Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 361

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361

 

“Cal senior!”

 

“Hello.”

 

Cal, who came out of his private workshop, showed a pleased expression as he saw Juwen and Luke who had come to find him.

 

“Oh! Juwen, Luke. What brings you all the way here?”

 

“We wanted to have dinner with Cal senior after a long time. Please buy us food!”

 

Juwen said with sparkling eyes and a voice mixed with aegyo.

 

Cal smiled brightly as he looked at Juwen.

 

“Should we?”

 

Hahaha— Eliza, who was sitting in the dormitory garden trimming her nails while watching Cal laugh, chuckled.

 

“He’s happy without even knowing he’s being taken advantage of.”

 

Eliza looked at Cal with her characteristic condescending gaze.

 

“It must be really hard taking care of a mentee who’s too good for you, Cal Thomas.”

 

“What did you say?”

 

Eliza glanced at Juwen, who was getting angry at her mockery instead, and said.

 

“I don’t think I said anything wrong, did I? Juwen Torbina.”

 

Juwen and Luke flinched and trembled at Eliza’s cold voice.

 

Though she was somewhat overshadowed by Leo, Eliza was originally a strong candidate for year representative.

 

The greatest golden generation in Lumern’s history.

 

If it had been any other generation, she was a student strong enough to secure not only the year representative position but even the student council presidency.

 

The still green freshmen would often be terrified just by meeting Eliza’s chilly gaze.

 

“Why is our dorm leader acting like a bad senior who threatens and extorts juniors because she’s in a bad mood?”

 

Cal smoothly interjected.

 

“Are you treating the heir of the Herginn Family like a delinquent student?”

 

“You are a delinquent student. Making your classmates do your work. Not attending classes properly makes you a delinquent.”

 

Eliza flared up.

 

“If you don’t want to be called that, how about you stop threatening my mentees?”

 

Cal said as he stood in front of Juwen and Luke.

 

“C-Cal senior.”

 

Juwen looked at Cal’s back with a slightly moved expression.

 

“Juwen is definitely too good a mentee for me.”

 

“No! Cal senior is an excellent mentor!”

 

“Thanks. And I’ve never thought I was being taken advantage of.”

 

Eliza looked at Cal with an amused expression.

 

‘Acting like a proper senior in front of his juniors.’

 

“Because Juwen pays for all the expensive stuff!”

 

“…”

 

“Juwen is the daughter of the Southern Mage Tower Lord! The daughter of an incredibly rich family! A wonderful junior who knows how to buy food for her poor senior!”

 

Juwen’s face turned cold and Eliza let out a deep sigh.

 

“I feel like an idiot for thinking you were showing some senior dignity.”

 

“Plus she’s generous, so she’s satisfied just buying cafeteria food! Right? Ju… Kugh!”

 

Juwen didn’t hesitate to punch Cal in the ribs.

 

“Let’s go! Luke!”

 

Luke panicked as he watched Juwen storm off with a completely red face, and supported Cal.

 

“S-Senior, are you okay?”

 

“I’m f-fine. Could you help me up?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Luke lifted Cal up and chased after Juwen.

 

“You’re pretty strong.”

 

Luke smiled awkwardly at Cal’s compliment.

 

“Are you sulking? Are you sulking?”

 

“I don’t know!”

 

“Come on. Cheer up.”

 

Cal giggled.

 

“I was worried that if I went against Eliza’s mood, your school life would become unnecessarily difficult. Normally as a mentor, protecting you would be best, but… I can’t stop Eliza. What I did just now was my best effort.”

 

Cal smiled bitterly.

 

“Even so, don’t put yourself down. I think Cal senior is the best mentor there is.”

 

Juwen made an angry expression.

 

“I can’t tolerate the mentor I chose belittling himself.”

 

“Thanks. You’re all I have. In that spirit, I’ll buy you something delicious today!”

 

Eliza, who was listening to that conversation from afar, blew on her nails and muttered.

 

“Seeing that… having a mentee might not have been so bad.”

 

It was the first time she felt regretful or sorry about not having a mentee.

 

It was when Eliza was making a slightly bitter smile.

 

“And don’t hate Eliza too much. If you treat her properly as a senior, she’ll be good to you. She’s not the type to hold grudges over things like this either.”

 

“Hmph, what arrogant words.”

 

Eliza snorted, but she felt good.

 

“And she’s kind of pitiful too. As you know, there wasn’t a single freshman who wanted Eliza as a mentor. Well, I wouldn’t have wanted Eliza as a mentor either if I were them. Uhahaha”

 

Crack!

 

Eliza pulled out a whip from her bosom and stretched it taut.

 

Murderous intent flickered in her eyes.

 

“You’re dead.”

 

Shortly after, Cal’s desperate screams echoed through the air.

 

***

 

“A love potion?!”

 

Juwen made a shocked expression at what Cal said while they were returning to the dormitory after their meal.

 

“No way, such a potion that would only exist in imagination couldn’t possibly exist!”

 

Cal grinned as he looked at Juwen’s incredulous expression.

 

“It’s a potion recorded in Master Dweno’s alchemy book. It can’t be a lie, right?”

 

“M-Master Dweno’s alchemy book?”

 

Juwen’s eyes widened at Cal’s words.

 

‘Right, come to think of it, Cal senior obtained Master Dweno’s alchemy book before.’

 

“That’s really amazing.”

 

“Right, it’s really amazing.”

 

“Huh?”

 

Juwen and Luke were startled by a voice they heard from the side.

 

“Hi, Chelsea.”

 

When Cal greeted her, Juwen and Luke also hurriedly greeted her.

 

“Hello, Chelsea senior.”

 

“Yeah. Hi.”

 

Chelsea waved to Juwen and Luke, then crossed her arms and spoke to Cal.

 

“You got dragged to the student council before for making weird potions. And now you’re making weird stuff again?”

 

“Hey, it’s a potion made by Master Dweno, calling it weird is too harsh.”

 

Cal shrugged his shoulders.

 

“The effect only lasts about a day at most anyway.”

 

“A day?”

 

Chelsea tilted her head.

 

“Yeah. And like you said, I got dragged to the student council before and had a rough time, so would I do something foolish like selling it?”

 

“Then?”

 

“It’s for promotional effect.”

 

Cal grinned wickedly.

 

“Think about it. An alchemist who created a love potion that only appears in legends! Wow! My future after graduation is set!”

 

“Can you even graduate?”

 

“Can’t you stop stabbing me where it hurts? Anyway!”

 

Cal made a triumphant expression.

 

“I’m submitting the love potion to the Student Council tomorrow. The Student Council would never allow selling such a drug! I just need the title of having created a love potion! So you guys! Spread the rumor that I made a love potion!”

 

Watching Cal burst into laughter, Chelsea crossed her arms and made an indifferent expression.

 

“Pathetic.”

 

‘A love potion, huh.’

 

Despite showing a lukewarm reaction, Chelsea felt a strange sensation.

 

For an adolescent girl, it was definitely stimulating words.

 

The next day was the weekend.

 

Cal, who opened his door to go eat breakfast, was startled for a moment.

 

In front of Cal’s door stood female students from Noble.

 

“What, what? This early in the morning.”

 

“Cal.”

 

A female student from Noble’s Magic Studies Department spoke with a serious face.

 

“Sell me the love potion.”

 

“What?”

 

Cal made a dumbfounded expression at the female student’s sudden words.

 

The story about the love potion had spread throughout the entire 2nd year.

 

“No! Sell it to me!”

 

“I won’t complain even if it’s less effective than expected!”

 

“How much do you want!”

 

“Don’t sell it to her!”

 

Starting with the Magic Studies Department female student’s words, the female students began reaching out to Cal one after another.

 

Seeing this, Cal was horrified and went into his room, closing the door.

 

Even when closing the door, he had to struggle to close it while pushing away the female students trying to enter his room.

 

Click-! Click!

 

“Cal! Open the door!”

 

“Just sell it!”

 

Bang bang bang-!

 

When he locked the door, the Noble female students began pounding on it.

 

Cal’s face turned pale at this.

 

“Hey! If you buy this carelessly and feed it to someone, you’ll get caught by the Student Council!”

 

Cal shouted urgently.

 

“The effect only lasts one day anyway!”

 

“We’ll just get scolded a little!”

 

“Hey! I’ll get in trouble too!”

 

Cal shouted, but the female students didn’t listen.

 

Seeing this, Cal’s face turned pale.

 

Cal had overlooked the magical charm that the words ‘love potion’ conveyed to adolescent boys and girls.

 

Especially since Lumern was a place where male and female students of the same age gathered to study.

 

Naturally, it was a space where romantic feelings were bound to sprout.

 

Of course, as is typical of places where young men and women of the same age gather, seeing couples at Lumern wasn’t particularly difficult.

 

The problem was that even at Lumern, there were absolutely unreachable!

 

Trees that couldn’t be climbed.

 

‘There are even two in our dormitory! Avad and Duran!’

 

Whether it was family background or family background.

 

Whether it was skill or skill.

 

Even their looks.

 

The most popular 2nd year students who received letters and gifts from female students every other day!

 

But despite such popularity, there had never been stories of Avad or Duran receiving confessions.

 

In a way, it was natural.

 

It would be strange to fight a battle with an obvious outcome.

 

They had probably given up on romance and only nurtured their feelings.

 

But what if there was such a thing as a love potion?

 

Even if just for one day, it would be possible to have sweet dreams!

 

Normally, they would have scoffed at it.

 

Because Lumern students weren’t fools.

 

‘But what if it’s a love potion recorded in the Great Hero Dweno’s alchemy book?’

 

There was no law saying there wouldn’t be students who wanted it even while prepared for disciplinary action!

 

‘I… think I caused trouble?’

 

If this was effective, not only the person who used it but also the person who manufactured it would likely be punished.

 

Cal recalled when he was dragged to the Student Council before.

 

‘If you’re caught manufacturing and selling strange drugs one more time, you’d better be prepared.’

 

Cal shuddered, remembering the cold gazes of the seniors.

 

“Let’s force it open.”

 

“Yeah, whoever gets it first wins.”

 

Menacing sounds came from beyond the door.

 

Cal put the bottle containing the golden liquid on his desk into his arms with a pale face.

 

‘Let’s run.’

 

And he opened the window and attempted an escape.

 

Entering and exiting through windows instead of doors would result in penalty points, but who cares?

 

‘It’s better than being dragged to the Student Council!’

 

If they heard the commotion, the professor on duty would probably notice the disturbance and come.

 

He just needed to hold out without getting caught until then.

 

‘Who was the professor on duty today?’

 

***

 

“A love potion?”

 

The rumor that spread among the 2nd year students soon reached the professor on duty.

 

On weekends, professors also had their own time and often left Lumern.

 

Still, to prepare for any emergency, a professor on duty remained to manage the students.

 

In case of emergency, they even had the authority to summon other professors to the Academy.

 

Normally, even if a commotion occurred, it would quickly be resolved.

 

“A love potion, huh.”

 

The professor on duty who received the report, Ren, stroked his chin.

 

“Student Cal has truly made something amazing!”

 

Seeing Ren’s eyes light up, Anna sighed.

 

“The students might do something foolish, so I’ll quickly go confiscate the drug from Student Cal.”

 

It was when Anna was about to leave the Professor’s Office.

 

“Wait a moment, Associate Professor Anna.”

 

“Yes?”

 

An elf with gray hair and dark circles deeply set under her eyes. Professor Tina stopped Associate Professor Anna.

 

“I think this could be quite an interesting experiment.”

 

At Tina’s words, Anna covered her face with her hands.

 

Lumern’s visiting professor, Tina Tingel.

 

Anna knew all too well what kind of personality she had.

 

A mad scientist.

 

An elf who wouldn’t be satisfied until she dissected and experimented on anything she was curious about.

 

For Tina, the love potion and the person who drank it would certainly be very interesting research subjects.

 

‘No, this human is the same!’

 

Anna let out a deep sigh as she looked at Ren, who was making a similar expression to Tina.

 

Looking at the two professors obsessed with magic, Anna said.

 

“If we confiscate it, we can conduct experiments on its effects as much as we want!”

 

“If that happens, we’ll be conducting experiments under restricted conditions!”

 

Ren shouted.

 

“A love potion! My student created such an absurd thing that would only exist in stories! It’s a miracle of magic! Shouldn’t we thoroughly test how effective it is!”

 

“You crazy human! What kind of professor experiments on students!”

 

Associate Professor Anna shouted, feeling her blood boiling.

 

But there was no one on Associate Professor Anna’s side here.

 

“I also agree with Professor Ren.”

 

“As expected, Professor Tina and I are on the same wavelength.”

 

‘Who exactly was that person who cursed you as a cunning elf we could never walk the same path with when we sent Student Leo to Seirun as an exchange student?’

 

Looking at the two professors blinded by magical experimentation, Anna could only look up at the ceiling in despair.

 

Even if she went to stop them alone, Ren would definitely hold her back.

 

‘I’ll be writing another incident report.’

 

Today, she was the only one suffering again.

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