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Alia thought as she watched Leo talking from afar.
‘You look like your brother.’
Although the personalities and atmospheres were different, the feelings the people gave off were very similar.
“Isn’t it a little strange?”
Teyad, the boy holding the spear, narrowed his eyes.
“what?”
“You said it was a rescue team, right? But there are only two people?”
“It sure is strange.”
“Could it be a trap in Tartarus or something?”
Party members Dinah, the magic swordsman, and Lewis, the summoner, also agreed with Teyad’s words.
But Knight and Bellac shook their heads.
“If they were enemies, there would be no way they would join forces with us to fight the demons.”
“that’s right. “Those people are not the enemy.”
As Alia spoke in a confident tone, Teyad asked in a sullen voice.
“How can you be sure?”
“Don’t you feel very familiar? furthermore… … .”
“furthermore?”
“It’s a little cool, too.”
Teyaed was embarrassed as he saw Alia blushing slightly.
“Awesome? hey! hey! Alia! Wake! “You haven’t even glanced at a guy since you entered school!”
“Just don’t give it to me. Is there anyone in our class who could hang out with Alia? Moreover, since he is senior Albee’s younger brother, he will be viewed highly.”
“Hey, what’s so cool about a person like that!”
“It sure looks cool?”
“Dina? Even you!”
Teyad grabbed his head.
While they were bickering, Leo, who had finished talking with Chloe, approached.
“It’s noisy.”
“oh! sorry! “Getting unnecessarily excited during an emergency!”
“I’m not saying anything. “I just thought that any jockey or first-year student would be noisy.”
“Which rider? “Are you a student at our school?”
It was Chloe who answered Ilia’s question with sparkling eyes.
“yes. “Not now.”
“ah!”
Ilya was confused, thinking the two were seniors who had dropped out.
“sorry! I said something useless… … .”
“are you okay.”
“Let me explain the current situation first.”
“Do you even need an explanation? “Right now, demons have appeared in this forest.”
Teyad responded bluntly to Leo’s words.
“If it were just a demon appearance, there would be no reason to explain. But now there are demons in this forest that you cannot handle.”
“How strong of a demon are you making a fuss about?”
“It’s level 3.”
“What!”
“Le, level 3?”
“It’s not a grade that can be solved at a first-grade level!”
Dinah asked urgently.
“What about the other kids? “Are other parties safe besides us?”
“You’re safe. You just have to get out of this forest. So, I hope you will follow my instructions from now on.”
Teyad asked as Dinah sighed in relief.
“Do you have the power to defeat a level 3 demon?”
Level 3 demon.
It was a high-level threat with the power to annihilate an entire regiment.
“I still can’t guarantee that I can defeat a level 3 demon with my strength.”
“Then is there any reason why we should follow your instructions?”
“Of course there is.”
But Leo smiled leisurely.
“What is the reason?”
“Because I have the skills to take you all out safely.”
“Well, such unfounded confidence… … .”
“I understand. “I will follow your instructions.”
“Hey, Alia!”
Teyad looked embarrassed.
“You saw this person fighting earlier. Plus, they probably have a much better understanding of the situation than we do.”
Alia persuaded the party members.
“Level 3 demons are definitely something we can’t handle with our current skills. So, as the party leader, I think it is better to follow an experienced rescue team now than to move clumsily.”
At Alia’s persuasion, the party members looked at each other and nodded.
“If Alia says so.”
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“Because I listened to you until now and nothing bad happened.”
“ha! really!”
Teyad scratched his head and glared at Leo.
“instead! “If I don’t trust you at all, I will never follow your instructions, so just know that!”
“Don’t worry, I will live up to your expectations.”
***
“Find examples of hero dungeons in Hero Records!”
Professors and teaching assistants were busy at the Tower of Heroes, which oversees the actual administrative work of Lumern Academy.
It was a sensitive time due to the appearance of a demonic beast during the Summoning practical exam.
In such a situation, an unprecedented situation called Hero Record’s hero dungeon occurred, and Rumern had no choice but to be put on alert.
Meanwhile, in the principal’s office on the top floor of the Tower of Heroes, Calian was pressing his temples as if his head was hurting.
A hero record was spread out in front of him.
“The fact that you can’t enter yet should be seen as a positive sign, right?”
“yes.”
Albee answered, looking down at his hero record that was running wild.
Additional entries to the hero dungeon are not possible if there is someone who has already entered the dungeon.
That meant that Leo and Chloe were still alive.
“It’s already been three hours since the two students entered the hero dungeon. It must already be night in the world of heroes. Alby, when was the time you defeated Chuvarn 30 years ago?”
“It was around midnight.”
“Are you saying that I have no choice but to leave everything to you from the past?”
Calian sighed deeply.
At that time, Kalian’s secretary, Elena, came into the principal’s office.
“Principal, we have found the person who sold the Demon Beast Summoning Catalyst to Student Liu.”
“Who is it?”
Alby’s eyes sparkled.
Elena’s face turned white when she came to report.
A bloodshot spot appeared in his left eye and a teratological magic circle appeared in his pupil.
It was fairy magic.
30 years ago.
Alvi, who lost his younger brother to the demons, was a man with a stronger hatred for Tartarus than anyone else.
“Calm down, Alby.”
At Calian’s words, Alvy’s eyes returned to their original state.
“I’m going to cool off a bit.”
After saying those words, he left the principal’s office.
“Lord Albee is always a dangerous person.”
“Albie is a man who rose to the position of a hero with hatred.”
30 years ago.
Faced with the death of his younger brother, who could not even leave behind a body or even a memento, he dropped out of Lumern that day and began to focus on hunting demons, and as a result, he became a hero recognized by the gods.
However, thanks to the thorough destruction of everything related to Tartarus, the damage to the surrounding area was significant.
Thanks to this, Albi was an object of fear rather than praise among the public.
“I still can’t believe that Prince Albee has accepted a professorship.”
“But Alby-kun listens to what I say.”
Calian’s complexion suddenly changed as he smiled bitterly.
“So, what kind of guy is he?”
“This is a fence that has been located in the back streets of Lumeria City this year. It’s not famous among older students, but it seems to be quite popular among first-graders. Some of the first graders bought things from this merchant. Among them, there was a catalyst for summoning demonic beasts mixed in.”
“A spy from Tartarus has infiltrated Lumeria City?”
“I did some research and found that he was not related to Tartarus. However, it is clear that Tartarus spilled some items in that direction.”
“… … I don’t understand. “Why did you do that?”
“I don’t even know why. “This is the fence’s trading list.”
Calian was handed the list and turned the pages.
Palak-! Palak-!
Calian’s hand, which was flipping through the list, stopped.
‘Chloe Müller: The Black Grimoire.’
Calian, who was looking at the item intently, said.
“Miss Elena. Please call Professor Sedzen and Professor Ren to the principal’s office right now. “I have something to ask you regarding student Chloe.”
“Have you found out anything?”
“There is none. “I just got a feeling.”
“A feeling? Are you saying you’re going to rely on your senses to move?”
Calian grinned while looking at Elena who was embarrassed.
“Miss Elena, I am old. The reputation of being a sword saint is now nothing more than a past glory. But that’s it.”
The eyes of the old sword saint sparkled.
“I am proud to say that I still have the feeling that I have crossed countless lines of fire.”
***
The sun had completely set and darkness had fallen.
The group, who had finished the battle a little while ago, were all breathing heavily.
“Let’s rest for a while.”
At Leo’s words, groans erupted here and there.
‘Everyone is physically at their limit. Has it been about three hours since you entered the world of heroes?’
Considering that the clearing time of other groups ahead of us was about an hour, it took three times as long.
But I couldn’t help it.
Other groups met the clear conditions simply by rescuing a party in danger, but Leo and Chloe were different.
Chloe predicted that Alia’s party’s [safety guarantee] condition was to completely escape Chuvarn’s threat.
So I was leaving the forest by the shortest route.
Unlike when Leo and Chloe used their mobility to avoid battles, now they had no choice but to fight frequently.
‘But we’re almost there.’
Leo, who was sighing, felt his head throbbing and his vision becoming blurred.
‘Damn, have I been using my extra senses for too long?’
Extra sense, which maximizes the senses, is a technology that allows the brain to digest surrounding information twice as much as usual.
As such, mental fatigue was bound to accumulate quickly.
‘Let’s hold on just a little longer.’
Closing his eyes, Leo took a deep breath.
Alia Fatih stuck her tongue out as she looked at that scene.
“How come you don’t even look tired?”
“I guess your skills are amazing.”
“Phew! Teyad asks such a person, ‘Is there any reason to follow instructions?’ Did you ask that? “I’m so embarrassed I don’t think I can even raise my face!”
“shut up!”
When the party members made fun of him, Teyad shouted with a red face.
Meanwhile, Chloe, who was sitting under the tree, took out a black grimoire from her bosom and was looking down at it.
At that time, Alia approached.
“Chloe. “Would you like to talk?”
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s about Leo.”
Alia smiled and sat down next to Chloe.
“What is Chloe’s relationship with Leo?”
“What’s the deal?”
“Are you possibly lovers?”
“No?!”
Embarrassed, Chloe quickly shook her head.
“Looking at the reaction, it seems like it’s definitely not the case!”
Chloe burst out laughing.
‘Even a senior who entered the school 30 years ago is still a freshman.’
It felt like I was talking to the girls in my class.
Most of the female students in the class were interested in romantic history.
“Why do you ask that? “Are you interested in Raeo?”
“It does exist. “I get excited when I see it.”
“I guess it was love at first sight.”
Chloe burst out laughing, thinking that being an honor student 30 years ago was no different.
“I don’t know if I fell in love. It’s exciting, though. “That pounding feeling is a lot like that of someone else.”
“Who?”
“My brother.”
“If you were my brother, would you be Albi Geron?”
“yes. Of course, if you compare Leo and your brother, Leo is much cooler. “My brother is clumsy and often makes mistakes in everything he does.”
For a moment, Chloe couldn’t believe her ears.
‘You’re clumsy and make frequent mistakes? who? ‘That magician with evil eyes?’
It is an unsuitable epithet for the Wizard of Magic Eyes, the only hero feared by the public.
“But he’s like a fairy tale hero. A person who challenges seemingly impossible tasks without hesitation and eventually achieves them. “That’s why I look up to you.”
“Taking on the impossible without hesitation… … “You definitely look like Leo.”
Chloe’s eyes sank.
“Leo is amazing. He is always good at leading people. He is a perfect person who gets good grades and can accomplish seemingly impossible tasks. It’s just as Alia said. “Leo is like a hero.”
Chloe burst out laughing.
“What is your relationship with Leo? At first, I thought we were friends and rivals. But now… … .”
“now?”
“I’m jealous.”
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