The Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 230

Chapter 230

“This is difficult.”

Chloe, with her sorcery book at her side as usual, scratched her cheek.

“This is such a big assignment to take on so suddenly.”

“That’s right.”

Leo clicked his tongue in the empty dormitory lounge.

Leo and Chloe had already arrived at their new dorm.

The building was empty except for the basic furniture.

‘Are they telling us to decorate it to match our own tastes?’

“Chloe, what kind of people do you want in our dorm?”

The dorm leaders had the authority to appoint people to the dorms.

They would live together for the next year and would be competing against each other.

No matter how you looked at it, it was bound to affect their ‘grades.’

“Well.”

Chloe tilted her head slightly and rolled her eyes.

“To be honest, I want to create a dormitory centered around sorcery majors.”

Chloe was one of the top students in the sorcery department.

She excelled in sorcery theory and was the fastest to learn the latest techniques and theories.

While Leo, Abad, and Chelsea were practical sorcerers, Chloe was a scholar.

After all, she was a true descendant of sorcerers.

‘Luna would have liked her a lot.’

“Leo, what do you think?”

“I understand your desire to have a dormitory focused on sorcery students.”

It wasn’t just because she was a sorcerer.

Chloe was popular in the sorcery department.

She was always kind enough to teach her classmates when they asked for help.

That’s why many students respected her, knowingly or unknowingly.

Since she had good relationships with her classmates, she also had a good grasp of the atmosphere among most sorcery students.

As the dormitory head, Leo needed to ensure harmony and eliminate as many troublemakers as possible.

“How about you, Leo?”

“I don’t care which department they’re from.”

“Well, you’re taking classes in all of the departments.”

Indeed, Leo was enrolled in classes across all departments.

“But it’s hard to decide right now. Chen Xia isn’t here.”

“Come to think of it, why didn’t Chen Xia come?”

“It must be due to family circumstances. In any case, it would be better to have a balance of departments when selecting dorm members.”

Chloe nodded at Leo’s words.

If they had tried to segregate their dormitories based on departments, it would have been easier in the first place to select dormitory heads by department.

Though some students didn’t necessarily think so, most saw the top students from each department as their leaders.

The school had also mixed the top students from each department into each dormitory.

‘There are no summoners in our dormitory, but…’

‘Leo is a Phoenix contractor.’

You could say he was a representative of the Summoning Department.

This meant that if the departments joined forces within the dorms, it would benefit department life.

The essence of Lumene’s attitude around their departments was fostering competition among students.

Those who didn’t survive had to leave the school.

“We only have a week to do this. Let’s first narrow down the candidates. We won’t be able to hear Chen Xia’s opinion, but that can’t be helped.”

“Yeah.”

Chloe nodded at Leo’s words.

Chloe, who had been organizing her papers and pen, stopped.

‘Come to think of it, it’s just the two of us here right now.’

Leo and Chloe were the only ones in the spacious dormitory.

All the other students were waiting in the existing dormitory buildings.

Chloe felt her heart pounding and cleared her throat.

“That’s true, Leo. You probably know a lot about the dispositions of the students in the Knight Department, right?”

“Right.”

“So, I’d like to pick mainly from Sorcery Department students.”

“That sounds good. Who would be a good choice?”

“Hmm. For now, I’d like to have Carr.”

“Carr? I was also thinking it would be good to have Carr in our dorm, but it’s surprising that you’re the first to pick him.”

Not only in the sorcery department but also across all grades, Carr was at the bottom in terms of grades and fighting skills.

However, Chloe drew her sword with conviction.

“Carr’s informational connectivity could be essential.”

Whenever there was an exam or something happening within the department, Carr was the first to find out about it.

He had an excellent rapport with all the faculty and staff and maintained friendly relations with seniors across all departments and grades.

“That’s definitely Carr’s strong suit.”

Leo, as the student council president, had left the actual work of his position to his seniors.

Furthermore, even with the student council’s resources, it wasn’t easy to predict the departmental events.

So, Carr’s information skills truly would be a crucial asset for navigating their lives as second-years.

“On top of that, he’s very good at alchemy.”

Though Lumene tended to prioritize combat-oriented subjects, Carr’s alchemy skills were top-tier.

“Since he wants to be a supporter, he gets along well with anyone on a team. I think he’d play a good part in our group.”

‘She’s grown.’

Leo snickered.

Until their first year, Chloe had a somewhat rigid side.

However, over the past year, Chloe’s thinking had become much more flexible.

Like this, Leo and Chloe continued to discuss the department members until past midnight.

“Ugh!”

Chloe stretched.

“So this is going to be our dormitory?”

Leo and Chloe worked together to create a dormitory composition that would yield the best synergy.

“Did I overpower the conversation too much?”

Leo snickered at Chloe’s question.

“I think the members you chose are good too.”

“… Are you not trying to pass the dorm duties on to me because it’s annoying to you, are you?”

“That’s part of it.”

Chloe threw the sofa cushion at Leo in response.

Leo got up from his seat after the cushion hit his face.

“It’s late. Let’s go.”

Leo and Chloe left the dormitory and headed to the pre-existing second-year dormitory building.

Since the boys’ and girls’ dorms were separate, they went their separate ways.

[Are you trying to offload departmental work like you did with the student council president work?]

[Right! Your intentions are so obvious.]

Cheep!

Elsie, Kiran, and Fiora appeared.

[Master is a Great Hero! He has a lot of things to do besides bureaucracy!]

Arty, appearing as a small girl, fell in front of Leo.

“… Why are you blocking my path?”

[Please walk right on me!]

“You’re getting more and more demanding.”

Leo spoke coldly and walked away, leaving Arty clutching at her heart on the floor.

[Ah! Those eyes! And the cold attitude of mercilessly rejecting things! You’re so cool!]

[Are you really a Pegasus?]

[Of course I am.]

At Kiran’s question, Arty jumped up and followed Leo with a bright smile.

The incident at Lumeiren had revealed to Leo’s summoners that he was the Great Hero, Kyle.

‘I’m a little worried that Fiora and Kiran might cause a commotion, but Arty is managing them well.’

Though her actions were questionable, Arty, as an experienced summoner, was adeptly controlling the still-mischievous Fiora and Kiran.

When he returned to the dormitory late at night, the male students waiting on the first floor remarked, “You’re the last to arrive.”

“You’ve thoroughly selected who is in your dorm, huh,” Jurdoun, the third place in the Summoning Department, offered with a rueful smile.

“What about the others?”

“Walden returned after a 30-minute long meeting, followed by Duran, and Abad came back a bit later. It seems like no one else had such meaningful conversations except you.”

Jurdoun shrugged.

Leo headed to his temporary room and laid on the bed, lost in thought.

‘I guess I’ve been a bit out of it since coming back to school.’

He gazed at the ceiling, his mind wandering.

‘During the entrance exam… that was definitely Erebos there.’

He recalled seeing the eyes of Erebos in the Hero’s World.

‘But it wasn’t like the fragments of Erebos sealed in the Hero Record.’

Leo’s eyes narrowed.

‘It’s probably a residual thought lingering in that place.’

The entrance exam location had been the final battle site between Kyle and Erebos.

It wouldn’t be surprising if a powerful residual thought remained there.

The site had also become a land of monsters due to Erebos’ influence.

‘I should go back if I get the chance, though…’

Leo glanced at his right wrist.

There was the staff, Polyum, which could be called Luna’s symbol.

Now, it was merely a fake, maintaining only its outer appearance.

‘I’ve exhausted all the divine power Fiva gave me.’

Leo sighed deeply.

The gods had created the Hero Records.

If he could harness divine power again, another miracle like what happened at Lumeiren might be possible.

‘It’s similar to when Zerdiac arrived.’

In Zerdiac’s case, he had come to the modern world through the power of Erebos.

However, no trace of the gods remained on Earth now.

‘Attacking the heroes of the past to obtain their powers might be one approach.’

Conquering the Hero’s World of the Great Heroes, in an age without the gods, where there were no alternative worlds or backups.

‘Besides, Luna’s Hero’s World where she met Fiva is already ruined.’

Even if the Hero’s World was saved now, it was uncertain whether she would encounter Fiva as before.

‘I should visit Seiren again to check.’

Leo gazed out the window, contemplating future plans.

‘First, dormitory selection will be the priority.’

Tartaros was also quiet for now.

‘Let’s go to sleep.’

Leo closed his eyes and drifted into a deep slumber.

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The next morning.

Leo and Chloe headed to the cafeteria together.

Since that morning, the second-year students had been clamoring around Leo and Chloe.

“Leo, Chloe! Pick me!”

“Choose me instead of that guy…!”

“No! Me! Me!”

Chloe panicked as her classmates continued to shout.

“C-calm down for now. We’ve already decided on most of the members. We can’t pick you just because you’re yelling at us to.”

“So I’m in your dorm, right?”

“Then announce it now!”

Chloe sighed quietly as her classmates grew even more agitated.

She finally spoke up.

“Everyone, be quiet.”

Whiooooo—

Everyone froze at her icy voice.

“We’ll discuss the dorm assignments after breakfast.”

“Y-yeah!”

“Okay.”

The students dispersed, looking around.

Chloe, who had relaxed her gaze while watching them, blushed when she saw Leo looking at her with a smirk.

“What, what’s that look?”

“No. I was just wondering why you’re called the Ice Princess. Now I see why.”

“Don’t tease me with that nickname the kids gave me.”

“Whatever you say, Ice Princess.”

“You!”

Chloe swung her sorcery book at Leo, who was teasing her.

“Good morning! It’s nice to see you! You said you came home late last night? Ugh, quite the busy night, huh…?”

Carr greeted Chloe slyly.

Chloe’s sorcery book quickly redirected and smacked Carr’s temple.

Leo shook his head as he watched Chloe, red-faced and shaking with anger, while Carr squirmed on the floor.

“Carr, have you decided which dorm you’ll join?”

“Heh. I don’t care where I end up!”

Carr jumped up and steadied himself.

“Your head is bleeding.”

“Ugh?”

Carr pulled out a potion and applied it to his wound.

After stopping the bleeding, Carr said, “I don’t care which dorm I’m in, but I think it would be best to be in the same dorm as you, Leo.”

Carr pointed to one side.

There, Celia and Chelsea were growling at each other, while Walden ate, seemingly disinterested.

“It’s too bloody over there.”

Carr then pointed to the opposite direction.

There, Duran and Eliza exchanged cold glares.

“And it’s too cold over there.”

Chloe smiled at Carr, who was expressing opinions similar to those of other students.

“Then that’s settled. Come to our dorm.”

“Oh! Really?”

Carr’s face lit up.

“I’m sorry.”

Someone interrupted.

Abad, with a soft smile, touched Carr’s shoulder.

“Carr, you’re in our dorm.”

“Huh?”

Carr looked surprised.

Chloe narrowed her eyes.

“I went to see Professor Sedgen last night and enrolled you in our dorm.”

“Without my consent?”

When Carr asked in confusion, Abad nodded.

“Professor Sedgen said that the nominated student has no right to veto.”

Chloe’s eyes widened, and Leo’s narrowed.

‘Is he really planning to incite a conflict among the dorm leaders?’

Of course, not just anyone could be placed in a dorm.

Enrolling students semi-forcibly without consulting them could easily disrupt the sense of teamwork among dorms.

After all, they would be living together for a year.

Even though they had all been granted the authority, it wasn’t wise to use it recklessly.

However, Carr was different.

He was adaptable and friendly, so it didn’t matter which dorm he was in.

That was why Abad had no qualms about placing Carr in his dorm.

‘I’m a step behind.’

Leo clicked his tongue internally.

“Wait! Wait! I appreciate the consideration, but can you handle this on your own? I don’t want to be targeted by those two!” Carr shouted.

He knew that Duran and Eliza, the most elitist first-years, would likely dislike him, given his lower standing in the class.

Abad smiled at Carr’s outburst.

“Don’t worry about that. Those two have agreed to accept you.”

“What?”

“Even if the dorm leaders don’t get along, we share the same goal.”

“What is that goal?”

Abad smiled at Carr’s question and looked at Leo.

“Taking down Leo Plov.”