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After Leo left the annex.
Jane tried to dissuade Leo with a puzzled look.
“Now, wait a minute. Leo. If you wander around carelessly… … .”
“I thought you told me to call you senior?”
“That’s not important now!”
Jane blocked Leo’s path.
“This is Shan’s imperial palace. No matter how much Leo… … No, even if your senior is the student council president of Rumern, she could be in big trouble if she wanders around carelessly.”
“Maybe so.”
Leo, who stopped walking, nodded.
Seeing Leo like that, Jane, who thought he had given up, breathed a sigh of relief.
“But it doesn’t suit my temper to step back like this.”
Leo passed Jane and walked through the yard of the outbuilding.
“You too, say something!”
Jane said urgently, looking at Fritz.
Fritz adjusted his glasses and said,
“I can’t stop you if you do it.”
Fritz followed Leo.
“Of course, it would be impossible to find Senior Chen Xia in this darkness.”
Shan’s imperial palace was dark even though it was the center of the empire.
It wasn’t that there was no light, but everything was dark except where it was needed.
Characteristics of the Shan Empire, also known as the Shadow Empire.
As shadows are the guardians of the dark, they are most powerful when they are in the dark.
As such, its ability to hide itself in the dark is also very excellent.
Jane sighed at Fritz’s words.
“of course. So shouldn’t we be more discouraged from wasting energy on useless things?”
Leo stopped walking after hearing the conversation between the two.
“You all seem to think I can’t find Chen Xia?”
Fritz took a step forward and bowed his head politely.
“I apologize if you were offended. But the worlds in which heroes and shadows live are different.”
Jane crossed her arms and pouted her lips.
“It’s not because the senior’s abilities are lacking. Shadows are beings that live in the dark. It’s not easy to find your shadow in the dark. Moreover, if it is Sia, it is impossible. “It is difficult to find even the same shadows of him.”
Leo sighed at the two people’s words.
Kyle’s time.
When Leo punished the traitors, it was mostly dark at night.
The night during the Age of Calamity was much deeper and more dangerous than it is now.
It was a time when moving at night itself was extremely difficult.
‘That’s why it was perfect for punishing traitors.’
The foolish traitors who thought the night was on their side found an opportunity.
‘So that method has continued to this day?’
“Are you saying you are used to the dark?”
“Rather than being familiar… … “Darkness is on the side of shadows.”
Jane crossed her arms and pouted her lips.
“okay?”
Leo grinned and walked into the darkness.
“Then it will be surprisingly easy to find.”
When punishing traitors during the Age of Calamity.
The darkness was not Leo’s ally, but his enemy.
The curses and traps unleashed by all kinds of traitors and Tartarus were even more powerful in the dark.
This is Leo, who went through a darkness that cannot be compared to the present.
Fritz and Jane looked at each other and then followed Leo.
Jeopuk- Jeopuk-
Leo approached one of the many entrances to the imperial palace.
An entrance where only black darkness can be seen.
It was an entrance that he instinctively felt reluctant to approach, but Leo went there regardless.
Sreuk-
At that time, a shadow appeared in front of Leo.
Leo asked after seeing that.
“Can’t I come in?”
“There was no order from His Majesty to stop you from entering, however.”
“but?”
“It was His Majesty’s order that if you were trying to find the princess, you should be kept in the dark.”
Jane’s shoulders shook at those words.
“Keep us in the dark? “It’s a test!”
Fritz also narrowed his eyes.
“test?”
“It is a trial for shadow candidates to be recognized as shadows.”
“Hoo?”
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Leo let out an exclamation.
“Sounds like fun.”
Jane and Fritz looked at Leo in shock.
“It could be dangerous, Senior Leo. It’s completely different from what Leo senior had learned in Rumern so far… … .”
Leaving behind Fritz’s dissuasion, Leo walked into the darkness.
Fritz and Jane were embarrassed and followed Leo.
Tap-tap-tap-
The sound of footsteps echoed throughout the quiet hallway.
Tuk-buk- Tuk-buk- Ttuk-buk-
But soon even the sound was swallowed up in the darkness.
‘Is it magic?’
In the darkness, where he could not see a single inch, Leo unleashed his magical power.
‘light.’
But no light came out.
The magic was clearly activated.
Before it could emit light, it was swallowed up in darkness.
‘indeed.’
Leo looked straight into the darkness in front of him.
‘It’s complete darkness.’
It was one huge labyrinth.
The darkness took away sight, sense, and hearing.
I became one with the darkness and could never escape unless I regained my senses.
‘Is this why they say the darkness is on their side? If it were other guys, it would have been a bit difficult, right?’
The abyss-like darkness brings fear.
But Leo took a step forward without hesitation.
In the dark labyrinth.
Even though all senses were taken away, Leo’s steps were unstoppable.
Woe!
Leo’s sharp senses spread throughout the darkness.
The entire darkness was quickly subdued.
I could clearly feel the exit of the labyrinth.
Tap-tap-tap-
“no… … !”
As I emerged through the darkness, I found myself in the hallway of the imperial palace.
The shadow that stood in front of Leo a moment ago had an expression of astonishment.
“how… … !”
It took Leo about 10 seconds to break through the darkness.
‘I thought I got out right away, but it took longer than I thought.’
I thought I would get out of the labyrinth the moment I recognized it, but it took more time than I thought.
‘My senses have become very dull.’
Leo turned around and asked, clenching his palms.
It was when the shadow was surprised.
Fritz and Jane appeared simultaneously through the darkness.
And when he found Leo, his eyes widened.
“You didn’t enter the dark labyrinth?”
“You went in and you came out?”
“No way!”
The two people looked at Leo, who broke through the darkness much faster than them, with shocked expressions.
“I don’t think this is the end of the test.”
Leo grinned.
“What should I do now?”
***
‘Where on earth is this person’s limit?’
Fritz thought as he followed Leo.
Jane was also following Leo with eyes of disbelief.
Fritz is Rumern’s shadow.
To be exact, he was a shadow candidate of the Geron family.
Originally, he was a shadow who had to serve Elena, Xeron’s successor.
As he grows into a shadow, there is only one thing he wants.
Becoming the shadow of a perfect hero.
And Elena was the person who came closest to being the perfect hero Fritz thought of.
But last year.
When I saw Leo, my thoughts changed.
Attack on the Chadmothers incident.
Subjugation of Gigantes.
A tour of the world of Nebula’s progenitor hero.
Even the youngest student council president.
The emergence of the perfect hero candidate of your dreams.
Fritz, who immediately became Leo’s confidant, immediately spoke to Elena.
I want to be Leo Plov’s shadow.
The noble Queen of Rumerne, who was surprised at first, burst out laughing when she saw Fritz like that.
‘I knew you would say that.’
Although he was a shadow raised in Geron, Elena obediently released Fritz.
I was surprised at first, but soon saw it as an opportunity.
And the newly inaugurated Principal Lumern from Shadow.
At Riina’s suggestion, I was qualified to take the entrance exam and passed.
I thought I became closer to Leo that way, and then I actually met him.
He was a more perfect hero than I thought.
But now.
Moving in the dark, he could not possibly be considered a hero candidate.
‘Shadow candidates like us… … no.’
Fritz broke into a cold sweat.
‘It is a perfect shadow itself.’
What do you mean?
The movements of a person who is closer to a perfect hero than anyone else are closer to a perfect shadow than anyone else.
The hero who lives in the light and the shadow who lives in the dark cannot coexist.
I’ve been thinking like that… … .
‘How can there be people like this?’
Fritz looked at Leo’s back with an expression of disbelief.
It was the same for Jane.
The darkness spreading before his eyes continued to block Leo’s path.
Shadows even pointed swords at Leo in the dark to test his strength.
but… … .
Woe!
“Ugh?”
Shan’s shadow, suppressed in the darkness, looked up at Leo with its eyes wide open.
And when I saw Leo’s eyes shining in the dark, I felt goosebumps rising.
‘You can’t run away from those eyes.’
What if the hero candidate in front of you is hunting you?
‘You’ll be helpless in the dark!’
The shadow was incomprehensible.
How can a would-be hero move better than a shadow in the dark?
Leo muttered when he overpowered the seventh shadow.
“There will be no end to this.”
Not all shadows are as powerful as heroes.
There are only a few heroes who can have their name on the hero record.
There are only a few shadows whose power approaches that of a hero.
But that doesn’t mean the shadows blocking Leo’s path are weak.
“I don’t know how you move like a shadow, but as long as you’re trapped in the darkness, you can’t find Chen Xia.”
Leo made a sour expression at Jane’s words.
“I think I’ll be able to find it quickly if it’s not for you.”
“I beg your pardon? “Are you saying we’re being disturbed now?”
“To tell the truth, yes.”
“what!”
Jane got angry at Fritz’s words.
“Admit it. El Jane. “Senior Leo has skills that far surpass us, even as a shadow.”
Jane gritted her teeth.
“Something like that… … “It’s strange.”
Jane clenched her fists.
“A hero is a hero… … A shadow is a shadow… … The world we live in is different. That’s why Sia gave up on her dream.”
However, there is a being in front of us who denies that fact.
Both as a hero and as a shadow.
A being beyond common sense that far surpasses them.
If we acknowledge such an existence, what about those who have lived as shadows until now?
What becomes of Chen Xia who gives up her dream of becoming a hero?
Leo said, looking at Jane who lowered her head.
“That sound was enough to make the principal and the emperor sick of it.”
Leo turned his gaze into the darkness.
“But in my opinion, heroes and shadows are the same. “It’s just like two sides of the same coin.”
Fritz and Jane looked at Leo.
“Everyone who tries to protect the world is a hero. So, in my opinion, you too are hero candidates.”
“… … !”
Fritz and Jane opened their eyes wide.
I had never thought about it that way.
“then… … then… … .”
Fritz’s body trembled.
“The reason why we asked senior Leo to call him senior… … Is it because they recognize us as hero candidates?”
“What have you heard so far?”
“iced coffee! How can such a great being exist?! “Even Shadow truly recognizes me as a hero candidate!”
Fritz shouted with emotion.
Then he took out a notebook from his pocket and started writing something.
“What on earth is that?”
Jane opened her eyes and checked the contents of Fritz’s notebook.
“I have recorded Senior Leo’s movements. “Especially since he left a great saying a little while ago, shouldn’t we write it down?”
“record?”
“Would you like to take a look?”
Fritz returned with an expressionless face and handed the notebook to Jane.
Jane’s face changed strangely as she read it.
[The great Leo said that even a shadow can become a hero. Ah, how could such a great person exist? I cannot dare to estimate this person’s courage.]
Palak-
[I saw Leo for the first time today. Leo has pure white hair and flaming red eyes… … .]
[When I was fighting with the cocky Shaan’s shadow, Leo held my wrist. I won’t have to wash this wrist for a while.]
[Leo… … .]
[Leo… … .]
“Are you a pervert?”
Jane looked fed up as she watched Fritz, who had recorded the situation when he saw Leo and each of Leo’s actions to the point of almost maniacal obsession.
“What is it about?”
Leo also looked at Fritz’s records.
Hwareuk-
And without hesitation, I burned it with the flame aura.
“iced coffee!”
Fritz knelt in a despairing posture in front of the notebook that had become a pile of ashes.
‘What a strange guy.’
“Is that why you want to pick up Sia? Because you think you’re a hero candidate?
“There is a reason for that. You’re cocky. He said that he had dipped his feet into the darkness and that he could not be a hero. “Is he going to give up without even trying?”
Leo chuckled.
“I want to let you know. “A person who doesn’t give up can become a hero.”
“… … . “You are the same as Kyle, whom the progenitor of the nebula who appeared in Seirun last winter mentioned.”
Kyle was the one who never gave up when everyone else gave up.
Seongun’s founder left such words at the time.
“I told you that.”
Leo smiled and disappeared into the darkness.
Jane took a deep breath while looking at the back, and kicked the butt of Fritz, who was still lying on the floor and was in despair.
“How long are you going to be like that? “You should help the senior you respect so much!”
At those words, Fritz stood up and adjusted his glasses.
“I know even if you don’t say it.”
The two Lumern students’ eyes glowed in the darkness.
“As much as possible, we exclude those who disturb our seniors.”
“As much as possible, we must exclude those who interfere with our seniors.”
The two people glared at each other.
“Don’t copy me.”
“Don’t copy me.”
***
Leo broke through the darkness and found Chen Xia in an instant.
And said.
“I came to pick you up.”
Leo spoke to his friend who turned away from him.
Sreuk-
But soon Chen Xia disappeared into the darkness.
Leo’s eyes twitched when he saw that.
I lost sight of him for a moment.
All that remains is the shadow standing next to Chen Xia.
The shadow came to stop Leo.
At that moment, the shadow’s eyes widened.
“no!”
This is because Leo also disappeared into the darkness.
The shadow that had served the Shan family for a long time knew what it was.
‘Stepping on shadows?’
A technique passed down only to the royal family of Shan.
It was used by Leo, who had absolutely nothing to do with Shan.
This was also the reason why the emperors of Shan were called the kings of shadow.
‘does not make sense!’
While the shadow looked shocked.
Leo narrowed his eyes as he chased Chen Xia in the dark.
‘I’m sure the royal families of Shan are descendants of Bihar.’
Although the form has changed a lot, moving without being noticed in the dark was clearly a technique that Leo taught Bihar.
‘Well, the basic outline was created by Aron and I just modified it.’
Finding Chen Xia, who had deliberately hidden in the dark, was an overwhelming task even for Leo now.
‘You’re more familiar with the darkness than I am.’
Chen Xia was extremely specialized in assimilating darkness.
‘It’s going to take a while to find it, right?’
I understood why Shau made such a rant.
But soon Leo laughed.
‘If you have assimilated the darkness, just suppress it with the darkness.’
Leo’s senses quickly sank into darkness.
That was when darkness began to quickly creep into Leo’s senses.
Whoosh!
I felt a little alive.
At that moment, Leo tilted his head back.
Woe!
“Hoo?”
Leo stopped walking.
The man wielding the sword was looking at Leo in admiration.
Age: late teens.
But somehow, the image of an adult was strong.
A man of similar height to Leo, with black hair and black eyes, was looking at Leo with interest.
“I’ve seen that face before.”
The man’s eyes lit up.
“Leo Plov, right? A student from Rumern who is said to be the best hero candidate.”
Leo wiped the blood from his cheek and narrowed his eyes.
“What are you?”
“My name is Chen Xian.”
Sian, with a gentle smile that reminded me of someone, introduced herself.
“This is a man who will become a great hero in the future.”
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