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Hwaak-!
Leo moved at an invisible speed.
Leo’s movements as he kicks the ground are gaining speed.
In a normal case, the opponent would be nervous about the overwhelming speed.
‘But what I’m dealing with now is.’
Kwak-!
Leo pressed harder against the ground.
‘This isn’t an opponent that can confuse your senses with speed.’
No matter how fast you move, it’s impossible to fool Karthus’s super senses.
Even if Leo trained his super senses, he would never be able to surpass Kar’s super senses.
Still, the reason Leo pushed his speed to the limit was simple.
‘Power.’
Accelerates to maximize power.
He poured all the power accumulated in his body into the tip of his sword.
Two-click-!
Leo’s body shot out towards Kar like a bullet.
‘There is no need for finesse, skill, or trickery to fight Karva.’
It won’t work anyway.
The only answer is to just press down with pure force.
Kar stands with his eyes closed, calmly staring at Leo approaching at incredible speed.
It was as if Karman was in the eye of a raging typhoon, and it was calm.
When Leo finally reached right in front of him, Kar’s eyes, which had been quietly closed, opened.
‘of course.’
Leo gritted his teeth and gathered all the strength in his body as he swung his sword in front of Kar.
‘The problem is that even that pure power doesn’t work.’
Karga raised the sword in his hand.
Kwaaaaang-!
A clash between gray aura and golden aura.
Balhar, who was watching the scene from afar, let out an exclamation of ‘Wow!’
A haze arises as if the surroundings are distorted.
A distortion of space caused by a clash of forces.
“That’s ridiculous.”
Celia, who was standing next to him, looked incredulous.
“How can such strong forces collide without affecting the surroundings?”
Celia wasn’t the only one here at the moment.
Top third-year knight students like Chen Xia, Duran, Iliana, and Nella were watching Leo and Kar’s duel.
It was because Leah thought it would be an opportunity to broaden her horizons.
and…….
‘Didn’t you say that they were kids who wouldn’t be defeated by overwhelming skills?’
Balhar looked at the students of the Lumeren Knight Academy in silence.
It felt like everyone was watching Leo and Kar’s duel with rapt attention.
‘You certainly don’t seem to be intimidated or anything.’
“I’m controlling my power.”
“yes?”
Balhar looked at Leo and Kar and said.
“I have concentrated my power into one point by putting my will into it. I want to use all of my power without wasting any.”
“Is that even possible?”
When Chen Xia made a puzzled expression, Balhar said.
“That’s why we fight like that.”
Balhar looked at Kar.
“What you are seeing now is the one standing at the peak of nothingness.”
The pinnacle of nothingness.
It was too arrogant a title to be given to someone who had not yet become an adult.
No, it felt like a title that couldn’t be granted even to someone who had ascended to the position of a hero.
But those here have seen countless warriors rise to the ranks of heroes as hero candidates… … and as children of noble families.
That’s why I couldn’t easily refute what Balhar said about the peak.
“If the student council president of Azonia is the pinnacle of nothingness… … .”
Duran opened his mouth heavily.
“What about that guy?”
His gaze fell on Leo.
Balhar chuckled at Duran’s question.
“He’s a guy who never gives up and keeps moving forward.”
Kiiiiiing-!
Leo furrowed his brow as his sword trembled.
‘The sword can’t hold up.’
Thinking so, Leo pushed an even more powerful aura into his sword.
bang-!
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Leo’s sword and Kar’s sword exploded at the same time.
For a moment, Leo was left defenseless, so he pulled out his dagger and swung it at Kar.
But the tips of Carr’s nails reached Leo’s eyes faster.
By a hair’s breadth.
But that little car was big.
Given the nature of Suin, his entire body was like a weapon, but even if Karga had been human, Leo would have been subdued.
“It still doesn’t work.”
“No, I’m really surprised. You’ve improved your skills to this extent.”
Karr was purely impressed.
“It would be really scary if you used magic or summoning.”
It was not yet possible to defeat Karthus using only Auror technology.
Leo and Kar approached Balhar while talking.
“Your skills in handling fire have also improved a lot… … and you haven’t been just sitting around.”
Balhar said calmly.
Before sparring with Kar, Leo showed Balhar the Flame of Dweno that he had inherited.
This was not just an imitation of Dwenno, but Leo’s own interpretation.
Leo’s way of handling his flames was also quite a refreshing inspiration to Balhar.
Not just Balhar.
As Leo is evaluated on the power he inherited from Kar and Balhar, he sets a direction for his development.
Karwa and Balhar were also influenced by the new interpretation.
While the great heroes were talking, the knight students were lost in their own thoughts, recalling the duel they had just had.
“… … .”
Celia stared at Leo.
Illyana approached him.
“What are you looking at like that?”
“It’s nothing. It’s just… … .”
“just?”
“Because we are familiar.”
Illyana’s eyes widened as Celia spoke, recalling the aura of fire Leo had been handling.
“Are you in love?”
“It’s not like that?”
“Hmm. I was interested in Leo too. But Celia, who had never been interested in men, is interested in men! How exciting!”
“I said it’s not like that.”
“Leo! Celia here has a crush on you!”
“I said no!”
“Ugh, ugh, ugh! Ha, I surrender! I surrender!”
“Surrender! You already said something strange!”
Celia strangles Illyana with a red face.
Balhar smiled slyly as he looked at Celia.
“It would be nice if it was popular.”
“Popularity is my ass.”
Karga giggled, his eyes sparkling.
His eyes were rarely filled with mischief, as if he thought this was the perfect opportunity to tease Leo.
“We’re in our teens now, so it doesn’t really matter, right?”
Leo said to Balhar, looking at Kar, who was smiling slightly sinisterly.
“Hey, I can’t adapt because he’s like this.”
“Isn’t it all your fault?”
“What about me?”
“You have corrupted your innocent friend like this.”
“Is it my fault? It’s Luna’s fault.”
“Hmm… … Is that so? Anyway, Leia lamented. That Karr has become strange.”
“Tsk.”
Chen Xia, who was listening to the conversation between the three from afar, said.
“It’s a bit weird to say this.”
“huh?”
Celia, who had been punishing Illyana for a long time, made a puzzled expression.
“Those three people aren’t much different from us.”
“What does that mean?”
“Um… … What should I say?”
Chen Xia spoke after putting her index finger on her chin and thinking for a moment.
“Should I say that it’s human?”
“Then it’s a person. If not a person, then what?”
Chen Xia shrugged at Duran’s words.
“What can I say? Miss Leia is like that too, sometimes they are so perfect that they don’t seem human. They are both so perfect in their own fields. That’s why I thought they were like heroes from legends.”
“Like in the legend?”
“Yes. Great heroes.”
“… … .”
It certainly was.
Balhar is the blacksmith of the gods.
Karin is a brave man.
Rune is the progenitor of the nebula.
It is no exaggeration to call them their second coming.
“But when I look at it like that, I think they are people just like us. I’m sure the great heroes were like that too, right?”
Chen Xia smiled brightly.
That evening.
After school, the students of Lumeren enjoyed a sweet after-school routine.
Leah, who had been left alone in the student council room of the Tower of Heroes and watching the scene, sat down at the desk in the office.
On the desk was a huge pile of papers about every single Lumeren student.
‘A comprehensive review is needed to help children grow further.’
Leia, who admitted that she had suggested the wrong path, carefully reviewed the growth direction of the hero candidates.
It’s a huge workload, so it’s nearly impossible to do it alone.
But Leah’s knowledge and vision made the impossible possible.
When Leah tries to look at the next document.
Squeak-
The door opened.
Leah made a blank expression as she noticed Leo holding a mug in both hands.
“What? I haven’t seen your nose in a week?”
“Then shouldn’t I be happy?”
Leo shrugged and walked over to Leah, putting his mug down.
Then he sat down on the desk and picked up one of the documents Leah was looking at.
“Is it about Celia?”
Leo, who was reading it, stuck out his tongue.
“It’s definitely awesome.”
“what?”
“Because it fits perfectly with the direction I had in mind for our Celia’s growth.”
“On our side… … .”
Leah smiled bitterly.
“You… … are thinking of going back?”
Leo didn’t answer that question and just sipped his coffee.
“Yes. That’s right. Because it’s a divided world.”
“Just because I’m going back doesn’t mean I was Kyle and you were Lisinas, Luna, Aron, and Dweno.”
Leo said calmly.
“It’s just that… … the direction we should go was divided.”
“Yeah. That’s right.”
Leah smiled broadly.
“If you go back, you must defeat your Erebos unconditionally. We will also defeat our Erebos unconditionally.”
Leah said that and leaned back deeply in her chair, smiling brightly.
“Wanna make a bet? Who will knock you down first?”
“It’s 4 to 1. I feel like I’m at an overwhelming disadvantage.”
“Oh my? You seem insecure?”
Leah, holding her chin, giggled.
“Risinas.”
“It’s Leah now.”
“I can’t get used to the name Leah. There’s a kid with the same name as you who’s a year below you, Seirun.”
“You mean Leah Tingel? Rune teases her a lot anyway.”
“I guess he’ll tease me childishly.”
“that’s right.”
Leah grumbled lightly and looked up at Leo.
Leo, sitting at his desk and looking out at the scenery outside, made a puzzled expression.
“why?”
“Leo. At the last moment… … . How did you feel?”
“Why are you suddenly asking that?”
“I suddenly got curious. You know our end, but we don’t know yours, right?”
“… … .”
I still can’t forget it.
No, it’s so vivid that I still dream about that time.
The images of my friends dying were etched into my mind, one by one.
‘I apologized, I broke down… … and… … . I gave you faith.’
This memory will probably not be forgotten until the day my second life ends.
“What should I say? Was there a sense of relief that he kept his promise to us?”
A feat nearly impossible.
Even if the hero of the beginning was the natural enemy of Erebos and inherited all the powers of the great hero.
The final battle was a fight that was impossible to win.
But Kyle eventually won.
Leah was so proud of Leo.
It’s not just Leah.
All the other great heroes were proud of their friend, the savior of the world.
No one was more grateful to Kyle for repaying their faith.
“To be honest… … .”
“huh.”
“I was desperate.”
“huh?”
Leah looked slightly taken aback by the unexpected answer.
Leo looked at Leah with a bitter face.
To be honest, I didn’t want to tell you.
But I needed to be honest with Leah.
“Because in the end it was not completed and it left a legacy for future generations.”
“But that’s… … .”
“That’s right. At the time, even that was a miracle. And it would have been possible to give faith to future generations. Just as you believed in me.”
“… … .”
“But… … . That didn’t work out well for me. So I despaired. Even up until the moment I died.”
“… … .”
“I’m glad I got a second chance. This time, I can finally finish it.”
“The burden we left behind still torments you.”
Leah bit her lip hard.
Leo waved his hand as he looked at Leah like that.
“at all.”
“huh?”
Leah looked bewildered.
“It was because of you guys at first.”
Leo chuckled.
“But not now.”
Leo looked up at the night sky in silence.
“It looks like you found a reason to move on.”
“huh.”
“I really hope it comes true.”
“I’ll do it. It’s not like it’s anything grand.”
Leo looked up out the window.
Leah, who was looking at Leo like that, coughed in vain.
“Ahem! So? What are you doing tonight?”
“I wanted to look into the parallel world theory.”
“I’ll help you.”
“you?”
“Yeah. Okay.”
Leah, who had her chin raised, looked up at Leo and smiled.
“Would you like to come to my room in a bit?”
“Isn’t laughing like that bad for your heart?”
“Hehehe.”
“Are you serious?”
“Did you think Rune would be the only one who was proactive?”
“Still, to this extent… … .”
bang-!
Before he could finish speaking, the door to the student council president’s office opened roughly.
The one who opened the door and came in was none other than Rune.
Outside the door, Karwa and Balhar were looking this way with excited faces.
Rune, who had come right up to me with an expressionless face, opened his eyes.
“Isn’t this a totally obscene dragon?!”
“Ha. Why are you coming now of all times?”
Leah looked blatantly annoyed.
When Leo slowly tries to move away from the two of them, not wanting to get caught up in something for no reason.
“Leo.”
Karga approached Leo.
“How many children are you going to have?”
Rune shouted with a red face.
“What do you mean, giving birth to a child!”
Kar tilted his head at those words from Rune.
“Why? It seems like a cute baby that resembles Leah and Leo will be born.”
“Hehehe. Karga knows a thing or two.”
“What do you know!”
Rune was furious.
“You! You damn beast! You’ve been acting innocent up until now, right? Huh?”
Rune grabbed Kar by the collar and shook him violently.
Leo spoke seriously as he escaped from the student council room that was turning into a mess.
“Inspiration. Stop calling me a slacker or a tactless person.”
“Those are the words that suit you perfectly, but looking at Kar, I can’t bring myself to do that. Is he stupid or naive?”
Balhar shook his head.
“Profit! I took care of you like a little sister, and now you’re hitting me in the back of the head like this? Yeah! You’re supporting Leah and Leo, right? Fine! From today on, you and I are enemies.”
“Huh? I don’t particularly support Leo and Leah, do I?”
Karga tilted his head.
“Why don’t you have a child with Rune Leo? The babies born between the two of you would be cute, right?”
“what?”
“You know I love babies, right? I wish the two of you could have lots of Leo’s kids!”
Leah and Rune opened their mouths in surprise as they looked at Kar, who was smiling brightly with an innocent face.
Leo, who was watching the scene, muttered blankly.
“You can say that with a calm smile. You’re truly brave.”
“At this point, it seems like something beyond courage?”
Balhar burst into laughter.
Leah pressed her temples and asked Kar.
“So, Rune, Leo, and I are going to live together?”
“Yeah! Is there a problem? Wasn’t that how it was 5000 years ago? If you were of the same mind, it was common for everyone to live like that.”
“That’s true, but that was 5000 years ago. There was nothing we could do about it then, but looking at it from the perspective of today, it’s a bit… … .”
Because we never knew when the world would end, we had a strong tendency to avoid regrets in our relationships with men and women.
As such, it did not fit with the common sense of the times.
“But we are people from 5000 years ago.”
Leia frowned as Karga spoke as if it was nothing.
“That’s true, but… … . Ah… … . Seriously. My head hurts.”
Leah gave up thinking deeply.
Rune’s anger also subsided at Kar’s sudden bombshell statement.
at that time.
Tsk tsk tsk-
Suddenly, a freezing sound was heard right behind Leo.
Everyone’s eyes turned there.
What was created there was none other than an ice mirror.
That moment.
suddenly-!
A hand popped out of the mirror.
Tub-
The hand grabs Leo’s hand.
But it only lasted a moment.
The hand that emerged from the ice mirror soon faded and disappeared along with the mirror.
Leo turned his head, looking at the place where the mirror had disappeared.
Rune and Kar were each holding Leo’s arms and legs.
Leo looked at Leah, watching the two with anxious eyes.
Leah’s eyes were also trembling.
Leo looked at Balhar one last time.
To that Balhar muttered bitterly.
“I don’t think the time allowed is that long.”
