Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 707

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707.

Thwack-!

Training wooden swords reinforced for practice crossed each other.

It was a scene seen daily in the garden assigned to the Knight Department dormitory.

Besides sparring, the garden was bustling with students training their bodies everywhere.

“To build your trapezius muscles, you must train like this!”

Meanwhile, members of The Power, a club consisting only of Knight Department students, were actively helping the freshman male students with their training.

“This trained body! Isn’t it cool?”

Meret, a 5th-year Knight Department student showing off his arm muscles, grinned broadly.

The freshman male students looked at him with admiring expressions.

“If you all train, you can become like me too! Physical training is essential for Knight Department students! With a trained body like this, you’ll become popular with female students too! Any students want to join our club?”

“Me, me!”

“I want to join!”

The freshman male students all raised their hands eagerly.

Watching this scene from afar, Selia quietly asked Niel.

“Sister Niel. Has Senior Meret ever had a girlfriend?”

“He hasn’t.”

“Then that’s fraud.”

“It’s not fraud. Quite a few male students have succeeded in getting girlfriends thanks to Meret’s guidance.”

“That’s kind of sad.”

“Well. It’s all their own doing. The Power club presidents have traditionally had nothing but muscle in their heads.”

Niel lightly shook her head while looking at the muscle prisoner.

Having finished sparring, Selia unzipped her sweat-soaked training clothes.

She replenished her fluids while pulling at her top’s neckline to let air through.

But soon, as if that wasn’t enough, she flapped the hem with both hands.

Seeing glimpses of her slender waist, Niel frowned and grabbed Selia’s clothing.

“Miss, there are many eyes watching.”

“Oops.”

It was a natural action due to the heat.

Selia tidied herself properly.

Of course, no one openly stared even if they could see.

Of course, there was no one secretly glancing either.

She was a student served as lord by Niel, who had the top grades among 5th-year Knight Department students.

If they were caught peeking, their school life would obviously become difficult.

“Everyone’s working hard though.”

While replenishing fluids, Selia looked at the garden.

This place was literally a training ground.

Every night.

Knight Department students spent their time like this with passionate individual training and sparring.

The reason was simple.

It was an atmosphere naturally formed when upperclassmen and honor students began training.

“Ugh! I hate this kind of atmosphere!”

Then Iliana approached, grumbling.

Having apparently sparred with Chen Xia, Iliana fanned herself with her hand and pouted.

“It’s not even summer yet, but we have to be drenched in heat like this every day? It’s not like we’re doing moonlight calisthenics!”

Watching Iliana voice her complaints, Selia clicked her tongue.

“It’s voluntary anyway. Rest if you don’t like it.”

“Then Xia drags me out!”

This training atmosphere had formed while Iliana was away on mission duty.

Even so, since it wasn’t mandatory, she could rest as much as she wanted in the evenings.

But Chen Xia wouldn’t tolerate Iliana resting comfortably.

‘Lord Leo asked me to look after Miss Iliana.’

“That’s because you’re being lazy. It’s your own doing.”

“Class President’s lackey!”

Iliana complained toward Chen Xia who had approached.

Just as Chen Xia smiled at such Iliana.

“Wow! Wow! What’s that?”

“Gasp! Isn’t that a Pegasus?”

“I’ve never seen one before!”

A commotion arose among the freshmen.

“What? What’s happening?”

Iliana’s eyes sparkled as she ran toward the commotion.

A Pegasus was drinking water at the small fountain in the garden.

“It’s Lord Leo’s Pegasus. Why is it here?”

Iliana approached the Pegasus.

“It’s dangerous to approach carelessly.”

When Selia frowned, Iliana laughed smugly.

“I’ve seen the Class President’s Pegasus several times. And they say Pegasus are favorable toward beautiful girls.”

Iliana swept her hair back gracefully.

“Such a Pegasus wouldn’t threaten me, right?”

Leaving those words, watching Iliana confidently approach the Pegasus, Selia asked Chen Xia.

“Isn’t that just a rumor?”

“It’s a rumor.”

At that answer, Selia crossed her arms with an exasperated expression.

Meanwhile, Iliana who had approached Ati carefully reached out her hand.

“Come here?”

At those words, Ati, who had been drinking water, approached Iliana.

“Wow! Do I perhaps have talent as a summoner?”

Seeing Ati being more favorable toward her than expected, Iliana’s eyes sparkled.

‘Should I try riding once?’

Iliana had harbored the dream of riding a Pegasus since childhood.

Normally she wouldn’t dare, but this was Leo’s summon.

‘It’s so docile. And if something happens, the Class President will come help, right?’

He might even be somewhere around here.

So Iliana fearlessly climbed onto Ati’s back.

Seeing this, other students were shocked.

“Hey! If you carelessly ride a Pegasus…!”

“Ta-da! Look at this!”

Contrary to expectations of anger, when Ati obediently let Iliana ride on its back, everyone looked surprised.

The 3 Great Familiars have strong pride.

Especially Pegasus greatly dislike having someone they don’t acknowledge ride on their backs.

While everyone was surprised by the unexpected situation.

The perpetrator of this reckless act, Iliana, looked smug.

Then she noticed a necklace hanging around Ati’s neck.

“What’s this?”

When she pulled the necklace, there was a merit point stamp attached to its end.

“Why is this here?”

The moment Iliana was confused.

Ati kicked off the ground and began charging into the middle of the Knight Department students.

“Kyaak!”

Iliana, who had been caught off guard, tumbled off Ati’s back.

“Wh-what!”

“A Pegasus?!”

“Why is it here!”

The training grounds became chaos because of Ati running around everywhere like a crazy foal.

But that was only for a moment.

The faces of the Knight Department students who had been running away soon began to turn fierce.

“Hey! Catch it!”

“Catch that Pegasus!”

The 4th and 5th year students began chasing after Ati.

‘Aah! Everyone’s making scary faces and chasing after me!’

Ati made a happy expression while running toward the forest.

‘They’re chasing me to catch me! What will happen if I get caught!’

Running wild with her delusions and turning the Knight Department into a mess, Ati disappeared into the forest.

The Knight Department students who barely managed to chase Ati out of their territory wore dumbfounded expressions.

The commotion had ended, but they couldn’t quite understand what kind of situation this was.

“What the hell was that!”

***

Rumble rumble rumble—!

Weekend night.

Despite it being curfew time, upperclassmen from each department left their dormitories and headed to the Central Hall.

“What’s the matter?”

Mellina, the dormitory supervisor professor on duty today, asked with a gentle smile.

It was already a well-known fact that Mellina was a Dragon Lord.

Because of that, there were few students who could boldly demand what they wanted in front of Mellina.

“We have something to confront the student council president about.”

One of those few students.

Elena answered with a gentle smile, then looked up at the ceiling and said.

“Leo! You’re listening right now, aren’t you? Let’s talk!”

At those words, Leo revealed himself from the void.

Thud—!

Leo, who lightly landed on the ground, smiled and asked.

“Seniors, are you having a good night?”

“Thanks to someone, we’re having a really good night.”

Elena curled up the corners of her mouth and spoke sarcastically.

From the Summoning Department, Runba stepped forward.

“Leo. Someone swept away all our dormitory students’ snacks, and this was found.”

When Runba opened her palm, there was a red feather there.

“The Magic Studies Department is the same. Leo’s fairy turned our dormitory upside down. To add to that, I have quite a rascal-like personality myself, but I don’t torment people on a dormitory level.”

Elena said in a cold voice.

Following those words, Meret stepped forward from the Knight Department.

“The president’s Pegasus turned the Knight Department’s training grounds into a mess! The damage from that is no joke!”

Looking at Meret, who looked like he had lost everything in the world and seemed about to burst into tears, Leo made a slightly serious expression.

‘That Ati. Did she cause more damage than I thought?’

“Today was leg day! If this continues, I can’t do legs…”

“You’re out.”

Niel grabbed Meret by the back of his neck and dragged him backward.

Takhon, who stepped forward in his place, said.

“I think you need to explain. The reason why your summons went wild.”

At those words, Leo spoke with a face that said it was no big deal.

“I’m trying to start a game.”

“A game?”

“Yes. From now on, my summons will be wandering around here and there at night.”

Leo smiled gently.

“Did you happen to see that the summons were carrying stamps?”

“I saw them.”

“Those who catch the summons should stamp those stamps themselves.”

At those words, the students made surprised expressions.

“Naturally, the more times you catch them, the higher your chances of winning the inter-department competition will be.”

“How do we catch your summons?”

“Whether you catch them with a butterfly net or a snare. Do it however is convenient for you. They’ll resist so they don’t lose their stamps, but they won’t attack.”

Having said that much, Leo snapped his fingers.

Then each dormitory’s emblem appeared on the Central Hall wall and a scoreboard came out.

“Currently, the Summoning Department is in first place.”

The Knight Department was in second place.

The Magic Studies Department was in third place by a narrow margin.

Seeing that, the students began to murmur.

Then Elena narrowed her eyes and asked.

“The summons will show themselves outside the dormitories too, right?”

“Yes.”

“What about curfew time?”

“It applies.”

“So. From today until the midterm exams end, we just need to go around catching summons while avoiding the professors’ eyes?”

“I didn’t say to break the school rules.”

“If you don’t get caught, it’s not a crime, right?”

At those words, Leo smiled gently.

“Anything else?”

“I’ve hidden problems throughout the dormitories.”

“Problems?”

“Yes. If you solve the problems, you can also earn points.”

“It’s completely like a game.”

“That’s why I said it. That I’m starting a game.”

Leo shrugged his shoulders.

“Additionally, if you take down an opposing student during curfew time, that’s also bonus points.”

At those words, the department students looked at each other.

What Leo meant was simple.

It meant that when night comes, the dormitories become a lawless zone.

He was literally pushing them to fight each other.

Watching the atmosphere turn deadly, Leo distributed flags embroidered with each department’s emblem.

“Keep them safe.”

“Why?”

“The department that loses that flag is eliminated.”

“Wait, that means…”

“We can invade rival dormitories?”

At those words, Leo nodded his head.

‘That means there’s a way to infiltrate.’

The students made serious expressions.

“Lastly. Regardless of the department victory, we’ll select MVPs by grade level. The students selected as MVPs will become grade representatives.”

At those words, Niel raised her hand.

“Yes, Senior Niel.”

“The MVP is selected based on who earns the most points, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then does the overall first place get a prize besides the year representative position?”

In truth, the 5th years no longer had much attachment to the year representative position.

The student most likely to claim first place was Elena, after all.

‘Or maybe Lil from the 4th year Summoning Department, who’s currently away from the Academy on a mission.’

It was when the upperclassmen were sharing this common thought.

“I’ll grant one wish within the limits of what I can do.”

“A wish?”

Elena’s eyes sparkled.

“That sounds interesting.”

Leo chuckled as he watched Elena curl up the corners of her mouth.

“That concludes the announcements.”

Leo checked his watch.

There were only about 10 minutes left in the day.

Leo smiled slightly.

“It begins the moment midnight strikes.”

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