Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 431
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431.
Leo, who received Mellina’s contact, secretly slipped out of the training grounds and arrived at the mountain peak.
“You’re saying black flames shot up when a Hero Dungeon occurred?”
“Yes. I think you should come with me to Delan right away.”
“Alright. But who’s that kid next to you?”
Leo pointed his finger at the girl standing beside Mellina.
A girl with blonde hair and golden eyes.
Though she appeared human, Leo could easily tell that she was a dragon.
The reason Leo treated Mellina with his usual attitude despite the presence of an unfamiliar dragon was simple.
If Mellina had brought this dragon to this place, she wouldn’t question his and Mellina’s relationship.
‘Though she doesn’t seem to know about my identity.’
The dragon girl stood there with a slightly puzzled expression, keeping her emotions as hidden as possible.
At Leo’s question, Mellina smiled brightly.
“This child’s name is Enkiniass. I call her En. She’s still young, but she’s an incredibly wise and intelligent child. She serves as the librarian of Dragonnia.”
At the mention of Dragonnia’s librarian, Leo looked at En once more.
Since Risinass was called the King of Wisdom, the dragons of this era, who take pride in being his descendants, pursue knowledge.
As such, Dragonnia’s library was a treasury of wisdom containing countless ancient books collected by dragons.
In addition, the dragons’ Hero Records are also stored in Dragonnia’s library.
Therefore, the position of Dragonnia’s librarian is a status granted only to special individuals in dragon society.
‘I believe it’s a position held by Dragon Lord candidates?’
“En, this person is Lord Leo Flobe. Show proper respect and courtesy.”
“It’s my pleasure to meet you, Lord Leo Flobe. I am Enkiniass.”
Watching En greet him by slightly lifting the hem of her skirt, Mellina shook her head.
“En. You should greet him using the traditional dragon greeting.”
“Ah, yes.”
En awkwardly tapped her right chest three times as she greeted him.
“You’re still awkward at it. I told you to practice.”
“I apologize, Lord.”
‘I don’t think you’re one to talk.’
“So, what’s the reason for introducing this kid to me?”
“En has a special ability.”
“A special ability?”
“Yes, En.”
At Mellina’s words, En stood before Leo and met his eyes.
Her golden eyes reflected Leo’s face like a mirror.
At that moment, a brilliant light burst forth from En’s entire body.
When the light disappeared, Leo was standing there.
“Oh?”
“My mana attribute is Copy. This magic is my unique spell, Mirror.”
Changing appearance using illusion magic always has some sense of incongruity.
However, En’s magic was so perfect that it didn’t seem like an illusion at all.
It was literally like looking in a mirror.
“A substitute for when I’m away?”
“Yes.”
‘Since Mellina prepared this, it should be trustworthy.’
From Leo’s perspective, she was a much younger junior, but Dragon Lord Mellina was a dragon who led the world.
He could trust Mellina’s work arrangements.
“Then I’ll leave it to you, young lady.”
Leaving En, who would serve as his double, Leo headed to Delan with Mellina using warp.
***
Despite the black flames shooting up and a Hero Dungeon occurring, Delan, the capital, was no different from usual.
While heading to the location where the dungeon was, Mellina asked.
“If the Calamity Flame shot up, could it be a Hero Record from the Cataclysm after all?”
“That’s highly likely.”
The fragments of Erebos sealed by the Heroes of the Cataclysm are constantly seeking opportunities to return to reality using Hero Records as pathways.
“If we defeat the Calamity Flame this time too, could we purify it and absorb it as divine power?”
“Probably?”
Leo had been dealing with fragments of Erebos in the Heroes’ World until now.
‘In Luna’s World, and in the World of Seirun.’
Thinking that far, Leo narrowed his eyes.
‘One fragment of Erebos is sealed in a Hero Record, and another was sleeping in Fairy Land, right?’
The fragments of Erebos identified so far totaled two.
“Now I have a rough idea of where the third fragment of Erebos is.”
Mellina’s eyes widened.
“Where?”
“The third fragment of Erebos is probably in the hands of the Overlord King.”
Mellina’s face hardened.
“The Overlord King?”
“Right. Seeing how that bastard caused the Calamity Flame back then, I’d say it’s pretty certain.”
The primordial evil, the symbol of Erebos.
To demons, it’s the power of a god.
Just as the residents of the Lower Realm cannot create divine power.
Demons also cannot create the Calamity Flame with their own power.
Yet the Overlord King who invaded Lumern at that time spewed forth the Calamity Flame.
“Is it alright?”
“That bastard won’t be able to awaken the fragment of Erebos immediately.”
“Why not?”
“If the fragment of Erebos had been revived, he wouldn’t be staying quiet. But he’s also not the type to easily expose Erebos when it hasn’t even been revived.”
“Then?”
“That bastard has obtained the fragment but doesn’t know how to awaken it or how to use the fragment’s power. The flame he caused back then was the fragment reacting to me. He won’t immediately attack with the fragment of Erebos at the forefront. Of course, we can’t be completely optimistic either.”
Leo took a deep breath.
‘I need to quickly regain the power of my previous life.’
Thinking that, he stopped walking.
Before he knew it, they had arrived in front of the research facility.
“It’s noisy inside.”
“Yes. There should be a Hero Dungeon generated.”
Thinking that, Mellina waved her hand.
Space distorted.
As Mellina walked forward, the massive wall rippled.
‘She twisted space.’
It was truly magic befitting a Dragon Lord.
Ignoring all obstacles, Leo and Mellina arrived at the location where the Hero Dungeon had occurred.
“Are you certain no one was caught up in the Hero Dungeon!”
“Yes!”
“Report to the Royal Palace and quickly request support from the Hero Academy…”
“There’s no need for that.”
“Huh?!”
The general manager who was urgently giving orders flinched and turned his head.
There, Mellina was smiling brightly.
“I’ve come from Dragonnia.”
“D-Dragon?”
“Yes. We’ll investigate the Hero Dungeon.”
Saying that, Mellina looked at Leo.
Leo approached the place where the Hero Dungeon was located.
The moment he reached out his hand to the distorted space.
[Hero Record Open.]
The now familiar message appeared before his eyes.
[Arron’s World. Chapter: Final Chapter – The End]
“What?”
Leo’s face hardened at the message that suddenly appeared before his eyes.
It was a completely unexpected page.
Whoosh-!
His vision changed.
Crackle-!
Black flames blazed.
Leo understood why black flames had shot up as soon as the Hero Dungeon appeared.
Hero Dungeons invade the world.
That’s why sometimes the internal situation of the dungeon would manifest externally while the Hero Dungeon was occurring.
Those black flames were fragments of these flames.
Leo drew in a breath.
The smell of the world burning stung his nose.
A despairing landscape was etched in his eyes.
All of this was a familiar scene to Leo.
How could he forget?
For people, this scene represents the tragic and great achievements of the Great Heroes in stories.
But from Leo’s perspective as someone involved, this scene was a nightmare itself.
Here, Leo. Kail had lost one of his friends who was more precious than life itself.
“Haaaaaaah!”
Then a battle cry struck Leo’s ears.
Flash-!
Golden aura shot high into the sky.
The great Hero Arron’s sword strike.
‘Arron at this time was… braver than ever before.’
In his final moments, Arron lived up to the name of Hero.
He was composed even until the moment he entered the battlefield.
Though he sacrificed himself out of fear that his friends would die.
In his dying moments, he comforted his weeping companions.
Because he believed without doubt that his companions would save the world.
To ease his companions’ worries, Arron smiled.
That’s why Leo didn’t know what Arron looked like when he stood alone against Erebos for his companions.
All Leo knew was Arron’s back as he ran without hesitation to face Erebos alone in that moment of crisis.
The Hero who fought alone against primordial evil in his final moments.
The Arron of those final moments that Leo didn’t know was right before his eyes now.
“Arr… on.”
Leo unconsciously called out the name of his companion who faced death.
Arron, gripping the broken ‘Brave’, turned his head toward Leo.
Crackle-!
He could see the Calamity Flame rushing to engulf Arron.
In that moment, Leo ran toward Arron.
***
Crackle-!
“Risinass! Please handle the defense!”
Dweno shouted urgently.
Whoosh-!
Pure white flames shot up.
Crash-!
Risinass gritted his teeth.
Despite nearly losing her life, Luna closed her eyes and continued her incantation.
She knew.
That her companions would protect her.
So with an unwavering heart, she carried out her role.
Flash-!
Pure white light flashed in the sky.
Kail, who had imbued his sword with Innocent, unleashed his aura.
A massive slash struck Erebos’s neck.
Crackle!
“Gah?!”
“Kail!”
Dweno charged toward Erebos with flames covering his entire body.
Crash-!
The earth shook and Erebos staggered back several steps.
Rumble-!
The ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred.
From the impact, lava erupted from underground.
A massive battle that could truly bring about the world’s cataclysm.
“There’s not enough time! We have to prevent him from getting close until Luna’s magic is complete!”
It was when Risinass shouted urgently.
“I’ll do it.”
“What?”
Arron, who had cut through the black flames, stood at the very front and spoke.
“Hey! You idiot! It’s impossible alone…!”
“We’ve accomplished impossible things before, haven’t we.”
Arron smiled at Kail’s shout.
“You always told me I had great courage, didn’t you?”
“Arron.”
Dweno called out urgently, but Arron didn’t stop.
“Now is the time to show that courage. You protect Luna from Erebos’s attacks, and I…”
Arron gripped Braver with both hands and lowered his stance.
“I’ll hold him back.”
Crash-!
Arron became a golden flash and charged toward Erebos.
Crash-!
The rising golden flash severed Erebos’s arm.
Flash-!
The golden flash slashed Erebos to pieces.
Arron’s eyes widened as he squeezed out his breath.
‘Move. Faster! Stronger!’
Crash-!
Arron’s figure slashing the black giant at invisible speed was like a war god itself.
‘I am a Hero!’
People praised Arron as a hero.
But Arron found that title burdensome.
That’s why he had continued to deny that title until now.
But now he repeated that title to comfort himself and gain courage.
‘The one with the greatest courage in the world!’
Blood spurting from his mouth, eyes, and nose, Arron kicked through the void.
Kwaaaaang-!
With a sound that seemed to shake the world, the massive body of primordial evil flew through the air.
Kwagagagagagang-!
Arron gripped his sword anew toward Erebos who had fallen to the ground.
“Haaaaaaaaap!”
Buaaaaaaaaaak! Hwareureuk-!
A golden sword strike cut Erebos in half.
A golden sword strike that seemed capable of splitting even the sky soared upward.
Jjeojeojeojeojeok! Kwajik-!
The sword named courage, Brave, broke.
Fragments of Brave scattered in the air.
“Heoeok- Heoeok-”
Arron let out rough breaths.
His body was a mess from squeezing out power that far exceeded his limits.
His muscles were twisted and his bones were crushed.
His lungs were tattered, making even breathing difficult.
Arron realized.
‘It’s over.’
He gritted his teeth.
This was something he had already prepared for.
‘I’m not scared. Risinass… Kail! Luna! Dweno! They’ll save the world! For that… I’m not scared!’
[What a pathetic hero you are.]
Then a voice filled with tremendous power was heard.
Hwareurereuk-!
Black flames soared up.
[To fear death even while being prepared for it.]
Erebos’s contemptuous voice rang in Arron’s ears.
[Insignificant creature, your companions will not be able to prevent destruction.]
Hwareurereuk-!
Black flames blazed to burn Arron.
His life flashed before his eyes.
[You’ve suffered living such a fleeting life. Now disappear.]
Arron’s face contorted.
‘You don’t need to sacrifice yourself for the world like that guy, do you?’
Kail’s words flashed through his mind.
‘Find what you want to do.’
With Kail’s uncharacteristically gentle voice as the end, Arron felt an indescribable terror.
The fear he had forcibly suppressed until now raised its head.
‘I don’t want to die.’
He still hadn’t found what he wanted to do.
And yet he was supposed to die?
‘I don’t want to die!’
What kind of hero was he, trembling like this before death?
His unfulfilled resolve crumbled.
The moment Arron’s face contorted as if about to cry from the terror of death.
“Ar… ron?”
An unfamiliar yet familiar voice was heard.
Arron turned around.
‘It’s going to be very difficult from now on.’
From the depths of memory.
The face of the boy who had cheered him on came to mind.
‘There will be people you can’t protect, and you’ll be frustrated by continued trials.’
Somehow seeming apologetic.
And the boy who had cheered him on with a somehow sad face.
‘Still… you’ll make it through. Because you’re braver than anyone.’
The boy who had shown infinite faith in him upon first meeting was right before his eyes.
‘Because you saved the world.’
***
“Arroooooooon!!”
Without knowing it, he cried out and reached out his hand.
He didn’t know.
An appearance that not only Leo but his companions didn’t know about.
The moment he saw Arron’s face that looked like it was about to cry, he realized.
That Arron, who they thought had faced death with composure because he wasn’t afraid of dying, feared death more than anyone.
He had met his end pretending to be composed for their sake.
Until the very end, he had acted like a hero and given them courage.
The moment Leo realized this fact, he instinctively ran toward Arron.
Arron also reached out his hand toward Leo.
And the moment their hands touched.
Flash-!
The world stopped along with pure white light.
***
Crash!
“Keueuk?”
“Keoheuk!”
“Leo-nim?”
Mellina, who had been trying to follow Leo into the Hero Dungeon, opened her eyes wide.
The Hero Dungeon closed and Leo suddenly appeared.
While grasping someone’s hand.
“You are…”
Mellina’s face filled with shock as she saw the face of the Suin young man covered in burns all over his body and holding a broken sword.
“Arron-nim?”
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