Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 622

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622.

 

Raina, gripping her sword and having left the Flobe Estate, was prepared to fight against anything that threatened the villagers.

 

‘If it captured me and deliberately came all the way here, then the entire Flobe Estate is essentially its hostage.’

 

Though she had thoughts of not wanting to become a burden to her son Leo, Raina knew all too well that this was impossible.

 

Joroa was someone who possessed such overwhelming power that even she in her prime couldn’t handle.

 

And she had already lost her aura.

 

Staying at the Flobe Estate would only make her a burden.

 

‘Fortunately, that thing has completely lost interest in me.’

 

The streets of the Flobe Estate were filled with all kinds of dangers.

 

But she thought it was better than becoming a hostage in that place.

 

Moreover, the streets being dangerous meant that those living there were also in danger.

 

‘I’ll be able to help protect the villagers, even if just a little. Even if I’ve lost my aura, the swordsmanship I’ve built up doesn’t disappear.’

 

It was true that losing her aura had weakened her body.

 

But Raina had continuously honed her swordsmanship.

 

Of course, if she went all out, her stamina would reach its limit in an instant and pain would assault her.

 

‘But now isn’t the time to worry about such things.’

 

Just as Raina finished preparing for any possible situation and stepped onto the streets, a problem immediately arose.

 

Mabeasts and demonic beasts had appeared.

 

In addition, an unfamiliar demonic beast began summoning countless low-grade flying demonic beasts.

 

‘So that’s the demonic beast called Pafnir.’

 

A demonic beast that had been a great threat to the world during the Age of Calamity, which had shown itself in Lumern after Leo enrolled.

 

Though it had been made extinct by the Great Heroes, it was also a demonic beast that had somehow appeared in the current era.

 

And surprisingly, that demonic beast used summoning techniques.

 

Demonic beasts poured out from summoning magic circles.

 

‘It’s different from ordinary demon summoners. The basic framework of that summoning technique is beast summoning. Just what is the identity of that monster?’

 

Though Raina was shocked by this unprecedented situation, there was no time to hesitate.

 

The entire estate had become a scene of chaos.

 

“Uh, Mom! Run away! Hurry!”

 

“N-no! Ron!”

 

“Leave this to me!”

 

She could see a demonic beast targeting the villagers.

 

A boy around Leo’s age was desperately protecting what appeared to be his mother, wildly swinging his sword.

 

Raina ran over without hesitation.

 

Slash-!

 

She severed the neck of the low-grade demonic beast from behind.

 

Thud-!

 

Having killed the low-grade demonic beast instantly by targeting its vital point, Raina gripped tightly against the shock traveling through her hand.

 

Though it appeared she had dealt with it easily, that wasn’t the case at all.

 

She had perfectly targeted the demonic beast’s vital point, learned through countless battles long ago.

 

And she had supplemented her lacking strength with technique.

 

It was literally an advantage gained through surprise attack.

 

‘The sword’s influence is significant too.’

 

Raina looked at the sword gripped in her hand.

 

It was a sword worthy of being called a famous blade.

 

Her first real combat in 20 years.

 

‘In the old days, I would have simply burned it away.’

 

Feeling bitter inside, Raina smiled gently at the trembling boy.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

“I-I’m fine, miss.”

 

“Oh my?”

 

Raina lightly covered her mouth and exclaimed.

 

“Huh? M-My Lady?!”

 

The boy’s mother recognized Raina and was startled.

 

The boy also showed a surprised expression upon hearing those words.

 

Seeing the two of them, Raina said.

 

“Take your mother and hurry to the shelter. The knights will protect you.”

 

“B-but My Lady should also evacuate!”

 

Raina shook her head at the middle-aged woman’s words.

 

“No, I must protect the other villagers. That’s my duty.”

 

Roooooar!

 

A demonic beast spotted the three people and began charging at them.

 

The boy and his mother were paralyzed with fear.

 

Seeing this, Raina gripped her sword with both hands.

 

“Don’t worry about me and go quickly.”

 

“Y-yes! Mother, let’s go quickly!”

 

“B-but My Lady…”

 

“I can easily cut down such filthy-looking things.”

 

Raina smiled brightly at the middle-aged woman who was worrying about her with trembling eyes.

 

It was a smile Raina used to make often long ago.

 

Seeing it, the middle-aged woman somehow felt reassured.

 

“Young man.”

 

“Y-yes!”

 

“You must protect your mother well, alright?”

 

“Yes! I’ll protect her with my life!”

 

“That’s wrong.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“You must live too. Otherwise, your mother will be sad.”

 

“A-I understand!”

 

The boy hurriedly took his mother and left that place.

 

Raina’s slender but steadfast figure from behind was etched into the boy’s eyes.

 

“The posing I did in front of mirrors during my school days is actually helping.”

 

She had practiced smiling to reassure people and had practiced various things to inspire trust in urgent situations.

 

That was now paying off.

 

‘Sister! That definitely won’t help at all!’

 

As she remembered kicking her younger brother Jis Jerdinger’s butt while he was clutching his stomach and giggling, Raina smiled slightly.

 

“Well, I did bluff a bit…”

 

Grooooooar-!

 

A bear-type demonic beast with vicious claws raised roared and brought its paw down.

 

Crash-!

 

Raina barely dodged it and dove into its embrace, trying to slash its neck.

 

Slash-!

 

The blade struck the demonic beast’s neck.

 

But it got stuck partway and couldn’t penetrate further.

 

“Tch! As expected, this level of strength won’t work on a Blood Bear.”

 

Raina quickly retrieved her sword and, far from being intimidated, created distance from the now-angry Blood Bear.

 

Kyaaaaaaaa!

 

Watching the Blood Bear charging at her with its mouth open and both arms raised, Raina took a deep breath and bent her knees.

 

Crash-!

 

The spot where Raina had been standing was torn to pieces by the Blood Bear’s teeth and claws.

 

Raina jumped as high as possible.

 

Her kneecaps and muscles ached.

 

“I’m not even old enough to be a grandmother!”

 

Raina grumbled as she rotated her body.

 

Whirrrrr-!

 

Using the centrifugal force from her rotation, she plummeted to the ground and struck the Blood Bear’s neck.

 

The power Raina squeezed out concentrated at the tip of her sword.

 

Crack-!

 

Using that force, she broke the Blood Bear’s neck bone completely.

 

She sliced through the tough hide and flesh as if cutting them apart.

 

In the process, her wrist bone seemed to crack as it began to ache.

 

But Raina didn’t care.

 

“Cough! Cough-!”

 

The reckless attack put an overload on her entire body.

 

Raina coughed from the pain she felt in her lungs and spat blood.

 

But she had no time to rest.

 

“Aaaaaaaah!”

 

She could see dozens of villagers being chased by flying demonic beasts.

 

Thud- Thud-!

 

Raina squeezed out all her body’s strength again and leaped.

 

Using the gap between buildings, she steadily climbed up to the rooftops, then ran toward an eagle-shaped flying demonic beast with a bizarre face and jumped onto its back.

 

“Where do you think you’re going!”

 

Thunk-!

 

Kieeeeeek!

 

Raina drove her sword into the flying demonic beast’s neck.

 

She stabbed just barely missing the vital spot.

 

Due to the demonic beast’s strong vitality, even as blood flowed profusely, there was no mishap of crashing.

 

Kieeeeeeek-!

 

The flying demonic beast ascended to shake off Raina from its back.

 

Raina’s eyes flashed coldly.

 

Thunk-!

 

She put even more force into the sword driven into the beast’s neck.

 

Kirrk!

 

The flying demonic beast screamed and slightly lowered its altitude.

 

‘It can’t die until I land safely on the ground.’

 

Just as Raina was showing a slightly worried expression.

 

A beautiful pure white Pegasus appeared in the sky above.

 

Seeing it, Raina’s eyes lit up as she pushed her sword sideways to match altitude with Pegasus.

 

And when she got close to Pegasus, she severed the neck and jumped straight onto Pegasus.

 

***

 

“That’s how it happened.”

 

“That was too reckless! You could have been in serious trouble if something went wrong!”

 

“As long as the result is good, isn’t that what matters?!”

 

“Aaaaah! You’re impossible to reason with!”

 

“Ah! That’s something my brother used to say to me often. Ohohohohoho!”

 

“Are you laughing right now?!”

 

Selia grabbed her head and screamed.

 

“Lady Raina. Your heart for thinking of the villagers. And your passion. I was moved. The fact that Lumern had a senior like Lady Raina is an honor.”

 

“Oh my~ Thank you.”

 

“This feeling toward Lady Raina. It’s surely true love.”

 

“That’s adultery!”

 

When Selia shouted with a reddened face, Ulta made an expression of not understanding.

 

“What indecent thoughts are you having, Selia. There are various forms of the emotion called love. Passion between the opposite sexes isn’t all there is to love. Respect and admiration are also forms of love.”

 

“Ugh! Senior Ulta spoke in a way that could be misunderstood…”

 

“Not at all? What kind of imagination does our niece usually live with to immediately think such things?”

 

“Hmm, I should tell Ris about this later…”

 

“Don’t! Absolutely don’t! If you do, I don’t know what I’ll do!”

 

Selia shouted loudly.

 

Watching such Selia, Raina chuckled.

 

Then the flying demonic beasts discovered the three people and began emitting killing intent.

 

Seeing this, Ulta said.

 

“Selia, please.”

 

“Yes!”

 

Selia jumped from Pegasus without hesitation.

 

Whoooosh-!

 

Massive flames began swirling around Selia and soon started burning the surrounding demonic beasts.

 

Watching the aura flames comparable to large-scale magic, Raina smiled.

 

‘This reminds me of the old days…’

 

Selia’s appearance overlapped with her past self.

 

Ulta carefully asked such Raina.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

“Yes. I’m fine. And thank you. Ulta. For flustering that child before Selia could notice my condition.”

 

Raina’s body was trembling.

 

The trembling she had endured until just before came rushing all at once.

 

It was the backlash from recklessly swinging her sword.

 

If she had noticed her condition, Selia probably would have been too worried to concentrate on battle.

 

“That child. She has tremendous power but I was worried because she’s still young.”

 

Unwavering composure even when comrades die or are seriously injured.

 

Mental strength that seems ruthless is also a virtue necessary for Heroes.

 

And Selia was still too young to possess such ruthlessness.

 

“I’ll descend to the earthly realm quickly.”

 

“I’m fine, so don’t be hasty.”

 

***

 

Crash-!

 

Leo grabbed Joroa’s head and ground his face while slamming it into the ground.

 

“Graaaaaaah!”

 

A mad roar came from Joroa’s mouth.

 

Leo released the struggling Joroa and kicked him.

 

Whoosh! Crash-!

 

Joroa’s body flew and crashed.

 

Thud- Thud-

 

Leo approached Joroa with indifferent eyes.

 

“This can’t be…”

 

Joroa muttered in denial.

 

Right now Leo was overwhelming Joroa using only aura.

 

And he didn’t use any of Kail’s swordsmanship.

 

Using only Jerdinger’s flames and swordsmanship, he easily overwhelmed Joroa.

 

No matter what ability he used, it was powerless before Leo’s flames.

 

“This is impossible! Unless you’re using some trick!”

 

The true ability of All-Class is the fusion of classes.

 

He hadn’t used any of that at all.

 

Moreover, he was being thoroughly toyed with by a single flame of Jerdinger that he had been confident he perfectly understood and had further developed.

 

“That’s why. I told you.”

 

Leo said indifferently.

 

Slash-! Whoosh-!

 

“Kraaaagh!”

 

Leo’s sword cut down Joroa.

 

He writhed in agony.

 

“You only ruin the abilities you’ve stolen. God? How ridiculous.”

 

Leo trampled and crushed the writhing Joroa’s head as he asked.

 

“This makes it the fifteenth time.”

 

Leo looked down at Joroa with dry, emotionless eyes.

 

“You. When you die while using a stolen ability, not only can you never use that ability again, but you lose one life each time, right?”

 

At those words, Joroa flinched.

 

‘How does he know that?’

 

This was a new ability he had gained upon being revived by the Overlord King.

 

An ability that didn’t exist even in literature in this world.

 

He had seen through the essence of that ability through just a brief battle.

 

For Joroa, this was a shocking fact.

 

But for Leo, who had to survive the irrational Age of Calamity, deducing an opponent’s abilities wasn’t particularly difficult.

 

During the time when Erebos’s protection existed, there were many demons with abilities even more bizarre than Joroa’s.

 

Leo tilted his head.

 

“How many more times do I need to kill you before you actually die?”

 

Joroa’s body trembled.

 

It wasn’t fear.

 

It was rage.

 

‘This bastard… is truly treating me like an insect…! How dare he treat me…!’

 

“You alone… you alone I cannot forgive… Leo Flobe!”

 

Joroa spat out through gritted teeth.

 

“I no longer need your ability! Just die…!”

 

Crush-!

 

Leo once again trampled and crushed Joroa’s head.

 

At that moment.

 

Leo realized something had touched his foot.

 

And the skull of Joroa, regenerating in an instant, clattered its jaw as it sneered.

 

“Try feeling the terror of the Monster Queen! Leo Flobe!”

 

“What?”

 

The moment Leo frowned.

 

A message appeared before his eyes.

 

Leo’s face hardened upon seeing it.

 

***

 

There had been one question since his first year.

 

5,000 years ago.

 

How had Pafnir, whom they had driven to extinction, appeared in the present world?

 

Of course, there had been times when the former legion commander, Poison King Jerdiac, had revealed himself.

 

But that was because, just like when he had guided Luna and Arron to the outside world.

 

Tartaros had consumed fragments of Erebos’s power that it possessed.

 

Just as they did.

 

Tartaros could also use Hero Record.

 

And past existences manifested through Hero Record consumed power by their very existence.

 

Though powerful, wasting Erebos’s power through mere beasts rather than legion commanders was wasteful.

 

Even bringing beast eggs was the same.

 

The beings born from eggs were also manifested through Hero Record.

 

‘What we can do with Hero Record, they can do too. They can even enter the Heroes’ World.’

 

If that was the case.

 

He had once considered the possibility that they might also be able to obtain conquest rewards like them.

 

[Legion Record Open. Silatuna’s World. Chapter: Prologue – Monster Forest.]

 

And that thought became certainty upon seeing the message that appeared now.

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