Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 314

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314

“Did you hear the story?”

“Yeah. The 2nd year seniors are staying out every night these days?”

“They’re calling it a dormitory mock battle. With all the 2nd years participating, the scale must be no joke.”

“When will we ever get to do such a large-scale mock battle?”

Lumerne 1st Year Training Ground.

During break time in joint combat studies class, students were having conversations.

The freshmen were frantic due to their first midterm exams since entering Lumern.

Of course, the pressure itself wasn’t as great compared to other cohorts.

Every year, the 1st year first semester midterms are evaluated as the threshold of death for Lumern students.

However, this year’s freshmen won’t receive withdrawal recommendations until the first semester ends.

Because of this, unlike other cohorts, they had some leisure to look around their surroundings.

“Hmm. Don’t we feel a bit like extras?”

Juwen muttered in a slightly resentful voice.

Usually for first semester midterms, the freshmen receive the biggest spotlight.

It was an event that all grades paid attention to, where the new faces who entered Lumern could show their skills to their school seniors.

But this time, the big event receiving the spotlight was the 2nd years’ midterm practical exam.

It was even being opened to outside guests, which was rare.

Many people were already coming to Lumeria City to see the golden generation 2nd years’ all-out battle.

At Juwen’s grumbling, his classmate Fritz laughed with a “heh.”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“What?”

“In front of Senior Leo’s radiant figure, it’s only natural that freshmen become extras…”

“Ah, right. Right. It was my mistake asking you, a Leo Flobe fanatic.”

Juwen let out a deep sigh.

“I’m curious about something – why did you become Senior Avad’s mentee? If you praise Senior Leo that much, shouldn’t you naturally become Senior Leo’s mentee?”

“What! Someone like me daring to become Senior Leo’s mentee? Are you telling me to commit such rudeness!?”

“You’re really severe.”

Just as Juwen was shaking his head in disbelief.

“Juwen.”

“What?”

“Your mentor came, didn’t he?”

“Huh? Senior Cal came?”

At his female classmate’s words, Juwen’s eyes widened.

Then he burst into laughter.

“Really. Even in his busy schedule, Senior Cal always takes care of his cute junior.”

Juwen stood up from his seat with a smug expression.

Then envious gazes from around him turned toward Juwen.

Among the 2nd years, Cal was the student who most enthusiastically fulfilled his mentor role.

Of course, the freshmen didn’t envy Juwen for that reason.

Even if he took good care of them, Cal was at the bottom of the 2nd years.

When freshmen were looking for mentors, Cal was the most avoided 2nd year.

When Juwen suddenly chose Cal as his mentor, most freshmen were dumbfounded.

They whispered behind his back that as the Southern Magic Tower heir, he didn’t care about mentees and such.

Some even gossiped that it was a scheme to stand out by choosing a terrible mentee.

But those views completely changed after Cal conquered Dweno’s World.

Especially after it became known that he obtained Dweno’s Alchemy Manual as a conquest reward from Dweno’s world, he monopolized envy like now.

Juwen headed toward the entrance of the 1st year combat studies training ground with light steps.

And he stopped when he saw freshmen gathered there.

Cal was among the freshmen.

“Come on! Choose! Choose! Senior Cal’s general store has arrived!”

Cal was shouting at the freshmen like a marketplace merchant.

The freshmen looked at Cal with interested eyes.

“From fatigue recovery potions and candy to help with exam period studying! Moving targets and sandbags to help with combat training! Snacks that familiars love! Even magic stones that spirits love! We have everything!”

Cal placed various weapons on the stall.

“Come on! And we also have bombs for emergency use in battle and throwing daggers! Antidote potions that cure status ailments! Even emergency magic scrolls!”

“Ooooh!”

“That’s good!”

The freshmen’s eyes sparkled at Cal’s promotion.

“Most importantly.”

Cal grinned and pulled out a card with a swish.

On the back of the card with Lumern Academy’s emblem were photos of 2nd years.

“For valued customers, we even have 2nd year pretty boy and pretty girl cards!”

“Ooooh…”

“Yes, it’s Senior Nella!”

“Wow! Senior Avad!”

The freshmen’s eyes sparkled.

“By the way, these are photos from their innocent freshman days!”

“Gulp…”

“I, I want them.”

The freshmen’s eyes wavered at the rare photos of their 2nd year seniors.

“Hmph, pathetic.”

Then Havedon appeared, pushing through the crowd.

Standing next to Havedon was Rickiden Brick.

He was a student from the famous knight family of House Birsen who had taken classes with the freshmen at Lumern along with Havedon last year.

Rickiden, who had sparred with Cal back then, smiled and greeted Cal.

“Oh, Your Highness. You’ve graced us with your presence in such a humble place?”

When Cal grinned and greeted him, Havedon crossed his arms.

“Senior Cal. This is break time for 1st year classes. Especially visiting during combat studies class time, I think it interferes with students’ rest.”

“…You’re just like your mentor. Looking like you’d break school rules like eating meals, yet you’re the type who strictly follows them.”

“What’s your intention?”

“It’s a compliment. A compliment. Calling you a model student.”

Duran was always full of authority consciousness, but he absolutely followed rules.

He was literally the epitome of a model student.

Havedon looked at Cal with slightly displeased eyes, but didn’t say anything more.

It wasn’t simply because Cal was a year senior.

From last year’s experience, he acknowledged that Cal was someone to respect as a senior.

Anyway, for now he had to drive away this peddler who was disturbing his classmates’ rest.

‘Student representative Aina is basically indifferent to anything other than her own business. Shasha and Juwen break school rules like eating meals when something looks fun.’

Ironically, among the four people evaluated as the most promising among the freshmen, Havedon was the most proper model student.

“Anyway, please put away your stall.”

“How rigid.”

Cal grumbled.

Looking at Cal, Havedon said coldly.

“I’ll call Professor Hallind.”

At those words, Cal smoothly approached Havedon.

Havedon looked at Cal without batting an eye.

“Don’t be like that, okay?”

“What is this behavior…”

Havedon, who was frowning at Cal sneakily stuffing something into his chest, flinched.

The card Cal had thrust forward showed Chelsea in summer uniform, smiling brightly and making a V sign with her fingers.

“I’m doing this for everyone’s benefit, you know?”

“Kuk!”

Havedon made a conflicted expression.

“….”

Juwen, who had been watching from afar, wore a cold expression.

“Oh! Juwen! Do you want to buy something too?”

Cal waved his hand with a bright smile upon seeing his mentee Juwen.

“Juwen Torbina. Senior Cal is calling for you?”

At Fritz’s words, who had come with him, Juwen said coldly.

“I don’t know such a foolish person.”

And tried to leave quickly.

Cal pushed through the crowd and approached Juwen.

“Hey! Coming out to greet your senior! How admirable! How admirable!”

“Who are you?”

Though Juwen pretended not to know him, Cal didn’t mind and pulled something from his chest.

“Come on, come on. Don’t sulk. Take this.”

“What is this?”

“I made some mana bullets.”

Juwen, skilled in sniping magic, used separately crafted mana bullets in addition to his own mana.

Cal had made specialized bullets tailored to the user’s mana pattern.

“They’re for testing. Close-range suppression and four-element bullets.”

“Ooh. You made them well?”

“I’m your mentor after all.”

Cal said with a grin.

Looking at Cal, Juwen smiled brightly.

“Thank you! Senior.”

Making a cute expression, Juwen clung to Cal’s arm.

“In that spirit, Senior~! Could you give your cute mentee just one recovery potion~”

Watching Juwen ask in a coquettish, wheedling voice, Cal grinned foolishly and gave him a bottle of potion.

‘Heh, look at this. My mentor brings me recovery potions like this for his cute junior! Aren’t you jealous!’

Juwen looked at his classmates with a smug laugh and took a sip of the potion.

Swoosh-

Cal held out his palm.

“…What?”

“That’ll be just 5 shillings.”

“…You’re going to charge money from your cute junior?”

“Let’s keep business and personal matters separate. You took a sip, so no returns.”

Watching Cal speak firmly, Juwen’s face contorted.

“Give me a discount.”

“No way. You’re the Mage Tower Lord’s daughter, so you have plenty of money.”

“Ugh!”

Juwen pulled out 5 shillings from his chest and gave them to Cal.

Cal chuckled watching Juwen pout with protruding lips.

“Senior. Did you really come here to do business?”

Looking at Juwen’s sulky reaction, Cal jingled his pouch and said.

“No. I came to give you the test bullets and.”

Cal grinned.

“To gather information.”

“Information?”

Juwen paused.

‘What is this person plotting again?’

Juwen’s eyes lit up.

The reason he chose Cal as his mentor.

It was because he thought there were things to learn from Cal.

Indeed, Cal was skilled at gathering information and devising various strategies based on that information.

It was an ability that Juwen, who had only received elite education his whole life as the Mage Tower Lord’s daughter, lacked.

He stayed not far away and carefully observed Cal doing business with the freshmen.

Cal was already acquainted with most of the freshmen besides Juwen.

‘Wait.’

And Juwen noticed something.

‘He knows exactly who everyone’s mentee is?’

Juwen’s eyes widened.

Cal knew exactly who each freshman’s mentee was.

While doing so, he naturally continued conversations with the second-years.

When break time was almost over.

Juwen approached Cal, who was packing up his stall, and whispered.

“You used the freshmen to gather information about the second-years, right?”

Looking at Juwen’s sparkling eyes, Cal shrugged.

“You noticed? It’s not time to gather information yet. I’m just naturally spreading bait.”

Cal smirked.

“Like you and me, mentors and mentees are close. They naturally talk about school life. I think there will be kids who talk to their juniors about the competition.”

If he suddenly started asking about mock battle information from the start, the freshmen would definitely be wary.

So this was about naturally approaching them, drawing out mentor stories, and naturally lowering their guard.

“Well, I don’t know if I’ll get useful information, but it’s better than doing nothing, right?”

Watching Cal playfully wink with one eye, Juwen was impressed.

“Senior, you know you look kind of cool today?”

“Heh. You finally noticed? In that spirit, I’ll give you a discount on the recovery potion.”

“Half price?”

“No. 4 shillings.”

Just as Juwen was about to burst into hollow laughter.

“Has nothing grown but your audacity since becoming a second-year? Cal Thomas.”

A cold voice was heard.

Cal’s face turned pale.

“Combat Studies is a class that consumes a lot of stamina. To think of taking away break time and interfering with my class. You’ve grown quite bold.”

Cal’s body trembled as he turned his head.

There stood Hallind with a cold smile.

“I’m sorry! I’m really sorry! I didn’t mean to! Professor Hallind! I’m sorry!”

Cal’s waist kept bending at 90 degrees.

The freshmen giggled at Cal’s appearance.

Juwen turned away from Cal.

“Juwen, what were you talking about with Senior Cal?”

“Cal? Who’s that. I don’t know such a person.”

Juwen answered in a cold voice to his female classmate’s question.

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