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“Leo!”
“Oh!”
“Leo is back!”
As Leo entered the dormitory, Glory students cheered upon seeing him.
“Let’s have a party! A party! A class leader welcoming party!”
Iliana, who loved extravagance, shouted excitedly.
At the call of Iliana, the dormitory students turned their gazes toward Chen Sia and Chloe.
The two people, who were dormitory leaders along with Leo, were also the decision-makers of Glory.
Leo originally held the strongest speaking power in Glory.
However, Leo often followed other people’s opinions rather than offering his own when the dormitory students had to make decisions.
[It’s much more fun to let the fresh ones decide instead of having that boring uncle make uninteresting decisions.]
Kiran chuckled and muttered.
While Leo was contemplating how to punish Kiran later,
“Today, it might be good to enjoy ourselves just among dorm mates.”
“Of course, big sis!”
“Chen Sia! Chen Sia!”
The students cheered, shouting Chen Sia’s name.
“Since it’s rare.”
As Chloe agreed with a smile, the students cheered.
“Indeed, the mother of Glory!”
“Mom is the best!”
“Who said I’m mom!”
Chloe shouted with a red face.
Because of that, the students who were teasing her broke out in hearty laughter.
“Complaining a lot is exactly like a mom.”
“Yeah.”
“You guys… Do you know how incredibly disrespectful that is to vibrant teenagers? And there’s Sia too! Sia is older than me!”
“Chen Sia is big sis.”
“Right. Right.”
“Wah wah!” Watching students happily chatter and enjoy themselves, Leo burst into laughter.
“Seriously.”
Chloe, returning after teasing him, sighed as if there was nothing that could be done.
To prepare for the welcome party, the Glory students moved quickly.
Students preparing food and drinks.
Students gathering the lounge tables.
Students going to call those who haven’t returned to the dormitory yet.
Watching the bustling dormitory, Leo smiled faintly.
“Looking at the racket, I can really feel that I’ve come back to Lumeran.”
“How was Seirun?”
Chen Sia asked with a smile.
“It wasn’t bad.”
Leo answered with a smile.
“Chloe! Chen Sia! Can we invite students from other dorms?”
“Since it’s a Leo welcoming party.”
“Alright! Let’s invite Chelsea, Kal, Nella, and Teid too!”
“Also invite Celia.”
“I’ll just invite everyone who’s close to the class leader.”
Iliana, who got along with everyone in the second year, made the announcement.
As the welcome party preparations were completed, the party began with a lively atmosphere.
“What? So you took classes with the first years?”
“Outrageous.”
“Hey! Is it okay to treat the Student Council President of our school this way?”
Many students were angry as they listened to Leo’s story.
“Still, it was quite an interesting experience. I could assess the level of the first years at Seirun.”
At Leo’s words, Celia crossed her arms and asked.
“How does Lea Tinggel compare to Aina?”
Since Celia was a mentor to Aina, she was naturally curious about the skill of Lea Tinggel, who could be considered Aina’s rival.
Being a Lumeran student, the upcoming Ruse Tournament was bound to be on her mind.
“Hmm, since she’s both a knight and a wizard, it’s hard to compare directly, but purely in terms of level, they are evenly matched.”
“Still impressive, isn’t it.”
Celia stroked her chin.
“Anyways, how did you even think of teaching the Introduction to the Magic of the Stars to the first years at Seirun?”
Chelsea said while taking a cookie.
The students of the Department of Magic knew that the Introduction to the Magic of the Stars was considered heretical by the Elves.
To think someone would teach it right in the middle of Seirun.
“Still, Leo-oppa.”
Chelsea’s eyes sparkled.
“It’s because those kids were that desperate.”
Leo enthusiastically talked about his time in Seirun.
“How was Lumeran?”
At Leo’s question, Kal replied.
“While you were away, the second years tackled the ‘Hero’s World’.”
“Hooh?”
Leo let out an exclamation of surprise.
In Lumeran, the first years are Hero Candidates in the phase of laying the foundation.
And starting from the second year, they enter the serious process of becoming a hero.
This is through tackling the Hero’s World via the ‘Hero Record’.
The Hero’s World quests suitable for students were announced at the beginning of the Hero Studies class earlier in the second year.
And while Leo was in Seirun for a month, the other students seem to have tackled the ‘Hero’s World’.
“By the way, I secured an amazing reward!”
Iliana suddenly popped up in front of Leo and proclaimed confidently.
“Shouldn’t the class leader feel a bit pressured?”
“Despite greedily picking a hard quest, you barely managed to complete it, huh.”
“Though you were pale with fear, crying and wailing until the day before.”
“You barely completed it, almost failing with a terrible score.”
Jeers erupted from all corners.
Under normal circumstances, Iliana would have complained to Leo, but now she wore a smug expression.
“Of course, my score was low! But you all know well that I had good reasons!”
With a heightened nose, Iliana burst into laughter — “Ho ho ho ho ho!”
It seems this assignment rewarded students better for completing quests quickly, regardless of the difficulty level of the Hero Record.
As the difficulty increased, naturally the completion time would lengthen.
Would someone choose to achieve immediate good grades?
Or would they invest in the future for their school life?
‘This school really is harsh when you think about it.’
The students are made to take responsibility for their decisions.
Although the mentor system seems to have eased some things, they are still relentlessly pushed into survival crossroads.
After hearing the story, it turns out that one of the highest scorers was Kal.
“I chose the lowest difficulty quest.”
Kal shrugged.
“Well, while the rewards might not be great for those guys, I received a perfect reward for me.”
“What was it?”
Leo, intrigued, asked, prompting Kal to smirk.
“An alchemy scripture.”
In the world of Dwenno, Kal had earned Dwenno’s alchemy scripture as a quest reward.
However, with Kal’s current level, fully understanding and utilizing Dwenno’s alchemy scripture would be hard.
Thus, Kal chose to solidify a foundation for understanding Dwenno’s alchemy scripture.
Leo smiled faintly.
“Thanks to that!”
Kal thrust his thumb up.
“Soon, I think I can create something amazing. If successful, I might become filthy rich!”
“Students’ Council won’t leave you alone if you make weird potions again.”
“Don’t worry! If it’s completed, I’ll definitely have it inspected by the Students’ Council!”
“Lost in talks about Leo senior.”
Juen shook his head watching his classmates engrossed in stories about Leo.
‘He’s undoubtedly a topic.’
Juen, being a magic user in essence, fully understood the significance of being recognized by Seirun.
‘With just one year difference…’
Juen clicked his tongue.
Juen was currently one of the top students in the first year.
As a result, he aimed not only for the class representative position but also the next president of the Student Council.
In such a situation, Leo, who was a year older and the current Student Council President, has been showing remarkable feats.
‘I feel overshadowed.’
Thinking about Leo, with whom he had fought several times in the past, Juen shivered.
Step, step,
Someone passed by Juen.
Aina, the current first-year class representative, was walking by.
And following behind Aina were her followers, bustling around.
Seeing that, Juen made a disdainful expression.
The Department of Magic and the Department of Knights.
Traditionally fierce rival departments.
Juen was at the top of the first year in the Department of Magic, and Aina was at the top in the Department of Knights.
However, putting aside the departments,
Juen didn’t find Aina appealing on a personal level.
‘Always acting like others don’t concern her.’
Though they were from different departments, her abilities couldn’t be denied.
Top-tier in all aspects, not just the knight lessons.
Honestly speaking, she was indeed the worthy successor of the Sword Saint, a legendary hero of her era.
She was undeniably better than him in every aspect.
However, that alone wasn’t enough for her attitude to make Juen feel irritated, as though she didn’t care about the existence of others.
‘They say she’s weirdly fixated on Leo senior…’
While muttering, Juen noticed a young boy and opened his eyes wide.
He then smiled faintly and approached the boy, Luke.
“Coming back after studying at the library?”
“Yes.”
“You’re awfully diligent.”
Juen marveled.
Among the first-years, Luke had become the subject of ridicule long ago.
His midterm exam results were catastrophic, and there was no sign of progress.
What made Luke even more pitiable was that his mentor was none other than Leo Flove.
‘It’s strange.’
Juen often wore an expression of bewilderment when looking at Luke.
Juen knew very well how hard Luke was working.
‘Even receiving private lessons in magic from Professor Ren.’
This was odd.
‘Well, others might say that Luke receives lessons from Professor Ren because of Leo’s influence. But that’s talk from the dullards.’
As the daughter of the Southern Tower’s lord, Juen was well-aware of Ren’s reputation.
A genius in magic research.
A man who had absolutely no interest in anything but magic.
There was no way someone like Professor Ren would do something meaningless just at the request of his prized disciple, Leo.
‘There’s something going on, but I don’t know what.’
Even so, apart from everything else, Juen liked Luke.
Not during entrance exams but also during mentor selection, Luke always surpassed the limits.
In stark contrast to Juen, who acknowledged her limits and gave up.
“Decisively.”
Aina, who had unknowingly stopped, was staring blankly at Luke.
‘Seeing her getting jealous is amusing too.’
Juen chuckled.
Aina was aware of Luke.
It was because Luke was Leo’s mentee.
A peculiar situation where the class representative envied a failing student.
For Juen, who had her own complications, watching this scene was satisfying.
“I’m going to the second-year dormitory to meet Kal senior. Do you want to come along?”
“Yes! I also need to meet Leo senior!”
“That’s perfect! After visiting the Noble Dormitory, let’s go to Leo senior!”
Juen pushed Luke’s back while walking and stuck out her tongue at Aina, who was watching them.
Aina, with an emotionless face, turned her head and walked away.
In the basement of the Noble Dormitory.
The personal workspaces of the Department of Magic students.
There, Kal was cautiously making a potion with a reagent bottle in his hand.
He was carefully studying Dwenno’s alchemy scripture while sweating.
And…
Puff!
A small smoke cloud emerged from the reagent bottle.
The contents inside the bottle began to emit a golden hue.
“Wow. Is this real?”
Kal’s voice trembled.
“Whoa? This actually works?”
Though he had boldly claimed it to Leo, Kal had never thought he would genuinely create such an amazing potion.
Swallowing dryly, Kal carefully filled the potion bottle with the reagent with trembling hands.
From now on, he had to present it to the Students’ Council.
‘Although I did make it, there’s no way the Students’ Council will allow its sale.’
Kal sighed with a “Eehoo!”
‘They’d never allow a love potion to be sold.’
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