Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 478

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478.

 

[Hero of the Beginning Kail? The Great Hero who only appears in fairy tales?]

 

Tiar’s eyes widened as she showed a bewildered reaction.

 

‘This kind of reaction is refreshing.’

 

It had already been a year since the world learned that Hero of the Beginning Kail actually existed.

 

The fact that the fifth Great Hero, who had been considered merely fictional, actually existed caused tremendous ripple effects throughout the world.

 

Leo naturally accepted it since his forgotten self had become known, but others were different.

 

Everywhere, the name Kail was a topic of conversation.

 

Having grown accustomed to the commotion around him, the bewildered reaction of a hero from 1000 years ago was quite fascinating.

 

Watching Tiar feel confused, Leo extended his right hand into the air.

 

Woong-!

 

Along with a resonant sound, a magic staff revealed itself.

 

Seeing the staff gripped in Leo’s hand and emanating magical power, Tiar was surprised.

 

[Cometes…!]

 

She too had seen Cometes during her lifetime as a Seirun student.

 

That’s why she immediately recognized that the staff in Leo’s hand was the Hero Weapon that Seirun had used.

 

That Cometes was shining brilliantly as if it had met its master.

 

It hadn’t emitted such brilliant light even in the hands of the Tingel family members.

 

“It won’t be easy to believe that I’m Hero of the Beginning Kail.”

 

Leo raised his hand.

 

Then aura and spiritual power rippled from his hand.

 

[All… Class!]

 

Tiar let out an exclamation of shock.

 

The All Class that only existed in legends and the clear light of Cometes.

 

[Are you really… Hero of the Beginning Kail?]

 

She still had doubts about the fact that he was Kail, but it was certain that the boy before her was no ordinary being.

 

First, she needed to greet the benefactor who had saved her from the Overlord King.

 

[Great Hero. I sincerely thank you for saving me from the wicked claws of the Overlord King.]

 

“Good. Then will you help me with something?”

 

[Kail, you are my benefactor. If it’s something I can help with, I will help.]

 

“Can you explain in detail the situation when you were resurrected as undead?”

 

Tiar had died filled with deep hatred.

 

And while her consciousness had been extinguished for a long time, the Overlord King’s thoughts had reached her.

 

Tiar’s consciousness had strongly resisted the Overlord King’s necromancy that tried to dominate her.

 

“But an irresistible great power captured your consciousness and you became a vengeful spirit burning with hatred?”

 

[Yes. The first to awaken my consciousness was the Grand Duke of Funeral.]

 

Watching Tiar grind her teeth with a resentful expression, Leo asked.

 

“Did you perhaps sense the presence of other spirits as well?”

 

The basic principle of necromancy is similar to spirit summoning.

 

It traces the remnants of mana to revive and dominate the consciousness of the dead.

 

This process is like a kind of contract.

 

Tiar had been in a contractual relationship with the Overlord King until now.

 

Then she must have also sensed the presence of other spirits who had made contracts with the Overlord King.

 

At Leo’s question, Tiar clenched her fists tightly.

 

[I sensed the presence of countless spirits. Among them were those who emitted particularly powerful force… heroes also existed.]

 

Tiar’s shoulders trembled.

 

Fear appeared on her face.

 

[Among those under the Overlord King’s command, there were also those who far transcended me.]

 

The Iron-Blooded Mage was a mage who was still remembered even now, 1000 years later, among the countless heroes who lived in the age of heroes.

 

That was proof of being such a mighty hero.

 

To think there were heroes strong enough to make such a person tremble with fear.

 

‘If we consider the current era… does that mean they’re on par with the Sword Saint?’

 

The Sword Saint.

 

A mighty hero who probably would have challenged the World of Cataclysm if he had been born in the right era.

 

His very existence was a deterrent force against Tartaros.

 

‘If he hadn’t lost his life last year and was still alive now, Tartaros probably couldn’t have moved like this.’

 

“Even if their authority was enhanced by Erebos’s power, is such a thing possible?”

 

As Leo muttered with a serious face, Tiar lowered her head.

 

[Certainly… among the heroes, there must be those who voluntarily agreed to contracts with the Overlord King.]

 

“…”

 

At those words, Leo let out a deep sigh and Tiar showed an apologetic expression.

 

She couldn’t be certain whether the boy before her was really one of the Great Heroes, Hero of the Beginning Kail.

 

But what if he really was one of the Great Heroes from 5000 years ago?

 

‘Could there be anything more shameful than this?’

 

The Great Heroes had staked everything they had and gifted the world to future generations.

 

Yet the heroes of later generations who were supposed to follow in their footsteps.

 

Even though they had died, they were now voluntarily cooperating with the Overlord King.

 

They had chosen slavery to live as the dead and pursue the greed they had sought in life.

 

This was an act of betraying the world.

 

Like a hero who had lived her entire life with hatred, Tiar had seen the ugliness of the world countless times.

 

She knew all too well that there were deep shadows behind the shining world.

 

That’s why, as one of the heroes of later generations, Tiar couldn’t dare meet Leo’s eyes.

 

Watching Tiar lower her gaze and avoid his eyes, Leo spoke.

 

“I felt it earlier too, but you’re excessively strict with yourself.”

 

[Pardon?]

 

“It doesn’t really matter, does it? Whether other guys cooperate with the Overlord King or not.”

 

[But…]

 

“It’s not something you need to feel responsible for.”

 

Leo reached out and placed his hand on Tiar’s head.

 

“We didn’t set out to create a righteous world, nor did we dream of an ideal world. We simply saved it because we wanted to save it.”

 

Leo chuckled.

 

“So it’s also ridiculous for you, as someone from a later generation, to be mindful of me because of other people.”

 

[…Kail.]

 

“They say that those who become spirits each have one unresolved attachment in a corner of their heart.”

 

Leo recalled Tiar apologizing to Luna earlier.

 

“Sorry, but I took a glimpse into your life.”

 

Tiar never regretted the path she had chosen and walked.

 

She had lived a life of being pointed at by her own kind, grasping nothing in her hands, and ultimately only losing.

 

Though she lived without ever letting go of her hatred in the end.

 

She didn’t make that her lingering attachment.

 

“Being so rigid is a disease at that level. Luna is the kind of guy who wouldn’t think it rude at all no matter how you create Star Magic. She’s not that delicate. That girl is just a simple fool.”

 

Tiar gritted her teeth.

 

Watching Tiar’s expression that looked like she was about to cry, Leo said.

 

“So you don’t need to apologize. And Luna and I defeated the Monster Queen. So.”

 

Leo patted Tiar’s shoulder.

 

“Rest in peace. Whatever intention you fought with, you too contributed to the peace of the world.”

 

[Thank you.]

 

The figure of Tiar, who bowed her head with trembling shoulders, soon disappeared.

 

Watching Tiar’s spirit disappear like particles of starlight, Elsi, who had been observing the situation, spoke.

 

[Leo understood her well.]

 

“Maybe it’s because we’re in similar situations?”

 

[Similar situations?]

 

“I can somewhat understand the feelings of those who can’t find rest.”

 

Leo, who spoke calmly, fell into thought.

 

‘Tiar succumbed to the Overlord King’s power, became corrupted, and turned into an undead.’

 

And purifying such corrupted undead into spirits was one of Risinass’s specialties.

 

‘Not as much as Risinass, but I’ve become able to use his spirit summoning to some extent.’

 

Leo looked down at his hand.

 

He recalled the mana that seemed to have a will of its own from earlier.

 

“Hey, if you’re listening, how about answering?”

 

Even at Leo’s call, Risinass’s mana remained silent.

 

Leo smiled bitterly at this.

 

Soothing the lingering attachments of spirits is called ascension.

 

And ascended spirits never show themselves again.

 

‘…When I first met him in the Heroes’ World, Risinass had summoned his final self as a spirit.’

 

In the process, Risinass would have ascended as well.

 

No, perhaps that meeting was a miracle that could only happen in the Heroes’ World.

 

Since the past Risinass had summoned his future self.

 

‘I’m not Risinass, after all.’

 

In the first place, summoning a figure from 5000 years ago as a spirit might be impossible without divine authority.

 

Risinass’s mana reacting earlier was due to the nature imbued in the mana.

 

It was likely closer to a heart wanting to save pitiful undead resisting evil thoughts, rather than actual will.

 

Still, he asked just in case.

 

‘…Would it hurt to hold onto attachments just a little longer?’

 

Leo clenched his fist, shook off his feelings, and started walking.

 

‘The Overlord King now commands powerful undead. They’re probably those who couldn’t abandon their desires in life.’

 

Not all heroes are saints, and they can be twisted.

 

The Justice Guild had proven that sufficiently.

 

‘Among them, there might be someone who carried an entire era on their shoulders.’

 

Leo’s face darkened.

 

[Leo, is something troubling you?]

 

At Elsi’s question, Leo let out a deep sigh.

 

“I’m thinking I might encounter someone I know if things go wrong.”

 

[Someone you know?]

 

Elsi made a perplexed expression.

 

Leo looked up at the clear sky, thinking of someone.

 

‘Bihar.’

 

Bihar was originally from the Orphan Soldiers, created to obtain powerful undead.

 

That’s why he had burned with endless hatred toward the Overlord King.

 

After the Age of Calamity ended.

 

The world was saved, but Bihar’s heart probably wasn’t.

 

‘As long as the Overlord King lived, he would never have stopped.’

 

He would have lived in darkness, pursuing the Overlord King his entire life.

 

Leo imagined the worst-case scenario.

 

‘What if the Overlord King’s authority became even more formidable?’

 

It was a fragment of Erebos, after all.

 

How strong the Overlord King wielding Erebos’s fragment had become was unknown.

 

‘If he gained the power to corrupt Bihar and turn him into an undead, then found Bihar’s tomb?’

 

This world might turn history’s strongest shadow into an enemy.

 

Bihar was also someone the past Risinass had acknowledged as worthy to succeed them.

 

‘He probably reached a level comparable to the Heroes of the Cataclysm before closing his eyes.’

 

Imagining the worst scenario, Leo sighed deeply.

 

‘No, let me believe.’

 

Step- Step-

 

‘He’s the one I entrusted things to. He wouldn’t be swayed by the Overlord King.’

 

Composing his emotions, Leo moved forward.

 

‘What’s important now is Atkan and the undead the Overlord King has revived.’

 

“…All the heroes from our guild who went to subjugate the undead in various regions were annihilated?”

 

Jerome asked with a puzzled face.

 

“Yes.”

 

“Hmm. Indeed, those who seized the position of hero through their own power are different. Even if we make dropouts who couldn’t graduate from Hero Academies into heroes, there are limits after all?”

 

“What should we do now?”

 

Vice Guild Master Chain asked with an expressionless face.

 

“What about Leo Flobe?”

 

“We cannot confirm his location.”

 

“You can’t confirm it even with your clairvoyance?”

 

“No. He’s blocked it.”

 

“Huh.”

 

Jerome was impressed.

 

“I’m truly curious about the identity of that endless potential.”

 

“He must be the real chosen hero you speak of.”

 

At Chain’s words, Jerome stood up from his seat.

 

“First, let’s subjugate the hero undead appearing in various regions…”

 

“No.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“If pawns won’t work, send rooks, knights, and bishops this time. If that doesn’t work either, send the queens.”

 

“Master Jerome. Aren’t you obsessing over Leo Flobe to an excessive degree?”

 

“I think he’s worth it. I can somewhat guess his nature. He’s absolutely not someone who will join us.”

 

Jerome clicked his tongue.

 

“Then it would be better to crush him before he grows larger. He can’t do anything alone anyway.”

 

***

 

[Come to think of it, Leo.]

 

“What?”

 

[Is it okay to leave those Justice Guild guys or whatever alone?]

 

[Chirp.]

 

Fiora agreed with Kirran’s words.

 

But Leo was indifferent.

 

Facing a much larger problem now, the Justice Guild’s threat felt trivial.

 

“They don’t seem like a big threat right now, so I’ll just sweep them away later.”

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