Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 368
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368
Flash-!
The warp gate emitted light.
“It’s hot.”
Leo, who emerged from the warp gate, muttered as he felt the desert heat.
Leo had arrived at the oasis city of Uargella.
It was one of the major cities in Eleheum.
Leo walked through the interior of the warp gate.
Following behind Leo, Luke said.
“Wow, it’s incredibly hot, isn’t it?”
Luke was already sweating profusely from the heat.
The central continent was also experiencing a sweltering summer, so they had long since changed into summer uniforms.
But the desert weather was so hot that even those summer uniforms seemed inadequate.
Luke clicked his tongue as he looked at Leo, who wasn’t sweating a single drop.
Meanwhile, other students began to appear through the warp gate.
Since Uargella itself was a huge metropolis, there were many teams that came to investigate this place.
People passing through the warp gate began to murmur as they saw the Lumern students emerging through the warp gate.
“Lumern?”
“Why are they here…?”
The freshmen reacted in various ways to the surprised expressions of the people.
Some students felt proud while others felt embarrassed.
As for the second years, they were generally indifferent since they were already accustomed to people’s attention.
Leo stepped outside.
And he narrowed his eyes at the scene that unfolded.
Luke’s eyes widened as he saw the scenery spread out beyond the warp gate.
The city streets were magnificent.
The entire city sparkled, reflecting the light from magic stone lamps lit throughout the streets.
The faces of people walking through the streets were uniformly bright.
They chatted happily.
Street merchants were selling all kinds of goods.
All sorts of fresh fruits and food, even flower bouquets.
It was a scene reminiscent of a festival.
“It’s a bit different from what I imagined.”
“You’re right.”
Luke nodded at Leo’s muttering.
‘It’s almost as splendid as Rodren’s capital.’
Leo recalled the capital of Rodren that he had visited with his cousin Selia.
Rodren is one of the wealthiest countries in the world.
To think that the streets of major cities in these two countries showed little difference.
Since this was a place where they had to carry out a mission, they had already finished preliminary research on Eleheum.
Therefore, they were aware of Eleheum’s situation as the world’s poorest country.
But the current streets were far from the scenery of a poor nation.
While Leo was lost in thought.
Other students also exited the warp gate and widened their eyes upon seeing Uargella’s streets.
“Wow! Amazing!”
“It’s almost on par with Lumeria City, isn’t it?”
The other students were also excited by the street scenery that differed from their imagination.
Especially the female students hummed happily.
They had worried about staying in poor-quality accommodations, but seeing the street scenery made those worries disappear.
“I had various concerns about accommodation, but I worried for nothing.”
“Let’s find lodging first!”
“Right! The Academy gave us generous support, so since it’s come to this, we should stay somewhere nice!”
The students rushed out of the warp gate.
“Should we also find lodging first?”
“Yeah, will you take care of it?”
“Me?”
“Yeah.”
Leo opened his palm.
Whoosh-!
With a small flame, a small red chick appeared.
Chirp-
It was none other than Fiora.
Leo handed Fiora to Luke and said.
“Once you secure lodging, let me know the location through this one.”
“Yes.”
“After securing lodging, investigate this city’s abnormal situation in your own way.”
“By myself?”
“You can do it, right?”
“Yes!”
Luke answered enthusiastically.
Chirp- Chirp-
Fiora climbed onto Luke’s head.
After tilting her head and pecking a few times, she seemed to like Luke’s pretty silver hair, gracefully flapped her wings once, and settled down.
It looked just like a bird settling into its nest.
“Please take care of me.”
Chirp-
Fiora nodded and responded to Luke’s words.
Seeing this, Leo said.
“Don’t buy everything she asks for.”
“Yes.”
After answering, Luke ran off to secure lodging.
Watching his retreating figure, Elsi, who was sitting on Leo’s shoulder, said.
-What’s the reason for sending him alone?
“He’s from the countryside, so he lacks experience.”
Leo turned around.
“I want to give him as many diverse experiences as possible. And I also want to let him know that he’s plenty amazing.”
-What do you mean by wanting to let him know he’s plenty amazing?
When Elsi tilted her head, Leo answered calmly.
“Luke has lost a lot of confidence recently.”
Leo’s words were true.
Other students were rapidly improving their skills.
But Luke continued to mark time due to the restrictions Leo had placed on him.
The freshmen, unaware of this fact, would mock and ridicule Luke.
The ridicule that he was lucky to be admitted and became the student council president’s mentee, but ultimately was a guy without talent.
Most freshmen treated Luke as simply a lucky guy.
Leo was also aware of this fact.
Elsi, who heard Leo’s story, muttered.
-It must be very difficult.
“It is difficult.”
Nothing is more painful than not receiving rewards for one’s efforts.
Especially in a school where he had to compete with others, the thought of falling behind alone was enough to cause tremendous stress.
“He probably lacks confidence in himself and feels like he’s walking an invisible path.”
-But Luke doesn’t stop trying, does he?
Believing in Leo’s words, Luke was running with all his might.
Even though he could immediately release his restraints and show skills that would overwhelm most students, he endured.
‘Senior, can I really beat Miss Aina?’
‘What do you think?’
‘How could I possibly beat Miss Aina?’
Luke denied his own potential.
But….
‘Still, since Senior Leo said it’s possible, I’ll try.’
He couldn’t believe in his own potential, but he believed in Leo’s words.
“In that regard, he’s similar to Berkia and Bihar.”
Leo recalled his disciples from his previous life.
Disciples who constantly thought themselves lacking yet never stopped trying.
That’s why they were able to accomplish great things rebuilding the world after the Age of Calamity ended.
“During the investigation, being treated as a Lumern student will help him regain some confidence.”
Whatever the case, admission to Lumern was an achievement Luke had earned himself.
Among Lumern students alone, they might not realize how great it is, but from the outside, it’s certainly a remarkable feat.
“Besides…. The place we’re going now might be a bit stimulating for a kid.”
At those words, Elsi tilted her head.
With that, Leo disappeared into the alley.
Swoosh-
“He’s gone?”
Then a girl sitting not far away lowered the newspaper she was reading and glanced toward the alley where Leo had disappeared.
“Senior.”
“Yes, what is it, junior.”
Austin carefully called to his mentor.
“What’s the reason for secretly watching the young master?”
At Austin’s question, Iliana smiled meaningfully.
“You don’t understand. The class president is really good at this kind of mission stuff.”
Iliana said as she elegantly folded her newspaper.
“So if you just follow the class president well during mission practice, you can coast through easily.”
Looking at such an Iliana, Austin made an expression of disbelief.
“Was asking me to find out Luke’s destination also to follow the young master?”
“Of course!”
Iliana’s eyes sparkled.
Looking at such an Iliana, Austin sighed deeply.
“Can’t we just investigate with our own strength?”
“It’s not that we can’t.”
Iliana shook her wallet containing the support funds.
“Since we received plenty of money anyway, wouldn’t it be nice to do the mission practice comfortably?”
“As a knight of Jerdinger, I cannot accept this. The virtues of a Jerdinger knight are first, sincerity, second, morality, and third….”
“Ah! So noisy! The virtue of the Raden family is that what’s good is good!”
“Even so, thinking of playing during mission practice is….”
Austin tried to persuade Iliana somehow.
Looking at such an Austin, Iliana smiled brightly.
“Austin. Do you know what your young master said to Senior Hark, who is now the vice student council president, when he became student council president last year?”
“What did he say?”
“If I tell you to do it, do it.”
“….”
Austin hung his head low.
It’s not that Iliana is lacking as a mentor.
No, rather she’s excellent.
She teaches well and guides well.
But when she goes on a rampage like this, conversation doesn’t work.
“Come on, let’s follow!”
Iliana got up from her seat and chased after Leo with Austin.
“By the way, why is he making such an old man-like expression?”
Iliana tilted her head as she recalled Leo’s expression.
Thus, Iliana and Austin entered the alley and followed Leo.
Whenever they came to a fork in the alley, they moved smoothly by asking people passing through the back alleys which direction Leo had gone.
And after a while.
“An entrance?”
Something like an entrance appeared in the back alley.
Looking at the entrance with curtains hanging as if dividing areas, Iliana tilted her head.
Just as they were about to enter.
“Hehehe. This isn’t a place for little brats like you who are still wet behind the ears.”
An old woman standing at the entrance laughed wickedly and spoke.
At those words, Iliana crossed her arms.
“A kid in similar clothes to us just passed through here, right?”
“If you mean that young master, he did pass through.”
“We’re chasing after him.”
Iliana lifted her chin.
“If he went in, that means we can enter too, right?”
“That’s true. This isn’t a place that picks and chooses people. However….”
The old woman glanced at Iliana and Austin.
“It might be too stimulating for little ones.”
Looking at the chuckling old woman, Iliana laughed with a “hmph.”
“Grandma. I may look like this, but I’m a grown lady. I’m far from innocent too. Hmph! How stimulating could it be?”
Iliana confidently opened the entrance curtain and went in.
Austin was about to chase after such an Iliana.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaah-!”
Iliana’s scream echoed.
“Senior!”
Startled, Austin hastily drew his sword and was about to enter the entrance.
Whoosh-!
At full speed, Iliana ran out from behind the curtain.
Iliana, red up to her neck, stammered “uh-uh-uh-uh-uh” and collapsed on the spot.
“Senior! What happened!”
“A man and! A wo-wo-woman! In the middle of the street-eeeek!”
Looking at Iliana babbling incoherently as if she had received culture shock, the old woman clicked her tongue.
“Looks like the drugged ones happened to be at the entrance.”
“What is this place!”
When Iliana asked with a reddened face, the old woman answered.
“It’s the Street of Pleasure where the Palace of Pleasure is located.”
Hehehe, the old woman laughed.
“The dirtiest paradise in the world. Not a place for young ladies and masters like you. Well, that young master did walk through calmly though.”
Austin made a tense expression.
Iliana muttered.
“The reason the class president had that mister-like expression… could it be…!”
“Senior. The young master probably just came to this place for investigation purposes.”
Austin defended Leo, but Iliana didn’t listen.
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