Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 582

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582.

 

“Are you guys out of your minds?”

 

Eiran in Ajonia’s form and Arga in Seira’s form, the Comet Mage, were kneeling before Seirun.

 

Runia, who had possessed Seirun, continued with an exasperated expression.

 

“You’re supposed to be 2nd years. And not just any students, but the valedictorian and salutatorian of Seirun and Ajonia, yet you forget the situation and act like usual?”

 

At the sharp reprimand, Ar and Eiran drooped their ears.

 

“Now, now. Please calm down. Thanks to these two, we were able to identify each other this quickly, weren’t we?”

 

Chen Xia, in the form of a 1st year Seirun Academy student, smiled gently as she calmed Runia down.

 

Inside one of Lumern’s lecture halls, thirty-two students had gathered.

 

All of them were conquerors of the Heroes’ World.

 

Runia pressed her temples firmly.

 

Watching Runia, Cal spoke.

 

“Runia and Eiran possessed Seirun and Ajonia, right? Then who possessed Demian?”

 

“Driana. She’s currently at the Tower of Heroes with Rodia.”

 

“No one possessed Rodia?”

 

At that question, Runia recalled Rodia delivering an uppercut to her solar plexus.

 

The image of the Dragon of the Cataclysm was shattered to pieces.

 

Of course, Runia had experienced enough great heroes.

 

She had been prepared for the Heroes of the Cataclysm to be different from what she imagined, so surprisingly, there was no mental damage.

 

“It seems that way.”

 

“That’s troublesome.”

 

In this era, the words of the Heroes of the Cataclysm were law.

 

The reason no major incident occurred during the earlier commotion was because Runia and Eiran, in the forms of Seirun and Ajonia, had smoothed over the situation.

 

“If all the conquerors were Heroes of the Cataclysm, it would be easy to resolve the situation.”

 

Cal clicked his tongue regretfully.

 

Conquering the Heroes’ World meant overcoming the trials that hero had experienced.

 

As for the conquest process, it didn’t matter how you conquered it as long as you could overcome the trials.

 

If you found a conquest route that even the hero themselves hadn’t thought of and achieved better results, you could accomplish an over-achievement.

 

But such over-achievements weren’t easy.

 

The Heroes’ World implemented through Hero Records was the best result the world’s protagonist had struggled to achieve in that situation.

 

As such, even if you knew the conquest method, it was difficult to satisfy the conditions needed for over-achievement.

 

Rather, if you attempted over-achievement and the situation became distorted, you would fail the conquest.

 

That’s why the best conquest method for the Heroes’ World was to follow actual history as closely as possible.

 

The reason you had to act as the character you possessed in possession-type worlds was for this reason.

 

But once you gained a position where you could control the situation yourself, the difficulty of conquest would be much reduced.

 

“Let’s share what we’ve discovered first.”

 

At Cal’s words, Runia nodded.

 

“First, the scope of this world extends only to the inside of Lumern Academy. We can’t go beyond Lake Lumeria.”

 

Eiran, who had possessed Ajonia, was the first to share the information she had discovered while exploring the inside of the Heroes’ World last night.

 

Starting with that, the students shared the information each had discovered.

 

“Not recorded in history.”

 

Arga crossed his arms and fell into thought.

 

“We don’t even know the conquest objective right now.”

 

When Arga looked up, a message appeared before his eyes.

 

[Conquest Objective: -]

 

The conquest objective field, which could be called the most basic guide for Heroes’ World conquest, was blank.

 

While this was common in Hero Dungeons, with no historical information available, the situation looked bleak.

 

Then one Ajonia student raised their hand.

 

“The difficulty of the Heroes’ World doesn’t change based on the hero’s rank, right? Since this is Lumern’s world, it might not be that difficult?”

 

At those words, everyone looked at that student.

 

“The current era is several years after the end of the Return of Calamity, right? I don’t think there will be trials that are impossible to handle.”

 

When everyone was nodding at the reasonable statement.

 

“No.”

 

Cal let out a deep sigh.

 

“This conquest will be extremely dangerous.”

 

Seeing Cal deny their opinion, the Ajonia student who had spoken looked slightly displeased, then snorted and spoke condescendingly to Cal.

 

“That might be true for you. You’re the weakling who could be expelled from Lumern at any time, right? I don’t know what idiot chose you as representative, but judging by your appearance, you won’t be much help. Please just don’t get in the way.”

 

As the Ajonia student’s provocative words made Cal scratch his cheek.

 

Swoosh- Crack-!

 

“If you’re picking a fight, I’ll take you on.”

 

Duran, in elf form, had somehow pressed his sword to the Ajonia student’s throat.

 

It wasn’t just Duran.

 

Chelsea, in beast-man form, was also pointing her staff at the opponent’s back, emanating a fierce aura.

 

As the Ajonia student froze seeing the two who had approached silently.

 

“Cal is Lumern’s representative that we chose through discussion, okay? Don’t treat him like an idiot.”

 

Selia, with her arms crossed, glared sharply.

 

Seeing that, a smile formed on Cal’s lips.

 

‘My school life wasn’t in vain after all.’

 

“Only our school kids can look down on Cal, you know?”

 

But at Chelsea’s following words, Cal’s face crumpled miserably.

 

“Why do you think it won’t be easy?”

 

Avad asked with a puzzled expression.

 

“We usually know that the Heroes of the Cataclysm ended the Return of Calamity and restored peace. But think about it. That’s not the case, is it?”

 

“…Indeed.”

 

Avad stroked his chin.

 

A truth that had not been known to the world until now.

 

The Heroes of the Cataclysm had not completely defeated Erebos’s fragments.

 

Erebos was sealed in the world of the Cataclysm.

 

“Of course, we won’t have to fight Erebos who resurrects endlessly. But the fact that all the Heroes of the Cataclysm have gathered means it’s definitely related to that at minimum.”

 

At those words, the students’ atmosphere became heavy.

 

“Crucially, conquering the Heroes’ World itself isn’t the problem.”

 

Cal spoke with a serious expression.

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

Duran furrowed his brow.

 

“Remember when the flames of calamity appeared when Seirun returned?”

 

It was Runia who answered instead.

 

“That was because Erebos was trying to escape to the outside world through the Heroes’ World.”

 

At those words, the faces of everyone in the room hardened.

 

“Whether we conquer this world or not also determines whether Erebos breaks through the seal and escapes.”

 

As everyone showed shocked expressions at Runia’s words.

 

Knock knock-

 

A knocking sound was heard.

 

The door opened and Driana, in Demian’s form, entered.

 

“Runia, Eiran. Rodia is looking for the Heroes of the Cataclysm.”

 

At those words, Runia and Eiran stood up with puzzled expressions.

 

“And it seems the Lumern student council president should come along too?”

 

“Why me?”

 

Cal made a puzzled expression.

 

Looking at Cal, Driana spoke with a serious expression.

 

“It seems Lumern has gone missing. They want to ask if you know anything related to that.”

 

***

 

Central Lumern.

 

The very top of the Tower of Heroes.

 

Cal swept his gaze across the headmaster’s office.

 

As befitting Lumern with its thousands of years of history, the academy’s scenery had many differences from Cal’s era.

 

But this headmaster’s office hadn’t changed much.

 

The only difference was that where portraits of successive headmasters used to hang, only Lumern’s portrait was displayed.

 

‘By the way, Lumern has gone missing?’

 

Cal wore a serious expression.

 

This was Lumern’s world.

 

And the world’s scope extended only to Lumern Academy.

 

That meant Lumern should be somewhere within Lumern Academy.

 

But missing?

 

Cal scratched his head vigorously.

 

‘This is troublesome.’

 

Cal crossed his arms and recalled the stories about the World of Cataclysm he had heard from Leo.

 

‘He said the masters of the World of Cataclysm aren’t fake constructs within Hero Record, but all living, real people, right? Then there’s a high chance the Lumern in this world is the real one too.’

 

If he could meet that Lumern, achieving the conquest objective wouldn’t be too difficult.

 

Unlike the existing Heroes’ World that would distort the moment you mentioned this world was fake, this world was special.

 

The problem was what came after.

 

‘If Lumern’s world has become a Hero Dungeon, that means Erebos is running rampant, right? Just like Seirun’s world.’

 

Back then, Seirun’s world had been completely reduced to ash and was on the verge of becoming an exit for Erebos to escape to the outside.

 

‘And Leo closed it with his own power. Maybe we’ll have to do the same thing.’

 

With no way of knowing when they might face such a situation, and with Lumern missing, it was inevitably troublesome.

 

‘But the world itself looks quite intact.’

 

Though the conquest objective remained unknown, judging by its current appearance, Lumern Academy seemed very peaceful.

 

‘Seirun’s world was said to have black flames burning.’

 

Then there might be time left before it became a passage.

 

‘We need to find Lumern before that happens.’

 

“Just where did you go?”

 

Cal sighed as he looked at Lumern’s portrait, then noticed the inscription beneath it.

 

‘That motto has been there since this time.’

 

Transcend your limits.

 

It was the motto Lumern left for future generations.

 

‘I might not resemble him in anything else, but I can confidently say I resemble him in that part.’

 

Cal gave a bitter smile.

 

If he hadn’t continued transcending his limits, he wouldn’t be standing here now.

 

‘I really struggled like a fool, ugly and desperate.’

 

Having thought that far, someone’s words suddenly came to mind.

 

‘In the entire history of Lumern Academy, you’re probably the first student who doesn’t resemble Lumern in the slightest, Cal Thomas.’

 

“…”

 

It was a scathing evaluation that pierced his heart.

 

Though he had pretended to be calm then.

 

The God’s words were like a sentence to Cal.

 

A sentence that he, who resembled nothing of Lumern whom the Gods considered near-perfect, could never become a hero.

 

As Cal recalled those words, he felt something strange.

 

‘They said Lumern wasn’t someone who struggled foolishly and desperately, right?’

 

It was strange.

 

The Lumern Cal knew was a human who had transcended countless limits to save the world.

 

But those who transcend limits are humans who struggle foolishly and desperately.

 

Like himself.

 

But if that wasn’t the case.

 

‘Doesn’t that mean he gave up on transcending limits?’

 

It was preposterous.

 

Literally a thought bordering on insult.

 

But Cal could swear to it.

 

That if nothing else, he had never given up and had continued transcending limits.

 

‘Giving up on struggling and failing to transcend limits. That would be denying everything I’ve staked over the past two years at Lumern.’

 

Having thought that far, Cal recalled his conversation with Leo.

 

‘What do I think about Lumern? I’ve never met him, but he’s a proud junior.’

 

‘I see you think that way.’

 

‘Well, the problem was that he admired me to an excessive degree.’

 

‘Looking at your records, I don’t think anyone could help but admire you.’

 

‘Right. The problem was that he tried to become like me.’

 

“Lumern… wanted to become like the Hero of the Beginning. But he couldn’t.”

 

Cal muttered quietly.

 

“He gave up on becoming like Leo. That means he gave up on subjugating Erebos.”

 

He couldn’t become like Leo.

 

That might have been Lumern’s limit.

 

Cal clenched his fist.

 

“So he found another way.”

 

Since he couldn’t do it himself, he entrusted it to future generations.

 

Hoping that unlike himself, someone who wouldn’t give up and would transcend limits would appear.

 

Cal clenched his fist.

 

‘Lumern has gone to find God now.’

 

***

 

Roooooooar-!

 

Kail stood before a burning pillar of fire.

 

“…A mere mass of power has this kind of strength?”

 

The firepower grew stronger and stronger.

 

Kail clenched and unclenched his fists.

 

‘It’s incomparably stronger than the one I encountered in Seirun’s world before.’

 

Kail’s gaze turned toward the center of the black flames.

 

[Leo. Will the children inside the Heroes’ World be alright?]

 

With this level of firepower, the inside of the Heroes’ World must surely be in chaos.

 

To Mellina’s worried voice, Kail answered.

 

“They’ll be fine.”

 

Kail curled up the corners of his mouth.

 

“There’s someone there who won’t give up and will struggle to the very end.”

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