Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 566

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566.

 

“What are these kids?”

 

Leo asked, pointing at the Wisdom students standing behind Runia and Ar.

 

“You’re Leo Flobe? Nice to meet you! I’m Riden! A student from Wisdom!”

 

“Wisdom?”

 

“It’s Dragonnia’s educational institution that nurtures dragons who carry on Lord Risinass’s will.”

 

Chelsea explained from the side to Leo, who wore a puzzled expression.

 

“As the girl said. We are guide candidates. Descendants of the great Lord Risinass.”

 

“Really? Do these descendants of Risinass have business with me?”

 

“We came to judge your qualifications as a hero.”

 

Leo immediately looked confused, and Chelsea’s mouth gaped open.

 

Runia covered her face with her palm and tilted her head back.

 

“I think I misheard. Could you say that again?”

 

“We came to test you.”

 

‘What is this wet-behind-the-ears brat saying?’

 

Leo let out a hollow laugh.

 

“Are you kidding me? Who are you to test Leo oppa!”

 

Chelsea, who was beside him, exploded in anger and shouted.

 

Leo is the Hero of the Beginning.

 

5,000 years ago, the great hero who defeated Erebos and saved the world.

 

The man who could be called the ancestor of all heroes!

 

And they’re saying they’ll test such a Leo?

 

‘That’s ridiculous!’

 

“Who are you?”

 

“I’m Chelsea Rwallin, 2nd year Department of Magic at Lumern!”

 

“The Rwallin family of the Rodren Empire?”

 

At Chelsea’s outcry, a female student from Wisdom who had been in the back stepped forward.

 

The tall female student stared intently at Chelsea.

 

“Why are you staring like that?”

 

The tall female student suddenly hugged Chelsea, who was asking with furrowed brows.

 

“So tiny! Like a doll! So cute!”

 

Crack-!

 

A vein popped on Chelsea’s forehead, who hated being called small more than anything in the world.

 

Watching Chelsea’s legs dangle limply in the air, Arga let out a “Pfft!” laugh.

 

“Looking at her like that, she really is small.”

 

‘You’re dead later! You damn cat!’

 

Chelsea gritted her teeth, vowing to give that face a drop kick.

 

“Could you let me go for a moment?”

 

“Oh, excuse me.”

 

The female student cleared her throat with a “Ahem-!”

 

“Siren. Don’t lose your dignity as a Wisdom student.”

 

“Sorry, sorry.”

 

The female student called Siren, who burst into hearty laughter, introduced herself to Chelsea.

 

“Nice to meet you, Chelsea Rwallin. My name is Siren. I’m a wind dragon. I’ve been studying and taking great interest in your Rwallin family since I was young.”

 

Siren lifted her skirt hem and greeted elegantly, then looked at Chelsea with admiration.

 

“Looking at the wind blowing around you, I can tell. You’re still young but impressive, aren’t you?”

 

At that response, Chelsea looked up at Siren with a blank expression.

 

‘There’s no malice.’

 

But it was strange.

 

How should she put it?

 

‘A feeling like she’s looking down on me slightly?’

 

It was quite different from the pureblooded elven supremacists she had seen during last year’s Lusejeon.

 

Siren clearly respected Chelsea.

 

She didn’t look down on her either.

 

‘Right. She seems to think she needs to guide me.’

 

That was strangely irritating.

 

No matter what anyone said, Chelsea was a student representing Lumern.

 

Of course, until her first year, she couldn’t find the path she wanted to take and was confused.

 

Avad, the wind she had been with since childhood.

 

Also Leo, the wind who entered Lumern with her.

 

There was a time when she would just get swept away by strong winds when she encountered them.

 

But not now.

 

What she clearly wanted to do.

 

Chelsea was finding who she wanted to become and creating her own strong wind.

 

To such a Chelsea, Siren’s attitude of strongly emanating an aura of ‘someone who will guide you’ couldn’t help but be unpleasant.

 

‘Am I an idiot who needs someone else to set my path? What?’

 

It was the same for others except Chelsea.

 

It was fascinating.

 

When entering Hero Academy, she had dreamed of being chosen by a dragon.

 

Those chosen by dragons had all achieved great feats, so as hero candidates, they couldn’t help but admire them.

 

Even though she had approached such admiration, she didn’t feel good now.

 

Leo, who was looking around, chuckled.

 

‘Everyone has grown.’

 

The path they want to take.

 

What they want to become.

 

The goals they want to achieve are clear.

 

Moving forward toward that without wavering was certainly proof of growth.

 

‘For those who have a clear path they want to take, offering to show them the way without even asking their opinion is unpleasant. It’s like giving unsolicited advice about someone’s life. But anyway.’

 

Leo looked at the Wisdom students.

 

‘They’re immature.’

 

Dragons are the strongest race.

 

And since these are the excellent ones gathered from among those dragons.

 

The dragons before his eyes all possessed wisdom and outstanding abilities.

 

But…

 

‘They’re arrogant.’

 

These ones were different from the dragons Leo had met during the age of heroes until now.

 

The dragons Leo had met all had their own circumstances and ideals.

 

But each of those different individuals carried at least some fragment that Risinass had left for future generations.

 

Though they were dragons, they were never arrogant.

 

They always lowered their posture and met the eyes of various races.

 

But these current Wisdom students were different from their predecessors.

 

Rather than Risinass, they resembled the dragons during the Age of Calamity who couldn’t abandon their arrogance as guardians of the world.

 

The arrogant race that considered themselves noble and treated other races as inferior while refusing harmony even as the world was heading toward destruction.

 

That was Kail’s perception of dragons before meeting Risinass.

 

‘How should I punish these arrogant lizards?’

 

While pondering and rolling his eyes around, Leo suddenly discovered someone sitting on the roof.

 

It was none other than Mellina and Enkiinas.

 

When Enkiinas’s eyes met Leo’s, he politely bowed his head.

 

Mellina made a troubled smile and then made a gesture of clapping her hands together.

 

‘Is she asking me to go easy on them?’

 

Certainly, just because they remind us of the dragons of the past doesn’t mean they’re truly the same as them.

 

‘They’re just inexperienced youngsters who lack worldly experience.’

 

Leo scratched his head vigorously.

 

‘But this is troublesome.’

 

If it were Luna or Dweno, they would have beaten them to a pulp for being so arrogant.

 

Leo felt the same way.

 

‘But Risinass would have been different.’

 

He would have enlightened them that there was a much wider world out there.

 

Just like how he had extended his hand to Kail in the past.

 

Having thought that far, Leo reached out and patted the head of Chelsea, who was making a fierce expression.

 

At that, Chelsea’s face softened slightly.

 

“You said you wanted to judge my qualifications as a hero?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Riden nodded his head confidently.

 

Looking at such a Riden, Leo chuckled.

 

“Fine. Test my qualifications.”

 

“You’ve made a good decision!”

 

“Before that.”

 

“Hm?”

 

“May I judge your qualifications?”

 

“You want to judge us?”

 

“There’s no law saying a hero can’t test their guide, right?”

 

“That’s certainly true.”

 

‘Leo Flobe has already risen to the position of a hero. On top of that, he’s chosen by the gods… the only being capable of defeating Erebos.’

 

Riden was Wisdom’s top honor student.

 

He had a strong desire to someday carry on the great King of Wisdom’s legacy and contribute to the world alongside heroes.

 

For such a Riden, among the heroes existing in this era, there was no better partner than Leo.

 

‘And if it’s this man, it wouldn’t be strange even if Mellina or Enkiniass became his guide.’

 

If that was the case, he needed to show his worth somehow.

 

Riden nodded his head.

 

“Fine. You’re already a hero who has inscribed your name in the Hero Record. You have the right to test me!”

 

‘Leo probably just wants to crush your mental state to powder, you know?’

 

Looking at Riden, Runia clicked her tongue.

 

“So? What kind of test are you planning to give me? I’ll overcome whatever it is.”

 

“The test content itself is simple. You just need to escape from the illusion magic I use.”

 

“Illusion magic? Illusion magic doesn’t work well on dragons. Moreover, if we already know about it, we won’t fall for it even more easily. You should know that well too, right?”

 

Looking at Riden who was making a puzzled expression, Leo smiled.

 

“You don’t need to worry about that kind of thing. How about you all try it too?”

 

Leo spoke to the other Wisdom students who had been watching the situation from behind.

 

Hearing those words, the Wisdom students looked at each other.

 

“It sounds interesting.”

 

“I’m curious what kind of magic an All-Class Hero uses.”

 

The other Wisdom students also made curious expressions.

 

Looking at them, Leo said to Chelsea.

 

“By the way, Chelsea here will take the test together with you all.”

 

“Me?”

 

Chelsea widened her eyes and pointed at herself with her finger.

 

“Are you planning to adjust the power of the illusion magic to match Chelsea Rwallin?”

 

“If I adjust it to Chelsea’s standards, there would be no point in testing.”

 

“Then it might be dangerous?”

 

Riden made a worried expression.

 

Looking at such a Riden, Chelsea scrunched up her face.

 

“Don’t worry about me and worry about yourself instead.”

 

Looking at Chelsea who spoke fiercely with a sulky expression, Siren covered her cheeks.

 

“She’s so small and prickly, she’s really cute.”

 

“It’s not just prickly. That kid has a nasty temperament.”

 

“Leo oppa, can I punch that cat in the solar plexus once before we start?”

 

“It won’t be easy to catch her, you know?”

 

At Leo’s words, Chelsea clicked her tongue. “Tch!”

 

“There’s no need to worry about Chelsea.”

 

What overcomes illusion magic is strong mental fortitude.

 

Riden had made such a worry because he thought of Chelsea as an inexperienced hero candidate.

 

‘Of course Chelsea is inexperienced.’

 

It wasn’t just Chelsea.

 

Runia, Ar, and Driana were also inexperienced.

 

But that was only by Leo’s standards.

 

For Riden to rashly judge Chelsea, the path Chelsea had walked was by no means smooth.

 

‘No matter what anyone says, she has stood on the battlefield against Erebos.’

 

When the third fragment of Erebos was resurrected.

 

Chelsea had stepped forward to the frontline against Erebos to help Arron.

 

‘The presence or absence of that experience makes a big difference.’

 

Chelsea was by no means an inexperienced hero candidate.

 

She was a mage worthy of being called a hero.

 

‘If it were me, I would have beaten them up first and asked questions later, but if it were you, you would have given them a chance to learn. Right?’

 

Thinking of his friend, Leo smiled faintly.

 

“So, are you ready?”

 

“Of course.”

 

Riden and the Wisdom students made confident expressions.

 

Chelsea also nodded her head.

 

“Then.”

 

Leo raised his mana.

 

Looking at that sight, Riden made a tense expression.

 

‘What kind of magic is it?’

 

The moment he thought that.

 

The gray mana that rose from Leo’s hand changed into pitch-black darkness.

 

“What?”

 

It was different from the foul darkness of Tartaros.

 

A feeling that was warm and seemed to embrace everything.

 

But precisely because of that, it gave an eerie feeling whose end could not be known.

 

‘This is… dragon mana?’

 

Riden widened his eyes and looked at Leo.

 

At that moment, he realized that Leo’s eyes had changed from red to obsidian-like black.

 

Those eyes were exactly the same as those of his own kind.

 

‘Dragon language magic!’

 

Not only Riden but the Wisdom students widened their eyes.

 

It was high-level dragon language magic that they couldn’t even dare to attempt with their current abilities.

 

In the distant past, the dragon’s curse created by the King of Wisdom by reinterpreting Tartaros’s curse.

 

Riden, who realized what the magic formula was, was shocked.

 

‘Nightmare?’

 

At that moment.

 

Riden was consumed by the Darkness that rose like a painting.

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