Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 528

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528.

 

The dungeon door opened.

 

“Leo-nim.”

 

Then Mel, who had been waiting, hurriedly ran over.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

“Do you think I’d lose to some young juniors?”

 

“That’s not what I meant.”

 

Mel shook her head as she watched Leo chuckle.

 

She knew that Leo hadn’t fully regained his past life’s power yet.

 

In terms of pure strength alone, the Heroes of the Cataclysm had the advantage.

 

But…

 

‘His experience is different.’

 

The Heroes of the Cataclysm were also people who had prevented the world’s destruction.

 

They had stabilized a shaking world, defeated fragments of Erebos, and driven out Tartaros – heroes among heroes.

 

But Leo was a great hero who had saved a world on the brink of destruction.

 

He had lived through a more desperate era than the Heroes of the Cataclysm and overcome endless battlefields.

 

It wasn’t that the Heroes of the Cataclysm lacked experience.

 

It was just that what Leo had accomplished was unimaginably vast.

 

So even with a clear difference in power, she felt that the current Leo could sufficiently cover for it.

 

“Well, if it had been them personally, I would have struggled. But with those kinds of dolls…”

 

Mel was impressed.

 

She knew Leo was Kail, but even so, what was amazing was still amazing.

 

“But what kind of Hero Dungeon was it to have dolls imitating the Heroes of the Cataclysm?”

 

Mel’s face became infinitely serious.

 

Because Leo was there, they could prevent it without suffering major damage, but without him, they would have suffered tremendous casualties.

 

Watching such Mel, Leo quietly recalled.

 

‘What expression would she make if I said a god created dolls to test me, but those dolls went berserk and came outside?’

 

“What exactly was inside?”

 

‘Great Hero of the Beginning! Please stay a little longer! This humble servant of yours wants to serve you more! I want to gaze upon your noble countenance longer! Please don’t go! At least one more cup of tea!’

 

He recalled Rian, who had been crying pitifully while clinging to his pant leg even as he was being kicked away.

 

“A madman, no. A fanatic was inside.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Even Mel, a Dragon Lord who was a descendant of Risinass, the King of Wisdom, couldn’t understand those words.

 

Watching Mel’s bewildered expression, Leo said.

 

“Let’s talk about what happened inside later.”

 

Leo took a deep breath.

 

“It seems I’ll have to move personally to find Berkia.”

 

“Ah…”

 

At Leo’s words, Mel’s eyes widened.

 

***

 

“Class President, the atmosphere has been strange since yesterday.”

 

The next day.

 

During Hero Studies class.

 

In a gathering of all 2nd year students, Iliana glanced at Leo nervously and muttered quietly.

 

Iliana wasn’t the only one watching Leo’s mood.

 

Not only the dormitory students but all the 2nd years were looking at Leo, whose face had lost all expression.

 

“He seems to be in a bad mood. Chloe, Sia. Do you know anything?”

 

Iliana asked Chloe and Chen Xia, who were dormitory representatives like Leo.

 

The two girls also looked at each other’s faces and shook their heads.

 

‘Did something happen yesterday?’

 

Chen Xia looked at Leo with a serious face.

 

The Leo that Chen Xia knew was someone who never lost his composure.

 

‘As a great hero, it’s natural that he wouldn’t bat an eye at ordinary matters.’

 

What Chen Xia might feel was a typhoon would be just a gentle breeze to Leo.

 

That’s why Leo’s heavily sunken atmosphere weighed on Chen Xia’s heart.

 

‘It must be related to Berkia-nim, right?’

 

She couldn’t think of anything else that would make Leo react like this.

 

Chen Xia clenched her fists tightly.

 

‘I’m still lacking.’

 

Currently, Shan’s Shadows were tracking Berkia’s whereabouts.

 

Of course, the possibility that Berkia might have been resurrected as Undead was kept strictly confidential.

 

Even for the Shadow Empire, it wasn’t an easy task.

 

‘I need to be of help.’

 

Chen Xia bit her lips tightly.

 

It wasn’t just Chen Xia.

 

Not only Chloe but also Selia and Avad were looking at Leo with worry.

 

Even Duran, Eliza, and Woreden seemed concerned about Leo, glancing at him sideways.

 

The atmosphere was heavy.

 

It had to be.

 

Everyone knew.

 

This was Leo, who had remained unshaken before any hardship or trial.

 

Such Leo’s heavy atmosphere was enough to weigh down all the 2nd years.

 

Whatever anyone said, Leo was their leader.

 

Just as Risinass had been 5,000 years ago.

 

Then Chelsea sat down beside Leo.

 

“Leo oppa?”

 

Chelsea called Leo carefully.

 

But Leo, lost in deep thought, didn’t hear her words.

 

What had happened at dawn was strongly recalled in Leo’s mind.

 

His disciple who had ultimately been consumed by darkness.

 

‘It wasn’t Tartaros who made Berkia that way.’

 

It was definitely the Monster Queen who had taken the lives of those Berkia loved.

 

But ultimately, the real culprit was the malice of people corrupted by desire.

 

Berkia had wanted the world passed down by his predecessors to become a bright and beautiful world.

 

He had devoted his entire life to that goal.

 

He thought that wrongs committed could be repented and corrected.

 

But what returned was betrayal, and he eventually lost his reason and went berserk.

 

So he tried to judge all those who had committed sins.

 

Leo also had no intention of showing mercy to those who trampled on others for their own desires.

 

But even so, he couldn’t judge all those who had committed ‘sins.’

 

‘Because that too is part of the world.’

 

Berkia, who had lost his reason, tried to judge everyone who had committed sins.

 

Whether those sins were great or small.

 

He tried to create a world where only those worthy of the sacrifices made by those who gave their lives for the Age of Calamity could live.

 

‘That was clearly wrong.’

 

The world’s interests are complex.

 

If someone asked Kail whether the world was bright before the Age of Calamity came.

 

Kail would have answered no without hesitation.

 

It’s the same now.

 

The current world is also rotten here and there.

 

But if all the rotten parts were cut away, nothing would remain of the world.

 

‘Starting with me, I’m not exactly a decent person either.’

 

Good people also commit evil acts.

 

Evil people also perform good deeds.

 

The world is entangled in complex relationships of interest, so it cannot simply be divided into good and evil.

 

‘Berkia can’t be unaware of that either.’

 

It’s just that the hatred and rage filling her heart has made it impossible for her to see right from wrong.

 

‘The gods said that the Age of Calamity began because their era was too bright a world.’

 

The gods drove Erebos, the primordial evil, beyond the darkness to benefit the world.

 

Thanks to that, the world didn’t face the existence of destruction for a long time.

 

But that brought about a calamity that turned the entire world to ash.

 

Berkia was the same.

 

The more she wanted to lead the world to light.

 

As if in defiance, the shadows also grew darker.

 

But was that wrong?

 

‘No.’

 

Leo gritted his teeth.

 

That’s why it was difficult.

 

What words should he offer to Berkia, who knew darkness better than anyone yet had gazed into an abyss deeper than anything else.

 

Whether his words would reach Berkia, who had closed her ears.

 

And…

 

‘Whether he could stop Berkia’s rampage that had even taken Bihar’s life.’

 

He had no intention of giving up on Berkia.

 

He wanted to make her come to her senses by any means necessary.

 

But…

 

‘In the worst case, he might have to grant her peace.’

 

Even Leo was afraid of that.

 

Though he had spoken confidently to Rian, he feared being unable to lift up his disciple who had unavoidably fallen into darkness.

 

‘What if I can’t save Berkia?’

 

It was when Leo was biting his lip.

 

Swoosh-!

 

Someone forcibly grabbed and pulled Leo.

 

Sky-blue eyes entered Leo’s field of vision.

 

The surrounding students either covered their mouths or let out surprised exclamations.

 

Leo also looked with surprised eyes at the person who had grabbed his face with both hands and pulled him close.

 

Chelsea, who met Leo’s eyes, blinked her large eyes several times.

 

They were close enough to feel each other’s breath.

 

Their gazes intertwined several times at very close range.

 

Chelsea quietly let go of her hands.

 

Leo, who had been forced to meet Chelsea’s gaze, rubbed his neck.

 

“My neck hurts a bit?”

 

“That’s because you didn’t answer even though I called you several times.”

 

Chelsea pouted her lips and grumbled.

 

Somewhat childish behavior.

 

But it was perfectly fitting behavior for a child of that age.

 

Chelsea glared and looked around.

 

“What are you staring at? Is the show over?!”

 

Then the gazes that had been focused on them instantly scattered in all directions.

 

The only ones Chelsea was docile with were Leo and her older brother Avad.

 

She was a little angel only in front of those two, but a little devil in front of others.

 

‘Even saying she’s docile, it’s different from just being obedient.’

 

Basically, Chelsea had a temper.

 

Even when training with Leo, there were several times she had charged at him in frustration.

 

‘And then she’d smile again as if nothing had happened.’

 

Like a capricious wind.

 

“What are you thinking about for so long?”

 

Chelsea tilted her head.

 

Selia, Chloe, Duran, Avad, Eliza, Woreden, and others.

 

Those who didn’t know Leo’s true identity wore quite serious expressions seeing Leo’s mood today.

 

Chen Xia and Cal, who knew Leo’s identity, wore even more serious expressions.

 

But Chelsea didn’t mind.

 

She just approached like a gentle breeze and asked for the reason.

 

That actually put his mind at ease.

 

‘Come to think of it, Chelsea is the only one whose attitude hasn’t changed at all even after learning my identity.’

 

Runia, Eiran, Chen Xia.

 

Even the easygoing Cal had subtly changed how he treated him.

 

They still got along as friendly as before.

 

‘But how should I put it. Yes, I’d say they respect me.’

 

Such gazes were unavoidable.

 

But Chelsea was different.

 

She was consistent.

 

Whether Leo was a great hero or not.

 

Whether he had saved the world or not.

 

She simply looked at him as someone to admire.

 

Someone to follow and someday stand beside.

 

Chelsea swung her legs cheerfully and muttered to herself.

 

‘I’m just doing what I want to do.’

 

‘Kail has shouldered too much burden. He’ll never try to share that burden. So please. As his sister, become Kail’s… Leo’s strength. Create a space where Leo can smile comfortably.’

 

Chelsea recalled the words Arron had left before departing.

 

She wanted to share the burden Leo carried as much as possible.

 

But if he wouldn’t share that burden.

 

‘I want to stay by his side and hold him up so he doesn’t fall.’

 

Sometimes she could support his back too.

 

They couldn’t be equals.

 

The years they had accumulated were different, and the paths they had walked were too different.

 

Someone to follow with admiring eyes for a lifetime.

 

She would be in Leo’s shadow for life.

 

Because he was the Hero of the Beginning, called the origin of all heroes.

 

But because of that.

 

‘I can support him.’

 

Just because she was in the shadow, would she only receive protection?

 

When fierce winds blow, she could stand together so he wouldn’t fall.

 

If others had heard this, they might have scoffed at what help she could possibly be to a great hero.

 

But Chelsea didn’t care.

 

Chelsea smiled brightly as she looked up at Leo.

 

‘Leo is Leo, after all.’

 

My hero, whom I first came to admire.

 

That innocent smile somehow reminded him of Berkia.

 

Leo reached out and stroked her sky-blue hair.

 

“Ehehehehe-”

 

Chelsea smiled like a cat, seeming to enjoy that touch.

 

“Chelsea, if you went down the wrong path, what do you think I’d have to do to make you listen to me?”

 

“Huh?”

 

Chelsea’s eyes widened at Leo’s question.

 

Then she rolled her eyes back and forth several times before speaking.

 

“Am I in a state where I won’t listen to reason?”

 

“Right.”

 

“Hmm-! That’s difficult!”

 

Chelsea crossed her arms and pondered repeatedly, furrowing her brow.

 

“Well, if it’s Leo oppa, you’d probably punch me in the head first, right?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“You’d also kick my butt, wouldn’t you?”

 

“Of course.”

 

“Stop harassing my butt.”

 

“When did I ever harass it?”

 

“During the entrance exam, you tried to burn my butt in front of all those people. I’m unmarriageable now, take responsibility.”

 

“That’s why you should have listened back then.”

 

This was from the only period when Chelsea was full of rebellious spirit toward Leo.

 

Watching Leo act smugly without batting an eye, Chelsea made a sulky expression and fell into thought again.

 

“Still, it would be scary if I couldn’t come to my senses.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Even if I came to my senses, you’d do terrible things to me.”

 

“You know me well.”

 

“I think I’d come to my senses just to avoid that.”

 

At Chelsea’s words, Leo rested his chin on his hand and laughed.

 

“Really?”

 

His heart felt much lighter.

 

‘Right, I just won’t leave them alone until they come to their senses.’

 

Why had he been thinking so complicatedly?

 

Leo, who had been bursting with laughter, soon showed a gentle smile.

 

‘I should worry about that damn disciple rebelling because he thinks he’s stronger.’

 

The power of Berkia that he had seen in the Akasha Record was so formidable that the current Leo would have difficulty handling it.

 

‘Right, this isn’t the time to worry about how to persuade him, but how to beat him up.’

 

It was when Leo was stroking his chin.

 

Slam-!

 

The Lecture Hall door opened and Eiran entered.

 

All the 2nd Year students showed puzzled expressions at her appearance.

 

As an exchange student, she was an extremely diligent honor student.

 

Coming early before class time was basic among basics for her.

 

But to arrive just barely before class time?

 

Moreover, all the students close to her were already in the Lecture Hall.

 

While everyone was wondering, Eiran approached Leo with a pale face.

 

And with a face that looked ready to cry, she shouted.

 

“Leo-nim! Grandfather is… Grandfather is!”

 

At Eiran’s appearance, Leo’s face hardened.

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