Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 642

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642.

The freshmen’s movements in pursuing Cal were extremely aggressive.

At first, everyone was tense after seeing Cal’s magic that brought down Vito.

However, seeing that Cal didn’t use magic afterward except for traps, the freshmen actively charged at Cal.

‘He’s still affected by using that grand magic!’

Cal was already a world-famous figure.

Someone who had risen to the rank of Hero at a young age.

Moreover, a completely new type of Hero that had never existed before.

Throughout the winter break, Cal’s name had been going up and down in world newspapers.

At the same time, facts about Cal were also revealed.

Everything from his Academy grades to his magical abilities.

That’s why the freshmen knew Cal to some extent.

When that Cal used grand magic, they thought it was different from their information about him.

But seeing Cal no longer using magic, they quickly began pursuing him.

The freshmen who had just entered Lumern were all full of dreams.

Since there wasn’t one among them who hadn’t been called a genius since childhood, they all thought they were the best.

‘If I succeed in stealing the key from Senior Cal, my Academy life will be smooth sailing!’

Most freshmen saw this as an opportunity to gain the rookie title that would monopolize the attention of professors and seniors.

And then…

KABOOM—!

“Kyaaaaaaah?!”

At the explosions bursting from all directions, the Female Student from the Summoning Department grabbed her head and crouched on the ground, screaming.

They were already only a party in appearance.

Their combination plays were a mess due to their obsession with catching Cal.

The students who had discovered and chased Cal were all caught in the explosion and received combat incapacitation judgments.

The Female Student from the Summoning Department tried to get up while tightly hugging her summoned creature, tears welling up in her large eyes.

Cal appeared before such a female student, aiming a crossbow at her.

“Hey there, don’t move.”

“Hic!”

At Cal’s appearance, the female student shed tears and hiccupped.

The magical beast in her arms, the horned rabbit Horn Rabbit, also made crying sounds of “Kyu~ Kyu~” with a terrified expression.

“Waaaaaaah—! I lost! Please don’t shoot!”

The terrified freshman Female Student from the Summoning Department cried while expressing her surrender.

Small build with large eyes.

And seeing the pretty and cute freshman trembling and crying stimulated his protective instincts.

“Ah~ I’m weak to this kind of thing.”

Cal clicked his tongue and casually slung the one-handed crossbow over his shoulder.

“I won’t eliminate you, so hurry back.”

“Yes…”

Cal turned around watching the female student who was sniffling and turning to head in the opposite direction.

‘Heh—!’

The eyes of the female student who had been trudging along suddenly changed completely.

‘He fell for it!’

The honey trap strategy was a great success.

The Horn Rabbit that had been in the arms of the female student, Perena, also showed a sharp expression.

‘Stab him!’

It could be called a cowardly strategy, but so what?

‘It’s his fault for falling for it!’

She released the Horn Rabbit toward the defenseless opponent.

And the moment she turned around with a sly smile.

Perena’s head snapped back sharply.

“How, how did you…”

Cal chuckled.

“Even if I shot my crossbow, a Horn Rabbit could block it and more. I was waiting for you to let your guard down so I could handle this easily.”

“But, you just said you were weak to this kind of thing…”

“Ah, that? Obviously a lie.”

Cal shrugged his shoulders and made a solemn expression watching Perena disappear after receiving combat incapacitation.

“In Lumern where schemes and machinations run rampant, the incompetent cannot survive.”

“Just you wait!”

Perena glared and shouted.

Cal waved his hand with a grin and muttered to himself.

‘Perena Hergin. Unlike her sister Eliza, she’s a viper who doesn’t discriminate between means and methods.’

Personality aside, Eliza at least preferred to face opponents head-on.

Unlike such Eliza, Perena was the type to use everything available to her.

Cal already had the freshmen’s information packed in his head.

It was Perena’s mistake to approach such a Cal carelessly.

“By the way.”

Cal, who had already rendered nearly 200 freshmen combat incapacitated, stroked his chin.

“Heh~ Me, the weakest among third-years, is unrivaled among the freshmen.”

Cal, who had been looking smug for a moment, headed toward the stronghold.

He had used up all the traps he had set.

‘Supply first.’

The moment he thought that.

Cal flinched at the killing intent felt from afar and immediately slid.

THWACK—! TIDIDIDING—!

As an aura-infused arrow passed over his head, Cal gulped down dry saliva.

‘Finally making a move now, I see.’

Millia Rolla.

The number one target Cal had selected among the freshmen.

Cal had selected Milliya as target number one because of her weapon.

‘Bow!’

Milliya, whose main weapon was a bow, delivered overwhelming long-range attacks.

‘Her range is even longer than Juwen’s!’

Of course, there was a difference in power and rate of fire.

The problem was that from Cal’s perspective, Milliya, who sniped from beyond his perception range, was a worse matchup than Juwen, whose strengths were overwhelming power and rate of fire.

‘Moreover, that one… she’s a strategist!’

Despite having sniping opportunities all along, Milliya had been observing Cal.

And she attacked at the most troublesome timing.

Even in the information Cal knew, she was an extremely intelligent student.

‘On top of that!’

Cal kicked off the ground and ran at full speed between the thickets.

WHIIIIISH! THUNK—!

An arrow barely grazing past Cal.

Cal, confirming the arrow, hurriedly pulled out a red cloak from his chest and wrapped it around himself.

KABOOOOM—!

A tremendous explosion echoed.

Arrows that caused massive explosions.

This wasn’t Milliya’s ability.

‘No, it is an ability! She’s flaunting her financial resources!’

Millia Rolla.

She is none other than the heir to the Rolla Guild that dominates the commercial sphere of the Southern Continent.

‘And she doesn’t hesitate to rely on items!’

Lumern students usually have strong pride.

That’s why even in exams where using tools is normally allowed, they approach the test purely with their own abilities.

But Milliya is different.

As much as she pursues efficiency to the extreme.

In situations like this, she actively uses tools.

From Cal’s perspective, she was an incredibly troublesome opponent.

Cal, who avoided getting caught in the explosion, quickly moved while wearing his invisibility cloak.

***

‘Hmm?’

Milliya narrowed her eyes as she watched Cal dodge her attack and hide his form.

‘I thought I’d at least land one hit?’

Even if not a fatal wound, she thought she could deal some damage, but Cal had dodged all of Milliya’s sniping.

That was quite surprising.

Milliya didn’t know.

That Cal had spent the entire winter break running from Duran’s sword, which was far more dangerous and faster than her arrows.

What Duran had said to Cal during their combat training was this:

‘I don’t expect you to counterattack. I expect even less for you to block. Just dodge.’

That special training with Duran paid off, allowing him to reach a level where he could sense killing intent and move in advance.

Surprised Milliya lightly licked her upper lip with her tongue.

‘Right, it has to be at least this much to be worth hunting.’

Milliya quickly headed toward where Cal had been.

Even with the invisibility cloak, traces still remain.

Arriving at where Cal had been, Milliya concentrated aura in her eyes.

Milliya, who maximized her eyesight, followed the traces Cal had left.

A smile formed on Milliya’s lips as she confirmed the direction Cal had headed.

‘Now, let’s have you experience exactly what the seniors went through.’

Boom-!

An explosion occurred.

Kaboom! Bang-! Kaboom-!

Explosions continued to happen.

While Cal was conducting guerrilla warfare and toying with the freshmen.

Milliya had set up a trap zone in this entire surrounding area using magic mines, just like Cal had made.

The reason for doing so was extremely simple.

To make things difficult for Cal.

Milliya, who had been appreciating the continuous explosion sounds like a musical melody, used Aura Step to climb up to a high tree top.

Boom-!

And she looked through binoculars at where the explosion had occurred.

Cal was moving quickly.

“To break through all those traps… As expected of Cal-senpai.”

Milliya, who took her eyes off the binoculars, muttered.

“Cool.”

Milliya had respected Cal even before he rose to the position of Hero.

Though she was born under parents who led the Daesangdan, she was ultimately a commoner.

And her attention couldn’t help but be drawn to Cal, who had risen to the position of Lumern Student Council Vice President with the same commoner status.

In addition to that, he had overcome all kinds of trials with skills that wouldn’t have been strange to get expelled at any time.

Others dismissed Cal’s survival as mere luck, but Milliya was different.

‘If you could survive by luck alone, there’d be no reason for Lumern to be the best Hero’s Academy, right?’

She could tell that he had achieved everything by throwing his all into it.

That’s why he caught her attention.

Even more than the brilliantly shining Leo Flobe.

And eventually, Cal succeeded in rising to the position of Hero.

For those living in this era, there exists a Hero that everyone admires.

For Milliya, that target became Cal.

She had literally become a fan.

That’s why she wanted to see him up close.

The sight of him overcoming crises and trials.

Cal’s appearance of toying with the idiotic classmates who underestimated him and charged at him was also cool.

‘Still, what I want to see is senpai overcoming crises.’

Originally, Milliya’s hobby was hunting.

Watching prey struggle gives her a strange pleasure.

‘If it had been a 1-on-1 battle… I wouldn’t have been a match for that person.’

No matter how much Cal rose to the position of Hero by being recognized for values other than military power, he’s still a Hero recognized by God.

In addition to that, he was also a student who had survived three years at Lumern.

There was no way she, who had just become a freshman, could defeat Cal.

‘Far from hunting, I would have been in the position of being hunted.’

But the current Cal had to face hundreds of people.

That’s why she could drive Cal into being prey.

Milliya, who had been watching Cal, curled up the corners of her mouth.

“So that’s senpai’s stronghold.”

Milliya, who laughed with a “hoot,” headed toward where Cal was.

***

“I really thought I was going to die!”

Cal trembled.

“If it weren’t for Duran’s special training, it would have been over long ago.”

Cal, who had been shaking his head, turned his head.

Click- Click-

There, a girl was approaching into the dungeon interior.

“Millia Rolla.”

“Oh my, to think you know me. What a great honor.”

Milliya smiled brightly.

Watching such Milliya, Cal scratched his head vigorously.

And the moment he tried to quickly launch his body.

Thunk-!

“Kugh?!”

The arrow Milliya shot pierced Cal’s thigh.

Milliya, who had drawn her bow at some point, said.

“I’m sorry. Cal-senpai. I ended up injuring senpai. Ah, to injure the senpai I respect.”

“…”

Cal burst into hollow laughter watching Milliya, who was making a truly apologetic expression while her shoulders trembled.

“You look like you’re enjoying yourself?”

“…”

“Just smile.”

At Cal’s words, Milliya’s distorted mouth curves into an arc.

Watching such Milliya, Cal, who struggled to get up, said.

“You’re a pervert, aren’t you? A pervert who likes hurting others.”

“Yes. That’s right. I’m a pervert. But it’s not just anyone. I enjoy it when I hurt things I like.”

Milliya’s eyes sparkled.

“How was it? How did it feel to be caught in a trap instead? How does it feel to become prey? Ah, please don’t misunderstand. I really respect Cal-senpai. If it had been 1-on-1, I probably wouldn’t have been a match. I’m not asking this to mock Cal-senpai.”

A blush rose to Milliya’s face.

Watching Milliya genuinely acting shy, Cal muttered to himself.

‘Wow, this kid’s completely lost it.’

He’d experienced everything and met all kinds of people in Lumern.

But without a doubt, this was the first time he’d encountered someone as crazy as Milliya.

Cal shook his head and reached into his jacket.

Then he pulled out a key and threw it at Milliya with all his strength.

Milliya dodged the key flying toward her head by quickly jerking her head back.

“To think I could hunt Cal-senpai! What an honor!”

Cal chuckled at Milliya’s words.

“Sorry, but.”

“Yes?”

“I won.”

“As expected of Cal-senpai! You have a secret move to overcome this situation!”

Milliya smiled brightly as if she had believed it all along.

“But even so, in that condition you’ll be defeated by the remaining freshmen, won’t you?”

“Oh, those guys. I already dealt with them all.”

“What?”

Cal grinned wickedly, and Milliya’s eyes widened.

“What do you mean…”

“Your trap. I put it to good use.”

“…!”

‘He had read that far ahead?’

The moment Milliya’s eyes widened.

Thwack-!

Something struck the back of the defenseless Milliya’s head.

It was the key Cal had thrown.

Catch-!

Cal caught the returned key with a smirk and immediately launched his body toward one side of the dungeon.

Cal threw himself into an underground tunnel covered by an invisibility cloak with a whoosh-! and winked at Milliya.

“Not bad, junior.”

The moment Cal entered the tunnel.

Flash-! KABOOOOOOM-!

The explosive potions Cal had made and installed throughout the entire dungeon began detonating all at once.

Watching the explosion rushing toward her, Milliya slumped down in place.

‘I was the prey. I was just playing in senpai’s palm from the very beginning.’

KABOOOM-!

Milliya covered her cheeks with both hands.

‘So cool!’

With Milliya as the last, all the freshmen were wiped out by Cal’s hand.

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