Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 719

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719.

Clack-

“Checkmate.”

Chloe’s knight targeted the opponent’s king.

The opponent had no more moves left.

Chloe’s victory.

“Phew.”

Chloe unconsciously let out a deep breath after the unexpectedly fierce exchange.

‘She’s become unimaginably strong.’

She had approached the game with a light heart and almost lost.

Chloe, who never imagined her opponent would become this strong, checked the time.

‘The first period must have already started.’

For Chloe, who had never been late to class, let alone missed one since enrollment except for special situations like mission practice, this was an unusual situation.

Just then.

Thud-!

The opponent who had been staring at the chessboard knocked over her own king.

It meant she acknowledged defeat.

Chloe made a troubled expression, unsure of what to do.

In the past two nights, her opponent had immediately proceeded to the next game.

Then on the first night, since Chloe kept winning, she flipped the chessboard in frustration, and on the second night, when Chloe deliberately lost, she got angry and flipped the board again.

‘Will we proceed to the next game like this?’

But contrary to Chloe’s expectations, after neatly organizing the chess pieces, her opponent stood up, lightly lifted the hem of her skirt, and disappeared into the ground as if sinking.

“Huh?”

Chloe looked bewildered seeing her opponent withdraw so obediently.

“Did the reward slip away again this time?”

‘Should I have a serious talk with Leo about this?’

The moment Chloe thought that.

Swoosh-

A black silhouette poked its head up from the floor.

Then it placed a small box on the ground.

Next to the box was also an old book made of black leather.

“Is this perhaps the reward?”

At Chloe’s question, the silhouette nodded and then hid back into the floor.

Chloe opened the box.

Inside was a single golden card.

“Is this the reward Leo mentioned?”

She looked at the golden card from various angles with a puzzled expression.

Then she looked at the old black book.

Seeing it, Chloe felt slightly uneasy.

During her first-year freshman days.

Chloe had once been enchanted after obtaining a Demon Artifact during her first midterm exam.

Recalling that memory, Chloe naturally became somewhat wary of the suspicious book.

But soon after examining the book closely, Chloe muttered in surprise.

“Dragon leather?”

The book’s cover was made of dragon leather.

Chloe carefully picked up the book and opened it.

Rustle-

The faded, slightly yellowed paper had nothing written on it.

“What exactly is this book?”

Rustle- Rustle-

It looked extraordinary at first glance, but there was no written content.

Chloe was confused but placed the book on the desk.

“Let’s go to class first.”

Like a good student, Chloe dutifully thought about attending class, even if late.

***

That evening.

A small party was held at the Magic Department Dormitory.

“Chloe! 100 points!”

“She’s MVP number one.”

“The Magic Studies Department also took an overwhelming first place in department scores.”

With Chloe obtaining the golden card, the Magic Studies Department began to take the lead in the competition.

Curfew time.

Battle points earned outside the dormitory were 1 point for each person defeated.

And the achievement stamp given to excellent students was worth 10 points.

While the departments were competing back and forth, Chloe solved the first problem, allowing the Magic Studies Department to gain an overwhelming score.

“Chloe! What wish will you make to Leo?”

When a female student from the same year in the Magic Studies Department asked with sparkling eyes, Chloe scratched her cheek with an awkward expression.

“Well. I’ve never really thought about it?”

“Ask him for a date! A date!”

“Hey! That’s something you can do normally anyway!”

The third-year female students burst into laughter when.

Thud-!

“Kyaaaaaaah!?”

Ilesa’s head dropped onto the desk with a thud-!

Ilesa’s head rolled away and blinked from an upside-down angle.

“Who is it? Who just mentioned dating?”

“Hiiiiiiik!”

The female students screamed at the terrifying atmosphere they could never get used to.

Avad, watching from a distance, muttered.

“Wherever Senior Ilesa is, it’s always noisy.”

“Look at that appearance, how could it not be noisy? Do you know how much that Summoning Department senior startles me?”

When Cal shook his head, Avad smiled slightly.

“So? Where’s the problem?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Cal smiled slyly.

Looking at Cal, Avad smiled broadly.

“Since each problem is worth 100 points, students will be even more enthusiastic about searching.”

“That’s right.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to cooperate with me rather than cooperating with Eliza from the Summoning Department?”

“That’s why I said I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Hehehe.”

“You’re kind of gross when you laugh like that.”

“Hey! Who are you calling gross!”

“Gack! Gack!”

Chelsea, who had been listening nearby, strangled Cal’s neck.

“Hmm.”

Then Elena rested her chin on her hand.

“100 points.”

Elena briefly looked at Chloe, who had begun to overwhelmingly lead in MVP points, then tilted her head slightly.

Cal, who was being strangled by Chelsea, saw this and made an anxious expression.

“Elena, senior.”

“Yeah.”

“You’re thinking something dangerous right now, aren’t you?”

“Oh my? If someone heard that, they’d think I’m a dangerous person.”

“Right? I was mistaken, wasn’t I?”

“Should I storm into the Knight Department, or would it be better to storm into the Summoning Department?”

“That is a dangerous thought. And even if you storm in, it’s not like you can fight them.”

When Cal spoke as if he was fed up, Elena smiled mischievously.

“The dormitory entrance. I could just force it open with strength, couldn’t I?”

Elena was more than capable of doing such a thing.

Cal clicked his tongue.

“Everyone, let’s keep up this momentum until the midterms are over! And if anyone doesn’t understand something, this senior will teach you!”

Ilesa, in high spirits as the Magic Studies Department took a big lead, encouraged the magic students.

After the small party that lasted until dormitory curfew ended.

Chloe returned to her room.

And she opened her eyes wide upon seeing the black silhouette sitting in front of the table.

The silhouette had set up a chessboard and was waiting for Chloe.

“Um… I thought we had solved all the problems?”

At those words, the silhouette tapped the chessboard with its finger.

It was an action that seemed to say it wanted to play more chess.

At that reaction, Chloe smiled and sat at the table.

“Playing with me must be fun?”

At those words, the silhouette nodded.

Indeed, the game they had played in the morning had been enjoyable for Chloe too.

Even though the opponent had gotten stronger, Chloe’s skills were still overwhelmingly superior.

Still, the opponent was also quite a formidable player.

“Alright.”

Thinking they might as well enjoy it since it had come to this, Chloe looked at her opponent.

The opponent moved a chess piece.

A game between just the two of them began.

***

“Jon, senior!”

“You’ll teach us swordsmanship today too, right?!”

“Of course.”

“Kyaaaaa~”

“So cool!”

After school.

The female students from the Knight Department asked Jon to teach them swordsmanship.

It had already been a week since the spirits of former student council presidents began roaming the dormitory.

Accordingly, the students had grown accustomed to the presence of the student council president spirits.

And during that week.

Those who had initially appeared almost like evil spirits had completely regained their appearance from when they were alive.

In Jon’s case, who had no physical body, he now had a perfect form.

Ledin’s lower body no longer fell off, and Ilesa’s head no longer rolled around.

At the enthusiastic reaction of the female students, Jon removed his helmet.

Then he tilted his head back and pointed between his eyes with his finger.

Niel, who was watching this, asked.

“Are you crying?”

“Kugh… To think the day would come when I’d be this popular with female students. I’m glad I lived.”

“…But you’re already dead.”

Niel looked at Jon, who was enjoying his popularity, with a somewhat pitying expression.

In this era, being student council president naturally brought popularity, so school life in that era must have been quite bleak.

As Niel cast a sympathetic glance at her distant senior, Selia came into her view.

“Miss Selia? You don’t look like you’re in a good mood.”

At those words, Jon showed an intense reaction.

“What’s wrong! Junior! Did those cunning Magic Studies and Summoning Department bastards bully you?”

“Miss Selia would be the one doing the bullying, not getting bullied.”

“Niel, sister, that doesn’t sound like something to be proud of.”

“What’s the matter?”

Niel, who had grasped that Selia’s expression and even her voice were not good, asked worriedly.

Having assisted Selia since childhood, Niel was good at understanding Selia’s changes in mood.

At Niel’s question, Selia sighed.

“No. Chloe hasn’t been seen since yesterday evening. She skipped all her classes today.”

“Chloe? Isn’t she sick or something?”

Niel showed a surprised expression.

Chloe was said to be the top honor student across all departments and grades.

For her to skip classes.

“I did tell Leo about it.”

Selia sighed.

Since the department war was currently in progress, Leo was the only one she could talk to about Chloe, who was from a different department.

Seeing Selia worry about her friend, Niel said.

“Don’t worry too much, what could possibly happen.”

“Right?”

***

Clack-

Chloe was moving chess pieces in her room.

Before she knew it, Chloe was holding the white pieces.

In chess, white, which moves first, has the advantage.

So when there’s a skill difference, the less skilled player takes white.

And Chloe had been taking white since two days ago.

Her opponent’s skill had become unimaginably powerful.

Even after Chloe began losing consecutively, her opponent’s skill became even more formidable.

‘Amazing.’

Chloe, who never expected there would be someone with such powerful skills, could only burst out in admiration.

At some point, Chloe began to enjoy the chess matches with her opponent.

And naturally, she began making small talk.

Two days ago.

Because she suddenly got the feeling that her opponent was somehow listening to what she said.

Of course, there was no response in return.

But seeing the silhouette seemingly nod in response to her words, she found herself talking about her inner thoughts without realizing it.

Clack-

Chloe moved a piece and said.

“So, Leo and I got trapped in a blizzard.”

At Chloe’s words, the silhouette nodded.

“So we were looking for a place to escape the blizzard… Fortunately, we found a cave. There was a hot spring there…”

Clack-

Chloe moved a piece.

Her opponent picked up the king.

“I must have really gone crazy… That… I suggested we go into the hot spring together.”

Thud-

“Huh?”

In that instant, the black silhouette unconsciously dropped King.

King rolled miserably across the ground.

Seeing this, Chloe looked at her counterpart with a bewildered expression.

And suddenly she realized something strange.

‘Come to think of it… it seems like you’ve become clearer since I first saw you?’

She hadn’t noticed because she saw it every day, but the black silhouette was definitely clearer than when they first met.

It was when Chloe was making a confused expression upon seeing this.

“Hmm?”

“Huh?”

“Mixed bathing? Lucky bastard. That damn son of a bitch.”

Chloe’s jaw dropped as she watched the black silhouette mutter as if spitting out the words.

“Sp, speaking…?!”

“Chloe.”

The black silhouette rested its chin on its hand and gave an alluring smile.

That’s how Chloe felt.

“Could you do me just one favor?”

Swoosh—

The pitch blackness that had covered the entire body gradually disappeared.

Along with it, the appearance that Chloe had felt was beautiful even as just a silhouette became clearly visible to her eyes.

It was someone Chloe knew well.

She couldn’t not know.

One of the five most famous people in the world.

Among them, the being praised as the most noble and virtuous.

The one who led the world to salvation.

“Risi… nass-nim?”

When Chloe muttered blankly, Risinass smiled brightly.

“Listen. Could you lend me your body for a bit?”

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