Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 362

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362

 

A weekend morning that should have been peaceful.

 

The area around the 2nd Year Dormitory Building was bustling with unexpected commotion.

 

The cause of this commotion was none other than the rumor about a love potion that had spread throughout the entire 2nd year yesterday.

 

Of course, when they first heard the rumor, all the students scoffed at it.

 

“A love potion? Where would such a thing exist?”

 

“Now they’re spreading such ridiculous rumors?”

 

Especially the Magic Studies Department students showed reactions of disbelief.

 

Elixirs meant alchemy.

 

And the history of alchemy was the same as the history of magic.

 

For countless ages, numerous mages had devoted themselves to alchemy.

 

Among them, there were countless who had attempted to create a ‘love potion’ that could win a person’s heart.

 

However, none had ever succeeded.

 

But the story that spread afterward was enough to stir up all the students.

 

“I heard Cal made it using a recipe from an alchemy book he got as a conquest reward from Dweno’s world?”

 

“A recipe formulated by Dweno himself?”

 

“Really…?”

 

None other than Dweno.

 

Especially the legendary Great Hero who had created countless divine artifacts and ultimately left behind weapons to subjugate the Primordial Calamity.

 

Even with the basis that it was made using a recipe written in such Dweno’s alchemy book, most still showed a reaction of ‘surely not…’

 

“No matter what, I don’t think Dweno’s alchemy book would have such content.”

 

When Chloe, who had a magic tome tucked under her arm from early morning, shook her head while speaking, Selia, who was walking beside her, also nodded.

 

“I think so too. How should I put it, the Divine Blacksmith making a love potion? That’s strange, isn’t it?”

 

The two close friends had decided to go out to Lumeria City for the weekend today.

 

It was when they were chatting happily and about to leave the dormitory area.

 

“Where did he go!”

 

“He couldn’t have gone far! Find him!”

 

Excited voices could be heard from afar.

 

When they turned their heads, they saw Noble female students with fire in their eyes searching for something.

 

Selia and Chloe looked at each other.

 

Then they called out to a female student who was passing by, who had been in the same class during their 1st year.

 

“What are you looking for so desperately?”

 

“We’re looking for Cal!”

 

The female student who answered like that hurriedly ran off to find Cal.

 

Seeing that sight, Selia made a strange expression.

 

‘All these kids are looking for Cal?’

 

There was only one reason why the Noble students would be searching for Cal with fire in their eyes right now.

 

‘The love potion.’

 

She had dismissed it as nonsense, but seeing so many people looking for Cal made her think ‘could it be?’

 

Chloe was also making an expression of disbelief when it happened.

 

“Hey, if you got your hands on the love potion, who would you give it to?”

 

“Why are you asking such a thing!?”

 

“I’m curious! You must want the love potion because you have someone you want to date, right?”

 

Three female students passed by Selia and Chloe while having a conversation.

 

They walked away giggling and chatting happily.

 

“I… would it be Duran?”

 

“I knew it was Duran!”

 

“Yeah. How should I put it, even his arrogant appearance is cool! What about you?”

 

“I’d choose Avad! Just looking at him makes my heart feel warm!”

 

Hearing that conversation, Selia made an expression of disbelief.

 

“Are their eyes crooked? What’s so good about that selfish scoundrel and that greasy butter?”

 

While Selia was making an expression of incomprehension, the female students who had said they liked Avad and Duran looked at the remaining female student.

 

“What about you?”

 

“I… would choose Leo? How should I put it. He still looks like a young boy on the outside but he’s very mature. He’s also manly.”

 

The female student spoke shyly with an embarrassed smile.

 

Hearing that story, Selia nodded.

 

“Well, he does have that side to him. Right? Chloe?”

 

Selia, who looked toward Chloe, flinched and trembled.

 

Before she knew it, all expression had disappeared from Chloe’s face.

 

“C, Chloe?”

 

Chloe, with an expression as cold as ice, was the Ice Queen herself.

 

“Selia, sorry but let’s postpone today’s outing.”

 

“What?”

 

“As a Magic Studies Department student, I don’t think I can let this matter slide.”

 

“Ah, I understand. Should I help you?”

 

“Would you do that?”

 

Chloe smiled slightly.

 

“I need to catch Cal and make sure he never makes anything strange again.”

 

***

 

Rustle-

 

Cal, hidden in the thicket, was wearing a pitiful smile.

 

‘What kind of bolt from the blue is this from morning?’

 

To be passionately chased by female students from the same grade.

 

Of course, the reason for being chased would be the love potion Cal had made, but anyway, this kind of experience might be once in a lifetime.

 

Of course, even so, he had no intention of being caught obediently.

 

If he got caught, the love potion would definitely be stolen from him.

 

‘Should I just throw it away? No, it’s too precious for that.’

 

How much money had he poured into making this love potion?

 

‘I need to somehow break even, right?’

 

His profit and loss calculations were quick.

 

‘If I somehow meet Leo and ask for help…’

 

“Cal, what are you doing here?”

 

“Gasp?”

 

At the voice from beside him, Cal was startled and tried to jump up.

 

“Shh!”

 

Iliana, who urgently grabbed Cal to calm him down, put her thumb to her lips and checked for signs of presence around them.

 

And whispered quietly.

 

“Hey! Be quiet, what if we get caught!”

 

Looking at Iliana glaring at him, Cal made a suspicious expression.

 

“You, what are you scheming?”

 

At Cal’s question, Iliana’s eyes widened.

 

“You think I have ulterior motives when I’m trying to save a friend in trouble?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“You still think that even after looking at these innocent eyes of mine?”

 

“Why are you asking something so obvious?”

 

“You’re really too much.”

 

Iliana grumbled.

 

“The rumor about the strange drug you made has spread throughout the entire 2nd year, you know? After hearing that rumor, Chen Xia told me to find you and safely bring you to the class president.”

 

“…There’s no way you’d obediently listen to such words, right?”

 

“Actually, I was caught by Chen Xia after staying out without permission recently.”

 

Iliana said nonchalantly.

 

“In exchange for forgiveness, I agreed to listen to what she says. If I don’t listen, she’ll twist my arm.”

 

Until their first year, Chen Xia had been like a gentle big sister who warmly comforted the students.

 

But after revealing that she herself was from the Shadows, she had mysteriously changed.

 

Of course, she was still like a big sister who took good care of the students as their senior, but her previous tolerant attitude toward students was gone. When necessary, she would mercilessly bring down the hammer.

 

Especially since she was assisting Leo as a Student Council member, she was merciless toward students who broke school rules.

 

Thanks to this, Chen Xia had become the most feared person among the current second years.

 

“In that sense!”

 

Iliana firmly crossed her arms.

 

“I’ll deliver that weird potion you made to the class president properly!”

 

“Don’t be ridiculous. Tell me your scheme.”

 

Cal didn’t trust Iliana one bit.

 

They had been bickering in the same class for a year.

 

Cal knew better than anyone that in this situation, Iliana was the person he could trust the least.

 

Iliana also knew well that this was her image, so she muttered quietly, ‘Tch! As expected, it doesn’t work!’

 

“I’ll be honest.”

 

Iliana said seriously.

 

“I wanted to be treated like a lady by capable pretty boys like the class president, Avad, or Duran at least once.”

 

“…What do you think the potion I made is?”

 

“A love potion.”

 

“Right. Do you think this is some kind of slave-making drug?”

 

“Anyway, if I feed it to the class president, he’ll care for me! What’s this about being friends! Give it to me!”

 

“Hey! At least the other kids asked me to sell it to them! You’re asking for it for free?! Don’t you have any conscience! And if Chen Xia finds out, it won’t end with just arm twisting, you know?”

 

“She might even rip my arm off! But that’s a cheap price to pay for being treated well by capable pretty boys!”

 

“I told you it’s not a slave-making potion!”

 

It was when Cal and Iliana were shouting at each other, forgetting about the situation.

 

“Ah! Found him!”

 

“He’s over there!”

 

“We got caught because of you!”

 

Cal shouted and started running away.

 

“Stop right there! By Student Council order, I arrest you as a possessor of illegal drugs!”

 

Iliana also lit fire in her eyes and chased after Cal.

 

Before long, there were even male students among those chasing Cal.

 

Some students wanted the love potion, and others wanted to stop it out of anxiety that their secret crushes might drink the love potion.

 

For various reasons, all the students had fire in their eyes as they chased Cal.

 

Naturally, Cal, who was the weakest among the second years, was instantly cornered.

 

“Hey! Calm down! You’ll be in big trouble if a professor catches you doing this!”

 

Cal desperately shouted at the students.

 

‘No! Why isn’t the duty professor moving despite this commotion… Wait. Today’s duty is Professor Ren, isn’t it?’

 

Cal, who had thought the duty professor would come to mediate the situation, realized that today’s duty was Ren and his face hardened.

 

Ren was the type of person who would consider the situation as nothing more than an interesting magical experiment.

 

The murderous gazes of his second-year classmates pierced into Cal.

 

It was when Cal was gulping down dry saliva.

 

Whoosh—!

 

Suddenly a gust of wind blew.

 

Swish—! Crack—!

 

“Gah?!”

 

A whip that suddenly flew in wrapped around Cal’s neck.

 

Along with it, tremendous force grabbed Cal and soared high into the sky.

 

When Cal came to his senses, he was flying above Lumern while riding on the back of a Wind Wyvern.

 

“I, I’m alive!”

 

At Cal’s words, Eliza, who was sitting cross-legged on the Wind Wyvern’s back trimming her nails, glanced at Cal.

 

“Because of your pathetic potion, it’s been noisy since weekend morning and I can’t sleep properly.”

 

Eliza snapped at Cal with an annoyed voice.

 

Looking at such Eliza, Cal said.

 

“Sorry. I didn’t know things would get this big. Anyway, thanks for saving me.”

 

Cal let out a sigh of relief.

 

‘Honestly, if it’s Eliza, I can feel at ease.’

 

It was hard to imagine that the proud and haughty Eliza would covet a love potion to feed to a male student.

 

“A love potion. If I feed this to him, that arrogant Leo Flobe would serve me? That sounds interesting.”

 

“This isn’t a slave-making drug, you know? And where is Leo arrogant? You’re the arrogant one.”

 

“Hmph.”

 

Eliza snorted at Cal’s point.

 

And she curled up the corners of her mouth.

 

“I’ll need a test subject.”

 

When Eliza looked at him with half-closed eyes, Cal forced an awkward smile.

 

“No way, right? You’re going to feed it to me?”

 

“Consider it an honor to be able to serve me.”

 

“I don’t need that kind of honor!”

 

It was when Cal was horrified.

 

Crack crack crack—!

 

A sharp ice sound was heard.

 

The Wind Wyvern opened its mouth and shot out a breath.

 

Whoosh—! Crash—!

 

The tremendously compressed air breath shattered the giant ice spikes to pieces.

 

“Chloe Muller.”

 

“Chloe! You came to save me!”

 

Eliza curled up the corners of her mouth, and Cal waved both arms with a moved expression, enthusiastically welcoming Chloe.

 

“Cal.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“I told you before that I wouldn’t forgive you if you made weird things and broke school rules, right?”

 

“Hey! W-wait!”

 

It was when Cal was flustered by Chloe’s murderous atmosphere.

 

“Sorry, but Cal Thomas has agreed to present the love potion to me.”

 

“I never did that, you know? Could you not talk about it like a gangster regularly extorting money?!”

 

“I’ll show you a hot taste so you can never abuse Master Dweno’s alchemy books again!”

 

Crack crack crack—!

 

Chloe activated magic to turn Cal into a frozen human.

 

Whoosh—!

 

“Huh?!”

 

“Glory’s dormitory head daring to touch a Noble student, are you prepared? Chloe Muller?”

 

Eliza smiled belligerently.

 

“The debt from the midterm exams before, I’ll repay it now.”

 

“Please calm down, both of you!”

 

It was when Cal let out a scream.

 

Whoosh—!

 

A powerful gust of wind blew between Chloe and Eliza.

 

The gust snatched Cal, who was on the Wind Wyvern, and dragged him into the air.

 

Seeing this, Eliza’s eyes twitched.

 

“Bippi. Chase.”

 

Just as the Wind Wyvern was about to chase after Cal following Eliza’s command.

 

Crackle—!

 

“You’re the one who started the fight, though?”

 

Chloe smiled coldly.

 

“Hmm.”

 

Eliza rested her chin on her hand.

 

“This should be interesting.”

 

Eliza also completely switched into battle mode.

 

Rumble!

 

Mana and spiritual power swirled through the void.

 

“I knew you’d cause trouble someday.”

 

Chelsea, who had grabbed Cal by the scruff of his neck, spoke in an exasperated voice.

 

“Chelsea! You really came to save me!”

 

“Yeah. Just hurry up and dispose of that pathetic drug or hand it over to the Student Council.”

 

Cal made a puzzled expression as he looked at Chelsea speaking in an indifferent voice.

 

“Aren’t you tempted by it?”

 

“I am tempted.”

 

Chelsea smiled faintly.

 

“But I’ve resolved to chase after him with my own strength, you know? A moment of sweet dreams wouldn’t be bad, but it would be worthless if I relied on other powers.”

 

“You’re the youngest but you seem the most mature.”

 

Cal let out a hollow laugh and pulled out a potion bottle from his chest.

 

The golden medicine was glowing.

 

“I was trying to gain fame with this drug and make a fortune… But this isn’t my skill, it’s Master Dweno’s skill.”

 

Cal smiled bitterly.

 

“I’ll just dispose of it.”

 

“Good thinking.”

 

They had almost completely descended to the ground by now.

 

Just as Chelsea was smiling faintly.

 

Whoosh—!

 

A strong wind blew.

 

“Oh, I dropped it.”

 

“…Hey, you idiot! How could you carelessly drop that!”

 

***

 

“A love potion?”

 

Behind the Glory Dormitory.

 

Leo, who had finished his morning training, made an incredulous expression.

 

“Yeah, it was a potion from Master Dweno’s alchemy book.”

 

Selia, who had come to tell Leo about the commotion that happened this morning, nodded.

 

“Young Master Leo, here’s some water.”

 

Chen Xia, who had been training with him, smiled as she handed Leo a cup filled with water.

 

“Thanks.”

 

Leo clicked his tongue as he took the cup.

 

‘Dweno, why did that perverted bastard record such vulgar things in his alchemy book?’

 

Just as Leo was making an incredulous expression.

 

Whirl— Splash—!

 

With perfect timing, a small potion bottle that fell from the sky dropped right into Leo’s water cup.

 

“What is that?”

 

“A potion bottle?”

 

Chen Xia and Selia’s eyes widened.

 

Leo, with a ‘no way’ expression on his face, fished the potion bottle out of the cup, opened the lid, and brought it close to his nose to smell it.

 

“Hey! Leo! You can’t drink that!”

 

“Leo oppa! Throw it away quickly!”

 

Chelsea and Cal’s urgent voices could be heard from above.

 

Chloe and Eliza, who had been fighting frantically in the skies, had also come close to the ground and spotted the scene.

 

Selia and Chen Xia’s eyes went wide.

 

And they stared in shock at Leo’s action that followed.

 

He chuckled and poured the love potion into his mouth.

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