The Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 219
Chapter 219
The streets of Roland, the capital of the Lordren Empire, bustled with activity.
As expected of the most powerful nation in the world, the streets were crowded.
Recently, even more people had gathered on the streets.
Primarily due to Lumene’s Unified Entrance Exam taking place there.
However, the energetic crowd was not without its problems.
“Catch him!”
“Thief!”
“Stop right there!”
An urgent shout echoed through the outer streets of Roland.
“Huh! Are you just going to stand there?!”
The robber sneered and darted into an alley.
Despite Roland’s excellent security, the influx of foreigners had stretched the guards thin.
The brighter the light, the darker the shadows.
Even in the age of heroes, criminal groups persisted.
The more they were suppressed by heroes, the stronger they became, lurking in the shadows.
The Thieves Guild was a prime example.
Roland now presented an ideal target for its members.
‘I know these alleys like the back of my hand!’
The outskirts had fewer guards compared to the downtown area.
Hence, thieves from outside ran rampant.
Whoosh-!
At that moment, a girl appeared standing in the middle of the alley with her arms crossed.
“Move! Do you want to die?!” the robber shouted, brandishing a dagger.
The girl sneered at the robber and raised her staff.
‘A sorcerer!’
The robber’s eyes widened, and he quickly turned to flee deeper into the alley.
His long tenure with the Thieves Guild was due to his quick decision-making.
‘Hmph! Even a sorcerer couldn’t catch me in this maze of an alley…’
“Is it too much to ask you to just surrender?”
“You’re still here?!”
The robber was startled by a voice suddenly beside him.
The girl with blue hair, who had blocked his path earlier, now ran alongside him with a cold gaze.
Instinctively, the robber swung his dagger.
Whoosh-!
In that instant, a gust of wind blasted through.
“Aaaaaack!”
The robber, lifted high into the air, fell to the ground, struggling.
Thud-!
“Arhgh!”
The robber writhed in pain after hitting the stone floor from a great height.
Chelsea had used sorcery with just her eyes.
Whoosh-! Thud-!
“S-save me… choke!”
The robber, who had been floating, fell back to the ground.
Chelsea, casually turning her palm, tilted her head, noticing that the robber was no longer breathing.
“Sir, take a breath.”
But the robber still wasn’t breathing.
“If you’re not breathing, should I drop you from a height where you’ll just die?”
“I’m b-breathing! I’m breathing!”
The robber jumped up and knelt.
Chelsea used sorcery to crumple the robber’s dagger, rendering it useless.
Then she made her way to the guards.
When Chelsea arrived, the guards who had been dispatched after receiving the report saluted her.
“Thank you for your help!”
“No, I was just doing what’s expected of me as a Lumene student,” Chelsea replied with a grin.
The gathered onlookers murmured among themselves.
“A Lumene student?”
“No wonder… you looked really good out there.”
“Is that a Lumene uniform?”
“Wait. Isn’t that Chelsea Lewellin?”
“Chelsea Lewellin?”
The onlookers recognized Chelsea and cheered.
Chelsea smiled and waved at them.
Receiving an even more enthusiastic response, Chelsea left the scene.
A while later, Chelsea spotted a male student in the same school uniform as hers.
It was Carr.
Carr, like Chelsea, was returning from catching criminals.
“How many did you catch today?”
“Five,” Carr grumbled, rubbing his shoulder.
“Why aren’t the numbers of criminals decreasing at all?”
“It’s because all the rascals are flocking to our country looking for something to eat.”
Where people gathered, the crime rate naturally increased.
At present, there were more tourists because of the upcoming entrance exam.
The most important characteristic of these tourists was their wealth.
Thus, they were prime targets for the Thieves Guild.
Thieves were swarming to Roland to exploit the tourists’ deep pockets, like flies to food.
To maintain order, Lumene had dispatched a number of students.
All second-year students without special circumstances were in Roland.
Chelsea and Carr returned to the Lumene students’ dormitory.
“Ugh, but now we have to be here during our vacation to catch them!”
“Our precious vacation time!”
“Our school exploits their students too much!”
The Lumene students gathered in the luxury hotel lounge provided by Lumene complained amongst themselves.
Carr suddenly began to chuckle when he saw them.
“What are you up to now?”
“Just watch.”
At Chelsea’s question, Carr cleared his throat and shouted, “Professor Harrid! Hello!”
“Eek?”
“P-Professor Harrid?!”
The students who had been complaining looked toward the sound in shock.
Fear was evident in their eyes.
“Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!”
Carr, seeing his classmates’ reactions, laughed heartily.
“Hahahahahahaha! Choke! Cough?!”
Of course, his laughter led to him being beaten by other angry students.
While Chelsea watched with a pitiful expression, two male students entered the hotel lounge.
“You’re too soft, Abad Lewellin.”
“Is that so?”
As Duran spoke with the corners of his lips curled up, Abad scratched his cheek.
“Why are you picking a fight with my brother again?”
“I just informed Abad Lewellin of his incomparably pampered taste.”
“What? What’s wrong with my brother’s taste?”
Chelsea reacted angrily, and Carr, who had been lying down, stepped forward.
He placed his hand under Chelsea’s armpits, lifting her up.
As Chelsea struggled, her feet lifted off the ground, Carr said, “Whoa—whoa—hold on. How long has it been since our prince over here has spoken so rudely?”
“You’re always rude, Carr Thomas.”
“Better to be consistent about it.”
Carr smiled slyly.
One side was the successor to the Moira Duchy.
The other was a commoner from that Duchy.
In some ways, they were polar opposites, but while Duran and Carr’s relationship might not have been perfect, it was a strong bond.
The Moira Kingdom was a knightly duchy, and since the country itself was not large, it highly valued talent.
It was a place where anyone could be treated well as long as they had the skills.
The students of the Hero Academy were considered the best talent that a country had to offer.
Regardless of the reason, Carr had managed to advance to the second year.
So, Duran acknowledged Carr in his own way.
That’s why he didn’t harm him, despite Carr’s aloof behavior.
“So, what’s going on?”
When Carr tilted his head and asked, Abad said with his signature soft smile, “There were a lot of prospective students outside. They must have come to greet their future seniors, hoping to make an impression. They brought a lot of gifts.”
“Gifts?”
“What kind of gifts?”
“There were a lot of snacks.”
The female students cheered.
Most of the girls at Lumene were crazy about desserts.
“Wow! What polite juniors!”
“I’ve never been more happy that I’m a senior now!”
The female students tried to leave the dorm with excited voices.
Looking at them, Abad added with a bitter smile.
“There’s no one now because Duran kicked them all out.”
“They only came to say hello, so why did you kick them out?”
Duran snorted when a female student from Class 1, who had been in the same class as him during their first year, grumbled.
“They’re not qualified to call us seniors yet. Do you want to receive gifts from a bunch of arrogant kids just so we call them our juniors?”
“But there must be some among them who will become our juniors, right?”
“In my opinion, no one there was qualified to pass the entrance exam. How dare they try to suck up with such skills? How rude.”
“Sometimes you can definitely tell he’s a prince.”
“Wow… The arrogance that only royalty can have. Nobles can’t even imitate him.”
The students from Class 1, who were somewhat familiar with Duran, whispered among themselves.
When Duran looked at them, they pretended not to notice.
The students who had been on patrol returned one by one.
Students from the Lordren Empire had also been staying in the dorms.
Not only would they have school friends with them, but they would also have the chance to do some challenging vacation homework together.
“By the way, what about Celia and Chloe?”
“They haven’t come back yet?”
“Are they going to eat dinner out?”
When the students of Class 1 were looking for their absent class president and vice president, Celia and Chloe entered the dormitory.
But they weren’t alone.
The students working on the first floor looked surprised as they saw the three newcomers.
They were also in school uniforms, but not Lumene’s.
The Seiren class representatives, Lunia, Eiran, and Luca, whom they had seen at Lumeiren, had come to visit.
“They arrived today to observe the Lumene entrance exam, but I had them stop by to say hello,” Chloe explained.
At this, Lunia stepped forward with a radiant smile.
“Hello, Lumene students. My name is Lunia El Lunda.”
“Nice to meet you, Seiren class representatives!”
“How’s everything at Seiren?”
“Is your academic year over now?”
The Lumene students rushed forward.
Timid Eiran hid behind Lunia in surprise.
Luca burst into laughter at the scene.
“Yes. Thanks to all of you, Seiren returned to normal. At that time, I was so flustered that I couldn’t even properly thank you all. I want to express my gratitude now.”
Lunia bowed her head with a graceful smile.
“Thank you for fighting for Seiren.”
“Lumene and Seiren have been rivals for a long time, but in a way, they are friends who compete in good faith.”
“That’s right! And with Tartaros invading, it’s only natural for us to join forces!”
“That’s not something to be thanked for!”
The boys coughed and snickered at Lunia’s beauty.
“Wow, those guys really can’t get their act together around pretty people.”
“You know, I’ve thought about it before, but Seiren’s third rank… isn’t he really cute?”
“Yeah! He’s the type that you can’t help but want to look out for.”
Some female students murmured, admiring Luca.
“What’s with them…? They’re no different from the guys…”
Carr looked at Lunia with a pitying expression while observing the female students.
Lunia appeared to be the epitome of a Seiren honor student.
But Carr knew the truth.
Lunia was actually a fierce elf with a tough demeanor.
Carr shuddered at the thought of her true nature.
“C-Carr! How have you been?”
“Oh, Eiran.”
Eiran greeted Carr, who was the closest student present.
While exchanging pleasantries, Eiran sneakily glanced around and asked, “Uh… Carr. Where is Leo?”
“Leo isn’t here due to family matters.”
Eiran perked up at these words.
‘Leo! That lucky brat!’ Carr muttered inwardly.
Just then, the Lumene students’ dormitory buzzed with the Seiren students’ visit.
“Get out here right now! Leo Plov, you punk!”
A loud shout pierced the air, seeming to rip through their eardrums.