Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 225

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225

A storm of aura swept toward Leo.

Whoosh-!

A sharp spear flew toward his neck.

And from behind, a sword was being swung at an exquisite angle.

‘Not bad for an improvised combination attack.’

He chuckled as he watched Aina and Havedon pressuring him.

Both of their movements had clearly become faster.

‘Did Shasha summon a spirit beast to grant them both blessings?’

Thud-! Thud-!

“…!”

“…!”

Leo reached out and precisely caught both Aina and Havedon’s wrists.

The eyes of the two who were caught while floating in mid-air widened.

“It would be good to learn countermeasures for situations like this in advance.”

Whoosh-! Bang-!

“Gugh?”

“Kugh?!”

Leo slammed both of them into the ground with brute force.

Under the overwhelming strength, the two were helplessly smashed into the ground.

Leo, having subdued the two, tilted his head.

Whoosh-!

A powerful sniping spell swept past where Leo’s head had been.

It was a snipe from Juwen, who had concealed herself.

Leo looked in the opposite direction from where the sniping spell had come.

‘My position was discovered?’

Juwen’s face turned pale.

She thought she had perfectly erased her presence and eliminated any mana traces, but Leo had accurately pinpointed Juwen’s location.

‘He’s a complete monster….’

Juwen, startled for a moment, hurriedly ducked her head.

Craaaack-!

Juwen, who had been sitting on the tree, noticed that the area above her had become empty.

She carefully raised her head.

The tree top had been blown away.

‘A sniping spell?!’

Juwen gritted her teeth and tried to hide in another location.

“If your position has been discovered, you shouldn’t maintain concealment but quickly rejoin your teammates. There’s nothing easier to deal with than a mage isolated alone.”

“…!”

At the voice heard from behind, Juwen turned her head in shock.

‘When did he…!’

Crackle-!

Sparks flew from Leo’s hand.

Crackle crackle crackle!

“Kyaaaah!”

Juwen, electrocuted by the lightning magic, screamed.

That’s when it happened.

Whoosh-!

Luke charged toward Leo.

Thud-!

Leo caught the sharply swung sword and immediately threw a punch.

Whooom-!

“…!”

Luke hastily wrapped aura around his arm.

Crack-!

Luke, who blocked Leo’s punch, felt his consciousness momentarily fade.

Whoosh-! Thump-!

Luke’s body flew through the air and collapsed to the ground, rolling several times.

‘Clumsy. Both his swordsmanship and his ability to handle aura.’

He turned his gaze away from Luke and looked back toward Juwen.

She had already concealed herself again.

‘Good ability.’

While Leo chuckled, Aina and Havedon, who had been lying on the ground, staggered to their feet.

Juwen, who had somehow rejoined the party’s rear, spoke provocatively.

“You said you could easily subdue people like us without drawing your sword, but that doesn’t seem to be the case?”

“It seems we can hold out better than expected, Senior Leo.”

Havedon also smiled as if agreeing with those words.

“How about drawing your sword?”

Shasha also spoke up indignantly.

It was true that they were overwhelmed by Leo’s crushing power.

But they also felt that they could hold out this much.

Luke, whose arm had been broken while blocking the previous attack, also groaned and got up.

Watching the five burning with fighting spirit, Leo chuckled.

“Really?”

Shing-!

The examinees tensed as they watched Leo draw his sword.

“Then shall I start moving seriously too?”

***

“Wh-what just happened.”

“As soon as he drew his sword, in an instant….”

Aina, Shasha, Havedon, Juwen, Luke.

When the five joined forces to fight against Leo, the audience’s excitement had reached its peak.

An intense battle between the strongest 2nd year and the representative candidate freshmen.

It was surely going to be the main event of this entrance exam.

But the moment Leo drew his sword, the match was decided in an instant.

Most of the audience couldn’t even properly understand what had happened.

Arga, who was in the spectator stands, crossed his arms.

“It’s over.”

Ar’s blue eyes were focused on Leo captured on the screen.

‘The Black Rabbit keeps getting stronger.’

It was a completely different level of strength compared to what she saw during the Ajonia entrance exam half a year ago.

Of course, Ar had also become incomparably stronger than back then.

Only one thing.

It was the result of training like crazy with the sole determination to catch up to Leo.

Leo’s potential, which she met again after half a year, was unchanged from back then.

No, he had become even stronger.

Goosebumps rose all over her body.

The unique battle-crazed nature that beastkin possessed was fully displayed.

Her tail stood stiffly and her ears perked up.

Ar trembled, intoxicated by the excitement.

“Grrrr-! Meeting the Black Rabbit was the greatest fortune of my life!”

Her eyes sparkled brightly.

A goal to chase.

A reason to become stronger.

For Ar, that was none other than Leo.

“Alright! Once the entrance exam is over, I’ll immediately fight and roll around with him!”

Eiran’s shoulders flinched when she heard Ar’s words as she bounced around impatiently.

“R-roll around?”

“What kind of weird imagination are you having again?”

“N-no! I wasn’t imagining anything at all!”

Runia shook her head in disbelief at her startled friend and looked at Leo.

‘Leo, what on earth are you thinking?’

The difference in power was obvious from the start.

‘Are you trying to break the spirits of promising juniors?’

Even in a senior-junior relationship, it was only a 1-2 year age difference.

For those facing Leo, they couldn’t help but feel emotions close to despair.

Their hearts were literally being broken.

‘This year’s Lumern 1st year students might just remain an ordinary generation.’

***

Wobble-!

Aina struggled to get up.

Among them, the one with the best skills was none other than her.

‘He’s a monster.’

But Aina’s eyes were filled with despair.

She had to somehow gain recognition from the man before her.

Only then would she earn the right to take revenge as the true successor of the Sword Saint.

But Leo wasn’t looking at her at all.

If that was the case, she had to make him look through her skills… but she lacked confidence.

Literally overwhelming.

Whoosh-!

Mana swirled from Leo’s hand.

“Ugh!”

Aina hastily deployed her aura armor.

Crash!

She was helplessly blown away with the explosion.

“Ugh… this is totally cheating.”

Juwen, who had fallen to the ground, struggled to lift his head.

“Swordsmanship, magic, summoning. All at monster level…!”

The Leo reflected in their eyes was a perfect being without flaws.

There was no gap to exploit.

That fact was enough to bring despair.

“Is it over? Then shall we end this?”

Leo spoke coldly and raised his hand.

It was when Aina, Shasha, Havedon, and Juwen showed expressions of resignation.

Rustle-

“Not yet… not yet.”

Luke got up.

Among the five, he was in the worst physical condition.

Despite his inferior skills, Luke had persistently charged at Leo to somehow fulfill his role.

Even when knocked down, he got up several times to block Leo’s path.

So he was bound to be in the most miserable state.

Every time he breathed heavily, wheezing sounds could be heard.

“I can still fight.”

Looking at Luke gripping his sword, Leo said.

“You’ve already reached your limit long ago. If you push yourself any further, you might die from exhaustion.”

Leo was right.

His aura had run out long ago and the physical damage he’d taken was severe.

His stamina had also reached its limit.

He had gotten up using only his mental strength.

“You are all excellent.”

Leo spoke calmly.

“If you receive good evaluations in this fight, you might be able to enroll. Even if you fail, with your level of skill, you could easily pass next year. It’s just that your luck was a bit bad.”

As Leo said, they were all skilled enough to pass.

Their hearts softened at Leo’s gentle consolation.

Conversely, Aina gritted her teeth.

For her, whose purpose wasn’t enrollment, such comfort was completely unnecessary.

She only felt despair.

And Luke was…

“You’re not giving up.”

Leo looked at Luke, who was still trying to face him.

Compared to the other four, he was really weak.

But he was the most persistent.

“Why won’t you give up?”

“Because this might be my last chance.”

He felt overwhelming despair and keenly experienced the insurmountable difference in skill.

Luke knew better than anyone that his current actions were meaningless.

Even so, he didn’t give up.

‘I’m different from other people. I won’t be able to enroll in Lumern. Then I’ll never be able to meet Leo again.’

For Luke, Leo was an object of admiration.

Despite being only a few years older than him, he was someone who had achieved great accomplishments like a hero from stories several times over.

‘I want to know. How much longer I can fight against Leo.’

Luke gripped his sword and smiled.

“Surpassing one’s limits… that’s Lumern’s teaching, isn’t it?”

Seeing that smile, Leo’s eyes widened slightly.

He was a little… no, very surprised.

Because someone came to mind who could smile like that while foolishly clinging to impossible things.

“Do you want to become a hero?”

“…Yes.”

“Why?”

“Because I want to help many people.”

“Why do you want to help them?”

At Leo’s question, Luke’s face reddened.

After hesitating, Luke answered.

“Well… because it would be cool to become such a hero.”

Those watching showed bewildered expressions at Luke’s awkward smile.

He wanted to become a hero for such an absurd reason?

“Because it’s cool?”

When Leo burst into laughter, Luke lowered his head in embarrassment.

Wanting to save many people was such a grand ideal.

To think the reason for having such a grand dream was because it was cool.

It was an absurd reason.

But Leo didn’t scoff.

Leo knew a fool who had fought against the world’s destruction simply because the world was in crisis.

‘If it’s in crisis, shouldn’t we naturally save it?’

He himself had participated in that great yet absurd journey.

“What’s your name?”

“Luke Elda.”

“I’ll remember it.”

Luke’s eyes widened at Leo’s words.

The others were the same.

Leo pointed his sword at Luke.

Gooooooo-!

An incomparable aura swept through, unlike anything before.

Luke’s face turned pale.

But he soon steeled himself and gripped his sword properly.

Leo’s eyes flashed as he chuckled at Luke.

Crack-!

Leo’s sword strike came down toward Luke.

Luke, whose sword was broken, fainted on the spot.

Leo chuckled as he watched his junior who had fought without breaking until the end.

Crackle-

The world’s rift began to form.

“The test is over.”p>

An unconquered Hero Record can be closed by external will.

Leo, who had sheathed his sword, spoke to the four people staring at him and Luke with blank expressions.

“Well then, see you at the Academy, juniors.”

Leo waved his hand lightly.

‘Did he even predict the test duration?’

Aina gritted her teeth.

‘In the end, he was holding back!’

Yet they couldn’t even reach his toes.

Her gaze turned to Luke, who had fainted in front of Leo.

Anyone could see it.

The fact that this boy had earned Leo’s recognition.

‘Why?’

Along with that question, bright light covered her vision.

“Hmph. He held back.”

Hallind snorted and muttered.

“Indeed. To think he predicted even the test duration. Hehe! Truly the future of the Summoning Department!”

“Professor Yura. You’re talking nonsense. Student Leo is the future of the Magic Studies Department.”

“Oh? Is this rebellion?”

“It’s not rebellion, just stating facts. It seems my explanation is too difficult for Professor Yura. I understand. Then, matching Professor Yura’s level…”

“This isn’t rebellion, you’re picking a fight.”

Yura grinned wickedly and grabbed Ren by the collar.

Hallind gestured with his chin and spoke coldly.

“Handle it.”

Other professors subdued the two.

Hallind, who had created the bizarre scene of Lumern professors kneeling while holding chairs, looked at the data of the five who faced Leo.

“What are you thinking? Anyway, it’s true that Leo went easy on the five.”

“Right. But it would be ridiculous to say he didn’t give his all in the test when he crushed them so thoroughly.”

Hallind opened the last page with an indifferent expression.

Luke’s photo was there.

“Sedjen might have liked him, saying he was excellent.”

Never giving up was one of the values Sedjen rated highest.

Of course, it wasn’t something that earned high marks from Hallind.

“What should we do with this examinee?”

Ain asked.

While Aina, Shasha, Havedon, and Juwen were unconditional passes, Luke had ambiguous aspects remaining.

His ability to somewhat fight against Leo was largely due to the influence of the four party members.

“What do you think?”

“…He’s immature. His swordsmanship is crude compared to other candidates, and his aura handling skills are lacking.”

Ain evaluated coldly.

“But… his talent is certain.”

At those words, Hallind rested his chin on his hand.

After tapping the desk several times, Hallind drew a triangle over Luke’s photo.

It meant pending.

Hallind stood up and left the examination hall.

Watching him, Ain sighed in relief.

‘At least we avoided the disaster of all freshmen being eliminated.’

Only 53 students had passed the test immediately.

Out of thousands of students, only 53 survived.

But fortunately, there were as many as 724 pending students.

‘The gems will be sorted in the faculty meeting.’

Sedjen would be included then too.

Ain sighed as he watched the examinees with mixed emotions.

‘I hope the 2nd years don’t become discouraged.’

***

A rift was forming in the Heroes’ World.

The examinees and 2nd years had already returned to the original world.

But Leo stood alone by himself.

‘What’s this?’

Feeling that question, Leo looked around the Quiet Forest.

There was no sign of monsters.

It was as if the forest was holding its breath.

Leo, who had been frowning, flinched and turned his head.

And he met a giant crimson eye floating in the air.

Leo felt his heart freeze.

The power felt from the crimson eye was weak.

It would be fair to say it had no power.

But it clearly had ‘will.’

The moment he grasped what consciousness dwelt in those eyes.

Flash-!

Bright light covered Leo’s vision.

Leo was now standing in the middle of the examination hall.

Leo stood frozen in place.

“Leo?”

Cal approached with a puzzled expression.

“What’s wrong? Why are you sweating so much?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

He wiped the sweat flowing down his chin.

That crimson eye from just now.

‘That was definitely… Erebos.’

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