Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 437

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437.

 

A week had already passed since the training camp began.

 

True to being a remote rural territory, the Flobe Family’s mountains had many treacherous terrains.

 

Among them, far below on a cliff where rough valley water flowed.

 

The students swallowed dry saliva as they looked at the faintly visible valley water.

 

Then they turned around and asked.

 

“So? What are we doing today?”

 

Iliana asked with a slightly disgusted expression.

 

To this, Banir, an Ajonia graduate and rabbit beastman, said calmly.

 

“What do you think.”

 

She gestured toward the cliff with an expressionless face.

 

“Jump.”

 

At those words, the faces of Iliana and all the students being trained by her turned pale.

 

“You said today was simple courage training!”

 

Rwen, a 2nd year Ajonia fox beastman, shouted urgently.

 

“This is that courage training.”

 

Banir said calmly.

 

“In battle, courage is essential. As you all know, this isn’t just a virtue for beastmen, but something all Hero Candidates absolutely need.”

 

At those words, Iliana raised her hand.

 

“I’m curious what jumping off a cliff with your bare body has to do with that.”

 

“Where do you think true courage comes from?”

 

“It comes from the heart.”

 

At Iliana’s answer, Banir shook her head.

 

“No.”

 

Seeing Banir shake her head firmly, this time Tirena, a Seirun student, raised her hand.

 

“I think it comes from thorough preparation.”

 

“Wrong.”

 

Eventually the students shared their thoughts, but Banir only shook her head firmly.

 

Rwen frowned and said.

 

“Where exactly does Banir-senpai think true courage comes from?”

 

“True courage comes from fear.”

 

“What?”

 

“When you overcome fear and squeeze out courage. Only then does it become real courage. The training of jumping off a cliff with your bare body is the same.”

 

Banir approached Rwen.

 

“Living beings instinctively have fear of jumping from high places. This training is about overcoming that primal fear.”

 

“If it’s such a crude method, couldn’t you make other beastman students do it? Why am I the only beastman student here?”

 

Rwen showed a sharp reaction.

 

At those words, Banir said calmly.

 

“The other Ajonia students are stupid, so they’d definitely jump off the cliff without thinking at the mention of true courage.”

 

“Idiots would certainly do that.”

 

“But you’re different.”

 

Banir looked at the faces of the students under her charge, including Rwen, and said.

 

“You’re not idiots who would be fooled into jumping just by hearing such talk.”

 

“Heh, as expected of someone who was student council president, you have good judgment. I certainly am the type to assess situations coolly.”

 

Looking at Iliana who answered with a smug expression, Banir said.

 

“You’re all the type who uselessly overthink things. So you’ll keep feeling fear while questioning such unconventional training. To put it bluntly, you have petty and timid personalities.”

 

At the harsh words that stabbed at their hearts, the students’ faces contorted miserably.

 

“In that sense, this inefficient, unconventional, insane training is perfect for you.”

 

“If you know it’s inefficient, unconventional, insane training, don’t make us do it!”

 

Rwen shouted angrily.

 

Whoosh-!

 

With an expressionless face, Banir lifted up Rwen and threw him straight off the cliff.

 

“Aaaahhh!”

 

The fox beastman’s desperate scream echoed.

 

Banir watched Rwen falling down the cliff calmly and said.

 

“Next, jump down. Execute.”

 

But even at those words, no student jumped.

 

Banir grabbed Iliana.

 

“Wait! I could really die! Something more rational than this training…!”

 

“It’s fine, you won’t die.”

 

“How can you guarantee that!”

 

“If you die from this much, blame your own weakness.”

 

“Th-that’s so irresponsible…! Kyaaaaaahhh?!”

 

After Banir’s cold words ended, Iliana’s desperate scream echoed throughout the entire mountain.

 

“Don’t you hear Iliana’s screams from somewhere?”

 

When Nella asked with a bitter smile, Chloe got up and shook her head.

 

“No, I don’t hear anything.”

 

“I must have heard wrong.”

 

“It’s understandable to hear hallucinations.”

 

Chloe gritted her teeth.

 

“Since we’re getting beaten up so badly like this.”

 

“Hahahaha! Chloe Muller. You have good grit for someone from the Department of Magic.”

 

Jamua approached while loosening his shoulders.

 

But there was a murderous aura in his gentle smile.

 

The task for the students under Jamua’s charge was extremely simple.

 

It was defensive training where they had to endure Jamua’s attacks without counterattacking.

 

The problem was Jamua’s merciless attacks.

 

As if to prove he was the ‘strongest’ among last year’s graduates in pure physical strength.

 

Even without using aura or weapons, Jamua unfailingly unleashed power comparable to decent large-scale magic through hand-to-hand combat alone.

 

‘If it were magic or summoning, there would be ways to defend… but Jamua-senpai’s attacks are pure physical force, making it harder.’

 

As an orthodox mage, Chloe had prepared countermeasures for defenseless situations.

 

But those were countermeasures prepared with allies nearby or counterattacks in mind.

 

When the purpose was purely defense, her countermeasures were insufficient.

 

No matter what anyone said, Chloe was an attack-specialized mage.

 

Then Driana stepped forward.

 

“Oh?”

 

Jamua curled up the corner of his mouth.

 

“Are you going to block me alone?”

 

“Yes. Before being a blacksmith, I am my allies’ shield.”

 

“Indeed, worthy of Demian’s year representative.”

 

Driana stood before Jamua with an unusually serious voice.

 

Her face was infinitely serious.

 

Seeing that, Chloe got up.

 

“I’ll help.”

 

Riiip-!

 

And while blocking Jamua’s attack, she tore her skirt hem that had become tattered and was hindering movement up to above her knees.

 

Seeing Chloe in attire suitable for activity, Jamua grinned as if pleased.

 

“Tough, aren’t you?”

 

Driana stared intently at Chloe’s legs.

 

“Right, the ice sculpture seems decent too.”

 

“What?”

 

“Those legs are a work of art. Chloe, was it? How about becoming a model for an art piece?”

 

“I refuse to be a nude model.”

 

“Don’t worry about that. It would be semi-nude. I don’t need the full body. Just the lower half would be enough.”

 

“Absolutely not.”

 

Chloe refused with a cold voice.

 

“Can you feel your summon’s emotions now?”

 

Runia’s eyes trembled as she looked at Ulta, a graduate from Lumern, who asked while spreading both arms.

 

It wasn’t just Runia.

 

Beside her, Eliza was making a similar expression.

 

“No.”

 

“Oh dear.”

 

Ulta looked up at the sky and lamented.

 

Ulta, the Pact-Maker of Pegasus, was in charge of only two students.

 

Only Runia and Eliza.

 

“How can you not know! I’ve told you repeatedly, but your affinity with magical beasts is higher than mine! So why can’t you do this simple thing?”

 

“How am I supposed to read the mind of someone else’s summon, not my own?”

 

“I agree with Runia El Runda, Senior Ulta.”

 

At Eliza’s words, Ulta let out a deep sigh.

 

“Fiora, this is what you want, right?”

 

Ulta offered a cream-topped pastry to Fiora, who was perched on the back of his hand.

 

Chirp-!

 

Fiora flapped her wings joyfully at the sight of the pastry Ulta offered.

 

What Ulta was making Runia and Eliza do was training to read a summon’s mind.

 

Reading one’s own summon’s mind was such a natural act for a summoner.

 

That’s why Ulta had called over Fiora, who was Leo’s pact partner.

 

“Wait! I gave her that pastry earlier too!”

 

Runia protested as if she felt wronged.

 

Originally chosen to be Fiora’s pact-maker, Runia had lost that position to Leo.

 

But even after that, she continued to shower Fiora with affection.

 

She prided herself on knowing Fiora well because of that.

 

“It didn’t have cream on it, cream.”

 

Chirp- Chirp-

 

“Gah-!”

 

When Fiora chimed in to support Ulta’s scolding, Runia made a frustrated expression.

 

“Do you understand now? What I mean when I say you lack love! In that spirit, kneel down and close your eyes. From now on, you’ll deeply contemplate what love truly is.”

 

Ulta shouted majestically and whoosh-! departed.

 

Runia and Eliza knelt down and closed their eyes.

 

They had been kneeling and meditating like this for an entire week.

 

“Eliza Herginn.”

 

“What is it, Runia El Runda.”

 

“What exactly is this ‘love’ that person is talking about?”

 

“Don’t ask me.”

 

For the two girls to understand, Ulta’s thoughts—famous as an eccentric before being a genius summoner—existed in another dimension.

 

***

 

“It’s Leo Flobe!”

 

“It’s food!”

 

“Get in line! Get in line!”

 

Dinner time.

 

All the students attending the training camp lined up with bright expressions.

 

Before they knew it, a large kitchen had been built in the middle of the campsite.

 

A week had passed, and the Hero Candidates were adapting splendidly to this situation.

 

They now responded to the nightly attacks without much trouble.

 

Though pushed to extreme situations, they now had some leisure in their training camp life.

 

“I endured today just for this moment!”

 

“Leo! What’s today’s menu?”

 

Leo, who had become the head chef by unanimous agreement from all schools, said:

 

“Barbecue.”

 

“Barbecue!”

 

“Ohhh!”

 

Cheers erupted from here and there.

 

Watching this scene, Leo made a pitying expression.

 

“Are they really that happy?”

 

“This is their only pleasure.”

 

Chelsea, who was helping Leo, let out a deep sigh.

 

The cooking was completed and distribution finished.

 

Close friends gathered in small groups to enjoy their time together.

 

“Leo! Come here!”

 

Chelsea, sitting next to Cal, waved her hand toward Leo.

 

“No, I’ll eat somewhere else.”

 

Answering thus, Leo took his plate and headed to a spot slightly away from the campsite.

 

There was Arron, leaning against a large tree, blankly gazing at the sunset.

 

“Eat dinner.”

 

“Thanks.”

 

Arron smiled and accepted the meal Leo offered.

 

Without taking his eyes off the sunset sky, he said:

 

“It’s beautiful. I understand why Risinass risked everything to restore this scenery.”

 

Arron took a bite of meat and spoke while chewing.

 

“Kail, did you also want to restore this scenery?”

 

“Well. I didn’t really think about it.”

 

Leo chuckled and sat down beside Arron.

 

“Kail.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“If you hadn’t saved me, I would have died to Erebos then, right?”

 

“…”

 

Leo fell silent at Arron’s question.

 

Seeing Leo like this, Arron spoke calmly.

 

“It’s okay. I know everything.”

 

“What?”

 

“Right before entering battle, I knew I was going to die there.”

 

“You knew?”

 

“Yeah. You know that supersenses sometimes tell you things you don’t want to know, right?”

 

Seeing Leo’s surprise, Arron spoke matter-of-factly.

 

“I was prepared to die. And knowing that the world was saved like this, I’m okay. You don’t need to feel guilty about my death.”

 

Arron looked at Leo and smiled.

 

From the moment his future friend brought him to the future.

 

Arron knew that Leo felt sorry toward him.

 

Arron hoped Leo wouldn’t harbor such feelings.

 

“You would have done the same if you were me. So I don’t know how long I can stay in this era, but don’t worry about such things. Even if I return, I’m prepared to accept death.”

 

‘A guy who says he’s prepared… did he really have such eyes that didn’t want to die?’

 

Just as Arron was reading Leo’s emotions, Leo was also reading Arron’s emotions.

 

“Then get some sleep.”

 

Arron hadn’t slept a wink since coming to the present world.

 

Because he was afraid.

 

Afraid that when he opened his eyes, Erebos would be right in front of him.

 

“If you keep your nerves on edge like that, I can’t help but worry.”

 

“…Yeah.”

 

Arron smiled at Leo’s words.

 

And he gently closed his eyes to sleep.

 

At that moment, Arga approached Leo.

 

“Black Rabbit! Instructor Akan is…!”

 

“He’s sleeping.”

 

Eiran, who came with him, widened her eyes.

 

“Instructor Akan’s sleeping face is so cute! Woo-! Woo-?!”

 

The moment Arga got excited seeing Arron’s sleeping face.

 

Driana covered Ar’s mouth with one hand and choked his neck with her other arm, subduing him.

 

“If I hit his solar plexus to knock him out, he won’t cause a ruckus, right?”

 

When Runia clenched her fist and muttered quietly, Arga struggled frantically.

 

Then Chelsea, who had followed Cal, crouched down in front of Arron and quietly exclaimed in admiration.

 

“But he really does look a lot like Hero Arron. I’d believe it if you said they were the same person.”

 

“You’re right about that.”

 

Cal crouched down beside her and muttered nonchalantly.

 

***

 

Whoosh-!

 

The moment he regained consciousness, what he saw before his eyes were black flames.

 

‘Ah, it’s a dream.’

 

Arron realized that this current situation was a dream.

 

His gaze naturally turned to the broken beloved sword ‘Brave’ gripped in his hand.

 

The sword named courage had reached the end of its lifespan.

 

Its life had ended in the battle with Erebos.

 

‘No…’

 

Arron knew.

 

The sword didn’t break because its durability was exhausted.

 

Nor was it because Dweno’s skill in making the sword was lacking.

 

‘It’s because I couldn’t swing it to the end.’

 

He had stepped forward to single-handedly block Erebos for his comrades.

 

But Arron had given up fighting in the middle of his battle with Erebos.

 

Because he knew he would die.

 

‘Dweno will… Luna will… Risinass will… Kail will… take care of the rest.’

 

He had resigned himself.

 

‘Kail will never give up.’

 

Until the moment of death, he had relied on his friend.

 

‘I don’t want to go back.’

 

He was afraid of dying.

 

‘I haven’t even found what I want to do for myself yet.’

 

Courage that had been broken once before the fear of death made the hero hesitate.

 

Rumble-!

 

At that moment, the world shook.

 

***

 

Rumble-!

 

“An earthquake?”

 

Chelsea widened her eyes and looked down at the ground.

 

A small vibration could be felt from underground.

 

Flash-!

 

At that moment, Arron’s eyes snapped open.

 

Whoosh-!

 

In an instant, a change occurred in Arron’s body.

 

‘Gasp?’

 

Cal, seeing this, exhaled inwardly.

 

Eiran was also shocked.

 

The moment Chelsea was distracted by the sudden earthquake.

 

Arron had suddenly transformed into his beast form.

 

The moon hadn’t risen yet.

 

No, even if the moon had risen, today wasn’t a full moon.

 

If Arron transformed in such a situation?

 

“What’s with the sudden earthquake…!”

 

“Che, Chelsea! You might fall!”

 

“Hey, Chelsea. Get your balance!”

 

Eiran and Cal blocked Chelsea’s view.

 

“What? It’s just a small tremor, what’s there to fall from? And why are you blocking my view? Are you hiding something from me?”

 

Chelsea squinted her eyes.

 

“Hiding something!”

 

Cal shook his head nonchalantly.

 

“Grroooooar-!”

 

At that moment.

 

Arga pushed away Driana’s hand and roared.

 

At the sudden roar, Chelsea covered her ears and frowned.

 

“Why the sudden roar!”

 

“Kyaaayaang! Ahem! Cough! Howling practice.”

 

“…You guys are suspicious.”

 

When Chelsea looked at them with even more suspicious eyes.

 

Arron, who had been wearing a dazed expression, came to his senses.

 

Cal and Eiran looked at Arron and gaped.

 

Leo quietly said to Arron, who was confused about the situation.

 

“Cancel the transformation.”

 

Arron, understanding the situation, released his beast form.

 

But it was too late.

 

“Beast transformation?”

 

Chelsea saw Arron’s transformed appearance and widened her eyes.

 

“How, how can you transform? It’s not even a full moon, and only that cat can transform without one, right?”

 

Seeing the surprised Chelsea, Arga crossed his arms.

 

“Hah! It seems Instructor Akan transformed in response to my howling!”

 

Ar puffed out his chest proudly.

 

Seeing Ar like this, Runia and Driana quickly said.

 

“You finally succeeded?”

 

“Amazing. Truly worthy of being my exclusive model.”

 

“Who’s your exclusive model?”

 

The three of them casually chatted to deflect the situation.

 

Chelsea made an ‘aha!’ expression.

 

“Come to think of it, Ar Tune can make other beastmen transform with his howling, right?”

 

Seeing Chelsea’s expression as if she finally understood, Cal and Eiran added.

 

“Amazing! Ar!”

 

“Ooh, truly befitting Ajonia’s representative.”

 

Cal, who had been desperately trying to smooth over the situation, covered his face as he saw Chelsea staring at him intently with an amused expression.

 

Being close friends, he understood.

 

This little demon who only acted obedient and cute in front of Leo had already figured out the entire situation.

 

“Do you guys think I’m an idiot? You think I’d fall for such clumsy acting?!”

 

Chelsea narrowed her eyes.

 

Then she approached the flustered Arron and said.

 

“Instructor Akan! Please tell me honestly! You’re Hero Arron, aren’t you?!”

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