Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 500

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500

 

“Berkia?”

 

At Leo’s question, Luna nodded her head.

 

“Yeah. My lingering attachment seems to be Berkia.”

 

Luna looked down at her palm.

 

“I was really worried about him.”

 

Worry settled in Luna’s eyes.

 

“Were you worried that he would shoulder too much alone?”

 

At Leo’s question, Luna shook her head.

 

“I wasn’t simply worried that Berkia would carry too much burden. Or that he would suffer because of it.”

 

Luna smiled brightly.

 

“Because I believed in Berkia’s potential more than anyone.”

 

Although Berkia couldn’t use star magic, Luna had already expected that her disciple wouldn’t be able to use star magic.

 

The potential Luna believed in was precisely Berkia’s potential as a hero.

 

“Berkia would have grown even more. Overcoming difficult trials… he had the potential to stand tall in a collapsed world. I never doubted that he would protect the world we saved.”

 

And indeed, that’s what happened.

 

After Erebos was sealed.

 

Tartaros tried to destroy the world to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

 

It was Berkia who blocked that offensive at the front lines.

 

He was a tremendous hero who could fully take responsibility for an era, following in the footsteps of the Great Heroes.

 

“What I was worried about was Berkia’s disposition.”

 

“His personality?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

Luna smiled bitterly.

 

Berkia was born in the darkest of times.

 

Born in an era when the brightly burning sun had disappeared, he didn’t know what it was.

 

“But when I first saw Berkia, I felt like I was looking at the sun.”

 

A child who could shine brilliantly even in dark times.

 

This wasn’t simply because Berkia was born with tremendous talent.

 

“That child could genuinely smile brightly even in dark times.”

 

“Certainly.”

 

He was always arrogant, blunt, and rebelliously defiant, but still, among those born in the Age of Calamity, he was the only one who could smile brightly.

 

“When everything around was dark, I had no worries. But when the surroundings brighten, shadows are bound to form.”

 

Luna, who had been muttering quietly, soon laughed softly.

 

“Still, I’m not too worried about it.”

 

“If you’re not that worried, can it be called a lingering attachment?”

 

Looking at Leo who asked with a puzzled expression, Luna snorted.

 

“The regret of not being able to watch what kind of life Berkia lived is also enough of a lingering attachment.”

 

That was certainly true.

 

“Well, Berkia would have done well.”

 

Luna showed firm belief.

 

“No matter what anyone says, he’s my disciple.”

 

Luna, who grinned, hummed a tune as she walked.

 

“In that sense, shall I focus on the present?”

 

Watching Luna’s retreating figure for a moment, Leo took out a dagger from his chest.

 

Bihar’s dagger.

 

Leo, who had been silently looking at the dagger, followed behind Luna.

 

***

 

Luna’s exploration of the Academy continued.

 

In the meantime, what caught Luna’s attention was the joint performance practice of the music club and drama club.

 

“A musical? A play?”

 

“Yes. The slight difference is that they act while singing.”

 

Eiran kindly explained from the side.

 

“Oho!”

 

Luna’s eyes sparkled at this culture that didn’t exist 5,000 years ago.

 

“Let’s see. What kind of performance are they doing?”

 

She entered the practice room with an excited expression.

 

And then…

 

“Ah?! Sister Eiran!”

 

A bright voice was heard.

 

Chelsea, who came running with that voice, clung to Eiran’s back.

 

“I heard you came as an exchange student, but we meet here!”

 

“Chelsea, nice to see you!”

 

Eiran smiled brightly and patted Chelsea’s head.

 

“Brother Leo and Sia are here too?”

 

“Come to think of it, Chelsea was in the music club, right?”

 

Chen Xia nodded her head.

 

“Yeah, I’m the music club’s ace.”

 

Chelsea, speaking confidently, crossed her arms and laughed triumphantly.

 

“I got the lead role in this musical.”

 

“The lead role?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

Nodding her head, Chelsea showed her ears.

 

Unlike usual, Chelsea’s ears were pointed.

 

It seemed she was dressed up as an elf.

 

“Because of this, I came straight to practice as soon as I returned from the commission mission.”

 

“It suits you wonderfully!”

 

It was when Eiran smiled brightly.

 

Indeed, her outfit was also traditional elven mage attire.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“What? What? What is this?”

 

Luna’s eyes sparkled as she brought her face close to Chelsea.

 

Looking at such Luna, Chelsea’s face stiffened.

 

“Huh?”

 

She let out a bewildered exclamation.

 

“Leo! What is this cute creature?”

 

Looking at Luna who was staring at her with an excited face, Leo said.

 

“That’s Chelsea Rwallin.”

 

“So cute! I want to have this!”

 

Looking at Luna who spoke like a young girl who had found a doll she liked, Chelsea made a shocked expression.

 

“Lu, Luna-nim?!”

 

“Oh my?”

 

When her recognition interference magic didn’t work, Luna made a surprised expression.

 

Recognition interference magic is also a type of suggestion magic.

 

Luna had set a simple keyword so that people wouldn’t recognize her identity.

 

Those who know Leo’s identity can recognize her.

 

The simpler the keyword, the stronger the power of recognition interference magic becomes.

 

And Leo’s identity was a keyword that could provide simple yet very powerful suggestion.

 

“That means. You know Leo’s identity.”

 

“Gasp!”

 

When what she had been suspecting turned out to be true, Chelsea’s mouth fell wide open.

 

“Oh my! Luna-nim! Did you come from the Heroes’ World like Arron-nim?”

 

“It’s a bit different from Arron’s case. But anyway, I’m Luna of the Progenitor of the Starry Skies.”

 

“Oh my, oh my. How, how.”

 

Chelsea stomped her feet, not knowing what to do with herself.

 

Chelsea loved heroic tales.

 

Moreover, as a mage, meeting Luna whom she so deeply respected!

 

What greater honor could there be than this?

 

“Ah, could you shake my hand?”

 

“Sure. I don’t see why not.”

 

Luna smiled brightly and took Chelsea’s hand, then immediately pulled her into a hug.

 

“Ah.”

 

“You’re so cute! Won’t you try calling me Luna unnie?”

 

“Lu, Luna unnie?”

 

“I want a little sister like this!”

 

Chelsea’s face melted into a blissful expression at Luna’s action of rubbing her cheek against her head.

 

“Chelsea, we need to practice now!”

 

“Oh? It’s the student council president.”

 

The seniors from the music and drama clubs called for Chelsea.

 

Luna let Chelsea go.

 

Chelsea headed toward the stage with a regretful expression.

 

She had mountains of questions to ask.

 

But she couldn’t postpone practice.

 

Then a member of the music and drama clubs approached Leo.

 

“President. Are you here to observe?”

 

“I’m looking around.”

 

“I see. This is the pamphlet for the performance we’re doing this time.”

 

“What’s it about?”

 

“The unfulfilled love story between the Progenitor of the Starry Skies and the Hero.”

 

“Pfft?!”

 

At the drama club member’s words, Luna, who had been drinking a beverage given by the stage staff, spat it out.

 

“Cough! Cough!”

 

Puzzled gazes instantly turned toward Luna.

 

Luna calmed her coughing and waved her hands dismissively.

 

On the contrary, Leo was alone trying to suppress his laughter – heh- heh-.

 

“That sounds interesting.”

 

“Right? So about the budget…”

 

“I didn’t come here to mess with the budget.”

 

Somehow every club member he met talked about the budget.

 

At Leo’s words, the music and drama clubs left with bright expressions.

 

“Leo-nim has become a complete figure of terror.”

 

Chen Xia was giggling when it happened.

 

“An unfulfilled love between me and that Arron guy! Where on earth did such a ridiculous story come from that they want to perform it!”

 

Luna shouted at Leo with a reddened face.

 

“No point complaining to me about it.”

 

Leo shrugged his shoulders.

 

Instead of Leo, Eiran spoke up.

 

“The stories of the great heroes are so famous that many people of later generations speculate that they must have loved each other.”

 

At those words, Luna’s eyes narrowed.

 

“So? There are also stories going around that Arron and I might have had that kind of relationship?”

 

“Yes. Along with the love story between Risinass-nim and Arron-nim, it’s an extremely popular tale.”

 

“What about with Kail?”

 

At those words, Eiran subtly glanced at Leo.

 

“Until recently, the Hero of the Beginning was treated as a fictional character who never existed…”

 

“Hmm~”

 

Luna narrowed her eyes and looked at Leo.

 

“Come to think of it, the love story between you and Dweno is quite famous too, isn’t it?”

 

“Ah~ There’s a story like that too?”

 

“Looking at the pamphlet, a performance based on that story was also a strong candidate. It seems they chose your story with Arron because they couldn’t find anyone suitable to play Dweno’s role.”

 

Elves and beastmen could be handled with makeup, but a dwarf’s height couldn’t be reduced.

 

Hearing Leo’s words, Luna’s face brightened.

 

“I’m really glad they’re not performing that story.”

 

“Huh? Why is that fortunate?”

 

“Because if they had performed that story, I would have destroyed this entire place.”

 

The expression disappeared from Luna’s face.

 

Seeing Luna genuinely expressing anger, Eiran looked frightened.

 

A little later, practice began.

 

Chelsea, who was said to be the protagonist, played Luna’s role.

 

For Arron’s case, it was a 4th-year drama club student.

 

“My goodness, just who is Chelsea acting as to be so pretty?”

 

Luna said shamelessly.

 

When they were ignoring Luna’s words, the singing began.

 

Seeing that, Luna paused and stared intently at Chelsea.

 

“It’s a beautiful song.”

 

Eiran clasped her hands together in admiration.

 

It was exactly as she said.

 

Chelsea’s singing moved listeners to a surprising degree.

 

A little later.

 

Practice finished and Luna spoke to Leo.

 

“Leo.”

 

“What?”

 

“Why are there so many gems in this school?”

 

Luna said with sparkling eyes.

 

“Magical inspiration keeps coming to me.”

 

At those words, Leo chuckled.

 

Luna, who had left the practice room, spoke with an excited face.

 

“Chloe, Iliana, and now Chelsea! This era really has many children with brilliant talents!”

 

“There’s also the kid who completed the Flame Emperor technique.”

 

“Right! I want to meet Runia quickly too! My successor that you’ve marked!”

 

Luna smiled brightly.

 

“It’s really the best! This era is full of possibilities!”

 

Luna looked down at her hands.

 

“I can grow even more.”

 

The magic accumulated and advanced over 5,000 years stimulates Luna.

 

Countless talents give Luna new ideas and inspiration that even she hadn’t thought of.

 

Based on that, a new path became visible.

 

Before the Age of Calamity.

 

Throughout the period after the Age of Calamity, Luna is still evaluated as the strongest mage in magical history.

 

But Luna’s talent has not yet fully bloomed.

 

The new era and newly created magical theories provided nourishment to her unblossomed talent.

 

Luna was confident that she could cultivate a new tree in the soil of 5,000 years of accumulated magical history.

 

‘In this era… I might be able to see the end of magic.’

 

It was a moment when Luna’s eyes sparkled as both a mage and a researcher.

 

“Oh! Leo!”

 

A welcoming voice was heard.

 

The person there was none other than Cal.

 

“Chloe arrived a while ago, but Cal, did you just arrive now?”

 

When Chen Xia asked with a puzzled expression, Cal grinned.

 

“Yeah. There was a lot to learn at the Northern Mage Tower. Plus, I could skip classes, right?”

 

Cal, who had been chuckling, also waved cheerfully at Eiran.

 

Then he soon looked at Luna and showed a flustered expression.

 

“Huh?”

 

Cal’s eyes widened in surprise.

 

At Cal’s reaction filled with shock, Luna raised her head with a puzzled expression.

 

“Huh?!”

 

Cal was startled.

 

Seeing that reaction, Leo narrowed his eyes.

 

Chen Xia also looked at Cal with somewhat bewildered eyes, as if she hadn’t expected this.

 

Cal asked in a voice filled with shock.

 

“L-Luna-nim?”

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