Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 666

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666.

“No matter how much I look at that sky, I just can’t get used to it.”

Arga muttered quietly while looking up at the sky.

Arron’s World and Dweno’s World.

And now this one.

For Ar, this was her third experience, but she could never get used to the ominous sky of the Age of Calamity.

“There’s no way you could get used to it.”

Cal also clicked his tongue and shook his head.

Besides them, all the party members wore tense expressions.

The Heroes’ World that had begun to erode reality.

On top of that, if it was Dweno’s World, it was obvious that tremendous trials awaited them.

Chelsea glanced at Leo’s back as he followed Dweno and the elf at the front with Artion.

“Oh right. I forgot to introduce myself.”

The elf slapped her forehead and said.

“My name is Ennitha. I’m a painter who captures the beauty of this world on canvas.”

“Wow. You’re a painter. I love looking at paintings too.”

Artion clasped his hands together in admiration at Ennitha’s introduction.

Seeing Artion like that, Ennitha made a slightly subtle expression.

“You’re completely different from your image earlier. Are all spirit summoners like that?”

“I might be a bit of a special case? The spirits I’ve contracted with are a bit aggressive.”

“Spirit summoners are generally ill-tempered.”

Then Dweno, who was walking ahead, said casually.

“Even if they pretend to be nice on the outside.”

“No, no. I’m nice. Right? Student Leo?”

“Well, yeah…”

“What kind of reaction is that!”

Normally, it would have become even more chaotic due to possession, but Artion was quiet.

And for good reason – the opponent was none other than a Great Hero.

In modern times, he was a being with influence rivaling that of gods.

He was someone who couldn’t be treated carelessly.

“By the way, where exactly did you all come from?”

“I’ll tell you the details once we get to a safe place.”

“Hmm. Some outsiders came to our fortress recently – are you related to them?”

‘Outsiders? Is he talking about the advance scouting party?’

“I don’t know who they are, but we might be related.”

“You’re quite mysterious folks.”

Though he said that, he no longer viewed Leo’s group with suspicion.

Following Dweno and Ennitha for quite a while, Leo’s group soon reached the city wall visible in the distance.

“A fortress?”

“…Amazing.”

The party members exclaimed in admiration at the fortress that looked extraordinary at first glance.

Leo glanced at Artion.

Meeting Leo’s gaze, Artion nodded slightly.

That place was originally the ruined fortress where Leo’s party had planned to rest.

Those ruins were now perfectly rebuilt and standing strong.

‘…Looking at the architectural style, it’s the structure from the Age of Calamity.’

Leo examined the fortress carefully.

‘It’s not simply built in the old architectural style.’

The exterior resembled the fortress of the past.

The walls gave off the feeling of Gardstron.

But there was subtly a feeling of the current era.

‘I see. They rebuilt the fortress?’

While Leo was nodding.

As Dweno approached the fortress’s moat, a bridge came down with a rumbling sound!

Thud-!

As the bridge came down with a heavy sound, Dweno turned around.

“For now, welcome, outsiders. I’d like to hear your story.”

***

Clang- Clang- Clang-!

The sound of hammers striking anvils rang out loudly.

Hearing that sound, the party members were amazed.

“There are tons of dwarves?”

“There are quite a lot of beastmen too.”

“Are all these people from the Age of Calamity…”

The group looked around as they walked.

Around the fortress entrance, there were countless forges.

Dwarves were busy producing weapons there.

Leo muttered to himself while watching that scene.

‘Ivaldi.’

“They’re craftsmen of an incredible level.”

When Driana muttered blankly, Ennitha smiled brightly.

“Of course. Our Ivaldi’s blacksmiths are the world’s best.”

Ivaldi.

During the Age of Calamity.

It was one of the few fortresses that resisted Tartaros’s offensive until the very end.

The main forces were dwarves and beastmen.

They produced countless weapons, and the weapons made there occasionally flowed even to Gardstron.

‘So it’s these guys.’

Leo stopped walking and looked at Ivaldi’s craftsmen.

During the Age of Calamity.

For those standing at the front lines of battle, the weapons of Ivaldi’s craftsmen were essential items.

‘They were the only weapons that could counter the weapons made by Gias the Giant King.’

Leo from his Kail days had also received much help from the weapons they made.

In a way, these people had saved his life in countless battlefields.

But this was the first time seeing Ivaldi’s craftsmen in person.

‘Except for just one person.’

Leo silently watched the back of one dwarf walking ahead.

Dweno.

One of the four heroes chosen by Risinass, he was Ivaldi’s guardian and Ivaldi’s master smith.

His reputation at that time was already high enough to rival Agon, the Guardian of the Starry Skies.

This street was different from the street Leo remembered.

‘Because this place isn’t Ivaldi.’

“What are you doing? Aren’t you following?”

At Dweno’s question, Leo took a step.

“Coming now.”

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The place Dweno led the group to was the center of the fortress.

Originally, it was the building where the lord’s office was located.

Seeing that even that building was perfectly rebuilt, Cal’s jaw dropped.

“Wasn’t this place completely in ruins? How is the building so intact?”

Cal’s muttering in shock made Dweno chuckle heartily.

“That’s right. When we were suddenly teleported to this place, this fortress was completely in ruins. Hup!”

Dweno, seated in his chair, said.

“But fortunately, countless materials were left in the basement. We rebuilt it using those materials. It took about a month.”

“Is that even possible?”

“Aren’t we dwarves?”

Watching Dweno smile kindly as if it were nothing special, Driana nodded her head.

“Of course. Besides, Dweno is here, isn’t he? This much is a piece of cake.”

Mm-hmm! Driana nodded and her eyes sparkled brightly.

“A cute young lady is flattering me. What’s your name?”

“I’m called Driana!”

“Haha! I see. Miss Driana. Are you also a blacksmith?”

“Yes! I’m both a blacksmith and an artist!”

“An artist?”

Ennitha’s eyes sparkled.

“A blacksmith, you say. Would you show me a weapon you’ve made?”

At those words, Driana took out a longsword and approached Dweno.

Dweno was impressed when he saw the longsword Driana had made.

“Ho, what excellent craftsmanship! You must be a genius.”

“Is, is that so?”

“Just focus on blacksmithing.”

“Huh?”

“Isn’t it a waste when you have such wonderful skills? Put more effort into smithing techniques. Hahaha!”

“Dweno! You shouldn’t crush an artistic prodigy in these dark times! You yourself said there’s a need to spread beauty to people!”

Ennitha, who said that, approached Driana and firmly grasped her shoulder, saying.

“What’s your reason for calling yourself an artist?”

“To spread beauty to future generations!”

“Excellent! That heart! Never forget it!”

Watching Ennitha encourage Driana, Cal said.

“The artwork I showed you earlier was her work.”

At those words, Ennitha’s eyes trembled.

“It’s, it’s fine. It was original and good.”

“Ouch, my back.”

Cal rubbed his back where Ennitha had hit him earlier, but Ennitha looked away.

Meanwhile.

Driana’s eyes looking up at Ennitha were sparkling brightly.

“Please let me serve you as my teacher!”

For Driana, who had never had anyone praise her work before, this was a moment of great emotion.

Watching such Driana, Ennitha fell into contemplation for a moment.

In this desperate age.

It had been truly long since she met someone with a dream of passing beauty to future generations.

Ennitha, who had been looking at Driana whose eyes resembled her own, nodded her head.

‘That’s right. I can teach her. Her sense is a bit strange, but… I can teach her.’

“Alright.”

“Teacher!”

Watching this scene, Cal said to Ar.

“How long do you think it’ll last?”

“She’ll be expelled in two days?”

“Oh? Two whole days? You’re being generous?”

“How long do you think?”

“I say one day.”

“Want to bet?”

“Sure.”

Completely unaware that Ar and Cal were making a bet about her, Driana smiled brightly.

At that lovely smile, Ennitha gave a gentle smile.

“Setting aside the small talk.”

Leo spoke up.

“You know about the Foolish One and the Surviving Heroes, right?”

“Of course I know them. Aren’t they the ones active in Gardstron? Why do you ask?”

“Have you met them recently by any chance?”

“No. Gardstron and Isvaldi are too far apart. Well, this place isn’t even Isvaldi anymore.”

Dweno shook his head at Leo’s words.

Leo, who was Kail himself, knew that Dweno hadn’t met him yet.

The reason he asked such a question was to give his party members information about the current situation.

Spreading information about the current situation without any conversation with Dweno would seem strange to others.

The group who heard the conversation between Leo and Dweno quickly gathered information and began assessing the situation.

“There’s something I’d like to ask you all.”

“What is it?”

“Where exactly is this place?”

“The southeastern part of the continent.”

“Hmm. I thought so. I had figured out the location by looking at the constellations, but it had been so long since I’d seen the night sky that it was hazy… So we really did warp all the way to the southeastern continent.”

The original location of Isvaldi was in the north-central part of the continent.

“It’s a miracle! In that state, we all might have lost our lives!”

Ennitha made a bright expression.

At those words, Duran asked.

“What do you mean by that?”

“Until a month ago, we were facing the Giant King’s full-scale offensive.”

Dweno crossed his arms and spoke gravely.

“We had been cut off from the outside world for a long time. If we had stayed there… everyone would have died.”

At those words, Leo closed his eyes.

‘…When we arrived, the fortress had already fallen.’

Just before Risinass, Kail, Luna, and Arron arrived.

Isvaldi couldn’t withstand Tartaros’s offensive and collapsed.

Dweno was the sole survivor.

When the four first met Dweno, he was already holding a funeral for his companions.

‘It leaves a bitter taste.’

Knowing the future.

“I have something I’m curious about! There are stars in the night sky now! I don’t know how many decades it’s been since I’ve seen a night sky!”

Ennitha spoke with an excited face.

“We were surrounded by Tartaros, so we didn’t know much about the outside situation. Has there been a change in the Age of Calamity?”

From the perspective of those who were isolated, they could only think that way.

The world that had been stagnant.

No.

The world that had been heading toward destruction had gained a little hope.

‘…That’s a story for the distant future.’

Should he tell them the story?

That this is the future?

Then they would ask.

What happened to them?

“…”

Leo, who had been silent, opened his mouth.

“That’s right. We reclaimed the night sky.”

“I knew it! Then it won’t be long before the Age of Calamity ends!”

Ennitha showed a bright smile as Leo answered.

“Perhaps.”

That it hasn’t even begun yet.

That after all of you are sacrificed, even more sacrifices will be paid.

That it will barely end in the distant future.

Leo couldn’t bring himself to answer like that.

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