Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 552

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552.

 

“What? A date?”

 

That afternoon.

 

Selia, who had heard the news during combat class, made an incredulous expression.

 

“So you’re saying he skipped class to go on a date?”

 

“Yeah, it seems there were many witnesses.”

 

“This is ridiculous.”

 

Selia crossed her arms and let out a hollow laugh.

 

Leo was definitely the strongest among the 2nd years.

 

No, now it would be more fitting to say he was the strongest in all of Lumern.

 

But if you asked whether he was a perfect honor student like Selia, that wasn’t the case.

 

In combat-related subjects, Hero Dungeon conquests, and practical subjects like mission execution, he was undeniably the best.

 

But other subjects were different.

 

Even though it was a hero officer academy, Lumern was still an academy where teenagers received their education.

 

History, social studies, mathematics, languages, music, art, etiquette, and so on.

 

They also learned liberal arts subjects.

 

You couldn’t say his grades in those subjects were terrible, but they weren’t top-tier either.

 

This was definitely opposite to how the department tops competed for outstanding grades in every subject.

 

But even so, Leo had never skipped classes since his enrollment.

 

‘Especially for a date with a girl? That’s not like Leo.’

 

Selia furrowed her brow.

 

Elena Jeron.

 

She was certainly a beauty so stunning that even Selia, as a fellow woman, was amazed.

 

Moreover, she was currently one of the top three strongest students in Lumern.

 

On top of that, her background was nothing to scoff at either.

 

Selia also knew that Leo was popular among female students.

 

But there had never been rumors of him dating anyone.

 

‘Leo is a man too, so if it’s Elena Jeron…’

 

While Selia was fretting over her cousin’s misconduct.

 

“What’s the big deal? Leo’s a man too. He might want to enjoy a date with a beautiful woman.”

 

“Shut up, Butter. Do you think Leo is like you?”

 

Selia scowled deeply and glared sharply at Avad.

 

Avad, who was acknowledged by everyone as the most handsome boy in the 2nd year, was also famous for being kind to all female students.

 

Thanks to that, he had spread the most romantic rumors among the 2nd years.

 

Seeing Selia grinding her teeth with fierce eyes and crossed arms, Avad raised both hands and said.

 

“Whoa, whoa, calm down, Selia. You’re getting too worked up, aren’t you?”

 

“I’m in a position where I have to think about the relationship between the Jerdinger and Jeron families!”

 

“Even if you’re a perfectionist, isn’t that going too far?”

 

“Hmph.”

 

Selia snorted and swept her hair back.

 

Besides that, the entire 2nd year was buzzing with the news that Leo had skipped class to go on a date with Elena.

 

“Come to think of it, some freshmen saw Leo and Elena heading to the dock earlier.”

 

“What? They went to Lumeria City?”

 

“Elena’s skipped class more than once or twice.”

 

“Are they dating?”

 

“Next year they’ll be student council president and vice president, right?”

 

“In terms of positions, they do suit each other.”

 

Wherever you go, other people’s love stories are always interesting.

 

Especially when the subject is the student council president of Lumern, the most famous academy in the world.

 

“Sia, did something happen?”

 

Cal quickly asked Chen Xia, who worked with Leo in the student council, to rapidly identify the source of the rumors.

 

“Young Master Leo asked Elena to take on the vice president position. In exchange for accepting the vice presidency, Elena asked Leo on a date.”

 

“Ooh?”

 

Cal’s eyes sparkled.

 

That rumor also quickly spread throughout the entire 2nd year through the 2nd year student council members.

 

Meanwhile, class time arrived and the combat studies professor approached.

 

The professor taking attendance made a puzzled expression.

 

“For Student Leo to be absent, how unexpected.”

 

“They say he skipped class to go on a date.”

 

“Well, that’s a common yet very un-Leo-like reason.”

 

The combat studies professor looked amazed as he watched Eliza calmly speak while trimming her nails.

 

But he didn’t bring up the topic any further.

 

Whether students skipped class or not was their personal freedom.

 

And since it was the students’ responsibility to keep up with attendance and coursework or fall behind, many professors didn’t care much about student absences.

 

“Then let’s begin class. Today’s lesson will be Bastera in groups of 8 to develop teamwork.”

 

“Yes!”

 

The students answered energetically.

 

But even after that, talk about Leo and Elena didn’t stop.

 

“But it’s surprising. Elena asking for a date first. She’s so proud, I can’t imagine it.”

 

At Iliana’s muttering, Duran, who was on the same team, burst into laughter.

 

“It’s the natural principle that the strong claim more. People are naturally drawn to the strong.”

 

Watching Duran clench and unclench his fists, Howl, who was on the same team, muttered.

 

“Anyway, we’ve met a tough opponent from the start, haven’t we?”

 

“Hmm! Chelsea, Chloe, Cal, Chen Xia, Eiran, Taide, Nella, Eliza.”

 

Iliana put her palm to her eyebrow and stood on tiptoe, surveying the opposing camp as if looking into the distance.

 

“We are… Selia, Duran, Avad, Woreden, Julliden, Howl, Turka, and me.”

 

Excluding Cal, in terms of pure combat power, the strongest of the 2nd years had gathered.

 

“Are we facing off with the strongest forces from the start? I like it.”

 

As Turka cracked his knuckles and smiled belligerently, Avad grinned.

 

“That’s not all.”

 

“What?”

 

“The team characteristics are completely opposite too.”

 

When Selia added to Avad’s words, Julliden, Turka, and Howl looked confused.

 

“Hmph, you couldn’t even notice something so simple? How pathetic.”

 

“What?”

 

Turka bristled at Duran’s mockery.

 

Just as Howl and Julliden sighed as if they were used to this.

 

“We’re a team focused entirely on offense, while they’re focused entirely on defense.”

 

When Iliana spoke matter-of-factly, everyone looked at her with surprised eyes.

 

Even Woreden, who usually wasn’t interested in others’ affairs.

 

“Why are you all suddenly looking at me?”

 

Seeing Iliana ask with a displeased expression, Selia made a moved expression.

 

“That fool who only knew how to charge is now analyzing the characteristics of allies and enemies! Iliana! I’m so moved!”

 

As an honor student, Selia was a student who took very good care of her fellow department students.

 

It was a bit different from Chen Xia – while Chen Xia comfortably considered others, Selia was the type to find shortcomings, point them out, and study together.

 

Even though she was dual class, Iliana belonged to the Knight Academy and took classes with Selia.

 

And Selia had really worked hard to fix Iliana’s charging tendencies.

 

But it hadn’t been corrected even recently.

 

So when Iliana, who would just charge whenever combat began, was now surveying the battlefield situation, Selia couldn’t help but be moved.

 

“Selia’s hard work paid off.”

 

Howl exclaimed in admiration.

 

“These guys. What the hell do they think I am!”

 

When Iliana frowned and shouted “Wah-!”, Turka answered curtly.

 

“An idiot.”

 

“Sia! Chloe! These guys are treating me like an idiot!”

 

As she complained with a tearful expression, Cal’s voice came from the opposing camp.

 

“They say the best revenge is betrayal.”

 

“Oho?”

 

“Don’t be tempted! You idiot!”

 

“Who betrays during class!”

 

Watching Iliana stroke her chin in admiration, Howl and Julliden shouted angrily.

 

“As Iliana said, the difference between their team and our team is that we’re each specialized in offense and defense respectively. To an extreme degree. There must be a reason they formed the groups this way.”

 

“A battle between spear and shield.”

 

Howl crossed his arms with a serious expression.

 

“First, to break through that defense, we need to collapse the opposing formation. Moreover, they have Cal Thomas, who’s quite skilled at strategy. If we pressure them by leveraging our strengths, there’s a high chance we’ll fall into his schemes.”

 

When Duran spoke calmly, Iliana looked surprised.

 

“You rate Cal pretty highly?”

 

“Because it’s the truth.”

 

Duran glanced at Cal, who was discussing strategy among his teammates.

 

“Regardless of his magical abilities, he’s remained at Lumern until now, almost reaching his third year. Even if he’s somewhat lucky, luck alone can’t keep you alive. The fact that he’s here with us now is clearly because he has skill.”

 

“I agree with Duran’s assessment.”

 

Avad smiled broadly.

 

“I also think Cal is the most concerning presence on their side right now.”

 

In group battles, Cal was a truly troublesome existence.

 

“Nothing’s scarier than a strategist holding the best cards.”

 

Cal had always played the role of a variable in dramatic situations.

 

While he wasn’t much of a combat asset, his ability to grasp the flow of battle and command, as well as his unpredictability, made him the best at Lumern as far as Avad knew.

 

‘Though he doesn’t seem to rate his own strengths that highly.’

 

“So for now, I’d like the opponents to attack us aggressively. So their team can’t utilize their strengths.”

 

“To make them attack aggressively, we’d have to leave our goal undefended. But that would be too risky.”

 

“Hmm. Isn’t there a clever solution?”

 

While the entire team pondered Avad and Selia’s conversation.

 

Woreden, who had been silently observing the situation, spoke up.

 

“Iliana Raden.”

 

“Huh? What?”

 

“Stand at the very front. There’s something you need to do.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“You’re the key to this Bastera match.”

 

“Me?”

 

When Iliana widened her eyes and pointed at herself with her finger, Woreden nodded.

 

***

 

“Hmph, I had expectations since it’s you, but it’s quite an ordinary strategy.”

 

Eliza spoke with an uninterested expression.

 

“I appreciate the high evaluation, but I’m not some genius strategist. How could I come up with special strategies every time?”

 

Cal shrugged his shoulders.

 

“In a situation where our strengths are similar, it’s best to maximize our team’s advantages. So defense is the optimal strategy for now.”

 

“Hmph.”

 

Even with Cal’s explanation, Eliza looked at Cal with slightly dissatisfied eyes.

 

‘No, haven’t expectations of me gotten too high lately? I’m supposedly the weakest at our school who could be expelled at any time.’

 

Cal smiled sadly to himself.

 

“It’ll be a stalemate then.”

 

“Right. However, if there’s a variable…”

 

“If there is?”

 

“It’s that the other team has Iliana.”

 

“Iliana Raden? Why is she a variable?”

 

“If I were on that team, I would have assigned Iliana the provocation mission.”

 

“I know Iliana Raden is usually frivolous, but I don’t particularly think she’d be good at provocation?”

 

“That’s true. But the situation is a bit special right now.”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“Well, Selia, Avad, and Duran. All three are smart, but they’re not particularly cunning. So they wouldn’t use Iliana for provocation… Huh?”

 

At that moment, Iliana walked out to the very front.

 

Chelsea, positioned at the front line, smiled slightly as she faced Iliana.

 

“Prepare yourself.”

 

“Yeah, but Chelsea. You know about the Class President, right?”

 

Chelsea’s eyes twitched slightly.

 

Not only Chelsea, but Eiran’s ears perked up from her position right behind, and the expression disappeared from Chen Xia’s face as she stood nearby.

 

Chloe, positioned at the very back, wore a gentle smile.

 

Meanwhile, Iliana continued chattering excitedly about stories related to Leo and Elena.

 

Iliana, who had been talking alone for quite a while before the match started, soon made a serious expression, crossed her arms, and muttered.

 

“Hmm, but surely the Class President isn’t staying out overnight today, right?”

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