Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 316

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As the exam period approached, the students became increasingly busy.

Chen Xia looked at the Glory Dormitory’s stronghold visible before her eyes and muttered.

“…It feels like something’s missing, but what could be lacking in our stronghold?”

At Chen Xia’s muttering, Chloe crossed her arms and began to seriously contemplate.

Not just Chloe.

The Magic Studies Department students who were building defensive towers at the stronghold also pondered deeply.

Eventually, the Magic Studies Department students spoke in unison.

“Firepower?”

“What are we supposed to do if we increase firepower even more here? The purpose of a stronghold is defense. We should focus more on defensive power.”

Chen Xia let out a small sigh.

Then she looked at Leo.

“Young Master Leo, do you see any shortcomings?”

“This should be sufficient.”

At Leo’s words, Chen Xia looked at the Glory stronghold.

“I think I could easily infiltrate it.”

“Among our year, there’s no student with infiltration abilities like yours, so this is enough.”

“That’s true too.”

Chen Xia nodded as if convinced.

Hearing that conversation, Chloe gathered the Glory students.

“Now all preparations are complete.”

Chloe looked at Leo and said.

“Leo, attack the Noble’s stronghold with the others as soon as we start. I’ll attack Harmony’s stronghold with Chen Xia.”

Chloe looked at Iliana.

“Iliana, you defend the stronghold with the others.”

At those words, Iliana pouted her lips.

“I want to go on the attack with the class president too.”

At Iliana’s sulky voice, Chen Xia smiled sweetly.

“Miss Iliana would definitely attack recklessly. I think it’s better for you to guard the stronghold.”

“Ugh.”

As if she had nothing to say, Iliana let out a groan.

Seeing that, the Glory students burst into laughter.

“Anyway, the decisive battle is in 3 days. Rest well until then. Take good care of your condition.”

When Chloe said this with a smile, resentful voices flowed from here and there.

“How can we rest well when we have written exams?”

“Right! Do you know how hard condition management is?”

At the complaints from fellow dormitory students, Chloe tilted her head.

“Can’t you prepare for written exams with what you normally study and do it bit by bit while preparing for practical exams?”

At those words, Chen Xia smiled sweetly.

“That’s only possible because you’re Chloe. Normal people can’t do that.”

“…But you managed to do it, Chen Xia.”

Iliana said with a fed-up expression.

Looking at such Iliana, Chen Xia smiled brightly.

“I only slept about 30 minutes a day. I was trained to be able to do that.”

“…If Chloe is absurd, you’re just scary.”

Iliana shook her head.

“I’ll help you plenty with studying.”

“Ooh!”

“Miss Chloe!”

“Ice Goddess! Ice Queen! Ice Witch!”

“Who just called me a witch!”

Chloe shouted with a reddened face.

***

Lumern was packed with crowds.

Lumern’s headmaster, Riina, pressed her temples as if she had a headache while looking at the spectator stands filled with audiences.

“Why do those board members make me do things like being a figurehead? The power holders don’t even like me since I’m from Shadow anyway.”

At Riina’s irritated grumbling, Yura, who was assisting Riina, agreed.

“That’s exactly what I’m saying. Why are they making me do this!”

Usually Yura wore sensual clothing that was easy to move in, but today she had the appearance of a very proper lady.

Looking at such Yura, Ren said.

“Senior Yura looks decent if she just keeps her mouth shut.”

“Why does ‘if she just keeps her mouth shut’ get attached to that?”

“Do you really not know? Then I’ll explain it so Senior Yura can understand…”

Yura, with veins bulging on her forehead, grabbed Ren by the collar.

Seeing that, the external guests who had been approaching to greet them ran away with fearful eyes.

Riina giggled and watched the two of them.

At this, Ain let out a deep sigh.

“Headmaster, you should stop those two’s disgraceful behavior instead of watching.”

“Thanks to them, the annoying ones aren’t coming, so isn’t it good?”

Ain pressed her brow firmly.

‘At times like this, I miss the late Master Kalian.’

Although Headmaster Kalian was somewhat frivolous and would dump work on the professors at every opportunity, he definitely maintained his dignity during external events.

Riina was a more diligent headmaster than Kalian, but she tended to detest external events.

Looking at such Ain, Riina propped her chin and smiled.

“Don’t worry so much, Professor Ain.”

Riina grinned.

“Everyone already knows I’m from Shadow. So the external guests probably don’t want to greet me that much either? There are few power holders who don’t have shady backgrounds.”

Shadow had traditionally been tasked not only with executing traitors but also cutting out cancerous existences from the world.

In extreme cases, there were even Shadows who made assassination their calling.

As such, power holders had a strong tendency to instinctively avoid Shadow.

“By the way, should I say there are no surprises in the freshmen’s exam results?”

Riina propped her chin while looking at the freshmen who had finished their Combat Studies practical exam and were receiving cheers from the audience.

This year’s freshmen midterm Combat Studies practical exam was conquering a labyrinth dungeon.

Conquering a labyrinth dungeon that the professors had arbitrarily created, not a Hero Dungeon.

The team that broke through the labyrinth in the fastest time received high scores.

“Aina Beidna. Should I say she’s truly worthy of being Master Kalian’s great-granddaughter?”

Riina narrowed her eyes and looked at Aina standing in the training ground.

“She’s also first in the Knight Studies exam, right?”

“So I heard.”

Ain nodded.

“She beat Havedon by a narrow margin.”

“Oh. What about other departments?”

At Riina’s question, Ain gave a report.

“There were no surprises. For the Summoning Department, Shasha won the beast race. She’s first overall in the Summoning Department. In the Magic Studies Department, Juwen took first place in magical combat.”

“Hmm.”

Riina stroked her chin.

“What about Leo Flobe’s mentee?”

“In Luke Elda’s case, he’s in the middle-upper ranks for written exams, but he’s dead last in all practical exams.”

“Should I say that’s expected?”

“It’s a natural result. However…”

“However?”

“Compared to the beginning of the semester, he hasn’t grown at all.”

“…I heard he’s been working hard though?”

“Harder than anyone else.”

Riina made an amused expression.

“It seems the Student Council President did something. Can we look forward to the final exams?”

Riina, who had been nodding, glanced at her watch.

“You should go prepare now too.”

“Yes, understood.”

Ain bowed his head and looked coldly at the junior professors who were still fighting.

“Let’s go, idiots.”

“Who are you calling idiots!”

“Senior Ain. Let me explain what an idiot is in a way you can easily understand…”

“Shut up.”

Riina shook her head as she watched Ain grab the junior professors by their necks and drag them away.

‘Ain will age quickly.’

***

At Noble’s Stronghold, Avad gathered the dormitory students and spoke.

“According to Cal’s information, Glory has Chloe and Chen Xia attacking Harmony’s stronghold while Leo attacks our stronghold. And I thought it was necessary, so I shared this information with Selia.”

“Was that necessary?”

When Taide asked with a puzzled face, Avad replied.

“We made a non-aggression pact with Harmony anyway. We can’t attack each other until we bring down Glory’s stronghold. Given that situation, I thought it would be best to gather all our core forces and strike Glory’s stronghold.”

Eliza trimmed her nails.

“Since the dormitory members are divided anyway, bringing down the stronghold will be difficult.”

“Right. Chloe probably devised a strategy to quickly deploy core forces to secure kill points.”

“…Does that mean Glory didn’t choose a King from among the dormitory heads?”

At Duran’s words, Avad shook his head.

“No, they would have chosen a King from among the dormitory heads.”

“Then isn’t that too risky a strategy?”

“Strong people don’t die easily. They probably thought to catch opponents off guard by choosing a strong person as King. The problem is which of the three is the King…”

Avad stroked his chin.

“Cal, what do you think?”

At Avad’s question, Cal scratched his head.

“Well, if I were Chloe, wouldn’t I have chosen Leo as King?”

“Why?”

“He’s the most reliable.”

“…Certainly, if it’s Leo Flobe, he has good mobility so he could quickly escape from the battlefield.”

Eliza narrowed her eyes.

“Should we target Leo Flobe?”

“No. Leo has good mobility. Of course, in the air it’s me, on land it’s Duran, and underwater Eliza could match Leo’s mobility.”

Avad narrowed his eyes.

“Leo has high mobility in air, on land, and underwater without discrimination. If we try to catch him carelessly, only our side’s damage will increase.”

Avad shook his head.

“Let’s just bring down the stronghold for sure.”

Avad spread out a map.

“Selia is probably thinking the same thing as me. We’ll attack the front of Glory’s stronghold with our core forces. And Emio, you take the kids and go to the rear of Glory’s stronghold as stealthily as possible.”

***

Selia looked at the students.

“If you go behind Glory’s stronghold, you’ll probably meet Noble’s separate unit. If those guys keep their promise, don’t fight. Attack together. Of course, it’ll be hard to bring it down in one go. But if we deal a big blow to the stronghold, the Glory kids won’t be able to participate actively in battle.”

“It’s non-aggression but… we’ve unintentionally become allies.”

At Nella’s muttering, Selia made a serious expression.

“The moment we gain advantageous ground against Glory, we and Noble will immediately enter battle too. So don’t let your guard down thinking we’re allies.”

Just as the strategy meeting was wrapping up.

Whiiiiing-! Boom-!

Signal flares bloomed across all of Lake Lumeria.

Seeing that, Selia said.

“Alright, let’s move!”

At those words, the 2nd year students began to move.

***

Emio led the Noble students toward the rear of the island where Glory’s stronghold was located.

“Nice weather.”

Emio curled up the corners of his mouth.

Water mist covered the entire lake.

Perfect conditions for moving stealthily.

Then he felt signs of people in the distance.

The Noble students made wary expressions.

“Is it Harmony?”

“Yeah, that’s right. Emio.”

“It’s Nella.”

Emio frowned.

“Avad trusted your side’s commander and devised this strategy. It seems Selia Jerdinger also communicates with Avad despite their growling at each other.”

“Those two have known each other since childhood.”

Nella smiled with her characteristic languid expression.

“Please work well with us until we bring down Glory. We’ll take the lead, so follow behind.”

Emio moved forward.

“Why is he saying he’ll take the lead? Does he think he’s the captain?”

When one Harmony student grumbled, Nella grinned.

“Soldiers originally consider who conquers first as most important.”

Shrugging her shoulders, Nella led the Harmony students following behind Noble.

Emio, advancing at the front, muttered to himself.

‘This feels bad. It’s like things are going according to that Avad guy’s strategy.’

This exam has many strategic elements.

As such, he thought he, as the heir to a military family, would be able to shine.

But the students unanimously chose Avad as commander.

That much was fine.

The problem was…

‘Why did he make Cal, that bastard, his advisor!’

Moreover, Cal had perfectly figured out the enemy’s attack routes.

That fact was even more displeasing.

‘It’s become perfect for that commoner bastard to shine!’

Just when he was desperately hoping Cal’s information would be wrong.

Swoooosh-!

He felt signs of people ahead.

Emio paused at this and inwardly cheered while curling up the corners of his mouth.

“It seems that Cal guy was wrong.”

“What?”

“It’s the Glory bastards.”

At Emio’s words, the Noble students hurriedly entered battle formation.

Accordingly, the Harmony students also prepared for battle.

“This got interesting. Let’s see what kind of guys came.”

It was when Emio was deploying his magical power.

“I’ll sweep you away.”

Emio quickly chanted his spell.

But the opponent’s chanting finished faster than his.

Whoooosh-!

Moreover, the power was just as strong as the magic Emio had been preparing.

Emio’s eyes widened in shock at the unexpectedly powerful magic he had been careless about.

Kwagagagagagang-!

“What?!”

The fire-type magic instantly evaporated the water mist and struck Emio.

Emio tried to defend himself urgently against the sudden ambush, but the flames were faster.

Whoosh-!

Emio, hit by the flames, was instantly judged dead and returned.

“You shouldn’t let your guard down.”

Nella let out a groan as she saw the opponent’s figure appear through the gap where the water mist had cleared.

“Leo?”

“Why is he here!”

“Was the information wrong?”

Leo, who was supposed to attack Noble, revealed himself in the rear.

The water mist concealed Leo’s figure again.

“Read his presence!”

“How many Glory kids came to intercept us!”

“I can’t sense anything!”

“Don’t tell me…”

The Harmony and Noble students showed bewildered expressions.

“Alone?”

“Correct.”

Woooong! Whoooooosh-!

The students’ faces hardened as they saw the soaring flames.

Kwagagagagagagang-!

A massive flame surge shot up.

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