Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 620

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620.

 

Thud- Roll roll roll-

 

Joroa’s head that had been floating in the void rolled across the ground.

 

Leo looked at Joroa with indifferent eyes.

 

“Well now.”

 

Joroa picked up her own head and calmly placed it back where it belonged.

 

“I thought you’d waver even a little. I suppose crude tricks don’t work on you?”

 

The appearance Joroa was currently taking was none other than Raina, Leo’s mother.

 

Though the age was different from the current Raina, there was no falsehood in this appearance.

 

Because this was literally Raina from the past.

 

But Leo’s sword showed no hesitation.

 

‘Of course he wouldn’t hesitate.’

 

Someone with strong mental fortitude would show not the slightest hesitation with their sword, no matter if it wore his mother’s appearance.

 

Those who earned the title of Hero were such beings.

 

‘But just because hesitation disappears doesn’t mean the rejection reaction disappears too.’

 

However, Leo’s sword contained no emotion whatsoever.

 

A sword solely meant to cut down the opponent.

 

This wasn’t simply a matter of having strong mental fortitude.

 

‘This is a realm and a caliber unto itself.’

 

As one who wields weapons.

 

And as a Hero who has overcome countless trials.

 

The realm and caliber the young boy before her had achieved was on a different dimension from the Heroes she had encountered thus far.

 

And Joroa knew well what made Heroes strong.

 

‘Experience.’

 

What makes Heroes strong isn’t innate talent, nor training and time.

 

Only trials.

 

Only countless trials elevate a Hero’s caliber.

 

That is experience.

 

And Joroa glimpsed fragments of that experience in the single sword strike Leo had shown.

 

“You, are you really about to turn 17?”

 

Even more interest gleamed in Joroa’s eyes.

 

Leo, who had been silent at the question, narrowed his eyes.

 

“I see.”

 

“Hm?”

 

“You’ve taken the form of someone whose power you stole.”

 

“…”

 

Seeing Leo nod as if he understood, Joroa let out a hollow laugh.

 

“Am I not even worth your attention?”

 

Leo was solely analyzing and grasping Joroa’s abilities.

 

He paid not the slightest attention to the human before his eyes.

 

Just an existence that needed to be eliminated.

 

Nothing more, nothing less.

 

“Hehe. Magnificent.”

 

Joroa drew her sword.

 

“As expected, you are the finest prey! Leo Flobe!”

 

Whoooosh-

 

Red flames erupted from Joroa’s sword.

 

Seeing this, Leo also ignited flames on his sword.

 

Looking at the all-too-familiar Jerdinger flames, Leo muttered inwardly.

 

‘Mother’s flames.’

 

Swoosh-!

 

Joroa instantly closed the distance with Leo.

 

Whoosh-!

 

A sword swung aiming for his neck.

 

Leo deflected Joroa’s sword as it came.

 

Clang-! Whoooosh-!

 

Sword and sword crossed, spewing forth sparks.

 

Roooooooar-!

 

Leo’s eyes twitched.

 

“How is it? Isn’t it magnificent? Your mother’s flames!”

 

Ecstasy filled Joroa’s eyes.

 

“Your mother! Raina Jerdinger’s flames are special! More than any flames I’ve ever seen!”

 

Whoooooosh-!

 

The flames intensified their heat.

 

Along with that, they began devouring Leo’s flames.

 

“Raina Jerdinger’s flames blaze in response to strong will! Their heat rises endlessly!”

 

Raina’s flames began devouring Leo’s flames even faster.

 

Judging himself disadvantaged in the contest of strength, Leo roughly pushed his sword away.

 

Clang-!

 

Space opened between sword and sword.

 

In that fleeting moment.

 

Clang clang clang clang clang clang-!

 

Dozens of exchanges occurred in the blink of an eye.

 

Joroa defended against Leo’s sword strikes.

 

In that process, Joroa couldn’t counterattack.

 

It was clearly Leo who held the advantage in swordsmanship.

 

“Magnificent! What magnificent swordsmanship! How did you acquire such swordsmanship at such a young age!”

 

Joroa exclaimed in admiration.

 

She was completely overwhelmed in swordsmanship.

 

“To have such talent and still put in effort! It’s truly admirable!”

 

Flames flickered around Joroa’s body.

 

“However!”

 

Thump-!

 

Joroa stomped the ground with her left foot.

 

Seeing this, Leo’s eyes twitched.

 

The surrounding air was sucked toward Joroa’s foot.

 

Knowing what this portended, Leo activated his mana.

 

BOOOOOOM! Whoooooosh!

 

A massive explosion erupted centered on Joroa.

 

She instantly combusted the air she had drawn in, blowing away the surrounding area.

 

The vast garden of the Flobe Estate was instantly burned away without even ash remaining.

 

“Hehehehe. Before overwhelming power, effort is meaningless.”

 

Joroa looked at Leo.

 

Hissssss-!

 

Seeing the water droplets enveloping Leo’s body, Joroa’s eyes gleamed with interest.

 

“Oh? This is magic I’ve never seen before. Is it Star Magic?”

 

Water armor.

 

This was defensive magic Luna had created with combat against Erebos in mind.

 

It granted powerful resistance against flame magic.

 

However, Luna considered this magic a failure.

 

Because it was powerless in the face of Erebos’s flames.

 

“That magic is quite tempting.”

 

Joroa’s eyes sparkled.

 

“That attack just now.”

 

“Hm?”

 

“It was a bit different from Jerdinger’s flames, wasn’t it?”

 

“Are you finally showing interest in me?”

 

Joroa grinned as she spoke.

 

“That’s right. It’s a power that cannot be manifested with Jerdinger’s flames alone. But I’m different.”

 

“My true talent isn’t stealing others’ abilities! It’s being able to draw out power beyond the limits of any ability!”

 

Joroa’s eyes sparkled.

 

“These flames are the same! These flames are special! But Raina Jerdinger is not special!”

 

Joroa’s sparkling face twisted slightly.

 

“I thought she was a special being. I thought she would be reborn as an even more noble existence after losing her power. But when she lost her power, she fell to become just another ordinary human scattered everywhere. It’s truly regrettable.”

 

Joroa, who had been shaking her head, smiled coldly.

 

“But it’s fine. Raina Jerdinger’s noble appearance can now be passed down to future generations through me. It’s not just Raina Jerdinger. All the special heroes that exist in this world will be eternally passed down to future generations because of me.”

 

“There’s no meaning in such nonsense.”

 

“No meaning? No! You’re wrong! I am a vessel!”

 

Joroa spread both arms wide.

 

“Countless heroes live within me! I become countless heroes and am reborn as a more complete being!”

 

Joroa’s eyes gleamed as she clenched her fists.

 

“Heroes cannot properly unleash their own potential! Only I can draw out the value of the power they cannot unleash! The potential that met the wrong master! It blooms completely through me!”

 

Joroa’s eyes, glistening with greed, turned toward Leo.

 

“And the ability that will put the finishing touch on my power is Leo Flobe! Your All-Class ability!”

 

Joroa smiled as she pointed at Leo with her finger.

 

“The power to freely use the abilities of all classes! Once I get that power, I’ll be reborn as a true All-Master! A perfect being! In other words! I’ll become a god! So Leo Flobe!”

 

Joroa spoke forcefully.

 

“Give me your power! That is the path to the world’s salvation!”

 

Leo looked at Joroa without saying a word.

 

Then he soon burst into hollow laughter.

 

Joroa’s endless greed that she displayed.

 

And the stench of the undead that wafted from her due to being revived by the Overlord King’s power.

 

None of it was anywhere close to being pure.

 

But Joroa’s eyes when she spoke about herself just now were infinitely clear.

 

Surprisingly, not even a trace of selfishness could be felt in those eyes.

 

She simply believed that what she was doing was absolutely right.

 

Despite murdering countless heroes to steal their powers.

 

Despite betraying the world and ultimately dying to become the Overlord King’s slave.

 

She believed herself to be absolute good.

 

It was a conviction.

 

An absolute belief that the world would be saved if she was reborn as a perfect being.

 

“If you’re going to go crazy, at least go crazy gracefully. You’ve gone crazy in such a filthy way.”

 

“Sigh… Even you, who are infinitely close to perfection, ultimately cannot understand my grand purpose.”

 

Joroa let out a genuine sigh.

 

Looking at such Joroa, Leo said.

 

“If you could truly save the world, I’d gladly give you this measly All-Class ability.”

 

“Measly…? Are you mocking that noble ability right now?”

 

Joroa’s eyes twitched.

 

“You were lucky enough to be born with that ability… You foolish one who doesn’t even know how fortunate that is.”

 

At those words, Leo chuckled.

 

‘Right. If Risinass or Luna… Arron and Dweno had been born with this ability instead of me, perhaps history would have been different.’

 

He thought of his friends who were more heroic than himself.

 

Surely there were those who would have been more suited to the power of purity than himself.

 

For Leo, this ability was far from a blessing.

 

‘In the end, I had to suffer alone without even being able to rest.’

 

Rather, it was a curse.

 

A curse that left him alone after sending everyone away.

 

But…

 

“It’s too precious an ability for a moron who feels superior with stolen abilities.”

 

“What did you say?”

 

“You ramble about how the abilities you stole met the wrong master.”

 

Leo sneered.

 

“Know your place. If you hadn’t just stolen them, the abilities you took would have shone even brighter in their original owners’ hands.”

 

“Stop talking nonsense!”

 

“Then why can’t you utilize Torua’s ability?”

 

After his reincarnation.

 

Among those Leo had met while living in this era, the one he considered would be most troublesome to fight was none other than Torua.

 

Of course, there were many stronger than Torua.

 

But in the distant future.

 

If Torua fully bloomed her potential.

 

‘I don’t really want to fight her.’

 

The reason was simple.

 

All the spells she used in combat were unique magic.

 

The unique magic created through countless research was a byproduct she gained because Torua herself loved magical research.

 

But it couldn’t be called efficient.

 

‘Unique magic is truly valued when it demonstrates abilities that ordinary magic cannot possess – that’s the magic community’s thinking. But when the variety increases, the story changes.’

 

First, dispel magic becomes difficult.

 

Usually, other magic is identified by reading the waves generated when the magic is cast and inferring what kind of magic it is.

 

But unique magic is literally magic unique to that person alone.

 

Since there’s no information about the magical wave patterns, prediction is impossible.

 

When facing a mage.

 

Not being able to predict magic is truly terrible.

 

“You stole Torua’s ability because you coveted it, right? But can you properly utilize Torua’s magic power?”

 

Torua’s ability was the result of effort, not talent.

 

It cannot be used just by stealing the ability.

 

“Your true talent is drawing out the real power of abilities others possess? Don’t make me laugh.”

 

Leo knew all too well how to thoroughly crush this type.

 

That’s why Leo genuinely mocked Joroa.

 

“It’s natural for a child who just learned to walk to be unable to run. But sometimes there are foolish adults who lament seeing such a child unable to run. Idiots who mistake themselves as superior to the child.”

 

Shattering the conviction that believes itself to be absolutely right.

 

“Do you think you’re some great person? No.”

 

Joroa’s face gradually hardened.

 

“You’re just trash who can’t do anything except leech off others’ abilities.”

 

Leo smiled coldly.

 

“I’ll prove that to you now.”

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