Velkia Ersar.
Along with the Founder of the Nebula and the Comet Mage, she was counted among the three great figures of the elven race.
She was remembered as a hero who led the reconstruction of the world and the revival of her race after the end of the Era of Calamity.
‘But in this era, she’s even less well known than Seiren.’
Leo rested his chin on his hand as he looked at the textbook.
‘It can’t be helped. There aren’t many Hero Records of Velkia left. Besides, although she’s classified as a figure of the Age of Heroes, strictly speaking, she belonged to the same era as me.’
A staggering 5,000 years ago.
Velkia’s stories had been passed down through her descendants, the Ersar family, but they were ancient tales.
On top of that, 3,000 years ago, her Hero Record had been damaged in the process of sealing a Fragment of Erebos.
Three thousand years ago.
Compared to Seiren, who had once again saved the world from Erebos, it was only natural that her recognition would fall short.
Leo had also looked through the records concerning his disciple, Velkia.
But among all of them, he could not find any details about her actual strength.
‘Still, Velkia’s potential for growth was limitless back then. There’s no way she would have stopped training.’
Thinking of his disciple, Leo smiled bitterly.
He had no great regrets about his past life.
He had lived in an age that had reached the brink of destruction, but he had people he considered family, and in the end, they had saved the world.
Although he had passed things on to the next generation in an incomplete state, he had been given another chance in a new life to finish off the Primordial Evil.
The deaths of the companions he had considered family were tragic.
But not one of them had regretted their own death.
Not one of them had shed tears over the future they could not see or fulfill.
That was why Leo mourned the deaths of his precious companions.
He did not pity them.
Kyle’s life had been the same.
A life of being deprived and losing everything.
But he had still achieved something meaningful, so he had no regrets.
‘But if there is any lingering disappointment.’
It was the fact that he had never been able to watch his disciples grow to the very end.
Vihar’s life, in particular, had been unfortunate.
‘Because she lived in darkness despite being fully capable of living in the light.’
She had probably chosen that path to protect the world inherited from the Great Heroes, but it still left a bitter taste in Leo’s mouth.
The same was true of Velkia.
It had all happened so long ago that Leo had no idea what had become of his disciple after his death.
Velkia and Lumene.
That was why he judged it difficult to determine who was superior between the two.
How much had Velkia grown?
What realm had she reached? Leo had no way of knowing.
But...
‘Her talent was acknowledged by Luna and Arron. Her sense as a Magic Swordsman was also exceptional. She must have become incomparably stronger than the Velkia I remember.’
Although she had not learned Luna’s Star Magic, she had built her own solid magical framework on the foundation of the magical knowledge her master had passed down to her.
Although she had not fully inherited Arron’s Aura techniques, she had created her own skills from what her master had taught her.
‘The more I think about it, the more disappointing it is.’
Leo closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh.
‘What kind of person did Velkia grow up to become?’
While Leo was lost in memories of Velkia, the students were split in opinion.
Overall, the atmosphere leaned toward the Twilight Knight, who was far more familiar to them.
Looking at the students, Mel spoke.
“As all of you know, Lumene is one of the heroes who, following the Great Heroes, saved the world once again.”
Tap— Tap—
“On the other hand, Velkia is mostly known to us as someone who helped rebuild the world, and little more than that.”
The students nodded.
“But do you think rebuilding the world was easy?”
“Well, it must have been hard.”
“Of course it wasn’t easy.”
“But wasn’t that already an era after Erebos had disappeared?”
At the students’ words, Mel nodded.
“That’s right. But even after Erebos disappeared, do you think peace immediately came to the world?”
“That’s...”
As the students trailed off, Mel wrote the words <The Great War> on the blackboard.
“There are barely any records left, but all of you have heard of the Great War, haven’t you?”
The Great War.
A war started by Tartarus after Erebos had been subjugated in order to fulfill Erebos’s long-cherished wish.
“The academic world doesn’t pay much attention to this war. It happened immediately after Erebos was subjugated, and with Erebos gone, Tartarus had suffered a devastating blow.”
The students nodded at Mel’s words.
“However, Tartarus’s power at the time was still intact. Even without their Divine Authority, a Legion Commander is still a Legion Commander. Back then, Tartarus’s forces were formidable. According to the records, that period was when Tartarus was at its strongest throughout the entire 5,000-year Age of Heroes.”
The battle for the fate of the world had not ended even after Erebos was subjugated.
“According to the records, the Great War lasted ten years. The one who led that war to victory was Velkia.”
At those words, one of the students raised a hand.
“Didn’t Guardslone hold out against Tartarus even when Erebos was still around?”
“Yes. But just as Tartarus no longer had Erebos, the world had also parted ways with the Great Heroes.”
The students fell silent.
Mel smiled brightly.
“What’s important in today’s class isn’t whether the early heroes were greater or the later heroes were greater, nor whether Lumene was stronger or Velkia was stronger. The main point of today’s lesson is for all of you to understand that the heroes of the early era were just as great and powerful as the heroes of the later era.”
Ding dong dang dong—
Just then, the bell signaling the end of class rang.
As she organized her books, Mel smiled brightly.
“For next class, please write a report on the tales of the early heroes and what we can learn from them. That is all.”
Groans rose from all around at Mel’s words.
It was because materials on the heroes of the early era were hard to find.
“Ugh! What a brutal assignment.”
Eliana scratched her head vigorously.
“But I think it’s a necessary lesson. At the last summit, the existence of Hero Records from before the Era of Calamity was officially confirmed, right?”
“That’s right. Hero Records of heroes that had never been discovered until now are being found. The day may come when we have to clear their Hero Records. It’s better to be prepared.”
Chen Xia smiled faintly, then looked at Leo.
“Which hero are you planning to write your report on, Leo-nim?”
“Fairy Knight Velkia.”
He was planning to take the easy route and write about his disciple.
“Oho, in that case, as a Magic Swordsman, I should write about Velkia too...”
“I’m not showing you.”
“You’re so petty!”
Eliana, who had been stroking her chin, snapped at Leo’s words.
“Guys! There’s news!”
Just then, Carr, who had been talking with a staff member cleaning inside the school, widened his eyes and ran over to Leo and the others.
“What is it?”
When Eliana’s eyes sparkled, Carr said,
“They put up a commission board in the second-year dormitory common garden!”
At those words, the surrounding students flinched.
A commission board.
It was obviously for the commissions that would determine their Combat Studies evaluation scores for the second semester, which Sedgen had announced that morning.
Just as the students began rushing off in a crowd—
Whoosh—! Thwack—!
“Gack!”
A whip flew out and wrapped around Carr’s neck.
“Why are you telling students from other dorms such important information first, Carr Thomas?”
“What’s the big deal? It’s good if we all know...”
“Have you forgotten that you belong to Noble?”
As Eliza spoke coldly, Eliana crossed her arms and let out a triumphant “Hmph!”
“Didn’t you know? Carr is a spy we planted. Anyway, guys! Let’s hurry too! All the good commissions will get snatched up!”
Eliana dashed off.
“Hey! If I’m a spy you planted, then at least take responsibility for me!”
“You’re a Noble student!”
Watching Eliana heartlessly shout back at him, Carr smiled sorrowfully.
“What a moving friendship.”
As Eliza scoffed, Carr said,
“Still, Leo, Chloe, and Chelsea stayed, right? You guys are the only ones I have!”
“We only stayed because it doesn’t really matter to us what commission we take.”
When Chelsea replied coldly, Carr chuckled.
“Then I guess you won’t be needing these?”
Carr pulled several sheets of paper from inside his coat.
Seeing them, Chloe’s eyes widened.
“Aren’t those commission forms?”
“Of course. I asked the faculty in advance to set aside the best commission forms for me once the board went up. See? Reputation really matters.”
Carr stroked his chin smugly.
“Well, I didn’t expect you to hand over such useful information so easily, Carr.”
As Chen Xia smiled brightly, Chelsea asked,
“Then why didn’t you give Eliana a heads-up?”
“It’s revenge for abandoning me.”
Grinning, Carr spread out the commission forms.
“For the record, Leo, I only brought a few of them, so it’s not a violation of school rules. There’s no problem as long as I put them back.”
Carr said that while looking at Leo.
“I’m not going to report you.”
When Leo chuckled, Carr looked relieved.
“There really are a lot of good commissions.”
Among the A-rank commissions were many that either offered huge rewards or were easy despite being worth a lot of points.
“Carr, which commission are you going to take?”
“The Northern Magic Tower needs an alchemy assistant. Chloe, you know the daughter of the Northern Magic Tower’s master, right?”
“Yeah. Anias Unni is a half-elf, but she’s a good person.”
“Oh my, alchemy. It says they need three assistants. Would I be able to join?”
Chen Xia showed interest.
Listening to their conversation, Leo thought of Anias.
‘Anias? That girl with the crazy eyes?’
Publicly, she was the daughter of the master of the Northern Magic Tower, but in reality, she was a shadow.
Chen Xia also knew that, which was why she had shown interest.
“Leo-nim, what about this commission?”
“I already have a different commission in mind.”
“Is that so?”
As Chen Xia showed her disappointment, Chloe said,
“Then should I go?”
Chloe sounded interested.
“What commission are you taking, Leo Oppa? Did someone put in a commission specifically for you?”
Chelsea tilted her head as she asked, and Leo narrowed his eyes.
“No. There was just one commission that caught my attention.”
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A week later.
The area in front of the Warp Gate was packed with second-year students.
Starting today, the second-years were being deployed on commission missions and sent outside the school.
Leo’s destination was none other than the remote northeastern region of the continent.
The commission was the [Hero’s Tomb Robbery Investigation] he had seen earlier on the plaza bulletin board.
‘The northeastern part of the continent is where several small kingdoms are competing for supremacy, right?’
It was currently the region with the worst public order and the most unstable political situation on the continent.
‘The client kingdom is a viscountcy of the Kingdom of Carnel.’
Just as Leo was organizing the details of the commission in his head,
‘By the way, there’s another student besides me who took this commission?’
Because the commission had such a strong mystery element, he had assumed he would be the only one to choose it, but it seemed there was another eccentric willing to take on something like this.
‘Could it be that someone followed me because they knew I was taking this commission?’
Lately, he knew the female students had been showing excessive interest in him, so the possibility crossed his mind.
Because unless someone was a serious eccentric, they wouldn’t choose a commission like this.
Just as Leo was thinking that,
“Oh? Could it be that you’re the one who took the [Hero’s Tomb Robbery Investigation] commission, Leo?”
A familiar voice called out to Leo in a bright tone.
Leo turned his head and looked at the student walking toward him.
The female student approaching with disciplined steps was none other than the third-year class representative, Lily Luce.
“Sunbae, are you my partner by any chance?”
“It really is you, Leo! I never imagined you liked mysteries!”
Lily smiled brightly as she grabbed Leo’s hand and shook it.
“Sunbae, may I ask why you took this commission?”
“Yes! Because it’s a mystery!”
‘I thought so. She’s quite the eccentric too.’
Leo laughed inwardly.
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