Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 268

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268

The next morning.

The Lumern 2nd year students gathered at the cafeteria attached to the dormitory building assigned by Demian.

They chatted while eating breakfast.

“No matter how I think about it, didn’t the Seirun kids seem to be glaring at us incredibly hard yesterday?”

“The 2nd year supervising teacher looked like beams were about to shoot from his eyes, right?”

“Why on earth were they like that?”

Most of the conversation topics were about Seirun’s attitude from last night.

The Lumern and Ajonia students were mostly enjoying the banquet prepared by Demian.

Of course, there were some noble students who felt uncomfortable with the banquet’s atmosphere that resembled what you’d see in a street tavern.

But their numbers weren’t many, and even if there were, they didn’t show it outwardly.

In that situation, Seirun arrived late and ruined the banquet, so naturally the Demian students, as well as those from Lumern and Ajonia, couldn’t look upon them favorably.

On top of that, Seirun also showed tremendous hostility toward Lumern.

For the 2nd year students who had experienced Seirun students through the Lusejeon, it was a bewildering experience.

The atmosphere was too different from during the Lusejeon.

They felt both angry and puzzled by the suddenly changed atmosphere over just a few months.

“It must be because of Professor Ren.”

“Professor Ren? Why Professor Ren? He didn’t even come this time.”

“The magic theory Professor Ren published this time must have rubbed the elves the wrong way.”

Students from other departments looked puzzled at the Department of Magic student’s words.

“The magic theory Professor Ren published?”

“Are you talking about that magic theory related to Star Magic?”

“Why would that matter?”

“Ugh? Do I have to explain it?”

During the first Department of Magic class of the 2nd year first semester, Ren revealed his completed latest magic theory to the students.

[Star Magic Primer]

It was a revolutionary magic theory that allowed anyone with magical aptitude, not just elves, to begin learning Star Magic.

In fact, during the first class, Chloe, one of the top students in the 2nd year Department of Magic, immediately succeeded in beginning Star Magic.

It was literally a magic theory that could change the entire landscape of the magical world.

Indeed, after Ren’s paper was published, the magical world was in an uproar.

However, Seirun, the center of the elven magical world, was in an uproar for different reasons.

If you were to pick the most conservative magical academic community by race, elves would be chosen.

Star Magic, which is considered the elves’ unique magic.

The great legacy left by Luna, the Progenitor of the Starry Skies, had been regarded as the exclusive domain of elves until now.

Occasionally, mages of other races with exceptional talent would learn Star Magic, but that was an extreme minority.

In fact, before Professor Ren published the [Star Magic Primer], only Leo among the 2nd year mages had begun learning Star Magic.

Since only an extreme minority besides elves could learn it, elves didn’t bother worrying about such individuals.

However, the [Star Magic Primer] could turn many mages into Star Magic users.

Star Magic, which elves had considered their exclusive domain for thousands of years, was no longer exclusively theirs.

Star Magic was also magic that greatly contributed to elves being called the magical race.

The elves were viewing the [Star Magic Primer] as an invasion and threat to their traditions.

A Knight Academy student crossed his arms after hearing the Department of Magic student’s explanation.

“Is that so?”

“I guess that was too difficult a story for a muscle-brain like you.”

“What? Are you done talking?”

Wak-! Wak-! The morning was noisy.

Meanwhile.

“Chloe, is something wrong?”

Selia carefully asked Chloe.

Chloe was eating soup with a fork, looking somewhat absent-minded.

After watching Chloe for a moment, Selia asked Chen Xia who was beside her.

“Sia, did something happen?”

“Nothing happened.”

“Really?”

“I said nothing happened.”

“Hmm…”

Selia looked at Chen Xia with a slightly uncomfortable expression.

‘It seems like I shouldn’t pry.’

She was smiling with her usual face, but the atmosphere was strangely sharp.

While Selia was reading Chen Xia’s mood.

“So what’s with that unpleasant stare anyway?”

An irritated voice was heard.

Turning her head, she saw Chelsea walking while complaining to Cal, holding a food tray.

“Well, just. I shouldn’t say it, but I’m curious what kind of reaction you’d show if you found out.”

Cal, who had been teasing Chelsea with a sly smile, spotted the three female students and greeted them.

“Oh! Good morning!”

“Cal. Would you like to sit here?”

“Sure~”

Chelsea glanced at Selia and said primly.

“I’ll go to my brother.”

“Hey, just sit here. Avad’s probably with Duran anyway.”

Chelsea pouted and, after glancing once at Selia who was elegantly eating salad, took a seat as far away from Selia as possible.

“By the way.”

Cal looked at Chloe and Chen Xia with a sinister smile.

“Ladies. You look like you didn’t sleep well?”

“I slept well, Cal.”

“Really?”

Cal grinned mischievously.

Chen Xia looked at Cal and smiled sweetly as she asked.

“By the way, where’s Young Master Leo?”

“He said he’d sleep a bit more. He seemed tired.”

“Did he sleep late yesterday?”

“He slept late. Oh~ very late.”

“That’s unusual. Leo actually sleeping in.”

“Right. He has monster-like stamina, so he’s not the type to wake up late just because he slept late.”

Selia and Chelsea, who didn’t know that Leo had left the dormitory without permission last night, looked puzzled.

“Well, he might have been doing something energetically enough to get tired. I wouldn’t know though.”

“What would that be?”

“If you shared a room, you’d know what he was doing.”

“Ask these girls. They might know.”

Cal giggled as he took a bite of bread.

Clang-

‘Clang?’

When an unusual sound came from the bread, Cal pulled it out of his mouth.

The bread was frozen solid, cold enough to hurt the hand holding it.

Cal swallowed dryly and turned his head.

If there was someone here who would do such a thing.

“…”

When he turned his gaze toward Chloe, she was glaring at Cal with a bright red face, her shoulders trembling.

“Cal.”

“Yes, miss.”

“You know I’m friends with Cal but I’m older than him, right?”

“Of course, big sister.”

“And I’m from Shadow. I learned various torture methods too.”

Chen Xia rested her chin on her interlocked hands.

Cold sweat poured down like rain from behind Cal’s back as he sat with perfect posture, his spine straight.

“Can you tease me? Or can’t you?”

“I can’t! I’m sorry! I won’t do it again!”

Cal answered with military precision.

Watching Cal like that, Chen Xia smiled deeply.

“… What’s going on?”

“How would I know?”

When Chelsea asked with a puzzled expression, Selia also looked confused.

“Good morning.”

Leo sat down with his food tray, yawning.

Seeing Leo like that, Chloe flinched.

Chen Xia also relaxed her posture and glanced at Leo.

“That’s unusual. You overslept.”

“I had something to do last night.”

“Something? What kind of something?”

At Selia’s question, Leo said calmly.

“I had to meet Professor Mel late at night.”

“Pfft!”

Chelsea, who was drinking water, spat it out involuntarily.

“You left the dormitory without permission to see Professor Mel?”

Selia asked, frowning.

“Why?”

What could be so important that he’d sneak out late at night to meet a professor?

Moreover, Mel was a considerably beautiful young professor.

Chloe looked elsewhere with a slightly reddened face, listening intently.

Chelsea looked flustered and restless, while Chen Xia had her usual smiling face, but her eyes were slightly hardened.

“She told me to be careful not to get involved with the Seirun kids? She also informed me about precautions regarding elves?”

Leo spoke calmly.

“She said she came instead of Professor Ren this time to avoid provoking Seirun.”

“Ah~”

Selia nodded as if she understood.

“Come to think of it, Leo’s name was listed as co-author on the [Introduction to Star Magic] that Professor Ren published this time, right?”

After hearing the explanation, Chelsea laughed her usual “hehe~”.

Chloe returned to her normal expression, and Chen Xia smiled sweetly.

Watching this scene, Cal said slyly.

“You all have such vivid imaginations~ What on earth were you thinking… Ugh! Chloe! I won’t do it again!”

As all the food on his tray began to freeze, Cal screamed and begged for forgiveness.

“What exactly were you all thinking?”

At Leo’s question, Chen Xia smiled sweetly.

“When you said you met the pretty Professor Mel late at night… well, we were worried something like that might have happened.”

“You thought a male student and female teacher were dating at night?”

Leo clicked his tongue.

“Kids these days don’t have wholesome imaginations.”

“You’re also a kid these days, what nonsense are you talking?”

“Young Master Leo. Do you know you sounded just like an old man just now?”

Looking at Selia and Chen Xia staring at him with incredulous faces, Leo thought to himself.

‘Even Mel, who you think is an adult, treats me like an old man.’

***

After breakfast.

Students from Lumern, Ajonia, and Seirun gathered in one place.

The students from each academy gathered in the main auditorium where Demian’s 2nd years attended classes, sitting with their own groups.

“Isn’t there anyone from Seirun who looks fun to fight?”

“Doesn’t look like it? Fighting the Lumern kids would be more interesting.”

“I want to fight Leo Flobe soon.”

Ajonia, seated between Lumern and Seirun, looked at both schools with gleaming eyes.

“Hmph, they only have fighting on their minds.”

“They’re no different from what we heard in the rumors.”

The Seirun students sneered at the Ajonia students.

“Don’t they look dangerous somehow?”

“Beastmen and elves are natural enemies. We should have sat in the middle.”

When Cal clicked his tongue worriedly and Chelsea sighed.

Creak-! Thud-!

The auditorium doors opened and Demian’s 2nd years came flooding in.

They weren’t wearing formal uniforms like yesterday.

The Demian students, each wearing their work clothes, took seats in front of the auditorium lecture hall.

Thud- Thud-

Then a dwarf climbed onto the auditorium platform.

“Good to see you again, students of the Hero Academies.”

The one who climbed onto the platform was Depeto, the 2nd year supervisor smith.

“We arranged this gathering today so our Demian smiths can form exclusive contracts with you all.”

Depeto looked around the audience as he spoke.

“5000 years ago. Dweno, the divine blacksmith, was responsible for crafting weapons and armor for his fellow great heroes. Continuing that tradition, we dwarves have been crafting weapons and armor for heroes for generations.”

Depeto made a meaningful expression.

“And today. Our Demian students will have an opportunity to evaluate you all as blacksmiths.”

At Depeto’s words, Iliana from Lumern raised her hand high.

“There, the innocent-looking pretty female student, what are you curious about?”

“Oh my, oh my. He said I look innocent.”

Iliana twisted her body and blushed as if embarrassed.

“Ugh!”

“I feel nauseous.”

Of course, the surrounding reaction was harsh.

After kicking the male students who were teasing her, Iliana spoke.

“I’m Iliana Raden from Lumern! You said Demian students will evaluate us, but I’m curious about what method you’ll use to evaluate us.”

“It’s nothing special. Just present the weapons and armor you’d like to commission from our Demian students.”

At those words, all the Hero Academy students froze.

“What materials will be used, the weapon’s strength and mana output. Or what additional enchantments there will be. What characteristics the weapon has and what advantages and disadvantages it possesses.”

Depeto looked around at the students.

“Think specifically about the weapon and armor specifications and present them. The Demian students will choose you based on that.”

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