801.
When we reached the entrance of the mountain, the first thing that tickled our noses was the pungent smell of coal.
And Reina unconsciously frowned at the terrible smell of coal.
Runia sat down with an expression on her face as if she was about to vomit at any moment.
User of the flame.
In particular, the two people who used the most powerful and sacred Phoenix flame in the world were particularly sensitive to the stench emitted by the traces left by the black flame.
“Runi, are you okay?”
“Yes, Senior Rune. I’m fine.”
Runia smiled weakly as she looked at Rune, who was sitting next to her with a worried expression on his face.
“Why is it such a big deal?”
Leo grabbed Runia’s wrist and forcibly lifted her up.
“Hey! Runia is having a hard time!”
Leo snorted as Rune made a fierce expression.
“You’re not so weak that you can’t even endure this much, are you?”
Leo spoke to Runia provocatively.
“yes?”
At that, sparks flew into Runia’s eyes.
“I can endure this much too?!”
Runia shook off Leo’s hand, gritting her teeth and walking steadily.
Looking at the sight, Rune reached out his hand with concern.
“Hey, Runia. Don’t push yourself too hard… … .”
widely-!
Leo grabbed Rune’s wrist.
Leo said, looking at Rune who had an expression on her face that said she didn’t understand English.
“Aren’t you my successor?”
“that’s right.”
“Then trust me. Just don’t be so overprotective.”
“… … !”
Rune’s eyes opened wide.
“Lunia is stronger than you think.”
Leo spoke briefly and approached the group.
Rune silently watched Leo’s back.
Reyna was leading those dispatched from the Rodren Empire.
They were all knights, magicians, and summoners of high reputation in the Rodren Empire, and Leo had seen them many times.
They all had a weary look on their faces at the traces of Erebos.
Ailan and Karl also looked unwell.
A clear trace of the flames of disaster burning.
The place where the primordial evil swept through was spewing out a powerful poison that would kill ordinary humans.
The toxic smell of coal vibrated, so it was inevitable that it would be miserable.
“Leo, are you okay?”
“no.”
“You say that, but your face looks completely normal? The same goes for the student council president Seirun.”
“Well, that’s it.”
‘Because I’m used to it.’
Leo answered calmly in his heart.
It’s a smell I smelled awful in my past life.
Of course, that doesn’t mean you will become resistant.
Leona Rune just got used to this smell.
“It’s been a while since I smelled it, but it still tastes like a dog.”
Rune muttered softly.
At those words, Leo burst into laughter and said to Reina.
“Let’s move.”
“okay.”
Reina led the investigators forward.
They were followed by Runia, Eiran, and Karl, and Leo and Rune walked together at the very back.
“… … It seems certain that the fragment of Erebos has been resurrected.”
There was a cold look in Rune’s eyes.
My blood runs cold.
Rune, who was walking, patted his stomach and smiled slightly twisted.
A face filled with malice, hatred and murder.
It’s still clear.
The pain of having suffered a life-threatening injury.
“Leo. Can’t you think of anything?”
“Well, I’m imperfect, but I defeated him. And I also defeated this piece in my worldline.”
“Huh~ Okay! That’s great.”
Rune, who had been speaking slightly sarcastically and turning his head away, sparkled his eyes and clung to Leo.
“Can we take it down this time too?”
“Well, at that time, Aron was the only one who exerted his strength.”
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Although it was Leo who delivered the final blow, it was Aron, who had come to reality through the Hero Record, who held onto the fragments of Erebos and weakened his power.
‘Aron was at his peak at that time.’
Aron at the peak of his power as a drone.
There, it went beyond the limits and reached the realm of the gods.
Compared to that time, Leo has also gained strength, but he has not completely regained the strength of his previous life.
‘That goes for Luna too.’
Leo clenched his fist.
And then I felt a sense of doubt.
“By the way, there was a Hero Record of Aron in the capital city of Delan?”
“Huh? Really?”
“You didn’t know?”
“Yeah. I never imagined I would be in a remote kingdom like this.”
“It was a hero dungeon battle.”
“Then how could I not know?”
Leo nodded as Rune shook her head.
“By the way… …you were resurrected, so why didn’t you start running wild right away?”
“Because it’s a parallel world, isn’t it possible that events could happen differently?”
“Is it simply like that?”
Leo narrowed his eyes at Rune’s words.
After that, a full-scale investigation began.
However, despite the intense toxic fumes emanating from the soot left behind by the black flames, the search continued for half a day without much progress.
As the sun was setting.
The sword muttered with a strange expression, looking at the unburned forest.
“What can I say? It’s creepy.”
“What do you mean?”
When Ailan asked with a puzzled look, Karl crossed his arms.
“There are no animals in this forest at all.”
“Now that I think about it… … .”
Ailan opened her eyes wide.
Because of the poison left behind by Erebos, I was unable to pay attention, and there were no mammals, birds, or insects.
Even the plants were all withering.
“Kalgun has a really good eye for detail.”
“Well, that’s it.”
“Isn’t it because it’s less affected by Erebos’s poison?”
Runia said in a dull voice.
Runia was still greatly affected by Erebos’ poison.
At that moment, Eiran sniffed.
“Doesn’t it smell incredibly delicious?”
“Now that I think about it… … .”
Karl also tilted his head.
The investigation team dispatched from Rodren also began to murmur as if they had smelled something.
“It’s that guy Leo.”
At that moment, Rune, who was casting a wide-area exploration spell, spoke as if throwing it out.
“Leo?”
“Yeah. Looks like he prepared dinner.”
As Rune had said, as the sun began to set, Leo was preparing dinner not far away.
As people gathered, Leo began to ladle out stew from a large pot.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“I’m cooking rice.”
“In this situation?”
We are currently in the middle of a dangerous zone where the power of Erebos has been unleashed.
In addition, it is a serious situation where traces of Erebos remain clearly visible.
In that situation, Leo calmly preparing dinner was just ridiculous to Reina.
‘Is it because he’s bold or because he doesn’t think much… … I don’t think it’s the latter.’
Leo said, handing Reina a bowl of stew.
“You should eat well to prepare for an emergency. After all, all you brought as supplies will be combat rations.”
“That’s true, but… … .”
“There is no danger right now, so it’s best to keep your body and mind as healthy as possible. And it tastes pretty good.”
At Leo’s words, Reina stirred the stew with the spoon she had received and took a bite.
And then his eyes widened.
“I don’t know why, but it feels like the stuffiness is going away.”
“I mixed herbs that can detoxify the poison.”
“Oh?”
Reina’s eyes sparkled.
The investigation team tasted Leo’s stew one by one and were amazed.
“Wow, it’s delicious!”
The sword was impressed.
“Leo! You’ll be a good husband!”
“It’s really delicious.”
Ailan bit into the fork and looked happy.
Because I was mentally exhausted, Leo’s stew tasted even better.
“Senior Rune, aren’t you eating?”
Runia, who had half-emptied her stew, looked at Rune, who was staring at the stew, and asked with a puzzled face.
“Yeah, I have to eat.”
Rune smiled and picked up the spoon.
I took a bite of the stew.
‘… … You haven’t changed at all… … No. In fact, have your cooking skills gotten better?’
Rune looked at Leo, who was laughing and talking with his sword.
‘I hope you don’t go back.’
These are words that I couldn’t bring myself to say out loud because I was afraid of the response.
When Rune met Leo’s eyes, he was startled and went back to focusing on eating.
Kugugugugugugugugugu-!
Suddenly the ground shakes.
Everyone trembled in shock.
“Wh, what… … .”
Runia looked around with a puzzled face.
“Really.”
Rune sighed lightly.
Even as the earth shook, Leo calmly continued eating his stew.
“You don’t give me time to get lost in thought.”
Rune swallowed the whole bowl of stew and wiped his mouth with his elbow.
The two people who calmly filled their bellies in this situation know.
What causes tremors?
Leo and Rune both got up at the same time.
“Get ready.”
Rune, with his arms crossed, spoke calmly.
“What?”
Leo answered as Runia spoke with a puzzled expression.
“You will see it soon.”
Leo drew his sword.
“The flames of disaster.”
Kwagagagagagagagang-!
Not far away, a black flame shot up as if it was rising.
A thrilling scene, as if a volcano had erupted.
As the sunset approaches, the sky turns a dark red.
Leo’s eyes fluttered as he watched the scene.
‘What? It’s a little different from what I knew.’
The giant flame giant Leo knew was nowhere to be seen.
But its existence was clearly felt.
When Leo frowns.
“Hey… someone is coming.”
Carl pointed his finger at the forest with a puzzled expression.
Leo turned his gaze in the direction the sword was pointing.
And then he wiggled his eyes.
Thump- thump-
What emerged from the forest was a man with an expressionless face.
A dry face.
Gray hair and eyes reminiscent of ash.
“Wait a minute. I’ve seen that face somewhere… … .”
Runia narrowed her eyes.
At that moment, Eiran opened her eyes wide.
“Doesn’t it resemble the figure in the painting of the great hero discovered recently?”
A picture of a great hero.
It was a painting drawn by Dweno 5,000 years ago during the Age of Calamity, and was discovered by Leah while she was following Kyle’s trail.
Of course, in academic circles, there was a tendency to view it not as an object from the era of disaster, but as a painting drawn by someone later.
But at least it helped give people an idea of what the hero of the beginning looked like.
But the person in the picture suddenly appeared.
Thump- thump-
The gray man who reached the front of the group glanced at them.
And finally, his gaze fell on Leo and Rune.
“Nice to meet you.”
The man opened his mouth indifferently.
“My name is Kyle.”
The corner of his mouth twisted.
“He is what you call the hero of the beginning.”
Everyone’s eyes opened wide.
‘You’re doing some interesting things.’
Leo revealed his will to live as he saw Erebos in the form of his past self.
