Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 32

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32

All first-year students gathered in the Main Auditorium.

The bustling chatter of mid-teenage students filled the entire Main Auditorium.

Meanwhile, associate professors and assistants came out to prepare for class.

Soon after the class preparations were finished, one associate professor spoke.

“Everyone, please quiet down. Class will begin shortly!”

“Yes.”

The students responded to the assistants’ words.

The bustling noise decreased a little, but it didn’t completely disappear.

Teenagers at an age when they love playing with friends weren’t beings that could be silenced by a single adult’s words.

The associate professors knew this too, but they didn’t point it out any further.

Because the one in charge of today’s class was none other than Professor Artian Niere.

“Everyone! Sorry for being late!”

Professor Artian, who entered the Main Auditorium, apologized as she climbed onto the platform.

Thud!

“Ow!”

Then she tripped and fell.

At that moment, all the students straightened their posture and became quiet.

Professor Artian, wearing an embarrassed expression, rubbed her knee as she headed to the center of the platform.

Artian Niere.

Currently the professor that first-year students fear the most.

The reason was simple.

Because if you chatter during her class, physical punishment immediately follows.

Of course, it wasn’t her intention but the doing of the hot-tempered spirits contracted with Professor Artian.

Thanks to this, students would tense up first whenever Professor Artian appeared.

Artian, who had controlled the students just by appearing, clapped her hands and smiled brightly.

“As expected, our students are so well-behaved! To become this quiet in front of your professor!”

Optimistic Artian simply thought the students were well-behaved.

“Last class we covered the story of the Renowned Hero Families, right? Before today’s class, shall we review what we learned a bit?”

Artian began the class.

“Any student who can tell me about the reasons why Renowned Hero Families could emerge after the appearance of Hero Record?”

At that question, hands went up here and there.

Scary aside, she was a good professor.

She conducted classes in an easy-to-understand manner and also gave grades generously.

Considering that among strict professors, there were some who gave stingy grades to the point of cutting them down, there was nothing wrong with actively participating in Artian’s class.

Even Cal actively raised his hand.

“Cal from Class 5?”

“Yes!”

Cal, who quietly cheered, stood up from his seat.

“Because to open the Heroes’ World in Hero Record, you need objects deeply related to or with deep anecdotes about that hero. Since descendants of heroes inherit relics from their ancestors, they have easy access to the Heroes’ World!”

“Correct. I’ll give Cal 5 points.”

Cal sat down with a big smile.

“Though it’s a political matter, the deep connection between Lumern Academy, which stores Hero Record, and the Renowned Hero Families is also for this reason.”

Even if you have the key to open the Heroes’ World, the recorded hero’s records are stored in Hero Record at Lumern.

“In the case of heroes whose relics didn’t survive before the emergence of the Heroes’ World, you can obtain items related to heroes through relic investigation and excavation.”

Since Hero Record is an object that has existed continuously since the Age of Calamity, before the Heroes’ World was revealed, there are countless hero pages that only exist as pages and cannot open the Heroes’ World.

“Since even for the same hero, one person’s relics can’t open all pages, excavation is the second most important activity in the current era after conquering Hero Dungeons. Moreover, Hero Dungeons created by rampage give rewards but often result in unstable power inheritance. Now, here’s one question.”

Artian looked toward the students again.

“Any student who can discuss the importance of heroic studies besides what I explained?”

Once again, students actively raised their hands.

“Duran from Class 1.”

“Because it can become a clue for conquering the Heroes’ World.”

“Correct. I’ll give Duran 5 points too.”

Duran calmly sat down.

“The Heroes’ World consists of trials that previous heroes experienced. Even knowing that hero’s anecdotes, they’re such enormous trials that conquest is impossible. Many lose their lives there. That’s why even small clues or single anecdotes become key keywords for conquest.”

This was also why students devoted themselves to heroic studies.

“When you become upperclassmen, you’ll choose a hero whose power you want to inherit and conquer that hero’s pages. Until then, you should also figure out which heroes match your disposition.”

Iliana lightly clapped her hands.

“Now, shall we proceed with homework presentations?”

Last week, Artian had given homework to all first-year students.

Of course, it wasn’t particularly difficult homework.

Think about what you want to do as a hero and present it during the next heroic studies class.

Though it seemed like nothing special, those who dream of becoming heroes needed to establish their heroic image.

And since everyone had enrolled in Lumern with serious hearts, the first-years had seriously pondered this homework over the weekend.

“Now, let’s start with Class 1.”

Class 1 students fidgeted and glanced at each other.

Because they were embarrassed to talk about their goals as heroes in front of hundreds of people.

“Class 1! There’s nothing to be embarrassed about! Your goals are your guides! Speaking them proudly in front of people is something to be proud of… mmph!”

“This is Artian’s class now. It’s not your time to step forward.”

“Professor Sedjen! Please! Professor Artian is already so timid!”

Professor Sedjen, who had been enthusiastically cheering after seeing Class 1 hesitate, was restrained by other homeroom professors.

Then Selia stood up from her seat.

With her back straight, she swept her hair back and spoke confidently.

“I want to become a knight who surpasses the predecessors of my family.”

A knight who surpasses Jerdinger’s predecessors.

For someone from a Renowned Hero Family, there was no goal with more weight than that.

“Wow! What a wonderful goal!”

Next to stand up was Chloe.

“I want to create a grimoire established solely with my original spells.”

“What a grand goal for a mage.”

Starting with Selia, students began sharing their goals one by one.

At first everyone hesitated, but once they started talking, there was no stopping them.

The homeroom professors observing from behind listened carefully to their students’ presentations.

Because they knew well that this short presentation was the path the students wanted to take.

Soon it became Class 5’s turn.

“I want to be of help to heroes.”

When Cal expressed his aspiration, Artian showed a surprised expression.

But she soon understood Cal’s intention and smiled.

“It seems Cal wants to become someone who supports heroes’ backs.”

“Yes.”

Other students couldn’t understand Cal choosing the supporter’s path so early, but professors often evaluated the path Cal wanted to take positively.

When Cal sat down, it became Leo’s turn.

Leo, who stood up from his seat, spoke calmly.

“My goal is the complete annihilation of Erebos.”

Silence fell over the Main Auditorium for a moment.

Artian was surprised, and students also looked at Leo with bewildered faces.

The complete annihilation of Erebos.

That wasn’t simply a personal wish.

It was the world’s cherished desire since the Age of Calamity.

But it was a foolish wish that even those great heroes had failed at, one that would be ridiculed if spoken aloud.

He had spoken it without hesitation, so it was impossible not to be dumbfounded.

“Ah, um…! What a magnificent goal!”

Artion barely managed to collect himself and smiled.

“Isn’t that too much like a pipe dream?”

“Long ago, there was one foolish fellow who used to talk about such pipe dreams.”

Leo rested his chin on his hand and chuckled.

“At some point, I too was moved by that foolish dream. So I decided to carry on that dream in his place.”

Cal made an exasperated expression watching Leo speak incomprehensibly.

Then he grinned.

“Someone aiming for such a great undertaking would need an excellent supporter, wouldn’t they?”

“I’ll look forward to it, Cal.”

***

“The grade representative certainly has extraordinary aspirations.”

One of the supervising professors watching the first-years’ presentations muttered.

“Don’t you think he answered too jokingly?”

“His supervising professor is Professor Hallind, isn’t it? Would he really joke around in a place like this?”

“Still, isn’t it too absurd an aspiration?”

Opinions were divided among the professors.

Sedjen asked Hallind, who was beside him.

“Does it seem like a joke to you?”

“No. He’s not a student who would talk nonsense.”

Hallind frowned.

“That’s why it’s a bit frightening.”

It had been thousands of years since Erebos was subjugated by the great heroes and sealed away in various fragments.

During that time, there had been several resurrections.

But even the revival of just a single fragment had swept the world into great catastrophe.

And here was a student dreaming of the complete annihilation of such an Erebos.

‘Is he simply a fool? Or does he have that great a capacity?’

Even after a month, even Hallind couldn’t fully gauge Leo yet.

While Hallind was intently watching in Leo’s direction.

“Professors.”

The principal’s secretary Erena approached the professors carrying a box.

“These are the Hero Record pages that will be used as teaching materials this time.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Secretary Erena.”

Professor Sedjen received it and stood up from his seat.

The other supervising professors also rose.

The professors would also participate in this joint class.

More precisely, it was to prepare for any contingencies.

In the past, there had been several instances where pages recovered from Hero Dungeons had gone berserk during class.

It wasn’t a frequent occurrence, but it wasn’t unheard of either, so professors always observed whenever Hero Records were used as teaching materials to protect the students.

By the time the professors headed to the platform, the presentations from the other classes had also ended.

“Everyone. From now on, we will conduct a heroics class using the Hero Record that the Dungeon Conquerors recovered this time.”

Professor Artion said as he received the box containing the sealed Hero Record from Sedjen.

“Finally!”

“This is my first time touching a Hero Record!”

“I’m nervous!”

The students showed excited reactions.

“Today’s class will involve reading pages from the Hero Record, deducing by class which hero’s pages they are, and creating a strategy for conquering the Heroes’ World.”

This class didn’t necessarily require using Hero Records.

But it was something they would encounter in actual practice someday.

Therefore, to add weight to the lesson, students used Hero Records whose contents they couldn’t know.

“Class representatives from each class, please come forward.”

“I’m envious, Leo. To be able to touch a Hero Record directly!”

Nella laughed at Iliana’s words.

“We’ll all be able to touch it after class ends anyway, so what’s the big deal?”

“Still, being able to touch it early is a privilege!”

Iliana was envious of the privilege that came with being a class representative.

Thus, ten class representatives climbed onto the platform.

As prominent students even among the first-years gathered in one place, a strange atmosphere formed.

“Oh my. So Leo was Class 5’s representative?”

Chen Xia, Class 10’s representative, greeted him warmly.

“It was decided hastily today.”

“Hastily?”

Chen Xia tilted her head.

Meanwhile, Artion opened the sealed box.

“There are two Hero Records recovered this time. Of course, only one Hero Record will be used as teaching material. The other is a page fragment… I brought it to show you that such things exist too.”

Artion lifted up the page fragment.

And handed it to Leo, who was closest.

Leo reached out without thinking.

Suddenly, the page fragment emitted a faint light.

And the moment the page touched Leo’s hand.

[Hero Record Open. ■■’s World. Chapter: ■■-■■■]

A message Leo had seen before appeared before his eyes.

Artion, of course, as well as the class representatives.

And even the professors who had been preparing for contingencies showed shocked expressions.

Whooom-!

Light rose from the platform floor.

Divine language that mortals could not understand.

“A rampage?”

Along with Professor Sedjen’s bewildered voice, brilliant light engulfed the platform.

When the light finally disappeared, Leo and the professors and class representatives from each class were standing in some space.

It was the middle of a battlefield.

Corpses of all sorts of grotesque monsters were scattered across the ground.

“Everyone stay alert! This is a Hero Dungeon!”

At Hallind’s shout, the class representatives’ faces turned pale.

“Hallind! I can see walls over there!”

Sedjen pointed to the walls Leo was looking at.

Leo stared at those walls with a blank expression.

They were walls familiar to Leo.

A place that no longer existed in this era.

The age of catastrophe, the final line of defense and the final city.

The Walls of Gardstron.

The corpses of monsters, demons, and demon races were burning, and a foul stench pierced their nostrils.

For Leo, this scene was absolutely unforgettable.

If this was that time… if his memory wasn’t wrong, he had definitely said this.

‘That’s right, Kail. My wish is such a foolish wish.’

“That’s right, ■■. My wish is such a foolish wish.”

At the voice heard from behind, the professors and class representatives flinched and turned their heads.

And soon they unconsciously drew in their breath.

The being there was far too famous an existence.

Leo turned his head blankly toward where the voice had come from.

That woman spoke with the same confident tone as before.

“But ■■. We’re going to save the world.”

The Black Dragon, now called the King of Wisdom in this era.

A great and noble hero who shot up a ray of hope in the age of despair when the world was heading toward destruction.

Back then, a close friend who was ridiculed as a fool.

Feeling his throat tighten, Leo called out that name.

“Risinass.”

At that call, Risinass smiled broadly.

Crash—!

At the same time, the world collapsed.

In the blink of an eye, he was back in the Main Auditorium.

“What the…!”

“P-Professor, what just happened?”

The students asked in trembling voices, confused.

Hallind made a calm judgment.

“Class is suspended for now. Everyone calm down and exit the Main Auditorium.”

At those words, the associate professors led the students out.

Leo stood there blankly, looking down at the fragment of a Hero Record page in his hand.

He could tell whose page this fragment belonged to.

‘Kail’s page. This is my record.’

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