Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 677

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677.

“That Dinette is a smith. It seems he has a son.”

Chelsea, who had been waiting for Leo outside the graveyard, spoke to Leo as he returned after paying his respects at the memorial.

This was what she had heard from the weapon factory supervisor who had guided them here.

“A son.”

“What are you going to do?”

When Chelsea asked cautiously, Leo answered calmly.

“For now, let’s focus on the strategy.”

“Okay.”

What Leo could do for Dinette’s son right now was limited.

‘I could express my gratitude.’

But that was all.

They didn’t have much time left.

Even if they changed the history that actually happened, these people wouldn’t continue to exist.

‘Still, I should go meet him.’

Thinking about Dinette’s son, Leo returned to where the party’s tent was located.

Before he knew it, it was around lunchtime.

Chelsea’s eyes widened when she saw the scene in front of the tent.

“Who are those kids?”

There, his companions were confronting someone.

Leo confirmed the face of the beastkin girl confronting Duran and muttered.

“They’re the kids we saw yesterday.”

“Do you know them, Leo?”

“Rather than knowing them, I just saw their faces.”

Right before the battle, they had shown their fighting spirit, saying they wanted to take the battlefield too.

Of course, they couldn’t stand on the battlefield because they weren’t qualified.

“What’s going on?”

When Leo approached and asked, Duran curled up the corners of his mouth.

“These people say they want to have a go with us.”

Crack-

Duran cracked his knuckles.

“So I was thinking of taking them on.”

“You look happy.”

“They say they’re warrior candidates from Isvaldi.”

They were similar in age, but lived in different eras.

He seemed interested in how warrior candidates from 5,000 years ago fought.

There was no sign of looking down on them.

Duran himself was the embodiment of competitive spirit, but before that, he tried to learn and absorb anything he could learn from into his own.

Eliza, who had a similar personality, was trimming her nails as if she wasn’t interested.

‘That’s probably because there are no summoners.’

Even now, summoners were a class with fewer numbers than knights and mages.

Summoners were even rarer during the Age of Calamity.

“You’re the leader of these guys, right? Come at me.”

The beastkin’s characteristic belligerence showed.

At those words, Aina, who had been watching the situation from behind, stepped forward.

“What?”

“If you want to fight Leo-senpai, prove your qualifications.”

“What are these qualifications?”

“At least beat me.”

The beastkin girl frowned.

Seeing that, Leo gently pressed down on Aina’s head.

“Don’t make unnecessary provocations.”

“I didn’t do anything like provocation…”

Leo pinched Aina’s cheek.

Aina looked up at Leo.

She looked expressionless, but her eyes were full of dissatisfaction.

Leo chuckled and sent Aina to Luke, then stood in front of the beastkin girl.

“Why do you want to fight us?”

“You guys participated in yesterday’s battle, right?”

The beastkin girl bowed her head.

“I’m grateful for that. Thank you so much for fighting for Isvaldi even though you’re outsiders.”

The beastkin girl who expressed her gratitude raised her head.

“But from our perspective, it’s humiliating. You guys are our age and even outsiders, yet you participated in battle, but we couldn’t stand on the battlefield.”

The beastkin girl gritted her teeth.

“So we want to prove it to Dweno-nim.”

“That you guys are qualified to stand on the battlefield?”

“Yes.”

Looking at the girl’s eyes burning with fighting spirit, Leo said.

“I’m not looking down on you guys, but there’s no one here weaker than you.”

Leo narrowed his eyes.

“You know that fact best, don’t you?”

At those words, the beastkin girl bit her lips tightly.

As Leo said, she knew all too well that she couldn’t beat not only Leo but even Aina who had blocked her path.

“Isvaldi’s situation is urgent. Originally, you guys should have stood on the battlefield too. But Dweno didn’t allow you to be sent to the battlefield. You know well why he made that decision, don’t you?”

The girl with brown hair and cat ears hung her head low.

“What’s the future?”

Instead of the beastkin girl, it was the dwarf boy next to her who got angry.

“It’s a situation where we could die anytime anyway! What’s this future nonsense!”

The dwarf boy spoke with eyes that felt terribly empty.

“That stuff is less important than now! Right now, the warriors fighting for us also have families! It’s more important for them to return to their families! To our side! We can help with that!”

Dweno wanted these children to live even a little bit of the future.

It wasn’t just Dweno.

Those born before the Age of Calamity felt sorry for those born during the Age of Calamity.

A generation that had only been robbed.

A generation trapped in terrible nihilism, unable to even see the future.

The hearts of Isvaldi warriors, including Dweno, wanted to show light to such people.

After regaining the starlight, such feelings would have become even stronger.

But for these people, the present was more urgent and important than an unreachable future.

‘These guys’ words aren’t wrong either.’

But…

‘Unless they’re at the level of Berkia or Bihar… they won’t be much help on the battlefield anyway.’

Leo clicked his tongue, thinking of his disciples who far exceeded the standards.

“Dit is right! More than that! What do you know to be talking like that? You’re just our age at best! Is being a little strong everything?”

The beastkin girl pointed at Leo.

“Leo isn’t just ‘a little strong’ though.”

‘No, Leo is an adult even by this era’s standards in the first place.’

Chelsea shook her head.

“Wow, this is really amazing.”

Then Cal, who had been watching the situation, exclaimed in admiration.

Seeing Cal like that, the beastkin girl’s eyes blazed with fury.

“In the first place! Even that weakling went out to the battlefield yesterday! So why can’t we!”

“Huh? Me?”

“We want to go to the battlefield too! We want to go out and fight! If even that weakling can go out! We can definitely go out too!”

“You’re calling me weakling too much. The weakling listening might get hurt.”

Cal grumbled.

“But it’s true that you’re a weakling”

“Pretty pathetic.”

Chelsea and Eliza teased Cal.

“Heh- People who haven’t even been recognized as heroes sure talk a lot.”

At those words, Chelsea and Eliza’s faces turned menacing.

Cal quickly hid behind Luke.

“That fighting spirit, I like it.”

Then Duran stepped forward with a twisted smile.

“Good. I’ll take you on.”

Seeing Duran step forward, Leo said.

“Wait, Duran.”

“Are you ordering me?”

“It’s a request. If you fight this kid, they won’t learn anything.”

“What do you mean by that?”

Duran frowned.

Looking at Duran, Leo smiled once then looked at Cal.

“Cal.”

“Why are you calling me?”

“You need to step up.”

“Me?”

Cal was flustered.

Seeing that, the beastkin girl got angry.

“Wait! Why do I have to fight that weakling!”

“Cal is the weakest among us. If you can’t even beat Cal, you won’t be recognized even if you fight us. You don’t even qualify to stand on the battlefield in the first place.”

When Leo smiled, the beastkin girl snorted.

“I’ll quickly take down a weak mage like this and then fight you.”

“That won’t happen.”

“What?”

“You can’t beat Cal.”

***

“Something interesting is happening.”

Open space in front of the tent.

Just as Cal and the Isvaldi warrior candidate were preparing for battle, Ennitha returned.

“Teacher Ennitha…! This is…”

“Yes. Dit. I can tell what’s happening without you explaining.”

Ennitha nodded at the dwarf boy’s words.

“Teacher Ennitha! Please look at this!”

Then Driana appeared from behind with sparkling eyes.

Driana was holding a drawing in her hands.

Seeing it, Chelsea said.

“Yesterday you looked like you were going to die from training with Master Dweno, but today you’re so energetic?”

“Today I learned drawing from Teacher Ennitha! The stupid cat and stupid human are lying flat!”

At Driana’s words, Dit looked flustered.

“Teacher Ennitha. What is she talking about right now? Training with Master Dweno?”

At Dit’s words, Ennitha scratched her cheek.

“This child is learning smith techniques from Dweno.”

After answering briefly, Ennitha looked at Driana’s drawing and her expression turned horrific.

“It’s, unique.”

“Right! You recognize it after all!”

“That’s not a compliment. Stupid dwarf.”

Chelsea said coldly, but Driana didn’t listen.

Dit, who checked Driana’s drawing, got angry.

“Shouldn’t I have been Master Dweno’s disciple originally?”

“Um… you’ll also become a disciple soon…”

“I can’t accept this! How can a child with such terrible handiwork become Master Dweno’s disciple before me!”

At those words, Driana’s face instantly turned menacing.

“What did you just say?”

“I said terrible handiwork!”

“You damn dwarf!”

“You’re a dwarf too! And who are you calling a damn dwarf! You damn dwarf who draws damn pictures!”

“You insulted my art!”

“Art? What kind of art is this!”

“What’s all this commotion?”

When Leo approached with a furrowed brow, Chelsea answered.

“That dwarf cowardly attacked Driana with facts!”

“Chelsea Rwallin!”

Driana lunged at Chelsea.

Chelsea quickly ran away while Driana chased her with rolling eyes.

Watching that scene, Dit said.

“Hey! Human! Let me duel with that dwarf! I’ll compete for Master Dweno’s disciple position!”

At that intense reaction, Ennitha sighed and said.

“You’d better not.”

“Why!”

“Because it won’t end with just breaking a bone or two.”

Nothing makes an artist angrier than insulting their work.

Driana would definitely fight seriously.

After calming Dit down, Ennitha looked at Driana’s drawing with a serious expression.

“Do you regret it?”

At Leo’s words, Ennitha smiled awkwardly.

“I can teach her. I can teach her.”

“No, you can’t.”

Leo said firmly and looked at Driana.

“That kid’s hands and sensibility are definitely cursed.”

It wasn’t for nothing that Dweno told her to quit art.

Meanwhile.

Cal finished preparing for the duel.

Seeing that, Leo said.

“You guys.”

At those words, the group looked at Leo.

“Watch carefully.”

Leo narrowed his eyes.

“That beastkin kid has something you don’t have.”

“What’s that?”

When Luke asked with a puzzled face, Leo answered.

“The resolve to die at any moment.”

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