Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 311

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311

The students looked puzzled as they saw the slime that looked exactly like the Comet Mage.

“Did it imitate the Comet Mage with a slime?”

“That’s amazing.”

The students had expressions of wonder, but that was all.

Of course, a slime that takes human form and uses magic is remarkable.

If they had seen this type of slime for the first time, they would have been shocked.

But the 2nd year students had seen a similar type of slime last year.

“I wonder how different it is from Senior Torua’s Dito?”

Chloe’s eyes sparkled as she recalled Dito, the slime created by last year’s graduate, Torua.

‘It’s different from Senior Torua’s Dito.’

Dito is also a slime with the tendency to perfectly replicate the appearance of others.

However, Dito has limitations.

If there’s no target to replicate, it can’t do anything.

Moreover, even if it perfectly replicates a target, it falls short in terms of pure combat power.

Crucially, it also had the disadvantage of being unable to maintain replication if it gets too far from Torua.

Tina came down from the magical experiment chamber, dragging her slippers.

In the midst of Leo and the slime facing off.

The first to move was the slime.

Swoosh-

As it pointed its staff at Leo, magical power burst forth from the tip of the staff.

Leo’s eyes twitched as he saw this.

Flash-! Crackle-!

A flash of light appeared before Leo’s eyes as fragments of magical power scattered in all directions.

Everyone looked back and forth between Leo and the slime with surprised eyes.

“Indeed.”

Leo, who had deployed shield magic to block the attack, looked at the expressionless slime.

“It’s incomparable to Senior Torua’s slime.”

Whooom-!

A magic circle was generated around Leo.

Tina’s eyes widened as she saw this.

Flash-! Crackle-!

Golden lightning that burst forth from the magic circle enveloped the Comet Mage.

Ting-!

In an instant, a transparent barrier like glass deflected Leo’s magic.

Seeing this, Tina muttered.

“Indeed. It’s not for nothing that he’s called the youngest student council president.”

At Tina’s muttering, Ren chuckled.

“How is it? Student Leo’s magical ability?”

To Ren’s question, Tina said.

“I can only say it’s amazing.”

At Tina’s words, Ren smiled meaningfully.

“Student Leo is naturally gifted.”

“…It seems like more than just being naturally gifted.”

“Excuse me?”

“I’ve never seen anyone handle Star Magic so skillfully. Even among the Tingel family members, there’s no mage at that level.”

Ren looked at Leo with surprised eyes.

Ren is also someone who knows better than anyone about Leo’s thrilling potential.

What he felt while guiding Leo throughout his first year was a series of amazements.

Even modifiers like “genius of the ages” seem insufficient.

Mid-teens.

No matter how great an achievement one has made, as a mage, one should normally still be an inexperienced greenhorn.

But Leo was different.

He already had his own firmly established values and worldview regarding magic.

‘Among students, only graduated Torua and 4th year Elena have firmly completed their own values as mages.’

Leo had already achieved such a level in his first year.

The mage evaluated as the greatest after Progenitor of the Starry Skies Luna is indeed Comet Mage Seirun.

But even that Seirun cannot be placed on the same level as Luna.

Ren had no doubt that Leo would grow to be a mage who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Luna.

Even for Ren who thought this way, Tina’s statement was surprising.

What kind of family is the Tingel family?

It’s the family created by the Comet Mage, Seirun.

The most powerful practitioners of Star Magic among existing elf families.

Although Tina was born with a body that cannot accept magical power and is treated as a hidden existence in the family.

Her understanding of magic is remarkable.

And she learned the Tingel family’s magical techniques as a direct descendant from childhood.

Those magical techniques directly written by the Comet Mage.

Star Magic evaluated as closest to the original used by Progenitor of the Starry Skies, Luna.

As such, Tina possesses insight regarding Star Magic that is incomparably higher than Ren’s.

That same Tina directly evaluated Leo as more skilled in Star Magic than the Tingel people.

It was when Ren was looking at Leo.

The Comet Mage raised her staff.

“Arc Ray.”

As the incantation was completed, numerous orbs of light were generated.

Arc Ray.

The most basic attack magic among Star Magic.

In the current era, it’s introductory-level magic and was actually the easiest magic among the magical techniques created by Luna.

However…

‘The power varies tremendously depending on the user.’

In fact, Arc Ray was also the magic Luna used most frequently.

In the case of low-level demons, dozens would be swept away by a single Arc Ray from Luna.

Whiiing-!

Leo’s eyes narrowed.

“I see.”

Leo curled up the corner of his mouth.

“Arc Ray.”

Leo also responded with the same magic.

Flash! Boom-!

Fragments of light spread in all directions.

It was a dangerous magical spectacle, but it had a beauty that mesmerized the viewers.

“So it’s the Comet Mage herself?”

Leo looked at the slime.

More precisely, he looked at the Comet Mage manifested in the slime’s form.

One of the Heroes of the Cataclysm.

She was the first person to conquer the Heroes’ World and also the first to conquer Luna’s World.

‘Judging by appearance, she’s my age. No, maybe a bit older. The Arc Ray magical technique is completely identical to Luna’s. Is it a hero skill received as a conquest reward? Then it would be after conquering the Heroes’ World.’

Leo, who had been carefully analyzing his opponent, used magic.

Whoosh-!

Mirage.

Dozens of Leo’s illusions were generated.

At that, the Comet Mage hesitated.

The moment Leo was about to use magic.

Whooom-!

In an instant, the Comet Mage’s form became wobbly and distorted.

Splash-!

Then it turned into liquid and spilled onto the floor.

Squish squish-

A slime gathered together.

‘Overload, I see.’

Leo nodded while looking at the slime’s core.

Whoosh-!

The illusion magic lifted and Leo returned to being one person.

Leo came down from the dueling arena in the experiment chamber.

All the students were looking at the slime with confused eyes.

“How was it? My familiar?”

Tina asked with a smile.

Then the familiar crept over and climbed up Tina’s leg, hiding inside her clothes.

To Tina’s question, Leo replied.

“I never thought a slime could be enhanced to this degree.”

Leo said calmly.

“I thought it might actually be the Comet Mage herself.”

“It’s incomplete, but… it is indeed the ancestor herself.”

Tina explained in a bored voice.

“To be precise, it’s her appearance when she first conquered the Heroes’ World. I recreated that form.”

At Tina’s words, everyone’s eyes widened.

“Of course, using it in actual combat is impossible. Student Leo, please explain why.”

“Because over a hundred magic formulas were used just to create the slime.”

“What? A, a hundred?”

“Is it possible to put that many magic formulas into a slime’s tiny core?”

Everyone looked shocked.

To put multiple magic formulas into one object, miniaturization of the formulas is absolutely necessary.

Miniaturizing magic formulas is almost like creating entirely new formulas from scratch.

No matter how great a mage is, cramming a hundred magic formulas into one small core is difficult.

Moreover, if those are magic formulas meant to recreate the Comet Mage’s past form?

Tina had accomplished something nearly impossible.

Everyone made disgusted expressions, realizing anew just how incredible the mage before them was.

“What’s next?”

“The mana source for activating the formulas would also be problematic. I’m curious what mana source you used.”

“That’s a secret I can’t tell you.”

Tina giggled.

“Anyway, this slime is just a specimen showing what level familiars can develop to. Even I can’t make another one like this. However, even so.”

Tina looked at the Lumern students.

“Even if not to this extent, don’t you think it would be quite helpful if you used the magical engineering formulas I teach to add abilities your familiars need?”

Tina looked at Chloe.

“Whether traditional mage, combat mage, or all-rounder. If you’re a pure mage, you’ll inevitably have openings when casting spells.”

Tina appeared among the students, dragging her slippers.

“Dual-class magic swordsmen cover that gap with swordsmanship. And summoning mages who command spirits and magical beasts cover it with their summons.”

Tina looked at several dual-class students.

“Unless it’s a special case, magic swordsmen are lacking in either swordsmanship or magic, and summoning mages have ‘elemental’ weaknesses, right?”

Tina made a meaningful expression.

“Artificial familiars created through magical engineering have the great advantage of being able to create beings that can definitely compensate for your weaknesses. Don’t you think it’s worth learning?”

At those words, the Magic Studies Department students showed agreeable expressions.

“Now, anyone still have complaints?”

At Tina’s question, no one expressed doubts about the practicality of familiars anymore.

“Good, then shall we start class?”

“Here?”

“Aren’t we going to study magic formulas in the lecture hall?”

Several students looked puzzled.

To that, Tina said calmly.

“Since it’s a familiar class, wouldn’t it be better to start with the most basic thing? Familiar summoning.”

Tina’s first class that began outdoors.

And most students struggled from that very first class.

It couldn’t be helped since summoning magic had been in decline for a long time.

While Lumern Magic Studies Department students were all elite mages very strong in the latest trending magic.

They tended to be weak in magic that was already evaluated as lacking practicality and thus neglected.

No matter how much magic they knew and how excellent their magical sense and mana control were, they couldn’t help but struggle with completely unfamiliar fields of magic.

“This is comfortable~”

“I’m lucky to be dual-class with summoning magic.”

At least summoning mages who combined with summoning magic had already studied summoning techniques or, even if they hadn’t, often succeeded quickly.

“This is surprisingly difficult.”

Chloe looked at the summoning formula with a troubled expression.

She had completely mastered the formula, but couldn’t easily grasp the knack.

Chelsea was also struggling, seemingly finding it difficult.

But as time gradually passed, students began succeeding one by one.

“Look at this. Isn’t it cute?”

Iliana showed off the animal she had summoned.

At that sight, Chelsea made a pathetic expression.

“Can that pigeon even fly? You know kids call them chicken-pigeons, right?”

Iliana had summoned a pigeon that could be easily seen anywhere on Lumern campus.

Lumern’s pigeons had grown up eating breadcrumbs given by students, so they weren’t afraid of people.

They rarely flew, so students who thought they might not be able to fly gave them the nickname “chicken-pigeons.”

At Chelsea’s words, Iliana got angry.

“Geez! What did you summon then? You were struggling just like me earlier!”

“Me?”

Chelsea smiled slyly and raised her hand.

Screech-!

With a sharp cry, a hawk perched on Chelsea’s staff.

“As you can see.”

“Ugh!”

Seeing Chelsea who had summoned a bird of prey, which was difficult to summon among familiars, Iliana shrank her neck.

Making a sad face, Iliana called out to Leo who was passing by.

“Class president! What did you summon?”

At Iliana’s question, Leo opened his palm.

Then a sparrow flew over and perched on Leo’s hand.

Seeing that, Iliana made a triumphant expression.

“See! There’s no need to summon something flashy! That’s our class president! We’re comrades!”

“That’s pretty ordinary for Leo oppa to summon.”

Chelsea also looked a bit bewildered when.

“I’m not ordinary. I can talk. My master is different from you who summoned a chicken-pigeon.”

Human words came out of the sparrow’s mouth.

Chelsea and Iliana’s mouths fell wide open.

“Since familiars with increased intelligence can also express their master’s will on their behalf.”

When Leo spoke calmly, Iliana became flustered.

“B-but even so, I’m learning summoning magic for the first time…”

At Iliana’s words, Leo muttered to himself.

‘Well, I’ve already mastered summoning magic.’

Leo was a mage from an era that actively utilized familiars, unlike the mages of the current generation.

Then Chloe passed by.

Chloe had also summoned a sparrow and was having it speak simply like Leo.

Chelsea looked at Iliana and giggled.

“You’re the only one with a chicken-pigeon.”

“Ugh!”

Iliana, who had been making a tearful face, pointed at Cal.

“Cal! What did you summon!”

At those words, Cal grinned wickedly.

“You’ll be shocked and fall over when you see what I summoned.”

“Hmph! It’s just Cal after all! What did you summon!”

“Here.”

Cal extended his hand toward Iliana.

“Huh? What exactly is… Kyaaaaaaah!”

Iliana, who had been looking closely at Cal’s hand, saw an animal poking its head out from Cal’s sleeve and screamed while running away.

“What exactly… Gah?”

“Hey! Cal! You!”

“Wahahahaha!”

Cal, who had summoned a snake, burst into laughter while chasing the terrified female students.

The female students ran away in surprise.

“Operation complete success!”

Cal burst into giggles.

Leo, who had been watching this scene, let out a small sigh.

“Cal.”

“Leo, isn’t this funny?”

“Are you confident you can handle the consequences?”

“Huh? Gah!”

Thwack-!

As soon as Leo finished speaking, Chelsea flew over and delivered a drop kick to Cal’s back with both feet.

Iliana brought a wooden stick and Chloe used ice magic with a cold expression.

Seeing this scene, Leo let out a small sigh and shook his head.

***

After class ended.

While Cal, who had been beaten to a pulp, briefly went to the infirmary.

Leo headed to Tina’s professor’s office together with Chloe.

Tina, who was a visiting professor, had come to Lumern yesterday and received a personal professor’s office.

“I’m so excited!”

Chloe hugged the book in her arms tightly with an excited voice.

The book cover read [Philosophical Considerations on Why Ice Mages Should Learn Ice Magic].

Arriving in front of Tina’s professor’s office, Chloe took a deep breath and then knocked.

Knock knock-

Then the door opened with a creak.

“Student Leo and Student Chloe. What brings you here?”

Tina, who had been holding a pen and recording something, looked up and asked.

“Professor Tina! I’ve been deeply moved reading the papers you wrote for a long time! Could… could I please get your autograph on this!”

Chloe smiled shyly and showed her the book.

“Yes. Alright.”

Tina nodded and approached.

Meanwhile, as Leo glanced around Tina’s professor’s office, his gaze suddenly stopped at one spot.

A small crystal orb.

Leo narrowed his brow when he saw small fairy wings inside that crystal orb.

‘Fairy wings? Could it be…’

No matter how he looked at it, it wasn’t a simple decorative item.

Judging by the faint aura he could feel, those were definitely fairy wings.

And they belonged to a fairy Leo knew well.

‘Are those Kirran’s wings?’

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