Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 208

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208

Leo raised his hand toward the back of Jerdiak, who was trying to break through the rift and cross over to the present world.

Whooom-!

Mighty gray mana swirled violently.

Leo completed his spell as a massive magic circle was generated.

“Moon Light.”

Silver-green light flashed as a barrage of light struck the defenseless Jerdiak.

Flash-! Kwagagagagang-!

“…!”

But in an instant, abyssal flames that erupted from behind Jerdiak devoured Leo’s magic.

Leo’s face hardened as he witnessed this.

‘Erebos’s flames!’

“Damn it!”

Leo spat out a curse and bent his knees.

Thud-! Bang-!

As he kicked off the ground, Leo’s body flew toward Jerdiak like a bullet.

Shing-!

Gray aura gathered on Leo’s sword.

Kwagagagagagagak-!

Leo’s sword strike aimed for Jerdiak.

But once again, the erupting flames blocked Leo’s sword.

‘This confirms it, these flames clearly have a will of their own!’

And what they were aiming for was one thing.

To bring their master’s loyal servant back to the present world.

‘I have to stop this!’

The current era, called the age of peace.

But that peace was maintained by nothing more than a delicate balance.

The peace barely maintained thanks to the many heroes being continuously trained could easily crumble with just a small crack.

But it wasn’t just that Erebos didn’t exist.

Tartaros’s forces were still going strong.

Especially the Overlord King, Giant King, and Monster Queen.

These three legion commanders and the legions they led were monsters with the military power of an entire Hero Academy.

In such circumstances, if another legion commander with power equal to these three were to return to the present world?

The long peace would surely meet its end.

Leo’s red eyes flashed.

He gritted his teeth and burned his mana.

Pure white light burst forth from Leo’s hand.

Kail’s unique magic, gifted by Luna, the Progenitor of the Starry Skies, to the Hero of the Beginning.

“Innocent.”

Whoosh-!

The power of purity gathered in Leo’s hand.

And he threw it toward the abyssal flames.

Whoosh-!

For a moment, the black flames scattered.

But soon the flames burned even more fiercely.

‘Is this a fragment of power stronger than the fragment of Erebos I encountered in Luna’s world before?’

Leo gritted his teeth.

And tried to unleash even more powerful mana.

Whoosh-!

Suddenly, the flames began to compress into a small mass.

Leo’s face hardened as he saw this.

‘It’s going to explode…!’

Recognizing what would happen next, Leo quickly deployed his mana and aura.

Kwaang-!

With an eardrum-splitting explosion, a massive shockwave struck Leo.

Thud-!

“Damn it!”

Leo, who had been slammed into the ground, spat out a curse.

Crackle-!

As if mocking Leo, the black flames burned clearly.

Then they soon died down.

Clang-!

Along with the sound of something breaking, Jerdiak escaped to the present world.

A massive calamity had crossed the boundary of the past and returned to the present world.

Leo shot up from where he was.

Through the massive rift, he could see the scenery of Seirun.

‘Silatuna!’

The view of Seirun visible from below the sky was despair itself.

‘I need to hurry and stop those bastards…!’

Grab-!

Leo, who was about to launch his body, suddenly hardened his face at the force pulling his clothes from behind.

Silver hair and golden eyes that shone like stars.

The beautiful elf was staring intently at Leo’s red eyes.

“Jerdiak… where did he go?”

“Luna.”

Leo gritted his teeth.

Such a dear comrade.

A friend he had never forgotten for even a single day.

How should he explain this?

Should he explain that this place is the past world and Jerdiak has crossed over to the present?

Leo knew well.

The friend who had shouted that she would make flowers bloom throughout this world was always an innocent woman who moved forward while envisioning the distant future.

A spirited young lady who believed without doubt that she would be part of that brilliant future.

That’s why he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

‘This is a false world… and you’re already dead.’

That she was a being from the past who had already died and disappeared.

Leo could never tell Luna this.

Watching Leo’s face contort, Luna quietly loosened her grip.

And smiled.

“Again… you’re making that expression.”

Luna took a step closer.

And reached out her hand.

“How strange.”

Luna’s hand touched Leo’s cheek.

“…Your face is different… and you’re not the Kail I know… but still, you don’t feel unfamiliar to me.”

Leo’s red eyes widened.

Looking at her own face reflected in those red eyes, Luna smiled.

“It’s been a long time, Kail… no, Leo.”

“You… remember what happened back then?”

“No. I had originally forgotten. But the moment I saw you, I remembered. You gave courage to me when I was in despair and gave me the strength to move forward, didn’t you?”

Luna smiled gently.

“So I’m called the Progenitor of the Starry Skies in the future.”

Luna closed her eyes slightly.

“Looking at your face, I can tell. In the future, I… die, don’t I?”

Leo swallowed hard.

Luna opened her eyes and looked at Leo with her golden pupils.

“Just tell me one thing.”

“What?”

“Erebos… we defeated him, right?”

“…Yes.”

“My death wasn’t in vain, right?”

“That’s right.”

Seeing Leo answer with a face that looked ready to cry, Luna smiled brightly.

“Then that’s enough.”

The great hero of the past… calmly accepted her unchangeable fate.

As if satisfied that her death had not been in vain.

She wore such a beautiful smile.

“But the danger isn’t completely over, is it? Right, Kail?”

“That’s right.”

“Where did that bastard go?”

“…To the future 5000 years later.”

“5000 years…”

Luna blinked her large eyes and scratched her head vigorously.

“It’s such a distant future I can’t grasp it. What kind of era is it?”

“…An era of peace. Erebos was sealed.”

“Really? Then how exactly did you come here? Those kids I met before also came from the future, right?”

“…In the future, there’s something called the Hero Record.”

Leo briefly explained about the Hero Record.

“Ooh. I see! The Gods left something quite useful behind?”

Hmm hmm! Luna nodded in admiration and laughed with a “Hoot-“

“By the way, not only all the Elves but even other mages praise me as great. I knew it would turn out that way. Because I’m great!”

Luna crossed her arms, lifted her chin, and laughed “Hahaha!” then covered her mouth and giggled “Poof-“

“But you were forgotten? Poof! Just you alone? Even though you saved the world? That’s really funny! Puhehe!”

“…You find this amusing?”

Leo let out a bitter laugh.

Getting cocky and looking down on others so quickly.

What expression would people make if they saw this side of her?

“Right, this isn’t the time to be laughing and chatting.”

Luna nodded.

“Then let’s go, Kail.”

“What? Where?”

Luna looked at Leo with a face that said he was pathetic.

“Where else, we need to go to the future.”

“…You can’t go.”

Leo looked up at the rift in the sky.

Jerdiak would have crossed over to the present world by Erebos’s power.

But Luna was different.

Luna was thoroughly an existence within the Heroes’ World.

Moreover, Luna’s World hadn’t even been conquered yet.

Luna wouldn’t be able to go outside.

Leo was certain of this fact.

Because… Luna seemed unable to see the large rift above in the sky.

She couldn’t see the appearance of the present world beyond it.

That was proof that Luna was a figure from the past who could only live thoroughly within the story.

At Leo’s words, Luna looked up at the sky.

“Indeed, all I can see is a gloomy sky.”

Crack-

Cracks appeared on Luna’s body.

Leo’s face hardened seeing this.

It wasn’t just Luna’s body.

The world was slowly cracking.

Whoosh-!

Black flames flickered through those gaps.

“But this world doesn’t have much time left.”

As the master of the world, Luna intuited it.

That her world didn’t have much time remaining.

‘From the shock, the world itself… is the Hero Record collapsing?’

Leo gritted his teeth.

“Kail.”

Luna looked directly at Leo.

“I can’t let my sacrifice be in vain like this. It would be such a waste. It’s unfair.”

“…”

“If a specter from the past went 5000 years into the future, I’ll chase after it and kick that specter’s ass.”

Luna’s golden eyes flashed.

“I’ll save the cute descendants who praise me in the future! Because I’m the Progenitor of the Starry Skies!”

“…They’re not particularly cute though.”

“Anyway!”

“…Do you have some method in mind?”

At those words, Luna clapped her palms together with a “Clap-!” and said.

“Pray earnestly to God.”

“…After usually cursing God as incompetent, now you’re going to pray earnestly?”

“Oh God, I beseech you. I beseech you. Please help me cross over 5000 years into the future so I can defeat that ugly Jerdiak.”

Not listening to Leo’s words at all, Luna began praying.

With an extremely serious face, Luna pleaded and pleaded.

“Send me! Send me 5000 years into the future! You incompetent God bastards.”

Leo let out a deep sigh at the blasphemous words that would make God change his mind even if he had been inclined to grant her wish, then suddenly looked down at his wrist.

He saw Polium, which was granting him power.

‘God…’

The divine miracle that allowed Leo the power of the past.

Leo returned his Polium to its original form.

Luna’s eyes widened at the sight of another Polium.

Leo handed the Polium to Luna.

Luna received the Polium.

Instantly, Luna’s eyes shone as bright as stars.

The cracks that had appeared on her body also began to disappear.

“Ah…”

Luna looked up at the sky and let out an exclamation.

“So that’s the future.”

Luna made an amazed expression then grinned wickedly.

“With this, I can tear that ugly lizard to shreds.”

Luna, wearing a belligerent smile, said to Kail.

“Let’s go! Kail! We’re going to the future to blow away those Tartaros bastards!”

“You’re overflowing with enthusiasm.”

Leo burst into laughter as he watched Luna’s eyes sparkling brightly.

“But first!”

Luna aimed Polium at Leo.

Luna’s mana swirled around Leo’s body.

The bright light faded and Leo looked down at his own body.

“Hmm! Now I’m finally getting a bit used to it.”

Luna nodded her head.

Before they knew it, Leo had transformed to look like Kail.

It was the appearance Luna remembered.

“Honestly, I prefer the pretty boy look a bit more… but still, I think that appearance suits you best. Kail.”

Luna smiled brightly and poked Leo’s side repeatedly.

“Don’t you dare take on that pretty boy appearance so arrogantly! You’re just Kail!”

Having said that, Luna lifted her body into the air.

“Progenitor of the Starry Skies Luna is going!”

“…You seem to like that nickname.”

Leo burst into laughter and used flight magic to follow behind Luna.

“Oh, come to think of it.”

“Hm?”

“Risinass said he liked me.”

“What?”

Luna’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Really? I had no idea!”

Leo nodded as he watched Luna’s expression of disbelief.

‘Right, I’m not the strange one. That guy Risinass just didn’t show any signs at all.’

Thinking that, Leo stared intently at Luna.

“What?”

“You don’t, right?”

“Did living peacefully in the future 5000 years later make you crazy?”

“Right. You don’t, right?”

“Of course not.”

Luna nodded as she watched Leo burst into laughter.

“Then that’s settled. Let’s go.”

Leaving Luna behind, Leo flew toward the hole that Jerdiak had created.

Luna, who had been staring intently at his retreating figure, muttered.

“How is he still like that even after dying and coming back to life. That idiot.”

***

Kiiiiiii!

Benet’s magic exploded against Jerdiak’s neck.

Benet, along with Albi, Ellen, and Chaid, poured all their strength into somehow stopping the rampaging Jerdiak.

The four heroes showed excellent performance against Jerdiak, who had no reason left.

However, they weren’t dealing enough damage to defeat Jerdiak.

Runia, who was watching this scene, gritted her teeth.

‘Father… Headmaster.’

Whoooosh-

Fierce flames blazed around Runia’s body.

They were Phoenix flames that would devour even herself.

In Runia’s eyes appeared the sight of a Demon rampaging without reason.

‘I need to take down even one more. I need to reduce the burden on others.’

Even though her entire body was already covered in burns, Runia didn’t stop.

“Miss Runia!”

At that moment, Eiran urgently approached.

“It’s too dangerous to continue! You need to step back and treat your burns…!”

“I can… I can do more!”

“No! Any more and your life will be in danger!”

Eiran stopped Runia with a face that looked ready to cry.

Runia truly seemed like she would turn even herself to ash.

“I can fight more…”

“Wouldn’t it be better to listen to your friend?”

Runia flinched at the voice that came from behind.

It was a familiar voice.

A voice she could never, ever forget.

‘That’s impossible… it can’t be.’

Luna’s body trembled.

“I thought this back then too, but you’re quite reckless, aren’t you?”

If Leo had heard this, he might have scolded her asking if she was one to talk.

But Leo wasn’t here right now.

Runia turned her head.

Eiran also opened her mouth and stared at her.

An incredibly beautiful Elf stood there holding two Poliums.

Eiran rubbed her eyes.

But the being before her eyes didn’t disappear.

“Lady Luna…?”

“Yes.”

Luna smiled gently.

“You’ve worked hard.”

Luna, who had released the Poliums from her hands, reached out and patted Runia and Eiran’s heads.

“Leave the rest to this big sister.”

Luna looked at Jerdiak.

“Because a being from the past will handle the specter of the past.”

Right now, a legend that had been sleeping revealed itself before their eyes.

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