Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 33

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33.

“Whaaaaaaat? You saw the King of Wisdom!”

“Amazing! This is huge! Then that’s Risinass-nim’s Hero Record?”

The entire grade was in chaos due to the heroics incident.

All professors at the Academy were summoned and classes were replaced with self-study.

That’s how significant this incident was.

There aren’t many records left of the Great Heroes, who were the first heroes recorded in the Hero Record.

In such circumstances, a new page fragment of the Hero Record featuring Risinass had been discovered.

It wasn’t strange that Lumern was in an uproar.

While other students were showing excited reactions.

Leo was deep in thought.

‘Why was only my Hero Record so messed up?’

The Heroes’ World was probably generated because Leo, who could be called the master of that world, had touched the Hero Record.

But it was clearly different from the entrance exam.

‘When entering the Heroes’ World, a message appears to the challenger showing whose world it is. But in this case…’

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

It was impossible to tell whose world it was.

‘Even when Risinass called my name, the name couldn’t be heard.’

It was as if someone had intentionally erased Kail’s name.

‘There’s definitely a clear reason why my Hero Record wasn’t preserved.’

Leo narrowed his eyes.

‘The Hero Record was originally one, right?’

The Hero Record, now divided into five, was originally one complete record.

But long ago, due to some incident, it was split into five.

In that process, many pages were lost and scattered throughout the world.

‘What if someone deliberately destroyed the Hero Record?’

The Hero Record is an object that inherits the power of heroes.

Literally, it’s the power that nurtures heroes.

‘If it’s someone who doesn’t want new heroes to be born…’

Thinking that far, Leo felt a chill run down his spine.

‘Erebos.’

“Leo oppa?”

Leo snapped back to reality at Chelsea’s call.

“Why are you making such a scary expression?”

“It’s nothing.”

‘I need to investigate why the Hero Record was divided first.’

***

A month had passed since the heroics incident.

The initial commotion had died down.

The Hero Record related to Risinass was certainly a big issue.

But there was nothing first-years could do about it.

Many students asked professors questions about Risinass, but they wouldn’t answer.

Moreover, as midterm exam schedules overlapped, the heroics incident naturally faded from the first-years’ attention.

Professor Ren’s magic theory class.

“As you all know, midterms aren’t far away.”

Students made tense expressions.

This was the first time Professor Ren had mentioned midterms.

They could tell intuitively.

‘He’s going to mention the practical exam.’

Lumern’s exams consisted of written tests and practical tests.

Especially for major subjects, the practical scores carried high weight.

Naturally, students had been waiting for talk of practical exams.

Professor Ren picked up chalk and stood in front of the blackboard.

The sound of chalk echoed throughout the lecture hall.

Students began murmuring accordingly.

“Original. In other words, unique magic. This is your midterm practical exam assignment.”

Tossing the chalk into the chalk box with a thud, Professor Ren walked trudgingly to the center of the platform.

“Original magic is magic that clearly shows a mage’s individuality. In this era where activation formulas have become mainstream, mages tend not to pursue originals. It’s inefficient.”

Looking at the students, Professor Ren smiled slyly.

“But I think original magic is essential for mages. Personal spells that break away from standardized techniques are hard to counter. They can become a trump card that protects you in emergency situations.”

At those words, students’ eyes lit up.

A trump card.

These two words were enough to stimulate young mages.

“Then shall we talk about historically famous unique magic? Any student who wants to share unique magic they know?”

Students raised their hands at the question.

“Student Chelsea.”

“Rubert Rwallin’s magic.”

“Correct. The founder of the Rwallin Family certainly possessed powerful unique magic.”

Chelsea sat down with a proud smile.

Starting with that, students began presenting one after another.

Usually Professor Ren would end after receiving just a few answers, but today he listened to unusually many responses.

It was as if he had a specific answer in mind.

Students also noticed this and began participating more actively in presentations.

Then Leo raised his hand.

“Student Leo! Please answer!”

Ren’s voice tone rose slightly.

Though Ren showed keen interest in Leo, unlike that Ren, Leo rarely answered Ren’s questions.

Leo stood up from his seat and said.

“Star magic.”

At those words, students made puzzled expressions.

Star magic.

That referred to the elves’ unique magic system.

Of course it was powerful magic.

But all elves use star magic.

Such magic could hardly be called unique magic.

However, Chloe, Avad, and Chelsea, who had heard Leo’s story, hesitated.

Ren exhaled strongly through his nose.

“Correct! That’s exactly the answer I was hoping for!”

He clapped enthusiastically and explained.

“Star magic that has established itself as a magic system that any elf can learn! But that’s magic modified so that any elven mage can learn it!”

Ren raised his voice.

“You all know well the power of star magic!”

Star magic.

That was magic unique to the elven race, created to match elven mana characteristics.

The reason other races had difficulty using star magic was because of this.

Literally a realm of sense and talent.

When Leo used elven magic, the entire Magic Studies Department was turned upside down.

“But!”

Clenching his fist tightly, Ren said seriously.

“The star magic that elves use now is merely a minor copy of Luna, the Progenitor of the Starry Skies’ original magic. Only one person in history has used real star magic!”

‘Though it’s actually two people.’

Leo, resting his chin on his hand, chuckled softly.

“That would be Luna, the [Progenitor of the Starry Skies], who is the founder of stellar magic.”

The Magic Studies Department students clenched their fists tightly.

“Now, do you understand why you should pursue original magic?”

For mages who dream of becoming heroes, Luna is an object of reverence.

The fact that Luna’s magical foundation was original was enough to emphasize the necessity of original magic to the students.

Ding-dong-dang-dong-

The bell rang, signaling the end of class.

“That concludes today’s lesson.”

Students gathered their belongings and stood up from their seats.

They were busy discussing original magic among friends.

“Original magic, huh. This is really troublesome.”

Cal scratched his head vigorously.

Original magic was also a realm of creativity.

Creating new magic was extraordinarily difficult.

“Leo, you have three practical exams for your departments, right? You’re going to have a hard time preparing.”

Cal looked at Leo sympathetically as he spoke.

Leo smiled in response.

“I’ll have to work hard.”

‘Well, I have plenty of unique magic.’

Leo had many unique spells he had created in his previous life.

This exam was very fortunate for Leo.

As Leo was leaving the lecture hall with Cal.

“Leo.”

He turned his head at the voice calling from behind.

Chloe stood there, holding a magic book in her arms.

Originally, Leo, Cal, and Chloe attended magic classes together.

But starting a month ago, Chloe began sitting separately from the two.

They hadn’t fought or had a falling out.

After classes ended, they would often chat and hang out together.

But during classes, she sat apart.

‘She said she has a strong competitive spirit toward me, right?’

“Want to have lunch together?”

When Leo asked with a smile, Chloe took a deep breath and approached him.

Suddenly, the black grimoire Chloe was holding caught Leo’s attention.

‘That’s not a textbook? Is it a personal grimoire she’s studying?’

“Leo. I’m definitely going to beat you in this practical exam.”

Cal was flustered seeing Chloe speak so forcefully.

“Hey hey! What’s this about winning and losing between friends? And saying Leo is better? As a mage, you’re the top student, so your abilities are more…”

“No.”

Chloe gripped her grimoire tightly.

“Leo is better than me when it comes to magical formulas. That’s an undeniable fact.”

Her eyes clouded over momentarily after saying that.

“When it comes to magical formulas, I must always be the best. So I absolutely cannot lose.”

Chloe gritted her teeth and looked directly at Leo.

“That’s why I’m going to beat Leo in this exam. Promise me. That you’ll also do your best as a mage. I won’t tolerate you neglecting magic because you’re worried about other majors.”

“Alright. I’ll do that.”

“Hey, Leo!”

“Don’t worry, Cal. We’re not fighting.”

Leo made a serious expression.

“When she puts it like this, it would be rude to Chloe if I backed down.”

“Thanks, Leo. Then I’ll go ahead.”

Chloe left with a smile.

Watching her, Cal clicked his tongue.

“Youth, it’s youth.”

***

As midterms approached, the first-year practical exam details were revealed one by one.

Knight Studies had a sparring exam.

During the midterm period, sparring matches would be held within the Knight Department, and rankings would be determined by points earned.

This made it the subject with the earliest practical exam start.

On the actual midterm day, the top eight students would be selected for a tournament-style sparring competition.

For Summoning Studies, there were two practical exams.

One was a racing competition riding flying beasts, and the other tested how freely one could control spirits.

Magic Studies would hold a presentation on original magic development, inviting external judges from outside Lumern.

Cramming wasn’t allowed.

It was literally an exam that evaluated how hard one had worked regularly.

And for the much-anticipated Combat Department and Hero Studies exam, it was a joint exam.

“As expected.”

Cal made an expression as if he knew this would happen.

“The Hero Studies and Combat Studies practical exam objective is conquering the Heroes’ World.”

Cal pointed to the bulletin board at the front of the classroom.

“It looks like the exam involves randomly forming teams on test day to conquer the Heroes’ World. How troublesome!”

Conquering the Heroes’ World required excellent teamwork.

If team members were decided in advance and conquest strategies were planned, efficiency would inevitably improve.

But if you didn’t know who your teammates would be, you had to prepare for every possible situation.

It was an exam that evaluated comprehensive abilities as hero cadets.

“Looks like coasting along won’t work~”

“Hey! Who said anything about coasting along!”

“Right. Cal is baggage that can’t even coast along!”

“Chelsea, you!”

As Iliana and Chelsea laughed “Ohohoho! Hehehe!” and ran away, Cal was clutching his head when—

“Cal, isn’t this exam actually good for you?”

“What?”

“You’re aiming to be a supporter, right?

Cal’s eyes lit up.

“No matter which team you join, your role is clearly defined, don’t you think?”

“Right. I just need to prepare thoroughly so I can support any team!”

The difference between having and not having a supporter in battle was enormous.

Rather than half-heartedly imitating a mage, Cal could create greater synergy by preparing thoroughly as a supporter.

“Thanks! Leo! I can see the path thanks to you!”

“I don’t really want to receive Cal’s support though.”

“I’m a bit worried too.”

“Taide! Nella! Even you guys are saying that!”

Cal clutched his head and cried out in despair at his friends’ distrust.

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