Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 93

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93.

“Who are you?”

“I’m called Elena.”

“Elena-senpai? Really?”

Chloe’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Yeah.”

“I’ve been reading the magic papers you’ve written!”

“Huh?”

“I found the part about the influence of atmospheric mana vibrations on magic particularly fascinating!”

“You understood that difficult content?”

“Yes!”

“My goodness, such a cute junior has enrolled?”

Elena, floating her body with magic, grabbed Chloe’s cheeks with both hands and brought her face close.

Elena’s eyes curved as she watched the slightly flustered Chloe.

It was when Chloe felt a slight chill from that gaze.

“What’s going on here, Elena.”

“Uncle!”

Elena flew over to Albi.

“I heard you were conducting a class and came to see! I was thinking of attending!”

“I’m not doing anything particularly special. Just giving advice to first-years. And you can’t attend first-year classes. Go attend third-year classes.”

“Those boring classes. They’re not even worth attending.”

Elena said with a snort.

“Then don’t disturb the class and leave.”

At those words, Elena furrowed her brow.

And she was about to leave, muttering ‘How boring’ in a small voice.

“Senpai.”

“Why are you calling me, Leo?”

“I have something to ask you. Can I come to the manor after school?”

“A request?”

Elena tilted her head and crossed her arms with an indifferent expression.

“Why should I grant your request? You rejected my request earlier, didn’t you?”

“That was a request?”

“Of course.”

Elena, sitting cross-legged in mid-air, smiled brightly and floated her body into the air.

“I’ll leave before other professors swarm over and start nagging.”

Elena waved her hand playfully and flew off somewhere.

Watching that scene, Chloe wore an expression of disbelief.

As a model student, skipping classes to play around was a culture shock for her.

“Is, is that allowed?”

“It’s not. There are quite a few professors who have it out for her.”

“But why don’t you say anything? She’s your niece.”

“It’s that child’s choice, so I have no reason to say anything. She’s not a child who would listen even if I did say something. Don’t worry about it and practice.”

Having said that, Albi returned to his original position.

Leo looked in the direction Elena had disappeared.

Elena’s permission was needed to access the Forbidden Library.

‘From the atmosphere, she seems quite self-centered.’

For now, even showing Albi’s letter of recommendation wouldn’t likely interest her much.

‘Let’s focus on the Inter-Department Competition for now.’

Now was the time to concentrate on the immediate department event.

***

About two weeks after the Academy lockdown was imposed.

Iliana, who was studying in the classroom during free period, grumbled.

“How can there be no refreshments during study time like this? Does this make sense?”

Since most Lumern students were nobles or from upper-class families, they studied with refreshments during study time.

Of course, after the lockdown, not even cookie crumbs could be found, let alone refreshments.

“Why do you need cookies and tea for studying?”

“Class president! Studying originally requires energy boosters!”

“By the way, where’s Cal?”

It was when Nella wore a puzzled expression.

Creak—

The classroom door opened and Cal came in pushing a refreshment cart.

Chelsea and Iliana jumped up from their seats.

“Cal! What’s that!”

Looking at the two female students with sparkling eyes, Cal greeted them elegantly like an excellent butler.

“Although I couldn’t obtain cakes or cookies.”

Click—

“Ooh!”

When he opened the cart’s cover, a teapot and teacups were set up.

“Ladies, I have carefully brewed.”

“Ooh! Black tea!”

“Just black tea is enough!”

Since even tea leaves were like plucking stars from the sky now, they thought this alone was sufficient.

Glug glug glug—!

Clear, transparent liquid was poured into the teacups.

“It’s plain water.”

“…”

“…”

“Pfft! Bwahahahahaha! Look at your faces! Did I fool you? Did I fool… Guhek?”

Watching Cal tease them, Chelsea’s face turned fierce and she delivered a drop kick straight to his stomach.

Then she and Iliana kicked the fallen Cal repeatedly.

“W-wait! My bones are… Ahhh! Sorry! I’m sorry!”

Cal’s desperate screams echoed for a while.

“I have some big news.”

“What is it?”

“The location for this Inter-Department Competition has been decided!”

“What? Where is it?”

The Class 5 students crowded around.

Cal cleared his throat with an “Ahem!” and spoke in a serious voice.

“Neigrande.”

“Neigrande?”

“Isn’t that a restricted area?”

Neigrande.

It was a city located in the southeastern part of the continent, but it was famous as a city that was destroyed overnight due to a Hero Dungeon rampage.

The tragedy of Neigrande, which had concealed the Hero Dungeon, was widely known throughout the continent as a cautionary tale.

Although the dungeon was later conquered, it became cursed land due to the Hero Dungeon’s influence, making it uninhabitable for humans.

“Is it okay to go to such a place?”

The students gulped nervously.

“Even though it’s a restricted area, I heard it’s not an extremely dangerous place.”

At Chelsea’s words, Nella nodded.

“Right. It is a dangerous place, but it’s just that mid-to-low level monsters appear and curses are spread throughout the area?”

While it was a tremendous threat to ordinary people, it was a danger that hero cadets could sufficiently overcome.

Once the battlefield for the Inter-Department Competition was decided, all of Class 5 brought geography books and began studying.

Unlike the Heroes’ World, there were unpredictable threats, so the students studied Neigrande more seriously than ever before.

Leo also opened the geography book he received as a textbook and looked for a map of Neigrande.

‘Neigrande… Neigrande… Here it is.’

Leo, who had opened the book, hesitated.

‘This place?’

The place names Leo remembered were different from those of the era when Kail lived.

Considering the years between the two eras, it was natural.

However, he remembered what kind of event had occurred in this region in the past.

‘This is where Risinass and I first defeated a legion commander.’

***

Time passed even as students’ complaints accumulated due to the academy lockdown order.

Especially the first-year students were spending hectic days.

Crackle! Crack!

Duran looked at the aura forming in his hands and clenched his fist tightly.

Bzzzzzzzzt-!

In response to Duran’s power, electric currents exploded and scattered in all directions.

“Amazing! Duran! You’ve almost mastered the Hero’s Breath!”

When a student from Duran’s faction shouted in an excited voice, Duran said irritably.

“What do you mean mastered? I can’t even use it naturally yet, and…!”

Crack-!

Duran irritably broke the wooden sword he was gripping.

“Compared to the sword strike that Leo Flobe unleashed back then, this is a pathetic level!”

“Of course that’s true, but Leo Flobe takes damage himself from the recoil when he makes such attacks, right?”

A female student said while crossing her arms.

“Such destructive methods have limits. At best, it’s like a trump card to use in crisis situations.”

Duran snorted at the female student’s analysis of Leo.

“This time I’ll defeat Leo Flobe and show who the real number one is. And…”

Duran’s eyes glanced to the side.

“I’ll defeat Selia Jerdinger too.”

Whoosh-!

“Amazing, Selia, to control aura flames to this degree.”

At her classmate’s words, Selia swept back her hair.

“This much is basic.”

Selia, wearing a confident expression, extinguished the flames.

Over the past month, what Selia had focused on training was delicate control of aura.

Selia, who had withdrawn her flames, made eye contact with Duran.

Selia made a sullen expression, then pointed at Duran with her finger and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Duran, provoked by this, responded by dropping his thumb from up to down.

Meanwhile, in the Magic Practice Room…

Whoooosh!

Chelsea looked at Avad with wide eyes.

‘Amazing, as expected of big brother.’

The sight of him delicately controlling wind magic was jaw-dropping.

Thud- Thud-!

When Avad released his magic power, the rocks that had been swirling in the air fell to the ground.

“To be able to control this level of output so delicately! As expected of big brother!”

Looking at Chelsea who approached with a bright smile, Avad wiped the sweat flowing down his head and spoke.

“Chelsea.”

“Yes!”

“How do I compare to Leo?”

“…!”

At Avad’s question, Chelsea closed her mouth.

From Chelsea’s perspective, if looking purely at magical ability alone, Avad had the advantage.

But when looking comprehensively…

‘Who should I support?’

Avad, whom she respected as a mage.

Leo, whom she respected as a hero candidate.

Seeing Chelsea conflicted, Avad smiled.

“So Leo has the advantage.”

“B-big brother! I mean… I… well!”

“Not bad.”

“Huh?”

“Having a target to challenge.”

Chelsea was surprised seeing Avad smile deeply.

Meanwhile, Leo was sitting in the library with a pile of books related to Neigrande stacked up.

‘There are a total of five large lakes in Neigrande.’

Being a large city, there were five large lakesides.

“Which one of these is Erdianna Lake?”

Leo scratched his head vigorously.

While other students were busy preparing for the Inter-Department Competition, Leo was focused on something else.

An old memory had surfaced.

‘Given how much time has passed, I don’t think it would still remain until now.’

Leo crossed his arms.

In the past, at a place called Erdianna Lake that was here, a spirit was sleeping.

A spirit not even remembered now.

However, even until the Age of Calamity, it was a great spirit praised as powerful.

Risinass’s lost pact maker.

‘The Great Spirit of Radiance, Luminus.’

Leo, who closed the book, stood up from his seat.

‘I guess I have no choice but to visit all five places.’

***

At the Daeyeon Parade Ground, Erec, in the center of Lumern Academy, countless crowds had gathered.

Not only Lumern Academy students but also numerous visitors had assembled.

“Oh! Let me see our daughter! How was school life!”

“It was fun!”

“Son! You are the pride of our family!”

“I know!”

“Refrain from actions that would disgrace the family honor.”

“Yes.”

Originally, no one except authorized personnel could enter Lumern Academy.

However, for the large-scale academic event called the Inter-Department Competition, visits from related families were permitted just for today.

Of course, this was also to divert the negative public opinion about the academy lockdown order over the past month.

Thanks to this, Lumern was experiencing an unexpected festival atmosphere.

Of course, when there were many outside guests, there were bound to be problems.

“Hey! I want to see the place where our son studies, and you’re saying even that’s not allowed!”

“Due to security regulations regarding students’ research projects and such, outsider access is impossible. Please only use the permitted areas.”

“Tsk! Do you know who I am!”

Since Lumern usually prohibited outsider access, there were quite a few who felt curious and tried to enter areas other than those permitted.

Of course, such people were restrained by the assistants, but there were many who were stubborn and unreasonable.

Tower of Heroes, at the top.

From a place where the entire view of the Academy could be seen at a glance, Kalian was looking down at Erec.

“I’m worried that if we accept so many outsiders at once like this, infiltrators might sneak in.”

When Professor Yura spoke with a worried expression, Kalian let out a deep sigh.

“Fortunately, a powerful deterrent has returned, so there won’t be incidents like before.”

At Kalian’s words, Yura carefully looked at the red-haired woman sitting on the guest sofa, enjoying tea.

It was Phoenix Pirina.

‘If I could, I’d love to have a conversation with her!’

As a summoner facing the strongest magical beast, Yura was itching to talk with Pirina.

Unlike Leo’s Fiora and Ulta’s Eirya, that one was a complete adult.

She was the romance and legend itself of summoners who wielded absolute power.

‘I can’t hide this fact forever. I need to make it known publicly through cooperation with Seirun.’

Kalian’s eyes took on a serious light.

‘So that those Tartaros bastards can no longer run wild.’

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