Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 257

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257

Juwen, who had been watching Luke’s back as he stood before Leo, spoke up.

“Senior. Couldn’t you take him as your mentee?”

“He’s from the Knight Department and I’m from the Magic Studies Department, though?”

“There was no rule saying you can’t take a student from another department as a mentee, right? And Cal senior, you don’t have a single student as a mentee anyway, right? Shouldn’t you at least take Luke?”

“That’s true.”

Cal let out a deep sigh.

But soon he chuckled.

“But he probably won’t come to me.”

“Huh?”

“You guys, I mean.”

“…?”

“Didn’t you give up too easily?”

At Cal’s words, Juwen frowned.

“Hey, senior. What have you been watching until now? We really did everything we could, you know?”

“Right. Juwen, especially you poured out flashy magic spells that I wouldn’t even dare attempt.”

It wasn’t just Juwen.

Aina, Havedon, and Shasha had also unleashed their best attacks on Leo.

“But didn’t you all learn something too?”

Cal smiled.

“That the stronger the attack, the more openings it has?”

Clang-!

Luke’s sword was blocked by Leo’s sword.

“At first glance, the task Leo gave to the freshmen seems too easy. But you soon realize it’s an insurmountable wall. Then all the mediocre ones naturally give up.”

Cal smiled as he looked at the four people.

“And when only outstanding guys like you remain, you end up trying every attack you can possibly do.”

“That’s right.”

Juwen, with his arms crossed, nodded.

“Then let me ask you one thing. Have any of you carefully observed Leo’s movements even once during the past week?”

“Of course we have…”

Juwen’s face stiffened as he was answering.

It wasn’t just Juwen.

The other three were the same.

“And one more thing.”

Cal grinned.

“Have you ever carefully observed that kid Luke fighting against Leo?”

‘No.’

The four hurriedly began observing Leo and Luke’s movements.

To them, Luke wasn’t a competitor.

They never ignored him, but they thought comparison itself was impossible.

And that was actually true.

Defeating Luke was too simple.

But…

‘When did he grow so much?’

Luke’s movements were clearly different from a week ago.

Especially for Aina and Havedon, the shock was extraordinary.

‘His swordsmanship… it’s incomparable to a week ago.’

He still wasn’t a match for them.

But considering his growth rate, it was amazing.

Especially, they could clearly tell whose movements he had referenced to build his skills.

‘Leo senior, and… me and Havedon.’

Aina’s hands trembled slightly.

Aina had been conscious of Luke.

She had no choice.

During the entrance exam, Luke had clearly been acknowledged by Leo.

But on the other hand, she had turned away from it.

Yet the freshman with the lowest grades, who she hadn’t even considered, was now following Leo’s movements better than they were.

It wasn’t because Leo was going easy on him.

Leo had basically only been defending and evading for the past week.

‘I was so focused on landing a hit that I only thought about my strongest attacks.’

Aina clenched her fists tightly.

‘I never observed my opponent… not even once.’

If facing an impossible opponent, you should observe their movements and devise a strategy.

Something very basic.

But for an entire week, she hadn’t properly observed Leo’s movements even once.

Her face flushed with shame.

Cal looked at them with a warm smile.

‘We were like that too.’

It wasn’t particularly a problem with the current freshmen.

The current second-years had also been criticized a lot by professors for the same thing.

‘Well, in this case, Leo is doing what the professors should be doing.’

Meanwhile, Leo chuckled as he watched Luke following his movements.

Originally, this would have been an impossible challenge.

But Luke was gradually catching up to Leo’s movements through his ability and persistence.

And in an instant.

Whoosh-!

Luke’s aura became abnormally strong.

Luke’s mana characteristic.

Mana amplification through emotion.

With enough will, it could serve as a finishing move that could reverse any situation.

Swish-

“Oh.”

Leo let out an exclamation at Luke’s sword that had slightly cut the tip of his hair.

“I did it… ugh!”

Luke, who had been making a bright expression upon seeing that, got his feet tangled and crashed miserably to the ground.

“Your finish is sloppy.”

Leo, who chuckled, looked at the four people who were frozen.

‘This should be good stimulation for those brats too.’

They probably wouldn’t challenge him just because Luke succeeded.

Luke’s achievement was barely obtained by observing only Leo’s movements for a week.

The four, on the other hand, hadn’t.

The basic framework for making the impossible possible is effort, not miracles.

Leo extended his hand to Luke, who was struggling to get up.

Luke hurriedly pulled out a paper from his chest.

It was the form where the mentor’s name was to be written.

Leo wrote his name there.

“Th-thank you, Leo. I! I’ll do my best as a mentee!”

Looking at Luke’s bright smile, Leo smiled gently.

If Selia, Chelsea, or the Slayer Knights had seen it, they would have told him to run away immediately.

***

Juwen crossed her arms and stood firmly in front of Cal.

“Huh? Why?”

“Please become my mentor.”

“What are you talking about?”

Cal made a bewildered expression.

“After hearing what you just said, I realized it. That there’s a lot I can learn from you, senior.”

“I think you’re getting worked up. Cool your head a bit. Well, I’d be happy to take you as my mentee. But you could get a better guy as your mentor… Hey hey hey hey!”

Juwen pulled out a paper from her pocket, wrote Cal’s name in the mentor section, and ran off.

“Please take care of me starting tomorrow~ Ohohohoho!”

Cal was making a bewildered expression when it happened.

“Senior.”

This time Aina approached Cal.

“What is it?”

“Could I know the name of the Knight Department senior who’s closest to Senior Leo?”

“Selia.”

“Thank you.”

Aina bowed her head and left.

“Let’s go together, Miss Aina. I also have business with Senior Woreden.”

Shasha went along with Aina.

“Senior Cal.”

“Why you too? Your Highness.”

“I would like to meet Senior Duran.”

‘A prince combination, huh.’

Cal chuckled inwardly and nodded as if he understood.

Cal took Havedon to the Noble Dormitory and approached Duran, who was resting in the dormitory lounge.

“What is it? Cal Thomas. Do you have some suggestion for me as the dormitory head?”

“A junior who looks exactly like you is waiting for you outside.”

“Havedon, huh. A useful guy has come.”

Duran smirked.

“Hmph. I suppose you were thinking of him as Leo Flobe’s second.”

When Eliza snorted from the side, Duran’s face twisted fiercely.

Seeing that, Cal appeased Duran.

“Hey, what does it matter. What’s important is that Havedon, who’s in the top three of the freshman Knight Department, chose you as his mentor.”

Actually, he wanted to side with Eliza and tease him together, but when Duran got angry, it was Cal who became tired.

“Hmph.”

Cal got up and left the dormitory.

“Ahem.”

Then Eliza cleared her throat.

Cal didn’t notice that Eliza had something to say to him and was about to return to his room.

Whirlick! Smack!

“Gack!”

Eliza’s whip wrapped around Cal’s neck.

“What now!”

“Cal Thomas. Didn’t any freshmen come looking for me? Like Princess Shasha, for instance.”

“Shasha? She went to Woreden.”

Eliza’s shoulders trembled.

Sparks flew from the enraged Eliza’s eyes.

“Why did she, a summoner, go to that person! Why on earth!”

“How would I know.”

“This is humiliating! Why isn’t there a single junior asking me to be their mentor!”

“You were secretly looking forward to it, weren’t you?”

“Looking forward? Looking forward?! Don’t be ridiculous! This is a matter of pride as the heir of the Herginn Family!”

Eliza seemed like she would find mentees bothersome by nature and would actually find them bothersome, but she had still been secretly looking forward to it.

Thinking of her reputation, she expected juniors to line up.

But there was no one.

She had at least hoped for Shasha, but she went to Woreden, of all people, whom she had a rivalry with.

The Noble students screamed at Eliza’s tremendous hysteria.

3rd Dormitory Noble.

It was basically a dormitory where students from prestigious families with strong pride in themselves gathered.

But even so, an angry Eliza was too scary.

‘Geez, why do those guys become so endlessly petty only in front of Eliza?’

Only Cal was clicking his tongue in front of Eliza.

Though Duran was fierce and Eliza was prickly, Cal’s affability shone even in front of these two.

“I think it’s because…”

Eliza’s eyes glinted at Cal’s words.

Looking at Eliza’s gaze that said she wouldn’t let him off if he talked nonsense, Cal spoke calmly.

“You’re too amazing.”

At those words, Eliza’s eyes twitched.

Eliza crossed her arms, sat down, crossed her legs, and gestured with her chin.

“Speak.”

“The freshmen thought like this. With my level of skill, I dare not become Senior Eliza’s mentee. Of course, if there had been a student who passed your high standards and became your mentee, you would have made that person the best in the Summoning Department. But the freshmen got scared beforehand and couldn’t come to you.”

“What about Princess Shasha?”

“She was toyed with by Leo’s spirit magic this time. So her pride seemed really hurt. She probably wants to learn from a spirit magic expert to prepare countermeasures against spirit magic.”

“Hmph. How cunning. Are you trying to cheer me up with plausible words?”

“That’s true. But it’s also a fact.”

Cal shrugged his shoulders.

‘Hmph. Avad and Duran certainly have good eyes for people.’

Eliza looked at the dormitory students who were intimidated by her with a pathetic expression.

And she clapped her hands lightly.

Then her followers quickly ran over and set up refreshments.

“Well, it would have been bothersome anyway, so it’s convenient for me if I don’t have a mentee.”

Eliza, having regained her composure, laughed haughtily.

“Cal Thomas. You don’t have a mentee either, do you? Struggle as best you can. You seem more useful than I thought.”

Though it was an arrogant remark, it was Eliza’s way of saying to cheer up.

Of course, Cal felt a pang at those words.

‘If I say I accidentally ended up taking Juwen as my mentee, she’ll go crazy.’

Cal, who had been pondering, spoke.

‘Ah, whatever. If I tell her later, she’ll obviously go even crazier.’

“I got a mentee.”

“Oh? Who is it?”

“Juwen Torbina.”

Eliza’s eyes trembled.

“Why did she become your mentee…”

“I don’t know. She said there was something to learn from me.”

Having said that much, Cal quickly ran away.

Now he couldn’t stop her.

Because if he, who had taken the top freshman of a department as his mentee, tried to stop her, it would only be teasing.

‘I did my best. You guys handle the rest yourselves.’

Cal cheered on the dormitory students inwardly and quickly went up to his room.

***

Principal Riina of Lumern rested her chin on her hand.

And she was looking down at an ornate piece of stationery.

Knock knock- Creak!

“Riina. It’s about time for the 2nd years to head to Demian, isn’t it? Haven’t heard from them yet?”

“It just arrived.”

Riina gently waved the letter envelope she held in her hand.

“But they’ve made a rather arrogant request.”

“An arrogant request?”

“That’s right.”

Riina tossed the letter onto her desk and curled up the corners of her mouth.

“Demian says they want to ‘evaluate’ the students from the three Hero Academies.”

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