Book 1 Chapter 360

360

“Leoda!”

“Ooh!”

“Leoda’s back!”

As they entered the dormitory, Glory students cheered upon seeing Leo.

“Let’s have a party! A party! A welcome-back party for the student council president!”

Iliana, who loved anything flashy, shouted excitedly.

At Iliana’s exclamation, the dormitory students’ gazes turned to Chen Xia and Chloe.

As Leo’s co-dorm leaders, they were also the decision-makers of Glory.

Originally, Leo had the most influence in Glory.

However, Leo often followed others’ opinions rather than offering his own when the dormitory students were making a decision.

“It’s much more fun when the lively youngsters make decisions than a stuffy old man making boring ones,” Kirian muttered with a chuckle.

Leo was contemplating how he would get back at Kirian later.

“It would be nice to enjoy ourselves as dormmates just for today,” Chen Xia said.

“As expected, big sister!”

“Chen Xia! Chen Xia!”

The students cheered, chanting Chen Xia’s name.

“Since it’s a special occasion,” Chloe also agreed with a smile, and the students cheered.

“Glory’s mother, as expected!”

“Mom is the best!”

“Why am I mom?!” Chloe exclaimed, her face flushed.

The students, their mischievous spirits ignited, burst into hearty laughter.

“Being nagging is just like a mom.”

“Right.”

“You guys… do you know how rude that is to impressionable teenagers? And Chen Xia is here too! Chen Xia is older than me!”

“Chen Xia is big sister.”

“Right. Right.”

Leo burst into laughter watching them chatter and laugh joyfully.

“Sigh, honestly.”

Chloe, who had returned after dealing with the teasing students, sighed as if she couldn’t help it.

The Glory students moved quickly to prepare for the welcome party.

A student heading to prepare food and drinks.

A student gathering tables from the lounge.

A student going to call students who hadn’t returned to the dorm yet.

Leo chuckled as he watched the bustling dormitory.

“Seeing all this commotion makes me feel like I’m truly back in Lumern.”

“How was Seyrun?” Chen Xia asked with a smile.

“It wasn’t bad,” Leo replied with a smile.

“Chloe! Chen Xia! Can we invite students from other dorms too?”

“It’s a welcome party for Leo.”

“Great! We have to invite Chelsea, Cal, Nella, and Tate too!”

“Invite Celia too.”

“Let’s just invite everyone the student council president is close with.”

Iliana, being good at socializing, was close with everyone in the second year.

With that, the welcome party preparations concluded, and the party began in a lively atmosphere.

“What? You mean you taught a class to first-year students?”

“That’s amazing.”

“No way! Can you treat our school’s student council president like that?”

Many students became indignant listening to Leo’s story.

“It was a surprisingly fun experience. I was able to gauge the level of Seyrun’s first-year students.”

Celia asked, crossing her arms, after Leo’s remark.

“Compared to Aina, how was Rea Tingel?”

As Aina’s mentor, Celia was curious about the skill level of Rea Tingel, who could be considered Aina’s rival.

As a Lumern student, she couldn’t help but care about the Ruse battle.

“Well, it’s difficult to compare a knight and a mage directly, but in terms of pure skill, they’re on par.”

“As expected, she’s not easy to deal with,” Celia said, stroking her chin.

“Speaking of which, Leo-oppa, how did you even think of teaching the beginners’ guide to Star Magic to Seyrun’s first-year students?” Chelsea said, picking up a cookie.

The magic department students knew that the beginners’ guide to Star Magic was considered heresy by elves.

To think of teaching it in the heart of Seyrun.

“That’s Leo-oppa for you,” Chelsea’s eyes sparkled.

“It’s because those students were desperate,” Leo said.

They chatted excitedly about Leo’s experiences in Seyrun.

“How was Lumern?”

In response to Leo’s question, Cal said,

“While you were gone, the second-years tackled the world of heroes.”

“Ho?” Leo exclaimed in surprise.

In Lumern, the first year is spent building a foundation as hero candidates.

And from the second year, they officially begin the process of becoming heroes.

This is done by conquering the world of heroes through Hero Records.

At the beginning of the second-year semester, the Hero Studies class had already introduced the Hero Records that Lumern students could tackle.

And during the month Leo was in Seyrun, the other students seemed to have conquered the world of heroes.

“For your information, I obtained an incredible clear reward!” Iliana suddenly popped out in front of Leo and declared confidently.

“The student council president should be nervous too!”

“Show-off, when you almost failed to clear it because you were too greedy.”

“You were crying with a pale face until the day before.”

“You barely cleared it, almost failing!”

Jeers erupted from all around.

Normally, Iliana would have complained to Leo, but she maintained a smug expression.

“Of course, the score is low! But you all know that the reward was worth it, right?!”

Iliana, her pride inflated, let out a “Hohohoho-!” laugh.

It seemed that for this assignment, a good score was given for clearing it quickly, regardless of the difficulty of the Hero Record.

As the difficulty increased, the clear time naturally got longer.

Would you get a good grade immediately?

Or would you invest in the future for your subsequent academic life?

‘Our school is quite harsh when you look at it,’ Leo thought.

It makes students responsible for their choices.

Although the mentor system seemed to offer some breathing room, it still constantly pushed them to the brink of survival.

Hearing their stories, Cal was mentioned as one of the top scorers.

“I chose the lowest difficulty clear,” Cal shrugged.

“Well, the clear reward might not be much for others, but there was a clear reward perfect for me.”

“What was it?” Leo asked, intrigued, and Cal grinned.

“An alchemy book.”

In Dwenor’s world, Cal had obtained Dwenor’s alchemy book as a clear reward.

However, with his current skills, it was difficult for Cal to fully understand and utilize Dwenor’s alchemy book.

Therefore, Cal chose to build a foundation for understanding Dwenor’s alchemy book.

Leo smiled faintly.

“Thanks to that!” Cal gave a thumbs-up.

“I think I’ll be able to make something amazing soon. If things go well, I could become incredibly rich!”

“If you make another strange potion, the student council won’t let you off the hook,” someone warned.

“Don’t worry! Once it’s finished, I’ll definitely have it inspected by the student council!”

***

“Everyone is so caught up in Leo-senpai’s stories,” Juen said, shaking her head as she watched her classmates engrossed in talking about Leo.

‘He’s definitely a hot topic.’

As a mage to the bone, Juen knew very well what it meant to be recognized by Seyrun.

‘Just a year older…’ Juen was amazed.

Juen was currently one of the top students in the first year.

As such, she had her sights set not only on being the year representative but also on becoming the next student council president.

In such a situation, Leo, who was a year older and the student council president, was showing remarkable achievements.

‘I’m starting to feel intimidated,’ Juen shivered, recalling Leo, whom she had fought with several times before.

*Thump- thump-*

Someone walked past Juen.

It was the current first-year representative, Aina.

A group of her followers trailed behind Aina.

Seeing this, Juen made a dismissive expression.

The magic department and the knight department.

They had been fierce rivals for generations.

And Juen was the top student in the first-year magic department, while Aina was the top student in the first-year knight department.

But beyond that, Juen didn’t particularly like Aina herself.

‘Always acting like she doesn’t care about others.’

Although they were in different departments, Juen couldn’t deny Aina’s skills.

She was an excellent student in all aspects, not just in knight department classes.

To be honest, it was true that she was so outstanding that she was considered the successor of the Sword Saint, who was hailed as a hero who led an era.

It was undeniable that she was superior to Juen in all aspects.

But even so, Aina’s attitude of acting as if others didn’t matter was enough to make Juen bristle.

‘Come to think of it, she’s strangely obsessed with Leo-senpai?’

While grumbling, Juen’s eyes widened as she spotted a boy.

Then, with a smile, she approached the boy, Luke.

“Did you come from studying in the library?”

“Yes.”

“You’re truly diligent,” Juen said, impressed.

Among the first-year students, Luke had long been the target of ridicule.

His midterm exam results were disastrous, and there was no sign of improvement.

What made Luke seem even more pathetic was the fact that his mentor was none other than Leo Flob.

‘It’s strange.’ Juen always looked at Luke with an incomprehensible expression.

Juen knew how hard Luke was trying.

‘He’s even getting private magic tutoring from Professor Ren,’ she thought.

That was strange.

‘Well, others chatter about getting tutoring from Professor Ren because of Leo-senpai’s connections, but that’s what fools say.’

As the daughter of the Southern Tower Lord, Juen was well aware of Ren’s reputation.

A genius in the field of magic research.

A man who had absolutely no interest in anything other than magic.

Such a professor Ren would never do something worthless simply at the request of his favorite student, Leo.

‘There must be something.’

But she didn’t know what it was.

Of course, setting all that aside, Juen liked Luke.

It was the same during the entrance exam and the mentor selection.

Luke always pushed beyond his limits.

This was in contrast to Juen, who had acknowledged her limits and given up.

‘Crucially,’

Aina, who had stopped walking, was staring intently at Luke.

‘It’s also amusing to see her get jealous,’ Juen giggled.

Aina was aware of Luke.

This was because Luke was Leo’s mentee.

It was a strange situation where the year representative was jealous of a failing student.

To Juen, who had a twisted side, that sight was satisfying.

“I’m going to meet Cal-senpai at the second-year dormitory now. Do you want to come with me?”

“Yes! I have to go too, Leo-senpai called me!”

“That’s great! Let’s stop by the Noble dormitory and then go to Leo-senpai!”

Juen pushed Luke’s back as they walked.

Then, she stuck out her tongue at Aina, who was watching them.

Aina turned her head with an expressionless face and walked away.

***

Beneath the Noble dormitory.

Where the magic department students had their personal workshops.

There, Cal was carefully brewing a potion, holding a reagent bottle.

He was sweating and meticulously studying Dwenor’s alchemy book.

And…

*Phomp!*

A small puff of smoke emanated from the reagent bottle.

The contents of the reagent bottle began to emit a golden light.

“Amazing. Is this real?” Cal’s voice trembled.

“Wow? Does this actually work?”

Although he had boasted to Leo, Cal hadn’t really expected to be able to create such an amazing item.

Cal swallowed hard and, with trembling hands, poured the reagent into the potion bottle.

Now he had to go to the student council.

‘But even if I make it, the student council will never allow me to sell it, right?’ Cal sighed.

‘They wouldn’t let me sell something like a love potion, would they?’