Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 595

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595.

 

Leo rested his chin on his hand and gazed at the scenery visible outside the carriage.

 

Unlike the always frigid northern continent and the hot southern continent that was mostly desert, the western continent had relatively distinct seasons.

 

“It’s been a while since we’ve gone on a family trip like this.”

 

Raina, who was sitting across from Leo, smiled brightly while looking out the window.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

“With what?”

 

“You didn’t really want to come to Jerdinger.”

 

“That’s true.”

 

Raina leaned her head against the window and gazed at the scenery outside.

 

The landscape she had seen since childhood was reflected in her red eyes.

 

In the distance, Jerdinger’s massive city walls could be seen.

 

Jerdinger, the prestigious hero family.

 

There was once a time when she carried that name on her shoulders.

 

‘Those were brilliant days.’

 

She recalled the time when she was a hero candidate that the world paid attention to.

 

The beautiful female knight of Jerdinger.

 

She never missed being at the top of her year and graduated from Lumern as the top student.

 

Even after graduation, she achieved countless accomplishments and was expected to get her name on the Hero Record in no time.

 

But Raina never became a hero.

 

During a Hero Dungeon raid, she threw herself in place of a friend who was in mortal danger, sacrificing herself.

 

She barely managed to save her life and return, but Raina lost her aura and became unable to fight anymore.

 

She could have remained with the family even after retirement.

 

Even though she couldn’t fight anymore, the Jerdinger name wouldn’t disappear.

 

But Raina left the family to live the life she wanted.

 

“It’s not like I didn’t want to come to Jerdinger because I had lingering attachments to the past.”

 

Raina smiled faintly.

 

“I’m much happier now than I was back then.”

 

She didn’t regret sacrificing herself for her friend.

 

She also didn’t regret abandoning the family name herself.

 

“I married the person I love.”

 

Raina leaned her head on Daid’s shoulder, who was sitting next to her, and linked arms with him.

 

“And I gave birth to such a wonderful son.”

 

“You two still get along so well.”

 

“Of course. Dad and Mom are going to live harmoniously like this for life. Right, Daid?”

 

“Of course, Raina.”

 

Leo let out a hollow laugh as he watched his parents still acting lovey-dovey.

 

‘Those two are going to be like that for life.’

 

It was when Leo was shaking his head.

 

“The reason I didn’t want to come to the main house was because of the council of elders.”

 

Raina clicked her tongue.

 

“They’ll obviously still say annoying things about the past. Ugh. So tiresome.”

 

‘Come to think of it, the council of elders tried to arrange a political marriage between the current Emperor of Rodren and Mother, didn’t they?’

 

Since the council of elders was a group that only cared about the prosperity of the Jerdinger family, they wanted to use Raina as a tool for political marriage.

 

Even though she had lost her aura, as a direct descendant of Jerdinger and a knight with high reputation, Raina could have easily become an empress if she had wanted to.

 

“To me, Daid is a much more wonderful husband than the Emperor!”

 

“That’s embarrassing.”

 

Daid smiled awkwardly.

 

“Anyway, now you’ve gained high reputation, haven’t you, Leo?”

 

Raina smiled faintly.

 

“Now I thought they wouldn’t spout such nonsense, so I came quickly. No, rather, I can tell the council of elders what would have happened if I had married the Emperor back then.”

 

The birth of an unprecedented hero.

 

The successor of the great hero who saved the world, acknowledged by God.

 

Of course, he wasn’t the successor but the person himself, though Raina couldn’t know that much.

 

“Hehehe. Just thinking about how the old folks’ faces will rot makes me so happy! Ohohohohoho!”

 

Leo shook his head at the sight of her laughing like a witch and looked out the window.

 

‘A married couple.’

 

Setting aside the fact that they were his parents in this life.

 

Leo was grateful to Daid and Raina.

 

Since he was an orphan in his previous life and didn’t know the warmth of parents, it was Daid and Raina who taught Leo about parental love and also showed him the joy of ordinary daily life.

 

‘The lives of these two people… taught me how much value what we accomplished had.’

 

Leo smiled faintly as he looked at the two of them.

 

Seeing that expression, Raina let out a deep sigh.

 

‘Our son is making that old man-like expression again.’

 

She knew that her son sometimes looked at her with eyes whose depth was hard to fathom.

 

‘That’s why it’s no fun to tease him.’

 

The reason she had the nickname “Flame Witch” wasn’t simply because she wielded flames on the battlefield and burned enemies.

 

It was a nickname she earned because she sometimes played pranks on those around her.

 

‘Our son doesn’t get flustered at all, so he’s not cute.’

 

Raina, who had been grumbling, suddenly remembered something and smiled mischievously.

 

“Come to think of it, Leo.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Don’t you have a girlfriend?”

 

Since he was a boy in the midst of adolescence, he should be at an age with lots of interest in the opposite sex.

 

Moreover, there were many beautiful girls at Lumern.

 

‘Our son must have at least one girl he likes, right?’

 

“I have many girlfriends.”

 

“What?”

 

Raina made a dumbfounded expression at Leo’s answer.

 

“Are you perhaps dating this girl and that girl? Mom didn’t raise you like that!”

 

“I mean I have many friends who are girls. What were you thinking?”

 

“This kid is really playing with his mom.”

 

Raina covered her face with her hands.

 

“You have many pretty friends, but you’re not dating? Studies are good and training is good, but school days are for romance. There’s Chelsea from the Rwallin family, and during summer vacation I saw that Chen Xia and Chloe were pretty too.”

 

Raina recalled Leo’s friends.

 

“Ellen and Berga’s daughters were named Runia and Ar, right? Plus there’s that child Eiran from the Ersarr family too.”

 

One hand, another hand.

 

Raina, who had been counting the female students that came to mind, tilted her head.

 

“I think that’s enough for the best daughter-in-law material. Mom wants to see grandchildren quickly, so I won’t scold you even if you speed things up.”

 

“Are you telling me to make moves on kids?”

 

“You’re a kid too, you know?”

 

Raina made an expression of disbelief.

 

Seeing such Raina, Leo furrowed his brow.

 

“Geez. How can you not even bat an eye? So uncharming.”

 

“Mother, exactly how old are you?”

 

“In my heart, I’m eternally 17.”

 

“You know that’s disgraceful, right?”

 

“Is this cheeky mouth the one speaking rudely about mom?”

 

With a bright smiling face, Raina pinched one of Leo’s cheeks, but veins were bulging on her forehead.

 

While spending intimate time with his family after so long.

 

The carriage carrying the Flobe Family members had arrived at the main gate of Jerdinger Castle.

 

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When the carriage door opened, the first thing they saw were Jerdinger knights lined up on both sides, leaving the center clear like a path.

 

Seeing this, Leo narrowed his eyes.

 

Though she had abandoned the family name, this was a visit from Raina, who had once been direct lineage.

 

As such, it wouldn’t be strange for many people to come out to greet her as a courtesy.

 

However…

 

‘I don’t see a single person of Jerdinger bloodline.’

 

Black hair and red eyes.

 

There wasn’t a single person who appeared to be of Jerdinger bloodline.

 

Moreover, each and every knight lined up was emanating a sharp, hostile aura.

 

No matter how you looked at it, this wasn’t a welcoming atmosphere.

 

If Leo had come alone, it wouldn’t particularly be a problem.

 

But Daid and Raina, who had come with Leo now, were practically ordinary people.

 

At least Raina had trained steadily as a knight, so even having lost her aura, she might be able to withstand the sharp hostility, but Daid couldn’t.

 

It wouldn’t cause harm, but his complexion would turn pale.

 

‘Mother was expelled from the family for marrying Father.’

 

He hadn’t expected them to welcome her with open arms, but he didn’t think they’d be this blatant about it.

 

The same went for Leo.

 

It was only because the next family head Ris and Selia treated Leo specially, and Leo’s reputation was high, that they hadn’t expressed their dissatisfaction.

 

‘From the beginning, there were those within Jerdinger who looked unfavorably upon me for suddenly gaining the title of direct lineage.’

 

Raina had said she would have a word with the Elder Council.

 

Even though he had become a hero and achieved great feats, she had probably come along worried that her still young son wouldn’t receive proper treatment.

 

In any case, Jerdinger was a renowned hero family with a long history.

 

As such, the intertwined interests within the family were also complex.

 

Seeing this, if she had said “he’ll handle it himself,” there was no telling what might have happened.

 

Normally, he wouldn’t have batted an eye at something like this.

 

But if the targets were Daid and Raina, the story was different.

 

Thud-

 

Leo stepped down from the carriage.

 

The knights’ gazes focused on Leo.

 

Step-!

 

“Gasp?!”

 

“Gah?”

 

The moment Leo took a step.

 

An tremendous aura swept over the knights.

 

‘I welcome childish power struggles.’

 

The sharp hostility was instantly pushed back.

 

The knights’ faces turned deathly pale.

 

Among them, some were swaying unsteadily.

 

Daid, who stepped down from the carriage following Leo, looked momentarily puzzled seeing this sight.

 

Raina, who stepped down from the carriage holding Daid’s hand, grasped the situation and narrowed her eyes.

 

“The knights who came to greet us… they’re Elder Council knights.”

 

Looking at the emblems embroidered on the knights’ shoulders, Raina clicked her tongue softly.

 

Then she looked at Leo.

 

“Father, Mother. Let’s go.”

 

At Leo’s words, Daid nodded.

 

Thump-! Thump-!

 

As Leo passed by, those who couldn’t endure it and fell to their knees appeared one after another.

 

Seeing this, Daid’s face hardened slightly.

 

Though he didn’t understand the situation, he knew there had been an invisible battle between Leo and the knights.

 

Step-

 

Eventually, the three members of the Flobe Family stood before the manor.

 

After a moment.

 

Creak-

 

The massive manor door opened and a sturdy old man walked out, accompanied by those who appeared to be elders.

 

Confirming the old man’s face, Raina muttered.

 

“Father.”

 

Hearing those words, Daid wore a tense expression.

 

Leo looked at his maternal grandfather with emotionless eyes.

 

The former head of Jerdinger.

 

Regas Jerdinger opened his mouth.

 

“It seems you didn’t like the Elder Council’s welcoming greeting.”

 

Regas’s gaze briefly turned to Daid and Raina, then finally settled on Leo.

 

“Seeing how you ran wild, that is. Leo Jerdinger.”

 

At those words, Raina’s eyes twitched and Daid furrowed his brow.

 

Calling Leo’s surname Jerdinger.

 

That was tantamount to denying Leo’s paternal family.

 

Though he had been recognized as direct lineage, Leo’s surname hadn’t changed.

 

At Regas’s words, Leo smiled coldly.

 

“The welcoming greeting was a mess.”

 

“How dare you speak such nonsense to the family elders!”

 

One of the elders behind Regas flared up.

 

Leo cleanly ignored him and said.

 

“And I never ran wild. The Elder Council knights are just weak, that’s all.”

 

“This brat!”

 

“Most importantly.”

 

Leo shrugged his shoulders.

 

“My name is Leo Flobe, you know? Former Family Head Regas Jerdinger.”

 

The old hero with the epithet “Heart of Flames.”

 

Regas stared intently at Leo’s red eyes that looked straight back at him, then curled up the corners of his mouth.

 

“Indeed.”

 

Regas stroked his beard.

 

“You did give birth to a monster, it seems. Raina.”

 

“Isn’t calling your grandson a monster a bit too much? Father. And where in the world is there a grandfather who tests his grandson upon first meeting?”

 

When Raina grumbled, Regas burst into hearty laughter.

 

“I just wanted to see. What kind of person this much-talked-about Leo Flobe was! Indeed, you’re remarkable!”

 

Regas laughed as if delighted, then grinned.

 

“Welcome to Jerdinger.”

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