The Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 265
Chapter 265
Dweno’s mana, which had been stirring, soon subsided.
Leo looked down at his hand and thought, ‘I’ll have to check on that later.’
Dweno’s mana within him reacting meant that there was definitely something of his there.
‘It wouldn’t be strange if the weapons made by Dweno were sleeping in Damienne.’
Leo took a look at the highest point of Damienne Academy and then moved forward.
He passed the statues of Great Heroes and entered Damienne Academy.
Damienne Academy was located in a huge castle that was 5,000 years old.
It was a building that contained 5,000 years of dwarven history since the end of the Age of Disaster.
Architectural styles varied by era, region, and race.
Damienne Academy was characterized by its continuous renovations over time, mixing all the architectural styles of the world.
That’s why the designs of the buildings inside the walls were so varied.
“It’s like a building museum,” Chloe said with sparkling eyes.
“Isn’t it too chaotic, though? It feels disharmonious.”
Chelsea tilted her head.
It certainly was.
While there were advantages to seeing architectural styles from different eras and regions all at once, it also felt strange to see so many different styles gathered together.
At that moment, someone spoke. “That confusion is the aesthetic of Damienne.”
The students’ gazes turned toward the voice.
A dwarf was smiling, stroking his thick brown beard.
“It’s been a while, Depeto.”
“Nice to see you again, Professor Sedgen.”
Depeto laughed heartily at Sedgen’s greeting and greeted him happily.
“Hello everyone, Depeto Smith here is the second-year general smith of Damienne.”
“Hello! Depeto!”
“Hello!”
“Hello!”
“Hello, too, young hero candidates from Lumene. It’s an honor to meet such famous hero candidates. Come on in. Our second-year students are waiting for you.”
The Lumene students looked puzzled at Depeto’s words.
“The second-year students are waiting?”
“Are we going to choose our smiths as soon as we get here?”
The Lumene students looked nervous and straightened their clothes.
It felt uncomfortable to be evaluated all at once.
But they couldn’t show it.
“Are you nervous?”
Chelsea giggled as she looked at Carr.
Chelsea covered her mouth and said playfully at Carr’s words, “Of course. The Exclusive Smith Contract is very important for what’s to come.”
“Even though last semester was so easy without them?”
“Ugh~ You’re stabbing me in the right place again.”
Carr groaned, clutching his heart.
“Huh. You’re being silly, Carr Thomas.”
Laughter came from behind them.
Carr stuck his tongue out and made a disgusted expression, while Chelsea’s face twisted in irritation.
The one who interrupted their conversation was none other than Emio.
“Do you think the Damienne students would even bother with a loser like you?”
“So you should at least show your best appearance, right?”
Emio laughed at Carr’s sly smile.
“Abad doesn’t understand either. Why did he let a low-level guy like you into the dormitory as the first choice?”
“That’s right. If Leo or Chelsea had come faster, I wouldn’t have had to deal with a punk like you.”
Carr sighed as if disappointed.
Emio, who would have been furious at those words under normal circumstances, was just laughing loudly now.
“Abad must have dragged you into the dormitory because you’re Chelsea Lewellin’s best friend.”
“Huh! My brother wouldn’t pick people for a reason like that, right? He must be really upset that he barely made it into Noble because there was no other place that would take him.”
“Are you done talking!?”
“No! I’m not! Why!” Chelsea growled fiercely.
“Stop it.”
Leo stepped in between them.
“The other schools are watching. Refrain from fighting. And Emio.” Leo looked at Emio with cold eyes. “Refrain from making disparaging or ignoring remarks about your classmates.”
“Huh, are you taking your friend’s side?”
“What about it? Should we duel about it?”
Emio flinched as Leo laughed coldly.
He then frowned and left.
“Ahh! You son of a bitch! I’ll really catch you and beat you to death!”
Carr laughed as Chelsea stomped her foot on the ground nervously, feeling something like a shock from the back.
“Ohoho~ but you only use pretty words in front of Leo, right?”
“Oops!”
Chelsea covered her mouth in surprise and opened her eyes wide.
Leo snickered as he watched Chelsea roll her big eyes around, checking her mood, and patted her on the head before heading to Sedgen in front of him.
It was because he needed to lead the students as the grade representative.
Chelsea giggled as if her mood had eased at Leo’s touch.
Carr shook his head and straightened his tie while watching her.
‘It’s frustrating, but it’s not wrong. The Damienne students are more likely to ignore me since I have the lowest grades.’
The Damienne students would also want to choose someone they could see for as long as possible.
Since he had Juen as his mentee, he didn’t have to worry about leaving school during the first semester.
‘If it’s Juen, he’ll naturally advance to the second semester and even the second year on his own. But not me.’
If his final exam grades were poor, Carr’s life at Lumene would end in the first semester of his second year.
‘It’s a miracle that I even survived until the second year.’
The initial goal had been to somehow survive until the end of the first semester of his first year.
‘There’s no choice. I’m not Leo or Chloe or Chelsea.’
If the other students had heard, they might have laughed.
In fact, many students in the second year did laugh at Carr.
A guy who was lucky enough to become friends with the top students in the second year.
Thanks to that, he barely survived until the second year.
He was even lucky enough to catch the biggest fish in the first-year sorcery department, Juen, as his mentee.
Even among the first-year students, there were some who laughed at Carr.
When he was younger, he was considered talented, but now he knew better.
He was just a commoner, no different from everyone else.
‘It feels even more painful being among real geniuses. But I’ve come this far.’
Carr took out a mirror, fixed his hair, and grinned.
‘But I wonder how far I can go.’
Carr, holding the mirror in his hands, freshened up his appearance.
In the meantime, the Lumene students arrived in front of the huge door.
A thumping commotion could be heard from inside.
Sedgen opened the door.
Creaaaaaaak-!
“To the glorious descendants of Dweno! Raise a toast!”
“Raise a toast!”
“Let’s enjoy this moment! Raise a toast!”
“Raise a toast!”
Wahahahahahaha-!
A noisy party was in full swing inside.
There were four long tables in the enormous hall, seemingly seating hundreds of people.
The tables were filled with food.
Among them, on the table where the flag with the anvil and hammer symbolizing Damienne hung from the ceiling, the dwarves who seemed to be Damienne’s students were already enjoying a raucous party.
They climbed onto the tables, stomped their feet, danced with each other, and sang songs.
The excitement of the market street festival filled the entire hall.
As expected of dwarves, drinking was essential.
Damienne students, their hands busy with beer mugs, opened the door and, seeing the Lumene students with blank expressions, pointed at them and shouted.
“Look over there! Our Lumene friends are here!”
“Wow!”
“Welcome to Damienne!”
The dwarves greeted them with a loud welcome.
“Didn’t they call us here to evaluate us?”
“What the…”
While some Lumene students looked confused, the dwarves approached.
“Professors, please go ahead. We’ve prepared seats for you.”
“Are you tired? Should I help you carry your coat?”
“I’ll help you with your luggage.”
Damienne’s uniform was incomparably formal compared to Lumene, Seiren, and Azonia.
A black robe, white shirt, neat black tie, and black pants.
Lastly, the black mortarboard was the highlight of their outfits.
“Isn’t the mortarboard only worn at graduation ceremonies?”
“It’s just a part of Damienne’s uniforms.”
“Wow, wouldn’t that make you feel stuffy?”
“Well. I heard they rarely wear uniforms. Just look at them.”
Many of Damienne’s students wore their uniforms messily.
The mortarboards on their heads were tossed aside in the corners of the room, rolling around on the floor.
At that moment, a male student approached them.
He was short, like a dwarf.
However, he didn’t have a beard.
His face was quite neat and cute.
“Oh my, isn’t that dwarf pretty cool and cute?”
“That’s right! I thought of dwarves as bearded old men.”
The girls squealed.
The boys muttered as they watched the Damienne girls happily drinking, “Isn’t she cute?”
“Well, she has a unique dwarven charm.”
“Clang- clang-”
“Hey! Don’t say clang- clang.”
The boys giggled.
“Nice to meet you! My name is Dignes. I’m the head of the second year at Damienne. You’re Leo Plov, right?”
Dignes smiled handsomely and extended his hand to Leo.
“Leo Plov. Nice to meet you too.”
Leo smiled and took his hand.
“Please take care of us for the next two weeks! Your seats are here!”
Dignes smiled cheerfully and guided the Lumene students to their seats.
There was a place embroidered with a flag showing the sword of the Knight Studies Department, the staff of the Sorcery Department, and the amulet of the Summoning Department, which symbolized Lumene Academy.
“Hey! What do you mean by taking care of you for the next two weeks?”
“Is this for the Exclusive Smith Contract?”
“How does it work?”
The Lumene girls laughed and asked Dignes, seemingly intrigued by him.
“You’ll find out tomorrow. Today, we’re holding a welcoming banquet for you, so we hope you enjoy it.”
Watching Dignes leave with a friendly smile, Carr muttered, “I thought all dwarves were macho men, but there are some pretty cheerful ones too? But he’s totally the kind of guy who might make many women cry, isn’t he?”
Chelsea tilted her head at Carr’s words.
“He seems like a good guy, but where is he going?”
“Yes, yes. I don’t think the little girl can sense it.”
“We’re only one year apart, so why do you keep treating me like a child?!”
Chelsea kicked Carr, but Carr dodged.
Then, the door opened and the Azonia students came in.
The Azonia students paused for a moment when they saw the Lumene students.
The Lumene students did the same.
An awkward atmosphere flowed between the two schools, but it was short-lived.
The Damienne students smiled at the Lumene as they had before and guided them to their seats.
Azonia, knowing that Damienne had gathered the hero academies to evaluate them, also reacted similarly to Lumene at first.
However, the atmosphere soon changed to one of enjoyment.
“It’s nice to meet you, Professor Sedgen. I’m Tiguan from Azonia.”
“It’s nice to meet you, Instructor Tiguan. I’m Sedgen.”
Sedgen and Tiguan shook hands.
It was the first time they had seen each other.
“I apologize again for the unpleasant incident that occurred this afternoon.”
“Kids are kids. Our elegant students don’t mind it either,” Sedgen said with a smirk.
Tiguan laughed heartily.
“It’s been a while, Ain.”
“You’re here, Verga?”
Ain greeted his old friend, Instructor Verga from Azonia.
“Ain. I have something to tell you about Reina’s son, Leo Plov.”
“Related to Leo?”
Ain looked puzzled as he watched his friend speak suddenly.
“What?”
“You should send Leo Plov to our school as an exchange student.”