Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 337

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337

Leo was walking down the corridor with Angr.

No matter how much it was the Lower Class, there was no way that Lora, a young mage who had devoted her entire life to magic, could conduct classes satisfactory enough for Seirun students who were elites even among elves.

Therefore, Lora, who had been burning with motivation upon first seeing Leo, quickly became disappointed and sent Leo away with Angr.

She judged that it would be better for the students to study on their own.

“Teacher Lora is really a wonderful person.”

Angr said while walking ahead of Leo.

“She takes tremendous interest in all the kids in our class. Her magic lessons are also conducted in such an interesting way that they’re really easy to understand.”

Angr praised Lora to no end.

“You’ll come to like Teacher Lora soon too.”

Angr’s face, which had been smiling brightly, became slightly clouded.

“Though she’s lacking in teaching other subjects.”

Angr’s ears drooped slightly, then he smiled awkwardly.

“Ah, sorry. You must be feeling pretty bad about coming to the Lower Class too, and here I am talking about unnecessary things!”

“Don’t worry about it.”

When Leo answered calmly, Angr fidgeted with his hands.

“But there’s something I’m a bit curious about. The fact that you came from the Intermediate Class to the Lower Class means… one person from the Lower Class… I mean… well…”

Angr glanced at Leo’s expression while stammering through his words with difficulty.

“I know there’s no student moving up from the Lower Class to the Intermediate Class.”

“Ah.”

Angr let out a sigh.

Then he smiled with difficulty.

Both Lumern and Seirun had fierce competition among students.

If one person came from the Intermediate Class to the Lower Class, it would be natural for one person to move up, but since Leo hadn’t come from the Intermediate Class to the Lower Class, there was no student promoted from the Lower Class.

“Sorry for saying something unnecessary.”

Angr, who smiled awkwardly, hurriedly quickened his steps.

Following behind such Angr, Leo fell into thought.

‘The problem seems really serious, doesn’t it?’

The fact that a student with grade representative-level skills was in the Lower Class.

And the fact that the Lower Class was left neglected like this.

Seirun’s problems seemed more serious than he had thought.

‘They’ve always had a tendency to be overly obsessed with Star Magic.’

Even so, it wasn’t that Seirun had only favored Star Magic users.

But the current situation was practically equivalent to not providing opportunities to students who excelled in other fields.

No matter how outstanding their talent and skills were, they were just 1st years.

To think that students were teaching each other because they couldn’t receive guidance from professional teachers.

It was when Leo narrowed his eyes.

“We’re here.”

Angr guided Leo to a shabby auditorium building.

In the spacious auditorium, 1st year students were sparring with their respective weapons.

Watching this scene, Leo asked.

“Don’t you have separate theory classes?”

At Leo’s question, Angr scratched his cheek.

“Yeah, we try to have theory classes too… but for now we’re focusing on practical training.”

“I see.”

Leo nodded.

Watching such Leo, Angr adjusted his grip on his spear.

“How about it, Rail. Since you’re here anyway, want to have a sparring match?”

At Angr’s question, Leo smiled slightly.

“I’ll just observe today.”

“Really? Alright. You must be feeling unsettled too.”

Angr didn’t insist further and began sparring with other students.

Several students looked at Leo and whispered among themselves.

“Who is he?”

When a male student asked, Angr smiled bitterly.

“He came from the Intermediate Class this time.”

“Really? So he’s a dropout like us.”

The male student who clicked his tongue looked puzzled.

“But why is he just watching?”

“He said he’ll just observe today.”

“He hasn’t realized he’s come to hell yet.”

The male student sighed and began sparring with Angr.

Leo, who was observing from a distance, rested his chin on his hand.

‘There are many kids with good skills.’

Right now, Angr was at a level where he could aim for grade representative among Seirun 1st years without any problem.

The other students also had very outstanding skills.

The only thing these students lacked was one thing.

Only their achievement in Star Magic was low.

Leo, who had been watching the students for a while, got up from his seat and left the auditorium.

The Lower Class students saw Leo leave but didn’t bother to talk to him.

The Lower Class students had considerable complaints against the Intermediate and Upper Classes.

The reason why Lower Class students had to be taught by just one teacher in the same class without any classification.

It was because most of the personnel assigned to 1st years had been deployed to improve the Upper Class’s skills.

The Intermediate Class’s situation was relatively better.

Because they could move up to the Upper Class at any time, the Seirun Leadership paid attention to them.

But the Lower Class was different.

Only Lora.

Just one teacher was instructing the students.

The Academy also judged them as having no prospects, and Upper Class and Intermediate Class students sent mockery and contempt toward Lower Class students.

Having been treated that way while even their opportunities were stolen, there was no way the Lower Class kids would look favorably upon Leo, who was from the Intermediate Class.

Leo, who had left the auditorium, said.

“Elsi.”

At Leo’s call, a black mass gathered and Elsi revealed herself.

-Yes, Leo.

“Look for a place around here where many summoners are gathered.”

-Just a moment.

Elsi closed her eyes and concentrated for a while.

Soon, Elsi opened her eyes and said.

-It’s this way.

As Leo expected, the students majoring in summoning studies in the 1st year Lower Class were devoted to training not far away.

Leo clicked his tongue as he watched the Lower Class students gathered in an empty classroom, communing with spirits and familiars.

‘As expected, these kids have decent skills too.’

There wasn’t an overwhelmingly skilled student like Angr.

But among the students studying summoning, there were also many students whose presence in the Lower Class was incomprehensible.

‘I roughly understand the problem.’

Leo, who had been stroking his chin while walking down the corridor, soon returned to the Lower Class classroom.

And there he met Lora, who was sitting in front of the teacher’s desk, earnestly reading an Aura studies textbook.

“Ah, Student Rail. What brings you here? Did you perhaps leave something behind?”

Lora asked with a bright smile.

Sitting in front of such Lora, Leo said.

“I want to attend the class.”

“Huh?”

“I want to listen to your class. Can’t I listen by myself?”

“Of, of course you can!”

Lora smiled brightly and stood in front of the podium.

Then she cleared her throat with an “Ahem!” and opened her mouth.

“I will now begin the Aura Studies lecture.”

***

Click- Click-

2nd Year classroom area.

A girl with brilliant red hair was walking down the corridor.

All the 2nd year students who spotted the girl showed startled expressions.

2nd Year top student.

Runia El Runda had finally appeared in the classroom area.

After the 2nd Year Smith exclusive contract department schedule.

The high-ranking Elves who judged that Runia needed correction didn’t just order supplementary classes for Runia.

She ended up taking all classes alone.

Nominally, it was special treatment for the 2nd year top student, but in reality it was isolation to prevent Runia from influencing other students.

Runia, who had come to the classroom after a long time, opened the classroom door.

Creak-

The classroom door opened and the 2nd Year Advanced Class 1 students who were preparing for class showed bright expressions at Runia’s return.

“Runia, you’re back! How was the special class?”

One student approached Runia acting friendly.

Runia glanced at him and showed a cold expression.

“Could you not talk to me?”

The student who was approaching flinched at Runia’s cold voice.

Runia disliked the male student who spoke to her.

A friend who had ranked 3rd during their 1st year.

It was because he was a student who had been promoted to replace Ruka’s position after Ruka was excluded from the department schedule just for being a half-elf.

Moreover, he was a typical elf purist.

She didn’t even want to exchange words with him.

Sensing the mood from Luna’s cold gaze, he soon slipped away.

Runia went to her seat at the very back by the window and sat down heavily.

Several students gathered around Runia.

“How was the special class?”

“It felt so empty without you.”

Looking at her school friends she usually got along with, Runia smiled slightly.

“It wasn’t particularly a special class. Just a class about the mindset of elves, I guess?”

“Ah…”

At Runia’s words, her friends exclaimed and showed bitter smiles.

Since they had been in the same class throughout their 1st year, they also knew that Runia was slightly rougher compared to other elves.

But not a single student thought that was a big problem.

‘Because it’s Runia.’

‘Just because her words and actions are a bit rough doesn’t mean Runia has problems.’

While the students were thinking to themselves.

Creak-

The classroom door opened and Eiran entered.

Eiran spotted Runia, widened her eyes, then ran over.

Then she tightly grasped Runia’s hands and started tearing up.

“You’re back! Miss Runia!”

“Did you do well while I was gone?”

Patting the head of her tearful friend and smiling slightly, Runia looked at her friends and said.

“Did anything special happen while I was gone?”

“Something special happened yesterday. The whole school is in an uproar because of it.”

“What happened?”

“Rea Tingel from 1st year.”

“Why the 1st year top student? Did that honor student cause some trouble?”

“If you call it trouble, then it’s trouble. She caused a huge incident.”

The female student made a fuss.

“Yesterday she had a conversation with Fairy King Silorod.”

“What?”

“That’s why there’s an uproar.”

“What an amazing incident.”

“Perfect timing. We were planning to go see Rea Tingel after school today with close friends.”

While the students were chatting excitedly.

The classroom door opened and the Elf Teacher entered.

The students quickly returned to their seats.

Looking at such students, the Elf Teacher said.

“There’s an announcement. I’m sure you all know that midterm exams are coming soon.”

The Elf Teacher glanced around at the students.

“For 1st years, this is their first midterm exam. This test is important for some 1st years, for instance, the lower classes.”

The teacher smiled slightly.

“No matter how poor students are, they’ll try hard during midterms, right? To be considerate of such 1st year lower class students, upperclassmen are prohibited from approaching 1st year lower classes. It’s a time when they need to focus on studying.”

At those words, the students began murmuring.

Suddenly announcing as a notice not to meet only the lower classes among 1st years?

Something was strange.

Then Runia raised her hand.

“Yes, student Runia El Runda.”

“I think 1st year lower classes need guidance from upperclassmen even more, don’t you? Why prevent that?”

“Because even if excellent students like you give advice, lower class students won’t understand at their level and will only become more confused.”

‘…There must be something in the 1st year lower class.’

She was keenly aware that Seirun had changed since this semester began.

‘When the higher-ups do shady things, they control students by attaching unreasonable reasons like this, right?’

Runia narrowed her eyes.

‘When they tell me not to meet someone, it makes me want to meet them even more.’

***

Lunch time.

Leo, who had attended Lora’s Aura Studies, Spirit Studies, and Magic Studies classes, fell into thought.

‘She’s a good teacher.’

As Angr had evaluated, Lora was an excellent person as a teacher.

Even though it wasn’t her specialty field, he could feel that she was doing her absolute best for the students in Aura Studies and Spirit Studies.

‘Still, the class content doesn’t seem like it would be much help to the current lower class kids.’

Leo thought as he headed to the cafeteria.

And as soon as he entered the cafeteria, he showed an expression of disbelief at the scene that unfolded.

The cafeteria was also divided by grades.

Advanced, intermediate, lower.

The advanced class side had a splendid buffet set up.

The intermediate class had decent-looking school meals.

Finally, the lower class only had water and bread.

There weren’t even any students eating at the lower class tables.

Leo had come to eat alone.

“What’s with him? I’ve never seen that face before?”

“Is he from the Lower Class?”

“It’s been a while since someone from the Lower Class came to the cafeteria?”

The mocking laughter of the Elven freshmen could be heard.

‘If our Academy students had seen this, they would have caused a riot about discrimination over food.’

Lumern students were accustomed to the delicious meals provided by Lumern.

On top of that, since they could also dine at the finest establishments that had opened in Lumern, all the students were gourmets.

That’s why Lumern students were particularly sensitive about food.

It wasn’t like they could skip meals just because they were dissatisfied with the menu.

Leo ignored the students who were giggling while looking at him and went to sit in the Lower Class section, eating bread and water alone.

The Intermediate and Upper Class students sneered at him, but he could just treat it like dogs barking from the start.

“Oh? That’s the guy I saw last night.”

Eclaire, who was eating in the Upper Class section, made an expression of curiosity.

“Who?”

At those words, a girl with gray hair looked up.

“What? I told you earlier that there was a strange Lower Class kid.”

Eclaire said with a bright smile to her friend.

At her friend’s words, the freshman valedictorian, Lea Tingel, sipped her drink and looked where her friend was gazing.

Seeing the ‘familiar face’ wearing a Seirun uniform, Rea was about to lose interest indifferently when she urgently checked Leo’s face once more.

“Gasp?! Cough! Cough!”

And she was so shocked that she choked and started coughing.

Eclaire panicked and patted her friend’s back.

After calming down, Rea checked Leo’s face once more.

Seirun uniform.

And pointed ears.

Excluding those, it was definitely a face she had seen in newspapers from ‘human society’ that were hard to come by in Elven society.

‘Why is Lumern’s Student Council President eating lunch in Seirun’s freshman cafeteria?!’

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