Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 482

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482.

 

Under the sky dyed with twilight.

 

A knight wielding a longsword and a knight wielding a greatsword faced each other.

 

Tamus, the knight of the greatsword armed with brilliant weapons and armor, spoke.

 

“How clever of you to come alone, Knight of Twilight.”

 

Tamus spoke in a cold voice.

 

“The ignorant worms of this world love to babble.”

 

Tamus pointed Nox, gripped in his hand, toward Lumern.

 

“That the Knight of Twilight is the successor of Kail, the Hero of the Beginning.”

 

Kail, the Hero of the Beginning.

 

2000 years ago.

 

The final great hero who saved the world from the crisis of destruction.

 

He overcame countless hardships and trials, surpassing his limits time and again.

 

Even in desperate situations, Kail ultimately saved the world, and even now, 2000 years later, he remains a figure respected as the model for all heroes.

 

Hero titles are bestowed by the gods.

 

Literally speaking, Kail was the beginning of a new era recognized by the gods themselves.

 

That’s why every hero wishes to be called Kail’s successor.

 

“I cannot acknowledge it.”

 

Tamus narrowed his eyes.

 

“The Hero of the Beginning is the greatest, most noble, and strongest hero. The idea that a slave-born wretch like you could be the successor of such a person is absurd.”

 

At those words, Lumern closed his eyes.

 

“Moreover, you conquered the Hero of the Beginning’s world but failed to obtain the conquest reward. Do you think someone like you is fitting as the Hero of the Beginning’s successor?”

 

“The fact that I’m not suitable as the Hero of the Beginning’s successor is something I know better than anyone.”

 

Lumern answered calmly to Tamus’s words.

 

“Because I couldn’t overcome my own limitations.”

 

Looking down at his own hands, Lumern spoke.

 

“For someone like me who couldn’t overcome them and gave up to be called Lord Kail’s successor is indeed absurd.”

 

Even after conquering Kail’s world, Lumern failed to obtain the conquest reward.

 

Lumern believed he failed to obtain the conquest reward because he wasn’t suitable as Kail’s successor.

 

‘I admired and respected him since childhood. So I wanted to carry on his will.’

 

But even though he reached a position close to him, he ultimately couldn’t reach him.

 

That was his limitation.

 

His close friends each fulfilled their roles.

 

Befitting successors of great heroes, they each inherited the power of their respective great heroes.

 

‘But I, who couldn’t inherit Lord Kail’s power, failed to fulfill my role. That’s why I nearly led my friends to their deaths.’

 

No matter how much he reached out, he couldn’t reach Kail.

 

Their foundations were different from the start.

 

Kail was an All-Class while he was a Magic Swordsman.

 

“You know your place well.”

 

Tamus sneered at Lumern.

 

“If I had been in that position conquering Kail’s world instead of you… I would have surely obtained Kail’s power.”

 

“No, you wouldn’t have been able to inherit Lord Kail’s power either.”

 

“What?”

 

“Just because I’m not Lord Kail’s successor doesn’t mean you thinking you’re Lord Kail’s successor isn’t ridiculous, is it?”

 

“How dare a lowly slave-born wretch spout such nonsense in front of whom?”

 

“Rodia waited for you until the end, believing you would come.”

 

Lumern’s eyes turned cold.

 

“Not just Rodia. Seirun, Ajonia, and Demian too. Though we now walk completely different paths, they never doubted that as long as you were a hero, you would surely come.”

 

“You bastard…”

 

“The entire world waited for you.”

 

Until the very moment the return of calamity was ended.

 

In public opinion, the Knight of the Underworld was evaluated as the strongest hero.

 

That reputation was higher than the Heroes of the Cataclysm.

 

He was also spoken of by many as a hero stronger than the Heroes of the Cataclysm.

 

It wasn’t just individual martial prowess.

 

The forces he possessed were so mighty that they didn’t just shake continental hegemony but threatened even Tartaros.

 

Even the Shadows, who remained hidden from the world as objects of fear and contempt, revealed themselves on the battlefield of Tartaros led by the Shan Empire.

 

“Everyone joined forces to face the returned calamity. Because everyone knew why we were driven to the brink of destruction 2000 years ago.”

 

The reason the world reached the crisis of destruction during the Age of Calamity.

 

It wasn’t simply a problem of the catastrophic existence called Erebos alone.

 

More than that, the divided world was powerless before Tartaros’s advance.

 

Even as the world headed toward destruction, the conflicts never ceased.

 

After the Age of Calamity ended and a new era opened.

 

The world strived to ensure such events would never repeat.

 

“There were divisions and conflicts. Disputes between races, wars between factions were endless. But the past wasn’t forgotten. For the past 2000 years, whenever Tartaros stirred, the world sheathed their blades pointed at each other and fought against evil.”

 

The conflict between the Heroes of the Cataclysm and the Knight of the Underworld was a famous story.

 

But people thought they would unite their strength in the face of a world crisis.

 

People never doubted that the Knight of the Underworld, called the strongest hero, would raise his sword to destroy evil.

 

But what returned was betrayal of that faith.

 

People fell into deep despair.

 

In the midst of this, the Heroes of the Cataclysm defeated the fragments of Erebos and saved the world.

 

The joy was brief.

 

People turned their anger toward the Knight of the Underworld and his empire, Talim.

 

Anger soon turned to mockery.

 

“Your sin isn’t simply standing by during the world’s crisis. You severed the bonds that had continued for the past 2000 years.”

 

Anger rose on Lumern’s face.

 

“You destroyed with your own hands one of the greatest legacies the great heroes left us. And yet you dare claim to be Lord Kail’s successor?”

 

“Hmph. Such thinking befits a lowly slave.”

 

Tamus snorted.

 

“In the end, didn’t you defeat Erebos’s fragments? The fact that they were handled by your hands even without this body, the greatest hero, taking action proves it wasn’t much of a threat.”

 

Tamus wore an arrogant expression.

 

“When you fall by this body’s hand, people will soon realize. That this body is still the greatest hero.”

 

Gooooooo-!

 

Pitch-black aura poured out from Tamus’s body.

 

“That the achievements you accomplished were nothing special. When that happens… Rodia. That wench will also learn! That her choice was wrong!”

 

Flash-!

 

His eyes flashed with light.

 

Spiritual power burst forth from his body.

 

“Glorious heroic spirits who follow my will! Rise! Show this arrogant one who dares challenge my majesty how high the heavens are!”

 

Along with Tamus’s roar, extradimensional space opened and heroic weapons poured out.

 

Heroic spirits summoned from the weapons revealed themselves.

 

The hero legion that Tamus took pride in.

 

Heroes who fell by his hand, or heroes who followed him and lost their lives on the battlefield.

 

Tamus had made contracts with such heroes, employing them as heroic spirits.

 

A technique possible only for him, called the strongest spiritualist in the 2000 years of history since the Age of Heroes.

 

This was the reason he was called the strongest hero.

 

However, the heroic spirits did not move despite Tamus’s command.

 

“Insolence! Why do you not follow this body’s command!”

 

Tamus showed a flustered expression.

 

“I told you, you betrayed the world’s faith.”

 

Lumern pointed his sword at Tamus.

 

“Did you think the heroic spirits would follow someone like you?”

 

Tamus’s face contorted at Lumern’s cold words.

 

“Pathetic fools. How dare they betray me.”

 

Whoosh-!

 

Tamus, who had sent the heroic spirits back, curled up the corners of his mouth.

 

“It doesn’t matter. The reason I’m called the strongest hero isn’t because of spiritualism.”

 

Tamus lowered his stance and gripped Nox properly.

 

“What can you do alone? Your achievements are merely accomplishments made by relying on my former comrades.”

 

It had only been 5 years since Lumern joined with Rodia.

 

Tamus remembered when he first met Lumern.

 

Lumern had certainly conquered the World of the Great Heroes alone.

 

But it was only the [Prologue] at best.

 

Thinking back to that time, Lumern was a weakling who hadn’t even earned the title of hero.

 

Just 5 years.

 

How strong could a weakling who couldn’t even properly block his single strike have become?

 

Crash-!

 

Tamus charged toward Lumern.

 

Slice-!

 

And his vision flipped upside down.

 

“What?”

 

Tamus let out a dumbfounded sound.

 

Tamus didn’t know.

 

When all the Heroes of the Cataclysm had fallen.

 

That it was the Twilight Knight Lumern who never gave up until the end and severed the neck of Erebos’s fragment.

 

The fact that Lumern’s power had already surpassed Tamus long ago.

 

And such Lumern’s swordsmanship was.

 

‘…Hero of the Beginning… Kail?’

 

Tamus had never entered Kail’s world.

 

But he had met him in other Great Heroes’ worlds.

 

That’s why he could recognize at a glance that the trajectory of Lumern’s sword just now was identical to Kail’s.

 

In his flipped vision, he could see Lumern’s back.

 

That figure somehow seemed to overlap with Kail.

 

‘How dare you mock me with lies! You’ve inherited Kail’s power!’

 

Blood vessels burst in Tamus’s eyes.

 

‘How could he become this strong in such a short time?’

 

Tamus was engulfed by the questions swirling in his head.

 

‘That’s it! He strengthened himself not through his own power but through Hero Record conquest rewards! Unforgivable! You fake hero!’

 

Tamus, who had reached his own conclusion, poured out his hatred.

 

‘Everything is because of you! That I was betrayed by the heroic spirits! That Rodia abandoned me! That I couldn’t inherit the Great Hero’s power! That I couldn’t inherit Kail’s power! Everything is because of you!’

 

His consciousness was fading away.

 

‘If only you weren’t here! That position should have been mine…!’

 

***

 

“Crazy bastard.”

 

“What… did you say?”

 

“Why are you my successor? I never had a successor like you.”

 

“You also think Lumern is your successor?! That guy is from lowly slave origins! He’s not a successor worthy of your reputation!”

 

Tamus shouted with an agitated voice.

 

“Noble me! Tamus is the one suited to be your successor…”

 

“I never particularly thought of Lumern as my successor either. What’s important about being a successor? Anyone who tries to save the world is someone who follows in our footsteps.”

 

Leo said indifferently.

 

“In that sense, you’re not even my successor, let alone a hero.”

 

“What?”

 

Tamus’s body trembled with rage at Leo’s declaration.

 

“Right, I understand. You’re not the Hero of the Beginning, Kail.”

 

“Just a moment ago you called me Kail with your own mouth.”

 

“There’s no way the Hero of the Beginning wouldn’t acknowledge me.”

 

“You really are crazy.”

 

Leo knew this was someone he couldn’t communicate with, but he hadn’t expected it to be this bad, so he could only let out a hollow laugh.

 

A gleam flashed from within the hood.

 

“I rose to the position of hero with God’s acknowledgment. How dare someone like you question my qualifications as a hero when I was acknowledged by God.”

 

“I have nothing to say if you put it that way.”

 

Leo curled up the corners of his mouth.

 

“But you’re still not a hero.”

 

“How arrogant.”

 

Killing intent poured out from Tamus’s body.

 

“A fake hero born by borrowing Hero Record’s power dares to evaluate me…!”

 

The moment Tamus flew into a rage.

 

His movement stopped.

 

And soon his body began to tremble like an aspen leaf.

 

“This, this is… impossible…!”

 

Tamus looked at the message before his eyes with a shocked face.

 

[Your hero qualifications have been revoked.]

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