Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 227

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227

‘It can’t be… the real thing.’

Leo clenched his fist tightly as he stared at the fragment of Brave.

Brave.

It was Hero Arron’s beloved sword and also the most famous weapon among all the armaments he had used.

“Are you saying this is Brave?”

Dorbeman narrowed his eyes.

“Brave is known as the hero’s sword that never breaks, but this sword is broken.”

‘A sword that never breaks…’

Hearing Dorbeman’s words, Leo closed his eyes.

And he let out a deep sigh inwardly.

“That’s right! I heard it’s a sword that never breaks as long as you don’t lose courage!”

“Mm! Ar! That’s truly a wonderful mindset befitting a descendant of the hero!”

Dorbeman crossed his arms and nodded with satisfaction, then spoke.

“If only those scrawny arms and legs could be strengthened a bit more, you’d gain an incomparably magnificent presence.”

“I don’t need such unnecessarily bulky muscles.”

“A strong body is a symbol of strength and beauty.”

“My body is already strong and beautiful enough!!”

Arga said proudly.

‘A conversation between muscle-brains.’

Leo sighed inwardly as he watched the wolf making suggestions and the cat responding firmly.

“There’s no such thing as a sword that never breaks. When it reaches its limit, any sword will break.”

Leo sighed deeply.

“Moreover, if Brave truly never broke, the original would still remain.”

“Hmm. That makes sense too, but it’s hard to imagine that the sword symbolizing Hero Arron would break.”

Dorbeman stroked his chin.

“In the first place, almost nothing is known about the Great Heroes’ final expedition.”

The records of the Great Heroes’ activities remain relatively detailed.

Kail’s story was mostly buried by Tartaros in the depths of history.

But only Kail’s name was excluded.

Records of the major battles where Kail was active still remain.

However, the final expedition was uncharted territory.

‘Even the recorded Hero Records barely contain anything about that time.’

That’s why the stories of how the Great Heroes defeated Erebos differed among each race.

“Ar. And Leo. Didn’t you two actually have long conversations with Arron?”

‘More than long conversations, we fought together for a long time.’

Leo smiled bitterly inwardly while Ar nodded vigorously.

“The Arron I met was before he had Brave though.”

“Right. You said it was before he joined the expedition force. What was he like then?”

The Arron that Ar saw was a timid boy who was terrified at the sight of her covered in blood and screamed at her not to come near.

At Dorbeman’s question, Ar took a deep breath.

And clenching her fists tightly, she shouted.

“Arron was a spirited, dignified, and magnificent man who never yielded to evil!”

“Mm! As expected! Just like in the stories! He was extraordinary even in his youth!”

Leo felt a headache coming on.

It seemed this fool had severely distorted her memories of Arron.

‘Anyway, beastmen are just as simple-minded now as they were in the past.’

Leo pressed his temples as he looked at the Ajonia students and said.

“Anyway, where did this fragment of Brave come from? Was a new Hero Record of the hero discovered that wasn’t known to the world?”

At Leo’s question, Ar perked up her ears.

Dorbeman also widened his eyes.

He still hadn’t acknowledged that this sword fragment was from Brave.

But if this fragment was from Brave and closely related to Hero Records, it made sense why the Rodren Empire had invited two representative students from Ajonia here.

“A new Hero Record wasn’t discovered. But questions arose regarding Brave, so we invited you two from Ajonia for consultation.”

At Cherna’s words, Dorbeman crossed his arms.

“If it’s a story related to Ajonia, why is Leo Flobe here?”

“Black Rabbit! Are you perhaps transferring to our school?”

“No.”

“We called you because we judged you could help with this matter.”

Cherna looked back and forth between Leo and Ar as she spoke.

“Leo Flobe, Ar Tune. You two conquered the Heroes’ World last summer. As a reward for that, Ar Tune, you gained the power to transform at will. Right?”

At Cherna’s words, Ar’s tail stood straight up.

Dorbeman looked at Cherna with surprised eyes.

That fact was treated as top secret even within Ajonia.

Among the students, only the former student council president who had already graduated and Dorbeman, who was newly appointed, knew this information.

This information was so strictly hidden that even among the instructors, very few knew about it.

Since constant transformation was known as Hero Arron’s exclusive ability, revealing that fact to the outside could cause confusion, so Ajonia decided to keep it secret for now.

It was shocking that Cherna, an outsider, knew about it.

“Don’t be surprised. It’s information that Ajonia shared with us.”

Cherna made a serious expression.

“This Brave was a trophy obtained after defeating a ‘Hero Hunter.'”

When Hero Hunters were mentioned, killing intent appeared on Dorbeman’s face.

Hero Hunters.

A force that forms one axis of Tartaros’s power.

Those who hunt heroes.

They are not demons.

A group of traitors stained by darkness.

They once aimed to be heroes but fell to corruption and turned their sword tips toward heroes.

‘Well, there were such bastards in the past too.’

Leo crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes.

“This is Brave, but it’s not the original. It’s a replica obtained as a reward from conquering the Heroes’ World.”

At Cherna’s words, Dorbeman’s face hardened.

Ar flinched and trembled as she asked.

“Does that mean… the Hero Hunters conquered an unknown world of Arron that wasn’t known to the public?”

Brave’s appearance is already famous.

It’s one of the world’s most renowned swords, and its power is well known through Hero Records.

Brave shining brilliantly in golden light in Arron’s hands was a symbol of the hero and a sword representing the courage of heroes.

But until now, there had never been a conquest reward that was Brave.

“Yes, the important part starts now.”

Cherna took a deep breath.

“The Hero Hunter who used the sword was a beastman. And he transformed on a day when the full moon wasn’t up.”

“…!”

At those words, everyone’s eyes widened.

“Ar Tune. There’s another beastman in this world besides you who can transform whenever they want.”

At Cherna’s words, Leo narrowed his eyes.

‘Constant transformation.’

A technique that any beastman who learned Arron’s breathing could use.

But 5000 years ago, there were no such beastmen.

The same was true even after thousands of years passed since Arron’s death.

Ar only gained transformation abilities because she received help from Hero Records.

Leo examined the fragment of Brave closely.

Though faint, he could sense Arron’s aura.

“That Hero Hunter being able to use beast transformation… was that the power of Brave?”

“Exactly.”

At Leo’s question, Cherna narrowed her eyes.

“He used beast transformation to go berserk. But as soon as Brave broke, the transformation was undone.”

Cherna tapped the Brave fragment lightly.

“Ar Tune. Your beast transformation awakens beastman blood through a special flow of aura. I’d like you to investigate whether this Brave fragment has such power. And Leo.”

Cherna looked at Leo.

“I heard you also received the same conquest reward as Ar Tune. Though you’re not a beastman so you can’t use beast transformation, I thought you might help uncover the secret of this sword’s effects, so I arranged this meeting.”

“May I touch it?”

“Of course.”

With Cherna’s permission, Leo reached out and grasped the Brave fragment.

Arron’s aura, faintly dormant in the sword, reacted.

‘If a fragment holds this much power… in its complete state, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it contained Arron’s aura itself.’

Leo knew well about Brave.

One of the strongest swords created by Dweno.

Though it broke in Arron’s final battle, its power and durability.

And he knew well about its effects.

‘Brave didn’t have the ability to cause beast transformation in beastmen. Was this ability added when it became a Hero Record conquest reward?’

Sometimes that happened.

The three rewards obtainable by conquering Hero Records.

Hero Skills, Hero Abilities, Hero Weapons.

Among them, when obtaining Hero Weapons as conquest rewards, abilities that weren’t originally in the weapons sometimes manifested.

“Black Rabbit, let me touch it too.”

Ar came beside Leo and reached out to touch the Brave fragment.

At that moment.

Flash-!

“Myah?”

With a golden flash, Ar let out a scream.

Everyone looked at Ar with surprised eyes.

Sharp claws had emerged from Ar’s hands.

Her eyes had changed to cat eyes.

An overall more ferocious impression.

‘Beast transformation?’

Ar hastily removed her hand from the Brave fragment.

With the transformation undone, Ar looked back and forth between her hand and the Brave fragment in surprise.

Dorbeman carefully picked up the Brave fragment that had fallen to the ground.

There was no particular reaction.

“Why did it only react to Ar?”

Watching Dorbeman’s puzzled expression, Leo narrowed his eyes.

For the next several hours, investigation of the Brave fragment continued.

The conclusion they ultimately reached was one thing.

The Brave fragment reacted to Ar.

“The available data is limited.”

Cherna narrowed her eyes.

“Could you stay in the Empire for a few more days?”

“If it’s a matter related to Lord Arron, I’ll gladly cooperate as a student of Ajonia.”

Watching Dorbeman bow his head, Cherna smiled gratefully.

“Ar, let’s return to the dormitory.”

“Yes!”

Ar saluted sharply and tried to follow Dorbeman.

“Myaaaah?”

She screamed and jumped up.

“You, come here for a moment.”

Leo was grabbing and pulling Ar’s tail.

“Pulling a lady’s tail!”

Ar panted and lunged at Leo.

Leo grabbed Ar’s face to stop her and said to Dorbeman.

“May I talk with Ar for a moment?”

“If it’s about transfer consultation, you can do that with me?”

“It’s not that kind of talk.”

“Hmm.”

Dorbeman, who had been flexing his massive muscles, looked back and forth between Leo and Ar, then smiled sinisterly in a way that didn’t match his build.

Before they knew it, the sun had set.

“Good timing.”

Dorbeman waved and left.

Ar opened her eyes wide and swished her tail.

With only the two of them left in the corridor, Ar asked.

“What? Black Rabbit. What are you trying to do alone together at this hour?”

“You.”

Leo clicked his tongue.

“You still can’t properly control your beast transformation ability, can you?”

“Huh?”

“Let’s check. How well you’ve become able to handle beast transformation.”

***

“This seems to be the place.”

Late at night.

Sedjen clicked his tongue low as he looked at the cabin before him.

A Lumern professor spoke to Sedjen.

“Professor Sedjen. Outsiders will never understand.”

Looking at the junior professor asking worriedly, Sedjen said.

“Outside opinions don’t matter. Only the chairman’s permission matters.”

Sedjen spoke calmly and approached the cabin.

Knock- Knock-

“Riina. It’s Sedjen. Open the door.”

There was no response to Sedjen’s words.

Light was leaking from the cabin window.

She wasn’t absent.

The Lumern professor looked puzzled, and Sedjen clicked his tongue and opened the door.

Creak-! Clang- Roll roll roll-

As soon as the door opened, an empty liquor bottle rolled away.

A terrible smell of alcohol stung their noses.

Sedjen sighed deeply and saw a woman collapsed at the center of the living room log table, clutching a liquor bottle.

“Riina. Get up.”

“Sedjen?”

The woman called Riina was a beautiful young woman.

Silver hair and golden eyes.

But she was from the same generation as Sedjen.

“What business do you have with me?”

Sedjen pulled out an appointment letter from his coat as he watched Riina yawning lazily and reeking of alcohol.

“Read this.”

Riina read the appointment letter with her face still not fully sober.

“Principal? Me?”

She chuckled and carefully folded the appointment letter, putting it back in the envelope.

“Look, Sedjen. I’m not a famous professor like you or Hallind. I haven’t gotten my name on the Hero Record either, and I’m certainly not famous in society.”

Riina smiled indifferently, then popped open a bottle and gulped it down.

“The only thing I know how to do is cut the throats of traitors.”

Riina Flicks.

She was a woman who graduated from Lumern in the same year as Sedjen and Hallind.

But she chose darkness instead of the bright light given to Hero Candidates.

She was a hunter who had been hunting traitors and Hero Hunters who threatened the world from the shadows.

“That’s exactly why we need you more.”

Sedjen smiled broadly.

“Right now, Lumern needs a strong principal who can protect the students.”

At those words, Riina sighed and scratched her head roughly.

“Fine. But I’ll do things my way. If you had the mind to recommend me as principal, that means it’s okay, right?”

“As you wish.”

Riina narrowed her eyes as she looked at the smiling Sedjen.

‘I’ve felt this since the old days. Sometimes this guy seems more problematic than Hallind.’

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