Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 682

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682.

Arga closed the distance with Leo with a serious expression.

Swoosh-!

In an instant, Ar’s kick covered Leo’s face.

Whack-!

Arga’s eyes lit up as she watched Leo dodge the attack by bending his waist backward.

“An opening!”

She lifted her body and attacked Leo again with the foot that had been supporting her.

Thwack-!

Leo spread his palm and blocked Ar’s attack.

Whoosh-!

Leo’s body was pushed straight back in an instant.

Thud-!

Leo landed on the ground and looked straight ahead.

Before he knew it, Ar’s fist had reached right in front of Leo’s nose.

Whoosh-!

Ar’s fist cut through the air.

Along with it, dust scattered in all directions.

Arga flinched.

Before she knew it, Leo’s palm was right in front of her nose.

“I lost again!”

Arga lay down on the ground spread-eagle as if frustrated.

Looking at Ar like that, Leo said.

“That’s already the forty-seventh time. At this rate, we’ll stay up all night.”

It was past midnight.

Ar had requested a martial arts sparring match with Leo.

It was a condition Arga had set in exchange for obediently receiving training from Dweno to build fire resistance.

To spar with her until Arga was satisfied while they were in the dungeon.

That’s why Leo was currently sparring with Ar despite it being late at night.

“I can still do more!”

“Your stamina is good too.”

“One more time!”

Leo sighed as he watched Ar suddenly sit up.

“Please, let’s get some sleep.”

“Hmm?”

At those words, Ar, who had been crossing her arms and staring up at Leo, smiled.

“Well, if the Black Rabbit begs like that, I’ll let it slide for today.”

“I’m tearfully grateful.”

Leo sighed and took off his sweat-soaked shirt.

Thanks to sweating like rain, his shirt was completely saturated with moisture.

While wringing it out, Leo muttered to himself.

‘Is it because she’s young? She’s still energetic even after moving so vigorously.’

As Leo was thinking that, he suddenly remembered something.

‘Wait, my body is young too.’

Sometimes he forgets.

‘Is it a mental issue?’

Leo let out a bitter laugh and shook out his clothes with a flap-flap sound.

Ar watched Leo like that, going “Ooh- Ooh-” in admiration.

“What are you looking at?”

“Nothing. Looking at you like this, I was thinking the Black Rabbit has a really nice body.”

Well-balanced muscles that were neither excessive nor lacking.

Of course, compared to Ajonia students, it might look frail, but his pure physical strength was tremendous.

“What a feast for the eyes.”

Ar crawled toward Leo and poked his abs with a grin, going poke-poke.

“Don’t touch me carelessly, you perverted cat.”

“You’re calling an innocent girl by such a despicable title?! Don’t treat me the same as Driana!”

“At least Driana doesn’t tell me to take off my clothes for lewd purposes.”

“Grrr!”

Arga clenched her fists with a frustrated expression, then lifted her shirt to show her stomach and said.

“If you’re complaining, then you touch me too! Touch me! And apologize for calling me a perverted cat! Apologize for treating me the same as Driana!”

At those words, Leo grabbed Ar’s side and twisted.

“Ahhh! I said touch! I didn’t say pinch!”

“Where do you get off showing your stomach so carelessly, you perverted cat.”

“Far from apologizing! You called me a pervert again!”

Ar, who barely escaped from Leo’s grasp, immediately rushed at Leo and bit his head.

“Grrrrr!”

Ignoring Ar who was making animal sounds, Leo removed the bracelets and anklets from both his wrists and ankles and set them down.

Then he lightly rotated his wrists.

They were bracelets enchanted with weight magic.

They were training artifacts that didn’t feel heavy to others but definitely put a burden on the wearer’s body, something he had enjoyed using since childhood until now.

Ar, who had been hanging on Leo’s back biting his head, came down and sat beside him.

Then she glared at the artifacts with a slightly sulky expression.

She knew.

That if they sparred without such restrictions, she wouldn’t even be a match for Leo.

Still, being frustrated was still being frustrated.

Looking up at Leo who was getting up and starting to remove his ankle weights, Ar said.

“I hope someday we can fight without restrictions.”

“Right. When will you catch up?”

“Ugh!”

At Leo’s slightly provocative remark, Arga made an indignant expression.

Leo chuckled at Ar like that and patted her head.

“You’re getting strong fast enough. So don’t be too impatient.”

“Hmph! That’s right! Among the Great Heroes’ successors, I’m second place!”

“Second place?”

“Yeah. Black Rabbit, me, thug elf, perverted dwarf! In that order!”

‘I think Runia would think the same thing, wouldn’t she?’

Leo burst out laughing at Ar who was immediately getting cocky.

“You forgot one person.”

“Huh?”

“Dragon Lord.”

“Ugh!”

Arga flinched.

No matter how spirited Ar was, if Mellina became the subject of comparison, the story was different.

Dragon Lord Mellina was already a hero carrying an entire era on her shoulders.

“I-I’ll catch up soon!”

“Really?”

“Of course! Black Rabbit! First I’ll catch up to you! And then it’s Mellina-sama!”

Ar shouted boldly.

Looking at Ar like that, Leo chuckled.

‘The order got switched.’

Of course, Ar had no way of knowing this, so he decided to let it pass.

“What are you two doing at this late hour in the early morning? On a date or something?”

“Oh! Lord Dweno!”

Seeing Dweno laughing heartily, Ar jumped up from his seat.

Leo, who had already noticed Dweno approaching, glanced back and said.

“We were training.”

“Well now, how diligent. Aren’t you already strong enough?”

Looking at Dweno stroking his chin with a curious expression, Leo said.

“This much is nowhere near enough. You should know that better than anyone, Dweno.”

Seeing Leo speak in a slightly defiant tone, Ar was startled.

“B-Black Rabbit! How can you take that attitude with Lord Dweno!”

“I don’t mind, so don’t worry about it.”

Dweno laughed heartily as he approached Leo.

“I saw right through this fellow’s lack of manners from the moment I first met him.”

Thwack-! Thwack-!

Dweno laughed cheerfully as he patted Leo’s shoulder.

It looked like light patting, but from Leo’s perspective, it felt like being struck with an iron club.

“Why is this old man hitting people and making a fuss?”

“Did my light patting feel like hitting? You. Your frame looks fine, but you’re weaker than I thought.”

Seeing Dweno click his tongue, Leo grimaced and pushed Dweno’s face away with his foot.

“You perverted old man!”

“Pervert, you say. It’s the first time in my life I’ve been called that! Maybe if it were Ennitha? Why am I a pervert! Hahaha!”

Dweno, who had been stroking his chin and tilting his head, laughed and swung his fist at Leo.

Leo dodged that dangerous fist and kicked out, but Dweno quickly dodged as well.

“Aaaaaaaah.”

Ar, witnessing tremendous blasphemy before his eyes, didn’t know what to do.

However, the two who had been fighting fiercely soon sat facing each other calmly and began talking.

“So, the reconnaissance results show we’re completely trapped?”

“That’s right. Help from outside is difficult.”

“Is it difficult to dispel with magic?”

“…It’s a barrier created by Erebos’s power. Breaking through is impossible.”

“I see.”

Dweno made a serious expression.

Seeing that, Leo said.

“There should be a core forming the barrier around the fortress area. We just need to destroy that.”

More precisely, it was an entrance to the center of the Legion’s World.

They would infiltrate the Legion’s World through there and find and destroy the Legion’s Records.

If they could do that, this Hero Dungeon would collapse.

Leo lied to Dweno as he said.

“So from tomorrow, we plan to explore the area around the fortress.”

“Is there anything you need?”

“Hmm. I’d like to move together with Isvaldi’s warrior candidates?”

“With those children?”

“We need to divide our manpower too.”

Ar, Driana, and Iliana couldn’t move because of training.

Cal was also unable to leave the alchemy furnace as he was seriously producing potions needed for the battle against Tartaros.

In the end, Leo’s party was also short on manpower.

Isvaldi’s warriors had to guard the city walls, so they couldn’t ask for their help.

“Even the candidates have been doing reconnaissance missions around the fortress and monster subjugation, right? They’ll be a great help.”

Their pure combat power was weaker than Leo’s party.

However, the experience gained from living through the Age of Calamity far exceeded that of the Hero Candidates.

As such, they would certainly be a great asset in exploration missions.

Dweno, who had been pondering Leo’s words, nodded.

“I understand. I’ll speak to the warrior candidates.”

Dweno, who had been nodding, looked at Ar and smiled.

“You’ve got a good friend as a companion.”

“That’s right.”

When Ar grinned broadly, Dweno chuckled.

“His temperament seems awful, but he looks like a friend with much to learn from, so learn a lot.”

“Why is this picking a fight again?”

When Leo grimaced, Ar jumped up from his seat and shouted.

“Yes! I’ll definitely get stronger with Black Rabbit! Get stronger and! I’ll definitely subjugate Erebos! I swear on Lord Arron’s honor!”

Seeing Ar with sparkling eyes clenching both fists tightly, Dweno said.

“Reliable!”

“Ehehehehe.”

“Please defeat it. That hateful black flame.”

“Of course! Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I’ll definitely defeat Erebos…”

“No.”

“Yes?”

“Never die. Don’t die and subjugate him.”

Dweno said firmly.

“Yes!”

When Ar answered vigorously, Dweno smiled and nodded.

“Then wash up and sleep early for tomorrow’s exploration.”

“Yes!”

Snap-!

Splash-!

When Leo snapped his fingers, a torrent of water fell on Ar.

Ar, who had become like a soaked cat, flared up and grabbed Leo’s collar, shaking him.

“What are you doing!”

“I washed you.”

“Do it gently! Gently!”

Ar grumbled and poured out complaints, then shook his body vigorously, splashing water droplets all over Leo.

Then he snorted once and stormed off.

Leo chuckled at Ar’s retreating figure and followed after him, saying.

“Well then, I’ll be going too.”

“Leo. I have something I want to ask.”

“What?”

“The core of the barrier you want to destroy. If we destroy that, we’ll win, right?”

“Probably.”

“What happens to us… the people of Isvaldi?”

“…”

For a moment, Leo was at a loss for words.

‘They disappear.’

Of course, he couldn’t say that.

For him, this place was merely a fragment of the past, but for Dweno, this place was the present.

“Shouldn’t we escape this place and go to Gardstron? This place will still be a dangerous region. If we deal a major blow to the Giant King’s forces, there will surely be an opening.”

“…”

Dweno stared intently at Leo’s face.

Leo continued to meet Dweno’s eyes.

“Then we’ll need to thoroughly prepare for large-scale movement.”

Dweno nodded with a slight smile.

“Right. Make thorough preparations.”

Leo nodded and returned to the tent.

Arga, who had been waiting for Leo in the distance, returned together with him.

The two who began walking together gradually moved farther away.

Dweno, standing in place, could only watch their retreating figures.

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