Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 112

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112.

“You can stay here for tonight.”

The man who had attacked Leo and Ar, Agon, guided the two to an old house.

This was the southern outskirts of Reishar.

In the massive refugee city, this place was called the ‘Cursed Land.’

Even Reishar’s central government had designated this area as a restricted zone.

The residents had long since left, and there were even rumors that monsters appeared here.

Thanks to that, empty houses were abundant, and this house was one of those places.

“I’ll come back tomorrow morning.”

Leaving those words, Agon departed from the house.

Thanks to mentioning Arron’s name, they had avoided a fight, but Agon still hadn’t lowered his guard against Leo and Ar.

Leo, who had laid Ar down in one corner of the room, looked out the window.

An ominous red moon was visible.

‘That damn moon never gets familiar no matter how many times I see it.’

If the ashen sky symbolized the days of the Age of Calamity, then that ominous red moon symbolized the nights of the Age of Calamity.

The moon he was seeing again after 15 years was still chilling and ominous.

‘Now then.’

Leo left the house.

Using Aura Step for light movement, Leo climbed onto the roof and ran toward the southern wall of Reishar.

Perhaps because it was an area beyond the central government’s control, there were no guards as Leo remembered.

Leo, who had reached the top of the wall, stretched his hand toward the outside of Reishar.

Thud-!

As if blocked by an invisible wall, Leo’s hand was stopped.

“So the only area where activity is permitted in this world is Reishar?”

Leo recalled the content from his Hero Studies class.

‘Even if it seems real, the Heroes’ World is ultimately fake. So the activity range is set like this, wasn’t it?’

If this Heroes’ World had already been conquered several times, there would be no need for such confirmation work.

But Leo and Ar were the first to enter this Heroes’ World.

When coming to a world whose conquest method was unknown, the first priority was to understand the range of possible activity.

Leo attempted communication with the outside once more.

“This is Kail. Please respond.”

There was still no response.

Leo narrowed his eyes and looked into the air.

[Conquest Objective: Find Arron in Reishar.]

‘The conquest objective remains the same.’

During the midterm exam, no conquest objective appeared until Chubarn was defeated.

‘Then it’s not a rampage. But why can’t the Heroes’ World be controlled from outside?’

Leo thought about the situation before entering the Heroes’ World.

‘When I touched it, Arron’s page reacted.’

Leo considered one hypothesis.

‘What’s known as the key needed to open a Heroes’ World is the world’s owner, or an object deeply connected to the owner. These are also meant to control the Heroes’ World. But what if there’s one more key? For instance, a person with deep connections?’

Of course, if such a law existed, it would have been discovered.

But Leo had shown differences from others every time he conquered a Heroes’ World.

He had obtained conquest rewards twice in Albi’s World, where conquest rewards normally didn’t exist.

Both times, the rewards were unrelated to Albi.

‘If Arron’s world opened because of me, then the inability to control this world from outside makes sense too.’

The means of control would be inside rather than outside.

Of course, it could be speculation.

But…

Leo looked down at his own hands.

‘Was my reincarnation with memories really a coincidence?’

There were many great heroes in the past Age of Calamity too.

A world heading toward destruction.

Countless people called heroes joined forces to save the world.

But they all met miserable ends, and eventually everyone despaired.

To the point where those who claimed they would save the world were called ‘fools.’

Risinass and Kail, Luna, Arron, and Dweno ultimately accomplished that impossible feat.

That’s why the gods praised them as great heroes.

Because it was a feat only they could accomplish.

‘What if my being reborn with memories wasn’t just a simple coincidence?’

Though Kail was the last hero of the Age of Calamity and the founding hero who opened the current era, that feat was never accomplished alone.

It was possible because he inherited his friends’ power.

What if Hero Record was an arrangement for the great hero who would be reborn in the future?

‘If I could inherit their power once more…’

Clenching his fist tightly, Leo thought.

‘Even the complete eradication of Erebos wouldn’t be impossible.’

***

“Ugh!”

Ar clutched her throbbing head.

Though she was half-conscious, she recalled her last memory before losing consciousness.

Instantly, Ar raised her ears and tail sharply and surveyed her surroundings.

“Huh?”

But it was just an unfamiliar house.

Realizing there was nothing to be wary of, she tilted her head.

Turning her head, Ar hurriedly approached Leo, who was sleeping on one side.

“Wake up! Black Rabbit.”

“Ah, you’re awake?”

“What happened yesterday? What was that man?”

“There was a misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding?”

“Yeah. It seems that man mistook us for intruders yesterday. But we resolved it through talking.”

“I see.”

“By the way, are you okay? That man was incredibly strong yesterday.”

“I’m tough as nails!”

Ar flexed her arms as if it was nothing and laughed cheerfully.

‘The shock must have been considerable.’

Though beastmen were known to be sturdy, Agon, whom Ar had fought yesterday, was a tremendous expert.

Agon.

He was one of the renowned heroes who had been active since before the Age of Calamity.

After Erebos began stirring and the Age of Calamity started, he built even greater fame by defeating countless demons.

In fact, until just 6 years ago from the current time, the sky of the battlefields where he fought was blue.

That’s how he earned the name [Guardian of the Azure Sky].

But even such a hero ultimately couldn’t stop the advance of Erebos and Tartaros and was defeated.

‘And he drifted to Reishar and settled here.’

Though he had left the battlefield now, that didn’t mean his skills from fighting on the front lines of the Age of Calamity had disappeared.

Despite being struck by such a person, Ar was remarkably fine.

Her wounds had already healed too.

Even considering the toughness and vitality of beastmen, it was astonishing.

“Ooh?”

When Leo exclaimed in admiration while looking at her, Ar made a proud expression.

“What? Are you suddenly admiring this body’s beautiful form?”

“I was thinking you’d make a perfect shield since you’re so sturdy.”

“Who are you calling a shield! You rude rabbit bastard!”

Ar glared fiercely and lunged at Leo.

Just as he reached out to stop Ar—

Creak—

The door opened and Agon entered.

Ar immediately took a tense stance.

Even though it was a misunderstanding, the memory of yesterday’s sudden attack remained, so this was an instinctive reaction.

Seeing Ar like this, Agon showed a surprised expression.

“You’ve already recovered? Did you use a potion?”

“It’s natural recovery ability.”

“Remarkable.”

Agon admired Ar, who answered while staying on guard.

Then he carefully examined Leo and Ar before his expression hardened.

“You’re younger than I thought.”

Agon, who had shown a slightly perplexed expression, soon spoke with an expressionless face.

“Follow me. I’ll treat you to breakfast as an apology for what happened yesterday.”

Leaving those words, Agon left the house.

Watching his retreating figure, Ar narrowed her eyes.

“He’s going to brush off what happened yesterday with just breakfast? It was fine because it was me, but if it had been that weakling wolf, he’d still be groaning.”

“Weakling wolf—you mean that friend you seemed close with yesterday?”

“We’re not close.”

Ar glared at Leo, then crossed her arms and snorted.

“It’s suspicious that he’s suddenly offering a meal after attacking yesterday. How about we just leave?”

“He doesn’t seem like a bad person though.”

“Black rabbit. You have a surprisingly soft side, don’t you? You can’t judge people by their appearance. Even though he’s acting kind now, you never know when he might change…”

Grumble—

Ar’s face, which had been serious while advising Leo, turned bright red.

Come to think of it, she hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday.

“Let’s eat first.”

“Still…”

“We’re in the Heroes’ World right now. We don’t know what might happen, so we need to maintain our strength as much as possible.”

“Ugh.”

Ar couldn’t argue with Leo’s words.

Seeing Ar like this, Leo smiled.

“And don’t worry. That person seems to know Arron.”

“What? Really?”

‘It’s not just knowing—he’s Arron’s master.’

Leo muttered to himself and followed Agon.

A father-like figure who took in Arron when he was an orphaned child and established Arron’s values as a hero.

The current [Hero] existed because of this noble man named Agon.

Originally, the person Kail’s party had tried to recruit for the subjugation force was Agon, not Arron.

‘Though his will was already broken when we first met him.’

When Kail’s party arrived in Reishar, there was no trace of the appearance befitting the reputation of Guardian of the Azure Sky.

Thinking of that time, the current Agon could be considered in decent condition.

Since even Arron didn’t properly know the reason for this, it remained only as curiosity.

***

Following Agon, they arrived at a wide open field.

Arriving at the open field, Ar’s mouth fell open.

“Wh-what is all this!”

In the open field, young children were eating.

Humans, Surin, dwarves, elves.

Various races, various ages.

But the common point was that they were all much younger than Leo and Ar, and terribly thin.

“Uncle Agon! Please have breakfast!”

Among them, an Elf Girl who appeared to be the oldest approached with a bright smile.

Of course, even being the oldest, she only looked about twelve or thirteen.

“Who are that sister and brother over there?”

“They’re guests. I’ve already eaten, so please serve these two a meal.”

The Elf Girl nodded as if she understood.

“Sister, brother. Come here. I’ll give you breakfast.”

Seeing the Elf Girl approach with a mature expression beyond her years, Ar hung her head low.

After trembling her shoulders for a moment, she soon lifted her head and shouted.

“Mister! I was misunderstanding! You’re a good person!”

Ar’s appearance, shouting with tears welling up, was enough to momentarily fluster even Agon, who had been through all sorts of hardships.

Leo chuckled at Ar and looked at the children sitting in the open field.

Then he spotted a Black-haired Girl sitting in a corner and showed a surprised expression.

‘Could it be?’

Leo stared intently at the girl.

The girl also seemed to notice Leo’s presence and lifted her head.

And she tilted her head as if finding it strange.

The girl didn’t know Leo, but Leo knew that girl well.

No, it was more than just knowing.

Leo rubbed the back of his right hand.

The great spirit who had once contracted with him in the past.

‘Elsie, the Shadow Spirit.’

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