Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 315

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315

“It’s Lumeria City!”

The regular ferry that travels between Lumern and Lumeria City.

Iliana, who had disembarked at the dock, shouted with a cheerful voice.

Following behind Iliana, the students who had been in Class 5 during their first year got off.

“Today we’re out to have fun. So absolutely no reconnaissance between dormitories, okay?”

When Nella said with a grin, Iliana smiled mischievously.

“Why are you stating the obvious!”

“Right. Right.”

Cal also nodded his head.

“You’re the most suspicious one, you are.”

Iliana squinted her eyes and poked Cal’s side repeatedly.

“By the way, these department assignments. Aren’t they too harsh?”

Taide muttered in an exhausted voice.

Professor Yura, who was in charge of the 2nd year Summoning Department, had given the summoning students an incredibly difficult challenge.

“For summoners, it was enhancing magical beasts using spirits. For spirit mages, it was enhancing spirits using magical beasts, right?”

Chelsea tilted her head.

“How was it? I saw the Summoning Department kids struggling even after school hours.”

“…How was it?”

Taide’s face turned pale with horror as he recalled yesterday’s events.

***

“Basically, if you have talent in summoning, you can handle both magical beasts and spirits. It means you have two potential paths.”

Yura smiled brightly at her students.

“Of course, as you age and become adults, those possibilities close. Being able to bloom your latent talents is also a privilege of your teenage years.”

Saying this, Yura easily summoned a high-level wind spirit.

The sight of Yura, who handled multiple supreme-level magical beasts, easily summoning a wind spirit was amazing even to many Summoning Department students.

Although she had taught summoning lectures all year, there was a separate professor specializing in spirit magic for that field.

“Professor Yura, if you’re so deeply versed in spirit magic, couldn’t you have taught spirit magic as well?”

When a spirit magic major student asked in a shocked voice, Yura answered with a face that said ‘what nonsense are you talking about.’

“What are you saying? To teach spirit magic lectures at Lumern, you need to have at least a contract with a supreme-level spirit.”

At those words, the Summoning Department students newly realized the greatness of Lumern professors.

Although Yura’s daily routine involved childish power struggles with Professor Ain from the Knight Department and Professor Ren from the Magic Studies Department, only to be scolded by Hallind, she too was a Lumern graduate.

And she was among the very best, having had skills close to class representative level during her school days.

The rank of magical beasts and spirits is a measure of a summoner’s talent.

Of course, handling high-rank summons doesn’t automatically make one a strong summoner.

Even among Lumern’s 2nd years, there were several students who handled high-level summons.

But Yura could easily subdue them with just low-level magical beasts.

That’s how important a summoner’s capabilities were, even more than the rank of their summons.

To develop such summoner capabilities, experience handling various summons was necessary.

Yura wanted to remind her students of this point.

“Professor. We don’t seem to have talent like yours!”

“I’m trash… I’m trash!”

“…It’s wrong. We probably won’t make it.”

However, many students felt a wall when handling summons outside their specialty.

No matter how much potential they had for both spirits and magical beasts.

For students who had spent their lives using only one type of summon, suddenly using a different type was extremely difficult.

Among them, the person who received the biggest shock was Eliza, who never missed the top spot in the 2nd year Summoning Department theory classes.

Eliza’s shock was particularly great because not only her rival Woreden, but also Julliden, who was considered a step below as the 3rd place in the Summoning Department, had easily summoned both magical beasts and spirits.

There was nothing to say about Leo.

Basically, Leo was already using both magical beasts and spirits with ease.

“Hmm! It’s certainly difficult to suddenly ask spirit mages to handle magical beasts and summoners to handle spirits.”

Yura, who had casually given such an assignment, nodded as if she understood.

“But don’t worry! There’s special training for you!”

“Wh-what kind?”

At Yura’s words, Jester, a male student who specialized in fire magical beasts, asked in an excited voice.

“It’s nothing much. Student Jester. Come forward.”

Jester stepped forward without much suspicion.

“For a fire attribute summoner, special training means…”

Yura summoned a fire magical beast.

Whoosh.

“Huh?”

“You need to burn.”

Whoooosh.

“Kyaaaaaaah?!”

“Burn! Become ashes! Become ashes and feel the fire spirits! Ahahahahaha!”

The sight of Yura wildly swinging her whip while bursting into maniacal laughter as she watched the burning student was like a witch incarnate.

The Summoning Department students who saw this were horrified and tried to run away.

Crack-!

A sharp whip flew toward the Summoning Department students trying to escape.

Snap-!

Yura, gripping the whip tightly, licked her upper lip with her tongue.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

“P-Professor. Class time is almost over.”

“Yeah, I know. Today is supplementary class.”

Yura smiled seductively with the setting sun behind her.

Normally, it would have been a smile that would make male students swoon, but right now it was pure terror.

“Now, everyone line up by the attribute of the summons you specialize in.”

***

“…So what happened?”

At Cal’s question, Taide grabbed both his arms and trembled.

“The kids who handle light attributes cried throughout the supplementary class because they had to stare at blinding light with their eyes open, and the kids who handle dark attributes had to wander around falling, rolling, and bumping their heads in a maze of darkness. The kids who handle water attributes were thrown into water and the kids who handle wind attributes were thrown into places with gales and blown around.”

“You handle earth attribute. How was earth attribute?”

When Iliana tilted her head, Taide grabbed his head.

Seeing Taide like that, Leo, who had watched the situation, burst into laughter and said.

“The earth attribute kids were buried alive underground.”

“Wow…”

“That’s harsh.”

“So that’s why the Summoning Department kids looked completely beaten up.”

Chelsea stuck out her tongue, Iliana broke into a cold sweat, and Nella let out a small sigh.

“So that’s why Eliza came back in a daze yesterday.”

“Right. Eliza handles magical beasts of all attributes. She got the full course.”

Taide clicked his tongue sympathetically.

Eliza, who was always arrogant, had returned yesterday with disheveled hair and clothes, staggering, and went straight to her room to sleep without even washing.

“What’s the midterm assignment for the Knight Department?”

“We’re supposed to learn auxiliary weapons. We’ll have sparring tests with them.”

“Auxiliary weapons?”

“Yeah.”

Nella smiled brightly.

“What kind of weapon is it, Sister Nella?”

Chelsea asked with sparkling eyes.

That’s when Nella awkwardly smiled.

“Morning star.”

Iliana giggled and answered in place of Nella.

Nella glared at Iliana.

“Morning star?”

“Isn’t a morning star a blunt weapon? With a heavy weight at the end and spikes attached to the weight?”

Chelsea and Taide looked puzzled.

Looking at the two of them, Iliana said.

“Nella found a weapon that’s much more optimized for close combat than a sword. A weapon that’s similar to handle like a sword but completely different in purpose, with destructive power different from swords. So with the class president’s recommendation, she chose the morning star. By the way, I chose the elegant spear.”

Iliana puffed out her chest and laughed smugly.

“Yeah. Not curious.”

“Right.”

“Class president! The kids are only cold to me!”

Iliana made a tearful face and complained to Leo.

“But somehow it doesn’t match her image.”

When Cal burst into a hollow laugh, Iliana giggled.

“We thought so too. It was her first time handling it, but you know… Ugh!”

Nella smiled with her characteristic languid expression and punched Iliana in the ribs with her fist.

When Iliana clutched her side and collapsed to the ground, the other three looked puzzled.

Seeing that, Leo chuckled and said.

“She smashed a training golem’s head with the morning star. She smiled so refreshingly at that moment. It suited her well.”

The other Knight Department students were terrified seeing that.

“Stop teasing.”

Nella hit Leo’s shoulder with a sullen face.

Seeing that, Cal and Taide muttered.

“Scary.”

“I know, right.”

“Originally, quiet people have tremendous destructive instincts lurking in their hearts… Ugh!”

At Cal and Taide’s words, Iliana was laughing and speaking when she got hit in the ribs again and collapsed.

Only after such a commotion did the group begin to wander around Lumeria City.

“Come to think of it, what happened to the fairy?”

“I don’t know, they say it disappeared without a trace after that day?”

“It must be a false rumor, of course. Does it make sense for a fairy to be in Lumern? And not on the Isle of the Summoned Beasts but in the courtyard. Do even the Summoning Department kids believe that rumor?”

“But did you hear? Someone broke into the food storage.”

“What bold bastard did such a thing?”

“I heard the Magic Studies Department class materials were also messed up. I heard Associate Professor Anna shouting that she won’t let it slide if she finds the culprit.”

“In the Knight Department, there was graffiti on the teaching materials. Vice Professor Claria said she would find the culprit and tear them apart alive.”

Ominous rumors circulating around the school.

Hearing those rumors, Iliana clapped her hands.

“Isn’t that actually like a fairy’s prank?”

“Is a fairy a child? Would they do such pathetic pranks?”

“What do you think the three great summoned beasts are! Go apologize to the Summoning Department right now!”

The Summoning Department kids shouted at Iliana.

Hearing that conversation, Leo thought.

‘The fairy did do it though.’

Leo’s three great summoned beasts were a Phoenix with a history of obesity, a childish fairy, and a perverted Pegasus.

Leo looked at the Summoning Department kids who had romantic notions about the three great summoned beasts with pitying eyes.

It was when they were fully enjoying such a peaceful weekend.

It was when they arrived at a famous restaurant in Lumeria City to have lunch.

“Hm? What brings you all here together?”

“How unusual. Coming out to play all together.”

Sedjen and Hallind were having a meal at the restaurant.

Seeing the Class 5 students, whom he considered rival classmates during their first year, gathered together, Sedjen bristled toward Hallind.

“Our Class 1 also! Gathers like this often!”

“…That’s not my concern.”

“Our Class 1 also has good unity! We just haven’t come out to play in Lumeria City!”

Sedjen, having a first-year episode, burned with competitive spirit and wailed.

Looking at such Sedjen, Hallind said coldly.

“Your grade’s supervising professor is making a disgrace, what are you all doing?”

“Well… how should we…”

“Drag him out.”

At Hallind’s cold words, the male students hurriedly took Sedjen to one side.

“Professor Sedjen. Please calm down.”

“We know Class 1 kids have good unity.”

“Let go! Are you mocking me! You dogs of Hallind! Your supervising professor is me, not Hallind!”

“Yes. Yes.”

“We know well.”

The male students from Class 5 faithfully followed Hallind’s orders.

Such a commotion arose.

After Sedjen calmed down, some students approached the two professors who were eating and said cutely.

“Professor.”

“Please buy us lunch! Please?”

Looking at Iliana who was making her eyes sparkle and blinking cutely, Sedjen grinned.

“Aren’t they lovely students? You can treat them.”

At those words, Hallind said calmly.

“I entrusted my students to you. Sedjen. Because I trust you. I didn’t know there was a need for me to take care of them.”

“Don’t be ridiculous! I’ll buy it!”

Sedjen, falling for Hallind’s simple provocation, bristled.

‘…Professor Sedjen is subtly outmaneuvered by Professor Hallind. Well, we don’t care who buys it for us.’

Iliana smiled wickedly to herself.

Afterward, the students naturally ended up sharing a table with the two professors and had their meal.

Sedjen was originally a professor who pursued a free atmosphere, and Hallind also didn’t stand on ceremony in such settings, so it naturally transitioned to a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Sedjen spared no advice to the students in preparation for midterm exams.

Hallind also had lunch while counseling the students.

After the meal ended.

“Professor Sedjen! Thank you for the meal!”

“It was so delicious!”

“Professor Sedjen! You’re so cool!”

Looking at Sedjen paying the bill, the Class 5 students cheered.

“Heh, cheer a bit more.”

The narcissistic Sedjen spread both arms and encouraged the cheering.

It was when the students cheered even more.

“Chelsea Rwallin.”

“Yes?”

Chelsea, who was shaking her head at that sight, looked puzzled at Hallind’s call and approached him.

“What is it, Professor Hallind.”

Looking down at Chelsea whose eyes were sparkling, Hallind said.

“How is school life these days?”

“I’m an excellent honor student just like in my first year!”

Chelsea puffed out her chest.

“Did I ever disappoint Professor Hallind when I was a first-year?”

“Many times.”

“That’s just because Professor Hallind has high standards.”

Chelsea pouted her lips.

Seeing Chelsea like that, Hallind chuckled softly.

“Right, you were an excellent honor student.”

“See?”

Watching Chelsea’s proud expression, Hallind said.

“But today Sedjen came to consult with me about you.”

“What?”

At the sudden statement, Chelsea’s eyes widened.

“He seemed a bit worried about you.”

“Why would Professor Sedjen…”

Chelsea looked a bit flustered at the news that the professor in charge of second-year students was worried about her.

“Of course, Sedjen’s worry is just his old-fashioned concern. From what I can see, there’s nothing wrong with you as you are now.”

“Me as I am now?”

Chelsea blinked.

Looking at Chelsea, Hallind spoke with his characteristic expressionless face.

“Yes. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a goal. School days are the time to find one.”

At Hallind’s words, Chelsea’s eyes widened slightly.

The conversation about goals that had come up with her friends recently.

When it was mentioned by Hallind, Chelsea was a bit taken aback.

“You’re an excellent student. You’ll probably graduate from the Academy and gain great fame as a combat mage.”

Hallind said matter-of-factly.

“Students who are naturally capable will naturally develop abilities that match their capacity.”

Hallind looked toward Sedjen.

“I’ve demanded that students act within their means. I’ve seen many students who dream beyond their means and don’t last long. Rather than let them die meaninglessly, I make them drop out. That’s my educational policy.”

Lumern Wall of Lamentations.

The professor most feared by upperclassmen.

The core of Hallind’s educational policy was the result of choosing students’ lives over their dreams.

“But Sedjen always wants students to dream big.”

Sedjen wanted students’ potential to bloom fully.

He wanted them to be able to go wherever they wished.

He wanted to push them forward and smile together with students who achieved their goals.

That’s why to upperclassmen, he was as harsh as Hallind.

No, in some ways, he was an even more demanding professor than Hallind.

Because to achieve dreams, one must survive.

Because to challenge limits, one must be properly prepared.

“For students who dream of being heroes, he would be the better professor.”

Hallind turned his gaze from Sedjen to look at Chelsea.

“It’s not strange that you would look worrying in the eyes of someone like that.”

“Why?”

“Because you’re just chasing after Leo Flobe and Avad Rwallin.”

At Hallind’s words, Chelsea was startled.

“So in a way, I wanted to tell you this too, Chelsea Rwallin.”

Hallind narrowed his eyes.

“Will you chase after those two from behind? Or will you walk your own path?”

Chelsea clenched her fists tightly.

“The privilege of being a teenager isn’t as long as you think. If you don’t choose, you’ll end up satisfied with following behind the people you admire, whether you like it or not.”

Will you chase after others who pursue their dreams?

Or will you find your own dream?

“It’s about time to choose, Chelsea Rwallin.”

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