Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 461

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461.

 

Emio Ruchan.

 

He was a person renowned as one of the top five skilled individuals in the 2nd Year Magic Studies Department.

 

It was shocking that such an Emio received an expulsion notice at the point of finishing his 2nd year first semester.

 

Even students who usually didn’t get along well with Emio were surprised enough to be startled.

 

There was certainly a variable where if a mentee was expelled due to the mentor system, the mentor would also be expelled together.

 

However, the 1st year Rement that Emio was in charge of survived the loser’s revival match and barely avoided expulsion.

 

Emio’s expulsion was entirely due to his individual abilities.

 

But from the outside, Emio was still one of the top five skilled individuals in the 2nd year first semester Magic Studies Department.

 

That’s why Emio felt his expulsion was unjust.

 

“Expulsion?”

 

Emio’s eyes flashed dangerously.

 

Seeing that, Cal flinched and stepped backward.

 

“You, if you do something reckless…”

 

“Shut up!”

 

Emio, who had shouted, pointed his staff at Cal.

 

Whooooosh!

 

Along with that, magic activated and a powerful gust of wind enveloped Cal.

 

Kwagagagaga-!

 

At the sudden activation of attack magic, the 2nd years nearby showed expressions filled with shock.

 

“What? What?”

 

“Isn’t that Emio Ruchan?”

 

“Hey! Are you crazy?! What are you doing using attack magic here!”

 

“Are you causing this commotion now because you got expelled? Know some shame!”

 

Kwagagagagang-!

 

As soon as the protesting shouts ended, Emio’s magic flew toward them.

 

The 2nd years were startled and stepped back.

 

Toward such students, Emio shouted.

 

“Do you think this makes sense?! Trash like this with no skills survives through connections! And I get expelled – does this make sense?!”

 

Emio, with veins bulging in his neck, roared.

 

“You’re all the same! I’ll sweep away all you worthless vermin and prove my worth to Lumern!”

 

Emio, with bloodshot eyes, was not normal.

 

The 2nd years who had been flustered by the sudden attack magic also began to show killing intent in their eyes.

 

No matter what anyone said, these were students who had survived in Lumern until now.

 

No matter how much Emio was a top-tier skilled individual in the Magic Studies Department, if he made all the students his enemies in this situation, he would inevitably be overwhelmed in an instant.

 

However, Emio, who had lost his reason, didn’t care about such things.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“I understand your feelings, but how about moderating it?”

 

“Hah?! The great hero has graced us with his presence?”

 

Seeing Leo who appeared through the crowd, Emio curled up the corners of his mouth.

 

“What kind of reaction do you think people would show if they knew the great hero was looking after trash just because they’re close? Good? Is it right to expel a student who should rightfully remain at school?”

 

“The Student Council President doesn’t have the authority to expel other people. I’ve never helped Cal even once. He remained at Lumern through his own abilities.”

 

“Where do you get off spouting such bullshit…!”

 

“Look even now.”

 

Leo gestured with his chin toward the magic Emio had cast.

 

“He’s perfectly fine despite your magic, isn’t he?”

 

“Whew~ That was almost a big problem!”

 

With those words, Emio’s wind cleared and Cal revealed himself completely unharmed.

 

Seeing that, Emio’s eyes widened.

 

“How, how…!”

 

“Students! In crisis situations, Cal Thomas brand shield bracelets are a great help! I also paid attention to the appearance, so it has a stylish design! Though it’s single-use, it protects your safety while also enhancing your looks!”

 

At Cal’s shameless introduction of his product while giving a thumbs up, laughter erupted from here and there.

 

“This damn vermin!”

 

It was when Emio’s face contorted as he pointed his staff at Cal again.

 

“Emio Ruchan.”

 

“Kheup?!”

 

At Leo’s chilling voice, Emio let out a groan.

 

Other students also flinched and stepped backward.

 

“Let me give you some advice. Don’t do any more pointless things.”

 

Leo said as he approached Emio.

 

“I’m not particularly inclined to seriously beat up a kid.”

 

“Don’t spout bullshit!”

 

With an angry scream, Emio roughly swung his staff.

 

Ziiing-!

 

Enormous magical power swirled.

 

Kwagagagagagang-!

 

The enormous magical power struck Leo and part of the dock was destroyed.

 

“What exactly am I lacking?! Guys weaker than me remained but what’s the reason I got expelled?!”

 

Seeing Emio screaming frantically, the 2nd years narrowed their eyes and took combat stances.

 

Then light flashed and a sharp sword struck down at Emio.

 

Shiiik-! Kwagagak-!

 

“Kuk?!”

 

Although Emio had armor shields created by magic covering his entire body, the sword strike cut through Emio’s shield and slashed him.

 

Tak-!

 

Buuung! Buung!

 

Iliana, who lightly landed on debris floating on the lake, grinned.

 

“Beautiful girl mage knight, Iliana Raden, appears!”

 

Seeing Iliana’s frivolous atmosphere, jeers poured out from here and there.

 

“You’re spouting such nonsense in this situation?!”

 

“Calling herself a beautiful girl with her own mouth, she must have no conscience.”

 

“Ugh, tsk tsk.”

 

Despite the pouring jeers, Iliana didn’t bat an eye.

 

“I’m not interested in you, so don’t interfere and get lost, Iliana Raden. If you don’t want to die.”

 

Emio growled fiercely.

 

“As a Lumern stu.dent, I can’t tolerate an outsider who is not. a. student attacking fellow students!”

 

Emphasizing that he was no longer a student of Lumern, Emio contorted his face while looking at Iliana.

 

“Besides, I’ve wanted to properly beat you up for a while now. You’re annoying.”

 

Iliana’s expression, who had been laughing with a “Hoot-!”, changed instantly.

 

Iliana, whose usual infinitely light atmosphere had disappeared, looked at Emio with sharp eyes and pointed her sword.

 

“A guy who’s neither here nor there in both swordsmanship and magic!”

 

Emio swung his staff.

 

Whooooosh-!

 

A giant pillar of flame was created in the air, and soon wind wrapped around the flames.

 

“Flame Tornado!”

 

Kwaaaaaa-!

 

Flames were overlaid on the cutting wind that tore apart everything it touched.

 

The firepower became even stronger due to the wind.

 

That magic struck Iliana.

 

Kwagagagagang-!

 

Flames shot up high, causing chain explosions.

 

It was then that Emio showed a vicious smile upon seeing that.

 

Flash-!

 

Pure white light flashed as Iliana appeared, cutting through the whirlwind.

 

Her uniform was burned and torn in various places.

 

Scratches covered her body here and there, with blood seeping out.

 

Emio’s magic was powerful, so Iliana couldn’t defend against it completely.

 

However, there were no fatal injuries.

 

“How did you break through my magic…!”

 

“It was nothing! I just cut through it!”

 

Iliana grinned wickedly as she landed on the lake.

 

Splash-!

 

Water splashed in all directions.

 

But Iliana easily floated on the lake using Aura Step.

 

Swoosh-!

 

Then she gripped her sword properly and charged at Emio.

 

“A frontal assault! You insolent brat!”

 

Emio gritted his teeth and unleashed a barrage of magic.

 

True to his military family background, efficient and powerful magic with tremendous firepower poured forth.

 

Seeing that magic, Iliana extended her free hand forward.

 

Flash-!

 

A protective magic like pure white transparent glass formed like a shield.

 

Iliana used that shield to deflect all the incoming magic while closing the distance with Emio.

 

“No way!”

 

Emio’s eyes widened.

 

Despite being high-powered magic, it was blocked by Iliana.

 

‘This is impossible! Our combat abilities should have been similar!’

 

While Emio was shocked.

 

Iliana, who had closed the distance in an instant, smiled coldly.

 

“Are you ready for this?”

 

“Grr-!”

 

“Take this!”

 

Crack-!

 

“Guhh?”

 

Iliana swung her aura-wrapped sword with both hands with all her might.

 

She manifested the aura like a blunt weapon rather than cutting with it.

 

But from the tremendous impact that made his mind go blank, Emio was sent flying.

 

Crash-crash-crash-!

 

Like a skipping stone, Emio bounced several times on the water before plunging into it.

 

“Hmph.”

 

Iliana shrugged and swept her hair back.

 

Seeing this, the students showed surprised expressions.

 

“When did Iliana become so strong?”

 

“It was completely one-sided, wasn’t it?”

 

Toward her admiring classmates, Iliana smiled and made a V with her fingers.

 

Crash-!

 

Then water shot up as Emio emerged.

 

“That damn bitch…!”

 

Emio, trembling with rage, looked at Iliana with eyes filled with madness.

 

Just until the beginning of the first semester of their second year, Iliana and Emio’s abilities had been similar.

 

“Don’t be ridiculous! If I had also! Participated in the training camp! If I had been evaluated fairly! I wouldn’t have suffered such humiliation…!”

 

“The gap between you and Iliana’s abilities has existed since several months ago.”

 

“Eek?!”

 

Iliana was startled to see Leo appearing silently behind her.

 

“Class President! You scared me!”

 

Patting the head of the protesting Iliana, Leo walked toward Emio.

 

“Should I tell you why you were expelled?”

 

“What?”

 

“It’s true that you’re still one of the top students in the 2nd Year Magic Studies Department. The problem is you’ve barely grown compared to the beginning of the first semester.”

 

“Nonsense!”

 

Emio’s face contorted.

 

“Wasn’t it already difficult enough just to keep up with the theory classes?”

 

Emio’s practical evaluation scores were still among the highest in the 2nd Year Magic Studies Department.

 

But in written exams and theory, unlike in his first year, he had plummeted.

 

He was clearly different from other lower-ranked students who absorbed new knowledge and reflected it in their practical scores.

 

Emio couldn’t properly adapt to learning new things in theoretical fields.

 

The only reason he didn’t receive failing grades was because of the points he had accumulated previously.

 

The discipline of magic requires endlessly accepting new things and incorporating them into oneself.

 

Emio couldn’t do that at all.

 

Even in practical subjects like combat, while students who were clearly weaker than Emio achieved great growth, Emio remained stagnant.

 

“Most importantly, Emio. When you encounter an opponent even slightly stronger than you, you can’t cope at all.”

 

Heroes challenge the impossible and overcome trials.

 

Therefore, heroes are always prepared to fight opponents stronger than themselves.

 

But Emio was nothing like that.

 

“It’s true that you’re strong among second years.”

 

Leo said with an expressionless face.

 

“But to put it differently, you’re still just a second year. The professors judged that if you remained stagnant there, you wouldn’t be able to survive at Lumern.”

 

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

 

“When you become a second-year second semester student, situations will arise where you’ll truly have to risk your life. In such circumstances, you could die.”

 

At Leo’s words, Emio clenched his fists tightly.

 

“The professors probably felt sorry about that.”

 

“Stop spouting bullshit! I’m more than qualified to be at Lumern!”

 

Watching Emio lose his reason and scream, Iliana pouted.

 

“No matter how much you talk, it’s useless, Class President.”

 

“That’s probably right. Then I’ll speak bluntly.”

 

Leo looked at Emio and said curtly.

 

“Causing a disturbance like this won’t change the fact that you were expelled. So just shrivel up and disappear. Dropout.”

 

“Graaaaaaah! Leo Flobe!”

 

The moment Emio, with his eyes rolled back, began gathering mana.

 

Leo’s red eyes flashed.

 

Crack-!

 

The magic formula surrounding Emio was destroyed.

 

From the aftermath, Emio staggered from the shock.

 

“For any student who graduated from Lumern Magic Studies Department, destroying your magic formula is child’s play.”

 

Leo walked toward Emio.

 

“This is as far as it goes. If you rampage any further, I won’t be able to let this slide quietly.”

 

“Graaaaaaah!”

 

Emio rolled his eyes back and charged at Leo.

 

Leo exhaled and flicked his finger.

 

Whoosh! Boom-!

 

The flames that engulfed Emio caused an explosion.

 

Emio, who had been launched high into the air, crashed down to the ground.

 

Splash-!

 

Looking at Emio who had fainted with his eyes rolled back, Leo spoke to his classmates.

 

“Let’s capture that guy and hand him over to the professors.”

 

“Yeah!”

 

“Got it!”

 

The 2nd year students grabbed Emio and confined him with magic.

 

“What chaos on the first day of the semester.”

 

Leo let out a light breath and shook his head.

 

***

 

Thud- Thud-

 

A vast grassland.

 

In the very center of it stood a massive tomb.

 

In the distant past.

 

This place had been one of the centers of the battlefield against Tartaros.

 

A land filled only with despair and death.

 

This land had been saved from Tartaros’s grasp through the sacrifice of a single hero.

 

This tomb was the grave of the hero who had saved this place.

 

A hooded man standing before the tombstone reached out his hand.

 

From within the hood, an eerie hand made of bone protruded.

 

Thump-!

 

The one who grasped the tombstone with his hand muttered.

 

A moment later.

 

Crack-! Crackle-!

 

Digging through the earth, a single skeleton raised its body.

 

The skeleton that emerged from the tomb twisted its neck in a bizarre manner and looked at the man.

 

[You… Grand Duke of Funerals…!]

 

Looking at the man whose eyes revealed murderous intent, the Grand Duke of Funerals, Atkan, curled up the corners of his mouth.

 

“Are you not interested in a second life? O hero who was sacrificed unjustly.”

 

The skeleton’s movement, which had been reaching out with hatred-filled eyes, stopped abruptly.

 

[A second… life?]

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