Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 42

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42

First-year Magic Studies Department students had gathered in the Magic Department Auditorium.

The students sitting in the temporary chairs set up in the auditorium were reading their notes with tense faces.

“Ugh! I’m so nervous! My stomach hurts!”

Cal poured several stomach medicine pills he had made himself into his mouth.

Seeing this, the surrounding students flocked over and bought stomach medicine from him.

“You’re quite resourceful even in this situation?”

“I can already predict my test scores, so I need to work hard at something at least. By the way, Leo, you must not be nervous since you’re such a good student?”

“That’s not really the case.”

“How can someone who says ‘that’s not really the case’ be so calm?”

Cal grumbled enviously and glanced at Chloe’s back as she sat in the front row.

Although Chloe had been a mess like a shut-in during the exam period, today she looked exceptionally neat and tidy.

It wasn’t just Chloe.

All the Magic Studies Department students were dressed up to the nines.

Today’s unique magic presentation wasn’t simply an exam, but also a place to present one’s achievements as a mage.

Having chosen the path of a mage, it was inevitable that they would often attend magic theory paper presentations.

Therefore, this was also practice for future presentations.

Then the auditorium doors opened and three mages entered.

All dressed impeccably, they stepped onto the platform with stern expressions.

“It’s been a while, Associate Professor Ren. Oh, you’re a full Professor now, aren’t you?”

“Haha. It’s good to see you after so long too. Yes, I’m a professor now.”

After Professor Ren greeted them warmly, he stepped onto the platform and spoke.

“Now, everyone pay attention.”

Professor Ren stepped onto the platform and drew the students’ attention.

“Let me introduce them. From left to right: Rildar Pedni, Aidmen Slack, Shin Huzda. All three are your seniors who graduated from Lumern’s Magic Studies Department three years ago. Today, they’ll be evaluating you not as seniors and juniors, but as judges.”

At those words, the students’ eyes lit up.

Professor Ren was popular among Magic Studies Department students.

His handsome appearance and good personality helped, but more than that, his teaching ability was exceptional.

However, he was also famous for setting extremely strict standards.

Therefore, he was a very burdensome opponent as a judge.

Since it wasn’t such a Professor Ren but graduated seniors who would be judges, it was natural for their tension to ease somewhat.

Cal also liked it, saying “Oh~! Lucky!”

“I don’t think this is something to be happy about?”

“Huh? Why?”

“Professor Ren specifically brought in judges from outside. Do you think they’ll really go easy on us?”

“…”

At those words, Cal’s face became slightly anxious.

Meanwhile, the three people sat at the judges’ table in front of the platform.

When they took out paper and pens and showed they were ready, Professor Ren held up the roster and called out a student’s name.

“Iliana Raden.”

Thud-!

At those words, Iliana went up to the platform.

“Hello, seniors. I’m Iliana Raden from Class 5! It’s such an honor to meet you.”

“We’re glad to meet you too, student Iliana. We’re looking forward to hearing our cute junior’s presentation.”

Rilda Pedni adjusted her glasses and smiled gently.

In response, Iliana swayed her body and smiled as cutely as possible with a shy expression.

She was enthusiastically putting on a cute junior act, as if appealing “You wouldn’t say anything bad to such a cute junior, would you?”

“Leo, seeing that troublemaker act like that makes me feel sick.”

“Bear with it.”

“Then, please take care of me.”

“My main attribute is light.”

“Oh, you have a rare mana attribute.”

Seeing the seniors show interest, Iliana cheered inwardly.

‘The atmosphere is good~’

“…By adding ‘flame’ attribute magic formulas to this light attribute magic system, I can emit powerful ‘heat ray’ magic!”

Iliana pointed with both hands to the blackboard where she had written out her magic formula system and looked at the graduates.

After raising her eyebrows a few times to appeal, Iliana hid both hands behind her back and smiled shyly.

“That’s all.”

When the presentation ended, applause poured out from among the students.

Rilda, who was sitting on the far left, adjusted her glasses and spoke.

“Indeed, among light attribute mages, many choose powerful ‘laser’ magic as their unique magic. In the past, unique magic was truly one’s own original creation, but… well, nowadays it’s a world where inheritance of power is taken for granted due to the Heroes’ World, so unique magic itself doesn’t need to be special. However, there should be one’s own originality in the completion process.”

Before long, she was looking at Iliana with emotionless eyes.

“Are there any differences compared to existing laser-type magic?”

“Um… That, that’s… it’s related to our family’s secret magic formulas…”

“Formulas related to secret magic, you say. How complacent.”

Clicking her tongue, Rilda pointed out the shortcomings in Iliana’s magic formulas one by one and pressed her.

In the suddenly changed atmosphere, Iliana broke out in a cold sweat and answered with difficulty.

“Let me ask just one last thing. Student Iliana. What tier grade is this magic that you’re envisioning and aiming for?”

“That, that’s… I haven’t decided yet.”

Fidgeting with her hands, Iliana avoided Rilda’s gaze.

“It’s good to have grand dreams, but presentations should be about things you perfectly understand. Do you think we came here to watch juniors’ talent show?! C-! Next!”

“Eek!”

Rilda, who had suddenly changed, shouted with wide eyes, and Iliana was startled by her momentum and fled down from the platform.

The other students’ faces hardened.

From the students’ perspective, Iliana’s presentation had been quite good.

But only a C-?

Watching this scene, Ren crossed his arms.

‘They’re doing well. It’s about time they felt what a wall is like.’

Ren had invited graduates who were particularly strict about magic theory, even among the graduates he had been close with during his associate professor days.

The reason was simple.

At first, first-year students are overwhelmed by Lumern’s curriculum difficulty.

But by the time of midterms, they slowly begin to adapt to the classes.

Moreover, they had grown to incomparable skill levels compared to when they first enrolled, in a short time.

It was a time when all first-years would become conceited and fall into complacency.

Professor Ren knew from long experience that if they weren’t reined in at this time, they would become neglectful of their studies.

‘There are many professors who leave the ones who will rise alone and don’t care about the ones who won’t make it, saying they won’t succeed anyway… but leaving alone those who could succeed if they tried doesn’t suit my temperament.’

Ren thought that giving new stimulation to make them look upward again was also part of being an educator.

‘In the first place, completing unique magic at first-year level is pushing it.’

He had given the assignment, but that was only to emphasize the necessity of unique magic.

No matter how talented the mages entering Lumern were, it was impossible to complete in just a few months the unique magic that other mages spend their entire lives perfecting.

‘Well, there are geniuses who can pull off such things.’

Ren looked at several students.

Meanwhile, the students’ presentations continued.

“I had expectations that this year’s first-years were special, but their level is really not there.”

“In terms of originality, I even think they’re worse than other cohorts. Well, what the higher-ups called ‘special’ was only their ‘combat ability’ after all.”

Rilda and Shin Huz spoke as if for the students to hear.

They too had heard from Ren what their role was.

How could they not find their juniors cute?

They had a strong desire to pat them and say they did well, but they willingly took on the villain role for their juniors’ sake.

They themselves had experienced great hardship after becoming complacent around this time in their first year.

As the first-year students were thoroughly getting beaten by the graduates, Ren called the next student.

“Avad Rwallin.”

At those words, the graduates’ expressions changed.

The strongest nation of the Western Continent.

The heir of the Rwallin Family, the pinnacle of magic in the Rodren Empire, had been called, so they couldn’t help but feel anticipation.

“The name of my unique magic is Tempester.”

Avad, who had stepped onto the platform, gave a brief greeting and began his presentation.

Everyone gasped in admiration as they listened to his presentation.

Avad’s magic was literally close to a natural disaster that maximized the power of wind.

“The expected tier grade when it reaches completion stage is Supreme.”

At those words, the students began murmuring.

‘It’s literally the strongest magic that symbolizes himself.’

“Ugh! He’s annoying but cool! That makes him even more annoying! But still cool!”

“Pick one.”

Cal said while crossing his arms, and Leo burst into laughter.

The female students gasped in admiration as they watched Avad smile refreshingly.

Chelsea’s eyes sparkled as she made an expression that said ‘My big brother is the best!’

‘Leo oppa’s magic formula is amazing too, but as expected, big brother is no pushover either! Haah~ Who should I cheer for?’

“Impressive. Truly befitting the heir of the Rwallin Family.”

“It’s magic that lives up to the name of unique magic, which is a combination of everything – a mage’s personal values and philosophy, as well as their direction and goals.”

The graduates praised Avad to no end.

“Every class has a monster-like friend like this. Avad Rwallin, you get an A+.”

Avad came down from the platform amid the graduates’ applause.

“Heh~ I feel sorry for whoever has to present next!”

“Next presenter, Cal Thomas.”

“Huk!”

Cal’s face, which had been giggling, turned pale.

Several students looked at him with pitying eyes.

Cal, who had gone up to the platform like livestock being dragged to a slaughterhouse, returned to his seat in the miserable state that was expected.

Cal, who had an expression like his soul had left his body, received comfort from the surrounding students.

During this time, Chelsea’s presentation also took place.

While Avad had presented magic with absolute destructive power as his original magic, Chelsea chose field magic that could exert influence over a wide area with wind as her original.

“Amazing, isn’t it?”

“Even though she’s a Rwallin, it’s hard to believe she’s only fourteen years old. A!”

“Thank you.”

Chelsea, who smiled brightly and bowed her head, came down from the platform.

With Chelsea’s presentation finished, only two presenters remained.

“Next presenter, Leo Flobe.”

Scrape-

At those words, Leo stood up from his seat.

All the students’ gazes turned to Leo.

Before going up to the platform, Leo’s eyes met with Chloe, who was standing at the very front.

He smiled and waved his hand, but Chloe just stared at Leo blankly.

Leo, who made a slightly embarrassed expression, stood in the center of the platform.

“The unique magic I’ve prepared is a non-attribute magic formula system.”

“Non-attribute magic formula system? What’s that?”

Rilda asked while adjusting her glasses.

It was because she had never heard of such a concept.

“It’s simple. All existing magic formulas have attribute manifestation formulas, right?”

“Of course. It’s the minimum requirement for activating any magic.”

Shin Huz immediately answered as if asking why he was stating the obvious.

At those words, Leo smiled.

“My unique magic is a magic formula system that can make all attribute manifestation formulas compatible.”

“What?”

“What kind of nonsense is that?”

The three people in charge of evaluation showed shocked expressions, and the students looked dumbfounded.

Professor Ren stared at Leo with wide eyes.

“Leo Flobe. So what you’re saying is… you’re going to create a new magic formula system?”

When Aydmen asked for confirmation, Leo shrugged his shoulders and answered.

“Yes.”

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