Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 464

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464.

 

After lunch time ended.

 

The 2nd year students headed to the circular lecture hall to attend the special heroics class.

 

There, Leo rested his chin on his hand.

 

‘What could be the reason for heroes’ tombs being robbed?’

 

The request he had seen on the bulletin board during lunch time.

 

‘The fact that it was posted on the plaza request board means Lumern doesn’t consider it a big deal.’

 

A request that was practically neglected even at the academy level.

 

Originally, this bulletin board was frequently used by students lacking request credits from 3rd year onwards to hastily fill their credits.

 

Most cases were incidents with low danger and importance levels.

 

‘It was a request that had been neglected for quite some time.’

 

When Lumern students are dispatched but can’t resolve a request, or in cases of long-term incomplete requests, the academy conducts its own investigation.

 

And if something special is discovered, they immediately raise the request grade.

 

But sometimes they’re left neglected without that happening.

 

In cases of requests that aren’t difficult but where no solution can be found, students tend to avoid them.

 

Sometimes they get solved by eccentric students who like mysterious things, but most students avoid requests that consume too much time.

 

‘Most of the robbed heroes’ tombs belonged to heroes forgotten long ago.’

 

Heroes who achieved great accomplishments during their lifetime are praised by future generations.

 

Heroes are remembered among people by those who received their grace.

 

But those who received grace from heroes don’t live forever.

 

As time passes, heroes are also forgotten.

 

Even more so in this current era when the Hero Record has been destroyed.

 

‘Old heroes from the past are forgotten. Even I was forgotten to that extent.’

 

It was the tombs of such heroes that were robbed.

 

A meaningless action.

 

‘Heroes’ legacies aren’t kept in places like tombs anyway.’

 

Heroes’ relics are keys that can open the Hero Record, so they’re never carelessly left unattended.

 

Therefore, there’s no benefit to robbing heroes’ tombs.

 

‘It could be seen as the action of a madman.’

 

But Leo knew of a tribe that revives the dead to use them as subordinates.

 

‘Necromancers.’

 

The unholy ones who follow the Overlord King.

 

‘But reviving someone who had great power during their lifetime would be dangerous even for them, wouldn’t it? Moreover, reviving and controlling a hero-level figure would be impossible with the current Overlord King’s authority, wouldn’t it?’

 

It might have been possible when Erebos was intact.

 

With the current Overlord King’s power, it’s impossible to revive the dead who had achieved hero status and make them subordinates.

 

‘If it really was Hel Kaiser who robbed the tombs? Did he develop his abilities on his own? Or did he figure out how to use the power of Erebos fragments?’

 

Leo’s expression became even more serious.

 

Meanwhile, class began.

 

“When do you think the concept of heroes as we know it has existed?”

 

Mel, who had written ‘What is a hero?’ on the blackboard, turned around.

 

“Are there any students who’d like to answer?”

 

Students raised their hands in response to that question.

 

Mel, who had been smiling gently while looking at the students actively raising their hands, pointed to one student.

 

“Student Rosetti, please answer.”

 

At Mel’s words, one 2nd year student stood up from their seat and answered.

 

“The concept of heroes as we know it emerged 5000 years ago, after the end of the Age of Calamity.”

 

“Hehe, that’s correct in a broad sense.”

 

Mel took a cookie from the cookie box next to the lecture desk and gave it to the student.

 

“Ooh.”

 

The student exclaimed and ate the cookie to check its contents.

 

“I’m suddenly curious about something. Why does Professor Mel give random rewards for class participation?”

 

When Iliana muttered quietly with a puzzled face, Chloe answered.

 

“According to research, sometimes random rewards can increase efficiency.”

 

“I’ve read that too. No matter how good a reward is, people quickly get tired of it, but adding the stimulus of ‘randomness’ increases interest more, right?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Chloe nodded at Chen Xia’s words.

 

“Where on earth do you guys find and read such books?”

 

While Iliana made an amazed expression, Mel’s questions continued.

 

“Are there any students who can answer more specifically? Yes, student Eliza.”

 

“The concept of heroes as we currently know it emerged 3000 years ago, after the Age of Cataclysm. These are heroes who became able to inherit the power of ‘predecessor’ heroes through the Hero Record.”

 

“Perfect!”

 

“Oh!”

 

“Excellent delinquent student~!”

 

Exclamations flowed from here and there.

 

When Eliza glared at the students making jokes, they averted their gazes.

 

Mel smiled at that sight and said.

 

“As student Eliza said, 3000 years ago, before the Age of Cataclysm, was an era when the existence of the Heroes’ World hadn’t been revealed. Therefore, it was an era with far fewer heroes than the current time. After the Cataclysm, the number of heroes inscribing their names in the Hero Record began to increase explosively. The reason we call the era from that time the true Age of Heroes is also for that reason.”

 

“Ooh.”

 

“Indeed, we don’t seem to know much about the early Age of Heroes before the Cataclysm.”

 

“Not many records of heroes from that era remain either.”

 

While students were expressing admiration.

 

Mel clapped her hands and said.

 

“Now, shall we read from the textbook? Hmm~ Who would be good… Student Cal?”

 

“Yes, yes?!”

 

Cal jumped up from his seat in surprise.

 

Cal’s flustered voice echoed loudly through the circular lecture hall.

 

“Could you read from page 372 of 【The Life and Death of Heroes】, the part about ‘Past Heroes and Present Heroes’?”

 

“Yes, yes! So, um…”

 

Thud-! Clatter-!

 

“Gah?!”

 

“Take your time.”

 

Cal, who was flustered while picking up his textbook, dropped his writing utensils.

 

Giggling sounds could be heard from here and there.

 

Avad, who was sitting in the front row of the Noble Dormitory section, made a puzzled expression.

 

“Why is Cal acting like that?”

 

“Hmph, he must have been dozing off.”

 

Duran snorted.

 

Eliza, who was sitting in the back row trimming her nails, spoke as if she found it pathetic.

 

“That’s not like your usual smooth-talking self. Getting nervous and all.”

 

Cal, who heard those words, shouted inwardly.

 

‘Could you guys not be nervous with a Dragon Lord right in front of you?’

 

During the previous Erebos subjugation.

 

Chelsea and Cal had accidentally learned that Mel was a Dragon Lord.

 

Of course, neither Chelsea nor Cal intended to spread that fact around.

 

However, they had been called aside by Mel before today’s class.

 

‘I know that you two students won’t spread rumors about my identity, but please be careful anyway.’

 

Looking at Mel who smiled playfully and winked with one eye, Cal pretended to be calm as usual and asked.

 

‘What if rumors accidentally spread?’

 

At that question, Mel, who had been thinking with her index finger to her lips, smiled brightly and said.

 

‘Then I’ll have to scold you.’

 

What Mel meant by “scold” was light punishment like making someone stand with their hands raised in the professor’s office.

 

But Cal, who didn’t know this fact, couldn’t help but be terrified by the words “scold” coming from a Dragon Lord who held the most powerful authority in the world.

 

Mel realized Cal had misunderstood something from his reaction, but found it amusing and decided to leave it be.

 

“That fool.”

 

Chelsea covered her face and shook her head.

 

Meanwhile, Cal opened his textbook, took a deep breath, and began reading.

 

“The heroes after the Heroes of the Cataclysm can be considered successors to the Heroes of the Cataclysm in some sense. Then who were the successors of those who became heroes during the 2000 years from the end of the Age of Calamity to the beginning of the Age of Cataclysm?”

 

Cal’s voice reading the textbook clearly echoed throughout the room.

 

“…The heroes of the Early Hero Age inscribed their names in the Hero Record through their own power. The heroes of the current era use countless hero skills. But even so, I cannot definitively say that the Later Era heroes surpass the Early Era heroes.”

 

When Cal finished reading that section and looked at Mel, Mel nodded.

 

Cal sat down with relief.

 

“Which heroes from which era were strongest is an interesting topic for debate. But when this topic comes up as an agenda item in academic conferences, it’s common for it to escalate beyond discussion and heated debate to actual duels.”

 

“What? Do fistfights really break out at academic conferences?”

 

The students showed disbelief.

 

“Fistfights would be cute. Sword fights often break out too.”

 

While the students fell silent at the scholars’ unimaginable belligerence, Mel continued the lesson.

 

“The author of this ‘Life and Death of Heroes’ claims that Early Era heroes were as strong as Later Era heroes, but this is actually a minority opinion in academia. What do you think, student Cal?”

 

“I think the author is absolutely right.”

 

When Cal answered promptly, Eliza, who was sitting behind him, trimmed her nails and said.

 

“I’m not dismissing the Early Era heroes, but I can’t accept that argument. I think it’s natural that modern heroes who inherit the power of countless heroes would be stronger than heroes of the past, don’t you?”

 

“I think so too.”

 

“Who are some famous heroes from the Early Era?”

 

The students began discussing among themselves.

 

“Then shall we compare the most famous heroes from the Early and Later Eras?”

 

Watching the students talk, Mel wrote two names on the blackboard.

 

【Fairy Knight, Berkia.】

 

【Knight of Twilight, Lumern.】

 

The students fell silent at the names of two heroes who boasted the highest recognition in the world.

 

One person called one of the three great figures of the Elves, and one of the Heroes of the Cataclysm.

 

Even comparing these two was a controversial matter.

 

“These two are evaluated as the strongest magic swordsmen not only of their respective eras, but throughout the entire history of the Age of Heroes. Also, Berkia was a disciple of the Great Hero, and Lumern inherited the power of the Great Hero. Excluding their races, they surprisingly have many things in common.”

 

Mel smiled slightly.

 

“Now, which of these two would be stronger?”

 

“Still, wouldn’t Lumern, who fought against Erebos, be stronger?”

 

“There aren’t many records left of Berkia, right?”

 

The atmosphere was such that all the students seemed to favor Berkia.

 

Chen Xia, who was watching this, asked Leo.

 

“What do you think, young master Leo?”

 

“Well.”

 

Leo, momentarily stepping away from thoughts about the Overlord King, crossed his arms and pondered.

 

Leo had met both Seirun and Rodia.

 

‘Both of them were heroes with overwhelming power.’

 

The Heroes of the Cataclysm didn’t lose to a fragment of Erebos.

 

‘The fragment that the Heroes of the Cataclysm sealed was in a much more powerful state than the fragment that was revived this time. The Heroes of the Cataclysm completely defeated that fragment.’

 

The reason the Heroes of the Cataclysm failed to subjugate the Erebos fragment was solely because of Erebos’s immortality.

 

Erebos, endlessly reviving and burning.

 

They failed in subjugation only because there was no one like the Hero of the Beginning who had the pure mana characteristic that could break Erebos’s immortality.

 

As Leo gauged the power of Seirun and Rodia, he recalled his disciple before departing on his final expedition.

 

‘The power of Seirun and Rodia was a step above the Berkia I last remembered. Since Lumern is also a Hero of the Cataclysm, his power probably doesn’t differ greatly from those two. However.’

 

Leo, having organized his thoughts, opened his mouth.

 

“It would be difficult to determine superiority.”

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