Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 380

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380.

 

Dovella.

 

The only city with lush vegetation in Eleheum, where most of the country is desert.

 

Originally, it should have been the most developed city in Eleheum given its conditions, but Dovella was one of the most underdeveloped regions in this country.

 

It was because of Dovella’s geographical location.

 

No matter how lush the vegetation was, if that vegetation belonged to the Monster Forest, it was a curse rather than a blessing.

 

In a forest with infinite vitality, monster attacks occurred one after another.

 

If the monster attacks weren’t stopped, it could escalate into a crisis not just for Dovella but for the entire country.

 

The central government of Eleheum continued financial aid to maintain the defensive line called Dovella.

 

But the central government’s support was limited to that.

 

This was the Eleheum royal family that didn’t care even if the entire country fell into ruin.

 

From their perspective, Dovella was nothing but a burden, and they only provided minimal financial aid to prevent Dovella from collapsing.

 

They didn’t manage anything beyond that.

 

Naturally, mercenaries never stopped coming to Dovella.

 

The lives of mercenaries who engaged in life-or-death battles with monsters were strongly influenced by get-rich-quick mentality.

 

Due to such mercenaries, the security of the naturally neglected city declined.

 

Even in Eleheum, which had reached rock bottom, Dovella’s situation could be said to be even more serious.

 

Meanwhile, outside Dovella’s city walls.

 

Crackle! Thud-!

 

A giant tree fell.

 

Grooooooar!

 

“O, Ogres?!”

 

At the appearance of a group of ogres, which were high-level monsters, the mercenaries let out screams filled with horror.

 

The monster at the top of the food chain in the Monster Forest was the troll.

 

While trolls were undeniably terrifying monsters, they were monsters that skilled mercenaries could easily subjugate.

 

But ogres were fundamentally different monsters from trolls.

 

They were so tough that ordinary steel swords couldn’t even pierce their skin, and their strength was powerful enough to easily pick up and throw massive boulders.

 

Overwhelming durability and strength.

 

They were nightmare-like existences for ordinary mercenaries.

 

At the appearance of monsters that originally didn’t exist in the Monster Forest, numerous mercenaries fell into panic and retreated.

 

Step-

 

“Everyone was acting all high and mighty, telling us to trust only ourselves.”

 

Among the mercenaries fleeing backward, a sighing girl stepped forward in front of the ogres.

 

A beautiful girl, different from the battle-hardened mercenaries, drew her sword with a swish.

 

Whoosh-!

 

Flames erupted from her body.

 

Blaze-!

 

The flame aura bisected one of the ogres that had been charging toward the girl, Martina.

 

Thoom-!

 

The ogre, split in half and dead, collapsed as it was.

 

“Ooooh!”

 

The mercenaries who saw this let out exclamations of admiration.

 

Then a golden flash flickered.

 

Slash slash slash-!

 

The blonde girl who had moved between the ogres at tremendous speed landed on the ground and spun around.

 

“Wooooooh!”

 

The mercenaries’ cheers grew even louder.

 

But such cheers from the mercenaries didn’t last long.

 

“Both of you are quite good.”

 

The girl holding a rapier, Selia, smiled slightly as she approached the ogres.

 

Selia elegantly brushed back her hair and readjusted her grip on the rapier.

 

Tap-!

 

“Shall I finish this?”

 

Flicker-!

 

High-temperature flames incomparable to Martina’s flickered around her body.

 

At the appearance of one of the strongest members of Lumern’s 2nd Year Knight Department, the mercenaries let out screams filled with despair.

 

“Miss Selia!”

 

“Please don’t step forward!”

 

“Aaaaah! It’s the disaster that turns everything to ash!”

 

Watching the mercenaries making a fuss, Selia’s face crumpled.

 

“There’s no need for Senior Selia to step forward. Martina, the same goes for you.”

 

Whoooosh-!

 

Golden aura wrapped around Aina’s body.

 

“This place… I alone am enough.”

 

Thud-!

 

Aina’s foot dug deep into the ground.

 

As she bent her knees, she charged toward the ogres at invisible speed.

 

As Aina’s sword flashed, the ogres’ heads flew off.

 

“A, as expected, the Sword Saint’s bloodline is different.”

 

At such a young age, cutting ogres’ necks like slicing tofu.”

 

“She’s more frightening than the monsters.”

 

Watching the murmuring mercenaries, Selia narrowed her eyes.

 

Aina had become recognized as a fearsome existence among the mercenaries in just one day.

 

It wasn’t simply because she had subjugated monsters with overwhelming power.

 

Jerdinger’s flames were much more suitable for dealing with multiple enemies.

 

In terms of the number of monsters subjugated, Selia was superior.

 

Yet Aina had become an object of fear because she always emanated killing intent from her body.

 

She didn’t mind getting blood on her body either.

 

No matter how much she was a hero candidate, the sight of a young girl covered in blood, cutting off monsters’ heads like a butcher in an unsuitable appearance, was enough to be eerie.

 

Aina, who had annihilated the ogre group in an instant, shook off the blood on her sword and sheathed it.

 

Thud- Thud-

 

Watching Aina approach covered in blood, Selia sighed.

 

The mercenaries stealthily avoided meeting Aina’s eyes.

 

“Aina, you’re too impatient.”

 

“…”

 

“Why are you like this? Among the first-years, you’re the best.”

 

“As long as I haven’t received recognition from Senior Leo, such things have no value.”

 

For reasons unknown, Selia also knew that Aina was obsessed with gaining Leo’s recognition more than necessary.

 

‘I should have a consultation with Leo.’

 

It was when Selia was sighing.

 

“Young ladies! Thank you so much!”

 

Someone who appeared to be the mercenary captain approached with a broad smile.

 

“Thanks to you ladies, our mercenary group will receive a month’s worth of pay in just one day.”

 

“Ah, yes.”

 

Selia had come to Dovella to explore the Monster Forest with her mentees Aina and Martina.

 

And Selia had found a mercenary group with a relatively good reputation that had been active in Dovella for a long time and made a contract.

 

Since they had been active in Dovella for a long time, they had a proper system and were familiar with the Monster Forest geography, which helped with exploration.

 

The payment was the corpses of subjugated monsters.

 

The mercenaries in Dovella received payment using the corpses they subjugated as proof.

 

The reason the mercenaries had cried out in despair when Selia tried to step forward was also because of this.

 

Selia’s flames completely incinerated the monsters, making it impossible to obtain their corpses.

 

The mercenary group enthusiastically welcomed the three, as they could profit simply by guiding the overwhelmingly powerful hero candidates.

 

“You said this was your first time seeing an ogre today?”

 

“That’s right! I’ve been working as a mercenary in Dovella for 5 years! But this is my first time seeing an ogre!”

 

‘As I thought. This is definitely an abnormal situation.’

 

It was when Selia narrowed her eyes.

 

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble—!

 

The earth began to shake.

 

“Wh-what is it?”

 

“Monsters are moving in large numbers.”

 

Selia said, sharpening her senses.

 

“Money’s coming in on its own!”

 

The mercenary captain grinned broadly.

 

“I’m not so sure about that.”

 

“Huh?”

 

It was when the mercenary captain looked confused.

 

Whoosh—!

 

“Hello, Selia.”

 

“Hmph. So it’s Selia.”

 

Avad and Duran appeared, pushing through the thicket.

 

Behind them were their mentees Fritz and Havedon, along with a mercenary group.

 

“Oh my! Senior Selia. You were here?”

 

From the void, Shasha, the top first-year from the Summoning Department, appeared riding a giant eagle-type high-grade magical beast.

 

Next to her stood her mentor Woreden with his arms crossed.

 

Avad and Duran had the same idea as Selia and hired a mercenary group.

 

While searching for a good location to subjugate monster hordes, they came toward where Selia was.

 

Selia pouted her lips.

 

Unlike herself with fire attributes, other classmates could leave monster corpses intact and fight as much as they wanted.

 

“Another opportunity to increase income.”

 

Selia said smugly to the mercenary captain.

 

Then the mercenary captain made a serious expression.

 

“It’s time for Miss Selia to step up!”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Mercenary rules. No matter how much we hunt together, whoever discovers the prey first gets all the reward. Even if we help, in the end we won’t get a single penny. But if we avoid fighting, we’ll just get cursed at.”

 

“So?”

 

“If we can’t have it, we should burn it!”

 

“…”

 

In the end, rather than work hard to benefit others, they would burn everything.

 

Selia sighed and gripped her sword properly.

 

“Burn it all down!”

 

At the shout from behind, Selia shook her head.

 

***

 

That evening.

 

Selia sat in a restaurant at the center of Dovella.

 

In front of her sat Avad, Duran, and Woreden, whom she had encountered in Monster Forest during the day.

 

“So.”

 

Duran crossed his arms and made a sullen expression.

 

“What’s the reason you gathered us, Woreden Taiden.”

 

It was none other than Woreden who organized this meeting.

 

“Because I felt the necessity for information exchange.”

 

“Hmph. How unusual. For you to request cooperation.”

 

“This mission practice isn’t a competition.”

 

Avad said with a slight smile.

 

“Feeling the need for cooperation means you discovered something unusual?”

 

At Selia’s question, Woreden pulled out a dark red orb from his chest.

 

Seeing it, Avad stroked his chin.

 

“It’s a golem’s core.”

 

“A golem was wandering around Monster Forest today. This is what I obtained after dealing with it. Avad Rwallin. You should be able to tell which era this belongs to, right?”

 

Avad nodded at Woreden’s words and reached for the magic core.

 

Meanwhile, Woreden looked at Selia and Duran and said.

 

“I scouted the skies above Monster Forest all day today with my mentee.”

 

Woreden didn’t hire a separate mercenary group and moved independently with Shasha.

 

Hearing this, Selia tilted her head.

 

“Wasn’t the sky above Monster Forest difficult to approach by flight due to abnormal air currents? I heard even that butter gave up because it was troublesome.”

 

“Spirit users and mages are fundamentally different. While wind mages control the surrounding atmosphere, spirit users can dominate the surrounding atmosphere.”

 

“So, what do you want to say?”

 

“As soon as I scouted Monster Forest, I discovered that an abnormal situation had occurred in the forest. Many monsters that don’t exist in Monster Forest appeared. You probably know this fact too.”

 

“Right.”

 

“And all those monsters showed characteristics of Southern Continent monsters.”

 

Even the same ogre shows different characteristics between Northern Region ogres and Southern Region ogres.

 

“You mean it’s a Heroes’ World from the Southern Region?”

 

When Selia tilted her head, Woreden narrowed his eyes.

 

“That’s not all.”

 

“Then what?”

 

“Each of the appeared monsters bore characteristics from different eras.”

 

Monsters are intelligent creatures.

 

Among them, there are monsters with high intelligence.

 

Each has their own culture, and that culture is revealed through the monsters’ equipment state.

 

Therefore, monsters’ equipment states would subtly differ by era.

 

The appearance of monsters with various characteristics in one place.

 

What this meant was one thing.

 

“Are you saying there might not be just one Hero Dungeon?”

 

It was when Woreden nodded at Duran’s words.

 

“I found out which era this golem’s core belongs to.”

 

Then Avad spoke with a confused expression.

 

“Which era does it belong to?”

 

“When I analyzed the basic formulas composing the core, it’s from before the Age of Heroes.”

 

“What?!”

 

Everyone’s eyes widened at Avad’s words.

 

“You mean it’s from the Age of Calamity?”

 

Selia asked urgently.

 

“It is from the Age of Calamity. But I can’t guarantee this core came from 5000 years ago.”

 

“What do you mean…”

 

“The operating formula that drives this core’s magic is from 3000 years ago. I’ve never seen or heard of anything like this. I’ll need to investigate further, but this is a major discovery that could turn the magic academic world upside down.”

 

***

 

Flash—!

 

With bright light, the girl collapsed into her seat with a thud.

 

In the middle of Dragonnia.

 

The girl hurriedly looked around to assess the situation.

 

Then she discovered the words [Strategy Failed] before her eyes and laughed helplessly.

 

“…This is the place.”

 

The girl, Rodia, nodded and raised her body.

 

She recognized exactly where this place was.

 

Her childhood days.

 

This would probably be the very first page of her Hero Record.

 

The day she first confirmed the infinite possibilities of Hero Record.

 

Rodia reached out her hand toward the Hero Record in its undivided, complete form.

 

The page of the great King of Wisdom, Risinass, was spread open.

 

Risinass’s heroic tale that Rodia loved most.

 

That’s why it was a page she had attempted to conquer countless times.

 

But it was a page she ultimately failed to conquer.

 

Rodia knows the reason.

 

It’s because of one person’s absence.

 

“Lord Kail. Only he would be able to conquer this world, wouldn’t he?”

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