Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 555

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555.

 

Jeron.

 

A family called one of Lumern’s three great houses along with Rigard and Tursia.

 

3,000 years ago, during the return of the calamity, three heroes who subjugated countless demons alongside the Twilight Knight Lumern became their ancestors.

 

The Twilight Sage Jeron was Lumern’s advisor.

 

The Twilight Sword Rigard always stepped forward to the front lines to slaughter enemies, while the Twilight Shield, Tursia, was the shield that protected Lumern.

 

After Lumern built Lumeria City and established Lumern Academy.

 

His loyal retainers Jeron, Rigard, and Tursia were each assigned their own duties.

 

Jeron became the chairman of Lumern Academy.

 

Rigard became the mayor of Lumeria City.

 

Tursia became the leader of the knight order that Lumern had led.

 

The three families inherited Lumern’s will, and all three families had their bases in Lumeria City.

 

And to the east of Lumeria City.

 

Not far away was the stronghold of the Jeron family.

 

Creak-!

 

The carriage led by a griffin opened.

 

The family retainers who had been waiting for Jeron’s next heir hesitated when they saw the white-haired boy getting out of the carriage.

 

A moment later.

 

The Jeron family retainers could easily figure out his identity.

 

‘White hair and red eyes?’

 

‘Is that Leo Flobe.’

 

While many gazes focused on Leo.

 

Leo extended his hand toward the carriage.

 

And a white hand emerged from inside the carriage and grasped Leo’s hand.

 

Elena, who gracefully stepped down to the ground while holding Leo’s hand, smiled brightly.

 

“Your escort is quite proper, isn’t it?”

 

“There’s someone who emphasizes etiquette to a nauseating degree.”

 

“Your parents?”

 

“No, Selia.”

 

Although he was the heir of the Flobe family, he was also recognized as a direct descendant by his maternal family, Jerdinger.

 

Being a direct descendant of Jerdinger wasn’t just about having the name.

 

Jerdinger had vast territories and a large population due to its long history.

 

Leo had already been given five knight candidates.

 

Those knight order members, named Slayers, were all first-year students at Lumern.

 

In addition, he would soon receive territory as well.

 

‘You understand, right? Being a direct descendant means you’re a proper member of the family! A member! I know you have a free-spirited personality, but you have no choice but to care about people’s gazes! Got it?’

 

Leo chuckled as he recalled Selia’s nagging.

 

“Come to think of it, Senior Ris was your cousin, right?”

 

Elena gently twirled her hair as she walked toward the retainers.

 

“A precious guest has visited our family today. He’s also a benefactor to Jeron, so there must not be even the slightest flaw in how you treat him.”

 

“Yes! Miss!”

 

“Lord Flobe, we’ll guide you to your room.”

 

“Do you have any luggage?”

 

“I’ll take care of guiding Leo myself, so please prepare the meal. Let’s go, Leo.”

 

Elena took the lead and walked into the manor.

 

Leo followed behind her.

 

The Jeron family manor was enormous.

 

It definitely felt old, but the architectural style seemed somewhat haphazard.

 

“Has it been expanded over thousands of years?”

 

“That’s right. The Jeron family’s motto is change.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“You don’t really know our family’s history, do you?”

 

“No.”

 

“You’re quite bold about it, aren’t you?”

 

Families with worldwide fame usually have family histories that are also globally famous.

 

Among them, Jeron wasn’t simply a family that served as chairman of Lumern Academy.

 

It was literally a family of mages who left their mark on the history of magic.

 

Not knowing the history of such a family should have been offensive, but Elena didn’t seem to show any such signs.

 

“Our family designed and spread the basic theory of ‘Hero Magic.’ We must always accept change.”

 

[Hero Magic.]

 

Hero mages each have ‘unique’ magic that serves as their symbol.

 

In Luna’s case, it’s star magic, and in Leo’s case, it’s Bible.

 

Original unique magic was more often passed down through bloodlines or knowledge, or not passed down at all.

 

The other method was conquest rewards through clearing Heroes’ Worlds.

 

Hero Magic was magic that made it possible for anyone to learn the magic passed down through Heroes’ Worlds, and the Jeron family was the one who presented the original source of that spell system.

 

“Hmm, I see.”

 

“Yeah. Well, Leo wouldn’t need to learn Hero Magic anyway.”

 

Elena smiled slightly.

 

That was exactly right.

 

Leo’s unique magic, Bible.

 

It was a magic system that allowed him to use any magic without penalty through Leo’s unique magic system.

 

In other words, it could be used in its original state.

 

“Bible isn’t omnipotent either.”

 

“That’s right. Magic also has something called capacity.”

 

A mage is a vessel that contains magic.

 

Magic that exceeds one’s vessel cannot be used, no matter how powerful Bible might be.

 

“Using magic like Chloe’s Ice World, Avad’s Tempest, or Chelsea’s Hot Wind from the same grade would be impossible.”

 

Elena stopped walking in front of a room.

 

“Still, I think they’re similar. The magic our family has ultimately pursued and your magic.”

 

“Ultimately pursued?”

 

“You can sleep here tonight, Leo.”

 

When the door opened, a spacious and luxurious room came into view.

 

“Rest until dinner time.”

 

Elena, who smiled brightly, left the room.

 

After Elena left, Leo entered the room and sat on the sofa.

 

Then he noticed a portrait hanging on one side of the room and spoke.

 

“It seems the magic the Jeron family pursued is the same as the magic you’ve been pursuing.”

 

The owner of the portrait, Lumern, had a resolute expression.

 

Looking at Lumern, Leo recalled his conversation with Rian.

 

***

 

“Transcend your limits. That was what the Twilight Knight Lumern adopted as the school’s educational philosophy when he established the academy.”

 

Rian took out a jeweled statue of Lumern from his chest and placed it on the desk.

 

“That was also a message he left for future generations.”

 

Rian said while gently rolling the head of the Lumern statue with his finger.

 

“A message telling them never to become like him.”

 

“That’s strange.”

 

Leo muttered with a face that showed he couldn’t understand.

 

“I haven’t met Ajonia and Demian myself. But Rodia and Seirun were guys who constantly challenged their own limits.”

 

Certainly, the Heroes of the Cataclysm had failed to subjugate the fragments of Erebos.

 

But despite feeling endless despair, they chose to trust future generations and willingly sacrifice themselves.

 

That alone showed that the Heroes of the Cataclysm were people who would never give up.

 

Just as they had been 5,000 years ago.

 

Trapping themselves in eternally repeating time?

 

‘Those guys accomplished something even we wouldn’t dare attempt.’

 

Leo couldn’t understand the fact that one of those Heroes of the Cataclysm had become pessimistic about himself.

 

“Do the lessons left by the other guys all contain that same meaning?”

 

Rian shook his head at Leo’s question.

 

“The educational ideologies left by each of the other Heroes of the Cataclysm were all the ideal forms they pursued.”

 

Rian took out figurines of the Heroes of the Cataclysm and Great Heroes from his chest one by one.

 

“Seirun admired Luna’s unwavering faith in herself. So he wanted the children who would carry on his will to have strong faith in themselves.”

 

Seirun’s figurine was placed behind Luna’s.

 

“Ajonia truly envied Arron’s courage to move forward without retreating even while terrified. So she wanted to learn that kind of courage from Arron.”

 

Ajonia’s figurine took its place behind Arron’s figurine.

 

“Demian was amazed by Dweno’s insight in finding possibilities even in desperate situations. So he wanted to become like that too.”

 

Dweno was someone who thought the world was as hopeless as Leo did.

 

But if there was a difference from Kail, it was that he believed in possibilities.

 

Luna’s… Arron’s… Risinass’s… and even Kail’s possibilities, which he had denied about himself.

 

The way Dweno looked at things was fundamentally different from Risinass, who held the foolish belief that there was still hope, and Luna, who had unwavering faith in herself.

 

It was also different from Arron, who had the courage to overcome fear and move forward.

 

Rian, who had placed Demian behind Dweno, took out Risinass and Rodia.

 

“Rodia didn’t leave any words, but she was moved by Risinass shouldering the world.”

 

Rian smiled brightly.

 

“They all truly wanted to become like the Great Heroes they admired. They were genuinely happy to claim to be their successors and to be able to follow in their footsteps, even a little.”

 

“Is Lumern different?”

 

“Lumern also respected you, Leo, no less than the other four. Your never-giving-up attitude was Lumern’s ideal itself.”

 

Rian flicked Lumern’s figurine behind Kail’s figurine with his finger.

 

“Following in your footsteps, Lumern succeeded in defeating Erebos. And he defeated Erebos several times when it showed signs of revival.”

 

Even until then, Lumern didn’t give up.

 

Just as Kail, whom he admired, had done.

 

“But at some point, Lumern realized something.”

 

“What?”

 

“That while his companions were becoming like the other Great Heroes, he wasn’t at all.”

 

While conquering the World of the Great Heroes, the Heroes of the Cataclysm inherited the power of their predecessors.

 

But Lumern couldn’t do that.

 

“No matter how many times Lumern conquered your world, he couldn’t obtain the conquest rewards.”

 

“Why couldn’t he obtain anything?”

 

“Because your power isn’t something that can be inherited as a conquest reward.”

 

“That’s true.”

 

A power that holds infinite possibilities.

 

The pure mana that even the gods praised as special would be a power that others cannot inherit.

 

“But just because he couldn’t inherit my power doesn’t mean he couldn’t do his part, right?”

 

“Yes. Lumern was definitely not weak compared to the other Heroes of the Cataclysm. He just came to realize something.”

 

“What?”

 

“That he couldn’t fulfill the role of the Hero of the Beginning.”

 

“…”

 

Rodia and Seirun, Ajonia and Demian could replace Risinass and Luna, Arron, and Dweno.

 

But Lumern couldn’t do that.

 

“Lumern thought he needed to obtain the power to defeat Erebos. His obsession with your swordsmanship and magic also started from that time.”

 

Leo recalled the Lumern figurine that Rian had made before.

 

Swordsmanship completely identical to his own.

 

“Lumern tried to become like you even though he knew it was impossible.”

 

Rian flicked Lumern’s jewel figurine.

 

The fallen jewel figurine shattered into pieces with a clink!

 

“Wanting to become something and making it happen are different things. By clinging to something he couldn’t become, Lumern lost his possibilities.”

 

Rian let out a deep sigh.

 

“In the end, he hit his limits and collapsed. Eventually, he even gave up trying to become like you. That’s when he came to find me at the Center of the World.”

 

Afterwards, Lumern obtained wisdom from Rian to stop Erebos and trapped Erebos within the Heroes of the Cataclysm and the Heroes’ World.

 

“If the Great Heroes they admired were hope for the other Heroes of the Cataclysm… for Lumern, you were despair.”

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