Two days had passed since the request mission ended.
The returned students were gathered in the lounge in small groups, chatting away.
“Are you going to get a room for the Twilight Festival?”
“Of course! I already made a reservation!”
“How? The competition for reservations must be fierce.”
The main topic of conversation among the students was the upcoming Twilight Festival.
A grand festival held once every five years.
As a festival honoring Lumene, the Twilight Knight, one of the Genesis Heroes and the founder of Lumene Academy, it was world-renowned.
During this period, it was a major event visited not only by outsiders but by many different races.
“The Twilight Festival!”
Suddenly, a door on one side of the lounge burst open.
It was the door connected to the study room.
And the student who came flying out, looking quite out of place for a study room, was Eliana.
“Me too! Me too! I want to plan the schedule together!”
Eliana tried to enthusiastically join the group of students.
However, someone was faster and grabbed Eliana by the scruff of her neck.
“You cannot.”
It was none other than Chen Xia.
“Leo-nim’s special tutoring session isn’t over yet, so where do you think you’re going?”
“B-but!”
“Leo-nim is taking time specifically for you, Miss Eliana. Are you planning to ignore his sincerity?”
“Hieek?!”
Eliana turned pale at Chen Xia’s cold words.
Usually, she was the gentle eldest sister figure of the second-years, but when she got angry, she was the scariest among them.
“That’s the price for being lazy all the time.”
“Study some more.”
Jeers erupted from the dormitory lounge.
“Hey! You guys are all dead later!”
Eliana glared and swung her fist.
Chen Xia dragged Eliana back into the study room.
===
Inside the study room, there were six students, including Eliana.
Leo stood at the front, and before him sat Chloe, Eiran, and Eliana.
Chen Xia stood by the door, and Luna sat next to her with her arms crossed and legs tucked.
Leo spoke.
“Shall we start again?”
Leo pointed to a makeshift chalkboard and said.
“As you can see, Eliana, your magic is focused on destructive power.”
“Like I said before, total annihilation with overwhelming power! That’s the Laden family motto!”
“Wow, that’s so cool!”
“Hmph!”
As Eiran clapped in admiration, Chloe spoke coldly.
“Don’t be impressed. She’s just a charge-happy idiot.”
“Class Rep! Chloe called me a charge-happy idiot!”
Eliana wailed and pleaded.
“Well, I agree with Chloe’s opinion.”
At Leo’s words, Eliana’s shoulders slumped.
Eliana was one of the top-ranked students even among the second-years.
The absolute, undisputed strongest.
Excluding Leo, she was one of the eight students mentioned when discussing the strongest of the second year.
Celia, Chen Xia, and Duran from the Knights Department.
Chloe, Abad, and Chelsea from the Magic Department.
Eliza and Walden from the Summoning Department.
Of course, there were differences even among them, but considering their respective specialties and potential for growth, they were evaluated as being neck-and-neck.
Even excluding the anomaly that was Leo, they were a Golden Generation the likes of which had never been seen in Lumene’s history.
Literally, their potential for growth was limitless.
And one of the people counted right behind this line of the strongest was Eliana.
However, she was also undervalued compared to her skills.
The biggest reason for that was Eliana’s personality.
“You’re impatient.”
“Gah?!”
“Simple-minded and ignorant.”
“Ack!”
“So, no matter who the opponent is, you just charge in and get your head cracked first.”
“Ugh!”
At Leo’s words, Eliana tumbled from her chair.
Seeing Eliana twitching as if she had taken a critical hit, a startled Eiran rushed to tend to her.
But Chloe let out a deep sigh.
Certainly, if she could just fix those points, Eliana could improve much more than she had until now.
“The professors have tried, and I’ve also put a lot of effort into fixing those traits until now. Because you can definitely become much greater.”
“Class Rep!”
Eliana’s face was filled with emotion, her eyes brimming with tears.
“But someone once told me. You can’t fix people.”
“Pffft!”
At Leo’s following words, Eliana was completely sunk.
“Sniff, sniff... I’ve been abandoned by the Class Rep.”
“Stop talking nonsense and listen to the rest.”
“Huh?”
“I’ve changed my mind.”
“I thought that if I can’t fix that tendency, I should just strengthen the benefits you can get from that charge.”
“Huh?”
Leo glanced at Luna.
Meeting Leo’s eyes, Luna smiled brightly.
===
“Did you two perhaps receive training from Arron?”
After returning to Fairy Land.
Luna asked as she watched Eiran and Chen Xia sparring in the Training Grounds.
At that question, Eiran and Chen Xia, who were sparring, widened their eyes.
“Did Leo-nim tell you?”
“I only heard from Kyle that Arron had crossed over to this world. Also the story that you defeated a Fragment of Erebos together.”
Luna closed her eyes with her arms crossed.
She had heard the story of Arron that Leo had relayed.
When she heard with what thoughts Arron had sacrificed himself, her heart ached.
On the other hand, hearing the story of Arron, who had ultimately overcome everything and grown, made her feel proud.
'That’s Arron for you.'
Recalling that back that always gave her courage, Luna broke into a faint smile.
Eiran and Chen Xia thought that smile somehow resembled Leo’s.
“Anyway.”
Luna opened her eyes and said.
“I knew you were trained by Arron just by looking at your movements. I could catch glimpses of Arron’s movements in yours.”
“Wow, you can recognize that?”
“Hmph, who do you think I am? I am Luna, Founder of the Nebula.”
Luna brushed her hair back with a boastful expression.
To be sure, Luna’s specialty, no matter what anyone said, was Magic.
Of course, as a Summoner, her talent was so outstanding that she had formed a Covenant with Silload, the successor to the Fairy King.
In addition to that, Luna’s hand-to-hand combat ability was also overwhelming, enough for her to be active on the front lines if necessary.
Though she could not handle Aura, her combat ability was top-notch.
That was why she could catch a glimpse of Arron’s shadow in the two of them.
“Ultimately, Arron is a genius-type fool.”
“A genius-type fool?”
Seeing Eiran’s bewildered expression, Luna made a sulky face.
“He’s terrible at teaching others. He does everything as if it’s natural, so he can’t explain it at all.”
“Ah...”
“I think I understand what you mean.”
Eiran and Chen Xia recalled Arron’s image as he brightly asked, 'See? It’s easy, right?'
“So he teaches through practical experience. That’s why you naturally end up learning Arron’s movements.”
“That’s definitely true.”
“It was extremely difficult, but I felt like he was matching his level to ours.”
At Luna’s words, Chen Xia and Eiran nodded.
At those words, Luna laughed plaintively.
“That’s all thanks to this Unni’s sacrifice.”
“Pardon?”
“What does that mean?”
Chen Xia and Eiran looked confused by Luna’s sudden reaction, but Luna gazed into the distance.
In the past, she had once sparred one-on-one with Arron to practice close combat as if it were a real battle.
And she had suffered a terrible fate at the hands of Arron, who at the time didn’t know how to control his strength.
'Don’t go easy on me, come at me!'
At Luna’s always confident shout, Arron had hesitated before eventually making a mess of her.
'If Lysinas had been even a little bit later, I would have been traumatized.'
She remembered the damn human guy and the dwarf guy holding their stomachs and laughing behind Lysinas, who was advising Arron to control his strength.
'Yeah. I should hit him one more time later.'
“Arron probably helped the children who handle Aura grow, right?”
“Yes.”
“I can’t just lose to him.”
Luna laughed, “Hohoho!”
“Therefore! This Luna shall teach you Magic! That’s what I’m saying!”
“It’s such an honor!”
Eiran said with a bright smile.
“But Luna-nim. I’m a knight?”
“Yes. But you can use Summoning too, can’t you?”
Luna gave a knowing smile.
“I’m also excellent at Summoning. Unlike that fool, I can give clear and systematic help! Now, what kind of Summoned Beast do you handle?”
“Ah, my specialty is the Water Spirit.”
Chen Xia said with a bright smile.
Learning from the Great Hero Luna was welcome, no matter what it was.
Moreover, to receive guidance in Spirit Magic from an Elf, the race most proficient in it.
Although Luna was famous for her magic, it was a well-known story that she was a powerful Summoner.
At Chen Xia’s words, Luna stared intently at her before nodding.
“Yes. From today, you shall switch from being a Spirit Mage to a Summoner.”
“Pardon?”
Chen Xia wore a bewildered expression.
Of course, Chen Xia also had contracts with Low-Rank Summoned Beasts.
However, for Chen Xia, who had thought all her life that she had more talent in Spirit Magic, the sudden suggestion to change her specialty was baffling.
“You have more talent as a Summoner than as a Spirit Mage.”
“R-really?”
“Yes. You must not have known at all. Don’t worry. This Unni will—”
“Where do you think you’re trying to pull a scam?”
Leo appeared, scowling.
“Are you trying to convert a Spirit Mage into a Summoner just because you can’t teach Spirit Magic?”
“Tch!”
Luna clicked her tongue at Leo’s words.
At that reaction, Chen Xia looked puzzled.
“Lady Luna, can you not use Spirit Magic?”
“She can’t. She has no Spirit affinity.”
“Usually, Elfs who use Summoning are good at Spirit Magic... that’s unexpected.”
Seeing Chen Xia’s bewildered expression, Leo smirked.
“This girl has a nature-destroying personality, so Spirits never want to come near her.”
“Who has a nature-destroying personality? Who has a nature-destroying personality?!”
Luna, her eyes wide, grabbed Leo by the collar and shook him wildly.
Ignoring her, Leo spoke.
“So? You want to teach the kids magic?”
At that question, Luna nodded.
“Arron also stayed in this world and left various things behind, didn’t he?”
Luna crossed her arms.
“I want to be of some help, too.”
Luna wore a serious expression.
“Are there any kids you’ve picked out?”
“The one who caught my eye the most was the child named Chloe.”
Luna thought of Chloe.
From the perspective of a vastly senior mage, Chloe was admirable.
Moreover...
“It seems that child has a talent she hasn’t realized yet.”
“A talent she hasn’t realized yet?”
“Yes.”
Luna smiled brightly.
“I got an inspiration from seeing her.”
“An inspiration, huh.”
When it came to magic, Leo and Luna had different perspectives.
If so, it was certain that Chloe had a talent that not even Leo, let alone herself, had realized.
“In addition to her, that girl Eliana. She’s a Magic Swordsman, right? She also doesn’t properly understand her own Mana Trait.”
“I thought Eliana was making plenty of use of her talent.”
“Certainly, Light-attribute magic is flashy and powerful. But I think she needs to develop her magic in a different direction.”
“What direction?”
At Leo’s question, Luna smiled brightly.
===
“Speed.”
“I’m already plenty fast?”
Eliana wore a puzzled expression at the suggestion to strengthen her speed.
“It seems your Light Mana Trait is more suited for speed than destructive power.”
“Hmm?”
“If done right, wouldn’t your instantaneous speed become even faster than Duran’s?”
“What?!”
Eliana’s eyes went wide.
The Leo she knew was absolutely not someone who would make empty remarks.
“Lightning Flash Sword Eliana!”
Seeing Eliana breathing through her nose with sparkling eyes, Chen Xia muttered.
“Eliana-ssi is quite simple.”
“Hmm? I think she’s childlike and cute.”
Luna laughed.
Leo taught Eliana the Magic Formula that Luna had created.
'Luna is different from Arron.'
Magic is a realm of research and exploration.
It is a discipline where one must fully understand what they use.
In that sense, Luna’s genius boasted excellence not only in personal strength but also in teaching someone else.
In particular, her ability to see through others’ Magic Power talent and craft magic was very exceptional.
“How did you think of this?”
It was while Chloe was marveling.
“Chloe.”
“Huh?”
“Lu says she wants to talk with you.”
At those words, Chloe widened her eyes and looked back at Luna.
Luna waved her hand at Chloe.
'I wanted to have a discussion about magic with that child, so this is perfect.'
Chloe also approached Luna with sparkling eyes.
Leo stared intently at the scene.
“Luna-nim looks like she’s having fun.”
“I suppose so. For Luna, having such an enthusiastic magic discussion is one of the most enjoyable things.”
Leo muttered as he stared at Luna.
“Leo-nim?”
'...What exactly is Luna’s lingering regret?'
Watching Luna laugh and talk with Chloe, Leo looked down at his hands.
Luna was not staying in this world through Divine Power.
She was staying through the Magic Power Luna had left in Cometes.
The Magic Power left in Cometes was not small.
In addition to that, the amount of Magic Power used to manifest Luna was extremely small.
'Existing with a physical body as a Spirit itself is an incredible thing.'
Perhaps Luna’s existence alone would advance the magic of this era.
But...
'Is it right to keep Luna in this world?'
Leo’s eyes grew hazy.
Spirit.
A manifestation of the resonance of Mana left by a powerful soul with lingering regrets, through the Spirit Power of a Necromancer.
But it was absolutely not a natural state.
5,000 years ago.
It was for that reason that Lysinas did not hold onto the Spirits and instead let them pass on.
'The resonance left in a Spirit fades more and more as time goes by. In the end, it is something with lingering regrets for this world. The regrets of old Spirits eventually become obsessions. And they forget themselves.'
Lysinas had smiled bitterly.
'A Spirit is an ego strong enough to remain with regrets for the world. As such, Spirits have strong self-love. There is nothing as miserable as losing oneself. That is why a Necromancer honors the memory of a Spirit and consoles their soul. A Spirit can never be happy.'
Recalling Lysinas’s words, Leo opened his eyes.
In that moment, he met Luna’s eyes.
Luna looked at Leo and gave a bright, joyful smile.
Seeing that smile, Leo smiled back.
'For now, being together must be enjoyable for Luna too.’
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