Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 87

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87.

“Professor. Is it true that fairies were discovered on the Isle of the Summoned Beasts?”

Eliza raised her hand and asked with a serious expression.

Yura, who had been grabbing Ulta by the collar like a thug, sighed and let go of his collar.

“There were witness accounts among the 2nd year students who were doing practical training here two days ago.”

The students murmured at those words.

“Of course, it’s all nonsense! In all my years of teaching, and even including my student days, I’ve never heard of fairies being discovered on the Isle of the Summoned Beasts…!”

Yura, who had been shouting with a confident tone, hesitated and looked at Leo.

‘Wait. Come to think of it, the Phoenix was originally known as a summoned beast that wasn’t on the Isle of the Summoned Beasts either.’

But one day, some first-year student suddenly came back with a contract.

‘And with a young Phoenix at that.’

Yura made a serious expression.

‘Don’t tell me there really are fairies too?’

When she was feeling such doubts.

Ulta, who had escaped from Yura’s grasp, straightened his uniform neatly and shouted.

“Junior students! If you’re summoners, you must have dreams about the three great summoned beasts!”

The first-years’ eyes sparkled brightly.

Why wouldn’t they?

Every summoner dreams of it at least once! The image of themselves contracting with one of the three great summoned beasts!

Of course, fairies generally contract with elves, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been fairy pact makers other than elves throughout the long history.

A chance to meet powerful summoned beasts!

If such an opportunity arose, it was the nature of summoners to dive in without hesitation, whether it was a pit of fire or the depths of the ocean.

“Don’t you want to see them! The fairies!”

“We want to see them!”

“Hey! Don’t incite the first-years with uncertain stories!”

Yura, who had been lost in thought, suddenly snapped back to attention and got angry.

Seeing such a Yura, Ulta let out a deep sigh.

“Professor, I’m disappointed. When I was a first-year, you were an associate professor full of dreams!”

“…You try being worn down as a Lumern professor for three years. See what happens.”

“Ah! Seeing you become a weak adult who compromises with reality makes me very sad! Living such a harsh reality without dreams is why your personality keeps getting worse!”

Veins bulged on Yura’s forehead.

Whoosh-!

Carlo, who grabbed Yura as she tried to rush at Ulta, shouted.

“P-Professor! Calm down! Calm down!”

“Let me kill him…! Let me kill that arrogant bastard who runs his mouth however he pleases!”

Even as a fifth-year, Ulta was the only one who could speak so carelessly in front of a professor.

The first-years were terrified seeing Yura with veins bulging in her hands.

After a while, Yura, who had barely calmed down, asked.

“Fine, Ulta. The Inter-Department Competition is right around the corner. You’re not thinking of just playing fairy-hunting games, are you?”

At those words, Ulta chuckled.

“Isn’t that obvious?”

Seeing Ulta smile brightly, the female students screamed “Kyaa-!”

“Junior students. What did I emphasize as the basic mindset of a summoner?”

“Tolerance.”

“No, it’s love.”

All the first-years looked at Yura.

“You’ll have to filter what you hear wisely. Still, his skills are solid, so his advice will be helpful.”

The first-years nodded.

Having experienced various trials and tribulations since coming to Lumern, the first-years accepted it as such.

“I don’t mean you should only love the summoned beast you’ve contracted with. You must be able to love all summoned beasts! And you must be able to achieve harmony based on trust! Yes! The realm of unity where the summoned beast becomes me and I become the summoned beast! Harmony with nature! That is true love for summoned beasts!”

The first-years made tearful faces as they looked at Yura.

They tried to filter Ulta’s words as Yura had said, but it was still difficult for first-years to properly understand what Ulta was saying.

Yura pressed her temples.

“So… to interpret that, he’s saying you need to increase your affinity so you can communicate with summoned beasts you haven’t contracted with… Hey! Speak normally! Normally!”

After Yura exploded and shouted, she took a deep breath.

“Fine. I understand your intention well. You want to do that, right? It’s a bit early for first-year brats though.”

Yura curled up the corners of her mouth.

The first-years felt a moment of unease at that cat-like smile.

Whenever she made that expression, something ominous would inevitably happen.

“Senior Ain does it, and that arrogant bastard Ren does it too, everyone’s working the first-years hard. We should do the same.”

“That’s right.”

“But to do that, there are quite a few paperwork issues…”

“I’ve taken care of everything.”

Seeing Ulta present a bundle of documents, Yura exclaimed “Ooh-!” in admiration.

“As expected of you, Ulta. Excellent.”

“You’re too kind.”

The first-years felt even more uneasy seeing the two people who had been talking about killing each other just moments ago now getting along so well.

In fact, Yura wasn’t exactly a person with normal thinking either.

No, rather, she was the most eccentric person among the Lumern professors.

Yura grinned wickedly.

“First-years. From now on, you’ll stay on the Isle of the Summoned Beasts for three days for special classes! Your senior has filed overnight stay applications at the dormitory, so there’s no problem!”

“What?”

“It’s the weekend starting tomorrow anyway.”

“B-but I made plans to meet someone in Lumerian tomorrow!”

“We should rest on weekends!”

To the students’ protests, Yura said indifferently.

“Like I care about that stuff. You were all saying it would be great to look for fairies just a moment ago.”

“W-we did say that, but.”

“Eliza, say something. Professor Yura listens to you at least!”

While Woreden was the top student in the Summoning Department, Eliza was the student who received the most trust from the professor.

While Woreden had no interest in department affairs whatsoever, Eliza diligently helped with department work.

But Eliza’s reaction was lukewarm.

“Since it’s something proposed by the Professor and Senior Ulta, it must be for our benefit. As long as comfortable sleeping arrangements and quality meals are provided, I’m fine with it.”

The students made despairing expressions at Eliza’s words.

But Yura looked incredulous.

“Huh? Eliza Herginn. What are you talking about? Comfortable sleeping arrangements and quality meals? Where would you find such things?”

“What?”

This time even Eliza was slightly flustered.

“What you’ll experience is the wilderness.”

Yura crossed her arms and made a wild smile.

“Surviving in this great nature that has built its own ecosystem! That’s what you’ll be doing from today!”

“What did you say?”

“You want us to stay in that forest for three days?”

“It’s not just staying in the forest for three days.”

Ulta smiled slyly.

“Summoning will be forbidden for three days. Of course, using aura and magic is also forbidden. Survive in that forest purely with your own strength.”

“Eeeek?”

“That doesn’t make sense! The Isle of the Summoned Beasts is inhabited by all kinds of summoned beasts and spirits!”

Summoned beasts and spirits that aren’t contracted are very dangerous beings.

Especially if you encounter summoned beasts or spirits with hostile tendencies toward humans, you could lose your life.

Being told to survive for 3 days on an island teeming with such wild summoned beasts and spirits was naturally overwhelming for first-year students.

“A summoner should be able to handle summoned creatures without taming them.”

“B-but!”

“Of course, anyone who doesn’t want to can give up.”

Yura spoke with an expressionless face.

“But I won’t give any special training during the Inter-Department Competition to anyone who gives up. You’ll just fall behind the students from the Knight Department and Magic Studies Department.”

The Summoning Department students’ faces hardened.

“I told you during the first class, didn’t I? You can’t be the same as students from other departments.”

The students clenched their fists.

“Considering the summoned beasts and spirits you might have to deal with in the future, this kind of thing doesn’t even count as dangerous. Do you think I’m thoughtlessly throwing you into danger?”

“N-no, ma’am.”

“Then you understand the reason for this training too?”

The students fell silent at Yura’s question.

It was a moment when no one dared to speak carelessly.

“Isn’t it because young summoners these days lack understanding of summoned creatures?”

Everyone’s gaze turned to Leo.

Yura grinned.

“Why do you think that?”

“Because it’s a world where you can easily obtain the mediums needed for summoning if you have money. You can also contract with powerful summoned creatures through the Heroes’ World.”

Leo looked at the lush forest.

“Many summoners have become able to obtain powerful summoned creatures, but I think they’ve distanced themselves from the essence by that much.”

“…”

“There are sights you can only see when you personally seek out summoned creatures and form contracts with them.”

“Such old-fashioned words, junior.”

Ulta’s eyes gleamed.

“But that’s exactly why it’s the correct answer.”

Yura chuckled.

“Leo is right. If you contract with summoned creatures through mediums, you can certainly obtain powerful beasts easily. But it’s difficult to properly draw out the summoned creature’s abilities.”

Yura spoke while looking at the students.

“We summoners are humans who communicate with special beings that use the power of nature. In that sense, we both adapt to and dominate a part of nature.”

Everyone focused on Yura’s words.

“The reason Ulta talked to you about tolerance is because of that. How many of you summoners have witnessed the essence of the summoned creatures you handle?”

Yura narrowed her eyes.

“Did you see their true forms directly and form contracts? Aren’t you all just using mediums conveniently provided by your families or beasts easily obtained during class time?”

Not a single student answered that question.

“You can’t use true summoning arts that way. You need to experience nature and understand the summoned beasts and spirits living there more deeply. That’s one of the paths to reaching a higher level as a summoner.”

Yura grinned.

“Even after all this, do you still miss your warm beds and meals?”

“No, ma’am!”

“Don’t you want to go to higher places?”

“Yes, we do!”

“Good! That’s the spirit!”

Yura clenched her fist tightly.

“Now then, I’ll distribute short swords for each of you to use.”

“And I’ll distribute these butterfly nets too.”

Ulta said with a smile.

“…You don’t really think you can catch fairies with those, do you?”

Yura looked at him with droopy eyes.

“Can’t we catch them?”

“Sometimes I’m ashamed that you’re the top student in the Summoning Department.”

Yura spoke sincerely, but Ulta just smiled.

***

The Isle of the Summoned Beasts was one of the largest islands in Lake Lumeria.

In terms of size alone, it was much more massive than the Lumerne Academy Main Island where the Lumern students were.

As such, if you went deep into the center, vast wilderness spread out.

The Summoning Department students, suddenly thrown into the wilderness, all wore tense expressions.

Since they couldn’t use summoning arts, they had to be prepared for any situation.

At the same time, they also harbored a strange sense of anticipation.

It was because of the fairy story Ulta had told.

The students began making sleeping places where they would each stay for 3 days.

This training also prepared for the battle royale during the Department Competition, so it came with the premise of individual battles.

‘Fighting each other is prohibited. Cooperation is possible in emergency situations. But handle sleeping arrangements and meals on your own.’

These were Yura’s words before sending the students into the forest.

‘This training will also serve as a practical exam, so do well!’

‘Summoning class is secretly the most hardcore.’

Leo was searching for edible berries to prepare meals.

“A fairy! A fairy!”

An urgent voice was heard from far away.

At that cry, nearby students could be seen moving quickly.

Leo also moved swiftly.

But when he arrived, a male Summoning Department student was shouting with unfocused eyes while his head was caught by a flower-shaped plant with teeth.

“It’s a fairy! A fairy!”

“…Did that idiot just approach carelessly without even recognizing a plant-type summoned beast and get caught?”

“Oh my! You fool!”

Several students approached with pathetic expressions to rescue their classmate.

“I feel stupid for rushing over in excitement.”

Eliza frowned and turned away sharply.

It was when the students were scattering again.

Leo looked up at the tree.

There, he could see an immature Fairy Prince rolling around on a tree branch, clutching his stomach.

‘He needs to get hit once to come to his senses.’

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