Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 143

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143

Luna’s face flushed upon hearing Leo’s encouragement.

Perhaps if it had been someone else, such encouragement wouldn’t have worked.

But Leo’s words definitely reached Luna.

Though history may have been twisted, the bond built from before still remained.

If it hadn’t been the words of Akint, who had taught Luna magic and cared for her like a daughter, it might have been taken as mere empty words.

‘I should be grateful to the original owner of this body.’

Leo chuckled inwardly.

Her eyes, which had been shrouded in darkness, began to sparkle like stars.

Her drooping ears perked up – perked up -.

Luna, whose face began to regain vitality, showed a flushed expression.

“Right? You think so too, teacher!”

The revived Luna made an “ahem!” expression and puffed out her chest proudly.

‘A being who will become like a shining star in the night sky.’

That was Luna’s catchphrase.

‘Everyone used to tease her, calling it childish.’

Yet Luna wasn’t embarrassed at all.

She would say those words as if it were natural.

And she really did become that way.

Seeing Luna regain her confidence with eyes shining like stars, Leo burst into laughter.

Whether in childhood or during the age of despair.

Luna was Luna.

Always an arrogant, naive young lady.

A beautiful elf who proclaimed herself the best and actually was the best.

Leo smiled, remembering his friend who always boasted about becoming a great mage and never knew how to give up.

‘Yes, this suits you.’

Being dejected and all that.

It doesn’t suit you at all.

If Arron’s back had guided Kail.

Luna’s spell had pushed Kail forward.

Leo stood up from his seat, recalling the distant past that had now become memories.

“Shall we go to the party then?”

“Yes!”

Now it was time to set everything right.

‘It’s certain that Tartaros exists in the Heroes’ World.’

Leo clenched and unclenched his fists.

‘Then there’s only one conclusion.’

From his previous life.

And the one conclusion that will never change going forward.

‘Defeat those bastards.’

***

The Elf King’s birthday was a commemoration for the entire elf race.

On this night, all elves blessed the king’s birth.

On this day alone, even acts usually considered sinful were forgiven.

It was also the only day when elves, who valued dignity, let everything go.

Even the High Elf City was no different.

Everyone enjoyed their time of indulgence in the streets.

The reason indulgence was permitted at night was because they believed darkness would hide their sins.

However, to those who didn’t know this fact, the current appearance of the elves simply looked curious.

“The elves of old times are quite free-spirited.”

Elena, who was watching from the back alley, tilted her head.

Seeing this, Hadin furrowed his brow.

“Considering how they were during the day, it didn’t seem like that.”

Though it was only a short time, the elves of this era that Hadin had experienced were much more formal and rigid than the present.

En, who had been hesitating during their conversation, spoke up.

“Um… well, today is His Majesty the Elf King’s birthday.”

“Huh?”

“I heard that tonight alone, indulgent freedom is granted.”

Even though she was a slave, she was a slave living in Barharlun.

As such, she received basic etiquette and cultural education.

Hearing En’s words, Elena made an understanding expression.

“Anyway, you said you met Leo, Hadin.”

“Yeah. He seemed to have entered the body of a teacher named Akint.”

“A teacher.”

Elena narrowed her eyes.

They had escaped from Barharlun Academy for now.

The problem was what came next.

‘I defeated demons in the process of bringing Hadin out.’

From Elena and Hadin’s perspective, they had only done what needed to be done, but it wouldn’t be the same for the elves now.

An intruder had committed murder within Barharlun. And on the Elf King’s birthday, no less.

She could see knights searching for someone in the crowd, along with small disturbances occurring.

‘They must be looking for us.’

Elena gently twirled the ends of her hair.

‘The Age of Gods…’

An era of the past with almost no records left in historical documents.

But it was well known to be the most peaceful era.

‘There aren’t any particularly threatening skilled individuals.’

So far, there hadn’t been any elves in Barharlun who could pose a threat to Elena and Hadin.

‘Well, this is the age of peace, and it’s not like there was something like Hero Record back then.’

Elena was strong in reality too, but in this era, it would be even harder to find a match.

‘But that doesn’t mean I can move carelessly.’

There are strong individuals in any era.

Especially in a city of this scale, there might be someone stronger than Elena.

‘Most importantly, there’s even Tartaros.’

It was unknown how long Tartaros, who had infiltrated the Hero Dungeon, had been here.

But if they came directly to the underground prison to kill Hadin, there was a high possibility they had infiltrated very deeply into Barharlun.

‘There’s no need to make the entire city an enemy. For now, let’s go with quietly reuniting with those two…’

Elena, who was thinking such thoughts, glanced at the depths of the back alley.

Hadin, who had been leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, also uncrossed his arms and stood straight.

Keeheeheeheek- Keeheekeek- Keeheeheeheekeek-

A strange laughter that sounded like scraping metal could be heard.

“En.”

“Yes?”

“Could you close your eyes for a moment?”

Elena looked at the elf girl and smiled gently.

At those words, En closed her eyes.

Whoosh-!

Along with that, a massive skeleton that appeared behind Elena swung a chipped greatsword toward Renia.

Clang-! Scrape-!

Whoooooosh-!

With a metallic clang, a silver sword light flashed.

Hadin, who had drawn his sword at some point, cleaved the skeleton in half along with its greatsword.

Crumble-! Whoooosh-!

The skeleton that fell to the ground turned to dust and disappeared.

“It seems there’s a Necromancer around.”

Elena made an amused expression.

Clatter- Clack-!

Kihihik! Kikik!

At the same time as those words, a horde of Undead poured out from the Back Alley.

“This city is truly extreme.”

Hadin narrowed his eyes while raising his aura.

“The outside is so splendid, yet the inside is rotting like this.”

“Indeed. It’s an interesting city.”

Elena smiled faintly.

No one wants to come to these filthy back alleys.

That’s why Tartaros could run wild as they pleased.

“Seeing how these Undead found our exact location, it seems they can track our position.”

“So the entire city is truly in their grasp?”

Hadin clicked his tongue.

It meant that even if they escaped the Back Alley like this, they couldn’t shake off the pursuit.

“In that case, there’s only one choice.”

Elena raised her mana.

“Let’s defeat the Necromancer who’s controlling this Back Alley.”

“Aren’t we going to rendezvous with Leo and Runia? If so, wouldn’t that cause problems with the conquest?”

“You said Leo already met Luna-sama, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then let’s leave the conquest of this world to our juniors.”

“Are you serious?”

“Yes.”

“No matter how much of a grade representative he is, it won’t be easy for a first-year to conquer the Heroes’ World. Moreover, this isn’t just any hero’s world, but Luna-sama’s world. We can’t leave it to a first-year…”

“Leo will probably do better than us. Leo has already conquered another Great Hero’s world before.”

“What?”

Hadin showed a surprised expression at Elena’s words.

“And… Leo is a bit different from other hero candidates.”

“What’s different about him?”

“Hmm… this is hard to express in words.”

Elena, who had been pondering while biting her index finger, chuckled softly.

“Leo is someone who has the power to make the impossible possible.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means he’s not simply someone who has the qualities of a hero.”

Just half a year.

That’s how long Leo has attended the Hero Academy.

During that time, Leo has overcome countless battlefields.

And everything Leo accomplished were all feats worthy of being called miracles.

“Leo, you see.”

Elena smiled brightly.

“Is someone born with the qualities of a Great Hero.”

***

World Tree Plaza.

Splendid decorations and luxurious food.

Expensive alcohol.

A feast of soft music.

It truly gave a strong impression of being a party for the chosen ones.

In that party, Princess Serjia was sitting in a luxurious chair, taking deep breaths.

Countless Elves came to greet the princess.

The Elf King Ergen, who was today’s party host, hadn’t arrived yet.

Then the first person they needed to make an impression on was Princess Serjia.

While exchanging greetings with the Elves for a while.

Ether, who was assisting Serjia from the side, showed a worried expression.

“Serjia-sama. You’ve looked unwell since earlier.”

“No, Sir Ether. I just felt dizzy for a moment.”

Serjia, Runia, smiled with difficulty.

The scene she witnessed in the Audience Hall earlier still wouldn’t leave her mind.

Erebos, who had fallen into deep slumber.

Just facing such an Erebos was enough to terrify Runia.

It was fortunate she didn’t scream.

If she had screamed and that monster had awakened…

Just imagining it was horrifying.

‘No… it would be more accurate to say I couldn’t even scream.’

Thinking of Erebos made Runia’s hands tremble.

‘How… how is that thing here? Is it because this is a past era? Then why couldn’t anyone else perceive it except me?’

A fake within the Heroes’ World.

It might have been something that coincidentally appeared to her eyes.

She could think that way, but Runia thought it wasn’t fake.

Her instincts as a living being were telling her.

That it was real, like herself.

Not a resident of this false world.

A real monster like herself.

‘I’m scared.’

Runia unconsciously wrapped her arms around herself.

Seeing such Runia, Ether made an even more stern expression.

“Princess. You look very unwell. Please go inside and rest…”

Ether tried to take Runia toward the World Tree.

“N-no. I’m fine, Sir Ether.”

Runia desperately shook her head.

Her instincts as a living being refused to approach Erebos.

She newly felt the greatness of the Great Heroes she had only admired.

How on earth did they fight against that monster?

‘How did they defeat that monster?’

Was such a thing even possible?

Endless fear overwhelmed Runia.

She couldn’t process who she was greeting or who she was talking to.

She just kept her gaze downward and struggled desperately to overcome her fear.

Just facing the primordial evil had broken the Elf Girl’s will.

While Runia was fighting endless fear, small feet entered her field of vision.

They were the feet of a delicate girl.

“Um… I greet Your Highness the Princess.”

The owner of the feet knelt and bowed her head respectfully.

Silver hair reminiscent of leaves caught her attention.

Judging by the voice, she seemed to be around her age… perhaps even younger.

That youthful voice definitely caught Runia’s attention.

It was a voice she had heard before.

No, perhaps it felt a bit younger than she remembered.

But she could tell.

How could she forget?

That fleeting moment.

The protagonist of the fairy tale she had most admired and loved.

How could she forget the voice of that great person she had wished every single day to follow, even if just in their footsteps?

Runia raised her head.

And she saw.

A beautiful girl with eyes that sparkled like stars.

A Progenitor around her own age.

“My name is Luna Rubinance.”

The moment she faced her childhood admiration.

Runia felt her fear miraculously fade away.

***

‘…How is that detestable wench here?’

Sid, Barharlun’s Empath, twisted his face as he watched the girl Luna exchanging greetings with the princess.

Surely that girl wasn’t invited to this place.

So how could she be here?

‘Is this the work of those little rats?’

Sid, who had been wearing an unpleasant expression, curled up the corners of his mouth.

‘Actually, this works out well. Perfect for finding the little rat that snuck in…’

“You’re the same as always, then and now. You’re really good at sneaking in like little rats, aren’t you?”

Sid flinched at the voice that came from behind.

“What are you talking about, Teacher Akint.”

“Ah, are you going to play dumb? Tartaros.”

Leo smiled coldly.

“…How did you know?”

Sid turned around with a cold expression.

Looking at such a Sid, Leo chuckled.

“I might not have known otherwise… but once I know you’re here, I can’t hide the smell.”

“Smell?”

“That’s right. A stench that makes my nose feel like it’s rotting away.”

Leo’s eyes flashed with killing intent.

“You’ll have to pay the price for daring to play games in this world, won’t you?”

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