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“It moved?”
“That’s right.”
“That’s interesting. “Very fierce.”
The moment Leo left the annex he was guided to, his whereabouts were relayed to Emperor Shau in real time.
After receiving the report, Shau curled the corners of his mouth.
“What should I do?”
Students at the Four Heroes Academy are treated as VIPs no matter which country they go to.
Moreover, Leo is not just a hero candidate, but the student council president of Rumern.
However, even so, it is not acceptable to freely explore the imperial palace without the permission of Shau, Shan’s master.
It was an important matter that could also arise as a diplomatic issue.
However, Shau did not dislike Leo’s actions.
Besides, I didn’t think Leo would be able to find Chen Xia.
‘Finding Sia hiding in the dark is not easy even for the best shadows.’
The royal family of Shan lives in darkness the moment they are born to become a more perfect shadow than anyone else.
‘The child dreamed of being a hero and had the talent to become one, but… … His talent as a shadow was even more amazing.’
Shau was sure.
Soon, his daughter will reach a level that will be incomparable to not only himself but previous Shan emperors.
So I was confident that Shan’s long-cherished wish would come true.
‘To be listed on Hero Records.’
Long before the founding of Shan.
He was confident that his daughter would achieve a feat that even his ancestors, who had been active since the era of disaster, could not achieve.
‘The feat accomplished by the first shadow… … I think we can achieve it again.’
The reason why Shan emperors have been obsessed with having their names listed on the hero record as shadows.
That’s because the shadow that was listed on Hero Records existed in forgotten history.
The truth beyond history that has been passed down only to the emperors of Shan.
Among the legacies left behind by the great shadow of Bihar, there was a hero record whose name was erased.
A record from when the first hero record was created 5,000 years ago.
There was a ban on telling it to anyone, so I couldn’t tell it to the world.
The great shadow that left a record on Hero Records definitely existed.
That is why the emperors of Shan cannot give up their obsession with hero records.
A daughter who is one of the most talented in the long history of Shan.
Being that kind of daughter, I said it even though I knew it would be hurtful.
‘You can never be a hero. Do you think God will recognize someone who has stepped into the darkness as a hero?’
I engraved those words into my mind several times.
And recently, my daughter gave up on being a hero.
But if you meet Leo, you will be shaken.
So I stopped them from meeting.
‘No matter how great you are, it’s normal to not be able to find something, but you can’t let down your guard. Leo Plov has always made the impossible possible.’
Shau closed one eye and remembered Leo’s actions.
People around the world call Leo’s generation the golden generation of Lumern.
‘It is unusual for so many talented people to gather in just one generation.’
But it’s not just Rumern that’s unusual.
‘Not Seirun, not Azonia, not Damian.’
Shau’s eyes narrowed.
‘There are so many outstanding children in that generation.’
If only they all became heroes.
The current landscape of the continent might change.
It would be no surprise if the long-maintained balance of power with Tartarus collapsed.
‘No, there is already a big crack in the balance of power.’
Subjugation of the Monster Queen.
One of the world’s long-held wishes for 5,000 years, which was thought to be impossible, has already come true.
It is an era in which great heroes and military commanders from the past appear.
An era in which new features of Hero Records were discovered.
5,000 years ago, the era of disaster ended.
Just like the disaster that occurred 3,000 years ago.
It might be time for the world to face another cataclysm.
‘Among them, the person who stands at the forefront and leads the hero candidates is none other than Leo Plov.’
They say that a hero is someone who makes the impossible possible, but even a hero has limitations.
But Leo could not see the limit.
Every time I faced a limit, I proudly surpassed it.
‘If it’s Leo Plov, maybe we can find Sia.’
That’s difficult.
‘I decided to give up the path of a hero and become a shadow.’
“Make him wander in the dark until morning.”
“All right.”
As soon as Shau’s order was given, the guard captain disappeared into the darkness.
‘You must not instill unnecessary emotions in Sia.’
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In Shau’s eyes, there was a dull, lifeless look.
‘Sia too… … ‘She might turn a blind eye like him.’
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A room with faint moonlight.
A little girl was sitting quietly in that room.
The room was full of storybooks.
A book that everyone has to do with heroes.
The biographies of heroes read by Chen Xia, who has loved fairy tales since she was young.
When I was tired of difficult training, I gained strength by reading the stories of many heroes.
‘I used to think that someday I would like to become the shadow that protects such heroes.’
Sia opened her eyes and smiled faintly as she looked at the bookshelf filled with memories.
That thought soon gave rise to another desire.
I want to become a hero myself.
I thought that I wanted to save many people and stand in front of people.
8 years ago.
The day I first had such a dream when I turned 10.
She killed someone.
It was the day when the low-level wizards who had made a contract with the demons and were studying black magic were executed.
‘Perhaps by then we had already crossed the irreversible river.’
While other children envy the hero and their eyes sparkle.
He killed people as if it was natural for him to do so.
Until that moment, I didn’t know what the problem was.
I took someone else’s life at an age too young to have learned how to kill, but I felt no guilt.
Traitors are punished.
That’s how I learned and that’s how I lived.
It was a day to protect world peace by punishing evil black magicians.
At the moment when I was happy that I was like the heroes in a storybook.
‘Sheesh, this is not what a hero does!’
Fraternal twins who were always together said that.
Those words came as a great shock to Chen Xia.
That’s not what a hero does?
‘Heroes don’t kill people like this!’
The twins, who had lived the same life as themselves, denied what they had learned up to this point.
‘Heroes punish evil in a bright world!’
In a bright world?
‘There is no value in punishing evil in this way!’
Not worth it?
‘This is just simple slaughter, right? It’s not cool at all! ‘People don’t acknowledge me!’
simple… … Slaughter?
10-year-old Sia looked down at her blood-stained hands.
It was only after returning to the imperial palace that the young girl could feel the weight of killing someone.
Even if it means the life of a traitor.
Anyone who knows him.
His family doesn’t know about it.
It was just as the twins said.
Heroes don’t punish evil like that.
The twins later became dissatisfied with their jobs as shadows.
And he sang to his father about wanting to become a hero.
At times like that, Shau just smiled awkwardly.
Even when the twins whined like that, Sia didn’t say anything.
Maybe he had already given up on being a hero by then.
I quickly got over the shock of my first mission.
Is it because of the strong mental strength that has been trained since childhood?
Or maybe your emotions have worn away and you have become insensitive.
The days of executing traitors and walking down a bloody path continued.
And a new mission was given.
‘betrayal… … ‘This?’
‘okay.’
A new traitor has appeared.
Those were twins who I thought were alter egos my whole life.
It was a shock.
The news of Xian’s betrayal was very shocking to Xian, who admired and dreamed of being a hero more than anyone else.
I knew you hated being a shadow.
That he would give up everything and run away to become a hero.
But the fact that the means used was betrayal was bound to be shocking.
‘Sia.’
Shau, calling his daughter, spoke with a cold gaze.
‘Punish Xian. And become the emperor of Shan.’
Order received.
It was Sia who knew Sian’s skills and talents better than anyone else.
If he becomes a traitor, he will probably grow into a monster that can wipe out countless heroes.
Sia chased after the twins to punish them.
and… … .
Thick-
As the memory of that time came to mind, Chen Xia placed her hand on her right chest.
That was two years ago.
‘He must be dead.’
A bloody battle between blood relatives.
When both sides ran out of strength, they managed to push each other to the cliff.
When Chen Xia returned, Xia Wu promised him the title of emperor and one wish that could be granted as emperor.
Sia said those words.
‘I want to be a hero.’
Shau seemed surprised.
‘I want to enter Lumern.’
‘You can never be a hero. Do you think God will recognize someone who has stepped into the darkness as a hero?’
Shau endlessly denied his daughter’s dreams.
But is it because we saw Xian, who wanted to become a hero and eventually stumbled?
Shau gave only one chance.
Enter the school and be at the top of your grade.
The restriction is not to use the Shadow ability.
On that condition, I was allowed to go to Rumern.
So one year later.
Chen Xia was admitted to Lumern, her dream school.
Everything went smoothly.
He easily won the position of chief of the eastern region.
A day when classmates gathered together.
I was confident even though I had seen chiefs from other regions who were all formidable.
And then we met.
A boy with white hair that contrasted with his own.
‘Master Leo.’
Leo, a boy from an ordinary rural border kingdom, appears to have nothing special at first sight… … He was an oddly familiar boy.
However, he showed an impressive performance in the fight against the Kraken on the first day of school.
In addition, he was also the class representative.
If you defeat Leo.
I thought I could get one step closer to becoming a hero.
but… … .
‘He was someone who couldn’t be surpassed.’
It didn’t take long to realize that.
The boy who didn’t seem to have anything special was an unprecedented all-class student.
As if that wasn’t enough, he overtook me in an instant and at some point I couldn’t catch up.
A discrepancy to the point of despair.
But Chen Xia did not despair.
There was no time to feel those emotions.
I was just excited.
The shock felt like meeting a character from a fairy tale from my childhood.
Leo was such a bright light for Chen Xia.
It’s like I’m going blind just by looking at it.
So someone you can’t take your eyes off.
Just watching was satisfying.
But others were different.
I gritted my teeth and followed after Leo.
When I realized that it was a challenge to the impossible.
Chen Xia realized.
I was satisfied with just standing there and looking at the bright light.
People who want to move towards that light.
Stuck in the darkness, he could not bear to approach the light.
‘I am different from these people.’
There is no change in my desire to become a hero.
But the more I did it, the more I realized that I was a person suited to the shadow.
I learned this through interacting with hero candidates.
The fact that they are fundamentally different.
The way of thinking was different.
The environment I lived in was different.
I felt the darkness that had built up from the past holding me back.
‘Abama was right. I can’t be a hero.’
Even if you do all kinds of dirty work.
‘It’s something a hero shouldn’t do, so I have to do it.’
Even if I have to live in the dark.
‘Someone has to do it.’
Even if it was a worthless slaughter.
‘If it’s for Master Leo… … For the heroes… … ‘Wouldn’t it be worth it?’
I admire a hero.
But it had to stop in Tokyo.
‘Because I won’t be able to be a hero.’
It was just as Shau said.
There was no way the gods would acknowledge him for doing all kinds of dirty things.
“Sia.”
“What happened?”
“I have come to convey the words of His Majesty the Emperor.”
“What about Abama?”
Sia gave a puzzled look.
“Is this a new mission?”
“yes. “He gave us a mission to hide deep in the darkness.”
“Why?”
Sia gave an expression of confusion at the strange mission.
The shadow answered Sia.
“Leo Plov, the student council president of Lumern, is currently visiting the imperial palace.”
At those words, Chen Xia felt her heart flutter.
The reason I came without even saying goodbye was because I felt like my resolve would waver the moment we met.
But it is said that he came here.
“They say they have come to take the princess to Lumern.”
Chen Xia’s eyes wavered.
My heart is racing.
“It is His Majesty’s order not to meet him.”
“What are Abamama’s actions toward Master Leo?”
“He told us to keep him in the dark until daybreak.”
It is impossible to find yourself through the darkness of Shan.
All kinds of outstanding shadows will block Leo.
So there is no need to meet.
‘but… … If it’s Master Leo… … .’
You may find yourself in that darkness.
If we met now, it was clear that my resolve would be shaken.
A shadow cannot be a hero.
If you dream a fleeting dream, you will become a useless being.
I’d rather that happen.
‘It would be much more valuable to become a shadow and help Master Leo.’
Rather than clinging to a worthless dream.
Chen Xia thought that helping the boy she admired was much more valuable.
“all right.”
Chen Xia stood up.
Then I opened the door and went out.
There was pitch-black darkness.
The dark interior of Shan’s imperial palace was like a dark labyrinth where one could not see an inch ahead.
But to shadows, this darkness is all too familiar.
Chen Xia just hid herself in the darkness.
The same was true for the shadow assisting Chen Xia.
Presence, sound, sight.
In the darkness where nothing existed, Chen Xia moved without much difficulty.
The shadow was amazed as it followed behind.
‘As expected, Princess Xia is of a different class.’
He was sure.
‘Leo Plov will never be able to find the princess… … .’
“This is a bit too much.”
Chen Xia stood tall.
Hwaak-
The surroundings were brightened by light magic from behind.
“I thought it was hide and seek, but was it tag? “That’s why I’m so sure I won’t find it.”
The shadow looked back with a shocked face.
“how?”
How can someone who lived only in the light find a shadow in this darkness?
Chen Xia’s fingertips trembled slightly.
My heart trembles at the familiar voice.
The voice that made me dream but also made me give up on my dream spoke to me in a friendly way.
“Chen Xia, let’s go back to Lumern.”
Chen Xia’s heart was speaking.
“I came to pick you up.”
If you turn back now… … He said that he would endlessly reach out for a dream that he could not reach.
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