Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 632

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632.

“Yeah. He was angry.”

“He was angry…”

Leo mulled over Chelsea’s words.

What Leo had manifested through Nightmare at that time was indeed Risinass’s illusion.

But…

‘What they saw through Nightmare back then wasn’t the illusion of Risinass that I know.’

What they encountered would have been the imaginary Risinass they knew.

After one song ended.

Leo and Chelsea returned to their original seats.

Other young noble ladies glanced at Leo with subtle eyes.

But their gazes quickly scattered under Chelsea’s sharp glare.

Leo sat down and silently looked down at his palm.

Since awakening spiritualism, Risinass’s mana sometimes showed clear intent.

Risinass, who had been history’s strongest summoner, was also a more powerful spiritualist than anyone.

‘Hey, you fraudulent lizard. Are you really dwelling within your mana that I inherited?’

There was no answer.

Leo raised his head and silently watched the splendid and grand party.

After observing this scene for a moment, Leo stood up from his seat.

“Huh? Leo oppa?”

Chelsea’s eyes widened as she followed behind Leo.

Leo went out to the deserted terrace and leaned against the railing.

Chelsea also approached Leo’s side, leaned against the railing, and glanced up at Leo.

The Imperial Palace Party Hall was located high up.

And far in the distance, the prosperous Capital of Lordren was visible.

Looking at this, Leo smiled bitterly.

“I feel this sometimes. The world has really gotten so much better.”

“Huh?”

“Well… it has been 5,000 years.”

“It’s peace that exists thanks to the Great Heroes.”

Chelsea said with a bright smile.

“What do you think when you look at this current era, Leo oppa?”

“I feel like those guys would love this world more than I do.”

“…”

“I sometimes think it would have been nice if they had been revived together. Well, just sometimes though.”

Leo looked toward the distant party hall and chuckled.

When Arron emerged from the Heroes’ World.

When Luna appeared in the world as a spirit.

Leo wanted to let them live as normal a life as possible.

Because he knew well that his friends were the people who deserved to enjoy this peace more than anyone.

This peace was too precious to enjoy alone.

Of course, Leo didn’t feel guilt or sorry emotions toward his dead comrades.

‘Since we suffered together, I have every right to this too.’

However.

‘Sometimes it’s lonely.’

His friends who had been like family.

‘If we could have shared this time together, there would have been so much more to laugh and talk about.’

Long ago.

As Leo smiled bitterly while recalling memories of the past.

Pat- Pat-

Chelsea placed her hand on Leo’s head and gently stroked it.

“What does this mean?”

“Huh? Comfort for Leo oppa who looks like he’s having a hard time?”

“That’s such a childish way though?”

“I am a child. Leo oppa also looks like a child on the outside. Or should I comfort you in an adult way?”

Looking at Chelsea’s wide eyes, Leo made an indifferent expression.

“Do you even know what you’re saying?”

“Ahem! I’m old enough to know everything I need to know.”

“You little thing is getting cheeky.”

“Hawng!”

Chelsea struggled as Leo grabbed her nose.

Leo shook Chelsea back and forth while holding her nose, then chuckled and let go.

“I don’t have time to leisurely think about the past. It won’t be too late to do that after everything is finished.”

Chelsea rubbed her reddened nose and said.

“Do you feel a little better?”

“Thanks to you.”

Leo looked at the moon and said.

“From third year onwards, it’s really going to get tough. Be prepared.”

“Okay.”

“I’m going to increase the training intensity even more.”

“Eek?!”

Chelsea made a horrified expression.

Looking at such Chelsea, Leo said.

“Why?”

“You’re going to make it even harder than that?”

“Yeah. I’ve been going easy on you because you’re still young.”

Leo smiled brightly.

“Seeing you talk so cheekily, I think it’s time to graduate from treating you like a little kid.”

“Aww~ But I’m still young.”

“Not cute.”

“Tch! This method still works well on Father though.”

Chelsea, who had been acting cute with a slightly coquettish voice, clicked her tongue.

Looking at her, Leo said.

“It’s time to graduate from taking care of little kids.”

***

After the party ended and he returned to Jerdinger’s Manor, Leo sat on the sofa in his room with his arms crossed.

Beside Leo stood Dragon Lord Mellina.

After a moment, a door appeared in the void and slid open.

Leo turned his head and sighed deeply.

Beyond the door, Rian was bowing toward Leo.

“This humble existence pays respects to the most noble, dignified, and virtuous Hero of the Beginning in this world.”

Having said that, Rian crawled out through the door while prostrating and wriggling toward Leo.

“Are you a cockroach?”

He hurled the insult of asking if a divine being was a cockroach.

Of course, neither Leo who made the insult nor Rian who heard it minded.

No, rather, this insane god was delighted by Leo’s words.

“Ahh! So in Leo-nim’s eyes, even a worthless microorganism like me has a presence comparable to a cockroach! What an honor!”

The most troubled one here was Dragon Lord caught between the Great Hero and the god.

‘What exactly is that person…’

Rian’s genuinely joyful appearance was something Mellina could never get used to.

Mellina had already met Rian several times with Leo before.

But each time, his fanatical behavior as if seeing a god before his eyes left Mellina bewildered.

To Mellina’s understanding, gods were far too strange beings.

‘How can Lord Leo remain so composed even after seeing such behavior?’

As a Dragon Lord, she had encountered countless types of people.

But without a doubt, none were as bizarre as Rian.

It wasn’t simply because Rian was a god.

In Mellina’s view, Rian was magnificently insane whenever Leo was involved.

But when Leo wasn’t around, he was a transcendent absolute being itself.

Those two incompatible aspects were terrifying from Mellina’s perspective.

Even now, watching him crawl happily while calling himself a cockroach, Mellina felt an indescribable fear.

Leo gritted his teeth as he watched Rian crawling toward him while still bowing.

“Just stand up and come here quickly.”

“I cannot do that! How could a cockroach like me dare raise its head before the great Hero of the Beginning!”

“It’s frustrating, so hurry up!”

“Gasp! To make Lord Leo frustrated! Such blasphemy!”

Rian rushed forward in horror.

Then he began banging his head on the ground, self-harming while crying “Ah! I really am worse than a cockroach!”

At that sight, Mellina unconsciously hid behind Leo.

‘Right. The more you know, the more terrifying that behavior becomes.’

This was none other than Mellina, a Dragon Lord.

Understanding Rian’s transcendent power, seeing such a transcendent being display chaotic behavior would naturally amplify her fear.

Of course, Leo had become so accustomed to dealing with gods that he now reached the point of just accepting such behavior.

Leo’s values regarding gods were fundamentally different from people of this era.

Rian, who had been self-harming, suddenly stopped moving and pulled out a small box from his chest.

“Lord Leo! Please accept this humble tribute from me!”

“What is this?”

“It’s a crown I made by carving my most beautiful gem!”

Rian’s eyes sparkled brightly.

“Lord Leo will ascend to the throne of the world’s king this time!”

“What are you talking about? I’m just becoming king of a small country.”

“No! This entire world belongs to Lord Leo! You becoming king means becoming the world’s king! It means Lord Leo becomes the absolute ruler of the world!”

Watching Rian assign strange meanings again, Leo sighed and opened the box.

On the crown made of gems, figures of Kail and Leo were crafted with exquisite detail.

Rather than a crown, it looked like wearing a sculpture on one’s head.

“How is it! Isn’t it a dignified crown befitting the world’s king…?”

Clang-! Crack-!

“Ahhhhh! My masterpiece!”

When Leo mercilessly threw the crown, it shattered to pieces.

Watching Rian wail as if he’d lost everything in the world, Mellina hurriedly approached him.

“A-are you alright?”

“Well then, shall we get to the main topic?”

“Yes.”

At Leo’s words, Rian stood properly before Leo as if nothing had happened.

Mellina made a tearful expression.

She simply couldn’t adapt to the god before her who was chaos itself.

Taking a deep breath, Mellina stood beside Leo.

“What would you like to know about Hero Record?”

At Rian’s question, Leo spoke.

“While dealing with the Hero Slayer this time, I learned that something called Legion’s Record exists.”

At those words, not only Mellina but even Rian’s face hardened.

“Legion’s Record?”

“Yes. I even entered a place called Legion’s World, like Heroes’ World.”

Leo told Rian about his experiences.

After hearing that story, Leo spoke to Rian who wore a serious expression.

“Finally, I saw traitors who seemed to have become monsters. So I’m asking. Does that Erebos bastard also know about the Record System?”

At that question, Rian nodded.

“Yes. That abomination would also possess knowledge about the Record System.”

“Really? Then does he have the power to implement a Record System like Hero Record?”

“No. It’s true that abomination is the natural enemy of gods. But that doesn’t mean it has the power to implement the Record System created by all gods combining their strength. Even if it became stronger by burning this entire world, implementing a system like Hero Record would be impossible.”

At those words, Mellina carefully spoke.

“Then… does that mean Erebos changed Hero Record into Legion’s World?”

“Correct, Dragon Lord.”

Rian’s face was colored with displeasure.

“With that abomination’s power… it’s possible.”

Hero Record was power imbued with all gods’ wishes.

Rian couldn’t help but feel instinctive rage at the fact that this power was not only defiled but used by their natural enemy.

“The one who created Legion’s Record was probably the Overlord King, a creation of that abomination.”

Rian spoke with an expressionless face.

“That creation possesses a fragment of the abomination.”

Hearing Rian’s words, Leo nodded.

He had expected this.

But expecting something and hearing it from Rian, who was Hero Record’s administrator and participated in its creation, carried different weight.

“Other Hero Record pages could also be changed to Legion’s Record, right?”

“It would be possible. But they won’t do such a thing.”

“Why not?”

“Even with the abomination’s power, modifying Hero Record itself, which is the essence of gods’ power, would consume enormous energy.”

“Hmm.”

“Moreover, demons from after the Age of Heroes wouldn’t be of much help to the current Tartaros.”

Rian bowed his head toward Leo.

“They couldn’t achieve victory against the Great Heroes even during the Age of Calamity, their prime era. That bastard called the Overlord King knows best that demons born in the Age of Heroes are powerless before you.”

“That’s right.”

The current Legion doesn’t match the power of the past Legion.

As such, what needs to be inherited by the current Legion is the power from their prime era.

“Since many Great Heroes’ Hero Records have been destroyed… they won’t be able to create many Legion’s Records either.”

Of course, even that alone poses an enormous threat.

“Mellina. Prepare to announce the facts about Legion’s Record in the Dragon Lord’s name. Also research countermeasures against Legion’s Record.”

“Yes.”

Mellina bowed and returned to Dragonnia using warp.

Watching her, Leo sighed and rested his chin on his hand.

“Things will get busier from now on.”

“Indeed. You’ll soon be acclaimed as the world’s king.”

“World ruler talk again?”

“While I do wish for that… the king I’m speaking of now isn’t that kind of king.”

Rian smiled faintly.

“Do you remember what I told you before? That the King of Wisdom was the only world king recognized by gods in this world.”

“…”

“It’s finally beginning. The first step of the world’s will gathering under you. No gods will deny it. That you have become this world’s second king.”

Rian bowed his head.

“From now on, a truly new era will begin.”

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