Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 56

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56.

Class 5 ended up renting an entire inn within Berkia as their accommodation.

Most of the students who arrived at the inn showed extremely bewildered reactions.

“Do we really have to sleep here?”

“There won’t be things like rats coming out, right?”

“What about laundry? Cleaning?”

“Do we have to prepare our own meals too?”

All the students from aristocratic families showed bewildered reactions.

On the other hand, commoner students like Cal were very calm.

Cal even teased his friends.

“Pfft. Don’t you all look like incredibly immature noble young ladies right now?”

“What did you say?”

“How dare Cal be so arrogant!”

Chelsea and Iliana showed indignant reactions.

Cal screamed as he got beaten up by the two.

However, the noble students’ rejection didn’t easily subside.

Until now, even though Lumern put students through difficult training and classes, they provided everything related to food, clothing, and shelter without any shortage.

In fact, Lumern’s dormitory had servants who helped with laundry and cleaning, creating an environment where students could focus solely on their studies.

But now it was different.

They had expected so much from this school trip, only to get accommodation that only commoners would stay in.

They even had to handle everything themselves.

“Couldn’t we have gotten a better place for accommodation?”

Even Nella, the oldest and most mature in the class, showed a troubled reaction.

“Seeing your reaction makes me think it was good that we chose this place as our accommodation.”

“Huh?”

“Come on everyone, don’t complain. This is also a good experience. Comfortable beds, laundry done by others, meals prepared by others. Such conveniences can’t always be available. As hero candidates, you should be able to handle any situation.”

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

“Lackey! The professor’s lackey!”

“There’s a limit to being a model student!”

“You know Professor Hallind gave you the authority to choose the accommodation, right?”

“Let’s just pool our money and move to a different place.”

Listening to the complaints mixed with protests, Leo said.

“Originally, Professor Hallind was planning to have you sleep in tents outside.”

At those words, everyone froze.

This was the first time even Nella, the vice class representative, was hearing this, so she looked surprised.

“I somehow persuaded him to bring us here.”

The entire class’s faces turned pale.

He was planning to have them pitch tents and sleep outdoors in this blizzard-stricken area!

‘As expected, the most vicious professor in Lumern!’

“If you don’t like it here, I’ll go tell him we can’t sleep here.”

“Hey! Catch him! Stop him!”

“Aaaah! Stop! Class rep!”

Terrified Taide and Iliana clung to Leo’s arms.

In the end, the students obediently decided to stay at the inn for ten days.

“And one more thing I should mention. Professor Hallind and Associate Professor Sena won’t be staying here. They’ve left it entirely to our autonomy. But they said to keep within bounds.”

Leo smiled slightly.

“If anyone gets caught having boys and girls staying in the same room or doing anything that violates school rules, they warned they’d make you see something terrible.”

“Tch! How boring.”

Iliana grumbled.

“Until tomorrow morning is free time. Feel free to explore the city.”

At Leo’s words, everyone went up to their respective rooms.

Though they complained at first, the atmosphere gradually became excited at the thought that it was just them.

“Let’s organize our rooms, change into winter clothes, and go shopping!”

“I think there’s a hot spring, I want to try the hot spring first.”

“I’m going to check out the weapon shop!”

Watching his friends return to the lively atmosphere typical of teenagers, Leo muttered.

“Kids adapt quickly.”

“Leo, you know you sometimes talk like an old man, right?”

“I know. I’m going to report to Professor Hallind.”

“Should I come too?”

“No, you stay here and check for any unusual situations.”

“Okay.”

Hallind and Sena were staying at the Ersarr Family Mansion located not far from here.

As Leo left the inn, he saw a luxury hotel across the street.

There was generally busy movement felt from that place.

He could see what appeared to be the hotel owner shaking his head at elves trying to use the hotel.

‘They must be receiving group guests there too.’

Leo soon lost interest and headed toward the Ersarr Family Mansion.

Arriving at the mansion, Leo reported the situation to Hallind, who was staying in a guest room.

“Everyone has been assigned rooms and is enjoying their free time.”

“There must have been complaints about the accommodation.”

“When I said Professor Hallind was going to make them sleep in tents, everyone became quiet.”

Hallind let out a deep sigh.

“Leo Flobe.”

“Yes, Professor.”

“I know you’re excellent as a class representative.”

“Thank you.”

“But why are you pinning even your plans on me?”

“Isn’t it better for scary people to play the villain role?”

At Leo’s bold words, Hallind burst into a hollow laugh.

Though he had worked at Lumern for a long time, this was his first time encountering a student like Leo.

To think he would use him like this when even 4th and 5th year students trembled before him.

‘Is he fearless, or is he bold?’

“Fine. You should rest too. It would be funny if you couldn’t keep up with the schedule you made and collapsed.”

“Yes.”

Leo bowed his head.

As Leo was leaving the room, an elf approached him.

“Leo Flobe.”

“Yes?”

An elf woman in neat formal attire politely bowed her head.

“The family head wishes to see you.”

“By family head, do you mean Rune Ersarr?”

“Yes.”

Leo followed behind the elf woman with a puzzled expression.

After a while, arriving at the study in the center of the mansion, the elf woman politely knocked.

“Come in.”

With those words, the elf woman who opened the door bowed her head.

As Leo entered the room, he saw Rune working at his desk.

“Welcome, Leo. Sorry for calling you when I’m busy with work, but could you wait a moment? If you’re really bored, feel free to look around the study.”

Watching Rune speak while continuously moving his quill pen, Leo nodded.

“That’s fine. I’ll be looking around, so please take your time with your work.”

Having said that, Leo toured the spacious office.

Ersarr was the most prestigious family among the elves.

As such, numerous treasures hung on the walls.

Elven craftsmen.

Leo’s gaze stopped on one worn-out dagger as he slowly examined the items made by either elven or dwarven craftsmen.

It was a strangely shaped dagger.

The blade length was worthy of being called a dagger, but the handle was as long as a longsword.

Practically, the ratio of blade to handle was close to 1:1.

“Erquint?”

Roon, who had been busily working, also looked up.

“How do you know about Erquint? The history of that item is only passed down to the heads of the Ersarr family?”

“I once read a book about lost weapons that appear in legends and literature at Lumern’s Great Library. I saw it there… but I never dreamed it was a real object.”

Leo hastily made an excuse.

Erquint was a famous sword made by Dweno using sacred light stone, a rare ore containing the power of starlight.

Originally, it was given to Luna for self-defense in preparation for chaotic battles, but Luna gave that sword to her disciple Berkia.

And just before Kail and his companions departed on their final expedition.

It was lost in the final battle against Tartaros.

It was certainly a legendary famous sword, but normally it was an object whose existence was unknown.

‘It’s not the real one.’

The faint stellar mana he felt was different from the genuine article.

Somehow it seemed like only the shell remained.

“Is there such a book? Well, Lumern is a hero academy after all. Long ago, our family’s ancestor obtained it as a reward while conquering Berkia’s Heroes’ World. Since it’s something Berkia used, we’re keeping it preciously.”

‘So that’s why it felt like only the shell remained.’

Weapons obtained through Heroes’ World cannot be used by anyone other than the conqueror.

While Leo was nodding.

Roon, having finished his work, approached and offered him a seat on the guest sofa.

As Leo sat down, Roon personally prepared tea and spoke.

“I heard about you from Hallind. All-class, is it?”

“Yes.”

“And you’re also the top student among Lumern’s first-years?”

“That’s correct.”

“Hmm.”

Roon nodded.

Then he made a serious expression.

“It may be rude to make such a request upon first meeting.”

“What kind of request?”

“Would you meet my granddaughter?”

Leo’s eyes widened at the sudden words.

“What do you mean?”

“I want you to give my granddaughter some stimulation.”

Roon let out a deep sigh.

“My granddaughter is a first-year at Seirun. It might sound like bragging to say this… but she’s a talented child who entered Seirun with excellent grades.”

Leo nodded.

“But as soon as she enrolled, she hit a wall.”

“A wall?”

“Yes. That child knew she was exceptionally talented. She was always the best among her peers.”

Most of Lumern’s incoming students are like that too.

“But the world is vast. As soon as she entered Seirun, she had to meet students with better grades than herself.”

“Ah.”

Leo could immediately understand those words.

“Though she has some gloomy aspects, she’s still a diligent child, so her grades improved rapidly. But there was just one person she couldn’t surpass. After that, she completely lost her motivation to study at Seirun.”

“I understand the situation well. But how can I meet your granddaughter who’s at Seirun?”

“If she were at Seirun, I wouldn’t be asking you.”

Roon covered his face with his hands.

“Right now, that child has returned home in the middle of the semester and is holed up in her room.”

Leo made an expression of disbelief.

“No matter how much I talk to her, she continues to refuse to go to school.”

“…”

“So I’m asking you, the first-year representative of Lumern. Could you give that child some stimulation?”

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Seirun Academy classifies students by grade according to their academic performance.

Classes are broadly divided into upper, middle, and lower tiers.

In the first year, since there are many students, multiple classes are divided by each grade level.

Naturally, there are skill differences even among the same upper-tier classes.

Among them, the place where only the very best first-years were gathered was Upper Class 1.

In that Upper Class 1, the homeroom teacher looked at the seated students and spoke.

“Today there’s an announcement.”

The students stood properly and looked at the teacher.

“Starting today, the upper classes will go out for mission practice.”

At those words, the Upper Class 1 students became agitated.

Mission practice?

At minimum, mission practice was a second semester schedule.

“Don’t be nervous. The school administration has recognized the excellence of the upper classes, hasn’t it?”

At the smiling Elf Teacher’s words, the Class 1 students showed proud expressions.

Being here was truly the glory of their families.

Meanwhile.

Class 1’s class president, Runia, who should have been excited, was staring at the ceiling with a soulless expression.

Her mind was filled with the name of just one person.

‘Leo Flobe? What the hell kind of person is he? What kind of thief is he to steal my contractor! I can’t forgive him… I can’t forgive him.’

Flare!

Runia’s eyes began to burn fiercely.

“So the place our Upper Class 1 will go to is.”

The Elf Teacher began writing the destination on the blackboard.

“Berkia of Elsalvechia.”

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