had discussed countermeasures for dealing with Leo.

At Aina’s words, Leo chuckled.

“Draw my sword? Why should I do that?”

“Excuse me?”

Leo raised his hand.

“I don’t think I need to draw my sword to deal with you guys?”

“…!”

If it were 1-on-1, they would have agreed with that statement.

But right now it was 1-on-5.

No matter how much their opponent was Leo Flobe, who was evaluated as one of the top Hero Candidates in Lumern’s history.

They were also being evaluated as freshman representatives.

“We’ll have to make you draw it, won’t we?”

Juwen curled up the corners of his mouth.

“That’s true.”

Click-!

Juwen aimed his sniping-specialized magical weapon at Leo.

“I’ll make you regret this!”

Whoooosh-!

Powerful magical energy swirled.

A frontal assault, not a covert attack.

Naturally, this had much more power than suppressing magical energy to keep spells undetected.

Kwang-!

A sound closer to bombardment than sniping rang out.

A magic bullet filled with powerful magical energy flew toward Leo.

Clang-!

“…!”

Leo deflected the magic bullet with an expressionless face, channeling magical energy into his hand.

Juwen’s face stiffened slightly upon seeing that.

“Show me.”

Leo’s eyes flashed.

The five people felt goosebumps rise all over their bodies.

A gaze that was clearly looking down at them from an immeasurably high place.

They were overwhelmed by that gaze.

“Show me your worth.”

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