Book 1 Chapter 359

Early morning.

"Hwaaahm."

Karl yawned languidly and went out to the dormitory lounge.

Karl's mornings are early.

Being diligent, he wakes up in the early morning to prepare for his day.

Of course, most of it is brainstorming business ideas through alchemy rather than school studies or magic training, but he was still the second earliest riser in the Noble dormitory.

Karl scratched his belly and went outside the dormitory.

And seeing Duran sprinting from the morning, he was astonished.

'He's really a training machine.'

The earliest riser in the Noble dormitory was none other than Duran.

Duran starts his physical training from the morning.

A personality that spares no effort to become stronger.

Thanks to such determination, he is considered one of the top honors students in Noble, along with Abad.

Of course, Elizabeth is also an honors student if only by grades, but her attitude in class is often negligent, so she often draws glares from professors.

'A delinquent student with only good grades.'

Tsk-tsk, Karl clicked his tongue and approached the mailbox at the dormitory entrance.

Every morning.

Basically, the Lumern School newspaper is delivered to the students' dormitories.

It looks like a regular school newspaper about school life.

However, the quality of the newspaper changes once you subscribe 'personally'.

It includes not only major school information but also restaurant events within the campus and analysis of school schedule predictions.

Furthermore, you can get more information depending on your subscription level.

'The merchant club would be okay, but I think the newspaper club would have been good too.'

Karl, who is known as a "gossip monger" among second-year students, thought it wouldn't have been bad to join the newspaper club, and picked up a thick paper bag with his name on it.

'Seriously, how much are they extorting from me every month?'

He shed tears of blood inwardly and opened the newspaper.

And his eyes widened as he saw the huge headline printed on the newspaper.

[The Second Coming of the Founder of Poetry Followed by a Miracle! The Second Coming of the Comet Mage!]

"Wow? What is this? This is amazing!"

Normally, he would not have easily believed this sudden newspaper.

However, Karl was someone who had witnessed the Heroes of the Beginning and the Founder of the Nebula appear in the present world with his own eyes last winter.

"How many more secrets and powers are hidden in the Hero Records?"

From the Great Hero to the Hero of the Great Opening.

He was amazed by the situation where the greatest heroes in world history were appearing.

'By the way, that guy Leo really causes trouble wherever he goes.'

Most students thought he would get caught up in some incident when he said he was going to Seirun as an exchange student this time too.

And that prediction was proven spectacularly correct.

Karl read the first page of the newspaper with an excited expression.

As a student of magic, his heart couldn't help but pound at the news that Seirun, a legend of magic, had appeared in the present world.

After popping open the milk delivered in the morning with a 'pong-', Karl, who was reading the second page, sputtered out milk with a 'poohup!'.

"Cough! Cough! Kekek!"

As Karl coughed madly, Duran, who had just finished his physical training, approached him.

"What are you making a fuss about again?"

Seeing Duran's look of pity, Karl showed him the newspaper.

A rare look of surprise flashed across Duran's face as he looked at the newspaper.

[Leo Flove, the Successor of Seirun.]

A candidate for hero, who inherited Cometos, has been born to the Comet Mage who appeared in the present world through the miracle of the Hero Records. That is Leo Flove… (omitted)

As he read the article, Duran muttered.

"Hmph. He's becoming more and more worth chasing."

Duran smirked, tossed the newspaper back to Karl, and started sprinting wildly again.

'Is that obsession rather than determination?'

Karl was amazed by Duran's behavior and looked at the newspaper.

'He's not just caught up in the incident, he's at the center of it.'

"Is he really something like that? A charming presence."

Karl shook his head, watching his friend who was constantly at the center of attention.

***

Murmur- murmur-

The dining area, located around the Hero Tower, the center of Lumern, is a place where many restaurants are gathered.

You can enjoy various cuisines from different cultures, and even taste dishes from other races.

It is also a famous tourist spot in Lumern that is always visited by outsiders when they visit.

Every lunchtime, the dining area is crowded with many students.

And as many students gather, various topics of conversation are exchanged on the street.

Topics related to academics or recent global issues.

It is also a place where lively discussions take place.

However, today, there was only one topic.

"Oppa Leo is really the center of attention everywhere he goes."

Chelsea, who had finished her morning magic class and found a seat in the dining area with her friends, said with sparkling eyes.

Iriana, who took a bite of pizza and was chewing, said.

"Does the class representative have no limits?"

As Iriana tilted her head, Chelsea reached for the last piece of pizza.

Then, Iriana quickly took the pizza, cramming it into her mouth.

"Hey! Iliana, you!"

"Hmph!"

"Why are you acting so childish over a slice of pizza, like 10-year-old boys?"

Karl sighed.

"Oh, my lovely students!"

At that moment, a familiar voice was heard from behind.

Ren, holding a newspaper, looked at Chelsea, Karl, and Iliana with a benevolent expression.

The three stood up and greeted him.

"Hello, Professor Ren. Are you here for lunch?"

"Yes. I promised to treat Ain and Yura today, so I came here."

Ren pointed behind him.

There, Ain and Yura were sitting.

"But what were you talking about so happily? Surely!"

Ren raised his voice.

"The pride of our Lumern Magic Department! Were you talking about student Leo!?"

Karl and Chelsea laughed awkwardly at Ren, who was shouting as if to be heard.

And Iliana shrunk her neck and glanced at Ain.

Iliana, a sword master, was straddling both the Knight Department and the Magic Department.

Although she achieved excellent grades in both, it was time to choose a main department.

Since she had to carefully gauge her advantage, she had to look good to Professor Ren and Ain.

"Student Iliana! Don't you think you should choose a department soon? If you consulted me about your career path before, does that mean you're considering the Magic Department rather than the Knight Department?!"

'Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiak!'

Iliana screamed inwardly.

She glanced at Ain, who was smiling his characteristic cold smile and muttering 'Hooh?'.

At that moment, Chelsea and Karl exchanged glances.

"That's right, Professor Ren. Iliana also consulted us about choosing a department. Right? Karl."

"Of course, of course. She said she wanted to stay in the Magic Department with us."

"Hehehe! As expected, student Iliana was thinking of becoming a mage! Good! Very good!"

Ren, with a satisfied expression, turned away.

"If my school life gets messed up, it's all your fault."

"Then who told you to straddle both?"

"Well. Well. You shouldn't do that."

Chelsea and Karl giggled as they watched Iliana, who had a look of utter exhaustion.

Meanwhile, Yura said with disbelief.

"She's really acting like Leo is in the Magic Department."

"Let her enjoy it."

At Ain's words, Yura chuckled.

"Ain, you're not in a position to be so relaxed, are you? Leo is the contractor of the Three Great Divine Beasts! Do you think Leo will choose the Knight Department?"

"Hehehe. You're harboring futile hopes, Yura-sunbae."

Ren, who sat in front of the two, said with an elegant smile.

"Student Leo, who became the successor of Seirun, is in the Summoning Department? Oh, dear, dear. How foolish can one be."

"Hey… he's the contractor of the Three Great Divine Beasts, you know? It's unprecedented in the history of summoning! Unprecedented!"

"I agree with that opinion! Unprecedented! An unprecedented mage who contracted with the Three Great Divine Beasts despite being a mage!"

"We can't communicate."

"It's impossible for a rational person based on cold reason to communicate with an irrational person swayed by emotions."

"So you're saying you want to die?"

Yura grabbed Ren by the collar, but Ren shook his head.

"Using violence because words don't work, how barbaric."

"Die!"

"Pro-professors! Violence is not allowed in the store!"

Employees rushed out and urgently intervened.

"Let's bet on lunch. I bet on Professor Yura winning."

"I bet on Professor Ren."

"Me too, Professor Yura."

The first-year students in the restaurant were bewildered, but the upperclassmen, who were accustomed to the school, calmly made bets.

Of course, the outcome of the bet was not decided.

After arguing for a long time, Ren and Yura were subdued by Ain.

During the now quiet mealtime, a bird-shaped familiar flew into the restaurant to Ren and landed in front of him.

"What is that?"

"Assistant Professor Anna has sent an urgent report on the academic presentation."

Ren opened the letter with a proud smile.

The letter contained the presentation content about [Introduction to Star Magic].

"Hooh, the elves have shown a very positive reaction to my paper. Hehehe. Well, if they have brains, they can't possibly disparage the paper I wrote."

Ren, with an arrogant expression, read the letter carefully and was about to turn the page when.

Flutter~

A photo that was stuck in the envelope fell to the floor.

Ren, holding the photo with a puzzled expression, stiffened.

Ren's shoulders trembled.

"Why?"

"Now… I must go to Seirun! Right now!"

Ren, with a hardened expression, stood up from his seat and rushed out of the restaurant.

"Hey! Pay for the meal first!"

Yura shouted indignantly.

Ain furrowed his brow and reached for the photo Ren was looking at.

"Professor Ain, Professor Yura, is something wrong? Professor Ren rushed out in a hurry?"

Chelsea, Karl, and Iliana, who were about to leave after their meal, approached with puzzled expressions.

In response to Chelsea's question, Ain clicked his tongue and showed the three the photo.

There was a group photo of Seirun students.

Leo was also in the photo.

A photo of Leo naturally blending in with Seirun students, wearing a Seirun uniform.

"Is Leo going to transfer just because he's wearing a Seirun uniform? He's our school's student council president. That Ren guy is sick at that point."

Yura clicked his tongue.

Chelsea muttered.

"It seems like I won't be able to properly attend magic class this afternoon."

"Hooray!"

"Self-study!"

Karl and Iliana cheered.

***

After school that day.

Lumern was noisy with a new issue.

"Thinking about it, he was chosen as the successor of Seirun. Will Seirun let him go?"

"Nah, what kind of place is Seirun? Would they accept a human like Leo as a student?"

"I don't know, Leo's level in Star Magic is also very high."

Even as they walked through the campus after class, Leo's story was nonstop.

Karl, who had exited the Magic Department building, caught a glimpse of Ren's retreating back as he returned to his office.

Chloe sighed, seeing Ren's somewhat dazed expression.

"We won't be able to have a proper class until Leo arrives."

"Why? I really enjoyed this afternoon's class."

"…You like self-study?"

"Yes!"

Chloe glared at him, and as Karl chuckled.

Duran and Eliza were passing by.

"Hmph. It wouldn't be bad if Leo Flove transferred to Seirun."

"That's right. If Leo becomes a student in Seirun, he'll be a complete opponent to defeat. It seems better to have a clear competition than a lukewarm relationship as students of the same school."

Chloe and Karl, who heard their conversation, looked at Ren at the same time.

By then, Ren had taken out his wand and was pointing it at the two.

"Professor Ren! I have something to ask you!"

Chloe rushed to Ren.

"Why are you passing in front of the Magic Department building?!"

Karl, with a pale face, pushed the two of them on their backs to get them out of Ren's sight.

"Who do you think you're pushing? You don't fear the consequences, do you?"

"You've lost your fear, Karl Thomas!"

"You're the ones who've lost your fear! You!"

As Karl shouted urgently.

"You're getting along well."

A familiar voice was heard.

Karl's eyes widened, and he turned his head.

There were Leo and Anna with travel bags.

"Leo, when did you get here?"

Karl asked in surprise, and Leo smiled.

"Just now."