Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 407

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407.

 

That evening.

 

Leo returned to his dormitory room after finishing his department schedule.

 

At the circular table in the dormitory room, five summoned beasts sat in a circle in the middle of the room, each holding two cards in their hands as they played a game.

 

-Heh. It seems like I’m going to win this round.

 

Kirran wore a smug expression as he bet the candies and chocolates piled up beside him like chips.

 

“Don’t make me laugh, you stupid fairy.”

 

Fiora snorted as she matched Kirran’s bet.

 

The other summoned beasts had already folded their hands early and were watching the fiery confrontation between the two.

 

Eventually, five cards were laid on the ground and it was time to reveal their hands.

 

“Full house.”

 

-Wahaha! Four of a kind! You chubby chick!

 

Kirran let out an obnoxious laugh as he tried to take the candies and chocolates piled high on the table.

 

Just as Fiora was about to cry after losing a week’s worth of snacks in an instant.

 

“Hey, fairy prince.”

 

Larel, the Great Spirit of Light, looked at Kirran with murderous eyes.

 

-Why are you calling me?

 

“Are you cheating with magic?”

 

Thud-!

 

-Kyaaaah?!

 

After Larel stomped on Kirran’s hand, she reached for the cards.

 

“I’ll bet everything I have that you changed the cards with illusion magic. What will you bet?”

 

When Larel touched Kirran’s cards, the numbers changed.

 

Seeing this, Fiora’s eyes turned vicious.

 

“Cut off his wrists! Cut them off!”

 

Watching Fiora shout excitedly, Elsi let out a deep sigh.

 

“Miss Fiora, you shouldn’t use such violent language.”

 

“Cutting is too much, but twisting… hah… just thinking about it is thrilling… cough-!”

 

Elsi glared at Ati, who was spouting nonsense instead of helping to calm things down, and drove her small fist into Ati’s side.

 

Hit in the side and rolling on the floor, Ati writhed in pain while making “ahh!” sounds and enjoying it.

 

Watching this scene, Leo wore a complicated expression.

 

‘If summoners saw this, they would definitely burst into tears, wouldn’t they?’

 

And they would certainly curse the cruel reality.

 

In fact, even from Leo’s perspective, he couldn’t get used to seeing his summoned beasts like this.

 

5000 years ago, Katariou the Flame Emperor who was Risinass’s covenant partner, and other Great Spirits including Luminous, were extremely dignified beings.

 

Silorod, who was Luna’s covenant partner and a fairy prince at the time, was also young back then but wasn’t as frivolous as Kirran.

 

The Great Spirit of Light didn’t have such a twisted and vicious personality either.

 

‘Could it be my fault?’

 

He wondered if his influence was largely responsible for his summoned beasts turning out this way, but soon shook his head.

 

‘Albus was a very noble pegasus. She wasn’t a pervert like Ati.’

 

Among Leo’s current covenant partners, the only normal one was Elsi.

 

Elsi practically played the role of preventing Leo’s summoned beasts from going out of control.

 

In conclusion.

 

‘The summoned beasts these days are strange, not me.’

 

Leo drew a clear line and approached the summoned beasts who were punishing Kirran.

 

As Kirran, who had been thoroughly beaten for his mischief, twitched on the floor, Leo extended his hand.

 

Then he grabbed both wings like catching a dragonfly and lifted him up, saying.

 

“Who was the mastermind behind this illegal gambling den?”

 

“The stupid fairy.”

 

Fiora pointed at the unconscious Kirran without hesitation.

 

Leo clicked his tongue and roughly tossed Kirran onto the desk, saying.

 

“I hate to say this, but you guys are supposed to be my summoned beasts, you know?”

 

The summoned beasts stared blankly at Leo.

 

“How about maintaining some dignity?”

 

“Phoenixes as elegant and well-mannered as me are very rare.”

 

Fiora puffed out her chest and spoke with a prim expression.

 

Watching such Fiora, Ati said.

 

“You didn’t look elegant at all when you were fat and rolling around.”

 

At those words, Fiora violently grabbed Ati’s hair.

 

“Ahh!”

 

Ati made nasal sounds and enjoyed Fiora’s attack.

 

Watching this scene, Leo let out a deep sigh.

 

Since it was already publicly known that Leo was a covenant partner of the Three Great Summoned Beasts, the Summoning Department had been consistently requesting Leo to let them study the Three Great Summoned Beasts.

 

But Leo couldn’t grant that request.

 

‘If I showed them these things and their fantasies were shattered, how pitiful would that be.’

 

It was Leo’s covenant partners who were abnormal, not the Three Great Summoned Beasts as a whole.

 

Leo didn’t want to shatter the fantasies of growing sprouts.

 

While the summoned beasts were making a spectacle of themselves, Leo said.

 

“Anyway, get ready to go out.”

 

“Get ready to go out?”

 

Elsi tilted her head.

 

“Yeah. Something came up that I want to test. We’re going to the Isle of the Summoned Beasts.”

 

“But it’s curfew time now. We’re not supposed to go to the Isle of the Summoned Beasts at this hour.”

 

The Isle of the Summoned Beasts was Lumern’s territory, but strictly speaking, it was outside the school.

 

No matter how much Leo was the student council president, going outside the school during curfew was a violation of school rules.

 

In the first place, even being student council president, entering the Isle of the Summoned Beasts without permission was problematic.

 

At Elsi’s words, Leo said.

 

“It’s fine. We just need to go secretly.”

 

“Shouldn’t the student council president set an example for other students?”

 

Larel opened her eyes drowsily.

 

“I should set an example.”

 

“But you’re going to break school rules?”

 

Fiora also opened her eyes drowsily and asked along with Larel.

 

“It’s not a crime if you don’t get caught.”

 

At Leo’s nonchalant words, Larel sighed and made a resigned expression.

 

Of course, Fiora blinked and made an expression that she couldn’t accept this.

 

“Do you think that makes sense?”

 

“Of course it doesn’t make sense.”

 

“Then why aren’t you protesting anymore? Mother told me that the Great Spirit of Light is a being that protects justice and order in this world.”

 

“Yeah. But I’m old enough now and I’ve learned how to compromise with reality.”

 

Larel patted Fiora’s head and prepared to go out.

 

At Larel’s words, Fiora, who had been pondering, nodded her head.

 

“So in the end, it’s not a crime if you don’t get caught?”

 

“Absolutely not.”

 

Unable to watch any longer, Elsi could only let out a deep sigh.

 

***

 

Waiting for Leo when he arrived at the Isle of the Summoned Beasts was none other than Mel.

 

“Welcome, Leo. All preparations are complete.”

 

At Mel’s words, Kirran tilted his head.

 

-What preparations are you talking about?

 

“I have something to experiment with.”

 

The place Leo reached was a massive open field in the central area of the Summoned Beast Island.

 

The deepest part where not only students but also faculty rarely set foot.

 

It was when Leo’s summoned beasts showed interested expressions at the mention of an experiment.

 

“Ati.”

 

At Leo’s call, Ati’s eyes widened.

 

“Me?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Are you going to experiment on me, Master? Is it going to hurt by any chance?”

 

Looking at Ati who asked with expectant eyes, Leo said.

 

“Well, I can’t guarantee it won’t.”

 

At Leo’s words, Ati showed a disappointed expression.

 

Seeing that, Leo shook his head and said.

 

“Manifest in your true form.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Ati returned to her Pegasus body.

 

Leo climbed onto Ati’s body.

 

Seeing this, Mel deployed her magic.

 

She created a barrier so that even if powerful forces were used, the outside wouldn’t notice.

 

When Leo pulled the reins, Ati shot up into the sky at tremendous speed.

 

Crackle—!

 

Lightning surged from Ati’s body.

 

-What are you trying to test?

 

“I’m going to test one of the conquest rewards I obtained from conquering the Heroes’ World this time.”

 

-Conquest reward?

 

The moment Ati showed a puzzled expression.

 

Crackle—!

 

-…?

 

Ati, who had been running through the sky using Leo’s spiritual power, suddenly trembled as she felt the aura emanating from Leo’s spiritual power.

 

-This is…?

 

It was the power of Pegasus.

 

A power more powerful and pure than any other Pegasus.

 

Pure white lightning enveloped Ati’s entire body.

 

Crackle—

 

-Arghhhhhhh?!

 

As if electrocuted, Ati’s body trembled violently in the storm of lightning that wrapped around her entire body.

 

Along with that, Ati’s power began to amplify.

 

At that moment, Leo withdrew his spiritual power.

 

Hissss—!

 

Smoke rose from Ati’s body.

 

“Hey, are you okay?”

 

Leo asked carefully.

 

The power Leo had just used was the Essence of Lightning he obtained as a conquest reward this time.

 

The essence containing the power of Albus, the last White King of the Pegasus and Leo’s former pact maker.

 

That essence itself had settled into Leo’s spiritual power.

 

Leo had initially tried to draw out Pegasus power using this Essence of Lightning, but the Essence of Lightning didn’t respond to Leo’s will.

 

And through various experiments, he discovered that it reacted to Ati’s contract circle.

 

‘More precisely, it seemed to react to the Pegasus I contracted with.’

 

No matter how much Leo possessed the Essence of Lightning, Leo wasn’t a Pegasus.

 

The Essence of Lightning was a power that had dwelt in Pegasus for generations.

 

As such, it was impossible for Leo, a human, to use it from the beginning.

 

‘Then I hypothesized that it might be possible to recreate the White King’s power in a contracted Pegasus using this Essence of Lightning, and it seems I was right.’

 

The problem was that even if it was a Pegasus, not just anyone could accept the White King’s power.

 

A power permitted only to chosen, noble beings among the Pegasus.

 

Ati was certainly a powerful Pegasus with deep experience from living for long ages, but she seemed to struggle to fully accept the Essence of Lightning.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

-Wh-what is this?

 

“It’s the Essence of Lightning.”

 

-Essence of Lightning… the power of the king that disappeared long ago.

 

Ati’s voice trembled.

 

5000 years ago.

 

Ati was purely moved as a Pegasus by the fact that the legendary king’s power, which had been cut off and only passed down as legend, had been revived.

 

“A Pegasus contracted with me can use the White King’s power… but it seems the backlash is quite severe too.”

 

-That’s right. It was definitely pain on a different dimension from the pain I’ve experienced so far.

 

“It seems like using more power would be too much, so it would be better to stop here….”

 

-It’s the best!

 

“….”

 

-Using the great White King’s power and on top of that, this thrilling pain. Ahh. It’s the best.

 

At Ati’s genuinely ecstatic reaction, Leo looked up at the sky.

 

‘I’m an idiot for worrying.’

 

Crackle!

 

-Kyahng~

 

When Leo used the Essence of Lightning, Ati let out happy screams.

 

A while later.

 

Leo, who had pushed Ati to her limits, came down to the ground.

 

“I’m happy.”

 

Ati, lying sprawled on the ground, muttered quietly.

 

Seeing that, Mel approached.

 

“Did you figure out Ati’s limits?”

 

“Yes. It’ll be tremendously helpful in future battles.”

 

At Leo’s answer, Mel smiled slightly.

 

“I think it’s extremely fortunate that Ati became Leo’s pact maker.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Because there wouldn’t have been any other Pegasus besides Ati who could endure the Essence of Lightning like this.”

 

It was certainly a power that couldn’t be used unless one was a pervert who found joy in pain.

 

Ati collapsed on the ground, twitching and grinning foolishly.

 

Elsi covered Fiora’s eyes and said.

 

“You shouldn’t look at things like that.”

 

“Why not?”

 

“It’s harmful.”

 

Watching that conversation, Leo let out a deep sigh.

 

“He would cry if he saw this.”

 

“Who would?”

 

“My former pact maker.”

 

Leo thought of Albus.

 

He would have surely wailed that his pure power had been defiled.

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