Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 339

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339

That afternoon.

In the Seirun Lower Class classroom, Leo was preparing for the next class.

Seirun didn’t only have major classes like Lumern.

There were various general classes as well.

Among them, the one considered most important was naturally the Martial Arts class.

In Lumern terms, it would be the Combat Studies class.

The difference was that, befitting Seirun which valued Star Magic, it focused on combat utilizing Star Magic.

The other Lower Class students also prepared for class with enthusiastic faces.

Even the Lower Class students who had been almost half-refusing classes attended every single magic-related class without exception.

Everyone was burning with motivation.

‘If you saw them like this, they’d all look like honor students.’

Leo rested his chin on his hand and fell into thought.

‘Now then, how do I go about reforming Seirun?’

If Leo belonged to Seirun, he could gradually change things even if it took time.

But Leo was an outsider through and through.

‘There would be limits to asking Mel for favors too.’

It was true that Dragon Lords could exert tremendous influence on each Hero Academy.

But there were limits to getting involved in operations.

‘The best method would be to publicly announce that Seirun’s current approach is wrong.’

Leo was pondering with his chin resting on his hand when.

Click-

The classroom door opened and Lora hurriedly entered.

“Everyone! Get ready to go out!”

At Lora’s sudden words, the Lower Class students’ eyes widened.

“Today we’re having a Martial Arts practical class!”

“Really?”

“We can have class at the Martial Arts Practice Grounds?”

The students asked with wide eyes.

“Yes! Today we finally got permission!”

“Wow!”

“We’re finally doing practicals!”

Cheers erupted from here and there.

Seeing this, Leo made a bewildered expression.

“Why are they reacting like this?”

“Rail, you don’t know?”

Angr, who was sitting next to Leo, smiled bitterly.

“Our Lower Class has never had a Martial Arts practical class before.”

“You’ve only been doing theoretical study until now?”

“Yeah. That’s why I’m really happy! We can finally test the Star Magic we’ve been studying! You know too, right? Theory alone has its limits!”

Practical training was essential in magic study and research.

Even if you mastered complex magic formulas and devised new attack methods, whether they were useful in actual combat or not.

And to know whether they suited you or not, you ultimately needed real combat experience.

And like Lumern’s Magic Department.

Simple magic was one thing.

But conducting full-scale offensive magic experiments anywhere other than school-designated locations was prohibited by school rules.

Because it was dangerous.

‘No matter how much I dig, only discrimination comes out.’

Leo sighed and stood up from his seat.

The Lower Class students headed to the practical classroom with excited faces.

Outside.

They arrived at the outdoor practical classroom, breaking through the bitter cold weather.

The Star Magic practical classroom was literally a collection of magic.

Inside the practical classroom was as warm as a spring day.

Besides that, there were magic scarecrows for testing magic attack power and even golems to assist in combat.

Literally everything needed for magical combat was in this place.

‘The system looks better than Lumern’s.’

Leo stroked his chin.

It wasn’t just equipped with systems for magical combat.

Systems that would be of great help to knights and summoners were also in place.

It truly looked befitting of the Hero Academy with the most advanced magic among the four schools.

The Lower Class students were also not hiding their admiration while looking at the Martial Arts practical classroom.

“You’ve come, Lower Class.”

“Teacher Otren?”

Lora made a flustered expression upon seeing Otren, the homeroom teacher of Seirun 1st Year Advanced Class 1.

“When I inquired at the Faculty Office, they said our class had been granted permission to use it, so why has Advanced Class 1 come?”

Looking at Lora asking with a perplexed face, Otren burst into laughter.

“Ah. The Faculty Office must not have notified you? Today, the Martial Arts practical classroom was originally scheduled to be used by our Advanced Class 1 all afternoon. But I took pity on the Lower Class students and specially permitted a joint class. Be grateful, Lower Class students.”

Lora’s face hardened.

“To show such great consideration to our class… I don’t know what to do with myself. But if our class is here, we’ll definitely interfere with Advanced Class 1’s lesson. So our class will do it next time…”

“What? Teacher Lora! It’s such a rare opportunity!”

“Can’t we do it together?”

Flustered voices came from among the Lower Class students.

The Lower Class students, who were starved for lessons, wanted proper classes.

They didn’t want to miss this rare practical opportunity.

“Teacher Lora, when the students want it so much, are you just going to leave?”

Lora gritted her teeth.

‘The intention is too obvious.’

Being an authoritarian, there was no way he would show recognition to the Lower Class.

His intention was singular.

It was to show the Lower Class students the gap between them and the Advanced Class students.

“Lower Class students, let’s do it this way.”

Otren stood in front of the Lower Class students and spread both arms.

“In today’s class, you and the Advanced Class 1 students will have dueling lessons.”

At those words, the Lower Class students’ eyes widened.

“If you win! That student is proof of being an excellent student worthy of the Advanced Class! I’ll assign you to the Advanced Class right away!”

At the shocking condition, the Lower Class students’ eyes grew wide.

But soon they clenched their fists.

Though they were in the Lower Class due to low achievement in Star Magic, there were many students in the Lower Class who couldn’t accept the fact that they were in the Lower Class.

There were also students who were confident that their comprehensive abilities were superior to Advanced Class students, only lacking in Star Magic achievement.

Angr clenched his fist tightly.

“Advanced Class…”

“Since it’s a Martial Arts class, there’s only one rule! It’s a duel using only Star Magic!”

But at Otren’s following words, the Lower Class students made flustered expressions.

“A, a duel using only Star Magic?”

“Then it’s a magic duel?”

“That’s right.”

“Teacher Otren! My main specialty is summoning!”

Berus, a Lower Class Summoning major student, raised his hand and spoke.

He was a student who led the Lower Class Summoning major classes and had outstanding skills.

Berus’s face turned cold at Otren’s words.

“So what if it is?”

“Excuse me?”

“If you’re a proud student of Seirun, then ‘Star Magic’ should naturally be more important than summoning studies, shouldn’t it?”

“Well, that’s…”

“If you value summoning studies over Star Magic, then is there any reason for you to be at Seirun?”

Berus closed his mouth at Otren’s extremely Star Magic-centric statement.

“And if you’re so confident in summoning studies…”

Otren curled up the corners of his mouth and pointed to one student.

“I’ll give you a chance to compete with Rea, the first-year top student.”

Berus closed his mouth.

Rea Tingel.

A direct descendant of the Tingel Family and the student who successfully communicated with the Fairy King yesterday… a student who boasts the highest skills in both magic and summoning.

As Otren was about to sneer at Berus who had closed his mouth.

Angr spoke up.

“Teacher Otren. Then are you allowing us to compete with Rea using our full strength, not just magic?”

Otren frowned as he glanced at Angr, who asked with eyes full of defiance.

“How truly rude. Are you, a mere student, continuing to challenge a teacher’s authority? Fine. I’ll allow the duel. However, as the price for challenging my authority, if you lose, you’ll be expelled immediately. Will you still do it?”

Angr flinched.

Rea showed a flustered expression.

Angr, who had been trembling with clenched fists, hung his head low.

“I’m sorry. I misspoke.”

“Hmph. Then before assigning duel opponents.”

Otren curled up the corners of his mouth.

“I’ll personally show you lower class students what real combat magic is all about. You there, white-haired lower class student.”

Otren pointed his finger at Leo.

“Me?”

When Leo pointed to himself with his finger, Otren curled up the corners of his mouth.

“Yes. It would be good for you to demonstrate as the lower class representative. Come forward.”

Otren walked to the center of the duel arena.

Watching him, Leo chuckled and asked.

“Is this a duel using purely Star Magic only?”

“That’s right.”

“Are you completely forbidding the use of other magic?”

“Of course.”

‘Then you’ll regret it.’

***

‘I can watch Senior Flobe’s Star Magic!’

Rea was clasping her hands together with sparkling eyes.

“Why is Teacher Otren dueling with lower class trash? It’ll just be a waste of time anyway.”

An upper Class 1 student made an annoyed expression.

At those words, Rea’s eyes flashed.

‘Did that bastard just call him trash?’

“Don’t call your year-mate trash.”

Then Elric spoke while adjusting his horn-rimmed glasses.

Looking at Elric, the male student who had been mocking Leo curled up the corners of his mouth.

“Why? Are you sympathizing with trash because you’re also from an insignificant family?”

Elric’s eyes turned cold.

“You seem to think you’re something special because you’re second place. Let’s see if you’ll still be second place after midterms are over… Gah!”

Crack—!

The male student who had been sneering bent backward as if his waist was folding in reverse.

Rea, who had delivered a precise drop kick to the male student’s waist, said with an apologetic face.

“Oh my, sorry. I was trying to catch a bug.”

“That, that could happen. Urgh—!”

“This one seems like he needs to go to the infirmary.”

Lora sighed and sent the male student writhing in pain to the infirmary.

Looking at Rea who was wearing her usual innocent smile, the upper Class 1 students seemed to believe Rea’s words about catching a bug.

“But could there really be bugs in the practice classroom?”

“There could be.”

During the small commotion.

Otren, standing in the center of the duel arena, snapped his fingers.

Whoosh—!

Along with that, about a hundred Otrens appeared.

Star Magic Mirage.

One of the most basic Star Magic spells and magic that the Progenitor of the Starry Skies was said to have favored.

Exclamations poured out from here and there as they watched Otren’s magic.

“As expected, when you’re at the teacher’s level, even basic magic is on a different level.”

“A hundred clones.”

‘Leo Flobe. You’ve been challenging Seirun’s authority since last year.’

Otren glared at Leo.

Otren had already heard about Leo’s identity.

The reason he conducted this class was partly to show the lower class the gap with the upper class.

But before that, he also intended to personally step forward to crush Leo.

‘I’ll teach reality to you who acts as if you’ve mastered all of Star Magic just because you can use a little Star Magic.’

Leo looked at Otren, who was showing hostility toward him, and muttered with an expressionless face.

“Crude.”

That muttering was heard precisely by Otren alone.

‘What nonsense is that bastard daring to…!’

Otren, who was grinding his teeth, suddenly made eye contact with Leo and flinched.

‘Don’t tell me this guy figured out the real body?!’

Looking at Otren who was making a shocked expression, Leo raised his hand.

Whooom—!

A magic circle appeared.

In this world, there was no one who could beat Leo in a duel using only ‘Star Magic’.

‘Except for one person.’

Leo smiled while thinking of his friend.

Even if Leo’s current power was incomparably weaker than during his Great Hero days, that fact remained unchanged.

Leo instantly analyzed Otren’s magic.

‘Because a fake can never beat the original.’

Whoosh—!

Otren’s magic was instantly dispelled.

Otren’s face was colored with shock.

“What did you do?”

“If you perfectly interpret a magic formula, dispelling it is easy, isn’t it?”

“It’s impossible to perfectly interpret someone else’s magic that quickly…!”

“It’s possible, which is why your magic was dispelled so simply.”

Leo approached Otren.

Whooom—!

Leo’s body multiplied into a hundred.

The same mirage magic.

Everyone looked at Leo with shocked faces.

“How is my Star Magic, teacher?”

In Otren’s eyes, he could see the intricately woven magic formula.

“Would you please evaluate it with that impressive skill of yours?”

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