Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 440

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440.

 

The evening of the second week, when the training camp was already halfway through.

 

The students were busy gathering in groups and talking about today’s training results.

 

“Look! I can deploy magic much faster now!”

 

Iliana said with an excited voice.

 

As she extended her hand, her specialty light magic activated.

 

“Heh- At this rate, I might soon overcome my weakness of slow casting speed.”

 

Chelsea made an exasperated expression as she watched Iliana smugly stroke her chin.

 

“Iliana, your casting speed was slow just because you neglected your theoretical studies.”

 

“That’s not true! Do you know how hard it is for a magic swordsman like me to cast spells while moving quickly? Do you understand the struggles of a magic swordsman who uses both aura and mana simultaneously?”

 

“It’s still true that you neglected your theoretical studies.”

 

Iliana flinched at Chelsea’s indifferent words, then shouted “Aha!” and jumped up from her seat.

 

Then she crossed her arms firmly and said,

 

“You’re afraid that I’m catching up to your specialty of high-speed casting, aren’t you? Hehe! How jealous.”

 

Whoosh-!

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

“What are you saying?”

 

Iliana was blown away by a wind spell that activated without warning.

 

Seeing this, Cal chewed on jerky and muttered,

 

“Chelsea, it seems like your casting speed has gotten even faster?”

 

“Yeah, I think it’s the result of training with Instructor Akan!”

 

Nella made a puzzled expression as she watched Chelsea smile proudly.

 

“I heard he’s a complete novice when it comes to magic?”

 

“Yeah. He doesn’t know much about magic, but I learned a lot of different things like combat know-how and methods to improve concentration!”

 

Nella smiled gently and patted her head as she watched Chelsea speak excitedly.

 

Watching this scene, Taide muttered,

 

“The Knight Department kids are going to cry. They already fear Chelsea and call her the ‘Knight Hunter.'”

 

Chelsea, who had the best close combat abilities among the 2nd year Magic Studies Department, had established herself as the natural enemy of Knight Department students.

 

As a result, Chelsea was called the ‘Knight Hunter’ among Knight Department students.

 

Chelsea made a V sign.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Ah! It’s Instructor Akan!”

 

“Instructor Akan! Have you had dinner?!”

 

A commotion arose in the campsite.

 

When the students turned their heads, Akan was there.

 

“He’s quite popular.”

 

“Compared to the graduated seniors, he’s literally like an angel.”

 

Iliana, who had been blown away by Chelsea and returned, answered Nella’s muttering.

 

“He’s basically handsome too!”

 

“Anyway, you can’t help yourself when it comes to good-looking guys.”

 

“Ugh!”

 

When Taide made a sarcastic comment, Iliana firmly stepped on his foot.

 

Iliana cleanly ignored Taide, who was rolling on the ground clutching his foot, and stroked her chin.

 

“How should I put it, he has a mysterious charm?”

 

“Yeah, unlike most other beastmen who are rough and wild, Instructor Akan is gentle.”

 

“I heard his abilities are incredible too? Even though he’s not an Ajonia graduate, I wish he would come as a professor at our school.”

 

Nella and Iliana were busy chatting while looking at Arron.

 

Meanwhile.

 

Arron, surrounded by female students, smiled gently.

 

The female students exclaimed in admiration.

 

“At first, I thought I didn’t like how he looked similar to Arron but somehow seemed weak.”

 

“You thought that too? I thought the same thing. How should I put it. That kind of appearance is nice too?”

 

“Yeah. He’s charming. Should I say I want to protect him?”

 

The Ajonia female students muttered with dreamy eyes.

 

“Heh!”

 

Then Borman stood between the two female students.

 

“Heh, Instructor Akan is certainly a strong man. But if you’re a male beastman, you should naturally have strong and wild aspects!”

 

Borman widened his eyes and looked to the side.

 

“Right? Dion!”

 

“Only Dion has strong and wild aspects.”

 

“You’re just a muscle-brain.”

 

The Ajonia female students showed sharp reactions.

 

Borman confidently shouted in response.

 

“Isn’t my dignified appearance in battle cool?”

 

“It is admirable.”

 

“Yeah, right, because it’s ignorant. What’s cool is our boss cat!”

 

“Right! Arga is much more dignified and cool than you!”

 

“That guy?”

 

Borman narrowed his eyes and pointed at Ar.

 

“Scared of water. Scared of water. Scared of water.”

 

Ar’s appearance, hugging her knees and trembling in front of the campfire, was far from dignified and cool.

 

The Ajonia students made strange expressions as they watched Ar, who had been acting mysteriously for some time.

 

The two Ajonia female students looked at each other’s faces and then shouted,

 

“That appearance is cute too!”

 

“Like a broken cat!”

 

Borman grumbled as he watched his classmates show even more enthusiastic reactions.

 

“I can never understand women’s hearts.”

 

“No matter who you bring up, they’d say they’re cooler than an ignorant guy like you.”

 

“Why are you picking a fight again? Fox.”

 

While the Ajonia students were bickering.

 

Arron headed toward where the Seirun students were.

 

Although Arron was generally popular with female students, the Seirun students didn’t like making a fuss, so they didn’t show much interest in Arron.

 

“Eiran.”

 

Arron smiled and took out some snacks from his pocket.

 

“Here.”

 

“Ah, thank you.”

 

Eiran, who had been secretly reading a book in the corner, smiled brightly as she looked at Arron handing her snacks.

 

“What are you reading?”

 

“A book.”

 

“Wow, exactly the same. That child liked books too.”

 

Eiran, who knew who the child Arron was talking about, smiled shyly.

 

“By the way, what’s the content? That child never showed me what she was reading either.”

 

“It’s, it’s just a magic book! A magic book! It’s a Seirun magic class textbook.”

 

Eiran closed the book and smiled awkwardly.

 

Runia, who was passing by, checked the book cover and narrowed her eyes.

 

“[Considerations on Constellations in the Night Sky and Star Magic]? This is a 1st year textbook, isn’t it? Why are you reading this? Are you perhaps doing something strange again… Mmph?!”

 

“It’s, it’s review! Review! Miss Runia! Review is important, isn’t it?”

 

Runia, whose mouth was covered, urgently tapped Eiran’s arm.

 

“Magic, what a shame. If it were martial arts, I could help you.”

 

“No! Akan’s teachings are being very helpful!”

 

“Really?”

 

Arron patted Eiran’s head once as she answered with a bright smile, then left.

 

The Seirun female students urgently asked her.

 

“Eiran. It seems like Instructor Akan has been taking special care of you for a while now?”

 

“Do you perhaps have some kind of relationship with that instructor?”

 

Eiran smiled at her classmates who asked with sparkling eyes.

 

“I think he finds me endearing.”

 

“Gasp! No way!?”

 

“He certainly has a different dignity compared to other beastmen.”

 

“It’s not that kind of relationship.”

 

The reason Arron looked after Eiran was simple.

 

It was because she was a descendant of Berkia, his disciple.

 

As Arron had been very fond of Berkia, he couldn’t help but pay more attention to Eiran.

 

As the Seirun female students gathered around Eiran, Aris spoke up.

 

“Eiran, at this rate Runia’s going to die.”

 

“What? Ah! Runia! Snap out of it!”

 

Eiran cried out as she looked at Runia, who had fainted with her eyes rolled back.

 

While the previously quiet Seirun students became noisy.

 

The next place Arron headed to was Chen Xia, who was meditating with her eyes closed despite the bustling atmosphere.

 

Arron, who had been watching her from a distance, spoke.

 

“Diving in might not be a good choice, don’t you think?”

 

At those words, Chen Xia slowly opened her eyes.

 

Chen Xia blinked her large eyes several times and made a curious expression.

 

“How did you know?”

 

“I felt the killing intent. I could see what kind of movement you were thinking of.”

 

“That’s amazing.”

 

Chen Xia stuck out her tongue at Arron’s words.

 

As a Shadow, Chen Xia had learned to conceal her killing intent.

 

Even in the moment of killing someone, Chen Xia could hide her killing intent.

 

It was impressive enough that he sensed the very faint killing intent she emitted while meditating against an imaginary enemy, but he even predicted her movements based on that killing intent.

 

‘Just how high is his martial prowess?’

 

Chen Xia was amazed.

 

Looking at Chen Xia, Arron took out a snack from his pocket and handed it to her.

 

Chen Xia respectfully received it with both hands and said.

 

“Thank you for looking after me. But what’s the reason you’re paying attention to me?”

 

Chen Xia knew that Arron looked after other students as an instructor.

 

But she was curious about why he paid more attention to her compared to other students.

 

“Because you resemble someone I know.”

 

Arron smiled gently.

 

Having been Kail’s disciple, Arron also knew Bihar.

 

And he knew the fact that she had been staining her hands with blood in the darkness on behalf of everyone else.

 

‘That child truly respected Kail.’

 

Arron had hoped Bihar would live dreaming of a bright future.

 

That’s why his heart ached when he heard that Bihar had lived behind history, in the darkness, for the sake of her talent.

 

There must have been reasons why it had to be that way, but it wasn’t the future Arron had hoped for.

 

“If you’re protecting someone’s back.”

 

“…?”

 

“It’s better not to think about sacrificing yourself for someone else’s sake.”

 

Chen Xia blinked at Arron’s words.

 

“Don’t give up and move forward.”

 

Hearing those words, Chen Xia realized what Arron was talking about.

 

During the battle in her meditation just moments ago.

 

When she dove into the enemy’s embrace.

 

Chen Xia had assumed death.

 

Chen Xia smiled bitterly at Arron’s advice.

 

“The person I follow is an amazing person. But the path he wants to walk is far too treacherous.”

 

Chen Xia closed her eyes.

 

“That’s why I want to stand on his back and protect him. I owe him a great debt.”

 

‘Because when he extended his hand and said I could become a hero, my world was filled with light.’

 

“I’m prepared to gladly sacrifice myself for his sake. So you don’t need to pity me.”

 

“I’m not pitying you.”

 

Arron smiled gently.

 

“That person wouldn’t want you to die.”

 

Making eye contact with Chen Xia, Arron spoke firmly.

 

“The person you want to stand behind would be angry if you sacrificed yourself for his sake. Because that’s the kind of person he is.”

 

“Do you know Leo well?”

 

“I know him well.”

 

Arron smiled.

 

“He’ll never give up in any situation, right? If you want to be his strength. You must never give up either.”

 

“….”

 

Chen Xia’s eyes widened.

 

“Did you also have… a similar case, Akan?”

 

“I did.”

 

“Did you not give up, Akan?”

 

“….”

 

Arron closed his eyes.

 

And smiled bitterly.

 

“I gave up. I was a coward.”

 

Chen Xia blinked.

 

“You must never do that.”

 

Arron patted Chen Xia’s head as he spoke.

 

“Never become such a bad friend… a bad younger sibling.”

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