Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 317

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317

“What?”

Avad’s expression hardened as he received news of the rear detachment through magical communication.

“Leo appeared there? How many besides Leo?”

-Just Leo alone! Emio already got taken down!

Avad fell into thought upon hearing the communication.

‘Why did Leo, who was supposed to be part of the strike team heading out to attack other dormitories, show up at the rear of our stronghold?’

“What’s the probability that Cal Thomas’s information was wrong?”

At Duran’s question, who had been listening to the conversation from the side, Avad shook his head.

“No. That can’t be. I watched Cal’s information gathering process myself. The information was solid.”

“It’s possible that information about our movements leaked in reverse…”

Duran’s eyes turned sharp as he was answering.

Flash-! Crackle crackle!

As Duran drew his sword, intense golden lightning burst forth.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

With a thunderous sound, golden sparks erupted from the sword, decorating the sky.

Pababababababat-!

Lightning aura spread like a dense net, striking the incoming ice spikes.

The ice spikes evaporated from the intense heat emanating from the lightning.

The Noble male students admired the sight.

“That’s Duran for you.”

“That’s completely area magic-level power, isn’t it?”

“Kyaaaaa!”

“Duran’s so cool!”

Duran’s figure standing wrapped in lightning aura was certainly impressive.

But Duran’s movements weren’t finished.

Crackle-!

Golden electricity wrapped around Duran’s feet.

Using Aura Step, Duran raced through the air at tremendous speed.

“Don’t you think it’s dangerous for a mage to come to the front like this?”

Duran raised his sword and curled up the corner of his mouth as he looked at the platinum-haired girl.

“Chloe.”

Flash-

Duran’s lightning aura swirled violently.

Chloe’s blue eyes followed the trajectory of Duran’s sword.

Crrrrrack-!

In an instant, an ice barrier unfolded.

Duran’s eyes twitched.

‘Did I know Chloe could use this kind of magic? If she can use magic with this level of defensive power, there should have been signs?’

He hadn’t felt any movement of magical power at all.

‘Is this the familiar that the Magic Studies Department guys were supposed to make this time?’

The moment he thought that.

Whiiiing-!

Chloe’s magical power fluctuated.

“Frost Nova.”

As the spell was completed, cold icy wind swirled violently.

Just before Duran was swept up in that wind.

Kyaooooo!

The Wind Wyvern grabbed Duran’s arm and soared into the sky.

Duran used that momentum to quickly mount the Wind Wyvern’s back.

Crackle crackle crackle-!

Duran raised his hand.

‘A greatsword?’

In Duran’s hand was a massive two-handed sword.

‘I heard that Knight Department students handle auxiliary weapons… Duran uses a greatsword.’

Even though they fall under the same sword category, longswords and two-handed swords are handled in completely different ways.

‘The characteristic of a two-handed sword is.’

Chloe concentrated her magical power.

‘Destructive power far superior to a longsword.’

Flash-! Crackle crackle crackle-!

As Duran raised the two-handed sword, lightning struck down from the sky into the blade.

Waves of golden electricity swirled violently.

Seeing this, Chloe activated her magical power.

Woooong-!

Complex runic script was embroidered in the air.

“Ice World.”

Crackle-!

Crrrrrack!

As Chloe’s incantation ended, absolute zero cold struck Duran.

Whoosh-!

Duran grimaced and withdrew his attack.

The other Noble students also fled in terror from the range of Chloe’s magic.

Along with that, Magic Studies Department students chanted spells for a counterattack.

But faster than that, Chloe quickly withdrew from the battlefield.

“Surprise attacks are certainly frightening.”

Avad clicked his tongue.

That same Avad spread his palm.

Then a magic circle unfolded.

“Instant Contract.”

As the magic spell was chanted, powerful magical power burst out throughout the surrounding area.

“What kind of magic is that? It seems like contract magic.”

“Familiar contract magic.”

“Familiar contract magic?”

“It’s magic that forms wide-area familiar contracts with animals throughout the surrounding area.”

It was also magic created as a presentation magic for this Magic Studies Department assignment.

Familiar creation using magical artificial engineering that Ren had instructed.

Avad had prepared as his assignment magic that modified the magic basically granted to familiars, temporarily granting that effect to surrounding animals, with advice from Ren and Tina.

Magic that didn’t create familiars but arbitrarily commanded hundreds of familiars.

As an all-around type, Avad could provide powerful fire support from the rear like Chloe, and could also fight in the front like Chelsea.

At first glance it seemed all-around, but in fact most all-around type mages were often mediocre.

However, Avad had grown into an ideal all-around mage with literally no flaws through overwhelming talent.

In that case, he felt that preliminary information gathering was necessary to gain an advantage in battle.

So what he created was the ‘Instant Contract’ magic that could artificially create large-scale familiars in the surrounding area.

‘That’s enviable magic.’

Eliza’s eyes lit up.

Various methods for utilizing this magic in summoning studies came to mind in Eliza’s head, as a Summoning Department student.

As Eliza was making an interested expression.

“…All the Glory kids are at the stronghold.”

At Avad’s words, the Noble students showed surprised expressions.

“Was Cal’s information wrong?”

“No. The information is probably correct. But Glory would have planned their strategy expecting information to leak out.”

“Then what about Leo Flobe? Isn’t he defending the stronghold?”

Eliza frowned with her delicate brow.

At that reaction, Avad spoke.

“Right now, among the Glory students, Leo is the only one outside fighting students from other dormitories.”

At those words, all the Noble students’ eyes widened in shock.

“Leo took on the mission of hunting other students single-handedly. We’ve been completely outplayed.”

“B-but even if it’s Leo, how does it make sense for him to hunt dozens of other students by himself?”

When one Noble student asked in a flustered voice, Duran, who had returned, spoke.

“…Excluding the dormitory heads and top-ranking students, who could possibly stop Leo Flobe?”

The Noble students’ eyes widened.

“You all seem to be mistaken, so let me clarify this now.”

Sparks flew from Duran’s body.

“He’s not simply someone who has the abilities of all classes.”

Eliza snorted and summoned her magical beast, mounting it.

“He’s a flawless monster who perfectly understands and uses the abilities of all classes. Relying on numbers and charging at him will only make you sacrificial offerings. There’s only one way to stop him.”

Crackle! Whoosh!

“Overwhelming strength!”

Duran shot forward, and at the same time, Eliza’s Wind Wyvern also charged.

***

“Cal probably saw through our entire strategy.”

Before the exam started.

Chloe gathered all the Glory students and spoke.

“So we’ll all defend the stronghold.”

Chloe looked at Leo.

“So Leo, you get kill points by facing students from other dormitories.”

Chloe said with a slight smile.

“The more you rampage alone, the more students from other dormitories will think you’re not the King. Of course, Woreden, Duran, and Eliza will target you, but”

Chloe’s strategy was one that required trust.

“You won’t be defeated by those kids.”

Trust in their strongest card.

***

Clang-! Whoosh-!

Nella blocked Leo’s sword.

The other students didn’t even dare to try stopping Leo.

The special task force was mainly composed of mid-tier students with good mobility who could act stealthily.

Most of the top-ranking students had gone to the front of Glory Dormitory with their dormitory heads to launch a frontal attack.

Emio, one of the skilled fighters who could respond to Leo’s attacks, had already been careless and received a death judgment, returning to base.

In other words, Nella was the only skilled fighter here who could somewhat hold Leo back.

But most students were all in shock.

“There are no openings!”

“Even though we’re all 2nd years…!”

No student doubted that Leo was the strongest among 2nd years.

But not many students thought the gap between Leo and ordinary students would be this vast.

It was literally a one-sided massacre.

And there wasn’t even a chance to exploit any openings.

Overwhelming strength.

The 2nd years shuddered at the feeling as if they were facing 4th or 5th year students.

“This is… the youngest Student Council President.”

One student muttered as they were swept away by Leo’s flames.

Clang-!

Nella gritted her teeth as she was swept by Leo’s flames.

“Is this the first time we’re fighting like this?”

“Right… In our 1st year, we were class president and vice president. At most, we only had light sparring matches.”

Nella answered with difficulty and unleashed her aura.

Whoosh-

Leo’s flames struck down on Nella.

But Nella deliberately jumped into Leo’s flames.

Her healing-attribute aura recovered the damage inflicted by Leo’s attack.

Seeing this, Leo spoke.

“That’s not a good choice.”

“What?”

Leo quickly responded to Nella’s surprise suicide attack attempt.

Leo had faced countless enemies who attempted suicide attacks.

This tendency was especially prominent among enemies with superior recovery abilities.

Just as Leo was about to finish off the gritting Nella.

Rumble-!

The earth shook.

Leo distanced himself from Nella.

And looked up at the sky.

“You came first.”

Leo smiled slightly.

Seeing this, his opponent descended to the ground.

Thud-

The one who landed on the ground opened his mouth.

“I’ve been waiting for this moment, Leo Flobe.”

Woreden’s eyes flashed.

***

The 1st year students who finished their exam schedule quickly headed to the 1st year spectator stands.

The 1st years, seated by class, all wore expressions of relief.

As their first exam at Lumern, they had prepared with their utmost effort.

Regardless of the results, they were savoring the sense of liberation from having finished the exam.

Meanwhile.

The exam venue was quickly organized and magical screens appeared for viewing from the spectator stands.

Exclamations burst from the guest spectator stands.

“We’ll be able to vividly watch our child’s performance.”

“They’ll surely elevate the family’s honor!”

The 2nd year parents spoke with excited voices.

Through that crowd, a woman with black hair was heading toward the front row seats.

Seeing this woman, several people narrowed their eyes.

“Oh my, coming alone without even an attendant.”

“She must be from an insignificant family.”

“There are no seats here, so if she came late, she should sit in the back. Why did she even come?”

Amid the murmuring, someone who appeared to be the lady of an aristocratic family passed by the woman and spoke while covering her mouth with a fan.

“The front row seats aren’t somewhere you can sit carelessly. Only Lumern graduates can sit there.”

At those words, the black-haired woman smiled gently.

“Yes, I’m aware of that.”

“What did you say?”

Just as the middle-aged woman’s eyes twitched.

“…Senior Raina?”

A cautious voice called out from behind.

Turning her head, Raina smiled brightly upon seeing a face she hadn’t seen in decades.

“Ren! It’s really been so long!”

“I knew it was Senior Raina!”

Ren smiled brightly and approached Raina.

The surrounding people showed bewildered expressions at that reaction.

“Why didn’t you come earlier to cheer on student Leo?”

“You know how he is. He’s not cute at all. Even if I cheer for him, he’s not the type to get energized or anything.”

Raina smiled faintly.

Seeing such Raina, Ren smiled and escorted her.

“Come, let’s go. I have something urgent to discuss with Senior Raina, who is Leo’s mother, regarding Leo’s future.”

The surrounding parents who heard their conversation were shocked and hastily averted their gazes.

They couldn’t help but feel self-conscious since they had carelessly gossiped about the mother of the unprecedented All-Class student and youngest Student Council President of Lumern.

Of course, Raina didn’t pay much attention to their reactions.

“Um, Ren. The Spectator Stands are over there.”

“I have something urgent to discuss with Senior Raina in a quiet place where no one is around.”

“Are you trying to take a married woman to a secluded place right now?”

“It’s that important of a conversation.”

It was when Raina was making an incredulous expression.

“What kind of nonsense is this?”

Yura appeared from behind and put Ren in a chokehold with her arm.

“Oh my, it’s been a while, Yura too.”

“It’s been a while, Senior Raina.”

Ren struggled to shake off Yura’s arm and said.

“Release this gorilla-like arm! As a professor, I need to have a very important meeting with Senior Raina, who is a parent!”

“…Try dying from being choked by this gorilla-like arm!”

“You two are still the same.”

Raina laughed heartily and clapped her hands as if she was used to her two juniors’ fierce quarrel.

The complete opposite of the surrounding parents who were worried sick that a fight might break out.

It was the unique composure that only Lumern graduates could possess.

Then.

“…Raina Jerdinger?”

“Oh my. Ain?”

Raina’s eyes lit up upon discovering Ain, her classmate.

“It’s really been so long!”

“…I just remembered some urgent business.”

Ain tried to leave without looking back.

“Hey! Are you going to ignore a classmate you haven’t seen in so long?”

“Let go.”

Ain, caught by the back of his neck by Raina, broke out in a cold sweat.

Looking at such Ain, Raina narrowed her eyes and said.

“If you keep acting cold, should I tell these kids about what happened after the first-year first semester midterm exams?”

Ain stared wide-eyed at Raina, and Yura and Ren, who had been busy fighting each other, stopped moving completely.

“…You’re truly a woman who suits the nickname Witch of Flames, Raina Jerdinger.”

“It’s been a while since I heard that nickname.”

Looking at Ain who let out a deep sigh, Raina answered with a bright smile.

It was then.

Just at that moment, Leo’s figure was shown in close-up on the electronic display.

Seeing Woreden standing opposite Leo, Ain narrowed his eyes.

“It’s a big match.”

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