Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 58

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58

“You startled me.”

Leo, who was closing the door and turning around, was surprised to see Roon standing there without any presence.

“Don’t tell me you’ve been talking with Eiran this whole time?”

“That’s right.”

“Ohhh…!”

Roon made a moved expression, then took out a handkerchief from his chest and wiped away tears.

“How long has it been since that child had such a long conversation with someone! I heard she couldn’t even make proper friends at the Academy!”

Leo clicked his tongue seeing Roon getting emotional with a grandfather’s face.

“I understand you’re busy with work, but please pay more attention to your granddaughter too.”

“I’d like to, but my duties are extremely busy… My son and daughter-in-law also lost their lives in an accident, so I haven’t been able to properly care for my granddaughter.”

Roon smiled bitterly.

“I wanted to give that child some stimulation, but it seems she’s opened her heart to you more than I expected. Yes! I want to repay you! I’ll do anything I can for you!”

“…Is it okay for a country’s Council Chairman to make such promises so carelessly?”

“What’s wrong with that!”

‘This elf is quite the doting grandfather.’

“I don’t particularly want anything. It’s not like I did anything great.”

“The young man has no greed. And he’s even humble! I like that!”

Roon patted Leo’s shoulder with approval.

“But this is something I want to do as a grandfather – give you a small token of gratitude. If there’s nothing you want, I’d like to gift you a magic item that would be helpful. Let me add one thing, Leo. In elven society, refusing a gift is not proper etiquette.”

“Then I’ll gratefully accept it.”

Roon seemed truly delighted and smiled.

“Let’s go to our family’s Treasure Room.”

‘This feels like getting a gift from a rich friend’s grandfather.’

Leo made an incredulous expression and followed behind Roon.

Roon guided Leo to the Manor’s basement, opened a magic door, and led Leo inside.

Befitting the elves’ most prestigious noble family, the interior of the Treasure Room was luxurious.

“I can’t give you the family heirloom items since they’re keys to our ancestors’ Heroes’ World… but I can certainly gift you these kinds of items.”

Roon pointed to the magic items in the display cases positioned at the entrance of the Treasure Room and smiled.

They were all remarkable items.

Leo admired them as he carefully examined each item.

Then he suddenly stopped in front of a blue gem about the size of a fist.

‘This is…’

“That’s an item the previous family head obtained 1000 years ago. It’s a jewel imbued with fairy power. It’s a precious item, but its purpose is unknown. Does that catch your fancy?”

Roon asked with a slightly puzzled face.

“It’s quite beautiful.”

“Yes. The fairy fragment inside the gem is beautiful.”

It was as Roon said.

Inside the gem was a small fairy with her knees drawn up, curled up with her eyes closed.

She looked as if she was sleeping.

“I’ll take this one.”

Roon was surprised at those words.

“Are you sure? That’s a precious item, but beyond that, its use is…”

“It’s fine. I like this one.”

“If it pleases you, then.”

Roon nodded and took the jewelry box from the display case, handing it to Leo.

Leo received it and fingered the jewel.

‘I’m certain. It’s not a fragment.’

Leo smiled inwardly.

‘This is a real fairy.’

***

Leo, who returned from the Ersarr Family, first had dinner.

‘If I unseal the jewel, I should be able to contract with the fairy, right?’

His mind was completely filled with thoughts of contracting with the fairy.

After finishing dinner, Hallind and Sena visited the dormitory to relay some information.

“I have something to relay. As you all know, the school trip is also part of your education.”

Hallind glanced over his assigned students as he spoke.

“I don’t think there would be any student in our class with the naive thought that they simply came here to play.”

At those words, several people made guilty expressions.

“Starting tomorrow, wake-up time is six in the morning. After waking up, each of you will eat and take care of personal grooming, then go to Fairy Forest at seven-thirty for individual training.”

“Individual training?”

“We’re already doing enough of that at school.”

Several students made puzzled expressions.

“I know you’re conducting individual training according to your academic curriculum. However, during the school trip period, we plan to focus on supplementing what we think you’re lacking. Since there are monsters in Fairy Forest, practical combat training will also be possible.”

“Ah.”

“If that’s the case.”

“After morning training ends, we plan to do mission practice in the afternoon.”

“Mission practice?”

“Yes. The role of solving problems troubling the residents of Berkia.”

“Ooh!”

“That’s all for the relay.”

Leaving behind the students burning with enthusiasm, Hallind called Leo and Nella.

“Make sure to manage the kids well.”

“Yes.”

“Understood, Professor Hallind.”

After that, Hallind and Sena left the dormitory.

“Nella, sorry, but I’m a bit tired, so can I go up early today?”

“Huh? Okay.”

Leo asked for understanding from Nella, who was the vice class president, and went up to his room.

Then Cal followed him.

“Leo, going to bed early?”

“Yeah. Do you need something from me?”

At Leo’s question, Cal grinned and sneakily showed him something from his chest.

“Ta-da! Look at this, it’s elven honey wine.”

Cal said in a small voice.

“We came all the way to a place like this, so one drink should be okay, right?”

Looking at Cal asking in a subtle voice, Leo extended his hand.

“No way. I’ll hold onto that for you.”

“Huh?”

“You know drinking is prohibited for 1st and 2nd years, right?”

“Isn’t that too harsh? How can a student follow school rules so strictly? Sometimes you need this kind of rebellion too.”

Looking at Cal making a tearful face, Leo laughed.

“Bear with it since it’s the beginning of the school trip. What do you think will happen if you get caught early on? I’ll keep this until the last day, so let’s drink it then.”

It would be big trouble if Hallind caught them after carelessly keeping it.

Even before departure, Hallind had designated several students for baggage inspection.

Cal was also included among those targets.

Leo was able to avoid the baggage inspection because Hallind showed trust in him.

“Tch, can’t help it. Then it’s a promise to drink on the last day?”

“Got it.”

Cal entrusted the honey wine to Leo with a regretful face.

Leo returned to the dormitory and immediately went to his room.

He then took out the jewel he received from Roon and channeled his spiritual power into it.

Hum-! Leo narrowed his eyes as he watched the jewel glow golden.

‘It’s sealed with the Fairy King’s magic.’

This was exactly why the Ersarr Family had simply thought this seal was a jewel imbued with fairy power.

The Fairy King’s magic.

After the Age of Calamity, the Fairy King’s contractors had vanished without a trace.

The elves also lost opportunities to encounter the Fairy King’s magic, and eventually the Fairy King’s magic disappeared from records as well.

‘Because the Fairy King’s magic and fairy magic are different.’

Fairy magic is merely one branch derived from the Fairy King’s magic.

‘It’s not for nothing that the Fairy King, Phoenix Lord, and Elder Pegasus are called the three strongest divine beasts.’

Moreover, the power felt from the jewel was very familiar to Leo.

‘Silorod’s magical power.’

The fairy who was the Fairy King’s successor during the Age of Calamity.

As Luna’s pact maker, Leo had seen this fairy several times.

This fairy still held the position of Fairy King in the current era as well.

‘But why is this fairy sealed without even wings?’

Leo felt puzzled about the sealed fairy.

If the Fairy King had personally sealed it, there would be various reasons.

But the only thing he could expect was the thought of it being a ‘criminal.’

Leo, who had been making a puzzled expression, channeled even more spiritual power.

Leo concentrated his mind and manipulated the spiritual power dwelling in the jewel.

As if unlocking a lock.

He used spiritual power to unravel Silorod’s magic.

This was a method only Leo, who knew about the Fairy King’s magic, could use.

After a moment.

Woom-!

A magic circle appeared on the surface of the jewel.

‘I’ve undone the first stage.’

Looking at the magic circle that appeared on the surface, Leo clicked his tongue.

‘It seems difficult to break the seal with my current power.’

Even with knowledge, he absolutely lacked the power to break the seal.

Leo, who had been clicking his tongue, saw his right hand glowing.

Looking at the back of his hand with surprised eyes, he saw a summoning circle made of fairy language appearing there.

‘The Fairy King’s pact?’

The Fairy King’s pact he had obtained as a reward for conquering the Heroes’ World during the entrance exam had reacted.

Flash-!

The jewel emitted a powerful golden light.

“Kuk?”

At that light, Leo unconsciously closed his eyes and stepped back.

After a moment when the light faded, Leo opened his eyes and looked at the jewel.

Crack-!

Like an egg hatching, the surface of the jewel began to crack.

“The seal has been broken?”

Zing-!

The jewel floated in the air.

And the cracked fragments continued to flow down.

Crash-!

Along with that, the jewel shattered like breaking glass.

The fairy that had been curled up in the jewel slowly- stretched its body.

A fairy boy with an appearance slightly younger than Leo in human terms stretched with an ‘Mmmmph-!’

Then he opened his golden eyes and looked around.

[Has father finally broken the seal?]

The fairy who spoke in a somehow mischievous voice discovered Leo and crossed his arms.

[What’s this human brat doing in front of me?]

“What are you?”

[Me?]

At Leo’s question, the fairy let out a sneer with a ‘Pfft-!’

[Hah. Insignificant human brat. How dare you try to know my identity. How impudent. But since I’m in a good mood from being freed from the seal, I’ll tell you. You’ll probably faint when you learn my identity.]

“What’s your identity?”

[I am the first son of the great golden Fairy King Silorod and successor to the Fairy King! The silver fairy Lord Kirran!]

Kirran, who spoke with a solemn face, lifted his chin.

[You look surprised. Well! You’re just an insignificant human, so it can’t be helped. In an era where even elves dare not carelessly see the Fairy King, you’ve seen the countenance of a Fairy King’s successor like me, so how surprised you must be…]

Smack-!

[Gueek!]

“Even Silorod treated me politely, so why is his son so arrogant?”

Leo frowned and swatted Kirran like catching a fly with his palm.

Silorod, who crashed miserably onto the table, angrily raised his head.

[How dare you use violence against me, the Fairy King’s successor! I’ll never let you get away with…]

Smack-!

[Kek!]

This time he smacked Kirran with the textbook he had taken out earlier.

It happened to be a summoning studies textbook.

“Want to keep being arrogant?”

[This! This! Rude! Using violence twice against me, a Fairy Prince…!]

Smack-!

[The fairies won’t forgive you…]

Smack-!

[Aren’t you afraid of consequences…]

Smack-!

[I won’t let you…]

Smack-! Smack-! Smack-! Smack-!

Before long, Kirran was foaming at the mouth and unconscious.

“What kind of kid is this arrogant? Is he really Silorod’s son?”

Leo looked down at the unconscious Kirran with an incredulous expression.

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