Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 522

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522

 

By the time dinner arrived, rumors about the disgraceful scene Kaoidin had caused at the Knight Academy had spread throughout all of Lumern.

 

Normally, this would have turned Lumern upside down.

 

A Hero using force against Hero Candidates was a serious matter.

 

But despite the gravity of the incident, Lumern remained quiet.

 

This was because Kaoidin himself had been carried to the infirmary in a miserable state.

 

“Even so, since the opponent was beaten so badly, I was worried the Class President might face disciplinary action over this incident. I’m relieved.”

 

“The other side started the rampage first. Plus, he knows it’s embarrassing for him too, so he’ll keep his mouth shut. But the rumors spread faster than I expected, didn’t they?”

 

“Yeah. Cal knew about it right after class ended.”

 

Cal was already quite the information network within Lumern.

 

If it reached Cal’s ears, it would spread throughout all of Lumern in an instant.

 

No, perhaps the story had already spread to Lumeria City as well.

 

“Of course, I was the one who told the story.”

 

Leo chuckled softly as he watched Iliana giggling.

 

Just then, Cal and Eliza appeared in the dormitory cafeteria.

 

Iliana, who had been stabbing a meatball with her fork and putting it in her mouth, spotted them and narrowed her eyes.

 

“Those two have been suspicious lately.”

 

As she spoke suspiciously while chewing the meatball in her mouth, Chloe beside her made a puzzled expression.

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Don’t you think they’ve been spending a lot more time together lately? Cal seems to be subtly looking after Eliza too.”

 

“Cal’s always been good at subtly looking after other people.”

 

Chloe tilted her head as if wondering what was strange about that.

 

Chen Xia and Eiran, who were eating with them, also nodded as if they agreed.

 

At the three’s reaction, Iliana clicked her tongue and wagged her finger.

 

“This is why honor students who only study hard won’t do. I can sense it. That sweet and bitter fragrance emanating between those two.”

 

At those words, the three female students looked at Cal and Eliza once more.

 

Cal was naturally exchanging greetings with other students, and Eliza was concentrating on her meal as if uninterested.

 

Then Cal played a prank on Eliza.

 

Eliza immediately grabbed Cal by the collar, and Cal begged for mercy.

 

“It’s just the same as usual, isn’t it?”

 

“You don’t understand. A love story between a woman from a noble family and a man of low status. This is a common cliche that boasts history and tradition.”

 

“That’s only in novels. What does that have to do with those two?”

 

“Heh, to Chloe who doesn’t believe my words, this big sister will tell you about one major incident.”

 

Iliana lowered her voice.

 

“I saw those two going out together at dawn recently with my own two eyes. Haven’t they both been looking tired lately? They’re definitely enjoying secret meetings at night!”

 

“S-secret meetings?”

 

Eiran swallowed her saliva nervously.

 

“Shh- be quiet.”

 

Iliana looked around cautiously as if on guard.

 

Watching her, Leo said.

 

“That’s not what happened.”

 

“How would the Class President know that?”

 

“Because I was there with them too.”

 

“Gasp! C-could it be the three of you together!”

 

Thwack-!

 

“Ugh!”

 

Iliana was making a fuss when Chen Xia hit her in the ribs and she collapsed to the ground.

 

For a moment, the gazes of everyone using the cafeteria focused on Iliana all at once.

 

But soon realizing the person who had fallen was Iliana, they returned to their meals with indifferent expressions.

 

“Class President! Sia hit me!”

 

Iliana got up from her seat and complained to Leo with a tearful expression.

 

“You got hit because you were saying strange things.”

 

When Chen Xia smiled sweetly, Iliana squeaked and hid behind Leo.

 

At that reaction, Leo tore his bread and ate it while saying.

 

“Cal is just helping with Eliza’s training.”

 

“What, how boring.”

 

Iliana grumbled and sat down.

 

“But it’s surprising. That she’s training at dawn and all. It’s far from the image of being diligent.”

 

When Iliana made an amazed expression, Leo said.

 

“It would be strange if a summoner of that level wasn’t diligent. Anyway, don’t spread pointless rumors. Eliza won’t let it slide.”

 

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Crackle-!

 

That dawn.

 

Eliza bit her lips tightly as the essence of lightning wrapped around her entire body.

 

Bzzzzzzt-!

 

“Ugh!”

 

She felt like she might lose consciousness from the pure white lightning.

 

But Eliza somehow endured it.

 

Pop-!

 

As the essence of lightning dispersed, Eliza let out rough breaths.

 

She tried her best to contain the essence of lightning that was trying to escape through her spiritual power within her body.

 

‘Only 30 seconds at most.’

 

Eliza clenched her fist tightly.

 

Watching her, Leo narrowed his eyes.

 

‘The growth of her vessel is remarkably fast.’

 

He had suggested the crude training of accepting the essence of lightning, but even so, he never thought she would achieve such vessel growth in such a short time.

 

Looking at such an Eliza, Leo said.

 

“Remarkable.”

 

“I don’t need empty flattery.”

 

“I’m being sincere.”

 

There were no visible results yet.

 

But Eliza was definitely growing.

 

Of course, it was possible because of Leo’s help, but sublimating that help into her own power was a separate matter.

 

“Then shall we gradually move on to the next stage?”

 

At Leo’s words, Eliza made a tense expression.

 

The current training already involved terrible pain.

 

But Eliza expected that Leo’s training wouldn’t end at just this level.

 

‘If one could become strong just by enduring pain, there wouldn’t be anyone who couldn’t become strong.’

 

The essence of lightning brought not only physical pain but mental anguish as well.

 

It was a power that even Pegasus found difficult to endure.

 

Accepting and enduring that with a human body was proof that Eliza’s mental world was that solid.

 

‘Once she grows, ordinary mental attacks won’t work on her. I’ve thought this before, but Eliza has the vessel to contract with countless magical beasts.’

 

Leo looked at Eliza and stirred his spiritual power.

 

Whooom-! Crackle-!

 

Waves of spiritual power swirled around Leo.

 

Seeing that, Eliza’s eyes widened.

 

“This is…?”

 

“Come out.”

 

Crackle-!

 

Pure white lightning swirled.

 

Along with that, a summoning circle was created, and there stood Ati, a woman with pure white hair fluttering, arms crossed.

 

“Pegasus.”

 

Eliza let out an exclamation upon seeing that sight.

 

Ati, who looked at her with an expressionless face, was the very embodiment of the ideal Pegasus that Eliza had in mind.

 

Ati, who emerged from the summoning circle, glanced at Leo.

 

Then she immediately clung to Leo’s feet.

 

“Master! When will you grant me the pure white lightning! Making only that brat enjoy it! This is too much!”

 

Crackle-!

 

In that instant, Eliza heard the sound of something precious cracking in her mind.

 

Thinking she had seen wrong, she rubbed her eyes several times.

 

But the noble magical beast, Pegasus, was still clinging to Leo’s feet with a tearful expression.

 

“Get off.”

 

Leo swung his foot with an annoyed expression, trying to shake off Ati.

 

But even while being dragged on the ground and becoming a mess, Ati only rejoiced, spouting nonsense like ‘Ahh! Treating me so roughly! As expected of Master!’

 

Cal also gaped at Ati’s unexpected behavior.

 

“It’s… it’s a lie… It’s a lie. That can’t be. The noble magical beast Pegasus can’t be so vulgar.”

 

Eliza crouched down, holding her head and muttering in a daze.

 

“Hey, are you okay?”

 

“Cal Thomas. This is a dream, right? That’s it, right?”

 

“…It seems like reality though.”

 

“No, it’s definitely a dream. Please slap my cheek. So I can wake up from the dream.”

 

“You’ll get angry though.”

 

“It’s a dream anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”

 

At those words, Cal, who had been hesitating, slapped Eliza’s cheek with just enough force to be felt.

 

“…”

 

Eliza stroked her cheek a few times, then immediately made a fierce expression.

 

“My cheek that even my parents have never hit! How dare you!”

 

“I told you it wasn’t a dream! You said you wouldn’t get angry!”

 

It was when Cal was running away from Eliza in shock.

 

“Eliza.”

 

Whooom-!

 

Leo approached Eliza and held out his palm.

 

On it, a small pure white contract circle was spread out.

 

Seeing that, Eliza’s eyes widened.

 

“This is… don’t tell me you modified the contract circle with Pegasus?”

 

“That’s right. It becomes a temporary contract state for a short time. Try handling this one in that state.”

 

Eliza stared intently at Leo.

 

‘It would be possible to modify the contract circle like that because of his tremendous understanding of summoning arts, but.’

 

“It’s impressive, but you don’t understand something. No matter what, would a proud Pegasus accept a temporary contract with someone unqualified, even if it’s the Pact Maker’s command? Absolutely unacceptable…”

 

“A-are you trying to put me in the hands of another summoner right now!”

 

Before Eliza could finish speaking, Ati shouted.

 

“See.”

 

As Eliza sighed, Ati shouted.

 

“To leave Master’s hands and be handled by another summoner… Moreover, by the hands of an unqualified brat… It feels like being defiled! The best! Hey brat. Try handling me!”

 

“…”

 

Eliza felt something precious in her heart completely collapse and covered her face, sobbing.

 

“Let me tell you, this one is weird. Other Pegasus are normal.”

 

It was when Leo sighed softly and comforted Eliza.

 

Flash-! Kwaaaaaaaaaaang-!

 

Suddenly, a powerful aura shot up from the ground to the sky.

 

The gazes of Leo, Eliza, and Cal turned toward the source of the aura.

 

“Wait. That place is definitely where the Hero Dungeon occurred, isn’t it?”

 

Cal shouted with a bewildered expression.

 

The Hero Dungeon that suddenly appeared in Lumern.

 

Why it occurred, which Heroes’ World it was.

 

In Lumern, the officials were doing their utmost to investigate the mysterious Hero Dungeon.

 

But for a powerful aura to suddenly be emitted from there…

 

“Something must have gone wrong.”

 

Eliza said in a hardened voice.

 

Crackle-!

 

Pure white lightning swirled around Ati’s body.

 

Leo grabbed Eliza and Cal’s wrists and mounted Ati, who had manifested in her original form.

 

Leo said to Cal, who was seated behind him.

 

“Cal, hold on tight.”

 

“O-okay! Eliza!”

 

As Cal spoke while grabbing Leo’s waist, Eliza, who was seated at the very back, snorted.

 

“I’m a summoner. Don’t worry about me and worry about yourself!”

 

With those words, Leo pulled the reins.

 

Flash-!

 

Ati became a streak of light and crossed the night sky.

 

Leo, who flew to the location where the Hero Dungeon occurred in the blink of an eye, looked down at the ground.

 

The surrounding area had become a wasteland.

 

Lumern’s professors and Heroes who had visited Lumern were confronting a single Dwarf.

 

Looking at the situation, that Dwarf was definitely the culprit of this incident.

 

“Hey, wait.”

 

Then Cal spoke in a shocked voice.

 

Eliza also widened her eyes.

 

“That person is…”

 

Leo also narrowed his eyes at the familiar face.

 

A Dwarf he was seeing for the first time today.

 

But it was a Dwarf he had seen several times in books.

 

3,000 years ago.

 

During the return of calamity, there was a man who fought countless battles.

 

A man who tried to somehow stop the advance of Erebos and Tartaros, even if alone.

 

But there were limits to what one person could do alone.

 

He suffered defeat after defeat.

 

But though he could have felt despair and been broken, that Dwarf always headed to the battlefield.

 

A man who always stood firmly in front of everyone.

 

So the world called him this.

 

“Indomitable Demian.”

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