Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 496
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496.
Under the gray sky.
The Great Heroes who had finished their battle with the legion commander were gasping for breath.
“I, I really thought I was going to die this time.”
Arron said with a pale face.
“I agree. Who would have thought there was a legion commander with such abilities.”
Even Dweno, who was usually calm about everything, muttered with a serious expression as he set down his battle axe.
“Still, with this we’ve defeated our second formidable enemy after Jormungandr. Everyone did well.”
Risinass took a deep breath and comforted his companions.
“Where are Kail and Luna?”
Dweno asked with a puzzled expression.
“Luna took Kail with her, saying they were going to the library in this district.”
“Tsk. The most energetic person took away the person who needs rest the most.”
At those words, Risinass smiled bitterly.
This legion commander was literally like a natural enemy to Kail.
On the other hand, Luna had strong resistance to the legion commander’s authority.
‘The battle would have been really dangerous if it weren’t for Luna.’
Risinass also felt a chill inside.
“But why does Luna always bring back tons of magic books from the Liberation City libraries?”
Arron, the only party member who was a complete novice when it came to magic, asked with a puzzled expression.
“To study magic.”
“But Luna is already the greatest mage in the world. Is there still more for her to learn?”
Even with Dweno’s explanation, Arron asked back as if he didn’t understand.
Looking at such Arron, Risinass said.
“There’s a saying among mages. Even the greatest mage has something to learn from a street fortune teller.”
“Ah. So Luna reads other magic books to develop further.”
“To put it simply, yes. But before that, Luna has a dream.”
“A dream? What is it?”
Arron tilted his head.
“Luna wants to know all the magic that exists in this world.”
“Isn’t that too absurd?”
Arron’s mouth fell open.
Even Arron, who doesn’t know magic, knows this.
That countless magics exist in this world.
Knowing all of that magic is nearly impossible.
“It is absurd. Magic is a discipline that explores endless unknowns.”
Risinass smiled slightly.
“But for a mage like Luna, learning new magic must be a joy that can’t be exchanged for anything.”
Whoooosh-!
A dry wind blew.
“For Luna, a world full of unknown magic would probably be heaven.”
***
“…Is this heaven?”
Luna, who had arrived at the 2nd Year Magic Department Library, muttered blankly while looking at the countless magic books spread before her eyes.
Luna opened a basic magic book that modern mages learn with trembling hands, covered her eyes with her forearm, let out an ‘Ahhh-!’ moan, and staggered.
“I think I might die from how good this is. No. I’d be fine with dying.”
“You’re already dead.”
Leo made a retort from the side, but Luna ignored him and focused on reading the magic book.
‘If it’s a spell in a basic magic book, it would mainly be activation formulas.’
Leo first encountered this era’s magic in earnest after enrolling in Lumern.
And that’s when he first saw something called activation formulas.
Even though he was a great mage, Leo, who had magic knowledge from 5000 years ago, couldn’t properly understand what activation formulas were at the time.
“Wow, in the future there are even formulas that activate just by memorizing them.”
But Luna looked at the activation formulas and quickly grasped their structure in no time.
“I want to try using one?”
“This is the Magic Department library, so you can use simple magic.”
“Okay then. Hup.”
Luna used the activation formula to cast a simple spell.
“Amazing.”
Luna was impressed.
A simple fire magic that creates flames.
Luna immediately created an activation formula on the spot and transformed the fire magic into a fireball.
“Still amazing as always.”
“Hehe. Who do you think I am? I’m the great Luna-sama. Luna-sama.”
Luna made a triumphant expression.
She masters activation formulas just by seeing them once.
Luna, who had dismissed the magic, let out an ‘Ah!’ exclamation.
“Could it be that my lingering attachment is not having seen all the infinite possibilities of magic?”
At those words, Leo stroked his chin.
“That could be it.”
“Hehe. Right. I had a strong desire to explore magic.”
“You always looked at magic books you’d never seen before with such greed.”
“You choose your words so strangely? Do you think the word ‘greed’ suits someone pure and innocent like me?”
“It suits you perfectly.”
Luna punched Leo in the ribs with her fist.
Leo, whose face contorted in pain, clutched his ribs and said.
“Anyway, you can read magic books to your heart’s content later, so let’s stop here for now.”
“But I want to read them now?”
When Luna hugged the magic book tightly to her chest, Leo clicked his tongue.
“There’s someone you need to meet.”
“Someone I need to meet?”
At Leo’s words, Luna blinked several times.
***
[Ah.]
The Fairy King, who had lived for 5000 years, trembled as he looked at his past pact maker before his eyes.
[This… isn’t a dream, is it.]
“You’ve really grown so much. Silorod. Well, of course. 5000 years have passed.”
[Luna!]
Silorod flew to Luna, who was smiling while crying.
Silorod, hanging from Luna’s hair, trembled his shoulders.
“Yes. Well done. Well done.”
Luna smiled while gently stroking Silorod’s hair with her fingertips.
Tears were welling up in Luna’s eyes.
Watching this scene, Leo smiled bitterly.
‘To think I can see Luna and Silorod together again in this era.’
Luna was there when Silorod was born and made a pact with him from that moment.
Though it was a pact relationship, before that, the two were like family.
‘One of Luna’s lingering attachments might be not keeping her promise with Silorod.’
Before departing on her final journey.
Luna made a promise with Silorod.
I will definitely return.
But in the end, she couldn’t keep that promise and closed her eyes.
If that became a lingering regret.
This reunion would surely be of help to Luna.
At the Fairy King’s residence, the three who had sought to save the world during the Age of Calamity shared their stories.
“So, who did Berkia marry?”
“She married an ordinary elf youth. Surprising, isn’t it?”
“An ordinary elf youth?”
Luna’s eyes widened in surprise.
This was the first time Leo had heard this story too.
“Didn’t that girl go around saying she’d never marry a man weaker than herself?”
“Yes. She definitely said that.”
Luna also wore an expression of wonder.
“He was ordinary but incredibly pure-hearted and kind. He was the type of person who suited the new era.”
Silorod recalled the past as if reminiscing.
“He was an elf who brought comfort just by being nearby. Perhaps that’s why Berkia chose Maid.”
“So she chose him for that reason?”
Luna tilted her head curiously.
“Berkia was very exhausted at that time.”
Silorod let out a small sigh.
“Rebuilding the world wasn’t easy. We had to establish new order from what had collapsed. The order of Gardstron that Risinass had built transformed into chaos after Risinass disappeared.”
If the great heroes who saved the world had been alive, perhaps there wouldn’t have been major problems even after the world found peace.
They all disappeared in the process of defeating the final Erebos.
The great heroes were certainly the saviors of this world.
But before that, they were also a deterrent force.
Not all people are righteous.
Some possess good nature, but others have twisted aspects.
However, when the world stood on the brink of destruction, twisted nature was a shortcut leading the world to ruin.
Risinass did not tolerate such people.
‘I dealt with those who operated in the shadows.’
[Among Gardstron’s residents, many transformed into villains faithful to their desires.]
“I can’t believe it. Everyone in Gardstron was surely good.”
Luna wore a bewildered expression.
[Looking back now, I think they all suppressed their true nature.]
Great heroes who sacrificed themselves for the world and countless other heroes.
Because they set an example, the world on the brink of destruction was, in some sense, an incredibly good and orderly world.
Many people put others before themselves.
“Are you saying they hid their true nature because they feared our power?”
At Leo’s muttering, Luna fell into thought, then seriously spoke up.
“I don’t think that’s all of it. Maybe they just wanted to live meaningful lives since it was a world that could be destroyed at any moment.”
Luna smiled bitterly.
“Whenever Gardstron faced crisis, everyone helped each other. There was definitely no falsehood in what we witnessed.”
Hearing Luna’s words, Leo recalled the past.
To the reincarnated Leo, it felt like quite ancient history, but to Luna, it was as vivid as yesterday.
“How ironic. That people in a world facing destruction would possess more virtuous nature.”
“That must be why the world could avoid destruction.”
Luna answered seriously to Leo’s words.
“So, she fell for a man she met during the process of rebuilding the world and establishing order?”
[Yes.]
“Was she happy?”
When Leo asked bluntly, Silorod smiled brightly.
[She looked very happy when she was with Maid. Just like when she was with you two.]
“That’s a relief.”
Leo chuckled.
“What? You used to bicker with Berkia so much? You even made that ridiculous comment about how she needed to suffer with some strange man to mature, and now you’re worried about your disciple?”
“What do you take me for?”
“A person with a rotten personality.”
Luna smiled brightly and answered without hesitation.
Seeing such Luna, Leo clicked his tongue.
“I worry about the ones I left behind too. Besides…”
“Besides?”
“That girl seemed to think of me like a father.”
At these unexpected words, Luna’s eyes widened.
“You… like a father?”
“Yeah.”
“How do you know that?”
“She said it herself? I heard it in the Heroes’ World.”
At those words, Luna stared at Leo intently, then burst out laughing.
“It surprisingly suits you.”
‘It definitely did feel like a nagging dad and a teenage daughter.’
Luna, who had been giggling, wore a slightly excited expression.
“Then would I be the mom?”
“Mom my ass. You two just played at the same level, so she probably thought of you as an older sister at most.”
Luna kicked Leo’s butt with her foot.
Of course, Leo dodged.
As Luna fumed, Silorod said with a laugh.
“Berkia thought of you two as parents.”
“See! I was thinking of Berkia like a daughter too!”
Luna crossed her arms and wore a triumphant expression.
“If you thought of her like a daughter, you should have educated her properly. You spoiled her so much that she got more arrogant by the day.”
Watching Leo grumble, Luna covered her ears and pretended not to hear.
Seeing such Luna, Leo clicked his tongue and spoke to Silorod.
“Silorod, let’s talk privately for a moment.”
[Yes.]
“What secret are you planning to discuss?”
“It’s about Bihar.”
Leo and Silorod headed to a corner of the Fairy King’s residence.
Leo crossed his arms and said.
“You said the world was chaotic after we died?”
[Yes.]
“I’ll ask directly. I have my suspicions, but what kind of life did Bihar live?”
[…]
At Leo’s question, Silorod closed her eyes.
Then she spoke heavily.
[She lived a life of executing those who brought harm to the world. She lived as if she couldn’t tolerate them enjoying life. Wherever she appeared, there was always a sea of blood. So people came to fear Bihar more than demons.]
***
“I see. That girl Berkia. She thought of me and Leo like mom and dad?”
On the morning of departure for the expedition.
She recalled the disciple who had come to find her.
‘Fortunately, she lived happily.’
‘I will never tarnish our teachers’ names. And if there are others who dare to tarnish our teachers’ names, I will never forgive them.’
‘We’ll definitely come back. Berkia.’
‘Even so! Even after you return, there will be those who secretly badmouth our teachers, right? I will absolutely, absolutely, absolutely never forgive those bastards!’
Berkia’s words came to mind.
‘What a shame. It would have been nice if I had known sooner.’
Luna’s eyes became hazy.
‘I really wanted to see Berkia being happy.’
Even knowing that she had lived happily, it wasn’t satisfying.
Like feeling an even greater thirst, she felt an even greater regret.
Feeling lingering attachment to not having seen Berkia’s happy moments, Luna spoke.
‘But still, it’s really wonderful.’
The world they had saved was truly beautiful.
Magic had advanced.
Though they had only lived for a few days, it was truly a happy world.
‘This is trouble.’
Luna looked at Leo.
‘I think I’m going to develop an attachment.’
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