Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 501

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501.

 

“How did Luna end up here?”

 

Chen Xia smiled brightly as she looked at Cal, who had a surprised expression.

 

“I’m more surprised that you recognized Luna right away, Cal.”

 

Though she was surprised by the fact that Cal had recognized Luna, Chen Xia, being the quickest among the 2nd years to recover her composure, had already returned to her characteristic smiling face.

 

“What?”

 

Cal, who had been flustered by Chen Xia’s words, soon made an “oh no” expression.

 

“Oh?”

 

Luna let out an exclamation.

 

“It seems he figured out your identity? Did you know?”

 

Leo shook his head as he watched Luna playfully poking his side.

 

“I didn’t know.”

 

Leo was quite surprised as he looked at his closest friend in this life, who was covering his face in embarrassment.

 

***

 

“When did you figure it out?”

 

On the path leading to the club building.

 

Leo asked as he sat on one of the benches placed throughout the courtyard.

 

“The first time I felt something was strange was in Dweno’s world.”

 

Cal, who was sitting next to Leo, made an awkward expression.

 

“You were too familiar with that world. Plus, you were comfortable with Berkia, Arron, and Dweno.”

 

Acting is essential in the Heroes’ World.

 

To appear as much like a person of that era as possible.

 

One must move naturally, as others would treat them.

 

But even considering that, Leo’s attitude had been a bit strange.

 

A subtle feeling that only the perceptive Cal could notice.

 

As if he were treating friends at school, including himself.

 

And as if he were meeting old friends after a long time.

 

“Then during summer vacation, when I saw you with Arron, I vaguely caught on.”

 

As he became close with Leo, he pieced together the puzzle.

 

An extraordinary growth rate.

 

Continuous connections with the Great Heroes.

 

And the same All-Class ability as the Hero of the Beginning.

 

From the moment the word “could it be” crossed his mind, the thought that Leo might be Kail grew stronger.

 

Leo let out a hollow laugh at Cal’s words.

 

“I was careless.”

 

“Rather than that, wasn’t it that I’m just perceptive?”

 

“Why didn’t you tell me you figured out I was Kail?”

 

“My mouth was itching to say it. But the you I know is Leo Flobe.”

 

Cal looked at Leo and grinned.

 

“You’re my friend Leo, not the Hero of the Beginning, Kail.”

 

From that moment at the entrance ceremony, Leo had been equal to everyone.

 

He naturally built friendships with those who approached him.

 

Despite there being differences in status, he treated everyone without formality.

 

When Cal first noticed Leo’s identity, he wondered why he acted that way.

 

Was it the leisure and broad magnanimity of one who saved the world?

 

But as far as Cal remembered, Leo was sincere in everything.

 

When facing trials.

 

When dealing with those who confronted him head-on.

 

And when he rushed ahead to the most dangerous places, comforting those who followed behind him.

 

So Cal decided to treat Leo as a friend.

 

Whatever his identity might be, to Cal he was his closest friend.

 

“You’re saying quite mature things?”

 

“Eek?!”

 

Just then, Luna suddenly poked her face between Leo and Cal.

 

Seeing Luna appear out of nowhere, Cal clutched his heart and rolled off the bench.

 

Watching Cal like that, Luna held her stomach and giggled.

 

Then she approached Cal and extended her hand.

 

“You said your name was Cal Thomas?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Cal took Luna’s hand and stood up.

 

Luna spoke as she watched Cal dust off his bottom.

 

“My name is Luna Rubinance. Just call me Lu.”

 

“Yes, Lu.”

 

“No, no. I said to call me Lu comfortably.”

 

Luna grinned and pointed at Leo.

 

“You think of this guy as a friend, right?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“I’m his friend too.”

 

She casually put her arm around Leo’s shoulder and hung on him.

 

Leo pushed Luna’s face away with his hand as if annoyed.

 

“Then you and I are friends too, aren’t we?”

 

Cal scratched his cheek as he looked at Luna speaking with a bright smile.

 

“Does it work that way?”

 

“Of course. I’d like to have another friend besides this cheeky guy.”

 

Luna grumbled as she pinched Leo’s hand that was pushing her face away.

 

“Our little darlings treat me too formally.”

 

Luna, who had escaped from Leo’s grasp, approached Chen Xia and Eiran and hugged them both.

 

Eiran looked extremely honored while Chen Xia smiled awkwardly.

 

“Would it be okay for someone like me to be friends with you?”

 

“What’s wrong with you?”

 

“I don’t have much magical talent and no prospect of becoming a hero.”

 

“What does that matter?”

 

Luna chuckled.

 

Luna released her arm and stood next to Leo with a “hmph.”

 

“Do you think we saved the world with just the power of us and the heroes who lived in the same era?”

 

“Isn’t that the case?”

 

Eiran made a puzzled expression.

 

“Wrong!”

 

As Luna spoke cheerfully with a laugh, Eiran’s ears drooped.

 

“It was possible because everyone who lived in that era joined forces. Me, Leo, Arron, Dweno, and even Risinass – none of us think we saved the world with just our power.”

 

There are certainly people who possess the power to do greater things than others.

 

People who light the way in darkness and guide others along that path.

 

Those who can take one step further in the darkness are called heroes.

 

But…

 

“Following that path is up to the people.”

 

Luna said as she gently twirled her hair with her fingertip.

 

“In the end, it was many people who supported us.”

 

Just because you carry an era doesn’t mean that era is a burden.

 

Rather, when you’re about to fall, it lifts you up so you don’t collapse.

 

You receive help as much as you give it.

 

In that sense, Luna thought that people living in the same era were equals.

 

“What’s important is that you and I share the same time. In that sense.”

 

Luna extended her hand to Cal once more.

 

“My name is Luna Rubinance. What’s yours?”

 

At Luna’s words, Cal grasped her hand.

 

“I’m Cal Thomas.”

 

Knowing what Luna wanted, Cal decided to cast aside various concerns.

 

‘Whatever the case, a merchant accommodates what customers want, and a supporter accommodates what heroes fighting on the battlefield want.’

 

“In that sense.”

 

Cal took out an extradimensional space from his pocket and pulled something out.

 

Rustle—!

 

“Huh?!”

 

“Wow.”

 

Eiran let out a gasp of shock while Chen Xia burst out with an exclamation of admiration.

 

What Cal had taken out was none other than a collection book.

 

It was an album popular among humans that contained cards with pictures of famous heroes sorted by category.

 

“This must be incredibly expensive, right?”

 

When Chen Xia asked while looking at the completed collection book, Cal grinned.

 

“It is expensive.”

 

Eiran gulped nervously.

 

“Oh, it’s pretty?”

 

Luna smiled brightly as she looked at the card with her picture on it.

 

Cal pulled out a pen from his pocket.

 

“I’m asking as a friend. Could you sign this for me?”

 

“A signature?”

 

Luna looked bewildered.

 

“Yeah. Being friends doesn’t mean I don’t respect you, right? As a mage, I greatly respect Luna Rubinance, the Progenitor of the Starry Skies.”

 

Cal spoke matter-of-factly.

 

At that, Luna nodded and carefully signed each card one by one.

 

“But is there something good about signing?”

 

Luna, who was unfamiliar with this culture, asked with an innocent face.

 

At that question, Cal broke into a broad smile.

 

“Of course. This is going to make me rich.”

 

At those words, Chen Xia narrowed her eyes.

 

“Cal.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“You’re going to be punished by heaven.”

 

“It’s fine. I’m asking as a friend.”

 

Cal spoke shamelessly.

 

Having received all the signatures, Cal shouted as if he was in a great mood.

 

“Great! Then I’ll treat everyone to dinner!”

 

“Ooh! Is that really okay?”

 

When Luna clapped her hands and asked, Cal laughed.

 

“Yeah. I’ve become rich.”

 

Luna and Cal walked away, radiating a harmonious atmosphere.

 

Chen Xia and Eiran hurriedly followed behind them.

 

Watching their retreating figures, Leo smiled.

 

***

 

Whoooosh—!

 

In the northern continent, a frigid land that had now become the domain of the elves, there were numerous nations.

 

However, elven nations didn’t have kings like human nations did.

 

During the Age of Calamity.

 

The reason the elves, who were considered the most powerful race and held tremendous influence on the continent, collapsed helplessly before Tartaros’s offensive was due to their pride in their bloodline.

 

They had formed a strong centralized government centered around the Elf King, but when that central power became corrupt, it crumbled all too easily.

 

And after the Age of Calamity ended.

 

Berkia Ersarr, the Fairy Knight who led the reconstruction of the world, abolished the class system in elven society.

 

There were those who cried out for orthodoxy, but the Elf King and High Elves had already fallen.

 

Elven society was rebuilt under the ideology that all elves were equal.

 

But as time passes, intentions tend to dull.

 

After thousands of years had passed, the elves became intoxicated with specialness once again.

 

Their beautiful appearance, superior magical abilities, and fairy affinity compared to other races were enough to give elves the perception that they were more special than other races.

 

Later, when Seirun appeared and elves became the masters of magic, they became even more convinced of their specialness.

 

That was the beginning of what became known as the ‘Pure Blood Society.’

 

However, that Pure Blood Society had also lost its power recently.

 

By none other than ‘Seirun,’ the very being who had caused their birth.

 

A single word from Seirun had denied the very existence of the Pure Blood Society.

 

The foundation of the Pure Blood Society was shaken, and as the betrayal of several key elves was revealed, the Pure Blood Society’s status plummeted even further.

 

However, it was nearly impossible for them to disappear overnight after having taken root in elven society for thousands of years.

 

“This is unacceptable. That a human possesses a treasure of the elves!”

 

An elf wore an expression of intolerance.

 

“Although Lord Seirun acknowledged Leo Flobe as his successor… Cometes is a treasure of the elves.”

 

“Some fools say that since it’s Lord Seirun’s staff, we should follow Lord Seirun’s will… but Cometes originally belonged to Lady Luna. It’s absurd to hand it over to a human based solely on Lord Seirun’s will.”

 

“We’ve sent an envoy to Leo Flobe in time for this Twilight Festival. With the intention of formally requesting the return of Cometes.”

 

A heated discussion was underway at the Pure Blood Society’s meeting.

 

An elf listening to that conversation furrowed his brow.

 

“But why did you call me here?”

 

Rune Ersarr.

 

He was currently the acting headmaster of Seirun and one of the elder elves.

 

An elf who possessed tremendous power.

 

However, he had lived his entire life distant from the Pure Blood Society.

 

No, rather, he was an elf that was unwelcome from the Pure Blood Society’s perspective.

 

His way of thinking was considered quite progressive even among elves.

 

Therefore, Rune was currently in a very unpleasant mood.

 

‘I was reading Eiran’s letter!’

 

Having been called away from reading his granddaughter’s letter to listen to such trivial talk, he couldn’t help but have a headache.

 

‘I thought it would be a constructive meeting about something like dissolving the Pure Blood Society.’

 

Facing Rune, who was showing his displeasure, a Pure Blood Society elf spoke.

 

“Aren’t you a descendant of Lord Berkia, a great figure among elves?”

 

“Shouldn’t we follow the will of that person who was Lady Luna’s disciple?”

 

At the Pure Blood Society’s words, Rune inwardly let out a hollow laugh.

 

‘Now that Lord Seirun has denied them, are they planning to put Lord Berkia at the forefront?’

 

The reason Berkia, who was considered one of the three great figures of the elves, had a relatively narrow standing was also because of the Pure Blood Society.

 

Berkia, who rebuilt the world, was an elf who emphasized bonds with other races.

 

The ancestor’s teachings would naturally have been unacceptable from the Pure Blood Society’s perspective.

 

Therefore, despite having the title of Luna’s disciple, Berkia was gradually being forgotten among the elves.

 

The Ersarr Family was still a prestigious house, but considering Berkia’s achievements and status, their position was rather narrow.

 

Of course, the Ersarr Family had never cared about such things throughout generations.

 

They simply showed progressive tendencies following their ancestor’s will.

 

But now that Seirun had denied the Pure Blood Society.

 

The Pure Blood Society was planning to change the elven hero they revered to Berkia.

 

It would be more convenient for them to twist Berkia’s teachings from 5,000 years ago to their liking rather than acknowledge Seirun, who denies them.

 

Roon was wearing a cold smile as he watched the Pureblood Society trying to desecrate their ancestors.

 

Creeeeak—!

 

The meeting room door suddenly opened with a sound.

 

“We are in the midst of discussing matters crucial to our race! How dare you open the door so carelessly!”

 

The Pureblood Society elf at the head seat shouted with an angry expression.

 

Squelch— Squelch—

 

The sound of wet footsteps could be heard.

 

What appeared along with it was an elf woman covered in blood from head to toe, holding a sword dripping with blood.

 

“Wh-what!”

 

“What the hell are you!”

 

Voices filled with shock and anger came from various parts of the Pureblood Society.

 

Along with that, powerful magic swirled.

 

These were all powerful star mages.

 

Even if their ideology was twisted and problematic, their skills were not lacking.

 

Whoosh—!

 

But before the magic could be completed.

 

In an instant, the necks of the Elven Purebloods flew off first.

 

From that moment on, it was literally a massacre.

 

The elf woman’s sword, which had slaughtered the Pureblood Society at a terrifying speed, finally turned toward Roon.

 

Clang—!

 

But Roon defended against her sword.

 

And the moment sword met sword.

 

Roon’s eyes were filled with shock.

 

Whoosh—!

 

Blood splattered from Roon’s chest.

 

Swipe—

 

The elf woman brushed her chest.

 

If Roon had seriously swung his sword, she would have been cut, if not fatally wounded.

 

Roon was that skilled.

 

But he couldn’t bring himself to fully swing his sword.

 

Of course, the same was true for her.

 

“…Thank goodness… You resemble Maid more than me.”

 

With a voice tinged with relief and bitterness, the elf woman took a step.

 

Thud—

 

Watching such an elf woman, Roon got up.

 

“You’re not a traitor. Won’t you step aside?”

 

Watching her speak in a gentle voice, Roon coughed up blood and said.

 

“Why…?”

 

“Someone has to do it, don’t they?”

 

Watching her bitter smile, Roon shook his head.

 

“Great ancestor… This… This is not right. The you I knew was not like this.”

 

Roon spoke to Berkia with a desperate voice.

 

“You’re saying the same thing as Bihar.”

 

She recalled a friend who shared the same teacher… who had lived in darkness all her life.

 

“Was this how Bihar felt when she looked at me back then?”

 

She knew.

 

That the descendant before her was a noble hero.

 

He must have lived as a hero who embraced the world with the most brilliant light.

 

To not tarnish her name.

 

To follow her will.

 

But…

 

“I’m sorry. But this is who I am.”

 

Berkia’s figure disappeared.

 

Creak—

 

Thud—!

 

Roon collapsed.

 

Berkia left the Pureblood Society.

 

He wouldn’t die.

 

But…

 

‘I disappointed him.’

 

Thinking of Roon who couldn’t swing his sword in the end, Berkia wore a bitter smile.

 

Under the night sky, Berkia looked down at her hands.

 

Rustle— Rustle—

 

Snow was falling.

 

The snow that touched her body didn’t melt.

 

Rustle—

 

A snowflake fell onto her palm.

 

How amazing it was when she first saw white snow?

 

“I cannot forgive them.”

 

Dark emotions appeared in Berkia’s eyes.

 

“Those who mock their sacrifice… and continue living… I cannot forgive them.”

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