Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 251

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251

“This is unreasonable! Professor Sedjen!”

“That’s right! The ones who received withdrawal recommendations are freshmen, so why do we have to leave school too?”

“When we were freshmen, there was no such talk!”

Protests poured in from all directions.

It was inevitable.

Even though they had become second-years, it didn’t mean their academic life had become easier.

Students in the middle and lower ranks still found it difficult to take care of themselves.

And in such a situation, they were being asked to become mentors for the freshmen?

Moreover, simply becoming a mentor wasn’t the end of it.

If the freshman they were assigned to received a withdrawal recommendation on the first semester final exam, they would be held responsible and have to leave school together as a penalty.

It was an utterly unreasonable measure.

Eliza sat in the very back of the large lecture hall, trimming her nails as if she wasn’t interested.

Around her sat Summoning Department students who followed Eliza.

This was in stark contrast to Avad and Duran sitting in the front seats.

In fact, while Duran had problems with his arrogant personality, he was an honor student who approached classes very diligently.

Avad went without saying.

In contrast to them, Eliza was famous for her insincere attitude toward classes, regardless of her grades.

Of course, having an insincere attitude didn’t mean she didn’t listen to classes.

However, when she thought the content was something she already knew or unnecessary, she would often openly do other things while half-listening to the class.

It was the same now.

After finishing trimming her nails and yawning while covering her mouth, Eliza showed an indifferent reaction.

‘Lumern is doing something pointless too.’

In any case, those who would survive would survive anyway.

Whether it was through talent or effort.

‘Would there be anything that would change just because we mentor them?’

While sneering inwardly and crossing her legs, Eliza suddenly looked at a Noble student sitting in the front seats.

It was Cal, who had the lowest grades among the Noble students.

Although he was the dormitory student that Avad and Duran had highly evaluated and accepted first, Eliza still didn’t find Cal’s presence in Noble particularly agreeable.

“This is the most disadvantageous assignment for you, yet you’re quite calm? Have you already given up?”

Eliza said with a chuckling laugh.

“…”

But Cal showed no reaction.

“Hey. You.”

“…”

“Cal Thomas.”

“Huh?”

Only when his name was called did Cal turn around.

As if he hadn’t expected to be called, he widened his eyes and looked up at Eliza.

“Were you talking to me?”

“Yes. Consider it an honor.”

“Wow. What’s this about?”

“I was curious because you’re not reacting even though this is a disadvantageous assignment for you.”

“You called me just to ask about something like that?”

It was content that would make other students bristle, but Cal smoothly brushed it off.

‘As expected of Leo Flobe’s best friend. He’s just as smooth.’

Eliza made an uninterested expression.

“Well, it’s an incredibly disadvantageous assignment for me. But originally, my grades were already hanging by a thread.”

Cal shrugged his shoulders.

“Besides, our school may suddenly torment students like this, but it doesn’t torment them without giving them a way out.”

Cal grinned.

“Are you saying there’s a way for you too?”

“There’s a saying that crisis is opportunity, right?”

“Hmm.”

Just as Eliza was narrowing her eyes sleepily.

“Second-year students. How inelegant. You should listen to the story until the end.”

Sedjen wagged his finger with a tsk-tsk.

The students who had been voicing complaints hesitated.

“I’m not saying you must unconditionally become mentors for the freshmen.”

Sedjen smiled broadly.

“Students who don’t want to take on mentoring don’t have to. Becoming a mentor is only a choice.”

At those words, the students’ complaints subsided.

Watching such students, Sedjen smiled meaningfully.

“Instead.”

Sedjen, who had swept his gaze over the second-years, continued.

“Benefits will be given to students who become mentors.”

“Benefits?”

“What kind?”

“Are they giving additional points or something?”

Students began to murmur.

“These freshmen will not leave school until the end of their first semester. Whether they remain at school or not will be decided after the final exams are over.”

All the second-years gaped.

The current second-years, as well as the third, fourth, and fifth-years, had been competing for survival at school since their freshman days.

But they were saying this batch of freshmen wouldn’t have to.

From the second-years’ perspective, this was an enormous benefit.

Sedjen spread both arms wide.

“It would be strange if students who became mentors left midway. So students who take on mentoring will also have their withdrawals suspended until the final exams are over, regardless of what grades they achieve!”

“Gasp!”

“Th-that’s…!”

It was a groundbreaking benefit.

Especially for students in the lower ranks, it was literally eye-opening news.

Then Selia raised her hand.

“Professor. Then do mentors unconditionally remain at school as long as their mentees stay?”

“No. If that were the case, it might interfere with their own growth, so that’s not how it works. Students who don’t pass the cutline based on their final exam grades will receive withdrawal recommendations.”

It was a deferment after all.

Still, it remained a tremendous opportunity.

If they cared for their mentees while intensively preparing for final exams and just passed the cutline, they could remain at Lumern.

Not only lower-rank students but also mid-rank students showed tempted expressions.

They had already survived one year at Lumern.

They shouldn’t be complacent just because they were in the lower ranks.

During their freshman year, many students had to leave school due to unexpected variables.

“And additional evaluation points will be given based on how much the freshmen have grown.”

Sedjen looked around at the second-years.

“It’s not simply for the freshmen. While guiding your juniors, you’ll surely gain something as well.”

This was a system that didn’t exist when the current second-years were freshmen.

‘There’s definitely an influence from the change in principal.’

The principal wouldn’t have decided on such a groundbreaking academic schedule alone.

It was certainly a decision made after numerous faculty meetings.

“How will the relationships between mentors and mentees be determined?”

This time Avad raised his hand and asked.

“We’re planning to leave that to the discretion of the 2nd years and freshmen.”

Sedjen crossed his arms.

“You can recommend to a freshman to become your mentee, and if the freshman accepts, the relationship is established. The same goes for the opposite case.”

In other words, whether it was a freshman or a 2nd year, if they nominated someone and their intentions aligned, a mentor-mentee relationship would be established.

The students’ eyes gleamed.

‘It’s a competition!’

Naturally, the better the grades of the student you took on, the more advantageous it would be.

“Hmm.”

Eliza, who had been listening to the explanation, made an indifferent expression.

“It turned out just as you said.”

At Eliza’s words, Cal smiled slyly.

“Certainly just as Avad evaluated. You’re quick-witted when it comes to this sort of thing.”

Having said that, Eliza immediately lost interest in this assignment.

If it was an assignment that didn’t need to be done, she wasn’t particularly interested.

Though it was said to affect grades, it was unclear how much it would actually affect them.

‘It would be much better to focus on training rather than worry about freshmen.’

That was Eliza’s thinking.

For a student of her caliber, there wasn’t much merit in it.

“Eliza, what do you think about this assignment?”

“I’m not interested.”

To her followers who asked cautiously, Eliza answered curtly.

At those words, the faces of other noble students from the Summoning Department brightened.

The Summoning Department had fewer students compared to the Knight Department and Magic Studies Department.

Therefore, if a student like Eliza lost interest in the mentor assignment, their chances of getting an excellent underclassman as a mentee increased.

‘Woreden probably isn’t interested in this kind of assignment either!’

The Summoning Department students inwardly cheered.

Just then, Leo raised his hand.

“What is it?”

“There are more freshman students compared to 2nd year students – can one student take on multiple underclassmen?”

“That’s right.”

There were definitely fewer 2nd years compared to freshmen.

It was natural in a way that one 2nd year could take multiple freshmen as mentees.

“What happens in that case? If even one mentee receives academic probation, do they get expelled together?”

“That would be too harsh. In that case, Hallind will decide after looking at the final grades of the freshmen you’ll be in charge of.”

When the name of Lumerne Wall of Lamentations was mentioned, the 2nd years gulped nervously.

On the other hand, they also thought he would evaluate them fairly.

‘Given Professor Hallind’s personality, he wouldn’t just make a mentor drop out because two out of three students failed.’

‘He would judge based on how much that student grew compared to the beginning of the semester.’

‘Taking on multiple students could be advantageous depending on the abilities of the mentees. Of course, you can’t just take them on recklessly.’

The students organized their thoughts internally.

Meanwhile, Sedjen concluded his speech.

“Deciding on mentees will proceed for one week starting today.”

Sedjen smiled slyly.

“I hope you’ll all become good seniors to your underclassmen. That’s all.”

***

After being given a massive assignment that would determine the entire first semester.

The 2nd years returned to their respective dormitories.

Classes were over for today.

The assignment would start from today.

Since it was a suddenly given assignment, they were giving the students some time to prepare.

In the Glory Lounge of the first dormitory, students were busy discussing among themselves.

“Who on earth should we take on?”

“It’s awkward to just recommend ourselves to kids with good entrance exam scores or famous ones.”

The Glory students glanced at Leo, who was standing by the lounge window.

“Those kinds of guys would want top-ranking 2nd year students to be their mentors.”

“Besides, Leo is in all classes.”

“He can take mentees regardless of department.”

“Ugh. It would be a huge burden even if Leo just took one from each department.”

While the Glory students were lost in thought.

Leo approached the dormitory window, opened it, and stretched out his hand.

Then a small red chick flew over, flapping its wings.

The fact that Leo was a Phoenix contractor was already well-known.

As a result, since the start of 2nd year, Fiora had begun openly roaming around Glory Dormitory.

“Chirp! Chirp!”

Fiora flapped her wings and demanded something from Leo.

“This one asks for snacks as soon as she arrives.”

Leo let out a hollow laugh as if incredulous, then pulled out chocolate from his pocket and placed it on his palm.

Flutter-!

Fiora flew onto Leo’s palm and elegantly pecked at the chocolate.

Peck! Peck!

But soon, as if dissatisfied, she pushed the chocolate with her foot and dropped it to the floor.

“You want something better?”

Just as Leo was making an incredulous expression at her suddenly rejecting something she had been eating well until recently.

“Fiora~”

“Welcome! Big sister will give you something delicious!”

When the Glory female students approached with snacks, Fiora abandoned Leo without hesitation and flew over to them.

Chirp-! Chirp-!

Fiora chirped happily while eating the snacks the female students gave her.

The female students squealed at Fiora’s appearance.

“Look how cute she is!”

“She follows me like this! Do I have talent as a summoner?”

Fiora had become the mascot of Glory Dormitory before anyone knew it.

-That pig chick. After getting delicious food from the female students, her taste has become unnecessarily refined. She’s bringing shame to all magical beasts by herself.

-P-pig chick…? Master! Please call me a pig foal!

-That’s enough. Ati.

Kirran grumbled, Ati panted, and Elsi let out a deep sigh.

“Leo. Do you have any freshman underclassmen in mind as mentees?”

Just then, Chloe approached and asked.

“Not really yet. I haven’t fully assessed all the freshmen yet.”

“That’s true.”

Chloe fell into thought.

Just then, Iliana jumped up from her seat.

“Agh! Let’s just go to the 1st-Year Classroom Building and talk with the underclassmen!”

At those words, the Glory students nodded and got up from their seats.

While all the students left the dormitory.

Only Leo remained in the dormitory.

-Leo.

“What?”

-Let’s pick someone who’s easy to boss around!

At Kirran’s words, Leo let out a hollow laugh.

***

That evening.

The 2nd year students who had met with the freshmen returned to the dormitory.

“It’s not easy.”

“Right. The ones with decent skills are picky about this and that. And the ones who aren’t picky have skills that are too lacking.”

“This assignment. It won’t be easy.”

The Glory House students wore troubled expressions.

That’s when it happened.

“Class president! Class president!”

Iliana approached Leo.

“What?”

“Someone came looking for you.”

“Who?”

“Aina Beidna.”

At Iliana’s words, the Glory House students were impressed.

“Leo really is at the level where the freshman year representative comes looking for him.”

“Come to think of it, didn’t she boldly declare at the entrance ceremony that she would earn Leo’s recognition?”

“She must really respect Leo.”

Leaving behind the Glory House students who were murmuring and talking about Aina, Leo got up from his seat and went outside the dormitory.

Aina spotted Leo and bowed her head politely.

“What’s the matter?”

At Leo’s question, Aina looked up at Leo and said.

“Leo-senpai. Please become my mentor.”

Aina spoke with a voice filled with determination.

“I’m the best among the freshmen. If you take someone like me as a mentee, it will surely be helpful to you too, Leo-senpai.”

At Aina’s words, Leo said calmly.

“I don’t particularly plan to be selective and only accept skilled underclassmen.”

At those words, Aina flared up.

“If not me, then who is qualified to be Leo-senpai’s mentee?”

“Everyone has qualifications.”

Leo chuckled.

“That’s why I’m going to hold a test.”

“A test?”

“Yes.”

“What kind of test?”

At those words, Leo, who had been pondering, nodded his head.

“Hmm. Yes. That would be good.”

Leo smiled slightly.

“For the next week, I’m thinking of accepting any freshman who successfully lands even one attack on me as my mentee.”

At those words, Aina bit her lips tightly.

“Starting now?”

“Yes.”

At the same time as those words, golden aura burst forth from Aina’s body.

Seeing that sight, Leo said.

“I knew you would do that.”

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