Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 764

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764.

“This will be tough.”

Leo said while looking at the ruined Retin government building visible in the distance.

The subjugation of Styx’s second saint and the Knights of Repose had been successful.

Fortunately, casualties were virtually nonexistent except for the injured.

This was thanks to Sis Zigma, who led the Tusen Knights, responding swiftly.

But even so, it didn’t mean there were no scars from the invasion.

From the half-destroyed government building to the collapsed buildings.

The damage Retin suffered could hardly be called small.

“Rather, it’s a miracle that we ended up with only this much damage when such powerful demons attacked.”

Sis smiled broadly.

“All of this is thanks to the grace of the great King of Wisdom, Lord Risinass, and His Majesty who is more dignified and stronger than anyone.”

“Still, the damage is considerable, isn’t it?”

Retin is a tourist city.

If safety issues arise due to this incident, it could become a big problem.

To Leo’s words, Sis said.

“The hot springs have returned to their original state… and most importantly, thanks to the King of Wisdom personally gracing us with his presence, we’ll see great promotional effects.”

Sis laughed heartily.

After the battle came to an end.

The reason Retin, which had fallen into chaos due to the demon attack, could quickly regain stability was entirely thanks to Risinass.

He had revealed himself directly before the people.

‘He must have planned it.’

Given Risinass’s personality of moving with thorough calculations.

He must have figured out how to maximize his influence and revealed himself before the people of Retin.

Otherwise, there would be no reason to appear so spectacularly while emitting light.

Leo, who was recalling Risinass’s goddess-like appearance, asked.

“Still, wouldn’t it be better to postpone the coronation?”

The sudden demon invasion would be confusing enough for the people of Recenteng, and if a coronation were added on top of that, they might feel bewildered.

“The coronation must proceed. Even if we make it smaller in scale, we cannot postpone it. Recenteng needs His Majesty.”

At those words, Leo scratched his head vigorously and said,

“To be honest, I’m not someone suited for the position of king.”

He doesn’t have the capacity to take responsibility for an entire nation.

Leo knew this fact well.

“Selia would be more suited for that. You, who have ruled this place for a long time, could ascend to the throne.”

“That might be so.”

“But why are you so desperate to make me king? Even if I’m not the king of this place, I’ll help if this land faces crisis.”

“Certainly, a king refers to one who stands above the masses, reigns, dominates, and leads.”

From that perspective.

Leo was not that.

“But I don’t think that’s the only virtue of a king.”

“Then?”

“Someone you can trust and rely on. That person also possesses the virtues of a king. No. Actually, I think that’s the greatest virtue of a king.”

Sis bowed his head.

“You don’t need to lead. You don’t need to try to become a great king. Surely, just by Lord Leo ascending to the throne, the people of Recenteng will be able to live with peace of mind.”

The knight who had devoted his life to protecting Recenteng spoke with a confident face.

Leo, who sighed while looking at such a Sis, answered that he understood and headed toward the Warp Gate.

“He resembles Depeser.”

Risinass, who was wearing a hood at a distance, said.

Depeser.

A Gold Dragon who had taken care of Risinass since childhood and was one of the few dragons who believed in and supported Risinass even after the Age of Calamity began.

“He does resemble him.”

At Leo’s words, Risinass let out a small laugh and showed a longing expression.

He had lost his life when the Giant King invaded Gardstron.

‘He gave me a lot of advice to think about what would happen after peace was restored.’

Leo closed his eyes and tried to recall that dear voice.

‘You must not forget about the succession issue either, Lord Risinass.’

“You must not forget about the succession issue either, Lord Leo.”

Sis, who was following behind Leo, said naggingly.

At those words, Leo let out a deep sigh.

“Seeing today, there seem to be many people who would suit as Lord Leo’s companion, so please think about it seriously.”

When Leo glanced at Risinass at those words, Risinass smiled brightly.

Soon they reached the entrance of the Warp Gate.

“But Your Majesty. I’ve been wanting to ask since earlier, but your face…?”

“I got a bit hurt while fighting.”

“Oh my. Shall I call a healer?”

“No need.”

Leo clicked his tongue and entered the Warp Gate.

“Ahem!”

“Keheheup!”

As soon as he entered the Warp Gate, sounds of suppressed laughter could be heard.

Looking toward where the sounds came from, Runia and Chloe were trembling while avoiding Leo’s gaze.

Elena was gently twirling her hair while making her characteristic sneering, annoying expression.

“Ah! Senior Leo’s face…!”

Rea was holding her head, not knowing what to do, and Woreden had his usual indifferent, listless expression.

Ruka scratched his cheek as if troubled.

Lastly…

“Big brother looks cool no matter what!”

Lil’s innocent words, without a trace of malice, scratched at his insides.

Leo clicked his tongue and got on the Warp Gate.

“Ahem!”

“Mmhmhm!”

Runia and Chloe followed behind while suppressing their laughter.

Sis smiled slightly watching this scene.

“Have a safe trip, Your Majesty. I’ll be waiting for your return.”

Flash-!

The Warp Gate activated and Leo’s group disappeared.

***

The capital of Debiang, Deang.

The hot springs where Lumern and Seirun students were staying.

This place had long since become a venue for exchange between the two schools.

Selia was having a sword duel with Garin, a male student from Seirun.

Flash-! Clang-!

Garin defended against Selia’s quick thrust.

The falling snowflakes scattered and the two’s eyes met in midair.

After a moment, Selia, who had withdrawn her weapon, said.

“It was a good match. Thank you for sparring with me.”

“The match with you is also a great help to me.”

Garin said in a somewhat solemn voice.

Eiran, who was watching this scene, said.

“How should I put it. I always feel this way, but Miss Selia is like fire even in her swordsmanship.”

“It’s a characteristic of the Jerdinger Family.”

Chen Xia smiled gently while sipping warm tea beside them.

Selia approached the two, shaking off the melted snow that had accumulated on her head.

Thanks to her vigorous movements, her cheeks were flushed despite the cold weather, and her breathing was slightly irregular.

“Whew! The Seirun magic swordsmen have peculiar movements. Usually magic swordsmen tend to lean to one side like Iliana. But the Seirun magic swordsmen feel well-balanced in both swordsmanship and magic.”

Selia said with admiration.

“Until now, Seirun has valued star magic more importantly. They’ve developed swordsmanship greatly by incorporating magic into their sword techniques.”

“Yeah. So how should I put it. It’s different from the swordsmanship I usually encounter, so it’s very helpful.”

Chen Xia smiled at Selia, who showed her desire for improvement with sparkling eyes, and handed her a towel.

“First, wipe yourself down. If sweat cools on a day like this, you’ll catch a cold.”

“Thanks to Risinass’s recent ice water training, I don’t get cold easily.”

“Still.”

At Chen Xia’s words, Risinass wiped off his sweat.

“Ahem! E, Eiran.”

Just then, Garin called out to Eiran from a distance.

“What is it? Garin.”

Eiran tilted her head and approached Garin.

Around Garin, other Seirun male students were gathered with tense faces.

Garin whispered quietly to Eiran.

Eiran tilted her head at that question and approached them.

“Miss Selia.”

“Hm? What?”

“Miss Selia, do you have someone who is your lover?”

“No.”

“What? Someone as wonderful as Miss Selia doesn’t have a lover?”

“No.”

Having said that much, Selia furrowed her brow.

“Come to think of it, I’ve never even received confessions or letters, let alone had a boyfriend, right?”

“Considering Miss Selia’s usual image… it can’t be helped.”

“What’s wrong with my image? You receive plenty in the first place.”

“What do I receive plenty of? Among our classmates, Miss Nella is the most popular. After her comes Miss Chloe, then Miss Eliza. I come after that.”

“…To think I’m on the same level as Iliana.”

When Selia spoke with a devastated expression, Chen Xia said bluntly.

“Miss Iliana is popular too.”

“What?! Why!”

Selia flared up.

“Ask the male students.”

“Ugh!”

Selia felt frustrated at the fact that she had lost to Iliana.

In fact, it was something only Selia herself didn’t know – she was extremely popular.

‘She received confessions several times in her first year but rejected them herself.’

Of course, she herself didn’t even realize the other party was confessing.

‘When asked who her ideal type was, she specifically named Lord Leo as the decisive factor.’

Selia had simply said Leo, who was the most familiar male student in her first year and her cousin, was her ideal type without any thought.

But since Leo’s subsequent actions became so legendary, she became a female student that male students couldn’t even dare to look at.

Eiran, who had been listening to their conversation, tilted her head.

“Miss Selia is a young lady from a great family, so you must have a fiancé arranged by your family, right?”

“I don’t have anyone like that either.”

“How curious.”

Eiran felt genuinely curious and hurried over to Garin.

“Ooooh!”

Then exclamations burst out from among the Seirun male students gathered around Garin.

His classmates patted Garin’s shoulders.

“Why are they acting like that?”

When Selia asked with a puzzled expression, Eiran shook her head.

“When I said Miss Selia doesn’t have a lover, they acted like that.”

“Why?”

“Well… Ah, perhaps Garin sees Miss Selia as a good rival?”

“Hm? Is he worried that my skills will decline if I do something like dating?”

“I think so. Garin is also very serious about swordsmanship.”

“This seems like I’ve gained a good sparring partner.”

“Really, Garin. Miss Selia isn’t someone whose skills would decline just from having a lover, yet he’s worrying unnecessarily.”

Selia and Eiran thought as they pleased.

Chen Xia, who was watching them, thought seriously.

‘Are these two idiots?’

Their minds don’t work at all when it comes to romance.

Especially Eiran, who usually reads tons of strange novels but is completely clueless in this area, was remarkable.

Chen Xia, who had been considering whether to give them a hint, chuckled.

‘It seems like it’ll be interesting, so let’s leave them be.’

Saying that, the three left the garden.

And Selia froze solid when she saw a certain scene.

There, Aris Twina, Garin’s twin sister, was pushing Avad’s back.

“You promised to grant my request if I taught you magic, right? Let’s go to the city. To the city.”

“Ah. Aris. If you’re going to the city, can we come along too?”

“No. You can’t.”

Aris firmly shook her head at Eiran’s words.

Avad said with a troubled smile.

“Going to the city just the two of us is…”

“Why? Avad. You said you don’t have a girlfriend.”

“I don’t.”

“Then isn’t it fine?”

Aris tilted her head.

“Hmph!”

Selia snorted and went in another direction.

Watching such Selia, Eiran chased after her with a flustered expression.

Chen Xia lightly waved her hand to Avad before following Selia.

“Why, why are you acting like this? Miss Selia?”

“I don’t know!”

“Don’t be like that and honestly admit it. Miss Selia. That you have feelings for Avad.”

“Who said I like that butter! Besides, that guy is Rwallin’s heir!”

Selia flared up.

“Who likes whom?”

Just then, a familiar voice was heard.

“Ah! Leo! You’ve come…”

“Listen to this. Lord Leo. Miss Selia has…”

Eiran, who was smiling brightly, and Chen Xia, who was sighing, froze when they saw Leo’s face.

Selia also opened her mouth wide and stared at Leo’s face.

And…

“Pfft…! Kek! Kekek! Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha!”

Selia even pointed her finger while looking at Leo’s face and burst into laughter.

“You! You! Why did you come back all spotted? Who hit you?!”

Selia laughed so hard she clutched her stomach and even shed tears.

Watching her, Runia and Chloe, who were trying their best to hold back their laughter from behind, thought:

‘So you can laugh so openly like that.’

‘At times like this, being cousins is nice. You can get away with that kind of thing.’

It was when everyone who saw Leo’s face was thinking such thoughts.

‘She shouldn’t be laughing like that.’

Risinass, the very person who had made Leo all spotted, clicked his tongue inwardly.

Sure enough.

“Want me to make you look like this too?”

“Ah! Let go of me!”

Selia, caught by Leo, let out a scream.

***

“What is the matter, First Sage?”

A man wearing a pure white robe as white as snow asked the man who was praying.

The First Sage, who stopped praying, said:

“The Second Priestess, Ameriol, has been annihilated.”

“Is this Tartaros’s doing?”

The man who had spoken, the Third Sage, revealed his anger.

“No. It was humans’ doing.”

“Humans? How could those inferior slave species annihilate a priestess?”

The Third Sage wore an expression of disbelief.

“Times have changed, Third Sage.”

The First Sage, who had risen to his feet, turned around.

What was in his palm was a small fragment.

“What is that?”

“It’s something called the Hero Record.”

“Hero Record?”

“A detestable artifact created by the Celestial Gods.”

The First Sage said while looking at the Hero Record fragment.

“It seems that in this era, things called heroes exist.”

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