Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 138

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138.

“Jera. Did you just yell at me? Are you out of your mind?”

Hirukkian asked with an incredulous expression.

The male student with a small build, who seemed to be possessed by Hadin, replied with a cold expression as if striking back.

“Are you the one who’s out of your mind? What the hell are you to insult Luna-sama?”

“Ha, this is ridiculous. Some insignificant bastard is getting angry at me? And over insulting that lowly wench? Are you crazy?”

The surrounding students showed bewildered expressions.

“Why is that guy acting like that?”

“Is there something wrong with his head?”

The Beshron Family was a massive clan that controlled Barharlun.

As the heir to such a family, the usual Jera was someone who couldn’t even make eye contact with Hirukkian and lived holding his breath in front of him.

For such a Jera to suddenly rage and shout at Hirukkian, the students couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

Moreover, Hirukkian was one of the top students in the class, while Jera was also the student with the worst grades.

“This is ridiculous. I’d like to teach you a lesson right now, but according to school rules, students cannot duel without a teacher’s permission. You should be grateful that today’s class teacher is Professor Akint…”

“I permit the duel.”

“Excuse me?”

Hirukkian showed a surprised expression at Leo’s words.

“That side also seems to want to duel with you, so there’s no reason not to permit it.”

“You’re not acting like yourself today, Professor Akint. To readily permit a duel like this.”

Hirukkian smiled satisfactorily and stepped up to the center of the training ground as if he had nothing to worry about.

“Stand before me, Jera. I’ll show you what class means.”

At those words, Jera stood in front of Hirukkian.

“That guy really decided to die today.”

“Hirukkian! Expel that bastard with this opportunity!”

The students attached to Hirukkian shouted and giggled.

A duel between the class’s top student and the class’s bottom student.

The result was obvious to anyone.

“How should I deal with you?”

Hirukkian smiled coldly and raised his magical power.

Gooooooo-!

Light green magical power that was clearly visible to others’ eyes rippled.

Seeing this, tension appeared on Jera’s face.

‘Powerful magical power.’

However, Leo showed an indifferent expression.

‘What a waste of magical power.’

Jera… or more precisely, to Hadin, Hirukkian was an unknown opponent, but to Leo’s eyes, he didn’t seem like a very threatening opponent.

Though Hirukkian would gain infamy in the future, right now he was nothing more than a greenhorn.

‘Let’s see the skills of Seirun’s 3rd-year representative.’

Hadin was the 3rd-year representative of Seirun who had experienced all kinds of hardships.

‘There’s no way such a skilled person couldn’t beat a mere hothouse flower.’

Many Hero Academy students were more skilled than the heroes of this era.

It wasn’t for nothing that all Hero Academy students were called geniuses in their respective fields.

‘Moreover, this is before the Age of Calamity.’

The reason the noble and honor-valuing High Elves fell was because they had been immersed in peace for too long.

‘Stagnation brings corruption.’

The Age of Heroes after the Age of Calamity was also called the Age of Peace, but it wasn’t perfect peace.

Tartaros was still intact, and the war with them had been continuing for 5000 years.

Plus, there was the fear of not knowing when calamity might revive again.

Compared to the Age of Heroes, the Age of Gods was like an era of great peace without any threats.

‘At most, there were only wars between races and between nations.’

Even that was a tremendous major event, but to Leo who had experienced calamity, it didn’t feel very threatening.

While Leo was lost in thought, Hirukkian began chanting a spell.

Hearing that spell, Jera’s—Hadin’s—eyes stirred.

‘A spell I’ve never heard before? What is he trying to do with that massive magical power?’

Hadin was completely unfamiliar with this time period, just as Leo had expected.

Therefore, he couldn’t help but feel wary of the unknown spell he was hearing for the first time.

It was when Hadin was tense.

Whiriririk-!

As the spell was completed, a powerful wind blew.

Seeing this, Hadin showed a tense expression.

Kwagagagagagak-!

Seeing the wind magic that created powerful winds, Hadin took a deep breath and raised his aura.

Woong-!

Seeing this, the surrounding students’ eyes widened.

“A, aura?”

“That Jera bastard! When did he learn aura?!”

Exclamations erupted from here and there.

Seeing this, Leo stroked his chin.

‘It seems this guy Jera originally doesn’t use aura. Well, looking at his outfit, he’s a mage.’

Seirun students had to learn Star Magic as a requirement thanks to claiming to be Luna’s successors.

‘No. All elves try to learn Star Magic.’

Star Magic was like pride to the elves.

That’s why elves were called the race of magic.

However, elves being called the race of magic happened after Luna, the ‘Progenitor of the Starry Skies.’

For the elves of this time, magic wasn’t mandatory.

Naturally, they weren’t called the race of magic either.

‘Dual classes were extremely rare to begin with.’

Kwagagagak-!

A storm erupted from Hadin’s sword.

Kugagagagagak!

“Haap!”

Hadin’s storm sword strike split Hirukkian’s magic apart.

Seeing this, not only Hirukkian but also the surrounding students widened their eyes.

“Wh, what!”

Looking at Hirukkian who showed a shocked expression, Hadin frowned.

“Your magical power is massive, but that’s nothing special.”

At those words, Hirukkian’s face turned red and blue.

“Wh, what did you say!”

“With such crude skills, you dared to mock the Progenitor? Can you even call yourself an elf? How ridiculous.”

“What the hell are you babbling about? That wench Luna is the Progenitor? Did you really eat something wrong today?”

“It seems you need punishment.”

Hadin pointed his sword tip at Hirukkian.

“Prepare yourself.”

“W, wait… Kueok!”

Hadin’s one-sided beating began.

Against the opponent who insulted Luna, who could be called the pride of their race, Hadin unleashed cold fury.

It was when Hadin had beaten Hirukkian to near unconsciousness.

Swoosh-!

Leo quickly intervened between the two.

And he grabbed Hadin’s wrist with his hand.

Thud-!

At those words, Hadin’s cold gaze turned toward Leo.

“Don’t stop me.”

“I’d like to let you beat him up more too.”

Leo spoke quietly enough for only Hadin to hear.

“If you keep beating him like this, it might interfere with conquering the Heroes’ World.”

At those words, Hadin’s eyes widened greatly.

“Leo Flobe?”

“Yes. I’ll explain the information I’ve gathered, so please follow my lead for now.”

At those words, Hadin nodded.

Leo, who had released Hadin’s wrist, spoke.

“I told you to duel, but your hand was too heavy, Jera.”

“I’m sorry.”

At Leo’s angry voice, Jera bowed his head deeply.

Seeing this, the surrounding students thought:

‘That guy is expelled now.’

Even if it was a legitimate duel, to beat a member of the Beshron Family to that extent.

Anyone could see that expulsion was unavoidable.

“Class is over. You all take Hirukkian to the infirmary.”

“Yes, yes sir.”

“Jera. You follow me.”

Leo acted like an authoritative teacher and spoke commandingly to Hadin, and Hadin followed Leo’s words.

The class was dismissed.

Leo spoke to the elf who appeared to be an assistant who had brought him to class earlier.

“You there.”

“Yes!”

“Let’s go to my room.”

“By room… do you mean Professor Akint’s personal research lab?”

‘Personal research lab? That would be good if it exists.’

Leo quickly assessed the situation and nodded.

“That’s right.”

The Male Assistant stood beside Leo.

“You lead the way?”

“Pardon?”

“I’m going to scold student Jera.”

“Ah, I understand.”

It was a slightly strange conversation, but the assistant didn’t have any particular suspicions.

Jera’s behavior right now was certainly worthy of getting scolded by the teachers.

The assistant trembled as he heard Leo’s sharp voice from behind.

Meanwhile, other students supported Hirukkian.

Among them, one Female Student stared intently at Hadin’s back.

Soon the Female Student flicked her tongue.

‘It seems a little rat has snuck in.’

The Female Student sneered and hid herself among the students.

***

Leo and Hadin, who had entered Akint’s Research Lab with the assistant’s guidance, were finally able to catch their breath.

The two who entered the research lab exchanged glances and then thoroughly searched the interior of the lab.

It was to have a comfortable conversation.

Soon, judging that there was nothing that could leak their conversation, they both sat down comfortably.

In the midst of this, Hadin revealed his killing intent.

“I can’t understand it! What kind of bastard dares to insult Luna-sama in such a way! That disgrace of an elf!”

It was a very emotional appearance, unlike Hadin’s usual calm personality.

He had insulted Luna, Progenitor of the Starry Skies.

That alone was enough to feel tremendous anger, as Luna was a special existence to elves.

Moreover, he didn’t know exactly what era this was.

Looking at such Hadin, Leo spoke.

“Please understand. It’s because of the times.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Listen carefully. The world we’re in now is the world before the Age of Calamity.”

At Leo’s words, Hadin momentarily showed an expression of incomprehension.

“What are you talking about? Before the Age of Calamity? There are no records of heroes from before the Age of Calamity in the Hero Record.”

Kail, Risinass, Luna, Dweno, Arron.

The reason these five people are called the Heroes of the Beginning isn’t simply because they opened a new era.

They were called the Heroes of the Beginning because they were the first heroes recorded in the Hero Record.

But before the Age of Calamity?

Looking at Hadin who showed an expression of not understanding, Leo spoke seriously.

“Yes. But among the heroes recorded in the Hero Record, there are heroes who lived from before the Age of Calamity, right?”

Hearing those words, Hadin’s face hardened.

“Wait. So what you’re saying is… this world is a Great Hero’s world?”

“Yes.”

“No way…”

“Yes. This is Luna’s World.”

Hadin’s body trembled.

“Wh-what’s the proof that this is the Progenitor’s world?”

“Because I met her directly just a moment ago.”

“What? You met the Progenitor directly!”

Hadin’s eyes widened as he rushed toward Leo.

“What does the Progenitor look like! Is she like a single flower as described in the literature? She must be very benevolent! And did she radiate a beautiful aura that even stars would bow to? Ah! To think the day would come when I could meet Luna-sama directly! What an honor this is!”

Hadin, whose cold image had completely disappeared, showed an expression filled with emotion.

Looking at that appearance, Leo thought:

‘He’d burst into tears if he saw her actual appearance.’

Of course, those tears would definitely not be tears of joy, but tears from his fantasy being brutally shattered.

“Rather than beautiful, she was cute?”

“What?”

“What I saw was Luna’s childhood.”

“…!”

Hadin’s body stiffened.

“Ch-childhood, you say…? Specifically, how young?”

“About the same as Runia, or even younger.”

“I can witness the Progenitor’s girlhood appearance…!”

Seeing Hadin trembling with ecstasy, Leo thought to himself:

‘Is this elf a pervert?’

If Luna saw this, she might kick him away in disgust.

Leo shook his head from side to side.

“I see, so that’s why the conversation was off.”

Hadin recalled his earlier conversation with Hirukkian.

“But what is that bastard that he dares to insult young Luna-sama?”

“There must be a reason.”

Leo knew that reason.

The elves attending Barharlun are all elves from good families.

But as far as Leo knew, Luna was from an orphan background.

Yet she had entered Barharlun, where one could become a High Elf purely through talent alone.

Her abilities had overwhelmed other elves since her school days.

‘That’s why she was targeted by other students.’

“Anyway, that’s about all the information I know right now. First. This place is Luna’s world. Second. Since it’s before the Age of Calamity, Tartaros doesn’t exist yet.”

Hearing those words, Hadin fell into thought.

“Then what exactly is the conquest objective of this world? Since it’s a great achievement established by the Progenitor, it won’t be an ordinary feat, right?”

Hearing those words, Leo fell into thought.

‘Luna’s great achievement…’

“There are too many to predict.”

“Well, the Progenitor of the Starry Skies is someone whose very existence is like a great achievement.”

Mm-mm-! Hadin nodded and said.

“For now, we’ll have to slowly find out about the conquest objective. First, reuniting with Runia and Elena is also important. And if it’s the Age of Calamity…”

Hadin looked down at his palm.

“Indeed, it would be better to refrain from using Star Magic. Since it’s a magic system that doesn’t exist at this time, it would cause great confusion.”

With the barrier of 5000 years, the magic of this era and the magic of the current era are different.

But still, it’s magic that has been passed down from generation to generation.

No matter how much it has changed, there are bound to be many similarities.

So you could brush it off as slightly special magic, but not Star Magic.

‘Since it’s a magic system that Luna created as if creating something from nothing, it would definitely cause an uproar if discovered.’

While it’s natural for elves of the current era, when Luna first used Star Magic back then, everyone was shocked.

As Hadin said, if Star Magic was used carelessly, there’s no telling what kind of aftermath there might be.

As a dungeon conqueror from Seirun, his experience in such matters was evident.

‘Wait. Star Magic?’

Leo, who had been thinking about Star Magic, remembered something.

‘Luna researched Star Magic since her student days.’

It felt like he might grasp some clue.

The moment he thought that.

Knock- Knock-

Someone knocked on the research lab.

Leo opened the door.

There stood knights with cold expressions.

“Professor Akint. The headmaster has summoned you.”

“Why does the headmaster want to see me?”

“Because of what happened in class a little while ago.”

The elf knights who said that glared at Hadin inside the research lab and said.

“And the Barharlun Upper Administration has also ordered the detention of student Jera.”

At those words, Leo glanced at Hadin.

Hadin let out a deep sigh and sent a look that said ‘I’ll comply for now.’

“Take him away.”

Hadin was detained and dragged away by the knights.

‘Things are getting complicated in many ways.’

Leo clicked his tongue and followed the knights to meet the headmaster.

‘Who was the headmaster of Barharlun again?’

Leo tried to recall past memories.

But even as Kail, it was so long ago that his memory was hazy.

Leo, who had left the courtyard, headed toward the outskirts of Barharlun following the knights’ guidance.

And Leo, who stopped in front of a certain tower, hesitated.

Leo had never come to Barharlun even during his time as Kail.

But the architectural style of this tower was a familiar form.

A tall tower that seemed to reach toward the sky.

An architectural style created to praise great beings.

‘Tower of the Gods.’

“Please enter.”

The knights waited at the entrance as if they couldn’t enter the tower.

As Leo approached the tower entrance, the door opened smoothly.

Thud-!

As he entered, the door closed with a heavy sound.

Leo examined the interior of the tower.

Various portraits of elves hung on the walls.

And in the center, some kind of staff was displayed.

Leo approached the staff.

A staff shaped like a smooth tree trunk.

At the end hung a huge leaf-shaped light green gem.

‘Folium.’

Luna’s symbol.

No, a staff that was like the symbol of elves before the Age of Calamity.

And a treasure of the elves made from the primordial World Tree that crumbled along with Luna when she lost her life.

It was a magic staff imbued with powerful magic that only the chosen could use.

The moment Leo stood in front of it.

Woom-

The magic staff suddenly resonated.

Leo was surprised by this.

“How curious.”

At the voice from above, Leo looked up.

“Folium, which even the Elf Kings have turned away from for so long, has reacted to you.”

Leo narrowed his eyes as he saw the eyes of the one looking at him with a benevolent voice.

The man’s eyes were different from those of humans.

Ring-shaped pupils.

Wise eyes that see through everything.

‘Right… this is before the Age of Calamity.’

Looking at the transcendent’s eyes that he had met several times but could never get used to, Leo understood.

‘It wouldn’t be strange for a god to be here.’

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