Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 258

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258

“Going to Demian for two weeks.”

“Come to think of it, the third-years also left school as a group around this time, right?”

“An exclusive smith contract, I’m excited!”

Weekend.

The second-years on the regular ship heading to Lumeria City were buzzing with talk about the announcement that came down yesterday.

It was an official notice that after the weekend ended, all second-years would be departing for Demian for two weeks starting next week.

As the long-awaited moment approached, all the second-years were excited and couldn’t hide their enthusiasm.

The reason the second-years were going to Demian was simple.

Exclusive smith contracts.

In other words, it was a period to make contracts with blacksmiths who would be responsible for their weapons throughout their remaining school life.

Demian was a bit different from typical Hero Academies.

The dwarfs of Demian were powerful hero candidates while also being great heroes themselves.

Like Dweno, they were also excellent blacksmiths.

As a result, dwarf heroes often took responsibility for other heroes’ weapons.

From the perspective of laying the foundation for relationships that would continue in the future, it could be said to be one of the biggest events in the second-year curriculum.

The second-years couldn’t hide their excited hearts and headed to Lumeria City to prepare before departing for Demian.

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Buzz- Buzz- Buzz-

Weekend Lumeria City was one of the most vibrant places in the world.

Lumeria City was the center of the world.

Moreover, the reason Lumeria City was special wasn’t simply because of its geographical location.

Lumeria City was also adjacent to Lumern.

So naturally, many people gathered to see the future hero candidates.

This was also a unique characteristic of Lumern.

Seirun was located in the northernmost central part of the continent.

A land of bitter cold that seemed to freeze you to the bone.

Moreover, races other than elves couldn’t freely move around in elven territory.

Furthermore, Seirun students rarely left school unless it was for missions.

As a result, among the four major Hero Academy students, they were the hardest to see and maintained the most mysterious image.

Ajonia’s situation was similar.

It wasn’t that other races couldn’t freely move around in beastmen territory, and the free-spirited Ajonia students often wandered outside school, but they were still hard to see.

That was because Ajonia Academy was geographically located in the center of a desert. Moreover, monsters swarmed around Ajonia.

Ajonia deliberately didn’t conduct large-scale monster subjugations to improve their students’ abilities.

Finally, Demian Academy.

They were situated in the massive mining region of the east.

And perhaps due to racial characteristics, most were holed up in their rooms concentrating on making something, so it wasn’t easy to see their faces.

Unlike those three academies, Lumeria City where Lumern was located was geographically accessible.

And since many students came out to Lumeria City on weekends, it was relatively easy to meet them if you wanted to.

Thanks to this, outsiders frequently visited to see the hero candidates, and the resulting tourism revenue was considerable.

Today, more students than usual came out to Lumeria City.

Most of them were first and second-years.

The second-years had deliberately brought their juniors to Lumeria City to build closer relationships with their mentees before heading to Demian.

“First, we need to get you fitted for a uniform.”

Selia, who came to Lumeria City with Leo, said while looking at Luke.

“What? A uniform?”

Luke made a puzzled expression.

“Yeah. That one, you got it handed down from a graduate, right?”

At Selia’s words, Luke scratched his head.

“Lumern uniforms are expensive.”

“Yeah, I know. That’s why I want to get you a new uniform.”

“Why?”

“You’re Leo Flobe’s mentee. Leo is my cousin and a direct descendant of the Jerdinger Family. In other words, it’s not an exaggeration to say you’re connected to Jerdinger.”

Selia pulled out a card with the Jerdinger crest from her chest with a snap!

The card held between her index and middle finger sparkled with light.

“You need an appearance befitting Jerdinger.”

At Selia’s words, Luke smiled and scratched his head.

“I appreciate the sentiment, but I’m fine. While I’d like financial support, I don’t think I’m qualified for it yet.”

At that polite response, Selia blinked her eyes.

“If you put it that way.”

Swoosh-!

Selia put the card back in her chest and smiled.

“Strong independence isn’t bad either. Well. In the case of my mentees…”

Selia opened her eyes drowsily.

“Their independence is so strong that there might be no fun in taking care of them.”

Where her gaze landed, two girls were standing.

None other than Aina and Martina.

Though not as much as Leo, they were girls who had become Selia’s mentees after quite a rigorous test.

‘This child seems to have other intentions though.’

Selia looked at Aina, who was staring intently at Luke with drowsy eyes and an expressionless face.

On the last day of choosing mentors.

When Aina suddenly came asking to be accepted as a mentee, Selia was quite surprised.

‘She has ability, so I accepted her as a mentee, but.’

Selia knew well that Aina had no intention of learning anything from her.

‘She seems quite obsessed with Leo. How should I guide this child.’

While Selia was pondering.

Chelsea, who had bought chocolate-coated stick snacks from a street vendor, came over crunching the snacks and said to Luke.

“Hey.”

“Yes?”

“Isn’t Selia Jerdinger bragging about having money a bit off-putting?”

“No, not at all.”

“Yeah. Respecting your senior is a very good attitude. But sometimes you need to be honest too. I’ll take responsibility for you.”

Chelsea smiled slyly.

“It’s a bit off-putting, right?”

“Why are you picking a fight?”

When Selia frowned, Chelsea stuck out her tongue.

“Don’t worry about Leo oppa’s mentee and take care of your own mentees!”

“You don’t even have a mentee, so stop meddling and get lost!”

Watching the rivals bicker with each other, Luke was flustered and Martina stopped them both as if she was used to it.

Aina looked at the two seniors with an expressionless face.

“Leo! Why did you bring this damn Rwallin woman!”

“I have something to ask of her.”

“A favor? What favor? I’ll do it instead, so chase her away!”

“It’s about magic.”

“Ugh?!”

Selia’s face contorted.

If it was something related to magic, there was nothing Selia could do to help.

Selia looked at Chelsea once with an annoyed expression, then left with Aina and Martina.

Chelsea smiled while watching Selia’s retreating figure, then made a puzzled expression.

“But it’s strange that Leo oppa has something magic-related to ask me about.”

Even at the beginning of his first year, Leo received a lot of help from Chelsea, his classmate, regarding magic.

Chelsea’s theoretical knowledge as an excellent mage was very helpful, especially since he was unfamiliar with the latest magic trends and spell formulas.

But he was only unfamiliar with the latest magic.

The depth of Leo’s magical knowledge was on a completely different level.

Even bringing the world’s greatest mages wouldn’t be enough to match it.

After Leo became somewhat familiar with modern magic, he might receive help, but there was rarely anything he could help with.

‘But she has something to ask me for help with?’

Chelsea’s eyes sparkled brightly.

While she felt puzzled, she found herself humming a tune.

“I’m thinking of buying some grimoires and magic items.”

“Ah! Then let’s go to Magic Street in Kurajeu together!”

Kurajeu, the greatest entertainment district in Lumeria City.

The section there that specialized in dealing with magical goods was called Magic Street.

It was a place that sold everything needed for magic.

Not only grimoires, but also catalysts needed for magical research, and so on.

And Leo had hardly ever been to Magic Street.

‘Leo oppa is a perfectly practical combat mage, after all.’

Leo was a great mage, but he was far from being a mage in the essential sense.

The essence of a mage was exploration and research.

And Leo’s magic was focused on ‘combat.’

Of course, that wasn’t wrong.

Just because a mage specialized in combat didn’t mean their magic lacked depth.

Take Leo’s unique magic or the Star Magic he had mastered, for instance.

‘The magical theories Leo oppa uses are at a level that most mages can’t even understand, let alone imitate.’

Chelsea was also a mage whose inclinations were closer to Leo’s side.

But while Chelsea was interested in non-combat magical research as well, Leo had almost no such interests.

‘If it were Leo oppa, he would display amazing abilities in magical research too.’

Chelsea smacked her lips.

Given such circumstances, he had little connection to Magic Street.

Everything Leo needed to learn magic was already available at Lumern.

And during his first year, whenever Chelsea, Cal, or Chloe tried to take Leo to Magic Street, Selia would rush over like lightning to interfere.

‘Hmph. She was probably scared that Leo oppa would become completely absorbed in magic.’

Chelsea snorted as she recalled last year’s events.

But not now.

‘Maybe he’s asking me for help because he’s become interested in non-combat magical research rather than battle magic. Leo oppa did restore Luna-nim’s flower-blooming magic before, didn’t he? He must have been interested in non-combat magical research all along! He was just too busy during his first year, but now that he’s a second year with more free time, maybe he wants to get interested in magical research!’

Chelsea decided to think positively.

Of course, if he was interested in that kind of thing, there would be no need to ask Chelsea since Chloe, an expert in that field, was in the same dormitory.

But Chelsea hadn’t thought that far.

Humming a tune, the three of them arrived at Magic Street.

Luke’s eyes widened at the magical world spread out before him.

“Wow…”

Brooms were cleaning the floor by themselves.

Various mages were using magic to move objects, and anyone could see this street was full of magic.

Everything was being solved with magic.

In Lumern’s case, school rules discouraged the use of magic in daily campus life, so surprisingly, such scenes couldn’t be seen.

As such, scenery like this place was rarely created.

“It’s amazing.”

“Huh? It’s just a common sight.”

Chelsea shrugged her shoulders at Luke’s admiration.

For Chelsea, who was from Rwallin, which could be called the greatest magical noble family, this scenery wasn’t particularly remarkable.

“Oh! Chelsea!”

Just then, the owner of an ice cream shop near the entrance of Magic Street spotted Chelsea and waved his hand with a bright smile.

“Hello, Mister. How have you been?”

“Great! I’m just testing a new product – how about it?”

“Three, please!”

Chelsea shouted while holding up three fingers.

The shop owner laughed heartily and made three-layer ice cream cones, sending them over with telekinetic magic.

“Ah, I…”

“As your senior, I can at least buy you this much, so eat without feeling burdened.”

When Chelsea winked, Luke said “Thank you” and ate his ice cream.

“Mm! Mm! This seems like it’ll sell well!”

“Oho, your evaluations are accurate, so I’m looking forward to the sales?”

The shop owner laughed heartily.

After that, Chelsea continued walking down the street, greeting various shop owners.

“You’re famous.”

“I am pretty famous.”

Chelsea, who had been laughing with a “hoot,” asked.

“So anyway, what can I help you with?”

“I’d like you to recommend some magic primer books. I learned magic through self-study, so I know almost nothing about the introductory side.”

Even in his previous life, Leo had learned magic through self-study.

He learned by watching the magical theories others used with his eyes.

That’s why he really knew almost nothing about magic primers.

‘Austin also taught pretty much by improvisation.’

He did teach the magic needed for immediate use.

But purely as a mage, Austin was far too lacking in fundamentals.

‘Iliana will take care of that part.’

“Magic primer books? Who are you going to teach?”

“Yeah.”

“Who? Is there perhaps another person with magical talent among Leo oppa’s knights?”

When Chelsea made a puzzled expression, Leo shook his head.

“No.”

“Then who?”

At Chelsea’s question, Leo pointed to the side with his finger.

Luke, who had been eating ice cream, opened his already large eyes even wider.

And with a hopeful heart, he looked to the side.

But there was no one there.

“Um… me?”

Luke asked cautiously once more.

“Yeah.”

“But I don’t know how to use magic.”

“Because you haven’t learned it. But you have talent as a mage.”

“What? Me?”

Luke asked in a bewildered voice.

“That’s right. So from now on, you’ll be doing magic training too.”

Luke felt his heart pounding.

“By the way, keep the fact that you’re learning magic secret until the final exams.”

“What? Why?”

“That’s obvious.”

It was Chelsea who joined the conversation.

“Because it’ll be your trump card.”

“That’s right.”

Leo smiled.

“The more jokers you have, the better.”

Especially Luke’s mana characteristics suited magic power more than Aura.

Mana amplification through emotions.

While mages agonize over increasing their magic’s power, Luke was born with that ability.

“Indeed! If I learn magic too… my chances of surviving the first semester will increase!”

“Of course they will.”

Chelsea was also smiling beside them when it happened.

“Survival? What are you talking about.”

“Huh?”

“What?”

Chelsea and Luke looked at Leo with puzzled faces.

“Your goal for the first semester of first year is to be at the top of your grade.”

“What?”

“Leo oppa, no matter what, that’s impossible…”

“It’s possible.”

Leo smiled gently.

“Because I’m going to make it possible.”

Luke was so shocked he still couldn’t grasp the situation.

Pat-!

Chelsea placed her hand on Luke’s shoulder with a sad expression.

“I hope you survive.”

At those words, Luke gulped down his dry saliva.

“Just what kind of Academy life am I going to have?”

At that question, Chelsea smiled meaningfully.

“That’s unknowable. What’s certain is that it’ll definitely be a hellish Academy life.”

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