Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 511

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511.

 

Tartaros’s sudden attack.

 

For those who possessed power, it might have been a trial to overcome.

 

However, for ordinary people without power, it was nothing short of an unprecedented disaster.

 

Resistance was impossible.

 

It wasn’t their fault for being powerless either.

 

For those who lived faithfully day by day, it could only be like a bolt from the blue.

 

Under the protection of ability users, people evacuated to safe places beyond Tartaros’s influence.

 

Those who could handle aura, magic, and summoned creatures to some degree volunteered to join the battlefield, but were refused by those evacuating them.

 

“No, with your abilities, you’ll only die meaninglessly if you stand on the battlefield!”

 

“B-but we might be of some help!”

 

“I may not look it, but I’ve held a sword for a long time!”

 

“No, if you go when you’re weaker than me, you’ll only be a burden.”

 

The Elven Knight who spoke firmly gritted her teeth.

 

“Even I would only be a hindrance if I went to the scene now.”

 

With a frustrated expression, she didn’t have the skill to stand on the battlefield not far away.

 

That’s why she had taken on the duty of staying in the rear to protect people.

 

A Beastman Warrior who had the same duty as her spoke.

 

“The rear could be in danger at any time too. So let’s prepare for any emergency together here.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

“Ah, understood.”

 

Clenching their fists and nodding, they prepared for battle with tense faces.

 

People trembled with anxiety.

 

Fortunately, there had been no casualties yet.

 

Though there were injured, thanks to the many mages and summoners, they had avoided critical situations.

 

This was possible because countless heroes and outstanding ability users had visited Lumeria City during the Twilight Festival period.

 

However, the loud explosion sounds and eerie roars heard from afar gave people anxiety about when they might face crisis.

 

Kugugugugung!

 

The earth’s axis shook from the aftermath of powerful magic.

 

Accordingly, people hunched their shoulders.

 

Among them, one elf was hanging her head low.

 

Her delicate shoulders flinched every time a loud noise was heard.

 

With drooping ears, she sat alone to one side, staring at the ground.

 

‘It’ll be okay.’

 

With her gaze fixed on the ground, Luna bit her lips tightly.

 

‘Runia has grown to be reliable.’

 

She was worthy of being called her successor.

 

‘The other heroes are trustworthy too.’

 

As Runia said about being responsible for the current era, the heroes were noble and dependable people.

 

‘It’ll be fine even without me stepping forward.’

 

Luna squeezed her eyes shut.

 

She wanted to stay in this world longer.

 

A brilliant future she could never have seen before.

 

In a world overflowing with possibilities, there were countless things she could do.

 

When she first entered the world of magic.

 

Luna had been captivated by magic.

 

She wanted to see the end of magic.

 

But the world wouldn’t leave Luna alone.

 

The world’s dangers didn’t allow Luna to focus solely on the world of magic.

 

And when the world regained peace again.

 

Luna’s time had ended.

 

‘Now it doesn’t have to be me.’

 

Luna chewed her lips.

 

‘I’ve done enough.’

 

She wanted to stay in this world forever.

 

There were so many things she wanted to do.

 

But what made Luna even more anxious was…

 

‘Now I can be with Kail in peace.’

 

She thought endlessly.

 

What would have happened if she had met Kail in a bright and hopeful world instead of a dark and despairing one?

 

Of course, the first impression would have been terrible.

 

But gradually, she would have been attracted to the human called Kail.

 

‘Maybe we could have even had children? Couldn’t we have enjoyed a happy daily life?’

 

It was happiness that could never be achieved now.

 

‘My time has stopped while Kail’s time continues. If that’s the case… I want to be together even a little longer.’

 

It was selfishness.

 

‘But that’s not wrong.’

 

Luna lifted her head slightly.

 

Her eyes, which always shone brightly, were dim and hazy.

 

‘So just a little longer…’

 

Swoosh-

 

Then something revealed itself before Luna’s eyes.

 

“Huh?”

 

Luna let out a dazed exclamation.

 

Her blurry focus became clear.

 

It was a single flower held in a small hand.

 

Luna looked up.

 

There, a young Elf Girl was holding out a flower to Luna.

 

“Pretty lady, are you scared?”

 

The girl asked with a worried face.

 

“Ah.”

 

“Don’t be scared, I’ll give you this flower.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

Luna took the flower and smiled faintly.

 

“Little miss, are you alone? Where are your parents?”

 

“Mommy is fighting the bad monsters right now!”

 

The girl said while tightly gripping a doll wrapped around her other hand that wasn’t holding the flower.

 

Luna could easily identify what the doll was.

 

‘My doll.’

 

The elf child who was preciously hugging the stuffed doll said.

 

“My mommy is very strong! As a graduate of Seirun, she can use star magic like Luna-nim! Yap yap! So don’t worry!”

 

The girl spoke with a bright smile.

 

At that bright appearance, Luna couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

 

‘She’s like Berkia when she was young.’

 

Spirited despite the urgent situation.

 

It was the innocent nature of a young child who didn’t understand the situation, but… still bright.

 

‘Because she’s a child who doesn’t know darkness.’

 

Luna reached out and patted her head.

 

“What a brave little miss.”

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Ah! It’s the pretty drunkard big sister!”

 

The boy who said he respected Dweno the most, whom they had met on the first day of the festival, came running over.

 

“Big sister, I bought a Luna mask too.”

 

The boy smiled brightly and showed off the Luna mask hanging around his neck.

 

“Wow…!”

 

The elf girl’s mouth fell open as she saw it, her eyes sparkling.

 

Seeing her reaction, the boy tilted his head and then took off the mask to hand it to her.

 

“Want it?”

 

“Yes!”

 

“But let’s be friends instead.”

 

“Okay!”

 

‘…Kids these days have good pickup skills.’

 

Luna wore a dazed expression as she watched the children naturally become friends and smile brightly.

 

“Big sister, if you’re worried, stay with us.”

 

“What?”

 

The boy took the confused Luna’s hand and led her to where the children were gathered.

 

Humans, elves, suins, dwarves.

 

Children of various races were huddled together, chatting.

 

It seemed they had been gathered in one place to evacuate the children quickly in case of emergency.

 

Though there were signs of tension and anxiety, the children seemed to firmly believe that the heroes would protect them.

 

“Oh, I know that big sister. She’s the one who told us stories about the Great Heroes yesterday. She said Kail loves Luna.”

 

“What does love mean?”

 

“It means liking someone.”

 

“Big sister, tell us more stories about the Great Heroes!”

 

“Big sister! I want to hear about Arron!”

 

The children looked at Luna and chattered non-stop.

 

Listening to the children’s endless conversation made her feel dizzy.

 

After a while, the children moved on to another topic.

 

Luna smiled quietly at the sight.

 

‘How will these children grow up?’

 

“Arron might appear and save us.”

 

A suin child said, clenching his fist tightly.

 

“Dweno might appear too, right?”

 

“I want to see Kail.”

 

“I want to meet the King of Wisdom!”

 

Like children, they shared dreamlike stories.

 

‘Wow… I can’t keep up with the conversation.’

 

Luna wore a troubled expression at the children’s constantly changing topics when—

 

“I think Luna will appear for us.”

 

The elf girl who had given Luna flowers said with an excited face.

 

“Pretty big sister thinks so too, right?”

 

“…”

 

Luna clenched her fist tightly.

 

KWAGAGAGAGAGAGANG—!

 

Just then, a massive explosion occurred nearby.

 

HWAREUREUREUK—!

 

Along with it, dark red flames shot up.

 

“We need to evacuate to another location!”

 

“Move! Children first!”

 

The situation changed rapidly.

 

People evacuated the children with urgent shouts.

 

Screams echoed back and forth.

 

In the chaos, the children also screamed.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

KUGUGUGUGUNG—!

 

The dark red flames that shot high into the sky turned black.

 

Seeing this, Luna’s face hardened.

 

‘Erebos’s flames!’

 

KWAAAAAAAAK—!

 

The black flames struck down at the people.

 

Seeing this, just as Luna was about to summon her magic power—

 

HWAAAAAAAAAA!

 

Pure white flames blocked the black fire.

 

“Kugh!”

 

Runia, who had created the wall of flames, let out a groan.

 

“Runia!”

 

Luna urgently called out to Runia.

 

Having no time to respond, Runia gritted her teeth, her red eyes flashing as she burned the pure white flames even more fiercely.

 

“Ahahahahahahahahaha! This power! The flames of god! Ahhh! Divine revelation! I can hear His voice!”

 

Eljenie’s voice filled with ecstasy could be heard.

 

Seeing this, Luna’s eyes trembled.

 

‘That’s not simply Erebos’s blessing.’

 

Luna saw through Eljenie’s situation at a glance.

 

‘Erebos is burning flames using that legion commander as a medium.’

 

Eljenie was firewood.

 

The problem was that she was an enormously huge piece of firewood.

 

The kindling that was Erebos’s obsession burned more and more fiercely, using the massive firewood that was Eljenie as fuel.

 

“Weak! Weak! Do you think you can block my flames with such pathetic fire? Kyahahahahahahaha!”

 

Along with Eljenie’s mad laughter, the black flames only grew more intense.

 

“Stop talking nonsense and disappeaaaar!”

 

Runia shouted and raised her firepower to maximum.

 

KWAGAGAGAGAGANG—!

 

The white flames pushed back the black fire, causing a massive explosion.

 

“Heok—! Heok—!”

 

Runia exhaled rough breaths.

 

The heroes who had retreated were forming their formation again.

 

Luna silently watched the scene.

 

“Luna! Please leave this to us and retreat!”

 

Runia shouted.

 

Even at those words, Luna just stood there silently.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

GOOOOOOO—!

 

Countless summoning circles appeared everywhere.

 

Seeing this, the heroes’ faces turned pale.

 

“This power is…”

 

“Could it be the Overlord King?!”

 

Clank— Clank—

 

An army of the dead began pouring out from the summoning circles.

 

Runia’s face immediately hardened.

 

“Luna! You need to evacuate now!”

 

“Yes, pretty sister. Let’s go quickly.”

 

At that moment, someone grabbed Luna’s hand and pulled her.

 

Luna turned her head to look at the elf girl who had grabbed her hand.

 

The child’s body was trembling.

 

But worried about Luna, she had run here despite the danger.

 

“Roo!”

 

At that moment, an elf woman fighting at the frontline shouted urgently.

 

The mage hero looked bewildered as she saw her daughter.

 

“Mom! In front!”

 

The girl’s eyes widened.

 

Whoosh—!

 

In an instant, black flames that had infiltrated tried to devour the elven mage.

 

Seeing this, Runia’s eyes widened.

 

Regardless of strength or weakness, currently only Runia alone could block these black flames.

 

“Eek!”

 

Just as Runia was about to hastily deploy magic.

 

Flash—! Kwaaaaang—!

 

A flash of light flying from behind Runia pushed back the black flames.

 

It blew away the black flames with overwhelming power.

 

“Lady Luna?”

 

Runia hastily turned around.

 

There, Luna was holding up her hand.

 

Luna, whose eyes met with Runia’s, smiled gently.

 

Runia’s face contorted as if about to crumble, knowing the meaning of that smile.

 

“You said Roo?”

 

“Yes?”

 

Luna looked down at Roo who was holding her hand and smiled gently.

 

“Sorry, this flower… got damaged.”

 

Luna showed the flower Ruga had given her and channeled her magic power.

 

Then a beautiful flower bloomed in Luna’s hand.

 

Luna placed that flower in Roo’s arms.

 

And gave a belated answer.

 

“Sister thinks so too. That this Lady Luna will crush all the bad monsters. So don’t worry.”

 

Luna, who had reached out to gently stroke Roo’s head, walked forward.

 

‘Surely if I turn away, I could stay longer.’

 

She could accomplish more and spend more happy times with her beloved.

 

‘But… would that really be like me?’

 

5,000 years ago.

 

The reason she had stepped forward to save the world.

 

It wasn’t simply to save the world.

 

‘It was to protect this world I belonged to and loved.’

 

Was there regret in sacrificing so much to protect the world?

 

‘There’s no way such a thing exists.’

 

Was there resentment in closing her eyes without accomplishing everything she wanted?

 

‘None. It was the path I chose.’

 

Achieving an unimaginably high level in magic.

 

The reason she gained the fame she so desired in later generations.

 

‘That’s surely because I remained myself until the end. If so…’

 

She couldn’t turn away here.

 

‘The moment I turn away, I’ll surely stop being myself. Right? Kail.’

 

Luna smiled as she thought of the friend who had been more reliable than anyone.

 

‘You all would have eventually chosen to face Erebos again like me.’

 

Leo’s voice could be heard.

 

Luna laughed at those words.

 

‘That seems right. Kail.’

 

Thud— Thud—

 

Grab—!

 

Runia unconsciously grabbed Luna who was passing by her.

 

And said with a face about to cry.

 

“Lady Luna…”

 

Luna, who had been looking at Runia for a moment, reached out her hand.

 

Whoosh—!

 

Cometes revealed itself in Luna’s hand.

 

The staff that the Comet Mage had entrusted to the Hero of the Beginning returned to the Progenitor of the Starry Skies.

 

And then was passed down to later generations once more.

 

“Don’t cry, straighten your chest and lift your head, Runia El Runda.”

 

Luna smiled brightly.

 

“You’re the successor of the Progenitor of the Starry Skies.”

 

Runia bit her lips and held back her tears.

 

“Watch and see what kind of person you respect is.”

 

Luna, who had entrusted her back, walked forward.

 

Roooooar—!

 

Black flames blazed.

 

Seeing this, Luna reached out her hand, grasped the void as if grabbing it, and pulled.

 

Kwaaaaaaaang—!

 

Space distorted and someone was dragged out and slammed into the ground.

 

“This power… surely not.”

 

The Overlord King’s hardened voice could be heard from a safe place where he was monitoring the situation.

 

“Yeah. That’s right. You bone bastard.”

 

Luna smiled viciously.

 

“Lady Luna has descended. So you’re dead. You bastard.”

 

Flash—! Kwaaaaaaaang—!

 

As soon as the words ended, the light of termination struck the Overlord King.

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