Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 309

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309

The preparation period for the dormitory competition mock battle was one month.

And during that period, Lumern entered exam season.

“Yes! This is what exam season should be like!”

Before the start of Magic Studies class.

Cal shook his bulging pouch with a jingle, wearing a gleeful expression.

“I really love exam season! My profits double compared to usual!”

Watching Cal calculate his income with a happy smile, Chloe propped her chin and asked.

“You like it that much?”

“Of course! I wish it could be exam season every day!”

“Will you still feel good after seeing your report card?”

“That’s exactly why I wish it could be exam season every day!”

Cal beamed with a bright smile.

“Then you wouldn’t have to receive a report card.”

Seeing this, Chloe shook her head.

“Cal! Do you have any fatigue recovery potions left?”

“No, they’re all sold out.”

Cal shook his head at the urgently asking male student.

“Oh no.”

The male student showed a disappointed expression.

The effectiveness of Cal’s fatigue recovery potions had already been proven over the past year.

Thanks to that, they had become items that almost all students regularly used.

“Instead.”

Cal laughed with a “Heh!”

“I have a new product.”

“A new product?”

“Yeah. It’s something I made by staying up all night for several days straight.”

Cal wore a proud expression.

Seeing Cal like this, the male student narrowed his eyes.

“Why didn’t you study during that time instead?”

“Heh. Do you think I could escape last place by studying?”

“True.”

“Hey, it’s kind of sad when you readily agree like that.”

Cal, his shoulders drooping, opened his extradimensional pouch and pulled out a bottle.

Thunk!

Cal placed a small bottle the size of a thumb on the desk and smiled meaningfully.

Seeing this, Chloe also showed an interested expression.

“So, what’s the effect of this potion?”

“Concentration enhancement potion. If you drink this, your concentration will increase tremendously for 24 hours! That’s what it does!”

Cal grinned wickedly.

“How about it? Since it’s a prototype, I could give it to you for free right now…”

“I refuse.”

The male student said mercilessly.

“I’ll pass on becoming a test subject for a new elixir.”

At the male student’s words, Cal laughed awkwardly.

“No, it’s not harmful to your body or anything. It just has some minor side effects.”

“Hmph. I knew it. So what are the side effects?”

“You can’t sleep for 24 hours even if you want to. After that, you have to sleep for a full two days. Of course, you’re awake, but you’re kind of in a sleep-drunk, delirious state?”

“So that’s why you weren’t in your right mind last weekend?”

Chloe shook her head, recalling last weekend.

“Absolutely not.”

The male student said in a cold voice.

Other students who had shown interest also immediately lost interest in Cal’s new product.

Seeing this, Chloe looked puzzled.

“It’s not like you to honestly confess all the side effects.”

“Hey! Trust is important in business! What do you take me for? Have you ever seen me commit fraud?”

“You’ve never committed fraud. But if you sell a potion with unresolved side effects as a prototype, won’t it hurt your business later?”

“Of course it would.”

Cal nodded and wore a confident expression.

“But you guys will desperately want this soon enough.”

Cal waved the potion gently with his finger.

The golden liquid in the small bottle swirled.

Chloe made an unimpressed expression.

“I don’t particularly want to drink it.”

“Right.”

“Who would want to drink something with such severe side effects?”

Jeers poured in from here and there.

“This potion was made according to a recipe written in Master Dweno’s alchemy book.”

“What?”

“Master Dweno?!”

The students stared at Cal with wide eyes.

Avad and Chelsea, who were together in the distance, also opened their eyes wide.

It was already famous that Cal had obtained Dweno’s alchemy book as a conquest reward.

As soon as his exclusive contract with the Smiths ended and he returned to Lumern, even senior Magic Studies students had flocked to him.

When requests came to share the alchemy knowledge, eventually Elena, the Queen of Lumern, stepped in.

‘If anyone causes a disturbance regarding Master Dweno’s conquest reward, I’ll make sure they have an interesting time.’

‘Don’t be ridiculous! Elena Jeron! That’s overstepping the Student Council’s authority! Do you think Hark would agree with what you’re saying?’

The 5th-year Magic Studies students who usually viewed Elena unfavorably strongly opposed her.

‘Oh my? I’m not giving this as a member of the Student Council, but as an executive order in my capacity as acting director of the Lumerne Board of Directors. And.’

Elena’s eyes gleamed wickedly.

‘I don’t think Senior Hark would view this situation favorably either? If you have complaints, you don’t need to go all the way to Senior Hark. Come at me now.’

Though she was a 4th-year, after Torua’s graduation last year.

The title of strongest student in Lumern’s Magic Studies Department had been inherited by none other than Elena.

Not simply the strongest in Magic Studies, but a powerhouse evaluated as being on par with Hark, who was considered the strongest among all students.

Background, ability.

With Elena’s appearance, lacking nothing in any aspect, the commotion related to Cal came to an end.

While everyone was curious, Cal directly advertised that it was a potion made using the formula left by Dweno.

Naturally, all the students in the lecture hall couldn’t help but focus their attention.

“Now~ Speaking of this potion’s effects. It increases concentration for 24 hours.”

Cal held up the potion high with a voice like a medicine peddler.

“The side effects are that you can’t think straight for 48 hours after the 24 hours pass! And! You’ll forget almost everything you memorized while under the potion’s effect!”

“Aw, what’s the point then.”

“Never mind then.”

Several students showed lukewarm reactions.

“Hey now. While the potion effect lasts, your memory also improves dramatically thanks to the enhanced concentration, you know? What that means is!”

Cal’s eyes widened.

“Cramming is possible! I guarantee the effect! It was outstanding for memorization!”

“…!”

The students showed startled expressions.

“For the last subject of written exams, you can coast through it!”

“Ooooh….”

“Definitely!”

The students made expressions of fascination.

Seeing that, Chloe made a flustered expression.

“Wait. Isn’t that a kind of doping? Isn’t that against school rules?”

“Certainly potions that temporarily and dramatically increase abilities during practical exams are doping. Those types of potions have severe side effects too.”

Cal laughed as if it was nothing.

“But this potion isn’t like that! It’s just like a tonic that helps with studying for written exams. A tonic.”

“No, but still, that doesn’t seem right.”

Chloe was flustered.

Avad and Chelsea, who had approached at some point, also agreed with Chloe’s words.

“Like Chloe said, I recommend not causing unnecessary trouble.”

“Brother is right.”

“Boo!”

“Perfect scorers on written exams should back off!”

“Do you guys know our suffering?”

When jeers came from among the students, Chelsea crossed her arms and said.

“Instead of being interested in such things, look at your textbooks one more time. Leo thinks the same way too… Huh? Leo?”

Chelsea realized Leo was gone and looked around.

Meanwhile, Cal continued to promote the potion like a medicine peddler without rest.

And a moment later.

Bang-!

“Student Council!”

“We received a report that there’s someone manufacturing and selling illegal drugs here!”

The door opened roughly and tough-looking Student Council students burst into the lecture hall.

At the sudden appearance of the Student Council, Cal’s mouth gaped open.

One of the fierce-looking Student Council seniors glared at the gathered 2nd years.

“These guys…!”

“Who’s the ringleader?”

“We, we didn’t do anything wrong!”

“That’s right!”

“It’s him! He’s the culprit!”

The 2nd years pointed at Cal.

“Uh… so… this is….”

Cal broke out in cold sweat and couldn’t give a proper answer.

“Arrest him!”

“We’re arresting you for illegal drug manufacturing and sales! Distribution violation!”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I thought it was okay to sell! I’m sorry!”

Cal, caught by the Student Council and handcuffed, begged for forgiveness as if wailing.

Watching that scene, Chloe sighed as if she had expected this.

“But how did the Student Council know and respond so quickly?”

“I reported it.”

Leo, who had returned to the lecture hall at some point, said as he sat down.

“You did?”

Chloe asked with an incredulous expression.

“Yeah. I thought it would be problematic if they drank it during the exam.”

Leo had also seen that potion made by Dweno before.

There were no major side effects other than what Cal mentioned.

But it seemed like something that could definitely be called cheating on an exam, so he called the Student Council.

“But it’s strange that the Student Council came? Cal is good at unnecessary scheming, so he would have already researched beforehand that it doesn’t violate school rules before trying to sell it.”

Chelsea tilted her head.

“Yeah. Until just now, it wasn’t a violation of school rules. It wasn’t a prohibited substance either.”

“But can the Student Council arrest him like that?”

No matter how powerful the Student Council’s authority, arresting a student for something not in the school rules would be overstepping their bounds.

“It’s okay. I just made the relevant school rule now.”

“….”

Chloe stared at Leo with a dumbfounded face.

Chelsea clutched her stomach and laughed heartily.

At the extraordinary reporting method of making a new school rule and then reporting, Chloe thought to herself.

‘Right, he is the Student Council President.’

“Power is nice to have.”

***

After the commotion.

Fortunately, Cal was able to be released with just a warning thanks to Leo’s help.

“Sob sob! I thought I’d suffer terribly after being dragged to the Student Council! Leo! Thank you!”

Cal expressed his gratitude to Leo.

‘I wonder what expression he’d make if he knew Leo was the one who caused him to be dragged away.’

Chloe was shaking her head inwardly when.

Creak-!

The lecture hall door opened and Professor Ren and Associate Professor Anna appeared.

“Good to see you! Everyone!”

“Hello! Professor Ren!”

The students greeted in unison with bright voices.

Seeing them, Ren smiled with satisfaction.

“Before class! I’ll announce this midterm exam’s Magic Studies Department written test and assignment!”

At Ren’s words, all the Magic Studies students’ eyes widened.

Seeing them, Ren smiled meaningfully.

“This midterm exam’s Magic Studies Department written test scope is formula analysis of [Magical Artificial Engineering]!”

Magical Artificial Engineering.

A field that uses magical engineering to create something.

“And the assignment is creating a familiar using Magical Artificial Engineering!”

At Ren’s announcement, the students began to murmur.

“Professor! When you say creating a familiar using Magical Artificial Engineering, do you mean golems or chimeras?”

“That’s right!”

Ren nodded.

“And! Today I invited a renowned mage in [Magical Artificial Engineering] for you all!”

Ren smiled confidently and looked at Anna.

“Associate Professor Anna! That person!”

“….”

Anna hesitated with an uneasy expression.

Seeing Anna like that, the students began to get nervous.

The great Anna was hesitating!

She must have brought someone incredibly dangerous.

While everyone made tense expressions, Anna approached the lecture hall door and peeked her face out slightly.

“Please come in.”

At those words, the door opened and a woman with pale skin appeared.

Hollow eyes with dark circles.

The woman, who seemed somehow exhausted by fatigue, had disheveled gray hair.

On top of that, she wore a faded white research gown.

Overall, she had the appearance of a typical reclusive mage with no interest in external activities.

Most notably, what caught everyone’s attention were the pointed ears revealed between her hair.

“An elf?”

“An elf, how fascinating.”

It was when everyone was murmuring.

“This person’s name is Tina Tingel.”

At those words, the students’ eyes widened.

“The pinnacle of magical artificial engineering and the famous! Founder of Seirun! A descendant of Seirun Tingel!”

At Ren’s introduction, Tina Tingel stepped forward.

“Nice to meet you, Hero Candidates of Lumern.”

Tina spoke in a voice worn with fatigue.

“I’d like to ask just in case.”

Tina said while raising one hand.

“Anyone interested in dissection?”

At Tina’s question, the students looked at her with strange gazes.

“No one? That’s disappointing. I was looking for volunteers.”

Watching Tina click her tongue, everyone screamed internally.

‘What! This elf!’

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