Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 790

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790.

Leo carefully laid down the unconscious Chelsea, Cal, and Iliana to one side and gently stroked Chelsea’s head.

Although Rian had descended from his divine position to become the administrator of the Hero Record, the fact that his very existence was still that of a god remained unchanged.

If they had been exposed, even indirectly, to such a god’s hatred and rage, their minds could have been damaged.

‘Fortunately, aside from briefly losing consciousness, there don’t seem to be any major problems.’

Leo, who had examined the three people’s physical condition, let out a small sigh and stood up.

Then he turned his gaze to where the half-naked statue of Kail, the Hero of the Beginning, had been just moments before.

There, Rian was drawing a red circle around the scattered gem fragments.

“Destruction is the mother of creation. The destruction of my insignificant, humble work is proof of my miraculous encounter with Lord Kail…! Ah! How foolish I was! To engage in idol worship! What is truly desired shall come to pass…! I shall preserve this moment forever as a lesson…!”

Leo approached Rian, who was spouting incomprehensible nonsense, and flicked his fingers.

Whiiiiiing-!

Wind blew and gathered all the gem fragments into one place.

“Ah! Merciful Lord Kail! You forgive my foolish sins!”

Rian’s eyes sparkled brightly.

Leo, who knew well that arguing would be pointless, could only let out a deep sigh.

Leo sat down on the sofa and said.

“I have something to ask you.”

“If my humble knowledge can be of help to Lord Kail, it would be an infinite honor.”

“Leo.”

“Yes…?”

“My name is Leo now.”

“Ah! The new name of the Hero of the Beginning!”

Rian covered both cheeks with his hands, let out a “haang~” moan, and collapsed to the floor.

Ignoring such behavior, Leo said.

“You know that the Great Heroes, excluding me, have been reincarnated into this world, right?”

“Yes. I learned of it recently.”

“Then you must also know that Risinass and Luna have become a bit strange.”

“Lord Leo. May I commit the impiety of correcting your words?”

“I don’t mind.”

“The King of Wisdom and the Progenitor of the Starry Skies haven’t become strange.”

“What?”

“Those two are unchanged from their past lives to now. They’re simply trapped in the past.”

“…”

“And the reason they became trapped in the past is because Lord Leo doesn’t exist in this world line.”

“…They’re not weak enough to wander around just because I’m not here.”

“Yes. But Lord Leo should also know this.”

Rian made eye contact with Leo.

“Just as the Hero of the Beginning is not a perfect being, the King of Wisdom and the Progenitor of the Starry Skies are also not perfect beings.”

Rian took out statues of Risinass and Luna from his chest and carefully placed them on the floor.

“It’s not just these two.”

Rian additionally placed statues of Arron and Dweno on the floor and said.

“Lord Kail and the other Great Heroes have slightly different circumstances. Unlike Lord Leo, who shouldered his friends’ burdens and saved the world… the other Great Heroes only entrusted their burdens to Lord Leo.”

“…”

“And they never got them back. That eventually became guilt in a world where only they were reincarnated, remaining in the Great Heroes’ hearts. That’s why they’re lost and wandering.”

Rian carefully took out Kail’s statue and placed it among the other statues.

“But now that you’ve appeared in this world, the Great Heroes will return to their original selves. So don’t worry too much.”

“No.”

“Yes?”

“I need to return to where I originally belong.”

“…”

Rian fell silent at Leo’s words.

“The Arhi Party without you is incomplete. Without you, no matter how strong the Great Heroes are, they’ll only repeat what happened during the Cataclysm Heroes’ time. And yet you’re saying you’ll go back?”

“They won’t repeat what happened during the Cataclysm Heroes’ time.”

“Why?”

“Because they’re Great Heroes.”

“Yes?”

“I’m not the only Great Hero. Those guys are Great Heroes equal to me.”

Leo reached out and picked up his own statue.

“Even without me, they’ll find a way to defeat Erebos. The friends I know are that kind of people.”

“You believe in them. Your friends.”

“I have to believe. They believed in me too.”

“…”

Rian smiled.

“I’m really envious. Of myself in Lord Leo’s world line.”

“Maybe you’ll end up liking the other guys more than me.”

“I cannot think such impious thoughts. There is only one person I love most.”

Rian became serious.

“By the way, how did Lord Leo come to be here?”

“It’s complicated to explain.”

Leo told Rian about what had happened on the other side.

Rian summoned books and a pen to write down Leo’s story.

“Haak… haak… slurp! A new story of the Hero of the Beginning…! Ah. I feel like my brain might go crazy. Sniff! Haa! Sniff! Haa!”

Rian buried his nose in the book he had written, inhaled deeply, and trembled all over.

Leo shook his head watching this sight.

He thought he had become sufficiently accustomed to Rian’s eccentric behavior, but apparently not.

“Now stop that and open an entrance to Lumern for me.”

“Are you going to meet Luna?”

“Yes.”

“It will be a touching reunion.”

Rian asked with an excited expression.

“What will you say to Luna?”

“Well.”

Leo tilted his head and chuckled.

“First, since she’s not coming to her senses, I’ll have to kick her butt.”

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The place Leo arrived at through the passage Rian had opened was in front of the Tower of Heroes inside Lumern.

Leo stood in the familiar yet somehow strange garden and looked around.

Then he laid the three people who were still unconscious on a nearby bench.

“Huh? You see all kinds of things in life.”

At that moment, an admiring voice was heard.

Leo turned his head toward where the sound came from.

The person there was someone Leo knew well.

But he was someone Leo never imagined he could meet again.

‘Kalian Beidean.’

He was the man who had been the principal of Lumern with the title of Sword Saint, and a hero who had once shouldered an era.

Kalian, who had been stroking his white beard with a “hehe,” confirmed Cal’s face and tilted his head.

“Isn’t that unconscious friend Cal Thomas?”

“That’s right.”

“And even Chelsea and Iliana, who are absent without leave…”

Kalian looked at Leo with a curious expression.

“How did you sneak into Lumern?”

“That’s a trade secret.”

“Hehehe.”

Kalian burst into hearty laughter.

“So, did you come to see your friend Miss Rea?”

“How did you know that I’m friends with that girl?”

When Leo asked with a curious expression, Kalian smiled broadly.

“When you live long enough, you develop useless intuition. You and Miss Rea have one decisive thing in common.”

“Something in common?”

“The feeling that you’re both incomparably older than me.”

Kalian laughed playfully.

Seeing Kalian like that, Leo also burst into laughter.

“So? Miss Rea isn’t at Lumern right now…”

“But there’s that elf kid called Roon, right?”

“You’re friends with Miss Roon too? You have many pretty friends.”

“She’s not pretty at all though?”

“You seem to have bad eyesight.”

Kalian burst into low laughter.

Looking at Kalian like that, Leo said.

“And I have other business too.”

“Other business?”

“Yes.”

“What kind of business?”

“I’m thinking of testing the limits of the Lumern students.”

“…”

At those words, Kalian smiled slightly.

“Why are you telling me this?”

“Because I want to get permission.”

“Permission…”

Kalian stroked his beard.

Kalian could see it.

The unfathomable potential of this unfamiliar boy before his eyes.

A presence like looking at the current student council presidents of each Hero Academy.

Kalian stroked his chin.

“What’s your name, young man?”

“Leo Flobe.”

“Any other names?”

At the question asking if he was Kail, Leo showed a surprised expression.

“Did Rea tell you?”

“No. But as I said earlier, when you live long enough, you become unnecessarily perceptive.”

Kalian burst into hearty laughter.

“I’ll tell the professors. Go ahead and test their limits to your heart’s content.”

“The school might become a mess.”

“Then it will become an even more valuable lesson.”

‘…Come to think of it, Principal Kalian was extremely lenient about causing trouble, wasn’t he?’

Recalling his first year, Leo let out a hollow laugh.

Thud-

“Ugh… let me sleep just 5 more minutes.”

“Light-speed Quick Sword Lady Iliana is heading out…”

Leo set the three people down on the ground.

Chelsea whined and Iliana was talking in her sleep.

“Ugh. My head.”

Cal grabbed his head and got up.

Then he suddenly looked around.

“Huh?! Where is this?”

“You’re awake?”

“Wow, we really got into Lumern?”

Cal exclaimed in admiration.

“But how did we get all the way here?”

However, his memory was cut off in the middle and was hazy.

Thanks to his memory being blurred by Rian.

Cal, who had been tilting his head in confusion, shook Chelsea and Iliana who were sleeping on the ground to wake them up.

“Hey hey. Wake up.”

At those words, Chelsea and Iliana also rubbed their eyes and got up.

“Where is this…?”

“Huh? Isn’t this in front of the dormitory?”

Chelsea and Iliana recognized where they were and opened their eyes wide.

Leo handed cloaks to the three of them.

“Put these on.”

At those words, the three showed puzzled expressions while putting on the cloaks.

Chelsea pulled the hood of the cloak over her head with a puzzled expression.

“It’s like the outfit of someone trying to hide their identity.”

At those words, Cal also pulled his hood over his head.

“Right. It feels like we’re on some secret mission.”

When even Iliana pulled her hood over her head, Leo nodded.

“I can’t tell who you are just by looking.”

Looking at Leo like that, Chelsea tilted her head.

“So? What are you planning to do?”

“I’ll make you experience how much stronger you’ve become.”

“How?”

Chelsea tilted her head.

Looking at Chelsea like that, Leo smiled broadly and spread his palm.

Whoooosh-

“Peep?!”

Along with flames, a heavy weight was felt on his palm.

“…”

Leo looked at Fiora with an incredulous expression.

Fiora seemed unable to grasp the situation and showed a very bewildered expression.

“Isn’t this Runia El Runda’s fat Phoenix?”

“What? That Phoenix made a contract with Runia El Runda. How can Leo oppa summon it?”

“But still. There can’t be another Phoenix this fat…”

Iliana and Chelsea showed bewildered expressions.

“Wow… look how plump it’s gotten.”

Cal admired and poked Fiora’s side.

Screeeeeeech-!

“Huh?!”

Seeing Fiora spewing crimson flames, Cal was startled and hid behind Leo.

‘It seems she’s made a pact with Runia as originally intended.’

Fiora’s original pact maker was none other than Runia.

Leo clicked his tongue and said to Fiora.

“Fiora.”

Chirp?

“Lend me some of your power.”

Squawk squawk squawk!

Fiora flapped her wings.

It was as if she was saying, “Who are you to summon me!”

Leo cleanly ignored Fiora and invoked their covenant.

Whoooosh-!

Flames erupted from Fiora’s body.

“Hey, Leo, don’t tell me you’re….”

Cal’s jaw dropped.

“Don’t worry too much. I got permission from the Headmaster.”

Leo used Fiora’s flames to create a massive sphere of fire.

Then he hurled it toward the dormitory.

BOOOOOOOM-! Crackle crackle crackle-

The blazing inferno that fell in the middle of the dormitory garden burned fiercely.

The three of them gaped with their mouths hanging open.

“Judging by how you all look, it seems like all the Lumern students are just imitating others because of that Rea girl, right?”

Leo cracked his knuckles.

“Even if someone tells them they’re wrong from the sidelines, they probably won’t listen well.”

This was the path taught by none other than the King of Wisdom.

And he had grown stronger through that path.

‘They might be able to get stronger quickly. But the limits are clear. In the end, they’re not themselves.’

If they killed their individual characteristics and imitated him like mass-produced goods, they would inevitably hit a wall.

And they would collapse.

Leo knew someone who had collapsed like that.

‘Lumern.’

None other than the founder of this school.

“To let them know they’re on the wrong path, the best way is to clash with them physically until they break.”

‘Risinass. This time, you’re wrong.’

Seeing Leo narrow his eyes and grin wickedly, the three of them trembled.

Chelsea muttered with a pale face.

“He, he looks like the demon king from fairy tales.”

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