Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 734

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734.

[King of Wisdom, Risinass Returns!]

Lumern Clock Tower Dormitory was in chaos from morning due to the newspapers the journalism club was distributing everywhere.

It probably wasn’t just Lumern.

The entire world that received the news was surely in shock.

“Wow! Amazing! The King of Wisdom! It’s Lord Risinass! Lord Risinass!”

“Following Lord Arron and Lord Luna, Lord Risinass has returned… Everyone except Lord Dweno has come to the present world.”

Everyone looked at the newspaper and marveled at the arrival of an era of great upheaval where the great heroes were revealing themselves.

While everyone was thrilling at that fact.

“Extra! Extra!”

A journalism club student began running over urgently.

Seeing that, Elena waved her newspaper.

“Don’t make a fuss. We’re already reading it.”

As Elena spoke indifferently to the journalism club president who was her 5th-year classmate, he said breathlessly.

“It’s not about Lord Risinass! It’s news about Lord Dweno!”

“Huh?”

Elena took the newly printed second newspaper of the day.

And seeing the headline, her eyes widened.

“The Divine Blacksmith, Lord Dweno’s return?”

At the sudden news that two great heroes had returned, Elena’s mouth fell open.

“Really? Elena-senpai?”

Lil came running with wide eyes.

With the news of Dweno that struck all of Lumern once again, students quickly read through the newspaper.

And after a moment.

Exclamations burst out.

“Giant King subjugation?!”

“What kind of situation is this!”

“So…! Lord Dweno subjugated the Giant King and then disappeared?”

“When? When exactly did that happen!”

“Why didn’t we know anything about it?”

All the students who read the newspaper had shocked expressions.

They gathered around the students holding newspapers.

“Wait! I haven’t seen it yet!”

“Hurry up and turn to the next page!”

Outcries erupted here and there.

Selia, who had been reading the newspaper with a serious face, suddenly realized something and gave her newspaper to a student beside her.

“Ooh!”

“Give it to me! Give it to me!”

Then she approached two classmates who were busy eating without paying attention to the newspaper.

“The timing of the Giant King subjugation overlaps with when you went on a mission with Leo? Do you know anything about it?”

At Selia’s question, Iliana crossed her legs and arms, then made a triumphant expression.

“Know something? A lot! What are you curious about? Lord Dweno’s appearance that didn’t remain in history? Or the great heroes who weren’t recorded in history but devoted themselves to saving the world? Or maybe my active role in the Giant King subjugation?”

“Gasp! What? You actually met Lord Dweno in person?”

“You fought the Giant King?”

“Tell us the story!”

“If you’re curious, worship this Iliana Raden!”

Iliana’s nose was so high from the students gathered around her that her head was about to tilt back.

It wasn’t just Iliana.

Students gathered around those who had gone on missions with Leo at the time, and the 2nd years grabbed Luke and pressed him.

“Luke, say something!”

At Juwen’s words, Luke was flustered.

“N-no. Aina and Havedon are here too, so why only me?”

“Because Aina is boring and Havedon is annoying.”

Shasha smiled brightly as she explained the reason.

Amid the commotion from morning, Duran spoke briefly.

“The one who fought directly against the Giant King together with Lord Dweno was Leo Flobe.”

At those words, the students made understanding expressions.

“Well, if it’s Leo, that’s possible.”

“Didn’t he also fight when Lord Arron and Lord Luna descended?”

“At this point, isn’t Leo already a living legendary hero?”

“Looking at his achievements so far, it’s enough.”

“Why else would he be the successor of the Hero of the Beginning?”

In the new generation following the great heroes and world-opening heroes.

Externally, the successors of other great heroes were also already rising to the ranks of heroes.

But among them, Leo stood out more than anyone else.

“But why don’t we see Leo?”

They wanted to hear directly from the person involved about what happened then, but he wasn’t visible.

“Come to think of it, Chen Xia isn’t visible either?”

When the Knight Department students made puzzled expressions.

Selia answered that question.

“Leo went to Lumeria City for student council president business. Chen Xia went along to assist.”

***

Risinass, who got off at Lumeria City dock, took a deep breath.

“Refreshing.”

Risinass smiled brightly and left the dock.

And seeing the street spread before his eyes, he opened them wide.

The street was overflowing with vitality as countless people came and went.

As it was Lumeria City, called the center of the world.

Besides humans, elves, dwarfs, and beastmen were scattered here and there.

That scenery at first glance reminded him of Gardstron.

Gardstron was also a place where countless people and all races gathered.

But there was still a fundamentally different point.

“Peaceful, isn’t it?”

Chen Xia, who approached Risinass’s side, smiled brightly as she spoke.

At those words, Risinass’s lips curved into a gentle arc.

“Yeah. It is.”

Even after answering, Risinass endlessly gazed at the street scenery.

Leo, who was watching that sight, took out a watch from his chest, looked at it, and said.

“Stop being lost in admiration and let’s move.”

At those inconsiderate words, Chen Xia looked at Leo with a reproachful gaze.

“Why is your expression so rebellious?”

Leo pinched Chen Xia’s nose with his finger.

“Why are you bothering the kid.”

Risinass frowned and smacked Leo’s hand with a slap.

Looking at such Risinass, Leo spoke bluntly.

“There’s no time. Move quickly.”

Having said that, Leo walked into the crowd.

“He’s in a bad mood because of yesterday’s fight, so don’t take it too much to heart, Lord Risinass.”

Chen Xia, who was rubbing her nose and speaking in a slightly nasal voice, carefully looked at Risinass.

And seeing Risinass looking at Leo’s retreating figure with a gentle smile, she made a surprised expression.

“Are you upset?”

“You were worried I might be upset? Who did you take after to be this cute?”

Risinass lifted Chen Xia up like a doll and hugged her.

And he rubbed his cheek against Chen Xia’s head, genuinely delighted.

‘Can’t breathe.’

Chen Xia felt a bit of discomfort from the dragon’s strong grip, but she smiled as if nothing was wrong.

Risinass, who released Chen Xia, said.

“He’s being considerate, even if it doesn’t look like it.”

“Huh?”

“He wants to show you as much of this world as possible. He’s surprisingly kind, even if he doesn’t seem like it.”

“Certainly.”

Chen Xia was impressed, recalling how Leo cared for others in his indifferent way.

“You know Lord Leo well.”

“I can’t help but know him well.”

Risinass said as if he was tired of it.

“I’m his oldest partner, after all.”

Having said that, Risinass followed behind Leo.

Chen Xia followed behind Risinass, muttering to herself.

‘Partner.’

Chen Xia looked at Leo’s back as he walked away in the distance.

‘Will I ever be able to have that kind of relationship with Lord Leo someday?’

***

Swish-!

“You’re so beautiful!”

Chen Xia exclaimed in admiration.

At her words, Risinass came out from behind the curtain with a bright smile and adjusted his outfit.

The place the three of them had come to was none other than Brestliger, which specialized in tailoring Lumern uniforms.

The reason they came to the uniform shop was to get Risinass fitted for a uniform.

Nera, the tailor at Brestliger, also looked at Risinass with admiration.

“How could I not have known there was someone like this at Lumern?”

Black hair like the night sky and eyes that sparkled like obsidian.

Skin like white jade that contrasted with them.

Nera had been running Brestliger her whole life and had seen countless students.

Among them were those who had risen to the position of heroes.

But there was no one who was as beautiful, elegant, and had such a noble atmosphere as Risinass.

She thought that if there were goddesses from the age of gods, they would look exactly like this.

Nera, who didn’t know that Risinass was the King of Wisdom due to the perception-hindering magic, could only lament the fact that she hadn’t known of such a student until now.

“I hope you’ll visit our shop again.”

Risinass, having gotten his uniform fitted, hummed a tune as he went out onto the street.

And he looked over his clothes this way and that.

“I was always envious whenever I heard Luna’s stories about her school days.”

Unlike Luna, who had attended school when she was young, Risinass had learned his qualities as a black dragon in the darkness.

“How does it look?”

When Risinass looked at Leo and asked, Leo smiled slightly.

“It suits you well.”

Leo’s words were true.

His appearance set to late teens.

Risinass, who had set himself to be Leo’s age, was like an incarnation of beauty.

Chen Xia was also impressed.

‘Luna was certainly beautiful too, but…’

It was a fundamentally different charm from Luna’s.

If Luna had a friendly feeling, Risinass exuded an unapproachable elegance.

Chen Xia glanced at Leo.

The man loved by the King of Wisdom and the Progenitor of the Starry Skies.

‘If he’s the man who saved the world, it makes sense that such people would love him.’

Just as Chen Xia was shrinking back a little.

“Acting immature despite your age.”

When Leo sneered coldly, Risinass without hesitation delivered a drop kick to Leo’s face.

Beautiful body movement without any unnecessary motions.

But its power was brutality itself.

“Let’s go, Chen Xia.”

Risinass snorted and took Chen Xia with him.

Watching this, Chen Xia seriously pondered.

‘How does he receive the love of both of them?’

“Why the hell does she like that idiot!”

Crack-

At the murderous sound of Risinass grinding his teeth, Chen Xia thought.

‘Ah, everyone thinks the same thing.’

Of course, neither of them dreamed that Luna had similar thoughts.

Leo, who got up and dusted himself off, sighed and followed the two.

‘Same as always, past and present.’

Thinking that nothing had changed, Leo looked at Risinass, who was smiling and talking with Chen Xia.

Meanwhile, Chen Xia said.

“Risinass.”

“What?”

“Please don’t be too angry with Lord Leo. Even if he doesn’t show it, he reserved an entire high-class restaurant for you.”

“Does he have a lot of money?”

“Even if he doesn’t look like it, he’s the king of a nation.”

“He’s done well for himself.”

Risinass snorted.

“Still, he wanted to enjoy a quiet meal with you…”

“That guy didn’t reserve the entire restaurant to have a quiet meal.”

“Huh?”

Chen Xia made a puzzled expression at Risinass’s words.

Chen Xia understood what Risinass meant when dinner time came around.

“That was delicious.”

Risinass elegantly wiped his mouth with a napkin and muttered.

Chen Xia stared blankly at the number of dishes piled up in front of her.

She could hear the staff clearing the dishes and quietly muttering, ‘Lumern students really are different.’

‘No, Lumern students don’t usually eat this much.’

Risinass had almost single-handedly depleted the restaurant’s ingredients.

Leo sipped his coffee as if he was used to it.

“Did it suit your taste?”

“Yeah. It was delicious.”

Risinass, resting his chin on his hand, smiled brightly.

Risinass, being a dragon, was fundamentally a big eater.

Especially, just as Luna couldn’t resist alcohol, Risinass loved delicious food.

Even while eating voraciously, he didn’t lose his elegance.

Looking at the sunset sky, Risinass muttered.

“It feels like a dream.”

Risinass closed his eyes slightly.

Shopping peacefully like this and eating delicious food.

An ordinary daily life.

‘No. At least for me, wasn’t this far from ordinary?’

The world he had longed for and yearned for.

Unable to believe this reality, Risinass opened his mouth.

“In the end, I just passed the burden on.”

“What?”

“Saving the world.”

‘We will save the world.’

Those words that Risinass had always held onto like a belief.

‘I’m sorry… for making you bear it alone.’

But in the end, at the final moment, all he could convey was an apology.

“You know? When I first reached out my hand to you. Actually, I wasn’t certain we could save the world.”

Back then, he spoke as if they could save the world.

Looking back, all he did then was lie to recruit Kail.

“In the end, I couldn’t even keep the promise I made at the beginning.”

His promise not to make him a surviving hero – he ultimately couldn’t keep it.

“The one who saved the world wasn’t us in the end. It was you.”

Risinass said while looking at the world that had regained peace.

“Thank you, Kail. It’s all thanks to you.”

When Risinass said this with a smile, Leo spoke.

“What bullshit? Did I do it alone?”

“Huh?”

“I said it back then too, but I didn’t do it alone. I did it. You did it. We did it.”

Leo looked at Risinass.

“Was our journey so easy that it could succeed thanks to just one person? If it had been, I wouldn’t be struggling like this after being revived.”

The sunset illuminated Leo’s white hair.

“And I knew from the beginning. That you, who spoke as if you were certain we could save the world, were actually lying.”

“What?”

Risinass was genuinely flustered.

“Then why did you take my hand?”

“I was fooled.”

Leo clicked his tongue.

“I knew you were trying to deceive me. But as I listened, at some point I started to wonder. Eventually, I found myself believing that it might actually be true.”

Leo answered indifferently.

Risinass had a blank expression.

“In the end, you made your lie into truth, didn’t you? That’s enough.”

Leo turned his gaze away from Risinass and looked at the sunset.

“So look at it until you’re sick of it. The world you saved with your lie.”

A faint smile played on his lips.

A smile of relief that Risinass could see this scenery.

“Making your lie come true was damn hard work.”

‘Hah, really… this bastard…’

Risinass rested his chin on his hand with a slightly sulky face.

‘I can’t bring myself to hate him even if I wanted to.’

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