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Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student
[Translator – Aine ]
[Proofreader – Ash ]
Chapter 323
Crash-crash-crash-!
The pillar of flame shot into the sky.
Fwoooooooooooooosh-!
Celia, having been knocked back, urgently positioned her Flame Storm on the floor.
Celia clenched her teeth as she saw Leo approaching, with Lanchea repaired.
‘Even though he only just acquired Lanchea…’
Facing such a powerful weapon was challenging.
If she wasn’t careful, she might be overwhelmed by the weapon.
Celia had also taken a long time to manage the Flame Storm properly.
‘Leo was able to get a hold on it in just a few days…’
Grip-
Celia extended the reach of her sword.
‘If I think about it, Leo has been like this since we first met.’
Sword skills that overwhelmed Celia.
Powerful physical ability.
Even the ability to master Aura in the blink of an eye and use the Zerdinger's flame.
In a way, she had spent the most time with Leo than anyone else during their second year.
'We spent a lot of time training together.'
So Celia knew the gap between herself and Leo better than anyone else.
Celia clenched her teeth.
‘I’ve never thought about giving up on beating Leo.’
Because she had always known the gap.
The more she tried to narrow it, the more painful it was.
She had never been enthusiastic about winning against him, except when she first met him.
But she had never given up on chasing him.
In contrast, she was now discouraged in front of Leo.
Although she was an honor student, worthy of her family’s name, that was all she was.
In this situation, in front of many people, Leo approached the fight seriously from the start.
‘I can’t back down.’
Flutter-
Celia’s body ignited.
The flame formed a raffier at the sword's tip.
‘Prominence.’
Right from the start, Celia unleashed her maximum firepower.
Flame Storm surged with intense flames.
Zerdinger's heirloom, containing the Phoenix's will, the Storm of Flames.
It was a sword that would never break, rust, or lose its edge as long as the user’s will burned.
Shhiiiiiing!
A sharp sound of the sword piercing the air accompanied the blade of flame that flew toward Leo.
Leo, seeing the attack, spun Lanchea.
Whirl-whirl-whoosh-!
Lanchea, spinning at great speeds, wrapped around Celia's flame.
Flutter-!
Lanchea burned even more intensely.
Celia’s face hardened as she witnessed this.
‘My maximum firepower…!’
"Flames are always bound to be consumed by stronger flames, Celia."
Celia gritted her teeth.
"Especially if you’re dealing with the 'same' spark."
Leo’s flame matched the Zerdinger flame.
Even the blind word of the 'Phoenix,' source of all flame.
As Leo approached, Celia stepped back.
"Well, the biggest reason is this."
Flutter-
Leo’s body ignited with flame.
"I think the biggest reason is that you genuinely believe you can win."
"Geez! Shut up! I can’t win, you know!"
Angry, Celia fixed her sword and pounced on Leo.
Shhhing!
Celia pulled out a small dagger from her arms.
A multitude of them.
They were her weapon of choice for close combat.
Celia, a knight with strong firepower, already had a significant advantage in ranged attacks.
What Leo recommended to Celia was a pairing that could enhance her close-range skills for one-on-one combat.
Ching-!
Celia aimed at Leo’s neck, deflecting his spear with a multitude of daggers.
Leo charged face-to-face, dodging Celia’s stabbings and attacking her arms.
Ching-!
Leo pulled out a multitude of daggers.
Small daggers crossed at close range.
"Choke?"
Celia, allowing Leo to close the distance, clenched her teeth and fixed her rapier.
Leo, releasing Lanchea, grabbed Celia’s wrist, holding her rapier.
"It’s not like you to give up so easily."
"Who’s giving up?"
Celia released her Aura in a fit of rage.
Leo deflected her Aura, which was released at full power for a brief moment.
Suddenly, a blade of wind surged from the side.
Leo, causing his Aura to swirl at his fingertips, spun his body.
Crash-crash-crash-!
The sharp wind hit Leo's hand and bounced in all directions.
Whoosh—!
Leo, stopping his spin, looked back.
Whoosh-!
"Wow! Wow! He’s amazing! He’s amazing!" Chelsea exclaimed.
Celia clenched her teeth and shouted at Chelsea. "Chelsea! This is not the time to take Leo lightly! This is a test!"
Chelsea protested, bewildered.
"I've never taken Leo lightly."
"Then be serious! Such shallow sorcery can’t work on Leo!"
"What? Hey, shallow? This is…!"
Chelsea was about to get furious at Celia, who was much more agitated than usual.
Swoosh!
Leo’s fingertips were directed at Chelsea.
Whoooom-!
A blast of powerful mana surged forth.
Whoo-whoom!
"What?!"
Chelsea’s eyes closed tight as a powerful wind struck her.
‘Wind sorcery!’
Chelsea urgently responded to Leo’s sorcery.
Crash-crash-crash-!
A whirlwind surrounded Chelsea.
"Wind Storm."
As Chelsea saw Leo complete the sorcery in an instant, she felt goosebumps all over her body.
‘He’s fast!’
Chelsea’s flagship high-speed guard spell.
In addition, the spell he had completed was also a high-level sorcery.
After Chelsea urgently memorized the Disfell sorcery, she flew into the air, escaping Leo’s attack.
"Chelsea!" Celia, now pale, called out urgently.
“...!”
Chelsea also turned pale upon seeing Leo right in front of her.
Leo kicked Chelsea.
"W-Wind Shield!"
Whooooom!
The colliding winds produced a sound that seemed to tear apart the very air.
Craaaaaaaaaash-!
The surrounding grass lay flat, pushed aside by the shockwave centered on the collision between Leo and Chelsea.
The ground upheaved and scattered into the air.
"Argh!"
"What?"
The students, who had been assaulting Glory’s walls for a long time, screamed at the sudden storm.
Boom!
"Something just flew in!"
"Is it an attack? What is it?"
Confused, they watched as something crashed into the wall.
A thick cloud of dust cleared, revealing Chelsea stuck in the wall.
"Oh my!"
"Ch-Chelsea!"
Harmony students rushed to help Chelsea.
At that moment.
"Aaaaaaaaack!"
"Leo is coming!"
Everyone looked frantic as Leo hurtled toward Chelsea at tremendous speeds.
Just then.
Shhhiiiiing!
A spear, flying with a sharp sound, intercepted Leo.
"Howl!"
Howl Naive, a top-ranked student in the Knight Studies Department, blocked Leo’s path.
Using poisoned Aura, Howl threatened Leo with his signature snake-like spear movement.
Leo laughed at Howl.
"That’s wonderful. Just like a knight protecting his king."
Howl swung the spear with a firm look on his face.
Whirl-!
"Celia is quite the strategist too."
Mastery of both civil and military affairs.
Celia’s motto as an honor student, fitting of the Zerdinger legacy.
"According to Chloe."
Leo smiled.
"Celia would have chosen Chelsea as king because she’s the most mobile of the second years, able to get out of any mess."
The reason for placing Chelsea on the front line was to conceal that fact.
"I think it’s true from your reaction."
Leo smirked and swung Lanchea back.
Ching-!
Flame Storm and Lanchea crossed, sparking.
Taking advantage of the gap, Howl swung his spear at Leo.
Shhhing!
Like a snake biting its prey, Howl’s spear aimed at Leo, ever-changing in movement.
Crash-!
Leo kicked Howl’s spear aside.
"Choke?"
Howl bounced off.
Leo used his empty hand to punch Celia’s abdomen.
Crash!
"Gulp?"
Celia’s body bent as she flew backward, propelled by Leo’s flaming Aura.
Leo’s focus remained on Chelsea.
The Harmony students helping Chelsea screamed.
"Run! Run!"
"Protect Chelsea!"
"Chelsea! Run away!"
The moment their king was defeated, Harmony would be eliminated.
Ordinary students pounced on Leo.
Celia, staggering to her feet, clenched her teeth.
‘I didn’t expect to be on the defensive from the very start of the exam.’
Originally, even if Chelsea were chosen as king, they wouldn’t be in such a dire situation.
Chelsea was selected for her unmatched mobility, allowing her to evade crises.
Even if Walden and Celia collaborated, it would have been challenging to catch Chelsea.
That’s why Celia had chosen Chelsea as their king.
But now...
‘What the hell is he?’
Celia clenched her teeth, frustrated by Leo far exceeding her expectations.
‘Do I think I can’t win?’
Celia’s hand trembled.
;No! I’ve never thought that... I've never...!’
As Celia’s eyes shook, she was jolted back to reality.
"Celia!" Howl called her urgently.
Celia came to her senses in surprise.
"Leo is chasing Chelsea! We need to stop him!"
"I got it!"
Shaking off the pain in her abdomen, Celia quickly rose and chased after Leo.
The Harmony students rushing to protect Chelsea were swept aside.
Chelsea, clenching her teeth, watched Leo pursue her.
‘You're dealing with Leo with a light heart? No! I’m just…! That’s not what I mean…!’
Chelsea protested inwardly as she was swept away by the storm.
Leo overwhelmed her with wind sorcery.
Chelsea, rolling on the floor, saw Leo’s face approaching with an expressionless look and felt goosebumps.
She realized what Celia meant by 'taking him lightly.'
Harrid’s words came to mind.
‘Are you going to chase their backs or go your own way?"’
Harrid’s words echoed in her mind.
Crash-crash-crash-!
Once again, a storm erupted before Chelsea’s eyes.
Chelsea, managing to avoid it, saw Leo approaching with emotionless eyes.
Chelsea clenched her teeth, viewing the object of her longing as something to be defeated.
Except for their first meeting, she had never seen Leo as a competitor or an obstacle.
He was like a hero from a fairy tale, merely an object of admiration.
She had only ever wanted to observe him from a distance.
Not to stand behind him or alongside him.
Just like a girl reading a fairy tale, Chelsea had imagined herself as a distant observer.
But today, she felt their distance more acutely than ever.
She didn’t think she could win.
Chelsea knew the gap between herself and Leo as well as Celia did.
She thought she could be satisfied just by watching from afar, but…
‘I can’t even see him.’
Now she realized.
The truth that they were so far apart that even reaching out wouldn’t bring them closer.
‘What should I do…?’
Chelsea’s eyes shook.
"Chelsea?"
Then a familiar voice was heard.
"Oh, brother."
Abad looked at Chelsea with a yearning gaze.
Seeing Chelsea’s pleading look, Abad made a resolute expression and gathered his mana.
Crash-crash-crash-!
Abad unleashed a spell.
"Celia!"
Celia, who had reached behind Leo’s back, conjured a blazing Aura.
"I don't like joining forces with you."
A spark flared in Celia’s eyes.
"But this is the only way!"
Flutter-!
Fire and wind swirled together.
Among the entire second year.
The most powerful combination of techniques had united.
"Prominence."
"Tempest."
Celia’s Aura and Abad’s mana fused to create a massive flaming storm.
Celia, raising her sword, shouted, "Watch out, Leo!"
Leo, witnessing this, readied his spell with Aura.
Furious! Furious!
Leo’s hands also wielded a storm of flames.
Flutter-! Whooooooooo-!
Celia ignited the storm and swung it at Leo.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Celia let out a scream as she swung her Flame Storm towards Leo.
Craaaaaaaaaash-!
The flaming storm collided with Leo’s defenses, sweeping the surrounding area.
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The flames cleared.
Chelsea looked blankly ahead.
"Chelsea."
Abad smiled bitterly and reached out to stroke his sister’s head.
"Oh, brother..."
"Now... wouldn’t it be time for you to go?"
Abad, smiling bitterly, was pronounced defeated and vanished.
Push-!
Lanchea, which was now stuck through Abad’s back, pierced through into the ground.
Celia’s hand, which squeezed with all its might, trembled.
She looked at her hand, firmly holding the blade of Flame Storm with both hands.
Her hands were bleeding and burned.
But her grip held off Celia’s attack.
"You said you never thought you could lose, right?"
Leo applied strength to his hands.
His sword as powerful as its master's will burned.
Clink! Flutter-
The blade of the Flame Storm was shattered, and flames scattered.
Celia’s face twisted in despair.
"Do you still think so now?"
Celia stepped back in response to Leo’s harsh question.
The light on her life-representing bracelet went out.
"Chelsea."
Celia glanced back at Chelsea.
"Run."
Whoosh-!
Celia was swiftly pronounced defeated and vanished.
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