Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 454

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454.

 

In his consciousness sinking into the abyss, someone’s cry could be heard faintly.

 

‘Ar?’

 

At that voice sending him foolishly unwavering faith, his fading consciousness gradually came back to life.

 

Along with it, old memories surfaced.

 

The Age of Calamity.

 

An era when countless orphans were created and it was utterly natural.

 

He knew nothing of ordinary family happiness.

 

It was an era when misfortune was natural.

 

Even before birth, peace had vanished without a trace and the world was filled only with despair.

 

In that calamity, the weakest were orphans with nowhere to go and nothing to rely on.

 

Days when they simply had to somehow extend their lives day by day.

 

A childhood when everyone in sight was unhappy.

 

Among them, he was a child who was a bit more unhappy than others.

 

“Why is he acting like that again?”

 

“I don’t know. He says the sky is scary.”

 

“What’s there to be scared of? Coward.”

 

The other orphans in the alley always looked at him as if he were pathetic.

 

It was natural.

 

He was always terrified.

 

The gray sky was frightening.

 

So he couldn’t dare lift his head.

 

“They say the sky used to be sky-colored in the old days.”

 

“What’s sky-colored?”

 

“Light blue, they say.”

 

“What’s that? That’s weird!”

 

The orphans shared the food they had obtained during the day and filled their stomachs.

 

“Wolf Cub, you eat some of this too.”

 

In those days, he was called Wolf Cub.

 

He had no name or anything like that.

 

Because there were no parents to give him one.

 

The group just called him something convenient to call.

 

Fortunately, even as a child, he was blessed with good relationships.

 

Because in the orphan group he belonged to, there was a human girl who took good care of the other children.

 

The girl would always save food for him, who was always a little frightened.

 

Then one day.

 

A wolf Suin came to the Orphan District.

 

“Did you hear? It’s Lord Agon, the Guardian of the Starry Skies!”

 

“I’ve heard of him! He’s an amazing person, right?”

 

“Why did such an amazing person come to this street?”

 

“He’s going to take care of us! He said we can eat without begging anymore!”

 

“Really?!”

 

Agon, Guardian of the Starry Skies.

 

To the orphans, he was nothing short of a savior.

 

Though they couldn’t eat their fill, they no longer had to go hungry even without struggling to beg.

 

The children cheered that this was true happiness.

 

Thus great change came to the Orphan District.

 

But it was around that time.

 

That he became even more terrified.

 

From the day Agon came to the Orphan District, he ran around avoiding him.

 

‘Scary! So scary!’

 

Wolf Cub was afraid of Agon.

 

To the cub’s eyes, Agon appeared too enormous.

 

He had once seen people setting out on expeditions to protect the city on the main road.

 

Wolf Cub had felt fear from them too, but Agon was on a different level.

 

Since Agon was always in the Orphan District, Wolf Cub ended up going hungry more often.

 

One day when he had starved to the point where his stomach didn’t even growl anymore.

 

Agon appeared before the drooping Wolf Cub.

 

“Don’t you even have the strength to run away now?”

 

“Eek-!”

 

Wolf Cub tried to crawl away in terror.

 

But he didn’t even have that little strength.

 

Agon silently set down a bowl of soup and a piece of bread in front of Wolf Cub.

 

Then he sat at a distance and watched Wolf Cub.

 

Hungry Wolf Cub hurriedly gulped down the soup and bread.

 

“Cough-! Cough-!”

 

He choked from eating too quickly.

 

But Agon closed his eyes and waited until Wolf Cub finished his meal.

 

A moment later.

 

Wolf Cub approached Agon.

 

His wariness must have been eased by the food.

 

Thinking this, Agon opened his eyes to an unexpected sight.

 

“Th-th-th-thank you.”

 

Wolf Cub was still terrified.

 

What about himself made this young child so frightened?

 

While feeling such doubt, he was amazed by Wolf Cub’s courage in overcoming great fear to express gratitude.

 

“The other children call you a coward. Unlike what I heard, you seem like a truly courageous child.”

 

“M-me?”

 

Watching the trembling wolf boy with a confused expression, Agon smiled gently.

 

“Yes, little one. What about me is so scary?”

 

“L-Lord Agon is… too enormous. The other children don’t seem to see it, but… you seem to have tremendously enormous power.”

 

At those words, Agon’s expression changed completely.

 

‘He saw through my power and was terrified?’

 

Agon thought he was perfectly concealing his strength.

 

Surprised, Agon concealed even the aura he was unconsciously emitting.

 

Then Wolf Cub’s eyes widened.

 

His pale complexion returned to normal.

 

With the frightening thing gone, the child showed a bright expression.

 

After that, Agon had many conversations with Arron.

 

“The sky is scary… I see. You were born with tremendous power.”

 

“Me?”

 

Wolf Cub’s eyes widened.

 

“Yes. The reason you’re always terrified is because your instincts know what others don’t. Uncontrollable power is in some sense close to a curse. It must have been difficult.”

 

At those words, Wolf Cub made a tearful face.

 

“Then I hate that power! That means I’m always terrified because of it!”

 

Wolf Cub came to hate the power he was born with.

 

“No, there must be a reason you were born with such tremendous power.”

 

“It’s difficult.”

 

“When you grow up a little more, you’ll be able to understand. So don’t fear your power. Accept it and make it yours. If you do that, you might become someone who saves the world.”

 

Agon smiled brightly, seeing through possibilities that exceeded the child’s imagination.

 

“What does it mean to save the world?”

 

“Hmm. How can I make this easy to understand?”

 

Agon, who had been pondering, nodded his head.

 

“Yes, saving the world means bringing back the clear sky.”

 

“What is a clear sky?”

 

“A sky filled with this color.”

 

Woong-!

 

Sky-blue aura flowed from Agon’s hand.

 

“Long ago, the entire sky was this color.”

 

“Wow… It’s beautiful…”

 

His eyes were captivated by the beautiful color he was seeing for the first time.

 

The Wolf Cub felt deep emotion seeing that color.

 

And soon asked with an excited voice.

 

“What do I need to do to save the world!?”

 

“It’s a very difficult task.”

 

“I’ll do it even if it’s difficult! I want to see the clear sky!”

 

“Really? Then first, you’ll need to become strong.”

 

“Become strong?”

 

“Don’t worry about that part. I’ll train you. But first, it would be good if you had a name.”

 

Agon, who had been thinking, smiled brightly.

 

“Arron would be good.”

 

“Arron?”

 

“Yes. In the ancient Suin language, ‘Ar’ means courage. ‘On’ means person. Together, it means a person with courage.”

 

“A person with courage… I don’t think that suits me very well?”

 

“No. It suits you well. Arron. You already saw the sky-blue color and thought you wanted to save the world even knowing it would be difficult, right?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“That’s exactly what courage is.”

 

“Courage…”

 

“Yes, so when you feel anxious and frightened, remember the sky-blue color you saw today.”

 

Agon gently stroked Arron’s white hair.

 

“It will surely give you courage.”

 

Aaaaaaaah-!

 

The sudden howling sound completely awakened Arron’s consciousness.

 

‘Ar.’

 

Ar’s howling was giving him courage.

 

And responding to Ar’s howling, strength surged through Arron’s entire body.

 

Hwaak-!

 

Arron was restored by the power of Ar’s howling.

 

His fading body returned to normal.

 

When he opened his eyes, he saw sky-blue hair.

 

And he saw the broken sword that Chelsea was holding.

 

Brave.

 

The broken symbol of the Hero.

 

To deliver this, Chelsea had mustered courage to come to him.

 

Arron looked at Chelsea’s hair and grasped the broken sword.

 

Hwareureuk-!

 

‘Dweno’s flame?’

 

Golden flames that suddenly arose became Brave’s blade.

 

Seeing Brave returned to its perfect form, Arron smiled.

 

Ar’s howling ignited the courage that had been extinguished.

 

The sky-blue hair spread before his eyes showed him the way.

 

The sword Dweno made pushed him forward.

 

Golden light flashed in Arron’s eyes.

 

Hwaak-!

 

Brave cut through the Calamity Flame.

 

Tadak-

 

Arron, who had emerged into the world once again, smiled warmly and asked Chelsea, who was in his arms.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Thank you, Chelsea. Thanks to you, I was able to find courage.”

 

“What did I even do…?”

 

“Sky-blue gives me courage.”

 

Arron smiled gently and carefully set Chelsea down.

 

Seeing Arron like this, Erebos twisted his face.

 

-How did you return? Was it a miracle caused by stubbornness to protect the worthless name of Hero?

 

To Erebos’s words mixed with anger, Arron replied.

 

“I have no attachment to the name Hero. I returned because I set foot in the Divine Realm, didn’t I?”

 

-Such ridiculous nonsense.

 

“Such ridiculous nonsense.”

 

Seeing Arron speak the same words he was thinking simultaneously, Erebos’s eyes twitched.

 

-You… could it be you can see the future…?

 

“Yes, I can see it clearly.”

 

-You…!

 

“So I understand. The fact that the future can change as much as one wants.”

 

Very briefly.

 

The eye that sees clear futures beyond fragmentary glimpses had awakened.

 

For just a moment.

 

He succeeded in briefly setting foot in the Divine Realm.

 

Thanks to that, he succeeded in obtaining a very small fragment of divine power.

 

“It’s just a very small fragment… but it’s enough to finish you off.”

 

Flash-!

 

Arron’s sword was swung at invisible speed.

 

Kwaak-!

 

Erebos’s body was split in two from the head down.

 

-A mere specter of the long-dead past!

 

Erebos’s furious voice was heard.

 

Seeing such Erebos, Arron laughed.

 

“We’re both in the same situation, so let’s not cling to the world.”

 

-Grwaaaaaaah!

 

Erebos’s rage-filled roar echoed.

 

Seeing that sight, Arron swung his sword.

 

Golden light flashed and Erebos’s body was broken into thousands, tens of thousands of pieces.

 

Puhwak-!

 

“Amazing…!”

 

The moment Chelsea’s eyes widened.

 

Flash-!

 

Leo’s staff emitted light and pure white radiance surged up Arron’s sword.

 

Seeing Leo cast magic on his sword, Arron’s eyes widened.

 

Leo made a throat-slitting gesture toward Arron.

 

Understanding the meaning, Arron grasped his sword with both hands and raised it high.

 

And just before swinging.

 

As if remembering something, he turned around and said.

 

“Chelsea.”

 

“Yes!”

 

“Want me to tell you a secret?”

 

“A secret?”

 

“Yeah. Actually, Leo is…”

 

Arron whispered very quietly.

 

“The Hero of the Beginning.”

 

Chelsea’s eyes widened greatly.

 

“Kail has shouldered too much burden. He’ll never try to share that burden. So please. As his younger sister, become Kail’s… Leo’s strength. Create a space where Leo can smile comfortably.”

 

‘Find what you want to do.’

 

Before entering the final battle.

 

The words Kail had given him as an older brother before being a friend.

 

‘I thought I wanted to become a true hero after coming to this world… but that’s not what I want.’

 

He had no interest in such things from the beginning.

 

‘What I want is just one thing. For my family to be able to smile in a peaceful world with good people. That’s my wish for myself.’

 

If Leo had heard this, he would have definitely gotten angry.

 

He would have scolded him, saying it was ultimately an altruistic wish.

 

But Arron liked that.

 

Just thinking about it made him happy.

 

So he decided to bury this fact in his heart.

 

Thud- Thud-

 

Arron walked toward Erebos, who was beginning to burn again, holding his sword filled with pure white power.

 

“Now it’s over.”

 

Swoosh-!

 

Arron gripped his sword properly and made a fierce expression.

 

“Disappear, Primordial Evil.”

 

Flash-!

 

Kuooooooooo!

 

The fragment of Erebos, cut by pure white light and golden aura, let out a scream filled with agony.

 

Kwaaaaaa! Hwaaak-!

 

Wrapped in pure white light, Erebos vanished without a trace.

 

The blood-red sky began to disappear.

 

The menacing monsters were also engulfed in black flames, burned, and soon extinguished.

 

Erebos had vanished without a trace.

 

The only evidence that the Primordial Evil had existed were the traces of the fierce battlefield.

 

As everyone remained silent, dawn began to break.

 

Watching this scene, Arron shouted.

 

“We have won!”

 

“Waaaaaaaaa!”

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