Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 583

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583.

 

Cal looked at the four people in front of him and swallowed his dry saliva.

 

‘Looking at them like this, the pressure is no joke, isn’t it?’

 

There were five seats in front of him.

 

And everyone was seated there except for one empty seat.

 

‘Comet Mage Seirun, Great Warrior Ajonia, Unyielding Demian.’

 

The great heroes who saved the world again during the Return of Calamity 3,000 years ago.

 

‘With their mouths shut, their presence is really no joke.’

 

Cal’s gaze, which had been briefly looking at Runia, Eiran, and Driana, lingered for a moment on the empty seat.

 

It was surely Lumern’s empty seat.

 

Cal finally looked at the woman sitting in the center.

 

‘Dragon of the Cataclysm, Rodia.’

 

If there was King of Wisdom Risinass in the world during the Age of Calamity.

 

During the Return of Calamity, there was Rodia.

 

Her achievement wasn’t simply gathering heroes to defeat the fragments of Erebos.

 

‘The first conqueror.’

 

It was Rodia who first discovered the Heroes’ World and conquered it.

 

‘With such achievements, she came to be called the Cataclysm itself.’

 

Cal shrank his neck under Rodia’s gaze that seemed to see through everything.

 

“Student Council President of Lumern, Cleri Jesiyang.”

 

“Did you call for me, Dragon of the Cataclysm Rodia?”

 

As Cal bowed his head, Rodia opened her mouth.

 

“As you know, the Twilight Knight, Lumern, is currently missing.”

 

Rodia’s eyes narrowed.

 

“Do you know anything about him?”

 

At that question, Cal hesitated about what answer he should give.

 

Though he couldn’t be certain, Cal had a guess about where Lumern had gone.

 

‘Where God is.’

 

But he couldn’t tell Rodia that fact directly.

 

The existence of God only became known 3,000 years from now.

 

Mentioning it would be disrupting history.

 

‘It might be different for the Heroes of the Cataclysm. But it’s a crucial matter that a mere student council president shouldn’t know.’

 

It was funny that someone who was the student council president of Lumern Academy was being called a mere student council president, but compared to the being in front of him, it wouldn’t be strange to be called that.

 

“I’m not sure.”

 

“Really? How disappointing.”

 

Rodia’s eyes became hazy for a moment then clear again.

 

‘Maybe there’s no one who knows about God’s existence at this point in time anyway.’

 

The Heroes of the Cataclysm left countless legends.

 

But among them, the heroic tale people loved most was undoubtedly Lumern’s.

 

Not just humans.

 

Lumern’s story was beloved regardless of race.

 

The reason was extremely simple.

 

After the Return of Calamity ended.

 

Among the Heroes of the Cataclysm, Lumern was the one who adventured through the world the most.

 

Rodia researched Hero Records in Dragonia and left her achievements to future generations.

 

Seirun reinterpreted Star Magic and reestablished it as the Elves’ unique magic, while Demian devoted his efforts to collecting and restoring the divine artifacts left by Dweno.

 

In Ajonia’s case, she dedicated herself to obtaining the ability to transform into a beastman at will like Arron.

 

In that process, what was derived based on transmitted knowledge was the ‘Hero’s Breath’.

 

But Lumern was different.

 

If each of them had something to pass down to future generations in their respective fields.

 

Lumern had nothing that needed to be passed down to future generations.

 

‘Because Lumern didn’t inherit any power from Kail’s world.’

 

Since he inherited nothing, there was nothing to leave behind.

 

‘Leo said Lumern wanted to become like him. Maybe Lumern blamed himself.’

 

For not being able to become like the Hero of the Beginning.

 

For not being able to replace the Hero of the Beginning.

 

He might have considered it all his fault that he couldn’t defeat Erebos.

 

To future generations, Lumern’s adventures would have appeared as a journey to help people.

 

But in reality, it would have been a journey to find the key to enter Kail’s world.

 

A struggle to inherit Kail’s power.

 

‘In the process, he must have discovered God.’

 

Cal clenched his fist.

 

‘If it’s the Lumern I know, he’s definitely someone who would do that.’

 

People living in the Age of Heroes each have a hero they like.

 

Cal was the same.

 

The hero he liked most since childhood was none other than Lumern.

 

A hero who started from the bottom and saved the world with his own power alone.

 

‘I thought he was similar to me.’

 

To a commoner boy, he couldn’t help but become a wonderful object of admiration.

 

There was a time when he searched for anything about Lumern, whether it was folk tales or history books.

 

Recalling his past self, Cal smiled bitterly.

 

‘I had pretty decent talent since childhood. Just the right amount of moderate talent that was neither here nor there, enough to catch the eye.’

 

‘When I was young, I was so arrogant that there was a time when I bragged about becoming a hero.’

 

But after meeting someone by chance, he cleanly gave up that thought.

 

‘Our annoying prince.’

 

Moira is a small kingdom.

 

Because of that, people are evaluated purely on ability regardless of status.

 

‘It’s our kingdom’s greatest advantage.’

 

Thanks to that, although he was a commoner, Cal was from an alchemist family and had shown magical talent since childhood, so he was given the opportunity to attend Moira National School.

 

There, he happened to see Duran who was visiting the school.

 

‘Well, that guy probably doesn’t even remember.’

 

Cal, who had been briefly recalling his first meeting with Duran, shook his head.

 

After seeing Duran, he realized.

 

What the possibility of becoming a hero truly meant.

 

‘After that, for some reason, I couldn’t like Lumern as much as before. I was too precocious from childhood.’

 

From then on, he stopped talking about becoming a hero.

 

At some point, he also stopped saying he would become like Lumern.

 

‘Still, I stubbornly insisted on entering Lumern.’

 

Even a little bit closer to heroes.

 

He wanted to become someone who could approach Lumern.

 

So he aspired to be a supporter and set foot in Lumern.

 

Cal, who had been thinking about the past for a moment, shook off his thoughts.

 

‘What’s important now is finding Lumern.’

 

It’s certain that Lumern is somewhere in the Academy.

 

And somewhere here, God, Rian, is also present.

 

“Lumern has an unnecessarily strong sense of responsibility. Even though it’s not his fault.”

 

Rodia suddenly let out a small sigh.

 

At Rodia’s words, Cal smiled bitterly.

 

“Yes. That’s why he’s not someone who would suddenly disappear like this.”

 

“Right. Exactly. He’s not the type to disappear like this.”

 

“It’s definitely somewhere in the Academy.”

 

“Yeah. That’s why I asked.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“….”

 

“I thought you guys would know.”

 

Rodia’s eyes, which had spoken thus, became cloudy again then clear again.

 

Seeing this, Cal felt something strange.

 

Rodia continued to look at Cal with eyes that seemed to see through everything.

 

‘No, this is strange from the beginning.’

 

The Heroes of the Cataclysm have greater trust and bonds with each other than anyone else.

 

In terms of trust and bonds alone, they would be no less than the Great Heroes.

 

When Cal answered that he didn’t know to Rodia’s question earlier.

 

Rodia openly showed disappointment.

 

‘There’s no way the Student Council President would know something even the Heroes of the Cataclysm don’t know.’

 

Moreover, the reaction after that was also strange.

 

‘And now. She definitely said “you guys,” right? Not just me alone.’

 

It could be referring to all the Academy students.

 

But he couldn’t shake off the sense of unease.

 

Cal, whose thoughts had reached that point, gulped down dry saliva.

 

“Lady Rodia… don’t tell me…?”

 

In an instant, Rodia brought her index finger to her lips.

 

Seeing this, Cal was shocked.

 

‘She knows.’

 

That this place is the Heroes’ World.

 

That Rodia herself is fake.

 

‘And even that me and the other Heroes of the Cataclysm are raiders! She knows everything! What the hell? How is she maintaining her sanity!’

 

If a raider reveals or gets caught being a raider in the Heroes’ World, the Heroes’ World raid fails.

 

‘A character in the Heroes’ World should have a mental breakdown from being unable to accept the situation the moment they realize they’re fake, right?’

 

But Rodia was perfectly fine.

 

‘Is she not affected by the restrictions? No, but seeing how she told me to be quiet, that’s not it?’

 

Cal made a bewildered expression.

 

But soon he took a deep breath.

 

“Lord Seirun, Lady Ajonia, Lord Demian.”

 

“…?”

 

“I have something to say to Lady Rodia alone.”

 

At those words, the three people looked at Rodia.

 

When Rodia nodded, the three left.

 

Everyone sent Cal bewildered looks that said ‘What are you trying to do?’

 

Shortly after, Rodia, who remained alone in the room, smiled brightly.

 

“You’re a smart child, aren’t you?”

 

“I’m quite quick to notice things.”

 

“Yeah. Thanks for sending the other kids out. I’m in a bit of a precarious state, you see? Can you quickly tell me just the story I want to hear?”

 

To that question, Cal answered.

 

“Lord Lumern went to find the God somewhere in the Academy.”

 

‘Though he lacks the qualities as a Hero, he’s a smart child.’

 

A strange light appeared in Rodia’s eyes as she looked at Cal.

 

He had figured out her condition from small clues.

 

‘It’s not that the other raiders were lacking.’

 

The clues Rodia had dropped were truly trivial.

 

If she intervened more than that, even Rodia couldn’t guarantee her own mental state.

 

‘To not miss that small thing and deduce this far. His observation skills are incredible.’

 

The moment she thought that far.

 

[A system error has occurred. Restarting the Record System….]

 

Clang-

 

The moment the message appeared.

 

Rodia destroyed her own mind.

 

The destroyed mind immediately returned.

 

‘So this is what the people inside the Heroes’ World were seeing.’

 

Those who can recognize raiders within the Heroes’ World are the core characters of the Heroes’ World.

 

The reason the raid fails the moment they recognize the raiders’ existence is simple.

 

It’s because the Heroes’ World characters who suffered mental breakdowns attack their surroundings indiscriminately.

 

Rodia couldn’t know the exact mechanism either.

 

It was just something discovered through countless experiments.

 

When a Heroes’ World core character can no longer proceed with the raid, naturally the raid fails too.

 

‘When an error occurs, the world collapses. But if you eliminate the party that caused the error, the world doesn’t collapse and continues as is.’

 

This was also a fact discovered through long research of Hero Records.

 

‘First of all, I’m not the owner of this world.’

 

Lumern, who had been there until yesterday, suddenly disappeared.

 

And the moment Seirun, Ajonia, and Demian realized they weren’t themselves but raiders.

 

The three desperately searched for Lumern.

 

‘If I were the raid target, there wouldn’t be a reason to be that desperate.’

 

The moment she thought that far, a message appeared.

 

And seeing it, Rodia destroyed her own ego without hesitation.

 

Because she judged that in the worst case, even if she died in this world, the world would be maintained.

 

But for some reason, Rodia didn’t die.

 

‘The moment the message appears, it seems like a new ego is being overlaid. The ego I killed is myself who will implement the next world after this world ends.’

 

Rodia broke out in cold sweat while inferring the reason she was maintaining her ego.

 

Though she had accidentally exploited a gap in the system and was forcibly maintaining the world while retaining her memories, this was by no means an easy task.

 

What Rodia was doing now was an act equivalent to killing herself every time an error occurred.

 

‘I don’t know how long my mind can hold out.’

 

The shock of destroying her own mind remained intact.

 

‘I need to clear this world as quickly as possible before I have problems… Hm?’

 

Rodia made a puzzled expression.

 

Before she knew it, the raider was looking outside the window.

 

And his face was pale white.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“Black flames….”

 

“What?”

 

“Can’t you see them? The Calamity Flames?!”

 

“What?”

 

Rodia widened her eyes as she looked where Cal was pointing.

 

[A system error has occurred. Record System….]

 

Clang-

 

Her mind became hazy from the aftermath of destroying her psyche.

 

Barely grasping her fading reason, Rodia bit her lips hard.

 

“I don’t see anything?”

 

Cal made a hardened expression.

 

‘Is it only visible to raiders!’

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