Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 489
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489.
‘It must be a coincidence.’
In the long history of the world, abnormal phenomena that go against the seasons often occur.
For instance, it frequently rains near those who possess strong water energy.
Or when someone with strong fire energy appears in a region of heavy snowfall, the snow stops.
While such cases aren’t common, they rarely reveal themselves in history.
Now is the same.
Especially now when the Overlord King can revive the heroes of the past.
‘Perhaps such powerful beings have been revived by him. Or the spirits in that area have undergone a great migration. The probability of it being related to Luna is extremely low.’
But even so.
‘I should check it out.’
There are no classes right now.
Of course, students can’t freely go outside, but creating a justification for Leo to go out wasn’t too difficult.
“What did you talk about with Teacher Mel?”
Chen Xia asked Leo with a puzzled face as he returned to his seat.
Eiran was also perking up her ears curiously.
Looking at the two, Leo said.
“You two. Don’t you want to go flower viewing?”
At the sudden words, Chen Xia and Eiran’s eyes widened.
***
Crackle crackle-
Firewood was burning.
“Dweno! Please have a drink!”
“Mm, thank you.”
“Arron too!”
“Ah, yes!”
Gardstron was a city with many festivals.
In this era where the world rushes toward destruction day by day.
News of the heroes’ victories against Erebos and Tartaros was enough to make people ecstatic.
They were momentarily freed from the anxiety of not knowing when destruction might come.
But today wasn’t a festival to celebrate victory.
“Everyone! Pay attention!”
Luna, who had climbed onto the platform, raised her wine cup.
“Tomorrow we’ll depart on our final journey to subjugate Erebos!”
The subjugation of Erebos.
Words that were the cherished wish of all people in the world but couldn’t dare be spoken aloud.
Luna, who mentioned that aspiration in a light tone, continued speaking.
“Of course, many of you must be feeling anxious.”
Watching Luna speak with a serious face, the festival atmosphere turned cold.
In that atmosphere, Luna grinned.
“But trust us! We will save the world! We’ll reclaim the blue sky from that damn fireball! We’ll reclaim the beautiful stars!”
“Wooooh!”
“And I’ll be called the greatest mage in history! Everyone raise your glasses for this Luna, who will become the greatest mage in history!”
“Cheers!”
At Luna’s shout, the heavy atmosphere flew away.
Watching the people raising their glasses in toast, Kail said.
“Why did you entrust such an important speech to that girl of all people?”
“Because Luna is perfect for livening up the mood.”
Risinass, who was sitting next to Kail holding a wine cup, said with a bright smile.
“If we made Dweno do it, he’d say strange perverted things, and Arron would be too nervous to say anything. You’d definitely make the festival atmosphere gloomy. It would be boring if I did it.”
“This might be our last festival, so enjoy it to the fullest?”
“You’re spouting unlucky nonsense again.”
“K-Kail! Do you really think this expedition is hopeless?”
Dweno, who had approached them at some point, clicked his tongue, and Arron made an anxious expression.
“What are you talking about?”
Luna, who had finished her speech and come over, asked with a puzzled face.
“About how this festival might be our last.”
“Why would it be our last? We just need to blow Erebos away, right?”
“Right, the world will be saved, Kail.”
Luna looked at Kail as if he was strange, and Risinass also spoke as if it was obvious.
Hearing their confident answers, Kail slightly turned his gaze and said.
“I really hope that’s the case.”
“Why does he keep ruining the mood? This damn human.”
“Would you die if you agreed at times like this?”
Luna grabbed Kail’s collar and shook him, while Risinass sent a cold look.
“Come on, everyone stop and just enjoy the festival. It’s not like this guy acting like this is new.”
Thwack!
Dweno smacked the back of Kail’s head with his thick hand.
“You damn dwarf bastard. You think you’re hitting gently, but it hurts for the one getting hit.”
“I hit you so it would hurt.”
“Fine, then can I punch you hard in the solar plexus once too?”
When Kail growled, Dweno said nonchalantly.
“D-don’t fight.”
Arron hurriedly stopped the two.
After such a small commotion.
Kail, who was left alone, sipped his drink.
‘Nice atmosphere.’
Watching his friends laughing cheerfully and enjoying the festival, Kail put down his wine cup and rested his chin on his hand.
‘Yes, you guys will definitely be able to move toward the future.’
All five of them knew it was a fight where victory couldn’t be guaranteed.
But even so, their mindsets were different.
It was when Kail was wearing a gentle smile.
He felt someone stealthily approaching from behind.
Kail could easily tell that the owner of that presence was Berkia.
‘What’s she up to now?’
Wondering what she was doing, he watched as Berkia put something in Kail’s wine cup.
“Teacher Kail, have a toast with Teacher Luna.”
Then, as if nothing had happened, she quickly sat next to Kail and spoke casually before calling Luna.
“Teacher Luna.”
“Hm? Why are you calling me?”
“Let’s toast, all of us.”
“Shall we?”
Luna smiled brightly, picked up her wine cup, came over, and toasted.
Luna drank her wine in one gulp and shouted.
“Kya! Great~!”
“Aren’t you drinking?”
Kail grabbed Berkia, who was playing innocent, and forced her to drink the wine from his cup.
“Uwup!”
“What are you two doing!”
“This stupid girl put something in my drink.”
“Berkia, what did you take?”
At Luna’s question, Berkia hurriedly closed her eyes and said.
“A, a love potion that Dweno-nim made….”
At those words, Luna clicked her tongue.
“That has no effect.”
“What?”
Berkia’s eyes widened.
“It’s a stupid perverted drug with no effect whatsoever.”
Luna spoke harshly and left with a whoosh!
At those words, Berkia pouted her lips.
“Do you want to torment me until the very end?”
“It’s not like that, you know?”
Just as Berkia was pouting her lips.
“Teacher.”
Bihar approached Kail.
Kail looked at Berkia and Bihar for a moment, then said.
“You two, sit in front of me.”
At those words, Berkia and Bihar sat in front of Kail.
Kail poured alcohol into their cups and said.
“You’ve worked hard learning from me all this time.”
“Why are you talking like it’s the last time?”
Berkia frowned as she spoke.
“Because it might be the last time.”
“Don’t say strange things.”
Berkia pouted her lips, but Bihar bowed her head with a stern expression.
“Thank you… for teaching us all this time.”
“You don’t say strange things either! Teacher will defeat Erebos and return! Are you saying Teacher can’t subjugate Erebos?”
Berkia grabbed Bihar and shook her vigorously.
“No, I believe.”
Bihar smiled softly.
“That Teacher will defeat Erebos.”
Hearing those words, satisfied Berkia snorted and nodded.
Watching the two, Kail said.
“What will you do when the age of peace comes?”
“I’ll help the teachers rebuild the world.”
Berkia smiled brightly.
“I want to help people in need and create a world where everyone can be happy.”
“Yes, keep it up.”
“Of course.”
“Berkia. Can you come here?”
“Yes! Teacher Luna!”
Berkia ran over upon hearing Luna’s call.
Luna handed her disciple a large bouquet of flowers.
“This is a gift. It’s my favorite flower.”
“Wow, it’s so beautiful! Teacher Luna!”
Watching Berkia genuinely delighted as she received the bouquet, Bihar smiled and said.
“Berkia will surely brighten this world.”
Bihar’s face, which had been smiling gently, suddenly became expressionless.
“Teacher.”
“What?”
“What should I do if there are still those who corrupt the world like now, even after peace is restored?”
The emotion disappeared from Bihar’s voice.
“Should I continue doing what I’m doing now?”
Kail looked at Bihar silently.
Fundamentally, Bihar distrusts others.
Living a thoroughly unhappy life without parents from birth was an inevitable flow of the times.
Because Erebos, because Tartaros.
They stole everyone’s happiness and cast them into misery.
But it was humans like her who gave tragedy as Orphan Soldiers to lives filled only with misfortune.
Leo looked at Berkia.
Despite being born into a dark world, Berkia was a bright woman.
If she was like the sun, then Bihar was like the moon in the night sky.
“I… cannot tolerate it. In the world where peace is restored through the sacrifice of many heroes… in that world built by Teacher’s and the great heroes’ hands… I think I absolutely cannot forgive maggots that corrupt the world living there…”
Bihar spoke as if spitting out words while emitting twisted killing intent.
“If I see those who are unqualified to live in the age of peace… if there are many such people. What should I do?”
“There will probably be many.”
Kail spoke calmly.
Those born in the age of despair thought the world without Erebos would be purely beautiful.
But having lived since before the age of despair, Kail knew.
That the world without Erebos isn’t purely beautiful.
That sometimes it’s more ugly than the age of despair.
“You’ll see many disgusting things.”
At Kail’s words, Bihar gritted her teeth.
“But don’t be too obsessed with such things.”
Kail smiled.
“Because many people, including me, risked their lives to save the world knowing that.”
“….”
“Surely when the age of peace comes, you’ll meet all kinds of people. I’m sure even that Risinass guy will regret it, right? Saying ‘Did we save the world for trash like that?'”
Kail looked at Risinass in the distance and smiled slightly.
“But still, there will surely be more good people. The era you’ll live in will be a world where light is brighter than the depth of darkness. So.”
Leo reached out and roughly patted Bihar’s head.
“When the world finds peace, don’t live your whole life only in darkness.”
“…Yes, Teacher.”
***
Deep in the forest of the Eastern Continent.
There was a fairly large village here.
“Melanu Village. It’s a village that outsiders visit for tourism or recuperation because of its good natural scenery. It’s famous for its hot springs.”
Chen Xia told them about the village.
“But… this is surprising.”
Chen Xia looked at the scenery spread before her eyes with a bewildered expression.
“Look at this! It’s a flower I’ve never seen before, but it’s so beautiful!”
Eiran looked at the flowers blooming abundantly on the ground and beamed with joy.
“What kind of flower could it be?”
As Chen Xia also made a puzzled expression, Leo answered.
“Statice.”
“Young Master Leo, do you know this flower?”
“It’s a flower that disappeared in this era.”
More precisely, they all disappeared during the Age of Calamity.
‘The flower Luna loved most.’
Now, it’s a flower that can only be bloomed with ‘flower-blooming magic.’
The moment Leo plucked a flower.
Whooom-!
Leo’s spiritual power reacted and his vision went dark.
What he saw in that moment.
Step- Step-
Bihar was walking, holding a large bouquet of withered Stapis flowers.
[Where is Teacher?]
[… Here.]
At Bihar’s question, Berkia, who was beside her, showed a small urn.
[Would it be right to bury Teacher beside Luna?]
At Bihar’s question, Berkia clutched the urn tightly.
[… We couldn’t find the tombs of the others. I want at least these two to not be lonely together.]
Watching Berkia bow her head, Bihar nodded.
[Let’s go.]
Unlike Bihar who walked forward, Berkia couldn’t do the same.
She just stood there blankly, staring only at the ground.
Whoosh-!
“Young Master Leo?”
“Leo!”
Chen Xia supported Leo in panic.
Eiran hurriedly approached Leo’s side.
“I’m fine. It’s nothing.”
Leo, holding his head, shook it.
‘That was spirit magic just now. But whose memory was it?’
Berkia or Bihar.
It was certain it belonged to one of those two.
‘Is it connected to this flower?’
Leo looked at the flowers blooming in profusion.
The source of the memory was unknown.
Only that it was connected to this flower.
‘What I can know now is that Luna’s tomb, and my tomb, are somewhere around here?’
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