Chen Xia took a deep breath.
Countless monster corpses were piled around her.
The endless onslaught of monsters had finally come to a halt.
Sensing that the presence of monsters in the vicinity had vanished, Chen Xia spoke.
“Eiran-ssi, are you alright?”
“Yes! I’m perfectly fine! What about you, Chen Xia-ssi?”
Seeing Eiran answer so energetically, Chen Xia smiled faintly.
“I’m fine too.”
After answering, Chen Xia looked down at her palms.
'The training I received from Arron-nim definitely had an effect.'
Her movements had become much sharper.
Furthermore, she was now able to react more keenly to the enemy’s movements.
Admiring the results of her training, Chen Xia said,
“Now, let’s hurry and catch up with Leo-nim.”
“Yes!”
Eiran followed behind Chen Xia.
As she tracked the traces Leo had left behind, Chen Xia asked,
“Come to think of it, Eiran-ssi. You mentioned a moment ago that Luna-nim is sleeping in this land, right?”
“Huh?”
Eiran started.
Chen Xia gave her a gentle smile.
“The resting places of the Great Heroes have never been made public. Yet you and Leo-nim were speaking as if you already knew Luna-nim was sleeping here. How did you find out?”
“W-well, that is... I mean...”
“And you share another secret with Leo-nim, don’t you?”
Just as Eiran was flustered by Chen Xia’s sharp questions, delivered with a smiling face, a voice called out from the opposite direction.
“You’re safe.”
It was Leo.
“Ah! Leo-nim! You’re safe too... wait?”
Eiran looked toward Leo with a bright expression, but then she froze.
Chen Xia’s face also hardened as she saw the woman standing beside Leo.
There stood someone very familiar.
Eiran and Chen Xia gaped.
“Luna... nim?”
“Hmm? Do you know me?”
When Chen Xia asked cautiously, Luna tilted her head.
Thump—
Eiran was so shocked that she collapsed onto the spot.
Luna’s eyes widened as she looked at her.
“Oh dear, are you alright? Are you hurt somewhere?”
Luna crouched down beside Eiran, tilting her head in concern.
Seeing this, Chen Xia urgently asked Leo,
“L-Leo-nim! Why is Luna-nim in the living world?”
“Well, it’s the same situation as with Arron a while back.”
As Chen Xia sputtered at Leo’s nonchalant response, Eiran spoke.
“L-Luna-nim.”
Seeing Eiran look at her with a face full of emotion, Luna turned to Leo.
“Kyle, what’s wrong with her?”
Not knowing her exact status in the current world, Luna asked, genuinely puzzled.
“Kyle?”
Chen Xia’s face fell back into chaos.
Sighing at the sight, Leo spoke.
“Let’s head back to the village first. It’ll be better to sort things out there.”
===
“Why did Luna-nim call Leo-nim ‘Kyle’? She was definitely referring to the Hero of Beginning, Kyle, right?”
Chen Xia asked with a serious expression.
Leo stared at her for a moment and let out a small sigh.
“I don’t think I can keep hiding it anymore.”
At his words, Chen Xia looked slightly tense.
“I am the Hero of Beginning, Kyle.”
“What?”
“I was reincarnated.”
Chen Xia wore a blank expression.
After a moment of confusion, as if she could not quite process it, she suddenly bolted upright with a look of sheer astonishment.
“Leo-nim is the Hero of Beginning, Kyle?!”
When Leo nodded, Chen Xia slumped back down into her seat.
She fell into deep thought.
Recalling Leo’s actions so far, Chen Xia let out a hollow laugh.
“I knew something was unusual about you since enrollment.”
His constant connection to the Great Heroes and that absurd rate of growth.
It was an unbelievable story, but if he was the Hero of Beginning, Kyle, then everything made sense.
'Even that overly mature side of him.'
Shaking her head, Chen Xia then looked slightly disappointed.
“Who else knows about your identity besides me, Leo-nim?”
“Dragon Lord Melina, Chelsea, and Eiran, I suppose.”
'Though Emperor Shan seems to have a vague inkling.'
Leo narrowed his eyes, thinking of Shau, the Emperor of Shan.
“I can understand Dragon Lord Melina... but to think you told Chelsea-ssi and Eiran-ssi and not me. I feel a bit slighted.”
“Aside from Melina, I originally had no intention of telling anyone.”
Leo sighed.
“That idiot Arron blurted out the secret to Chelsea first. And Eiran overheard our conversation.”
“Hmph. I see.”
Chen Xia sat back, her eyes narrowing slightly.
Watching them, Luna clapped her hands.
“Now that things are settled, let’s have some introductions. My name is Luna Lubinence.”
As Luna introduced herself with a beaming smile, Chen Xia replied,
“My name is Chen Xia.”
“Yes, nice to meet you. And you?”
“My name is Eiran Ersar.”
“Ersar?”
Luna paused.
Seeing this, Eiran smiled shyly and said,
“I am a descendant of Velkia-nim.”
“My goodness!”
Luna beamed.
“Velkia actually got married? I was a bit worried because her taste in books was so strange!”
(T/N: HAHAHAHAHAHA. So she is really her descendant. HAHAHAHA)
Luna stepped toward Eiran, grabbed her face, and examined her from different angles.
“Now that I look at you, you do resemble Velkia!”
“She doesn’t resemble her at all. That one was arrogant, but this one is cute,” Leo said indifferently.
“And she’s also a descendant of Vihar.”
“Oh my! Is that so?”
Luna looked delighted.
“I see. Those children left descendants in a peaceful world. What a relief.”
The sight of Luna smiling in relief was breathtakingly beautiful.
Eiran and Chen Xia stared at her, momentarily entranced.
“Right. Eiran, was it? Velkia was like a daughter to me. So don’t feel awkward; just treat me comfortably, like an unni.”
“Unni, my foot. You’re more like a grandmother.”
At Leo’s sarcasm, Luna glared and kicked him.
Leo dodged the attack with practiced ease.
Seeing the two of them bicker so comfortably, Chen Xia burst into laughter.
“So this is how the Great Heroes were. It’s fascinating that they aren’t much different from us.”
It reminded her of classmates bickering.
'I’ve never seen Leo-nim be so informal.'
Resting her chin on her hand, Chen Xia watched Leo and Luna.
'Then again, Leo-nim is the Hero of Beginning. A comrade who fought alongside her 5,000 years ago, risking the fate of the world.'
In a sense, she was one of the four people who could stand as Leo’s equal.
Watching the two continue to squabble, Chen Xia asked,
“By the way, what do we do now?”
She tilted her head.
“It’s all well and good that Luna-nim has returned to the living world like Arron-nim... but what should we do moving forward?”
“There’s something I want to do.”
“What is it?”
As Luna raised her hand, Leo looked puzzled.
“I want to visit a place called Lumene Academy.”
===
The week-long field training period came to an end.
On schedule, the second-year students returned to Lumene Academy one by one.
Of course, some students had not yet finished their assignments due to the nature of long-term missions.
The supplementary class schedules for them were set to proceed without a hitch.
“I’m back!”
Bang!
Eliana threw open the dormitory door, dashed straight into the lounge, and dove onto the sofa.
Thump!
“The lounge sofa really is the best! Mmm~ this comfort!”
Eliana stretched luxuriously, savoring the softness of the sofa.
“You’ve returned, Eliana-ssi.”
“Hi, Xia!”
Eliana waved brightly at Chen Xia, but then she spotted something and her eyes widened.
“Eiran? You’re Eiran from Seiren!”
Eliana bolted upright, looking shocked.
“Why are you wearing our school uniform?”
“I’ve come to study at Lumene for a while as an exchange student.”
“Aha! I see!”
Eliana nodded and looked beside her.
“And this is...”
Beside her was an elf, also wearing the Lumene uniform.
“I’m Lu. I’ve also come as an exchange student. Nice to meet you.”
“Ah. Lu? I’ve never heard that name before.”
Although they were from different schools, Eliana had interacted with Seiren’s second-years several times, so she knew the names of the students who stood out in their generation.
She had never heard the name Lu.
“L-Lu is likely in the lower class, that’s why,” Chen Xia explained.
“Oho, I see. Lower class.”
“Hmm-hmm!” Eliana crossed her arms and nodded.
Then she gave a bright smile.
“My name is Eliana Laden! I look forward to spending time with you!”
“Likewise.”
“By the way, your face looks incredibly familiar.”
Eliana narrowed her eyes, stroking her chin as she studied Lu.
“I often hear that I have a friendly face.”
“Ah, I see!”
Eliana was convinced by Lu’s nonchalant response.
Lu, or rather, Luna, smiled faintly at her.
The reason Eliana did not recognize her was simple.
It was because she was using perception-blocking magic.
Due to the magic’s influence, Eliana could not perceive Luna clearly, leading her to simply think she had a familiar face.
'Only I could pull this off.'
A mage equal to or superior to the one who cast the spell would be able to see through this perception-blocking magic.
However, there was no mage in this world superior to Luna.
'Melina really suffered for a few days.'
Upon hearing the news of Luna’s return, Melina had spent several days frantically creating a fake identity.
As a result, a student named Lu, a second-year from Seiren whom even Seiren did not know about, was born.
There was no reason for Lumene to suddenly verify her identity with Seiren.
While the two schools did exchange, they did not share such trivial information.
Leo chuckled as he watched Luna chatting and laughing happily with the Glory students.
“She’s very sociable.”
When Chen Xia remarked in admiration, Leo smirked.
“She’s always been good at making friends.”
Looking at Luna, Leo murmured to himself,
'I hope she has a wonderful time.'
===
That afternoon.
Second-year classes resumed.
The first class of the day was none other than Magic Studies.
The second-year Magic Studies students entered the large lecture hall.
And they were left speechless by the magic formulas filling the massive chalkboard.
“What on earth is that?”
“Is it an alien language?”
“No, wait, is that even a magic formula to begin with?”
The students began to buzz with confusion.
Chloe’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the almost grotesque formulas.
Her blue eyes quickly scanned the chalkboard.
“Hehehe, welcome, everyone.”
Len smiled smugly as he looked at the seated students.
“While you were all out on field training, I came up with a very interesting idea. So, I tried to turn it into a formula. Is there any student here who can vaguely understand what this magic is for just by looking at the formula?”
At those words, everyone’s gaze shifted toward Chloe.
Abad and Chelsea had not yet returned from their training.
But even if they had, the students would have looked at Chloe.
Among the second-year Magic Studies students, it was common knowledge that Chloe was the authority on magic theory.
Under everyone’s gaze, Chloe spoke.
“I believe it’s a magic formula related to time.”
“Excellent! Splendid! As expected of Chloe!”
Len clapped his hands with a satisfied smile.
“Now! To explain this magic in detail...”
“I think your formula calculation is wrong, Professor.”
Just then, someone raised her hand and interrupted Len.
Len’s eyes widened as he looked toward the source of the voice.
There stood Luna, her eyes sparkling, with her hand raised.
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