Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 537

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537.

 

“Will it be okay?”

 

Eiran asked with a worried expression.

 

At those words, Runia covered her face with her hands and said.

 

“What could possibly happen?”

 

“But… if Leo and Berkia were to clash…”

 

“Things got complicated, but I don’t think this situation is entirely bad.”

 

When Berkia first said she would scold Leo, she was flustered by the sudden situation.

 

However, looking at it objectively, Leo and Berkia meeting is an ideal situation.

 

“Runia is right. Our goal was to get Leo and Berkia to meet anyway.”

 

Chen Xia also nodded her head.

 

“Right. And… I wonder if we should really be worried about Leo when those two meet.”

 

Runia made a slightly reluctant expression.

 

“That’s right.”

 

Chen Xia nodded as if agreeing.

 

Berkia said she would scold Leo.

 

But would that be possible?

 

It wasn’t simply because Leo was Berkia’s master that they were worried.

 

“Leo definitely won’t leave Berkia alone.”

 

Runia knew it too.

 

What kind of feelings Berkia had for Kail.

 

The young Berkia they met in Dweno’s world clearly regarded the Hero of the Beginning, Kail, like a father.

 

Leo’s feelings toward Berkia probably weren’t much different.

 

Saying she was arrogant.

 

Saying she was rebellious.

 

Though he seemed to find his disciple disagreeable.

 

Leo trusted Berkia more than anyone else.

 

That’s why Leo’s face was dark throughout their pursuit of Berkia.

 

And.

 

‘What will you do when you meet Berkia?’

 

‘What else? I’ll beat her up.’

 

When Runia asked carefully, Leo answered nonchalantly.

 

‘Shouldn’t we be worried about Berkia instead?’

 

Runia sighed.

 

Then Eiran, who had been standing quietly, looked around Berkia’s room.

 

And muttered.

 

“Somehow it feels similar.”

 

“Huh? What does?”

 

At the sudden comment, Runia asked with a puzzled expression.

 

“Here, doesn’t it resemble the atmosphere of Leo’s old house that we saw in Dweno’s world?”

 

At those words, Runia looked around.

 

And nodded her head.

 

“It certainly does resemble it.”

 

Overall, it had a bleak feeling with no traces of life.

 

Only necessary items were there, and everything else was neatly organized.

 

It was like the house of someone who would never return.

 

Seeing this, Runia crouched down on a dining chair with her legs together and gazed at the house’s scenery.

 

She recalled Driana’s words when she saw Kail’s house.

 

‘Perhaps he didn’t attach his heart to this space.’

 

The desolate appearance that made it seem like the owner would never return.

 

At the time, she thought it was just the resolute mindset of a great hero.

 

But now, she couldn’t imagine what Leo had been thinking.

 

Runia slightly turned her head to look at the table full of empty plates.

 

This was the only place in the house where warmth could be felt.

 

“Maybe the reason Berkia made such a mess of the house while getting scolded… was because she wanted to create a reason for Leo to return?”

 

“Ah…”

 

Eiran let out an exclamation as she recalled Berkia making a mess of the house.

 

Listening to their conversation, Chen Xia let out a deep sigh and said while clearing the dishes.

 

“Let’s clean up for now.”

 

“Yeah, let’s do that.”

 

“Let’s divide the work.”

 

Just as the three were about to clear the mountain of dishes.

 

Wooong-!

 

“Huh?”

 

Chen Xia’s eyes widened at the resonant sound coming from her chest.

 

She put down the dishes and took out the object making the resonant sound.

 

“Ah?”

 

Chen Xia’s eyes widened as she saw Bihar’s dagger emitting the resonant sound.

 

***

 

‘Something must have happened.’

 

Even though it was close to dawn, Runia and Eiran showed no signs of returning.

 

Seeing this, Leo realized something had happened and let out a deep sigh.

 

‘Things are getting bigger.’

 

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Runia, Eiran, and Chen Xia.

 

The three were Hero Candidates he had chosen.

 

He had faith that they would overcome whatever trials came their way.

 

‘But the situation is serious right now.’

 

Leo, who had been sitting by the window, looked outside.

 

‘Berkia is definitely in this city. And this city is twisted.’

 

Even in the midst of the blizzard, people on the streets were blooming with laughter.

 

In this cold land, he could see all the nobles shivering.

 

But their eyes were writhing with desire.

 

Eyes unbefitting of elves.

 

Originally, elves were a noble race.

 

No matter how terrible her personality, Luna was always noble on the battlefield.

 

That wasn’t all.

 

When they put everything on the line, Leo had never seen a race as noble as the elves.

 

‘But not all elves are noble.’

 

The reason elves are noble is because they feel no shame in proving their own worth.

 

But those here are different.

 

They consider themselves noble, but what supports them is only their elven bloodline and Star Magic.

 

They might consider that special, but from Leo’s perspective, it wasn’t.

 

‘This city is strange.’

 

The exterior might be splendid, but Leo could see it.

 

The deep darkness behind this city.

 

He couldn’t know exactly what it was, but he could smell a stench that seemed like it would rot his nose.

 

Berkia being in this city was probably for that reason.

 

But the city was surprisingly peaceful.

 

The way of thinking that permeated this city was surely the type that Berkia would despise most.

 

It wouldn’t be strange if Berkia, who had become a vengeful spirit burning with hatred, immediately turned this city into a sea of fire.

 

‘Should I call this fortunate?’

 

Leo let out a deep sigh.

 

It wasn’t that he thought it was fortunate out of concern for this city.

 

‘Hatred burns oneself.’

 

What endlessly burning hatred ultimately devours is oneself.

 

Berkia, screaming and struggling, would eventually lose himself.

 

It should be called fortunate.

 

That he died before that happened while he was alive.

 

If not, Berkia would have literally become disaster itself.

 

But now that he’s become a dead specter?

 

‘It will become increasingly irreversible.’

 

That’s why Leo felt relieved.

 

The current Berkia hadn’t crossed the line.

 

He wasn’t worried about the residents living in this land.

 

No, rather, if this land of purebloods had joined hands with Tartaros.

 

Leo would not hesitate to burn this Eldon.

 

And he would erase its traces from this earthly realm.

 

‘Because I’m not Risinass.’

 

Leo knew.

 

Not just Leo.

 

Risinass, Luna, Arron, and Dweno too.

 

All those who had risked their lives for that era knew that the saved world wasn’t such an idealistic world.

 

Yet they didn’t hesitate to sacrifice their lives.

 

Because they knew it wasn’t all dark and twisted.

 

And one more thing.

 

‘Because everyone followed Risinass’s will.’

 

King of Wisdom.

 

The title the gods bestowed upon her in praise.

 

‘The gods didn’t simply give her the title of king because Risinass was wise and prudent.’

 

In 5,000 years of history, Risinass was unique.

 

The one who received the title of king in Hero Record.

 

The one called king by the gods.

 

And to the gods, the title of king is more special than anything else.

 

The residents of the earthly realm call those who have vast territories and rule over the people living on that land kings and follow them.

 

But the king that the gods speak of transcends that concept.

 

‘Because it literally means the king of the world, that is, the owner.’

 

Later generations think Risinass was called the King of Wisdom because she was the wisest in history, but that’s not it.

 

King of Wisdom meant the wise owner of the world recognized by the gods.

 

‘Probably that guy is the only one. The one called king by the gods.’

 

The reason the gods evaluated Risinass to that extent is extremely simple.

 

‘Because she shouldered everything.’

 

It didn’t end with simply raising the curtain of counterattack to defeat Erebos.

 

She wholly shouldered the world and moved toward the light.

 

Those who committed evil.

 

Those who committed sins.

 

Even those who betrayed the world.

 

Risinass forgave and accepted them.

 

She gave them opportunities.

 

Though she had the duty as a black dragon to punish evildoers, Risinass accepted them.

 

Of course, it was Leo who judged those who kicked away that opportunity.

 

Leo said.

 

That betrayers could not be tolerated.

 

But Risinass shook her head.

 

That too was part of the world we would save.

 

And gathering all of that together was what achieved salvation.

 

The compassionate, noble owner of the world who shone brighter than anyone.

 

‘That’s why I respect you, Risinass. That’s why I can’t become like you even more.’

 

Leo’s eyes sank coldly.

 

If it were Risinass, she could have united the countless forces existing on the earthly realm.

 

But regrettably, Leo is not Risinass.

 

He cuts out rotten flesh with his own hands.

 

Efficiently.

 

‘Just like I did 5,000 years ago.’

 

That’s why Leo knows why Berkia is leaving this city alone now.

 

‘I didn’t teach him everything. But…’

 

In the end, what Berkia saw and learned was himself.

 

Berkia knows.

 

What Kail… and Bihar.

 

Did in the darkness.

 

Berkia tried to follow whenever Leo and Bihar went into the darkness.

 

But Leo and Bihar always pushed Berkia away.

 

This is not a place for you to come.

 

Though he couldn’t set foot there, Berkia surely saw.

 

How Leo and Bihar moved.

 

‘He’s judging.’

 

Those worth keeping alive.

 

The current Berkia is certainly a monster.

 

But he’s not a monster who has lost his reason.

 

That’s why Leo’s heart was heavy.

 

Berkia would gradually lose more of his goodness.

 

The moment he thought that.

 

Creak-!

 

The door opened.

 

Leo’s eyes stirred.

 

His supersenses were still deployed.

 

He hadn’t sensed any presence.

 

That meant.

 

Click-

 

Berkia, who had opened the door and entered, closed the door.

 

And looked at Leo with dry, emotionless eyes.

 

At that gaze, Leo came down from the window.

 

Leo and Berkia’s eyes met in the void.

 

Leo squeezed his eyes shut.

 

A reunion after 5,000 years.

 

But in terms of actual experience, it probably wasn’t that long.

 

For Leo, it was a reunion after dozens of years.

 

For Berkia, it would be a reunion after several decades.

 

Even so, the Berkia before his eyes was not the Berkia Leo knew.

 

There was no life in his eyes.

 

It wasn’t because he was undead.

 

Berkia’s eyes, which had never lost their light, were now dried up.

 

Those lightless eyes squeezed Leo’s heart.

 

He already knew that Berkia was an undead.

 

He had known long ago that this was how she would look.

 

But still…

 

Seeing it directly felt different in his heart.

 

Leo looked up at the ceiling.

 

‘Damn this world.’

 

He had known.

 

That it was a filthy world.

 

Knowing that, he had saved the world.

 

That’s why there had been no regret or resentment.

 

Even if it was someone else’s belief.

 

He had followed it because that belief had value.

 

But in this moment alone.

 

He regretted it.

 

Saving the world.

 

He resented it.

 

His weak self who had been satisfied alone and closed his eyes in that moment.

 

Leo’s red eyes turned toward Berkia.

 

Berkia, who had been staring intently at those eyes, muttered.

 

“What incredibly arrogant eyes.”

 

Eyes filled with such pity.

 

Eyes harboring terrible sadness.

 

Eyes as if they understood everything.

 

For a moment, Berkia’s face contorted.

 

She felt an instinctive rejection toward that gaze that seemed to see through everything about her.

 

‘There’s no one left now.’

 

No one who could look at her with such eyes.

 

So.

 

“Don’t look at me with those eyes.”

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