Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 381

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381.

 

The streets of Dobella.

 

As a place where mercenaries of countless races from all over the world gathered, it was also a place where fights never ceased.

 

But right now, the streets of Dobella were as quiet as a mouse.

 

“…How should I put it, I heard from rumors that this was a more rough and dirty neighborhood.”

 

“Far from being rough and dirty, the streets are incredibly clean, aren’t they?”

 

Chelsea shrugged her shoulders at Cal’s muttering, which sounded deflated.

 

The streets that should have been filled with liquor bottles, drunkards passed out from alcohol, and all sorts of filth were so clean that they felt desolate, with nothing existing at all.

 

Not even the common drunkards could be seen, nor could the sounds of people drinking and making noise inside taverns be heard.

 

“I can see why that is.”

 

Chloe, who had been observing the street scenery, muttered quietly.

 

“Why is that?”

 

Chloe’s mentee, Betty, asked with sparkling eyes.

 

She truly respected Chloe and wanted to learn everything from her mentor.

 

At Betty’s question, Chloe pointed her finger at specific buildings.

 

Traces that looked like they had been scorched by lightning could be seen.

 

Looking more closely, similar traces were abundant on the building walls and ground.

 

“It’s the prince’s handiwork.”

 

“Certainly, with Duran’s personality, he would have more than enough reason to clean up this street the moment he saw it.”

 

At Cal and Leo’s words, Juwen made a puzzled expression.

 

“Why would Senior Duran do such troublesome work?”

 

At that question, Leo shrugged his shoulders and looked at Cal.

 

Before long, Cal made an expressionless face and slightly twisted the corner of his mouth.

 

Seeing that, Juwen scrunched up his face and stepped back.

 

“What’s with that weird expression?”

 

“I get it, it’s someone’s arrogant and self-righteous expression.”

 

When Chelsea said this while giggling, Cal imitated Duran’s way of speaking.

 

“What a filthy street. It would be best to remove these dirty things from my sight immediately. Otherwise. Bzzzzt-!”

 

The freshmen covered their mouths to hold back the laughter that burst out involuntarily as they watched Cal make sound effects with his mouth for Duran unleashing lightning aura and even create lightning effects with both hands.

 

Iliana and Chelsea openly held their stomachs and laughed heartily, while Chloe held her head and sighed.

 

“Didn’t I tell you not to do that ridiculous Duran impression?”

 

“Why? This is my personal skill that I created by thoroughly analyzing and researching our country’s prince.”

 

“Why did you thoroughly analyze and research Senior Duran?”

 

“When we were freshmen, we were rivals with Class 1 that Duran belonged to.”

 

Chelsea giggled.

 

“One day, Cal went around saying that if he analyzed the behavioral patterns of Class 1’s people of interest, he could predict what they were thinking. His Selia Jerdinger version is incredibly funny too.”

 

At Chelsea’s words, Cal straightened his back and took Selia’s characteristic hair-sweeping pose while speaking.

 

“Duran, don’t cause damage to the streets for trivial reasons.”

 

“Hmph. Don’t order me around, Selia Jerdinger.”

 

Now watching Cal who had started doing a one-man two-person act, even the freshmen couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.

 

Cal’s voice impressions had a strange reality to them, seeming similar yet creating an enormous sense of disconnect that was enough to make people burst into laughter.

 

Cal could even do a one-man three-person act including Chloe’s role, but he held back since he had been trapped in ice when he did it in front of Chloe before.

 

Austin, who belonged to the Jerdinger family and was from the Knight Academy, wore a bitter smile, and Luke, who thought of all seniors like heaven, didn’t know what to do.

 

“Ah! That’s really funny! Ahahaha!”

 

“Is that funny, Iliana Raden.”

 

“Of course… Hieek?!”

 

Iliana was startled by the cold voice heard from behind.

 

The other students who had been bursting with laughter also shut their mouths.

 

Only Chelsea was still holding her stomach and giggling with laughter.

 

“Hmm? It seems the Department of Magic freshmen find the Knight Academy seniors easy to look down on.”

 

Selia, who appeared from behind Duran, swept her hair back and smiled.

 

At this, Juwen and Betty’s faces turned pale.

 

Even if they were from different departments, seniors were still seniors.

 

Moreover, Selia and Duran were students in the TOP3 of the 2nd year Knight Academy.

 

If they got on their bad side, their school life could get seriously twisted.

 

“Um… So, this is. Um…”

 

Cal, who was guilty, was sweating coldly while trying to find words of excuse when it happened.

 

“Hehe. Please be generous with them.”

 

Chen Xia, who was beside Leo, covered the corner of her mouth and let out a small laugh.

 

At those words, Selia and Duran looked at Chen Xia.

 

“Cal was just joking around to lighten the mood, right? I don’t think Selia and Duran are people who can’t overlook something like that, are you?”

 

She calmed Selia and Duran with a mature smile.

 

“That’s right. You’re seniors. Be generous and let it slide.”

 

When Leo also chimed in, Selia swept her hair back.

 

“Leo, if even you say that.”

 

Duran glanced at Cal with a cold gaze and then snorted.

 

“I… I’m saved…”

 

“That’s why I told you not to do it, didn’t I?”

 

Watching the relieved Cal, Chloe made a pathetic expression.

 

Meanwhile, Leo approached Selia and Duran.

 

“I heard there’s an abnormal situation in the Monster Forest.”

 

“Hmph, your information is fast.”

 

Duran curled up the corner of his mouth.

 

Selia said.

 

“This worked out well. We were about to request the year tops to come to Dobella.”

 

“Selia. Did you really find traces of a Hero Dungeon in the Monster Forest?”

 

At Chloe’s question, Selia nodded.

 

“Yes. And I can’t say for certain yet, but it seems like there’s not just one Hero Dungeon.”

 

“What?”

 

“Let’s go to the base we secured first. I’ll share the information we found out.”

 

***

 

“Taking the Lord’s Castle as a base, whose idea was that?”

 

“It was my idea.”

 

“As expected.”

 

“Do you have a complaint? Cal Thomas.”

 

“No, not particularly.”

 

At Duran’s words, Cal answered while putting his clasped hands behind his head.

 

Watching such Cal, Duran snorted and gestured with his chin while speaking.

 

“Cal Thomas. Bring Chloe and Leo Flobe, Chen Xia and Chelsea Rwallin to the conference room.”

 

“Yes, yes. I’ll follow your words. What about Iliana?”

 

“Hmph, Iliana Raden has the qualifications too.”

 

Leaving those words, Duran turned and left.

 

Juwen, who was watching that scene, pouted his lips.

 

“Senior Cal. Duran senior is completely treating you like a servant, so what are you going to do by accepting it?”

 

“What can I do about that guy’s personality being like that? He takes that attitude with everyone, not just me. He’s a prince, so it can’t be helped.”

 

“Still! Senior Cal is the conqueror of Dweno’s Hero Record. Shouldn’t he show you more respect?”

 

Toward Juwen who was making a sullen expression, Havedon, Duran’s mentee who was passing by, said.

 

“No matter how much Senior Cal is, it’s natural that he has no choice but to defer to Senior Duran, isn’t it?”

 

“What do you mean defer to him!”

 

“It’s not wrong though.”

 

When Cal agreed with Havedon’s words, Juwen flared up.

 

“I can’t stand it!”

 

Juwen, the 1st place student in the 1st year Department of Magic, and Havedon, the 2nd place student in the 1st year Knight Academy, were famous for growling at each other whenever they met.

 

As a traditional rivalry between departments and both being contenders for 2nd place overall among 1st years, neither would back down even from minor confrontations.

 

“There they go again. Austin. You’re friends with both of them. Try to stop them.”

 

Martina spoke to Austin, a fellow member of Leo’s knight order, with a troubled expression.

 

“It’s useless.”

 

Austin sighed.

 

Seeing this, Cal muttered like an old man reminiscing about the past.

 

“So young. Youth. It’s youth.”

 

“How much of an age difference is there between us and them that you’re talking like that?”

 

“I was copying you.”

 

When Leo opened the door to his room in the Lord’s Castle and asked with a hollow laugh, Cal grinned and answered.

 

“Perfect timing. Duran said to gather with the kids and come to the meeting room.”

 

“Got it, you guys go ahead.”

 

“What about you?”

 

“Arga said he’s coming here soon with the Ajonia students.”

 

Leo said calmly.

 

“We’ll need the cooperation of the Ajonia students for this matter.”

 

***

 

It was an hour later when Leo, who had left the Lord’s Castle, met with the Ajonia students.

 

After Leo explained the situation in front of the Warp Gate, the Ajonia representatives who had come to Dovella wore serious expressions.

 

“Leo Flobe, are you saying there might be multiple Hero Dungeons?”

 

Rwen, the 3rd-ranked 2nd year fox beastman from Ajonia, asked with narrowed eyes.

 

“That’s right.”

 

“A massive battle awaits! My heart is pounding!”

 

“You’re only thinking about going wild, aren’t you? Idiot.”

 

“This damn fox…!”

 

It was when Rwen curled up the corners of his mouth at his rival, the 5th-ranked Borman.

 

“Save the fighting for later.”

 

Dion, the 2nd-ranked wolf beastman, said coldly.

 

It was when Rwen and Borman were about to snort.

 

“But it’s worrying. Having to reveal Ajonia’s shame to Lumern.”

 

At Tabon’s words, Rwen and Borman hesitated.

 

Dion also let out a quiet sigh.

 

Watching the four of them, Arga spoke.

 

“As I said, Black Rabbit already knows that fact.”

 

The shame of Ajonia that Tabon mentioned.

 

It was deeply connected to why the Ajonia students had come to Eleheum this time.

 

The ultimate purpose of Ajonia’s 2nd years coming to Eleheum.

 

It was to pursue the Hero Hunters discovered in Eleheum.

 

Ajonia had been pursuing Hero Hunters on a large scale since this year.

 

What Ajonia, one of the world’s great pillars like Lumern, was pursuing with all its might was Hero Hunters with ‘transformation’ abilities.

 

From Ajonia’s perspective, they were a shame whose very existence they wanted to erase from this world.

 

5000 years since the age of heroes began.

 

Beastmen had revered the great hero Arron and claimed to be his descendants.

 

But during that long history, except for Ar, there had not been a single beastman capable of ‘transformation’ freely without a full moon, like Arron.

 

Even ‘Ajonia,’ who founded Ajonia, couldn’t do such a thing.

 

Yet these ‘Hero Hunters’ could transform freely even without a full moon.

 

From Ajonia’s perspective, it was a fact they wanted to hide at all costs.

 

The four students here had also been tremendously shocked when they first heard that story.

 

In such a situation, if they cooperated with Lumern, that fact would naturally become known.

 

“There’s a big difference between a few knowing and many knowing.”

 

Rwen said with sunken eyes.

 

“This matter… I think finishing it on our own would protect Ajonia’s glory.”

 

“Still, if we cooperate, we can definitely catch their tails…”

 

“Ar, only you can say such things.”

 

“What?”

 

Rwen looked straight into Ar’s blue eyes.

 

“You who can transform like Lord Arron could never understand our feelings.”

 

Arga made a flustered expression.

 

Leo silently watched the Ajonia students.

 

All the other Ajonia students except Ar were dejected.

 

It was different from the usual appearance of the Ajonia students that Leo knew.

 

Usually, the Ajonia students were all full of confidence.

 

They sincerely respected Arron and always spared no effort to become like the idealized Arron they knew.

 

But now it was different.

 

‘They seem to feel a wall against Ar.’

 

So they were dejected.

 

‘No, they seem to have completely lost their fighting spirit beyond being dejected.’

 

These were the Ajonia students who had been making a fuss about defeating Ar when he saw them before.

 

But now he could feel their will was completely broken.

 

Leo burst into laughter.

 

“What’s so funny? Leo Flobe.”

 

When Tabon asked with furrowed brows, Leo answered.

 

“No, it’s because you resemble someone.”

 

“Resemble? Who?”

 

“Who else could it be.”

 

At the sudden words, the Ajonia representatives looked puzzled, and Ar made a dismayed expression.

 

“Bl-Black Rabbit! Wait!”

 

“Being dejected like cowards, you’re exactly like Arron.”

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