Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 559

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559.

 

Lusejeon.

 

A competition between Lumern and Seirun that boasts a long history and tradition.

 

Though it was an annual event held alternately between Lumern and Seirun each year, Lusejeon was always a matter of unprecedented interest.

 

Since it was a stage where talented individuals who would lead the future of both races – humans and elves – could showcase their abilities, it was only natural that it drew the attention of many.

 

Moreover, a year in the life of a Hero Academy student has a different intensity compared to a year spent by others.

 

There were often cases where students who were invisible just a year ago would play a major role in Lusejeon.

 

That’s why Lusejeon was also a place to showcase the results of a year’s worth of effort.

 

People always get excited about the emergence of new heroes.

 

As such, the appearance of completely unexpected dark horses was one of the factors that made the public look forward to Lusejeon every year.

 

Knowing that they were the center of attention, both Lumern and Seirun put all their efforts into preparing for Lusejeon every year.

 

Large budgets and manpower were allocated, and invitation lists were drawn up.

 

“But with so little time left, suddenly bringing together Ajonia and Demian too! Gathering all four schools in one place! He’s my cousin, but he’s lost his mind!”

 

One morning, a week after the inauguration ceremony.

 

Selia screamed in the student council.

 

Actually, from Seirun’s perspective, there wasn’t much of a problem.

 

Since Seirun was in the position of a guest this year, they just had to come to Lumern and that would be the end of it.

 

The only thing that changed was that the opponents for the competition increased from just Lumern to three schools including Ajonia and Demian.

 

But on the contrary, for the Lumern student council that had to prepare to welcome them, it was hell.

 

The student council officers were running around frantically inside the Tower of Heroes.

 

The history of the Hero Academy was already 3,000 years.

 

Though the four hero schools had built cooperative relationships with each other over the long years, there had never been an occasion in history where they all gathered in one place to compete against each other.

 

It was literally an unprecedented plan.

 

“But is it really possible to bring all four hero schools together in one place?”

 

Niel, a 4th-year Knight Academy student who was helping Selia with organizing documents, made a puzzled expression.

 

Niel was a person from Roda, a vassal family of the Jerdinger Family, and also the knight of Selia, who was a direct descendant of Jerdinger.

 

At Niel’s words, Martina, a 1st-year Knight Academy student who was also affiliated with the Jerdinger Family, showed an expression of agreement.

 

“Just making contact with Ajonia and Demian right away isn’t easy, is it?”

 

At the two people’s words, Selia clutched her head.

 

“That Leo guy is someone who does what he says he’ll do. He’ll somehow push it through, won’t he?”

 

“Even so, it’s unreasonable. Shouldn’t we persuade Young Master Leo?”

 

It was when Niel was making a serious expression.

 

“Hah, do Jerdinger’s vassals oppose their lord’s orders just because they find it bothersome?”

 

“What?”

 

Veins bulged on Niel’s forehead.

 

The one who brought up the topic was none other than Marsel Rugia, a 5th-year Department of Magic student.

 

As the heir of Rugia, a vassal family of the Rwallin Family, he was famous for being rivals with Niel, who was a year below him.

 

Invisible sparks flew between the two.

 

Thud-

 

“Ugh? N-Niel senior?”

 

Niel handed the documents she was holding to Martina and approached Marcell.

 

As the already high stack of documents completely blocked her view, Martina floundered about.

 

Niel crossed her arms in front of Marcell and said.

 

“Who said it was bothersome? I said I’d persuade him because it seems like an unreasonable task in the first place.”

 

“Isn’t that the same thing?”

 

“Then do Rwallin’s vassals just unconditionally say ‘yes’ without any objection to their lord’s orders? That must be nice and convenient for you.”

 

It was when Selia was making a troubled expression watching the two people growling at each other.

 

“Um, this is a message from Senior Elena.”

 

Cal squeezed between the two with a soulless expression on his face.

 

“She says to go outside if you’re going to have a lovers’ quarrel because you’re being disruptive.”

 

“Who’s having a lovers’ quarrel!”

 

“As if I’d get involved with Jerdinger!”

 

“But Selia and Chelsea get along just fine.”

 

When Niel and Marcell both got angry at the same time, Cal scratched his head and answered.

 

“Who said who gets along with whom?”

 

“Just bear with it for now. The situation will get worse.”

 

Cal answered with a sigh.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Hey.”

 

An ominous voice was heard.

 

Everyone flinched and looked toward where the voice came from.

 

There stood Hark, who didn’t seem to have any vitality at all.

 

“Are you guys taking a break?”

 

“Senior Hark, this isn’t taking a break…”

 

“Are you taking a break?”

 

Hark brought his face close to Niel and asked fiercely.

 

“I’m working like this too. I’m working like this even though I’m a graduating senior because of those damn underclassmen. So why are you guys taking a break?”

 

“H-Hark senior? Please calm down.”

 

“Hey hey, Hark. Calm down a bit. Why are you getting so serious over just having a brief conversation?”

 

Niel and Marcell, who seemed like they were about to fight just moments ago, were overwhelmed by Hark’s momentum and hurriedly tried to calm him down.

 

But Hark’s rampage didn’t stop.

 

“Brief? Briiief? How nice for you?”

 

Rolling his eyes, he pointed at other students who were taking a short break and shouted.

 

“Don’t eat or drink! Don’t sleep! Don’t blink and don’t breathe and just work!”

 

“Senior Hark? If we don’t breathe, we’ll die.”

 

“Die. Just work until you die… Mmph?!”

 

“Yes yes, that’s enough. Eat something sweet and calm down.”

 

Elena, who had appeared at some point, smiled brightly and shoved candy into Hark’s mouth.

 

Just as the enraged Hark was about to explode.

 

“Leo said to go rest today and come to the student council in two days?”

 

“Really?”

 

Hark looked at Elena with distrustful eyes.

 

“Yes. Leo said Senior Hark worked too much and really needs to rest.”

 

At those words, Hark’s face brightened completely.

 

Though Hark always showed drowsy and irritable reactions, his appearance itself was that of a delicate handsome young man.

 

When such a Hark smiled brightly, it felt like vitality was flowing around him.

 

Hark, who was leaving the student council while rolling the candy in his mouth, was even humming a tune.

 

The student council members looked at his retreating figure with pity.

 

Even though Hark had caused all sorts of trouble in the student council for a week, the student council members sympathized with him.

 

Because they knew all too well that Leo had worked Hark so hard he couldn’t even sleep.

 

‘Could he be that happy?’

 

‘They say when people are exploited, they feel great joy in their natural rights.’

 

It was when all the student council members were making pitiful expressions.

 

“What are you looking at him so pitifully for?”

 

“Even if you don’t usually get along, still. Don’t you feel even a little sorry seeing him like that?”

 

When Niel spoke reproachfully, Elena smiled sweetly.

 

“Nope. Not at all.”

 

At that answer, it was when the student council members were clicking their tongues saying ‘truly the Witch of Lumern’.

 

“That’s going to be our future. We’re going to go through the exact same thing, so what’s there to pity.”

 

“…”

 

At those words, the faces of all the student council members hardened.

 

“Leo is surprisingly good at working people to the bone. It’s like he knows exactly how to push people to their absolute limits, you know?”

 

Elena said with wonder as she reached out her hand.

 

Cal, who had been slowly backing away from Elena, was caught by the scruff of his neck.

 

“Where do you think you’re going? Since Senior Hark went to rest, you and I need to split the work he was doing.”

 

“P-please spare me!”

 

“Don’t worry, you won’t die.”

 

Elena smiled brightly as she dragged Cal away.

 

Watching this scene, Selia looked up at the ceiling and let out a sigh.

 

“When exactly will this hell end?”

 

***

 

It wasn’t just the student council that was busy.

 

All students were mobilized for preparations for Lusejeon—or rather, what should now be called the Hero Academy Tournament.

 

During free periods in the morning and afternoon.

 

After school, it continued late into the night.

 

Thwack!

 

“I didn’t enroll at Lumern just to dig up the ground like this!”

 

Elle Jane, a freshman from the Knight Academy, screamed as she struck the ground with her pickaxe—thwack!

 

As a Shadow candidate, she was a student from the Shan Empire who followed Chen Xia.

 

“And why is there no end to this work!”

 

Thwack, thwack, thwack!

 

As Elle Jane irritably swung her pickaxe, Luke beside her laughed.

 

“They’re expecting tens of thousands of spectators to flock here this time. In Lumern’s history, this is the first time we’re receiving this many visitors. We have to build accommodations for all those people to stay.”

 

“Luke, you just think everything Leo orders is unconditionally good, right?”

 

Elle Jane narrowed her eyes.

 

Looking at Elle Jane like that, Luke said.

 

“Jane. If you swing the pickaxe like that, it’ll be tiring.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Relax your back a little…”

 

Luke helped correct Elle Jane’s posture.

 

“You know this well?”

 

“I helped with farm work back in the countryside.”

 

“Ah, I see. You’d be familiar with tools then. I only practiced stabbing people.”

 

Luke smiled awkwardly at Elle Jane’s menacing words.

 

“Luke, how’s my posture?”

 

Aina approached Luke and asked.

 

“I think it would be good if you put a bit more strength in your wrists?”

 

“Okay.”

 

Aina nodded at Luke’s words.

 

“This could become a new kind of training too.”

 

“You relate everything to training, don’t you?”

 

Elle Jane shook her head at Aina’s muttering.

 

The Hero candidates were all young but possessed strong physical abilities and were elites who could freely use their special powers.

 

When such individuals were deployed for various civil engineering and construction projects like building accommodations for visitors and constructing spectator stands and arenas.

 

The work progressed at an incredible speed.

 

However, since there was so much work to be done, the tasks seemed endless.

 

“By the way, I wonder what level the freshmen from other schools are at?”

 

“We’ve only been wary of Seirun.”

 

The freshmen began chatting about topics that piqued their curiosity.

 

At any Hero Academy, there are bound to be geniuses who stand out globally from their freshman year.

 

But information about other students was inevitably limited.

 

While skilled individuals who make a name for themselves begin to emerge one by one in their second year, freshmen are inevitably shrouded in mystery.

 

Therefore, it was difficult to compare abilities with students from other Hero Academies.

 

“Whoever they are, we’ll just show the world that we’re the best.”

 

The freshmen nodded at Havedon’s words.

 

“Right! Whether it’s Seirun, Ajonia, or Demian, let’s blow them all away!”

 

“Yeah!”

 

“Bring them all on!”

 

The freshmen shouted enthusiastically.

 

Aina, who had been watching this scene with an expressionless face, said calmly.

 

“Finish this first before that.”

 

At those words, the burning enthusiasm of the freshmen quieted down as if cold water had been poured over them.

 

“Saying that when we’re getting all fired up…”

 

“Huh? What?”

 

When Luke scratched his cheek and spoke, Aina tilted her head as if she didn’t understand.

 

“No, it’s nothing.”

 

Luke smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

 

During this busy time when all of Lumern was preparing for the inter-school tournament.

 

An invitation arrived at Lumern.

 

The invitation addressed to Lumern’s student council president was none other than one sent from Dragonnia.

 

It wasn’t just Lumern.

 

Invitations were also sent to Seirun, Ajonia, and Demian.

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