Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 324

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324

The turret installed by Glory to protect the barrier.

Iliana emerged from that turret, crossed her arms, and burst into laughter with a “Wahahahaha!”

“As long as I’m here, no one can ever breach our Glory’s walls!”

Mimicking the spirited heroes from stories, Iliana looked smugly at the other dormitory students who were retreating.

Then she suddenly noticed how quiet it was around her and made a puzzled expression.

‘Strange? Someone should be giving me grief about now?’

At the different reaction than usual, Iliana looked at her fellow dormitory students with a confused face.

Those standing on the barrier were all looking in one direction.

Turning her head in that direction, Iliana made a bright expression and waved her hand.

“Ah! Class president! Did you successfully intercept those who attacked from the rear?”

Seeing Iliana greet him warmly, Leo smiled gently and returned to Glory’s stronghold.

Watching Leo, the Glory students murmured.

“Selia, Avad, and Chelsea all at the same time…”

“What happened to Woreden, Duran, and Eliza who went to the rear?”

“From what the reconnaissance team said… they received death rulings?”

“So he alone caused five top-tier students of the grade to receive death rulings?”

“Was Leo’s power at that level?”

Everyone made expressions of being stunned.

Iliana, who heard those words, also made a surprised expression.

‘The class president faced all the dormitory heads by himself?’

Of course, he didn’t face them all at once.

But even so, the fact that he achieved victory against three people alone was already at a thrilling level.

***

Murmur murmur-

“…To think he was that overwhelmingly powerful.”

“All-class like the Hero of the Beginning…”

“Does it make sense to handle Phoenix and Fairy simultaneously?”

Bewildered voices erupted from the spectator stands.

When Leo and Woreden first began fighting in earnest, what erupted were cheers.

The battle between Phoenix, called one of the three great mythical beasts, and Titaum, the Great Spirit of earth.

The unexpected big match was enough to excite not only the students but also those who came from outside.

But the aspect of the battle that unfolded afterward was shocking.

Overwhelming force that no one had anticipated.

The combat power Leo displayed was literally shocking.

Especially in the spectator stands where the freshmen gathered, everyone was making shocked expressions.

Shasha kept her mouth tightly shut and clenched her fists.

A secret that only she knew.

‘…Phoenix… Fairy… and even Pegasus.’

Pegasus Ati, who had made contracts with the Rodren Empire’s imperial family for generations.

Shasha knew the fact that Ati had made a contract with Leo.

Just contracting with one of the three great mythical beasts was already a dream-like event that ordinary beast tamers couldn’t even imagine.

Yet he had made contracts with all three of those mythical beasts.

For Shasha, it couldn’t help but be shocking.

Juwen also gritted his teeth.

‘What exactly is that person?’

Mages usually specialize in one field.

But Leo had no such limitations.

‘He uses star magic freely and even dragon language magic…’

On top of that, Leo’s unique magic Bible.

That was magic that had created tremendous ripples in the magical academic world last year.

He possessed all the ideal things that mages dream of.

The fact that such a senior existed one grade above was enough to make one feel intimidated.

Havedon also seemed to have similar thoughts as he made a stern expression.

Luke clenched his fists tightly.

‘Senior Leo.’

It wasn’t just the freshmen.

The 3rd, 4th, and 5th year students were also shocked by Leo’s abilities.

Even students who had secretly been displeased with Leo being student council president were left speechless.

The professors felt the same way.

Leo’s true abilities that were finally revealed were enough to have tremendous impact on everyone related to Lumern.

“…This is serious.”

Ain muttered in a stern voice.

Raina was also looking at the screen with rarely serious eyes.

The previous owner of the Flame Storm that Selia used was none other than Raina.

Therefore, Raina knew better than anyone what it meant for Flame Storm to be broken.

‘The sword won’t be damaged or anything.’

Flame Storm was a sword made of flames.

If the owner’s will was revived, it would recover its original form once again.

‘But it’s not easy for an extinguished ember to flare up again.’

Raina sighed.

‘Besides, the other children…’

It wouldn’t be just Selia who was broken.

“It’s as if he’s trying to break his peers.”

At Ain’s muttering, Raina said.

“He’s probably trying to break them.”

“…Why? The Leo I know isn’t a student who tries to break his opponents. He has no reason to do so.”

“Right. Leo isn’t that kind of child.”

Raina rested her chin on her hand.

And narrowed her eyes.

“But wouldn’t there be a reason why he needs to break them?”

“A reason to break them?”

“Yes.”

Raina made a “hmm” sound as she organized her thoughts, then soon said.

“Our son was unnecessarily mature, so he was a kid who had no trace of cuteness from a young age.”

Ain focused on Raina’s words.

“So he’s been very considerate of those around him since childhood. His school life must have been the same. Rather than hiding his power, he might have been considerate of his peers all this time.”

Bottomless potential no matter how much you dig.

Indeed, if they had known such a gap existed, could the other students have burned with competitive spirit toward Leo?

‘They couldn’t have.’

Ain narrowed his eyes.

“But he couldn’t just be considerate forever. This is the first time he’s shown sincerity to peers who always came at him with sincerity.”

“I see. So he’s testing the other students by showing them the gap.”

“Right.”

Raina smiled slightly.

“There are things that professors can’t teach. You know that fact well too, don’t you?”

“When you taste frustration from someone you considered your goal… there are things you can see for the first time.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Raina made an expression lost in memories.

“Even you were like that. After the first-year midterms ended, you were completely crushed by me and cried your eyes out, right?”

“….”

Ain’s face turned horribly pale.

Raina and Ain.

A secret only the two of them knew.

Ain, who had ranked 2nd in Knight Academy when she entered as a first-year, also placed 2nd in the midterm exams of the first semester, losing to Raina.

Unable to accept this, she challenged Raina to a duel on the day after the midterm exams ended and tasted the bitter flavor of defeat.

She had been so frustrated at the time that she cried her eyes out.

“It wasn’t a complete defeat. I lost by a narrow margin.”

“Hmm. Should I tell Yura and Ren?”

“Ugh….”

Ain gritted her teeth as she watched Raina threatening her by holding onto her dark history.

“You’re… still a witch, Raina Jerdinger.”

“It’s Raina Flobe now. Don’t worry. I won’t tell the underclassmen.”

Ain let out a deep sigh as she watched Raina burst into laughter.

Then she looked at the screen.

‘It’s okay to feel frustrated. It’s okay to be broken. Being given continuous opportunities is a student’s privilege. However.’

Ain’s eyes grew heavy.

‘Don’t lose sight of your goal.’

***

“Huff-! Huff-! I, I almost died.”

Cal clutched his heart.

Then he made a horrified expression as he looked at the devastated interior of the Noble’s Stronghold.

“Eliza. That… th, thank you! If you hadn’t come, Cal might have been done for.”

“We… well… we did our best in our own way.”

“….”

The Noble Dormitory students looked at Eliza, who had driven off Chen Xia, and spoke hesitantly.

Eliza, who was hanging her head low with an ominous expression, looked like she might explode at any moment.

Then Cal dusted off his bottom and stood up.

He shuddered as if getting goosebumps.

The sight of Chen Xia persistently targeting him was terror itself.

“Wow~ Thanks, Eliza. Really, if it weren’t for you….”

Whip-!

“Don’t, don’t be angry. I’ll properly defend next time… Eliza?”

Cal flinched as he watched Eliza turn around sharply and walk toward him.

Then he paused when he saw Eliza’s trembling hands.

“You fought… Leo?”

“Yes.”

Eliza said with her head hung low.

“Woreden, Duran, and I. The three of us fought Leo Flobe.”

“Three of you?”

“Wow….”

“That’s unexpected. The three of you ganging up on one person.”

The Noble students exclaimed in amazement.

Then thud- thud- Duran walked over.

The Noble students looked flustered at Duran’s ominous atmosphere.

“What’s wrong?”

“What on earth happened?”

The two people who were always confident were silent.

The Noble students couldn’t help but be confused when the two people who would have scolded them for allowing Chen Xia’s intrusion remained silent.

In the midst of this, Cal cautiously spoke up.

“Did you… lose to Leo?”

The Noble students looked dumbfounded at Cal’s question.

“Hey, Cal. No matter how great Leo Flobe is, does it make sense for him to beat Duran, Eliza, and Woreden when the three of them joined forces?”

“Right.”

“….”

“….”

But despite what the other Noble students said, Duran and Eliza remained silent.

The Noble students’ faces hardened.

“Hey, no way.”

“It can’t be, right?”

It was when everyone had shocked expressions.

“Everyone gather.”

Avad, who had returned to the stronghold, called the Noble students.

Everyone gathered with confused faces.

“We need to change our strategy.”

Avad said while looking around at the Noble students.

“Avoid fighting Leo as much as possible. Fighting Leo now would only give points to Glory Dormitory.”

Hearing Avad’s words, the Noble Dormitory students looked at Duran and Eliza.

The two people who should have been most upset by Avad’s words were maintaining their silence.

After that, the dormitory students who had participated in battles gradually returned.

Everyone made shocked expressions after hearing stories about Leo.

The fact that Leo had achieved victory both times despite the two dormitory heads cooperating was literally shocking.

“He controls Phoenix and fairies?”

“A cheat-like defensive magic that nullifies three people’s coordinated attack….”

“He overwhelmed Avad and Selia?”

It was an unbelievable story.

But it was true.

Then Cal, who had been lost in thought, spoke.

“At first, Leo went alone to attack the Rear Detachment, right?”

“Right.”

Avad nodded.

“Chen Xia infiltrated our stronghold to find out the King. All other students entered stronghold defense mode.”

Cal, who had been pondering, said.

“This makes it certain. Glory’s King is Leo.”

Avad smiled slightly.

“What’s your reasoning?”

“If he had stayed at the stronghold, the risk burden would have been greater because he would have had to face you guys. So by sending him to the front lines, they probably made it so Leo could avoid suspicion of being the King. Moreover.”

Cal made a serious expression.

“If Leo is rampaging alone like that, the probability of him being the King is even higher.”

“Why? Isn’t rampaging more dangerous?”

One Noble student looked puzzled.

“It is dangerous. But the more he does that, the less we’ll think he’s the King. I think Leo made a kind of show of force.”

Cal looked at Avad.

“Right now, Avad planned a strategy to avoid Leo. If the dormitory heads avoid Leo? In the end, there will be no students to face Leo. They’ll just be one-sidedly beaten.”

Cal took a deep breath.

“Leo is planning to thoroughly crush us.”

“Why is he suddenly acting like this after hiding his skills all this time?”

Duran asked with a distorted face.

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t think they could win against Leo.

Probably the same would be true even if the dormitory heads joined forces.

If the overwhelming difference in power was that great.

Even with four people, victory couldn’t be guaranteed.

‘We’d need at least five people.’

That was the extent of the skill gap Duran estimated between Leo and themselves.

But….

‘It’s not just Leo Flobe on that side. There’s also Chloe and Chen Xia.’

The balance of power had long been broken because of Leo’s existence alone.

In such a situation, defeating Glory was nearly impossible.

At Duran’s words, Cal spoke up.

“Maybe there’s been a change of heart? I don’t know what kind of change it is. But at least it’s certain he’s taking us seriously.”

Cal made a serious expression.

“The dormitory heads I know are slyly evasive about this and that, ill-mannered, and annoying, but.”

He looked over Avad, Duran, and Eliza.

“At least they weren’t people who avoided challenges.”

Cal put strength into his voice.

“You knew the distance was far, right? It’s just gotten a bit farther! But you’re giving up over just that? No! In the first place!”

Cal shouted as if feeling wronged.

“Hey! Even I, who’s dead last among the 2nd years, am thinking of beating Leo, so what are you guys to be giving up and making a fuss! Aren’t you worse than me right now!”

Duran’s face contorted, and Eliza, whose shoulders had been trembling, swung her whip to wrap around Cal’s neck and dragged him over.

“What did you just say, Cal?”

“Hiiiik? P-please forgive me…!”

Cal’s momentum broke at the sight of Eliza’s fierce appearance and he begged.

Watching this scene, Avad burst into laughter.

“The last place student is thinking of beating first place?”

“Yeah. Of course, if I fought directly it would be suicide, but.”

Cal, who had escaped from Eliza, said.

“I don’t think it’s impossible for you guys.”

“…Leo Flobe has no weaknesses. He was literally a perfect and flawless monster. You think we can win against such a monster?”

When Eliza answered in a powerless voice, Cal was impressed.

“…You unexpectedly have girlish aspects. Acting like a fragile maiden just because you got thoroughly beaten once.”

“…I’ll kill you.”

“Stop! Stop! If I die, our dormitory is finished!”

Cal screamed.

Avad calmed down the red-faced and fuming Eliza, while Duran crossed his arms.

“…Are you confident?”

“Of course not.”

Cal shrugged his shoulders and grinned.

“But if we leave Leo alone like this, we’ll obviously lose, right? So let’s try taking down the perfect and flawless monster once.”

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