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The shadow’s mission is something someone has no choice but to do.
Those who hunt down traitors and protect heroes in the dark.
One of the pillars that supported the era of peace achieved by great heroes.
However, since the creation of Hero Records, shadows have not been recognized by the gods.
“I don’t know what the gods’ will is.”
Riina said calmly.
“It is also true that many of the shadows are pessimistic about their situation in their later years.”
“Is that the case for you too, Principal?”
“me?”
Liina put the glass to her mouth and laughed.
“I became a shadow due to my personal resentment. “I’m not interested in getting my name on Hero Records.”
Riina shrugged her shoulders.
“However, I hope that the generations that follow will be recognized by the gods.”
Riina spread her hands.
“I hope that even shadows can live in a bright world rather than darkness.”
That was the reason why Riina transferred the shadow candidates into hero candidates.
Looking at Riina like that, Leo sighed inwardly.
‘I can roughly guess why shadows can’t get their names on the hero record.’
As Riina said, it may be because the gods do not recognize the shadows’ feats.
‘Because people called gods do as they please.’
During the Age of Calamity, God disappeared from the earth.
The gods who were expelled from the earth by Erebos could no longer come down to earth even after the advent of the Age of Heroes.
However, he left a hero record for the inhabitants of the earth, and the legacy of the great gods made the inhabitants of the earth praise the gods.
‘In the process, there is a tendency to become overly deified.’
It’s a funny story that people became deified after seeing the gods.
Leo, who had experienced the Age of God, could only think that way.
It is also true that God is a transcendent being and has absolute power.
However, he was not as wise and noble as people thought.
Leo recalled what Dweno said earlier.
‘You shouldn’t even go around things called gods. If they talk to you, it’s best to run away with all your might.’
Aron looked embarrassed at those words.
‘It’s not some kind of plague, so why does God treat it like that?’
‘It’s a plague.’
Dweno clicked his tongue.
‘Do you know that there are one or two people who ruined their lives by getting involved with God?’
Luna said that.
‘But God is beautiful. From your point of view, isn’t that something you should praise?’
Dweno looked at Luna’s words with a straight face.
‘Don’t label God as beautiful. ‘That is an insult to beauty.’
These are beings who make even Dweno, who called himself an aesthetician and praised beauty, deny beauty.
That was the race called God.
‘Sometimes there are scenes like Pivua.’
The guardian deity of the elves we met at Hero Record.
Thinking of Phoebe, Leo shook his head.
‘That’s a very special case.’
In Leo’s opinion, as he knew the gods well, the reason why the shadows were not recognized by the gods was clearly a matter of simple taste.
However, people in this world who do not know about the existence of God seem to have come to think that God has a special meaning.
‘Did you get emotional because of that?’
From the shadow’s perspective, it is inevitable that it will be disappointing.
It was time for Leo to take a deep sigh.
“I don’t understand it even more if the principal’s intention is for the shadow candidates to also be listed on the hero record, right? Why is Chen Xia dropping out?”
“Because Chen Xia is the princess of the Shan Empire.”
“Princess of the Shan Empire?”
Leo, who had never expected it to be a princess, looked surprised.
Riina said while looking at Leo.
“They are the oldest and most traditional shadows. “That’s why I live my life as a shadow.”
“What does that have to do with dropping out?”
“The Shan Empire wants to be on the ‘Hero Records’ purely as a shadow.”
Riina wrinkled her face.
“Their goal is to be recognized by the gods as a shadow, not a hero. That’s why they don’t want to keep Chen Xia in the Hero Academy.”
Even if Chen Xia, who was trained as a hero candidate, were to enter the hero record, it would be of no value to the Shan Empire.
Leo’s eyes narrowed.
Kyle also buried many traitors in the dark.
In the process, many people were killed.
I have no regrets about it.
If Leo didn’t have blood on his hands, his friends would have.
It was a job that had to be done by someone, and he thought he was the best person for the job.
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It was the path he chose.
‘but… … ‘Does Chen Xia want that?’
It doesn’t matter if you want to walk the path of shadow yourself.
If Leo chooses to remain in the dark, there is nothing he can do about it.
But over the past year, Chen Xia was a better hero candidate than anyone else.
A girl who dreams of becoming a hero.
It is said that such a girl suddenly dropped out of Rumern.
‘Is that really Chen Xia’s will?’
“I understand how worried you are about your friend. Still, it’s a family situation. “It would be best not to have anything to do with the Shan Empire.”
Riina said, purely worried about Leo.
In her view, Leo is the hope of the world.
‘A hero candidate to succeed the Sword Master.’
A gemstone that needs to be further polished and shine brighter.
Riina did not want such a gemstone to be buried in the darkness of shadow before it could shine.
‘It’s right to take on this kind of work after you’ve grown up.’
Before he was a shadow, he is now the headmaster of the Hero Academy and is also an adult.
We can’t just watch as a hero candidate gets caught up in shadow-related matters and carries an unbearable burden.
The world of shadows is deeper and darker than people think.
There was nothing good about knowing.
Leo laughed after hearing Riina’s words.
When Riina saw that smile, she instantly felt cold.
For a moment, I glimpsed the same darkness as myself in Leo’s red eyes.
Riina, who is praised as the best in the shadow world, realized that Leo was the same type of person as herself.
“you… … “What is it?”
Leo said without hesitating his smile as he saw Riina’s face hardening.
“I’m the student council president of Lumern.”
“… … .”
“I don’t know what Chen Xia is thinking, but if she’s doing something she doesn’t want to do, I want her to stop.”
“why?”
“Chen Xia is a great hero candidate who will carry the future.”
Leo said calmly.
“I don’t think it matters whether you’re a hero or a shadow. “I don’t think hero records are particularly important.”
Leo looked down at his hands.
“I think everyone who fights for the world is a hero.”
“Even if God doesn’t approve?”
“f*ck God’s thoughts. “They are the ones who can’t even come down to earth anyway.”
Riina gaped at the words that bordered on blasphemy.
However, Leo and the people of this era had fundamentally different values.
“What does the approval of the gods have to do with it? “They say I am like that.”
Those were meaningful words.
The words of a great hero who saved the world.
However, Riina, who did not know Leo’s identity, could not fully understand what he meant.
But there is only one thing you can know.
‘This guy really doesn’t discriminate between heroes and shadows.’
Riina burst into laughter without realizing it, seeing the boy affirming the shadows that thought themselves abandoned by the gods.
‘Well, what does God’s will matter?’
Wasn’t this the path chosen to fight Tartarus?
‘You say you don’t care about things like God’s approval, but it turns out I’m the one who cares the most.’
“What do you want to do?”
“I’m going to bring Chen Xia.”
Riina nodded at those words.
“okay. Then, I will entrust you with a mission under the authority of the principal.”
Riina scribbled down the mission statement on a piece of paper on her desk.
“Go to the Shan Empire and contact the emperor. And take Chen Xia and return to Lumern. If it were your story, even Chen Xia would change his mind.”
Riina fluttered the paper towards Leo.
“Take this letter too. If you go there alone, you won’t be able to easily meet the Emperor of Shan. “Even the emperor of Shan, who is stuck in the middle of nowhere, cannot blatantly ignore Principal Rumern’s words.”
“yes.”
“And I’ll attach two guys to assist you with the mission.”
Riina moved her pen.
Riina wrote her name on the student list and handed it to Leo.
And when he saw the names on the list, he looked surprised.
[Fritz Edgon]
[L Jane]
It’s a familiar name.
These were the first graders I met earlier in the magic building.
“Edgon and El Jane. I’m a shadow candidate. Although they don’t reveal their skills, they are currently ranked among the top ten first graders. And no matter what their combat skills are, they are just as good as second graders in terms of actual combat experience.”
“They are shadow candidates.”
“that’s right.”
Riina grinned.
“It will be of great help to you. And I also hope that these guys can be influenced by you a little bit.”
“effect?”
“These guys are hero candidates, and when I called them to think about their career path, they decided to follow the shadow path.”
Riina grunted.
“I thought things would change a little when I saw you. Don’t try to do anything special. “You just have to show yourself as you are.”
Leo nodded at those words.
“All right.”
“Then please, Leo Plov.”
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That evening.
Leo left the dormitory for a mission.
‘The mission period is one week. ‘It’s not enough.’
Since it was a sudden mission, it would not have been possible to give the mission a long period of time.
‘Well, do you think a week will be enough just for persuasion?’
Leo muttered to himself as he waited for his two juniors.
After a while.
Two students appeared in front of the warp gate.
Fritz with an expressionless face and Jane with a slightly sullen face stood in front of Leo.
“This is Fritz Edgon, who will assist Leo on this mission.”
“We had a clear statement earlier.”
“I know.”
Fritz spoke with a look of determination on his face.
“I will sacrifice my life for you at any time, Leo.”
“Ah~ ah~ If you’re just a hero, you have to work with a stiff-headed shadow that doesn’t know what to do.”
Jane, who was watching from behind, grabbed her head.
Fritz said while looking at Jane.
“Isn’t it natural for a Shadow to give up his life for a hero?”
“joy. I’m Shan’s Shadow Candidate, right? “Can you please stop discussing my mindset as a shadow?”
Jane snorted.
And then I looked at Leo.
“You said you were going to persuade Chen Xia, right? “Why are you doing that?”
Leo said in response to Jane’s words.
“Do you also think that Chen Xia should live as a shadow?”
Jane’s shoulders shook at those words.
“Don’t be ridiculous! Chen Xia is a person more suited to being a hero than anyone else! He is more noble than anyone else! I also want him to live as a hero, and I can even sacrifice my life for Chen Xia! however… … however… … .”
Jane pursed her lips.
“It’s because of you that Chen Xia gave up the path of a hero!”
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