Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 388

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388.

 

Since the Age of Heroes began, knights and warriors who handle aura, and mages have advanced.

 

Summoners are the same.

 

Due to the influence of Hero Record, more powerful individuals were born than in the Age of Gods.

 

‘Compared to the past, the current era can certainly learn aura more easily, access magic more easily, and summon familiars more easily.’

 

The world has certainly advanced.

 

However, summoners have regressed in a certain sense.

 

‘Since two of the three Beast King leaders disappeared, their empty positions couldn’t be filled.’

 

The Flame Emperor and the Pure White King.

 

In the death struggle with Erebos, Risinass and Kail lost Katariou and Albus, who were their pact makers.

 

Both Katariou and Albus failed to leave successors, and as a result, in the current era, only the Fairy King remains among the Beast Kings.

 

‘Even that has become nominal since Silorod is known for not making contracts with anyone for 5000 years.’

 

Seirun had succeeded in summoning Silorod.

 

However, since Silorod couldn’t leave Fairy Land, the summoning wasn’t officially known.

 

A situation where three of the strongest beasts that beast summoners could summon have vanished.

 

It was literally regression.

 

Leo was walking through the streets of Gardstron.

 

“Kail!”

 

Someone approached, calling out to Kail.

 

“Did you sleep well last night?”

 

“So-so. Did you find a place to stay? Finding lodging in Gardstron during this time must be difficult.”

 

“That much is easy. Do you know how many times I’ve attempted to conquer this world?”

 

Leo chuckled at Rodia’s words.

 

“By the way, I thought you’d be moving together with Risinass, but you’re moving separately?”

 

Rodia, who had attempted conquest several times, knew well that Risinass had gone to the allies who would join the journey.

 

“In the original history, I didn’t move together with Risinass at this time.”

 

“I always moved together helping Risinass.”

 

Rodia crossed her arms and made a puzzled expression.

 

“Though Risinass didn’t like it much.”

 

“Given his personality, if you helped him, he would have liked it rather than absolutely disliking it, right?”

 

Leo narrowed his eyes.

 

“Don’t tell me you did something weird in front of Risinass while in my form?”

 

“…”

 

Rodia fell silent at that question.

 

When Leo cracked his knuckles at her evasive response, Rodia hurriedly shouted.

 

“B-but! It’s Risinass! The King of Wisdom, Risinass! You know well what kind of existence Risinass is to dragons!”

 

“So what? Do you think you’ll be forgiven for doing weird things with my body for such a reason?”

 

“I didn’t do weird things! I just.”

 

“Just?”

 

“I just twisted my body a bit, approached him friendly, and actively talked to him.”

 

Leo’s face turned menacing.

 

Seeing that, Rodia added.

 

“So I got scolded a lot by Risinass!”

 

“How did he scold you?”

 

“He hit me.”

 

From Rodia’s perspective, she was just expressing her joy at meeting the King of Wisdom she respected most in the world.

 

But from Risinass’s perspective, he couldn’t help but be shocked when the guy who had been acting rebellious until yesterday suddenly changed his attitude and clung to him.

 

“Especially when I looked at him with a blushing face, he hit me the hardest.”

 

“You deserved to be hit hard.”

 

Seeing Leo speak mercilessly, Rodia said as if wronged.

 

“This is all because of you, Kail.”

 

“Why are you blaming me?”

 

“Because you cruelly failed to notice Risinass’s feelings until the end! Risinass was so pitiful that I couldn’t help but…”

 

“…We just became companions, how could Risinass have such feelings for me? And.”

 

Leo let out a deep sigh.

 

“Risinass’s feelings, I knew about them.”

 

“What?”

 

“But at that time, saving the world came first. Knowing this, Risinass also didn’t directly reveal his feelings to me. I too had no choice but to ignore them even while knowing.”

 

“Kail…”

 

Seeing Leo smile bitterly, Rodia’s face crumpled.

 

“Don’t tell such impossible lies.”

 

“This damn lizard really has no words she can’t say?”

 

“I certainly respect you, Kail, but the person I respect most is Risinass. I can commit any amount of disrespect toward you who hurt his feelings.”

 

“Oh, really? So that’s why you called me an idiot?”

 

“No matter what, do I look like a dragon who would say such rude things?”

 

“You look plenty capable of it, you damn lizard.”

 

Leo growled fiercely, grabbed Rodia, and continuously pounded her head.

 

The great hero who ended the Age of Calamity and the Heroes of the Cataclysm who prevented the return of disaster.

 

They receive respect from everyone in the world and are naturally subjects of research that countless hero scholars and historians from all over the world, regardless of race, devote themselves to studying.

 

Their meeting, which could never be realized because they inevitably had to live in different eras.

 

However, the Heroes of the Cataclysm are evaluated as successors to the great hero, having overcome the barrier of time through Hero Record.

 

Countless scholars sometimes imagine.

 

What would it be like if the great hero and the Heroes of the Cataclysm met not in the Heroes’ World but in the real world?

 

Something heart-fluttering just to imagine.

 

Something that could never happen.

 

But if such a miraculous thing were to happen, they would surely shed tears.

 

Crack!

 

“S-surrender! Surrender! I was wrong! I was wrong!”

 

Being headlocked by Leo, Rodia desperately shouted in a pained voice.

 

“Why did you do something wrong in the first place?”

 

Leo applied more force.

 

Unable to bear it, Rodia frantically pinched the back of Leo’s hand.

 

A scene scholars could never even imagine.

 

If they saw this scene, they would surely wail in a different sense.

 

***

 

“So? Where were you going?”

 

“I’m going to find Albus.”

 

“Albus, you mean the last King of Pegasus?”

 

Rodia asked with a surprised face.

 

“Right. I’m going to make a pact with him.”

 

“But Kail, you made a contract with Albus after Dweno joined too, right?”

 

“Right. The reason I came to make a contract with Albus was after hearing about my mana characteristics from Risinass.”

 

“…Pure.”

 

Rodia quietly spoke Leo’s mana characteristic.

 

Mana that belongs to nothing else.

 

Mana that maintains absolute purity doesn’t lose its characteristics even when awakened as aura, and doesn’t lose its characteristics even when converted to magic power.

 

Even when sublimated to spiritual power, it returns to pure mana again.

 

Mana that isn’t bound by anything.

 

Therefore, the only mana characteristic that can counter the immortal flame.

 

The reason why the Hero of the Beginning, Kail, Leo Flobe, is the natural enemy of primordial evil.

 

‘The reason we… failed to subjugate Erebos.’

 

Rodia’s eyes darkened.

 

Leo ruffled Rodia’s hair.

 

“…?”

 

“Don’t blame yourself. You accomplished a great feat. I acknowledge it.”

 

“Those are truly glorious words.”

 

Rodia said with a grateful expression.

 

“So, is there a Pegasus King within Gardstron?”

 

“Yes. With him at the head, the Pegasus have created their own territory within Gardstron.”

 

“I had no idea.”

 

“I didn’t know either until I heard it from Risinass.”

 

‘Actually, I could summon him right now without going through the trouble of seeking out Albus.’

 

Leo stroked the back of his left hand.

 

There, a mark of contract was engraved.

 

A pact made by Kail, not Leo Flobe.

 

The covenant made with souls rather than flesh had been revived now that he had come to the past.

 

But Leo did not summon Albus.

 

From Albus’s perspective, it was a contract he had never made.

 

If he forced such a contract to be fulfilled, their relationship might become strained.

 

‘Albus’s power is absolutely necessary to subjugate Jormungandr.’

 

It was an opponent he had barely managed to defeat even in his previous life.

 

‘I haven’t yet regained the power I had in those days.’

 

Of course, there was Rodia, but that alone wasn’t enough.

 

‘What I didn’t have then but have now.’

 

That was knowledge of what would happen in the future and overwhelming experience.

 

‘I must mobilize everything I have to get even a little closer to my past self.’

 

“Kail-nim. I have something I’m curious about.”

 

“What is it?”

 

“Risinass-nim was the strongest summoner in history, wasn’t he?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“But why didn’t he make a contract with the Pegasus?”

 

Looking at Rodia who asked with a puzzled face, Leo answered.

 

“Risinass said that the Pegasus don’t respond to his call.”

 

“Why is that?”

 

“I don’t know the details either. It’s not like I know everything about Risinass.”

 

Just as he had a past he hid from his friends.

 

Risinass surely had a past he hid from him as well.

 

Leo had no intention of digging into that.

 

‘Though I do have some guesses.’

 

Having thought that far, Leo paused as he remembered something.

 

“Come to think of it, you. You said you left a treasure room in the land where you were born?”

 

“It seems Larel told you that I mimicked Kail-nim.”

 

“Yes. I even made a contract with her. Though I couldn’t bring her along due to suddenly entering the Heroes’ World.”

 

Originally, Leo had planned to just scout and withdraw, so he hadn’t brought any of his summoned creatures.

 

He had left them at the dormitory because they would be noisy and chattering if he brought them along.

 

“Larel, that child has a tender heart and is too kind, but she has a strong heart that acts when necessary. She’ll surely be of great help.”

 

“A tender heart?”

 

“Yes. When she talks about how beautiful the world is, she’s really adorable.”

 

Leo smiled crookedly as he recalled Larel, who would mutter “The world is rotten” at random times.

 

Though she had made a contract with Leo and been influenced by Elsi, her assertion that “the world is rotten” remained unchanged.

 

Kirran had been shocked seeing Larel emit such gloomy energy, and Ati had covered Fiora’s ears to prevent her from hearing Larel’s words.

 

‘When you put her next to Elsi, you’d be confused about who’s the dark fairy and who’s the light fairy.’

 

Leo clicked his tongue.

 

‘Why do all my summoned creatures have such strange personalities?’

 

Shaking his head, Leo decided not to tell Rodia how Larel had changed.

 

“What exactly did you leave in that treasure room?”

 

At Leo’s question, Rodia answered with a slightly stiff expression.

 

“I sealed away Risinass-nim’s power.”

 

“Is it related to Risinass’s unique magic?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Rodia bowed her head slightly.

 

“That power was far too dark. It was certainly Risinass-nim’s power, but just touching it felt like I would be consumed by deep darkness. Not only Seirun and I, but even Lumern, Ajonia, and Demian couldn’t handle it. Judging it too dangerous to handle carelessly, we sealed it in the treasure room and told Larel to reveal its location to someone worthy.”

 

Hearing Rodia’s words, Leo clicked his tongue.

 

‘A power of Risinass that even I don’t know about.’

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