Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 47

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47.

Allia watched Leo talking in the distance and thought to herself.

‘He’s similar to my brother.’

Though their personalities and atmospheres were different, the feeling they gave off was very similar.

“Isn’t this a bit strange?”

The boy holding a spear, Teyad, furrowed his brow.

“What is?”

“They said they’re a rescue squad, right? But there are only two of them?”

“It is definitely strange.”

“Could this be some kind of trap by Tartaros?”

His party members, magic swordsman Dina and summoner Luis, also agreed with Teyad’s words.

However, Knight Department student Bellak shook his head.

“If they were enemies, they wouldn’t join forces with us to fight demons.”

“That’s right. Those people aren’t enemies.”

When Allia spoke with a confident tone, Teyad asked in a sullen voice.

“How can you be so sure?”

“Don’t they give off a very familiar feeling? Besides…”

“Besides?”

“They’re kind of cool too.”

Seeing Allia’s face turn slightly red, Teyad panicked.

“Cool? Hey! Hey! Allia! Snap out of it! You haven’t given a single glance to any guy since enrollment!”

“That’s understandable. Who among our classmates would be worthy of Allia? Besides, since she’s Albi’s younger sister, her standards must be high.”

“Hey, but still, what’s so cool about someone like that!”

“He’s definitely cool though?”

“Dina? You too!”

Teyad grabbed his head in frustration.

While they were bickering, Leo, who had finished talking with Chloe, approached them.

“You’re quite noisy.”

“Ah! We’re sorry! Getting unnecessarily excited during an emergency!”

“I’m not scolding you. I just thought first-years are noisy regardless of which class.”

“Regardless of which class? Are you perhaps a student at our Academy?”

It was Chloe who answered Illia, whose eyes sparkled as she asked.

“Yes. Though not anymore.”

“Ah!”

Illia mistakenly thought the two were seniors who had dropped out and became flustered.

“I’m sorry! I said something unnecessary…”

“It’s fine.”

“Let me explain the current situation first.”

“Is an explanation really necessary? The situation is that demons have appeared in this forest.”

Teyad responded curtly to Leo’s words.

“If it were just a simple demon appearance, there would be no reason to explain. But right now, there’s a demon in this forest that’s beyond your level to handle.”

“How strong could this demon be that you’re making such a fuss?”

“It’s Level 3.”

“What!”

“L-Level 3?”

“That’s not a level that first-years can handle!”

Dina asked urgently.

“What about the others? Are the other parties besides us safe?”

“They’re safe. You just need to escape from this forest. So from now on, I’d like you to follow my instructions.”

As Dina let out a sigh of relief, Teyad asked.

“Do you have the power to defeat a Level 3 demon?”

A Level 3 demon.

It was a high-level threat with enough power to annihilate an entire regiment.

“I can’t guarantee that I can defeat a Level 3 demon with my current power.”

“Then is there any reason we should follow your instructions?”

“Of course there is.”

But Leo smiled leisurely.

“What reason is that?”

“Because I have the skill to safely get you all out of here.”

“What kind of baseless confidence is that…”

“Yes, understood. I’ll follow your instructions.”

“Hey, Allia!”

Teyad looked flustered.

“You saw this person fight earlier too. Besides, he probably understands the situation much better than we do.”

Allia persuaded her party members.

“A Level 3 demon is definitely beyond our current abilities to handle. So right now, as the party leader, I think it’s right to follow the experienced rescue squad rather than move around clumsily.”

At Allia’s persuasion, the party members looked at each other and nodded.

“If Allia says so.”

“Nothing bad has happened from listening to you so far.”

“Ugh! Really!”

Teyad scratched his head vigorously and glared at Leo.

“But! If you seem even slightly unreliable, I absolutely won’t follow your instructions, so keep that in mind!”

“I’ll live up to your expectations, so don’t worry.”

***

“Find cases of Hero Record dungeonification!”

At the Tower of Heroes, which oversees the actual administrative work of Lumern Academy, professors and assistants were moving about busily.

It was a sensitive time due to the magical beast appearance during the Summoning practical exam.

In such a situation, with the unprecedented event of Hero Record dungeonification occurring, Lumern had no choice but to be in a state of emergency.

Meanwhile, in the headmaster’s office on the top floor of the Tower of Heroes, Kalian was pressing his temples as if he had a headache.

In front of him, the Hero Record was spread open.

“The fact that we still can’t enter should be seen as a positive sign, right?”

“Yes.”

Albi answered while looking down at his own rampaging Hero Record.

Hero Dungeons don’t allow additional entry if there are prior entrants.

In other words, it meant Leo and Chloe were still alive.

“It’s already been three hours since the two students entered the Hero Dungeon. It must already be night inside the Heroes’ World. Albi, when was it that you defeated Chubarn 30 years ago?”

“It was around midnight.”

“So we have no choice but to leave everything to your past self.”

Kalian let out a deep sigh.

Then Kalian’s secretary, Erena, entered the headmaster’s office.

“Headmaster, we’ve found the person who sold the magical beast summoning catalyst to student Riu.”

“Who is it?”

Albi’s eyes flashed.

Erena’s face, who had come to report, turned pale.

Blood vessels appeared in his left eye as a geometric magic circle appeared in his pupil.

It was fairy magic.

30 years ago.

Albi, who had lost his sister to demons, was a man with stronger hatred toward Tartaros than anyone else.

“Calm down, Albi.”

At Kalian’s words, Albi’s eyes returned to normal.

“I’ll go cool my head.”

Leaving those words behind, he departed from the headmaster’s office.

“Duke Albi is always a dangerous person to deal with.”

“Albi is a man who rose to the position of hero through hatred.”

30 years ago.

Faced with his brother’s death, which left not even a corpse, let alone any belongings, he dropped out of Lumern that very day and began obsessively hunting demons, eventually becoming a hero recognized by the gods.

However, because he thoroughly destroyed everything related to Tartaros, the collateral damage around him was considerable.

Thanks to that, among the public, Albi was not an object of praise but an object of fear.

“I still can’t believe Duke Albi accepted the teaching position.”

“Still, Albi tends to listen to what I say.”

Kalian’s bitter smile suddenly turned into a grim expression.

“So, what kind of bastard is it?”

“A fence who set up shop in the back alleys of Lumeria City this year. He’s not famous among the upperclassmen, but he seems quite well-known among the first-years. Several first-years bought items from this merchant. Among them were demon summoning catalysts.”

“Are you saying a Tartaros spy had infiltrated Lumeria City?”

“I investigated, but he wasn’t someone related to Tartaros. However, it’s certain that Tartaros leaked a few items through him.”

“…I don’t understand. Why would they do such a thing?”

“I don’t know the reason either. This is the fence’s transaction ledger.”

Kalian received the ledger and turned the pages.

Flip-! Flip-!

Kalian’s hand stopped mid-turn.

‘Chloe Muller: Black Grimoire.’

Staring intently at that entry, Kalian spoke.

“Miss Erena. Please call Professor Sedjen and Professor Ren to the headmaster’s office immediately. Tell them I have questions regarding student Chloe.”

“Have you discovered something?”

“No. But I have a feeling.”

“A feeling? You’re going to act based on a feeling?”

Seeing Erena’s confusion, Kalian smiled broadly.

“Miss Erena, I’m old. The reputation of being a Sword Saint is now nothing more than empty past glory. But you see.”

The Sword Saint’s eyes flashed.

“I still take pride in the instincts I’ve honed crossing countless battlefields.”

***

The sun had completely set and darkness had fallen.

The party that had just finished a battle was all breathing heavily.

“Let’s rest for a moment.”

At Leo’s words, groans erupted from here and there.

‘Everyone’s physically at their limit. Has it been about three hours since we entered the Heroes’ World?’

Considering that the other teams’ clear times were about an hour, this was three times longer.

But it couldn’t be helped.

The other teams only needed to rescue the party in danger to meet the clear conditions, but Leo and Chloe were different.

Chloe had predicted that the [Safety Guarantee] condition for Allia’s party meant completely escaping from Chubarn’s threat.

So they were taking the shortest route out of the forest.

Unlike when Leo and Chloe used their mobility to avoid combat, now they inevitably had to fight frequently.

‘Still, we’re almost there.’

As Leo sighed, he felt his head throb and his vision blur.

‘Damn, did I use hypersensing for too long?’

Hypersensing, which maximized his senses, was a technique that made his brain perceive more than twice the usual amount of surrounding information.

As such, mental fatigue accumulated quickly.

‘Just hold on a little longer.’

Leo closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Seeing this, Allia’s party clicked their tongues in amazement.

“How does he show no signs of fatigue?”

“His skills must really be impressive.”

“Pfft! Teyad asked someone like that ‘Is there a reason I should follow your orders?’ I’d be too embarrassed to even lift my head!”

“Shut up!”

As his party members teased him, Teyad shouted with a bright red face.

Meanwhile, Chloe, sitting under a tree, had taken out the black grimoire from her bosom and was looking down at it.

Then Allia approached.

“Chloe. Can we talk?”

“What about?”

“About Leo.”

Allia smiled brightly and sat next to Chloe.

“What’s your relationship with Leo?”

“What do you mean, relationship?”

“Are you perhaps lovers?”

“No way?!”

Flustered, Chloe frantically shook her head.

“From your reaction, it seems you’re definitely not!”

Chloe let out a hollow laugh.

‘Even a senior who enrolled 30 years ago is still a first-year student.’

It felt like talking with female classmates.

Most of the girls in her class were interested in romance.

“Why do you ask? Are you interested in Leo?”

“I am. My heart races when I see him.”

“You must have fallen for him at first sight.”

Thinking that even the top student from 30 years ago was no different, Chloe let out a hollow laugh.

“I don’t know if I’ve fallen for him. My heart does race though. That racing feeling reminds me a lot of someone.”

“Who?”

“My brother.”

“You mean Albi Jerdinger?”

“Yes. Of course, if I compare Leo to my brother, Leo is much more handsome. My brother is clumsy and makes frequent mistakes.”

For a moment, Chloe doubted her ears.

‘Clumsy and makes frequent mistakes? Who? The Mage of the Arcane Eye?’

These were adjectives that didn’t suit the only hero the public feared.

“But he’s like a hero from a fairy tale. Someone who challenges seemingly impossible tasks without hesitation and eventually accomplishes them. That’s why I admire my brother.”

“Challenging impossible tasks without hesitation… He certainly resembles Leo.”

Chloe’s eyes grew distant.

“Leo is amazing. He always leads people well. He has good grades and accomplishes seemingly impossible tasks effortlessly – he’s a perfect person. Just as you said, Allia. Leo is like a hero.”

Chloe let out a bitter laugh.

“You asked what my relationship with Leo is? At first, I thought we were friends and rivals. But now…”

“Now?”

“I’m jealous of him.”

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