Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 502

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502.

 

Whiiiiiine! Bang! Bang!

 

“Waaaaaaah!”

 

Fireworks soaring high into the sky and cheers pouring from all directions.

 

What this signified was the beginning of the Twilight Festival.

 

Countless people on the streets wore bright smiles.

 

Lumeria City, the center of the world, was always vibrant, but today it was even more full of life.

 

Many races that were usually seen only occasionally walked the streets.

 

The Twilight Festival might seem like a festival honoring only Lumern due to its name, but it’s actually not a festival just for Lumern.

 

Statues of the Heroes of the Cataclysm were erected throughout Lumeria City.

 

And decorating the Central Square were none other than the statues of the Great Heroes.

 

Countless crowds visiting Lumeria City offered flowers to the Great Heroes.

 

Especially this year, there were many flower offerings to Arron.

 

Last summer.

 

The impact was great from when Arron appeared in the Present World and defeated one of Erebos’s fragments.

 

Children on the streets ran around wearing the Great Heroes’ outfits and masks.

 

“It’s just like Gardstron.”

 

Luna, standing blankly on the street, muttered.

 

Indeed, the sight of a city where countless races coexisted together gave off the atmosphere of Gardstron.

 

“Though it’s fundamentally different.”

 

The festival was peace itself.

 

No anxiety existed, and everyone wore bright expressions.

 

Luna closed her eyes.

 

‘This is the world we saved.’

 

Her heart felt moved.

 

She had felt the reality of saving the world before.

 

But seeing countless crowds on the streets wearing happy smiles made her feel warmth in a corner of her heart.

 

It was truly touching.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Thud-!

 

A child who had been running around playing and couldn’t see ahead bumped into Luna.

 

“Ako!”

 

“Are you okay?”

 

Luna’s eyes widened as she helped up the boy who had bumped into her and fallen.

 

“Yes. I’m fine. I’m sorry…”

 

The boy who was getting up while holding Luna’s hand looked at her face and exclaimed ‘Wow!’ in admiration.

 

“You’re a sister who looks like Lady Luna.”

 

“Sister looks like Lady Luna?”

 

“Yes! You’re really pretty!”

 

“What an honest little one?”

 

Luna smiled brightly as she helped the child up.

 

And while brushing off the child’s dust, she discovered the child’s hand was scraped and healed it with magic.

 

“Amazing! Sister, you’re a mage!”

 

“Because I resemble Lady Luna.”

 

“But sister. Have you been drinking? You smell like alcohol.”

 

“Yeah. I drank a little.”

 

Luna smiled sweetly.

 

“Here’s a question.”

 

Luna spoke with a serious face.

 

“Who is the greatest Great Hero among the Great Heroes?”

 

“Lord Dweno!”

 

The boy clenched his fists and his eyes sparkled.

 

“Lord Dweno is the one who made the divine artifacts that the Great Heroes use! Our family is a blacksmith family! So I think Lord Dweno is the greatest Great Hero!”

 

Indeed, the boy’s outfit was Dweno’s outfit.

 

And there was a Dweno mask behind his back.

 

Luna smiled brightly and said.

 

“Yeah. Wrong. The greatest Great Hero is Lady Luna.”

 

“Nah.”

 

The boy made a disbelieving expression.

 

“It’s not ‘nah.’ It is. Dweno was a perverted and eccentric dwarf.”

 

“How do you know that, sister?”

 

“Because I’m Luna.”

 

“Sister, you’re drunk, right?”

 

“In that sense, that mask is confiscated. Sister will buy you a Luna mask instead.”

 

Luna tried to snatch the Dweno mask.

 

The boy stepped back with a frightened expression.

 

“What are you doing to a kid, you drunkard.”

 

“Early education is important! It doesn’t make sense to let that young and pure sprout admire such a perverted old man!”

 

“Don’t crush the kid’s dreams.”

 

“Reality is harsh! Kids need to know what they need to know! No! That old man isn’t a great person worth respecting in the first place!”

 

Luna wailed.

 

Then people’s gazes naturally focused on the two of them.

 

The boy who had been staring blankly at this scene waved his hand.

 

“Goodbye, pretty sister who looks like Lady Luna! Have a good date with your boyfriend!”

 

The boy smiled brightly and disappeared into the crowd.

 

“Did you find Luna?”

 

Then Chen Xia and Eiran came running hurriedly.

 

The two had been together when Luna suddenly disappeared, and they were quite surprised by the situation.

 

“As you can see.”

 

Leo grabbed the back of her neck to make Luna stand straight.

 

Looking at Luna like that, Chen Xia said.

 

“Lady Luna, you seem quite drunk. Maybe you should stop drinking now.”

 

“I’m fine.”

 

Luna shrugged her shoulders.

 

Indeed, just looking at her face, she seemed fine.

 

If not for the alcohol smell vibrating around her, one couldn’t even imagine she had been drinking.

 

But her actions lacked restraint and were aggressive.

 

It was exactly the behavior of a drunk person.

 

As soon as the festival started, Luna freely drank alcohol from street vendors.

 

And only strong liquor with quite high alcohol content.

 

Since Luna was originally a heavy drinker, she was like a fish in water at the festival.

 

“Mister! One more drink here!”

 

When Luna demanded another drink from the vendor, the vendor chuckled and handed her a glass.

 

“Elf miss! You’re spirited!”

 

“Kyaha~ This is living!”

 

Watching Luna drink heartily and happily, Eiran said worriedly.

 

“Is, is it okay for her to be like that?”

 

“Once she gets going, no one can stop her.”

 

Leo clicked his tongue.

 

And he took out a map from his chest and said.

 

“Let’s go to the accommodation Cal secured for now.”

 

For the Twilight Festival, Cal had already secured accommodation.

 

Cal’s connections extended not only within the academy but also outside, so he boasted that he had secured good lodging.

 

“Hey. We need to move now.”

 

“Let me drink a bit more.”

 

Despite Leo’s words, Luna had no intention of moving.

 

Unable to bear watching this, Leo approached Luna, wrapped his arm around her waist, and tucked her under his arm like carrying luggage.

 

But as if accustomed to Leo’s attitude, Luna held drinks in both hands and continued drinking.

 

Watching this scene, Chen Xia muttered.

 

“I knew she was an eccentric person, but… she’s remarkable.”

 

The true appearance of the great hero she had admired since childhood was both familiar and bewildering.

 

Chen Xia looked to the side with slightly worried eyes.

 

For Eiran, an innocent elf, Luna’s drunkard-like appearance might be shocking.

 

When she turned her head, Eiran was smiling brightly with her hands clasped together.

 

“Luna… is so beautiful.”

 

‘That?’

 

The sight of her dangling and being dragged by Leo was far from beautiful.

 

‘Well, Eiran does have rather unique tastes.’

 

Chen Xia nodded in understanding and took Eiran’s hand, following behind Leo.

 

***

 

A moment later.

 

What Leo’s group arrived at was a place that served as both an inn and tavern.

 

Seeing this, Chen Xia tilted her head.

 

“Is this really the right place?”

 

“It is.”

 

Leo muttered while looking at the tavern’s name.

 

Cal had said he secured good accommodation, but this place was far from what Chen Xia or Eiran considered good lodging.

 

Just then.

 

“Oh! You’re here! You came!”

 

The tavern door opened and Cal came running with a delighted face.

 

“Come on! Don’t just stand there!”

 

Cal led the group to the back of the tavern with his characteristic sly smile.

 

“This is the good accommodation you mentioned?”

 

“That’s right. I rented the entire top floor! And it’s free!”

 

Cal winked and gave a thumbs up.

 

“Well, actually this is a shop I helped before. Thanks to that connection, I was able to rent it. But there’s a condition.”

 

“A condition?”

 

“Right. Leo, the Lumern Student Council President, will work as a waiter for one day!”

 

True to his words, Cal was dressed in waiter attire.

 

Seeing Cal like this, Chen Xia furrowed her brow.

 

“Are you saying you want Leo to work as a waiter?”

 

Chen Xia’s eyes turned cold.

 

Seeing Chen Xia like this, Cal made a startled expression.

 

Cal knew that Chen Xia served Leo like a master.

 

It was natural for her to be displeased when suggesting Leo do waiter work.

 

“Not just free lodging… but food and drinks are free too. I thought it would make good memories…”

 

“The drinks are free?”

 

Just then, Luna, who had been to the side, perked up.

 

“Let’s do it.”

 

“What? You want Luna to do servant work?”

 

Eiran was greatly flustered.

 

The greatest hero of the elf race doing servant work!

 

What an outrageous thing to do!

 

“What’s the big deal! The drinks are free! Leo! You’ll do it too, right?”

 

But Luna didn’t mind.

 

At Luna’s words, Leo chuckled.

 

“Sounds fun.”

 

“Oh!”

 

Cal let out a cheer.

 

“Since both of you agreed, there’s no problem, right?”

 

Cal grinned at Chen Xia and Eiran.

 

The two girls, who usually smiled often, stared blankly at Cal.

 

“Why, why are you looking at me like that?”

 

“Cal.”

 

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

 

Seeing the two with half-closed eyes, Cal made a startled expression.

 

***

 

Thud- Thud-

 

Though night had fallen, Lumeria City was still bustling with festival energy. A red-haired elf was walking through the streets.

 

As the beautiful elf passed by, the crowd parted.

 

Without realizing it, they made way due to the charisma the elf emanated.

 

The elf walking calmly through the gap, Runia, snorted.

 

The presence emanating from her intense red hair and eyes had become even stronger.

 

‘Originally, I should have come with Eiran.’

 

Runia expressed her regret inwardly.

 

She envied her friend who had gone to Lumern as an exchange student first.

 

Of course, Seirun was also a Hero Academy like Lumern, so there was no lack of learning.

 

But still, Runia envied her friend.

 

‘Eiran must have been with Leo all the time, right?’

 

Leo Flobe was at Lumern.

 

And Runia wanted to show Leo how she had changed in the short time after vacation ended.

 

Though it wasn’t a very long time, Runia had definitely become stronger.

 

She had made a contract with the Phoenix she had so longed for.

 

Additionally, the magic Leo had taught her, Flame Emperor, had also been greatly enhanced.

 

She wanted to show her changed self as soon as possible.

 

She had surely taken a step closer to Leo Flobe.

 

But unfortunately, she only had time now due to handling the student council president transition.

 

‘I originally planned to come in the morning.’

 

Runia clicked her tongue.

 

Something suddenly came up at school today.

 

News that Roon, the acting principal, had collapsed spread throughout the school.

 

At first, the school was in an uproar, but soon Roon himself announced it was nothing serious, and the commotion ended.

 

‘He said he’d be fine after resting a few days, but Roon’s face was dark.’

 

Though he didn’t show it, Roon’s face was serious.

 

Feeling uneasy, Runia stopped walking.

 

‘I should let Eiran know first.’

 

Since it concerned her grandfather, she thought Eiran should know.

 

So Runia entered an alley.

 

‘Cal definitely said he secured accommodation around this area, right?’

 

Being the Twilight Festival, everywhere was packed with crowds.

 

There, many elves who disliked going to human cities could also be seen.

 

It was when Runia was looking for the address.

 

“Tsk. Wearing human servant clothes and serving humans.”

 

“It’s a disgrace to elves.”

 

“Moreover, getting drunk and making a spectacle in an alley. As a fellow elf, I’m ashamed.”

 

From afar, the grumbling voices of elves could be heard.

 

‘There are elves like that everywhere.’

 

The type who, due to excessive racial pride, despise fellow members of their race who don’t meet their standards.

 

Runia clicked her tongue.

 

It was a type of elf she didn’t particularly like.

 

It was when Runia was looking for her accommodation.

 

“Urgh! Uwaaack!”

 

The sound of retching came from somewhere.

 

People passing by the alley giggled.

 

Runia, who unconsciously looked toward where the sound came from, let out a hollow laugh.

 

There, an elf in waitress attire was leaning against a wall, retching.

 

“Uwaaaaaack!”

 

‘That’s definitely embarrassing as a fellow elf.’

 

Runia felt unnecessarily embarrassed.

 

It was when she was about to turn away from that elf who was bringing shame to their entire race.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

An elf with a familiar face hurriedly emerged from the alley.

 

‘Eiran?’

 

Runia’s eyes widened as she approached Eiran.

 

Eiran was frantically patting the elf’s back.

 

“Eiran… urgh… thank… uwaaaaaack!”

 

The elf tried to express gratitude but couldn’t stop.

 

“Eiran, what are you doing there…”

 

“Luna, you should really refrain from drinking any more…”

 

“What?!”

 

Hearing Eiran’s words, Runia let out a shocked exclamation.

 

Eiran, whose eyes had widened, discovered Runia and showed a bright expression.

 

“Miss Runia!”

 

“What? Runi… aaaack?!”

 

Luna also turned her head, then looked back down at the ground.

 

Runia’s face hardened after confirming that face.

 

“Right. It’s a dream. A dream. Yes, I’m dreaming.”

 

Runia denied reality.

 

‘Right. How could Luna be in reality? Could such a miracle like with Arron happen so easily? Yes. It’s a dream. A bad nightmare. In the first place, it doesn’t make sense for Luna to be retching like that. Yes. Let me wake up.’

 

The Luna that Runia knew was a beautiful, pure, and benevolent elf.

 

Of course, a perfect elf who was even cute with her somewhat quirky side.

 

It was when Luna was desperately trying to ignore reality.

 

“Unfortunately, this is reality.”

 

Leo, who had emerged from the alley at some point, said coldly.

 

“This is Luna’s true form.”

 

“That’s a lie!”

 

Shocked, Runia shook her head.

 

“Originally, you become an adult by seeing a lot of dirty things.”

 

“No!”

 

“Congratulations on becoming an adult.”

 

“If this is what being an adult means, I don’t want to become one!”

 

Runia, who had been desperately denying reality, swayed.

 

Eiran was startled and supported Runia.

 

Leo took Eiran’s place, patting Luna’s back as he spoke.

 

“Bringing shame to the entire race. Are you satisfied now that you’ve shattered a child’s fantasy?”

 

“What?”

 

“Never mind, finish what you were doing.”

 

At those words, Luna looked down at the ground again.

 

While patting Luna’s back, Leo muttered.

 

“I’ve seen all kinds of unseemly things, so maybe I didn’t notice because I’ve become reckless?”

 

“What? What did you just say…?”

 

“I was talking to myself.”

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