Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 248

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248

Whoosh—

A gust of wind swept through.

Leo twisted his head to avoid the storm of aura that came rushing at him.

And swung his arm.

Crash—!

With a tremendous sound of aura clashing against aura, Sian was sent flying.

“Kugh!”

Sian glared at Leo with wide eyes.

There was only one entrance to the stone chamber.

Leo was guarding that entrance.

Sian had experienced the overwhelming difference in power just moments ago.

But…

‘He came here after breaking through Atkan.’

He didn’t think Atkan had been defeated.

‘He probably let him go to face Aba Mama. But he wouldn’t have let him go easily.’

Sian knew Atkan’s abilities.

The power to collect corpses and make them move with the abilities they had when alive.

‘Dirge.’

Every time he cleared the Heroes’ World, he would test newly acquired powers using Atkan’s authority.

So he knew well the might of his power.

Indeed, Leo had various large and small wounds all over his body.

Fatigue could be seen on his face, and his shoulders were heaving as if he was short of breath.

‘Compared to that, I’m perfectly fine.’

Atkan had perfectly restored even his stamina.

‘Moreover, I now have the sword used by the Hero of the Beginning in my hands.’

This sword wasn’t simply hard and sharp.

Holding the sword, Sian could tell.

The weapons made by Dweno, the Divine Blacksmith, are called divine artifacts.

The reason is that they contain tremendous power beyond imagination.

‘I still don’t know how to use this sword’s power.’

Sian gripped the sword tighter.

‘If I can use it, I can defeat Leo Flobe.’

Thinking this, Sian pointed his sword at Leo.

“It would have been better for you not to come here.”

Thud— Thud—

Leo took steps forward.

Sian flinched and stepped backward.

But soon his face reddened and he shouted angrily.

“You better prepare yourself. This time will be different from before.”

“What’s different?”

“I now have the sword of Kail, the Hero of the Beginning.”

At Sian’s words, Leo looked at the sword Sian was holding.

It was a sword of quite unusual form.

The blade was so short it wouldn’t be strange to call it a dagger.

But the handle was as long as a typical longsword.

A strange sword where the ratio of blade to handle was close to 1:1.

Of course, it wasn’t a sword he was seeing for the first time.

“That sword isn’t the Hero of the Beginning’s sword.”

“What?”

Sian’s face contorted.

“That sword’s name is Erquint. It’s the sword of the Fairy Knight, Berkia.”

Erquint was a sword more deeply connected to Luna than to Kail.

Originally, Erquint was a sword Dweno gave to Luna.

Luna gave her sword to her disciple Berkia.

Since Berkia was also Kail’s disciple, it couldn’t be said there was no connection, but it still wasn’t the Hero of the Beginning’s weapon.

‘So you found it after all.’

Leo smiled bitterly.

Berkia had lost Erquint in the Battle of Tarmetia.

The last battle the great heroes participated in before departing to subjugate Erebos.

Bihar had told Berkia, who was dejected about losing the gift from her master, that she would find the sword for her.

‘It seems she couldn’t return it.’

After Erebos was subjugated.

To rebuild the world following their masters’ will, the two must have spent hectic days.

“Ridiculous, why would our ancestor keep the Fairy Knight’s sword!”

“There must have been a reason. Anyway, I’m certain that sword is Erquint since we learned about it in Lumern Hero Studies class.”

Artion, who was last year’s Hero Studies professor, had given lessons about the weapons of heroes unknown to the world.

Among them was information about Erquint.

“And you can’t properly handle that sword.”

At Leo’s words, Sian’s face contorted.

“Don’t talk like you’re so great!”

Enraged, Sian charged toward Leo.

Powerful aura erupted from his body like an explosion.

Kwagagagak—!

Sian began moving at tremendous speed.

Moving so fast he was barely visible, Sian aimed for Leo’s vital points.

“You’re exhausted! You won’t be able to follow my movements!”

Mocking Leo, Sian accelerated even more.

Leo let out a light breath and raised his sword.

Slash—! Thud—!

Cutting Leo’s back, Sian curled up the corners of his mouth.

A frontal confrontation would obviously result in defeat.

‘I’ll increase small wounds like this.’

Sian quickly hid in the darkness, avoiding Leo’s eyes.

The Shadow’s ability.

Though he used the Shadow’s ability that he had so despised, Sian didn’t care.

What mattered now was defeating the monster before his eyes.

But Sian’s attack didn’t last long.

Just before hiding in the darkness, Leo grabbed Sian by the throat.

“H-how…!”

“Clumsy.”

Leo spoke coldly, his red eyes flashing.

“Don’t you have anything else to show me?”

Leo

Rooooooooo—!

Jerdinger’s flames blazed up.

Seeing the flames swell as if they would devour even their user, Sian’s face turned pale.

Kwagagagagang—!

Leo’s flames mercilessly burned Sian.

“Kghhh…”

Sian, who barely escaped, crawled on the ground and muttered.

“This can’t be… This is impossible… I was… I was chosen… I was born with the talent to become a great hero… Why…!”

Leo’s foot blocked the path of Sian, who was struggling desperately and crawling toward the entrance.

Sian’s face turned pale.

“P-please spare me! You’re a Hero Candidate, aren’t you? I’m Sia’s family! Would a Hero Candidate carelessly take the life of a friend’s family member?”

Whoosh-

Leo breathed out flames as if it wasn’t worth listening to.

Seeing this, Sian shouted desperately.

“I-I’m going to become a hero! You’re going to become a hero too, right? You’ll fight against Tartaros, right? If there’s even one more strong person, it’ll be a great help in the future!”

“That’s certainly true.”

“Th-then…!”

Sian’s face brightened at Leo’s affirmation.

“But I don’t know if you’re such an amazing guy.”

Leo smiled coldly.

Sian instinctively knew that smile was a death sentence.

“I’m even less sure if you’re worth keeping alive.”

Whoooosh!

“Aaaaaaahhhhh!”

Phoenix’s flames engulfed Sian.

Sian struggled and rolled around the room, then his movements stopped and he soon turned to ash and disappeared.

Leo picked up Erquint that was lying on the floor.

‘I’d like to give this to Eiran if possible.’

Eiran, who was second in Seirun’s 2nd year and a descendant of Berkia.

It would be best if Erquint was entrusted to Eiran’s hands.

‘Bihar would want that too.’

Although he couldn’t return it directly to her, Bihar would surely want it to go to her descendant at least.

Leo looked around the interior of the record room that had become a mess.

“What are these?”

“They’re all… records of the Shadows.”

At Chen Xia’s explanation, Leo picked up a book that was lying on the floor.

When he opened it, it contained writings about the deeds of a certain Shadow.

“I see.”

Leo nodded and carefully placed the records back on the bookshelf one by one.

His appearance looked like he was paying respect to heroes.

Chen Xia, who had been staring blankly at his back for a moment, said.

“There was no need to dirty Leo-nim’s hands.”

“Is there anything worth talking about regarding dirtying my hands?”

Leo said calmly.

“Executing a traitor is perfectly natural.”

“…”

“Let’s go back. If I skip class any longer like this, it won’t end with just a reflection paper.”

“Thank you for coming to get me. I’m really happy.”

Chen Xia smiled bitterly.

“But I’m a Shadow. I can’t become a hero.”

“Why?”

“Because the Gods will never acknowledge me.”

Chen Xia looked at her own hands.

“I’ve done dirtier work than Leo-nim thinks. And I’m a cruel woman.”

Chen Xia smiled coldly.

“Even if Sian was a traitor, he was my twin. I saw him die, but I can smile like this.”

No matter how much he deserved to die.

He was blood family she had lived with her entire life.

Even though that blood family had died, Chen Xia was indifferent.

“Is there a Hero Candidate like me?”

“There wouldn’t be.”

“See? I don’t suit being a Hero Candidate.”

Chen Xia’s smiling appearance looked somehow eerie.

“Would the Gods acknowledge someone like me?”

“They wouldn’t.”

“Yes, I’ll never be able to get my name on the Hero Record…”

“But is that important?”

“Pardon?”

“Is the Gods’ acknowledgment that important?”

Chen Xia’s eyes wavered at the unexpected answer.

“Didn’t you enroll in Lumern because you wanted to become a hero? Why did you want to become a hero?”

“…Because I wanted to become someone who helps many people.”

Chen Xia answered, looking down.

“So? Now that you think you can’t become a hero, do you not want to help people?”

Chen Xia answered in confusion.

“N-no. In the Shadow’s way…”

“Is there a specific way to help people?”

Leo chuckled.

“If that feeling remains unchanged, then you still want to become a hero.”

Chen Xia’s shoulders trembled slightly.

“You’ll definitely become a hero loved by people. Whether your name gets on the Hero Record or not, that’s not important.”

Her heart stirred.

He was affirming the dream she herself had denied.

It was as if he was extending a hand to her, who had been hesitating to move forward with her feet submerged in darkness.

It felt as if the darkness was fading away in the blindingly bright light.

‘This is why… I didn’t want to meet you.’

She had made up her mind.

But seeing Leo affirm the dream she herself had denied, that resolve crumbled in an instant.

Without realizing it, she reached out toward the light.

“Let’s go back, to Lumern.”

“…Yes!”

Chen Xia answered without realizing it.

‘Even if I can’t get my name on the Hero Record… I want to try.’

The Hero Record wasn’t what was important.

Realizing this fact anew, Chen Xia burst into laughter without knowing it.

Leo, who had been smiling at Chen Xia like that, suddenly stopped.

‘Divine power…?’

He turned his head with surprised eyes.

A bookshelf in the corner of the record room.

There, he could see an old leather cover.

Leo approached the bookshelf and pulled out that book.

‘Seal of the Aura?’

Seal of the Aura.

It was an ability to imbue will into aura and leave it so that only the chosen one could open it.

‘It’s Bihar’s aura.’

Leo felt his disciple’s aura and manifested gray aura.

The seal naturally broke in response to Leo’s aura.

And what was inside…

“Hero Record…?”

Chen Xia made a surprised expression as she looked at the pages emanating divine power.

The moment Leo was bewildered.

[Would you like to open your world?]

A message appeared before his eyes.

Leo made a surprised expression upon seeing it.

It was different from the Hero Records up until now.

He had entered the Heroes’ World many times, but this was the first time he saw this kind of message.

‘Moreover, my world?’

Leo, who had been bewildered, answered with determination.

‘No.’

With those words, the message disappeared.

Leo looked down at the Hero Record.

The bundle of hero pages before his eyes contained powerful divine power.

It was as if he was looking at a complete Hero Record.

Chen Xia, who had hurriedly approached Leo’s side to check the contents of the Hero Record, opened her mouth wide.

“This… looks like records of the Shadows?”

The deeds recorded in the Hero Record.

Though the names were erased, it was filled with content about punishing traitors.

She thought it might be fake, but from a Lumern student’s perspective, this Hero Record was real.

“What on earth…”

Watching the surprised Chen Xia, Leo tightened his grip.

‘My… records.’

The contents of the pages were all things Leo had done during his time as Kail.

‘I see…’

Looking at the Hero Record, Leo understood the situation.

‘Bihar took all the records I left behind as Shadow for herself?’

Among the great heroes, only Kail had punished traitors.

Among them were naturally many records that would make one frown.

Though it was work someone had to do.

Even so, there was no guarantee that everyone would understand it.

If these records had remained intact and been passed down to future generations, compared to his other friends, he would have been remembered as a great hero who did dirty work.

Bihar didn’t want her master to be recorded that way.

‘So she hid them?’

He smiled bitterly.

‘It would have been better to leave them alone.’

Then perhaps the Shadows wouldn’t have been denied.

If it had been known that even a great hero had operated in darkness for the world.

If it had been known that his achievements as Shadow were also recognized by the gods.

The current treatment of the Shadows might have been different.

‘Bihar might not have disappeared behind history either.’

It was when Leo let out a deep sigh.

Flutter—

Suddenly the pages began turning automatically.

And at the end, a blank page was created.

‘What is this…?’

[Would you like to record the hero’s achievements?]

Leo narrowed his eyes at the message that appeared before him.

Chen Xia was bewildered by the situation she was seeing for the first time and stared at the blank page.

‘Record.’

The moment Leo thought that.

Bihar

Bihar’s name appeared at the top of the page, and her achievements began to be recorded on the page.

Whooom—!

The Hero Record glowed and rose into the air.

Rumble rumble rumble—

The Shadow records that had been stored in the Record Repository began to shake and were pulled out all at once.

The Shadow records swirled around the Hero Record as the center.

Whooom—! Flutter flutter flutter—!

Pure white light burst forth from the Hero Record.

The Shadow records were all sucked into the Hero Record at once.

Flash—!

Powerful light filled the space and then disappeared.

The Shadow records that had filled the repository had also vanished without a trace.

“Wh-what is this?”

While Chen Xia was surprised.

A large book fell from the air.

Thud—!

A black-covered book that fell into Leo’s hands.

Chen Xia’s mouth fell open upon seeing that cover.

Leo brushed the cover.

‘I see.’

Leo let out a hollow laugh.

Pibua’s words came to mind.

The Hero Record belonged to Kail.

In other words…

‘I also have recording authority?’

[Hero Record – Book of Shadows]

It was the moment when the achievements of the Shadows, who had been active in darkness their entire lives, were recognized.

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