Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 409

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409.

 

Clang-!

 

Sword clashed against sword, producing a sharp ringing sound.

 

Swish-!

 

Selia spun her body, deflecting Martina’s sword that was pressing against her.

 

The moment Martina lost her balance.

 

Whoosh-!

 

Aina leaped behind Martina.

 

Aina’s thrust aimed for Selia.

 

A lightning-fast thrust.

 

But Selia easily dodged the attack as if she had expected it.

 

Then she grabbed Aina’s wrist and threw her away.

 

Aina, floating in mid-air, looked down at Selia with an expressionless face.

 

Meanwhile, Selia pointed her sword tip at Martina.

 

“Mock battle over.”

 

Selia withdrew her sword and spoke calmly.

 

Swish-!

 

After gracefully swinging her sword several times in the air, Selia sheathed it with a sharp sound and said.

 

“I agreed to the mock battle because you asked first.”

 

Selia narrowed her eyes and looked at Aina.

 

“What exactly was your reason for suggesting a mock battle? For someone who asked first, your teamwork wasn’t very good, was it?”

 

Looking at Selia, Aina opened her mouth.

 

“I haven’t been subdued yet.”

 

“The mock battle ended the moment Martina was subdued. There’s no reason to continue.”

 

Selia said, running her hand through her hair.

 

“Aina, you should know that you can’t beat me alone, right?”

 

What the three of them were doing was pure swordsmanship sparring without using aura.

 

Though Aina was called a sword prodigy from childhood as the great-granddaughter of the Sword Saint, Selia was also called a sword genius as a direct descendant of Jerdinger.

 

The difference between a 1st year and 2nd year was like heaven and earth.

 

Therefore, even in pure swordsmanship sparring, Aina couldn’t beat Selia.

 

But Aina showed no signs of backing down.

 

Looking at such Aina, Selia said.

 

“You should have saved Martina instead of attacking me earlier.”

 

“I wanted to spar one-on-one with you, Senior Selia.”

 

“What’s the reason?”

 

“To quickly improve my skills and gain Senior Leo’s recognition.”

 

‘Leo again.’

 

Selia sighed.

 

She already knew about Aina’s strange obsession with Leo.

 

That obsession was blatantly revealed every time Aina pushed herself too hard.

 

“I won’t ask why you’re obsessed with gaining Leo’s recognition. It’s your personal matter.”

 

“….”

 

“But if you keep going like this, you’ll never gain Leo’s recognition in your lifetime.”

 

“What… do you mean by that?”

 

“Just look at what happened earlier.”

 

Selia looked at Martina, who was making a somewhat worried expression behind them.

 

“When Martina was subdued, you should have saved Martina instead of attacking me. You learned this in class, didn’t you?”

 

“….”

 

Aina clenched her fists tightly.

 

“If Leo’s standard was ‘strength,’ you would have already gained his recognition.”

 

Aina had never lost her position at the top of the 1st years.

 

‘She’s firmly maintained first place, beating all the formidable competitors including Havedon from the same Knight Department, Juwen from Magic Studies, and even Lady Shasha from Summoning.’

 

Yet Leo still didn’t recognize Aina.

 

‘Moreover, Leo has consistently recognized Cal since their 1st year.’

 

That wasn’t simply because they were friends.

 

Leo genuinely thought Cal was amazing and regarded him as a comrade walking the same path, even before being his closest friend.

 

At first, Selia couldn’t understand this fact, but recently she had been feeling it too.

 

From the midterm exams to the recent Eleheum incident.

 

Cal’s abilities as a supporter and as a commander reading the flow of battle were at an amazing level.

 

“I once asked Leo why he didn’t take you as his mentee.”

 

“…Because I failed to successfully attack Senior Leo back then. Luke Elda succeeded.”

 

“Luke was no match for you then or now. So why did that result happen?”

 

“That’s…”

 

Aina trailed off.

 

Even now, she couldn’t understand what happened back then.

 

“Did you properly look at Leo back then?”

 

Aina’s eyes widened.

 

“What kind of person is my cousin, Leo Flobe?”

 

Aina’s eyes wavered.

 

“That’s…”

 

“Are you properly looking at who I am as a person?”

 

Aina fell silent at Selia’s words.

 

“How do you expect to gain Leo’s recognition when you can’t even properly see your surroundings?”

 

Aina lowered her head at Selia’s cold words.

 

Looking at such Aina, Selia took a deep breath.

 

“What is the future you desire? What kind of hero do you want to become?”

 

“….”

 

Aina had no answer.

 

She just silently stared at the ground.

 

Looking at such Aina, Selia irritably scratched her head.

 

Selia had given her best to Aina.

 

Aina had also done her best to follow Selia’s guidance.

 

But Aina had never properly looked at Selia even once.

 

She was only obsessed with Leo’s recognition.

 

Even for Selia, who had a good personality and was generous, this was the limit.

 

“I don’t know anymore. You don’t need me, do you? I understand. You’ll become strong without me. You’ll smoothly attend Lumern in the second semester and advance to the next grade too.”

 

“Se, Lady Selia?”

 

Martina looked flustered as she watched Selia leaving.

 

Step- Step-

 

Selia, who had been walking away coldly, stopped.

 

Then she turned around.

 

“But you might not be able to maintain your position as grade representative anymore.”

 

“…?”

 

Aina raised her head to look at Selia.

 

“Leo apparently declared in front of other students earlier. That Luke Elda’s goal is total victory.”

 

“Total victory?”

 

Aina’s face hardened.

 

“Yeah. The cousin I know isn’t someone who would make empty promises, so. That means Luke Elda has surpassed you, right?”

 

Selia smiled slightly.

 

“Good luck, Aina.”

 

With those words, Selia really left.

 

“Aina! Make sure to apologize to Miss when you see her next time, understood? I’ll try to persuade Miss!”

 

Martina said to Aina while hurriedly chasing after Selia.

 

Aina, left alone, looked down at the ground.

 

Luke Elda, a first-year failure and the weakest student.

 

And that Luke Elda’s goal was a perfect victory?

 

In Aina’s mind, the image of Luke at the end of the Eleheum incident came to mind.

 

‘I absolutely won’t lose.’

 

Aina gritted her teeth.

 

“S-Selia Miss. Are you really thinking of quitting as Aina’s mentor?”

 

“What do you mean quit or not? The mentor-mentee relationship ends when the first semester concludes anyway.”

 

Selia replied calmly to Martina’s urgent question.

 

“…You won’t think of Aina as your junior anymore?”

 

At that question, Selia sighed.

 

“As long as she’s a Lumern student, she’s my junior. The fact that I guided her won’t change either. She worked hard and I’m satisfied with that. I’m also grateful to Aina for doing her best despite how difficult it must have been.”

 

“Then why did you say such things? Do you want Aina to lose?”

 

“…I don’t know about that. But it’s definitely true that Aina is conscious of Luke.”

 

“Because she was chosen by Leo?”

 

“That’s part of it. But more than that, she seemed to have some kind of rivalry with him.”

 

At those words, Martina made a bewildered expression.

 

The ones constantly eyeing Aina’s position as year representative were Havedon, Juwen, and Shasha.

 

Other freshmen thought that even if she didn’t show it, Aina would be very concerned about these three.

 

But Selia unexpectedly said that Aina regarded Luke as a rival.

 

“She doesn’t seem to know it herself, but well, even if she knew, she probably wouldn’t admit it.”

 

Selia shook her head.

 

“How do you understand Aina’s heart so well?”

 

“I was similar to Aina until last year.”

 

“Similar to Aina?”

 

“When I first met him, Leo couldn’t even use aura. I made a bet with that Leo and lost, suffering the humiliation of playing maid for a whole week.”

 

“…A maid? You, Selia Miss?”

 

Martina made a shocked expression.

 

“Don’t spread rumors about this anywhere.”

 

She looked at Martina with narrowed eyes.

 

Even within the Jerdinger Family, only a very few who were present at the time knew this fact.

 

“After that, Leo mastered aura in an instant. And he proved he was All-Class. Honestly, until the beginning of the semester, I thought of Leo, who had just entered the world of aura, as below me and didn’t consider him a rival. I deliberately ignored him.”

 

That was the same for other students as well.

 

“And then I was overtaken in an instant.”

 

Selia’s eyes darkened.

 

“I felt like my heart would collapse. Before I knew it, Leo was so far ahead that it was overwhelming just to chase after him. It’s still the same now.”

 

“I see.”

 

For Martina, who had only seen Selia’s always confident appearance, she couldn’t have imagined she had such concerns.

 

“I don’t know if Luke will really beat Aina or not. But if she loses to Luke, Aina’s heart might collapse. Especially since she can’t see her surroundings properly. That’s why I wanted to make her conscious of Luke.”

 

Selia said while looking back toward where Aina was no longer visible.

 

“At least if she becomes conscious of Luke Elda and sees clearly what path he walked. Even if she falls, she’ll be able to get up and run again. This seems like the last help I can give as a mentor.”

 

“Miss.”

 

Martina made a moved expression.

 

But soon she made a puzzled expression.

 

“But can Luke really beat Aina?”

 

“I don’t know about that. But it won’t be impossible.”

 

“Why?”

 

“…It’s hard to say with my own mouth, but… my cousin is a little… how should I put it?”

 

After various considerations, Selia said.

 

“He’s crazy.”

 

“…”

 

“Without being crazy, you can’t torment people so creatively under the pretext of training.”

 

Selia shuddered with disgust.

 

She was one of the people who suffered the most from Leo.

 

“…Leo’s motto is certainly scary.”

 

‘Can’t do it? Don’t you know the saying, if you can’t do it, make it possible?’

 

Remembering Leo’s face as he spoke as if it were completely natural, Martina trembled.

 

“He said he’s scheduled special training for this summer vacation.”

 

“I don’t want to, it’s horrible.”

 

The two girls suffered mental anguish thinking of the wickedly cruel Leo.

 

***

 

Waaaaaaah-!

 

Tournament first round.

 

The sound of students fighting fiercely could be heard from the dueling arena set up in Central Training Grounds of Lumerne.

 

In the midst of this, Leo stood in the waiting room for the next duel.

 

“Can I really do this?”

 

“That’s something we can’t know.”

 

Looking at Luke who asked in a slightly anxious voice, Leo replied calmly.

 

“But if you don’t believe in yourself, who will believe in you? Believe in what you’ve done so far.”

 

At Leo’s words, Luke nodded.

 

“Oh, and those sealing devices can be removed now.”

 

At Leo’s words, Luke looked at the sealing devices attached to his wrists and ankles.

 

Then he smiled.

 

“Yes, but I’ll try my best in this state once.”

 

At those words, Leo chuckled.

 

The situation in the arena was visible through magic installed in the waiting room.

 

The match ended and the next turn came.

 

“Well then, I’ll go.”

 

“Luke.”

 

“Yes?”

 

He called to Luke who was leaving the waiting room.

 

Looking at Luke who turned around with a puzzled face, Leo said.

 

“Go and let them know. Who you are.”

 

“Yes!”

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