Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 247

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247

Crack-!

Fritz’s hand burst the skeleton’s head.

Whirrr-

Red threads scattered from Fritz’s body as he spun like a top in midair.

Thwack-crack-crack-crack-!

Fritz, who had pulverized the Skeleton Army, adjusted his glasses.

“There are quite a lot of them.”

The Undead Army endlessly surging from the corridor was enough to make any observer feel overwhelmed.

However, there was no change in Fritz’s expression.

“Should I help if it gets difficult?”

Chen Xia, who had been following behind Fritz, asked.

“You don’t need to step in, senior.”

Fritz smiled faintly.

Whirrrrr-!

The red threads that had scattered in all directions became taut.

Fritz’s unique magic created by weaving his blood with mana.

“Blood Flame.”

Whoooooosh! Rumble-!

Red flames covered the entire corridor.

Fritz, who had used the scattered red threads as fuses to instantly burn all the undead to ashes, smiled softly.

Watching Fritz, Chen Xia made a troubled expression and asked.

“Are you okay?”

“How was it, senior?”

Fritz, who answered the question about being okay with another question, adjusted his glasses.

“Wasn’t it a bit like Leo senior?”

“In what way? No, more importantly, are you okay?”

“Leo senior’s main attribute is fire, isn’t it? So I tried copying it with magic. Of course, with my inexperienced skills, I can’t even reach Leo senior’s toes, but just a little, just a tiny bit similar to Leo senior…”

“…Leo doesn’t particularly choose attributes when using magic. But are you really okay?”

“Indeed! Leo senior!”

Fritz, completely ignoring Chen Xia’s concern, took out a notebook from his chest and noted down new facts about Leo.

‘He seems fine.’

Fritz didn’t seem to care much about the blood dripping from his hands.

It wasn’t bleeding from an injury.

Since it was magic that manipulated blood, the powerful magic’s recoil caused him to lose a lot of blood.

‘It’s a double-edged sword type of mana characteristic.’

While he could gain overwhelming attack power by consuming blood, the damage the magic caster received was also considerable.

‘An unusual freshman has entered.’

Thinking this, Chen Xia smiled gently.

‘What kind of freshmen have entered?’

Seeing Fritz naturally brought such thoughts to mind.

But she soon shook off those thoughts.

‘I won’t have a reason to return to Lumern.’

With a bitter smile, Chen Xia began walking.

Fritz, who had sealed his wounds, took out a red potion from his chest and drank it.

It was an elixir made through alchemy to replenish blood.

“Fritz, was it? You greatly respect Leo, don’t you?”

“Originally it wasn’t to this extent. I thought he was someone worth protecting as a shadow, but… I learned after meeting him directly.”

Fritz placed his hand on his chest while following behind Chen Xia.

“That he’s truly someone worthy of respect.”

“…That’s right. Leo is an amazing person.”

“If you also meet and talk with Leo senior, your thoughts will surely change.”

“Yes. That’s why I can’t meet Leo right now.”

‘Because if I meet him now, my resolve will crumble.’

“Someday, if Leo becomes the greatest hero… I want to meet him then.”

“No. I’m the one who will become the greatest hero.”

At the voice coming from beyond the darkness, Chen Xia and Fritz stopped walking.

Fritz took a wary stance while Chen Xia sighed deeply.

Thud- Thud-

A man in blood-stained white clothes, Sian, revealed himself from the darkness.

He looked at his fraternal twin and smiled broadly.

“Long time no see, Sia.”

“…Long time no see. Sian.”

“That’s not a welcoming face at all?”

Sian smiled and spread both arms.

“We’ve never been apart for this long, but your reaction is so calm, it’s disappointing?”

“I never wanted to see you for the rest of my life.”

Fritz flinched and looked at Chen Xia.

‘Is this the same person?’

The gentle appearance she had shown just moments ago was nowhere to be found.

With a face cold as ice, Chen Xia approached Sian.

“Because if we meet again, I’ll have to kill you again.”

Though called a traitor, he was family she had lived with her entire life.

When she thought she had killed him with her own hands, it was more painful than ever before.

She didn’t want to repeat that pain again.

But to ignore that anguish, Sian was too twisted a monster.

“I wanted to see you again. I had many things to ask you.”

Sian smiled warmly.

“You entered Lumern and pretended to be a Hero Candidate? Why did you do that?”

Sian asked as if curious.

“You know best, don’t you? Unlike me, you’re not someone who suits being a hero.”

Fritz’s eyes twitched at Sian’s words.

“Even if you enrolled in Lumern, you’d only get hurt more.”

Watching Sian speak with genuine concern, Sia smiled.

Having been together since childhood, she could tell.

Those weren’t words meant to hurt her.

They were words asked out of genuine concern for her.

‘This is the kind of person he is.’

“You’re talking nonsense. Chen Xia senior suits being a hero more than anyone else.”

“Oh?”

Sian exclaimed in admiration at Fritz’s words.

Then he chuckled.

“No way. If anything, she’s someone who suits being a shadow more than anyone.”

He shrugged and denied Fritz’s words.

Chen Xia didn’t deny those words either.

‘The difference between what you want to become and what you can become is different.’

She had deliberately ignored that fact and stubbornly enrolled in Lumern.

And watching other Hero Candidates, she came to acknowledge the fact that she couldn’t become a hero.

“Chen Xia, you can’t become a hero.”

Sian spoke with a serious face.

“So please don’t do anything to hurt yourself. You’ll only make yourself miserable.”

“Thanks for the advice.”

Chen Xia raised her hand.

She wasn’t angry.

Whoooosh-

Killing intent erupted from Chen Xia’s body.

“But Sian, you can’t become a hero either.”

At those words, Sian let out a deep sigh.

“How unfortunate. I thought you would be able to understand me.”

Sian smiled sadly.

“You were the one who understood me best.”

From childhood, it was none other than Chen Xia who felt the most sorry about the fact that Sian couldn’t become a hero.

It was also young Chen Xia who told him most often that he was someone suited to be a hero.

“I thought I understood you.”

The expression disappeared from Chen Xia’s face.

“But I was wrong. You’re insane.”

“In the end, you’re no different from other ordinary people.”

Swoosh-

Chen Xia’s body vanished.

Splash-!

Chen Xia’s water aura struck at Sian.

Sian swung his sword while watching Chen Xia.

Whoooooosh-!

Wind whirled violently.

Splash-!

The water aura scattered in all directions.

“Sia, you can’t beat me.”

Sian smiled as he looked at Chen Xia.

Whooosh-!

A light wind swirled.

Seeing this, Chen Xia deployed her aura.

Rumble rumble rumble! Crash crash crash crash crash-!

A fierce gale erupted from Sian’s body and whirled violently.

Blade winds that destroyed everything.

Fritz hastily retreated.

Swoosh-!

But Chen Xia didn’t retreat and dove into Sian’s embrace.

Watching Chen Xia, Sian’s eyes flickered.

Like flowing water.

Chen Xia naturally evaded Sian’s blade winds and dove into his embrace.

Thud-!

Chen Xia’s palms touched Sian’s chest.

Flash-!

Instantly, Chen Xia’s eyes flashed blue.

Boom-!

Sian’s body was blown away explosively.

Water swirled in all directions like a water cannon bursting.

She had compressed her water aura and released tremendous water pressure all at once.

Crash-!

Sian’s body broke through the wall.

Chen Xia placed her hand on the pain she felt in her side.

She had been hit by a counterattack as he was blown away.

“You’ve gotten stronger.”

Sian emerged through the hole in the wall, muttering in admiration.

But soon he chuckled.

“But you don’t have the same sharpness as before?”

“…”

Chen Xia looked at Sian with cold eyes.

“Your previous self was much more threatening. It seems life at Lumern has dulled your edge.”

Sian clicked his tongue.

“See? That’s what happens when you become neither this nor that.”

Swish-

Chen Xia’s body disappeared into the darkness.

Seeing this, killing intent flowed from Sian’s eyes.

“How disappointing. I wanted to remember your end as a Shadow.”

Whoosh-!

Whoooooosh!

‘Hero Ability?’

Chen Xia, who had hidden herself in the darkness, opened her eyes wide seeing Sian emit flame aura.

“Not even worth remembering.”

Crash crash crash crash crash-!

The flame aura exploded and swirled violently.

Chen Xia, hit directly, rolled miserably on the ground.

Hissssss-

Smoke rose from her entire body.

Her body was cut by the slashing attacks that came with the flames.

Looking at Chen Xia, Sian turned around without hesitation.

Then he looked at Fritz, who had been caught in the explosion, and smiled.

“You were alive?”

“Ugh.”

“I swore to eliminate all the Shadows in this world.”

Fritz activated his magic power.

Watching Fritz, Sian raised his sword and smiled.

“I’ll put you at ease now.”

Splash-!

The sound of a hand touching a puddle echoed.

Sian paused and turned around.

Seeing Chen Xia struggling to get up with her head down, Sian’s eyes flickered.

“You were alive?”

Chen Xia raised her head.

Sian grinned at the sharp blue killing intent in her eyes.

“Persistent.”

Sian approached Chen Xia.

“But Sia, you must have felt it too, right? The overwhelming difference in power.”

Swish-!

Aura swirled around Sian’s sword.

“It would be easier to give up obediently. This is my last consideration as your brother.”

Grip-!

“…!”

Chen Xia took one step forward.

Then the ground caved in deeply.

Chen Xia, who had compressed her aura, spoke in a cold voice.

“I don’t need that kind of consideration.”

Kwang-!

Chen Xia threw her fist.

Sian, who took a direct hit from that strike, was sent flying.

Kugugugugung-!

Sian, who broke through the wall and collapsed on the floor, grimaced.

‘This is going to take longer than I thought.’

Tuduk-

Sian got up and brushed off the stone fragments stuck to his body.

Thump- Thump-

Chen Xia was approaching.

‘She should be at her limit, so how can she still move?’

The strike from earlier was Sian’s strongest attack, putting everything he had into it.

‘I can’t be held back by someone like Sia.’

Sian felt impatience.

The fact that Chen Xia, whom he thought he could kill easily, was still in combat stance made Sian feel pressured.

Though he tried to deny it, he was feeling fear toward Leo, who might be chasing after him.

‘I’m going underground right now.’

Sian ignored Chen Xia and ran.

‘Sia will chase after me. In that case, I can deal with her after quickly getting Kail’s sword.’

***

In the deepest basement of the Imperial Palace of Shan.

There was a stone chamber that only the royal family of Shan could enter.

Of course, even royalty couldn’t approach without the emperor’s permission.

But Sian arrived at the stone chamber without difficulty.

This was because the Legion of the Necromancer King had currently invaded the Imperial Palace of Shan.

The Shadows guarding this place had also been dealt with by the Legion of the Necromancer King.

‘Aba Mama and the other Shadows must be captured by Atkan.’

Of course, the Legion of the Necromancer King would all be subjugated soon.

But he just needed to get what he wanted and escape before that happened.

Sian approached the stone chamber door.

The powerful seal passed down from previous generations only responded to royal blood.

He put his blood on his hand and brought it to the door.

Kugugugugugu-

Then the door opened.

Thump- Thump-

The interior of the room was a massive library.

All of this was records of the Shadows unknown to the world.

The emperors of Shan considered these records treasures.

The achievements accomplished by the Shadows.

Evidence that they had been behind history, even though no one acknowledged them.

However, from Sian’s perspective, it only brought scorn.

“It won’t be known to the world anyway.”

Even if it became known, no one would acknowledge it.

Unless it was recorded in the Hero Record.

People wouldn’t acknowledge great deeds.

Leaving records like this was ultimately because they couldn’t get their names on the Hero Record.

“Shadows are just shadows. That’s why they have no value. Sia.”

Sian said, turning to look at Chen Xia who had chased after him.

“Then what’s your reason for coming to this record library?”

At Chen Xia’s question, Sian pointed to a sword hanging on the library wall.

“For that sword.”

The only weapon among the things here.

“They say it’s the sword of the Hero of the Beginning, Kail.”

At Sian’s words, Chen Xia’s eyes widened greatly.

“The sword of the Hero of the Beginning… you say?”

“That’s right! Tartaros told me. That our Progenitor might possibly be Kail’s disciple.”

Seeing the surprised Sia, Sian laughed.

“I don’t know why we fell to being mere Shadows, but this is fate.”

Sian pointed to himself.

“Now that it’s known the Hero of the Beginning actually existed in the world. I, a descendant of Kail’s disciple, will inherit the Hero of the Beginning’s Hero Record.”

“You believe what Tartaros says?”

Chen Xia made an expression of disbelief.

“There’s no reason not to believe it. So, Sia.”

Thump- Thump-

Sian, who approached the wall, drew the sword from its sheath.

“Die in peace. I, who inherited Kail’s power, will subjugate Tartaros.”

“Still spouting such nonsense…”

Sia, who was glaring at Sian with a grimace, hesitated when she saw the sword.

‘Wait, that sword… I’ve definitely seen it somewhere.’

It was a sword she had seen before.

Sian didn’t seem to notice, but Sia had learned about that sword in Lumern’s classes.

‘Definitely during Hero Studies class…’

Kwak-! Hwaak-!

Then a storm of wind aura whirled.

Chen Xia hastily deployed her aura to block the storm of aura.

Kwang-!

“Kek?”

But she couldn’t withstand it and was sent flying, hitting the wall.

Hudududeuk-!

Chen Xia collapsed miserably on the floor and Shadow records poured down on her.

“Impressive.”

Sian looked down at the sword with a surprised face.

“Even after 5000 years, it’s still this sharp! And it accepts aura this well too.”

At a glance, it was an amazing sword worthy of being called a divine sword.

“Is this indeed a sword made by the Divine Blacksmith?”

Sian’s body trembled with ecstasy.

Huduk-

Then Chen Xia got up.

Her body was trembling.

“You’re already at your limit.”

Sian approached Chen Xia with leisurely steps.

“So why are you struggling so desperately?”

“…There’s something I’ve been sick of hearing for a year.”

“What’s that?”

“To surpass… my limits.”

Seeing Chen Xia smile while taking a combat stance, Sian let out a deep sigh.

“It seems Lumern has abandoned you.”

Sian wore an expression of disdain.

“I’ll say it again, Sia. You can never become a hero.”

“I know.”

“Then why are you acting like a hero?”

Those who have stepped foot in the Darkness are held captive by it and cannot reach the light.

To reach the light, she had stained her hands with far too much blood.

From the moment she thought she could never become a hero, The Gods would never acknowledge her.

There would be no god willing to acknowledge someone who doesn’t even acknowledge herself.

Still…

“I can still dream, can’t I?”

Seeing Chen Xia smile brightly, Sian felt an inexplicable sense of displeasure.

It was the same clear smile that Chen Xia always wore.

But that smile seemed to shine far too brightly now.

For some reason, that brilliance made him feel nauseous.

“Dreams exist to be broken. You know that well, don’t you?”

Sian raised his sword.

“Someone like you could never beat me. The fact that you barely drove me to near death back then was only because I was lazy with my Shadow training.”

Just as he was about to swing his sword with a sneer.

“You’re actually bragging about such a pathetic excuse?”

A mocking voice echoed.

Chen Xia’s eyes widened.

Sian twisted his face and turned his head toward the entrance.

Thud- Thud-

“Leo… Flobe.”

“I know someone who also had an incredibly absurd dream. That guy told me something.”

Leo smiled warmly at Chen Xia.

“Dreams exist to be fulfilled.”

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