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After finishing his audience with the king, Jerome walked down the palace corridors at a leisurely pace.
The woman who informed King Petimun of the victory followed.
“You seem to be in a good mood.”
“Do you see it that way?”
Jerome said, stroking his smiling face.
“yes. He looks genuinely happy. “Isn’t this just a small victory for you?”
“is it so. “It’s just a small victory for me.”
For King Pettman, this victory was presented as if it were a huge event, but from Jerome’s point of view, it was an insignificant victory.
A hero is a being who has the power to change the outcome of the battlefield with just one person.
And Jerome Cadium is the guild master of Justice, the guild to which such heroes belong.
He is the leader of great heroes who change and lead the world.
Berin, the royal wizard of the Petyman Kingdom, could not understand why Jerome, who had such power and influence, was happy about this small victory.
“But this victory was not achieved through our strength, but through Pettiman’s strength. Even if the victory is insignificant by my standards, its value to the Petyman Kingdom is like gold.”
“iced coffee.”
Verin held both hands and let out an exclamation.
“Jerome. How can you think like that… … .”
Compared to a hero, he is like a firefly in the night sky, but being a royal wizard in a country is by no means a low position.
He also had the opportunity to meet several heroes at the Magic Association.
But most of the heroes she met were arrogant.
But Jerome was different.
Despite being the leader of Justice, he was humble and considerate of people.
It made me feel like he was literally a hero of justice.
It seemed as if every word he said was truly for this country.
“Do not worry. Berin Royal Palace wizard.”
Jerome held out his hand with a gentle smile.
“As long as Justice is together, there will be only victory for the Fetman Kingdom. “Trust us.”
“yes! Jerome! In the name of justice! We will defeat evil!”
Berin knelt down and bowed his head as he looked at Jerome, who was smiling like a saint.
The sight seemed as if they were worshiping a god.
After a while, Jerome returned to his room and opened his mouth with an expressionless face.
“What is the situation?”
“All smooth, Master. “In each battlefield, the Canel Kingdom army is suffering damage that is close to annihilation.”
“If you have Justice’s name on your back, isn’t it natural that you have to do that?”
“But they are still hero candidates.”
“Hero candidate. “It’s a nostalgic name.”
Jerome, who was smiling, changed his posture.
“But don’t the kids in our guild hate being called that? “Executives.”
Jerome smiled as he looked at the executives sitting on one side of the room.
“I do not like it.”
“They hoped to be called reserve heroes.”
“Then let’s change the title. “As a reserve hero.”
Jerome said, bursting into laughter.
“Actually, what does the title have to do with anything? “Anyone can become a hero as long as they have the karma appropriate for that status.”
“Your theory of karma. “How credible is it?”
One of Justice’s executives asked with a puzzled look.
At that question, Jerome stood up with a smile.
“Only those chosen by God can enter the Hero Record. In other words, in a sense, he is God’s agent.”
Jerome spread his arms.
“People think. Only those who have power approaching that of a god, have noble goals, and have accomplished great feats can become heroes. “That’s what ordinary people think.”
“Of course it is.”
“okay. But we all know that we have already become heroes.”
Jerome looked at the executives and raised the corners of his mouth.
“A weak guy who cannot be considered a hero. A piece of trash with a flaw in character. Even hypocrites with ugly natures become heroes.”
“Of course it is. Jerome Master. Because people like you have become heroes too.”
Deputy Guild Master. Jerome grinned at Chain’s words.
“There are no qualifications for being a hero. There are only standards. And I.”
Jerome looked down at his palms.
“He became a hero on the battlefield.”
The one who brings victory on the battlefield is a hero.
The process doesn’t matter.
No matter how many enemies you kill.
No matter how many allies you sacrifice.
And no matter how many senseless lives are taken.
Regardless of the process, winning the war is a feat.
“Is this war a kind of testing ground for the theory of karma?”
One of the executives clenched his chin and clicked his tongue.
“that’s right.”
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“If you get involved in a war in the name of the guild, trouble will arise, so you have to disguise your guild members as if they belong to the kingdom. “Isn’t this an experiment worth the hassle?”
“Why on earth did you let the stragglers of Lumern participate in the experiment?”
Another executive who was listening to the story asked.
“Guild Master, didn’t you hate stragglers? “You would have argued that only graduates of the Hero Academy are qualified to be heroes?”
“I changed my mind. In fact, there are many people who have become heroes even if they are not Lumern graduates, right? I didn’t think I was denying them. “Excessive ideology of the chosen people is not a good thing.”
Jerome crossed his arms.
“Besides, you’re a junior anyway, right? “Isn’t it natural for a senior to give opportunities to desperate juniors?”
Jerome turned and looked out the window.
“I need more heroes for my goal.”
“What is your goal?”
“Didn’t you tell me? “It’s about creating a just world led by chosen heroes.”
Jerome smiled brightly.
“In that sense, we need to find the treasure resting in the tomb of Thamus, the Nether Knight, who sleeps somewhere on this earth.”
The Nether Knight buried countless treasures in his tomb.
Among them, the weapons of his followers were also buried together.
“Tarim’s legacy will be a great help in creating a new generation of heroes. “We, the Justice Guild, are helping Lumern and taking the lead in the birth of heroes.”
“Are you not planning on creating a new hero academy?”
“Is that necessary? “There is a perfect hero academy called Rumern.”
Jerome shrugged his shoulders.
Looking at Jerome like that, Chain opened his palm.
“Maybe a junior from your alma mater that you love so much might stand in your way?”
A magic circle appeared on Chain’s forehead as he closed his eyes.
“clairvoyance?”
Deputy guild master of the Justice Guild.
This is Chain Ritna’s unique magic.
Jerome, who had a puzzled expression on his face, was impressed by the scenery of a distant place shown by the chain.
There, a boy with white hair and red eyes was fighting against Pettyman’s knight.
A strange thing caught Jerome’s eyes.
Among those here, there was not a single one who did not know this boy.
All class like Kyle, the hero of the beginning.
And this time, he is the one who helped the hero Aron, who has returned in modern times, to subdue the fragments of Erebos and attain the status of a hero.
“Leo Plov.”
Jerome curled the corners of his mouth.
“My heart is shaking. “I really wanted to talk to Leo Plov.”
“Why? “Because you’re famous?”
“No, because he is the chosen one among the chosen ones.”
Jerome smiled kindly.
“I wonder what kind of justice you have. “I’d like you to come to our guild.”
“But Leo Plov refused all invitations to join the guild.”
“know.”
Jerome, who sat down in his seat after hearing Cheyne’s words, became lost in thought.
“Leo Plov must be a great hero. He is a true gem who rose to this position at a young age without any help from others. But you’re still young. “He’s not fully shining.”
“Do you want to sharpen him further?”
“okay.”
Jerome nodded.
“I’m at an age where it’s not bad to know that the world is wide. “Because trials make heroes stronger.”
“What do you mean?”
Jerome grinned at Chain’s words.
“Leoplov needs baptism.”
***
That night.
Leo, guided by Viscount Eshman, was guided to the campsite of the Canel Kingdom army.
As students of Lumern, Leo and Lil were treated very warmly.
“It seems like the Canel Kingdom wants us to coordinate this war.”
Lil said while chewing the beef jerky that came with his meal.
We are trying to treat Leo and Lil as best as we can, but this place is in the middle of formality.
What was served for dinner was very rough food.
Dried beef jerky and crusty rye bread. And warm soup.
And even wine.
‘Just having warm soup on the battlefield at this late hour must be the ultimate treatment. It seems like the situation in the Canel Kingdom itself is not going well.’
“It tastes good.”
Leo said, watching Lil eat moderately.
“Soldiers have to eat well when they can. Well, it might not suit Leo’s taste.”
Lil looked at Leo with slightly worried eyes.
I feel like I’m looking at a nobleman.
There is no particular feeling of disdain.
It’s just a look of pure concern for the junior.
In fact, it is common for Lumern students to find meals like this unpalatable.
“I don’t really choose what to eat.”
Leo was lost in thought while eating rye bread dipped in soup.
“Can we intervene in this war or report to Rumern?”
Lil sighed deeply in response to Leo’s question.
Then he poured the wine into a cup and drank it like water.
Even though he drank quite strong wine like water, he didn’t show any signs of being drunk.
It was not only exciting, but it even felt tough.
-Wow, he looks like a real man.
Kiran was so impressed that only Leo could hear it.
“There is probably no room for us to intervene.”
“Why?”
“It is probably true that the Justice Guild is secretly involved in the war in the northeastern region. “I also heard stories from my family during summer vacation.”
Lil sighed deeply.
“Just as Lumerne students should not carelessly intervene in other countries’ wars, guilds should not also intervene in wars. However, even if there is a strong suspicion, it will be difficult to obtain physical evidence.”
“hmm.”
“Furthermore, from our perspective, Justice is not an enemy, but an ally.”
Lil frowned.
“I don’t know what they’re targeting in the northeast, but they won’t do anything to harm our troops. Therefore, it is difficult to investigate the Justice Guild carelessly.”
“I don’t think I’m in a good mood.”
“of course! Leo! I hate politics! And this is the realm of politics!”
Lil showed a rare expression.
From Lille’s point of view, which is upright and upright, politics may not be an element that is very unpleasant.
In a way, it was natural that it is difficult to say something is wrong in politics.
‘I don’t like it either because it’s a very troublesome field. Politics is Lisinas and Dweno’s area of expertise.’
“What is Justice aiming for?”
“I don’t know either. “Justice’s guild master is a very mysterious person.”
“What kind of person is this?”
“Jerome Cadium. “I am one of the three young girls who are considered heroes who will carry on the era, following in the footsteps of Sword Saint Calian.”
“Are there three candidates to succeed the former principal?”
“Leo, you don’t usually read the newspaper, right?”
“yes.”
Looking at Leo looking at her with an astonished expression, Lil smiled in bewilderment and drank the wine.
“He is a hero with the nickname Seeker of Light, Light Seeker. “He is an impartial, saint-like man whose goal is to establish justice.”
“Justice?”
“yes. He is a person whose goal in life is justice. “He is famous for using any means necessary to punish evil for the sake of justice.”
Leo narrowed his eyes at those words.
“For some reason, the back looks really bad.”
“Why?”
“For someone who cries out for justice, I’ve never seen a proper human being.”
“It’s definitely not my favorite hero. It may be popular with the public, but… … Among his feats, there are certainly inhumane aspects. “Although everything was forgiven in the name of justice.”
Lil took a deep sigh and drank some wine.
Now, instead of drinking from a cup, he blows on the bottle.
‘You don’t have a bad drinking habit, do you? First of all, it looks fine on the outside.’
Of course, he looked fine on the outside, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t drunk.
If you drink alcohol and do something you wouldn’t normally do, you’re drunk.
Leo looked at Lil for a moment and then looked at the ceiling of the barracks.
Lil, who had been drinking, also stopped moving and took the bottle from his mouth.
Leo stood up and clicked his tongue.
Quaaaaang-!
A huge explosion occurred.
“W-what is it?”
“It’s an enemy attack! Enemy attack!”
The sudden explosion sent the Canel Kingdom forces into panic.
“Leo! “Lil!”
This was when Viscount Eshman, who came running after seeing the barracks where Leo and Lil were on fire, urgently called the two.
Grumbling!
The flames distorted and coalesced in one place.
The flames gathered together in the hand that was not holding Lil’s bottle.
Lil said, looking at the sky.
“It’s a great surprise attack. “I didn’t notice it at all.”
“indeed. The student council president and 3rd year representative of Lumern. “I couldn’t even do the slightest damage.”
The wizard with his robe in the air was amazed.
There were four more people around him.
“What are you?”
The wizard who attacked Leo’s question spoke.
“We are bailiffs.”
“bailiff?”
“okay.”
The wizard unleashed magical power.
“I’m here to dispense justice.”
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