Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 429
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429.
Runia crossed her arms and looked around.
‘Avad from Lumern, Rwen from Ajonia, Dignass and Amaran from Demian.’
Runia was Seirun’s student representative.
And she was also a candidate for student council president.
Though she had a fierce and hot-tempered personality, the fact that she was Seirun’s top honor student remained unchanged.
As such, she was well aware of the personal details of the skilled students from other Hero Academies who were basically her competition.
‘They’re all famous mage students from their respective schools.’
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that all of them were among the best mages among the 2nd year students of the Hero Academies.
‘Ruka and Chloe Muller from Lumern are missing though… Those two were probably assigned somewhere else.’
She hadn’t noticed when falling down the cliff, but when she came to her senses, they had all been scattered and were nowhere to be found.
“It seems like it’s starting right as we enter the training camp.”
When Avad spoke with his characteristic gentle smile, Rwen said,
“That’s right. The fact that five of us gathered like this probably means we’re on the same team, right?”
Watching Rwen fidget with her voluptuous fox tail, Dignass spoke up.
“The fact that only mages gathered is probably to give us trials befitting that.”
“Yes, that’s certain. I just checked and it seems we can’t go back up the cliff. There’s a barrier in place.”
Amaran from Demian also chimed in.
“It seems everyone’s thinking the same thing.”
Runia smiled brightly.
Like true mages, everyone’s situational analysis was quick and accurate.
“Well then, that means our destination is beyond this thicket, right? I wonder what kind of trials are waiting… Hm?”
Runia, who had been looking at the thicket, suddenly raised her head at the wave of mana she felt from above.
Thunk-!
Swords, spears, and shields that had fallen from the cliff stuck into the ground.
“Weapons?”
“Why did these come to us?”
With puzzled faces, they approached and each picked up a weapon that caught their fancy.
It was when Runia picked up a spear with a reluctant expression.
Rumble-! Rumble-!
The earth shook.
Flash-!
Red eyes glinted from within the darkness beyond the thicket.
“It seems the test has begun.”
Rwen raised her index finger with an indifferent expression.
Whoosh-
A small fireball blazed at her fingertip.
The fiercely burning sphere of flame flew into the thicket.
Boom! Whoooosh!
With a powerful explosion, flames swirled and burned the surrounding area.
Rumble-! Thud!
But the unknown monster didn’t budge at all.
Seeing this, Rwen’s eyes twitched.
Thud! Thud-!
A large brown object that came into view raised both hands and roared fiercely.
“Kyaho!”
“What is that thing?”
“Hehe.”
“…A bear?”
Runia made an incredulous expression while Avad burst into laughter.
Dignass looked reluctant.
“It’s a very cute bear doll.”
Amaran exclaimed in admiration.
“I thought something amazing would appear, but this is disappointing.”
Rwen snorted and generated a magic circle in her palm.
Then she unleashed magic toward the bear doll that was raising both hands.
Whoooosh-!
A tremendous gust of wind blew, sweeping away everything in front of them.
When the thick dust that had risen settled, Rwen flinched.
The moment the others also showed surprised expressions.
Shing-!
An eerie sound rang from the bear doll’s fingertips as sharp claws protruded.
“Eh?”
The moment Rwen let out a dumbfounded sound.
“Kyaaaah!”
The bear doll with a fierce expression brought its hand down.
Crash-!
Rwen hastily threw her body to dodge the attack.
The bear doll’s front paw struck where she had been.
Along with eerie claw marks, the ground burst and dirt scattered in all directions.
Everyone froze momentarily at the vicious appearance that contrasted with its cute exterior.
“This bear! Why doesn’t magic work on it?!”
“It seems to be a type of Guardian that moves with magical engineering. Its magic resistance is high, so ordinary magic won’t make it budge.”
At Rwen’s urgent cry, Avad stepped forward.
Runia stood beside Avad and said,
“Then that means we just need to burn it with powerful firepower from the start, right?”
Whoosh-
Flames blazed from Runia’s body.
“Shall we see the skills of Seirun’s student representative?”
“You can look forward to it.”
Runia grinned and unleashed her magic.
Flash! Booooom-!
A pillar of flame shot up from beneath the bear doll’s feet.
“It’s fine?”
Runia muttered with a slightly flustered face.
Avad also completed his magic.
Whoooosh-!
A giant whirlwind trapped Runia’s flames and the bear doll.
Whoosh-!
But as if completely unaffected by such magic, the bear doll tore through the flames and wind with its claws and charged.
“Run for now!”
“What exactly is that bear doll?!”
The five mages fled in terror.
When Dignass used earth attribute magic, the ground shot up creating a massive wall.
Crash-!
The bear doll easily broke through the thick wall and swung its front paws wildly while increasing speed.
This time Amaran used water magic to create a huge swamp on the ground.
Splash- Splash- Splash-!
But the bear doll ran over it as if it were flat ground, pursuing the five people.
“Kiyooooo!”
The bear doll began twisting its head wildly and even started drooling from its mouth.
At this point, it was pure terror that far transcended anything grotesque.
“That bear doll! It just got caught on a rock and its foot tore!”
“What?!”
“Pure physical force, not magic, seems to work on it!”
At Avad’s shout, Runia observed the bear doll closely.
Indeed, cotton stuffing was protruding from the soft-looking fabric where it had been torn by branches and rocks.
Seeing this, Dignass shouted to Rwen, who had an exclusive contract with him.
“So we’re supposed to defeat the bear doll with weapons! Rwen! It’s your turn!”
“Why is it my turn?!”
“You’re a Suin!”
“Drop the prejudice that all Suin are strong in martial arts!”
Rwen screamed hysterically.
“Rather, you should handle it since you’re a strong Dwarf! Or Runia El Runda who knows how to handle magical beasts! You could step up!”
“Not all Dwarfs have tremendous strength! I’m a delicate magical craftsman!”
“I’ve been trying to do that from the start, but I can’t summon magical beasts!”
While they were all shouting at each other.
“Keeeeeeek!”
“Kyaaaaaaak!”
The students were horrified to see the bear doll had already chased them right up behind them, roaring, and they increased their speed even more.
***
“Don’t you think you can hear screaming from somewhere?”
“Well, I’m not sure.”
Chen Xia tilted her head at Chelsea’s words.
“It seems like some coward is screaming somewhere.”
“Borman, you seem to have no fear.”
“Of course! I am a wild warrior of Ajonia and a descendant of the hero Arron!”
Borman shouted while showing off his bulging muscles.
Driana, who had been quietly watching him, spoke.
“You.”
“What? Strange-speaking Dwarf girl!”
“You have a magnificent body.”
“Ho? Do you understand the beauty of my muscles?”
“Of course. Would you consider being a model for art?”
“What should I do?”
“Strip.”
“Good! Behold! Dwarf girl! The trained beautiful body of a Suin!”
Borman, who loved showing off his strength and muscles, stripped off his top without hesitation.
Borman posed while showing off his impressive muscles.
Chelsea, who had been in a party with him before, frowned.
“There he goes again.”
“Chelsea! If you’re a battle mage, don’t neglect physical training!”
“I have no intention of becoming a muscle mass like you.”
“If you consistently train your body, not only your muscles but also that short height of yours might grow!”
When the irritated Chelsea tried to strike Borman with her staff, Chen Xia stopped her.
“Good, wonderful!”
Regardless, Driana smiled brightly and clapped her hands, making Borman proud.
“Strip the rest too.”
“No, that’s a bit…”
But at Driana’s words that exceeded imagination, even the confident Borman’s shoulders shrank.
“Shouldn’t we stop fooling around and hurry to get out of this place?”
The Seirun Male Student said while adjusting his glasses.
The place they had fallen into was none other than an underground stone chamber.
Inside the huge rectangular room, the only light source was magic lamps.
“Can’t we find an entrance? So I was just doing something constructive.”
At Driana’s words, the Seirun Student sighed deeply.
“I don’t think a strip show counts as constructive work.”
Whirrrr—
At that moment, the floor flashed and glowed red.
Woong—!
The students hurriedly moved away from the area that had lit up red.
“Hey! Borman! What are you doing! Get away!”
Borman was standing confidently in the red glowing area that looked obviously dangerous.
“Hmph! I don’t know what this is, but running away first doesn’t suit my nature! Let me try confronting it first…”
Bzzzzzzzzt!
“Uggggggggh?”
Borman trembled as if he had been electrocuted.
Sizzle—!
When the floor returned to normal, the smell of burning flesh spread.
Borman staggered and barely managed to maintain his balance.
“Hmph, that stings.”
Once again, the floor where Borman was standing began to glow.
“Hey! Get away now!”
“No! I won’t yield to this mere trap and will overcome it… Gah—!”
Thwack—!
Chen Xia quickly approached Borman and kicked him in the side.
Bang—!
The flying Borman hit the wall.
Bzzzzzzt—!
Fierce sparks flew where Borman had been standing.
When the light disappeared, Chen Xia smiled sweetly.
“I was trying to save you.”
“You might die trying to save me twice.”
Driana crossed her arms and shook her head.
Flash—!
Simultaneously, red glowing areas appeared here and there on the floor.
“It seems like this is training to avoid the floor.”
“Is it a trap where a path opens when you clear all the patterns?”
Chen Xia tilted her head at the Seirun Student’s murmur.
Chelsea lowered her stance and muttered confidently.
“What, this looks simple.”
“It won’t stay simple for long.”
Along with Driana’s words, the floor’s pattern glowed in a complex manner.
***
“Quite vicious from the start.”
When Leo muttered while looking at the screen displayed by magic, Mellina smiled sweetly.
“I prepared training that would maximize each person’s strengths or compensate for their weaknesses.”
It was none other than Mellina who had planned the first day of training.
“I thought the candidates who have the ability to annihilate enemies at the frontline like Arron are still physically lacking. So I restricted their aura and added gravity magic to their bodies so they could train to surpass their limits even more.”
Mellina pointed to the students climbing the cliff, then pointed to the students being chased by the stuffed dolls.
“I wanted to help mages like Luna develop their crisis response abilities.”
“Luna certainly performed well even in situations where she couldn’t use magic.”
Even against opponents immune to magic or in situations where casting spells was difficult, Luna didn’t become useless.
‘Whether Cal became a bow… she even clubbed enemies down with a stick.’
Having experienced all kinds of hardships, Luna was formidable in chaotic battles despite being a mage.
In fact, she had the ability to escape crisis situations on her own without Leo and Dweno protecting her.
“But why stuffed animals?”
Bears, rabbits, puppies, cats, and so on.
When asked about the unusual appearance for Guardians, Mellina smiled brightly.
“They’re cute.”
The stuffed animals that chased students while drooling and letting out bizarre screams were far from cute.
‘She really has unique sensibilities sometimes.’
Leo shook his head.
“Students who need to protect someone like Dweno need persistence above all, right? Plus they need the mental strength to endure pain.”
“So you prepared electric torture?”
“It’s not electric torture. It’s repetitive training to help them endure for long periods.”
One mistake in the floor pattern sends you back to the beginning.
And the patterns become increasingly complex while the electric shocks for failure grow stronger.
‘It would certainly develop response abilities and concentration.’
The saddest thing for the students was that today was just the beginning compared to the training ahead.
Leo clicked his tongue.
“Everyone’s having a hard time. Can’t even enjoy their vacation.”
‘You’re the one who pushed the kids into this hellish pit, Leo.’
Mellina wasn’t foolish enough to voice her inner thoughts.
She didn’t want to suffer alongside them by speaking carelessly.
‘At my age, rolling around with kids doesn’t seem right either.’
Mellina patted her shoulder and let out a deep sigh.
***
Crackle- Crackle- Crackle-
Firewood was burning.
The Dwarf stamped out the firewood with his foot while cleaning up the camp.
The Elf Mage stretched with a yawn as she got up from her spot.
The Dragon was already up, gazing at the black flames burning beyond the mountain.
The Suin warrior sat in place with his sword drawn, staring intently at his reflection in the blade.
The human sitting on nearby rocks while chewing jerky spoke.
“Arron.”
“…”
“Arron?”
“Huh, what? Did you call me?”
Arron snapped back to attention and looked at Kail who had called him.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
“Tell me if you’re scared.”
“I’m fine.”
Arron smiled and shook his head.
Watching Arron, Luna’s eyes widened as she stretched.
“How unusual! Battle is right ahead and Arron isn’t trembling! Isn’t this a first?”
Luna made a fuss and snatched the bread Kail was about to eat.
When Kail frowned and tried to take it back, Luna stuffed the bread into her mouth.
“This damn pointy-eared brat.”
When Kail pressed Luna’s cheeks with both hands, Luna grabbed his neck.
“These idiots are energetic from morning.”
Dweno clicked his tongue and looked at Arron.
“Looks like you’ve steeled your resolve.”
“Yeah, I can’t keep trembling forever.”
Arron answered with determination.
Risinass watched Arron carefully and asked.
“Arron.”
“Yeah?”
“Are you really okay?”
“Of course.”
Arron gripped his sword named Courage more firmly.
“Don’t worry.”
Shing-!
The sword gleamed sharply.
“I’ll definitely protect you all.”
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