Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 117

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117.

[Strategy Objective (Hidden): Save Agon, Guardian of the Starry Skies.]

Leo narrowed his eyes as he saw the strategy objective that hadn’t disappeared.

‘The strategy objective still hasn’t been fulfilled.’

Things had already changed significantly from actual history.

Yet the hidden strategy objective hadn’t disappeared. This meant the orphanage was still not safe.

Leo used fire magic to turn the corpses into ash.

Whoosh—!

‘Does this mean the result will be the same if things continue like this?’

The original strategy objective had been easily solved with Kail’s memories, but achieving the hidden strategy objective wasn’t easy.

‘Should I call Agon here?’

All of this had happened because Agon had left the orphanage empty.

‘But right now, Agon is at the Lord’s Castle.’

He might not return tonight.

Leo, who had been frowning, looked at Elsi.

‘No, maybe even if Agon were here, it would be hard to stop.’

The hidden strategy objective had appeared after Leo met Elsi.

In other words, even though Elsi hadn’t left for Gardstron, the orphanage children couldn’t escape death.

A death that even a greater spirit couldn’t prevent.

He didn’t know what Lebaiten was hiding, but for now, even calling Agon wouldn’t guarantee the children’s survival.

‘Is that guy the only one who can solve this incident for certain?’

Thinking of his friend, Leo headed to where Ar was.

There, Ar was comforting the frightened orphans.

“You’re back?”

Ar, who had been thinking of Leo just moments before, hesitated.

Ar had noticed what Leo had done to them.

Of course, she had no intention of blaming him.

There was no room for sympathy for them.

They had tried to kill innocent children, and if left alone, they would have attacked again.

Moreover, this was the Heroes’ World.

No matter how real they seemed, they were fake.

But as a fifteen-year-old girl, Ar couldn’t help but feel tremendous burden about the act of bloodshed.

She was worried, thinking that Leo had killed people.

“Black Rabbit. Are you okay?”

Seeing Ar ask cautiously, Leo chuckled and ruffled her hair.

“You don’t need to worry about me.”

His rough touch, unlike that of a boy his age, gently pressed against Ar’s neck.

‘He’s like an adult.’

Feeling a strange maturity, Ar slipped away from Leo’s touch like a cat.

“But this won’t be the end of it, right?”

“Probably not.”

“It’s okay! Black Rabbit and I will hold out well until Uncle Agon comes!”

“It won’t be easy.”

At Leo’s words, Ar flinched and trembled.

“Opponents with skills greater than those we just defeated will come.”

“Mmm! But if Black Rabbit and I join forces…!”

“Simply defeating them might be possible, but holding out while protecting the children won’t be easy.”

“Th-that’s…”

Ar’s ears and tail drooped.

Seeing this, Leo said,

“But it’s not like there’s no way.”

“What is it?”

Her drooping tail perked up.

“Finding Arron.”

“Lord Arron? But Lord Agon said Lord Arron left Reishar…”

“Arron is staying in Reishar.”

Leo looked toward the city wall.

“I confirmed last night that we couldn’t leave outside the city wall.”

“You couldn’t go outside the castle? That means our range of activity is only within Reishar?”

“That’s right.”

“Then as you said, Lord Arron is definitely in Reishar!”

Ar’s face brightened.

But only for a moment.

“But how do we find Lord Arron in this vast city? Those guys might attack at any moment.”

Indeed, finding one beastman in this vast refugee city was nearly impossible.

Leo glanced at the orphanage children.

‘I’ve already completed the Heroes’ World.’

The hidden strategy objective was literally just an option.

It wasn’t necessary to achieve it.

Of course, if he completed it, he could get greater rewards.

But taking risks for that might be foolish.

Especially since those in the Heroes’ World were already dead and gone in the original history.

Saving them wouldn’t bring back the dead.

But…

He remembered his friend crying while talking about the orphanage siblings.

If Agon was the man who made it possible for the hero Arron to be where he is now.

These children were the driving force that allowed Arron to find courage even in that difficult fight.

Arron’s wish to create a world where people could smile comfortably was born from his desire for unfortunate children like his siblings to disappear.

That’s why Leo couldn’t turn away from these children.

‘It’s not just these children.’

No matter what anyone said, Leo had lived in this era.

He couldn’t say it had nothing to do with him.

“Ar.”

“Yeah?”

“We’ve completed the strategy. So we don’t need to take any more risks.”

At Leo’s words, Ar’s eyes widened.

Then she stared at Leo intently and soon snorted.

“Hmph! You say that, but you’re not going to back out of this, are you? You’re trying to do all the cool stuff alone, right? I know everything!”

“It could be really dangerous.”

“Do you think I’d be scared of something like that? I came to dream of being a hero because I admired Lord Arron’s stories.”

Ar puffed out her chest.

“There’s no way someone like me would back down like a coward! Besides!”

“Besides?”

“If you’re active alone, Lord Arron will only dote on you later!”

Ar made an expression that said she couldn’t allow it.

“I’ll work hard too! I’ll work hard and get praised by Lord Arron! I want to be petted!”

Perhaps thinking about Arron praising her, Ar twisted her body around.

Then, noticing Leo’s gaze looking at her as if she were ridiculous, she cleared her throat.

“Anyway! You’ve thought of a way to find Lord Arron, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Then come find me! I’ll be guarding this place until then!”

Leo, who had originally planned to evacuate Ar and ask Elsi to guard this place, let out a hollow laugh.

“If that bastard had been like you, no. If he had even half of what you have, I wouldn’t have suffered like that.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Just talking to myself.”

Leo shook his head and spoke seriously.

“I’ll come back as quickly as possible. If you think it’s dangerous, don’t push yourself and retreat.”

“Don’t worry!”

Watching Ar confidently flex her arms, Leo quickly launched himself into the air.

Watching his retreating figure, Ar raised both hands.

“Alright! I’ll work hard and get lots of praise from Arron! Let’s go!”

***

“Still no contact from Jerin?”

Reissar’s Lordly Castle.

It had already been an hour since Agon had met with Lord Rodeoan.

Yet there was still no contact from Jerin, who had been sent to the orphanage.

“Not yet.”

“Useless! Don’t tell me she was defeated!”

“Weren’t there only children in that orphanage who couldn’t even resist properly?”

“When I saw earlier, there were two people who appeared to be outsiders. She must have been defeated by them.”

“Outsiders, huh.”

The woman showed brief interest before making an indifferent expression.

“So? Today is the perfect opportunity to obtain Shaten, are we going to let it slip away like this?”

“Of course not. Now that he knows the orphanage was touched, Agon won’t stay still.”

Lebaiten, who had spoken up to that point, suddenly showed an anxious expression.

“But are you certain that Agon is really hiding Shaten?”

“I’m certain. Have any of my words ever been wrong? Or are you getting nervous now?”

“Th-that’s not it, but… considering who we’re dealing with.”

“I don’t know why you’re trembling in fear of a hero who’s had his wings clipped and gone into hiding.”

The woman who had been sneering spoke indifferently.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re scared. As long as the Guardian of the Starry Skies is a hero, he can’t do anything. That’s what heroes are like.”

The woman’s ominous golden eyes flashed.

“Foolish beings who protect the greater good even at the cost of sacrificing themselves. He will never put Reissar in danger. So rest assured, Lebaiten.”

“Ah, understood. Then I’ll go directly to the orphanage and retrieve Shaten.”

Watching Lebaiten hurriedly leave the room after saying that, the woman muttered.

“It seems Shaten really is broken. That’ll make him easier to devour.”

The woman had accurately seen through the fact that Shaten was a spirit.

The woman licked her lips.

“I wonder if a great spirit will taste as good as the Fairy King?”

***

Leo, who had come out onto Reissar’s streets, immediately thought about places Arron might visit.

‘That guy would definitely be holed up somewhere, not moving an inch.’

Leo recalled conversations he had with Arron in the past.

Reissar was the place where Arron had lived for 10 years.

As such, there were plenty of memorable places where he could gather his thoughts.

Leo searched through his memories from his previous life.

Having wandered around various places for a month after first arriving in Reissar 5000 years ago, he was skilled with the geography.

He compared those memories with the places Arron had talked about.

‘The place he said he went to most often was the bell tower, right?’

Leo ran toward the tower with the massive bell.

It was the location of the huge bell that would sound to warn of danger during Tartaros invasions.

Leo reached the top of the tower and searched for Arron, but he wasn’t visible.

Confirming that Arron wasn’t there, Leo immediately headed to the next location.

The park he said he frequented.

The backstreet clearing where he said he trained alone.

He searched through all the places Arron had mentioned, but couldn’t find Arron anywhere.

“Huff. Huff.”

Leo breathed heavily.

Even Leo, who had stamina that rarely got exhausted, was running around frantically enough to be out of breath.

‘There are no more places I can think of.’

Leo gritted his teeth.

And he recalled conversations from the past.

‘Arron, being so strong, didn’t you ever think about fighting Tartaros when you were in Reissar?’

‘Because I was scared of the demons.’

‘Shouldn’t the demons be the ones scared of you?’

At Luna’s words, spoken as if amazed, Dweno said.

‘Don’t be too hard on him. Unlike you, Arron is sensitive, isn’t he?’

‘What do you mean! I’m sensitive too!’

‘The only delicate thing about you is that pretty face. Though even that beauty seems to fade because of your unpleasant personality.’

‘Dieeeee!’

The enraged Luna swung her staff wildly.

But Dweno annoyingly deflected all her attacks.

The party left the two alone, as if accustomed to their fighting.

‘Still, haven’t you ever thought about wanting to fight?’

At Risinass’s question, Arron smiled awkwardly.

‘I have. So one day I went to a place where I could see all of Reissar and tried to gather my courage.’

‘Didn’t you dislike high places? Why did you go somewhere like that?’

‘Because I really wanted to protect the city where my master and siblings lived. I thought that if I could see the place I wanted to protect directly, it might give me courage.’

Arron made a bitter expression.

‘But I was too much of a coward, so by the time I found courage, all my siblings had already left this world.’

Leo’s gaze naturally turned toward the highest tower in Reissar.

From there, all of Reissar would definitely be visible at a glance.

***

Leo entered the tower and climbed the stairs, instantly running to the top floor.

Creak-!

The door that should have been locked was open, as if there was a visitor.

Thud-

Breathing heavily, Leo moved forward.

The large tower was circular in shape.

Thud- Thud-

Following the circular railing to the opposite side of the entrance, Leo stopped walking.

Thump-

The white wolf ears of Arron, who was leaning against the railing looking down at the city, twitched.

And he turned his gaze toward Leo with a surprised look.

“Who’s there?”

He could see Arron, who still had a youthful appearance, making a surprised expression.

‘Arron was probably 18 at this time?’

The only hero among the great heroes born in the age of calamity.

A friend who was absurdly cowardly but possessed unbelievably tremendous courage.

Seeing his comrade who had fought alongside him for so many years, Leo felt his throat tighten.

I never thought the day would come when we’d have a conversation again.

Even if this is the Heroes’ World.

Even if my friend doesn’t recognize me.

I opened my mouth with gratitude for this very moment.

“I came to get you, Arron.”

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