The Legendary Hero is an Academy Honor Student

Flowers filled the streets.

Leo fell into thought as he walked through the streets, where countless petals fluttered in tune with the festival atmosphere.

‘Worrying about Velkia, huh.’

If Luna herself considered Velkia to be her lingering regret, then it must be so.

On the other hand, it felt very much like her.

‘Me, Arron... and Luna, too. We all knew Velkia’s potential.’

One did not need to think deeply to know she would grow into a magnificent Magic Swordsman.

‘That’s why Arron and I didn’t worry much about Velkia when we set out on our final journey. But Luna was different.’

He recalled Luna, who kept looking back toward Velkia until the very end.

She must have been worried.

A concern separate from the matter of strength.

‘Being strong doesn’t mean your heart won’t break.’

Unlike Luna, Leo believed his disciple would overcome her challenges well.

‘Actually, I was more worried about Vihar than Velkia.’

It was not that he liked Vihar more than Velkia.

It was purely because of Vihar’s past.

‘In any case, I can’t think of a way to resolve Luna’s regret right now.’

Thinking that, Leo glanced at Eiran, who was walking ahead.

‘Should I visit Elsalbekia once the festival is over?’

He thought of the Ersar family, whom he had visited in his first year.

Traces of Velkia would surely remain there.

Wouldn’t Luna be relieved if she saw those traces?

‘...I don’t know.’

Leo clenched his fist.

He was pretending to be composed, but his heart was actually in turmoil.

Back when Arron vanished after subjugating Erebos.

Leo had wanted Arron to remain in this era.

He wanted Arron to enjoy the peaceful world he had created himself.

But Arron chose to return to his original place.

It was the same as then.

Leo wanted Luna to stay in this era for as long as possible.

It was a sentiment born purely out of a desire for the well-being of a comrade who had endured the Era of Calamity with him.

“What are you thinking so hard about?”

“About Luna.”

“Ah.”

Carr let out a small exclamation.

“You said she’s currently in a Spirit state, right?”

“Right.”

“Then is there a need to worry? It’s not like it’s an immediate problem. I think you can take your time thinking about the serious stuff later.”

Carr also knew it was not good for a Spirit to linger for too long.

However, he spoke calmly.

“I think you and Luna-nim deserve to enjoy life a bit more.”

“You’re a good guy, Carr.”

“Kyah~ I don’t know what to do with myself, being praised by the man who saved the world.”

Leo chuckled at Carr’s playful behavior.

“Ah! Come to think of it, let’s stop by Courage Street! I need to check if the items I put up for auction have sold.”

At those words, Leo, Eiran, and Chen Xia nodded.

In the bustling Courage Street, Carr went to the Auction Manager to receive his settlement money.

During that time, Leo, Eiran, and Chen Xia decided to look around Courage Street.

It was then.

“Listen to the heart-fluttering tales of the Great Heroes!”

Storytellers and bards were soliciting passersby.

It was such a familiar sight that Leo was about to laugh and walk past.

“Today, I shall tell you about a secret hidden in history. It is the story of Kyle, the Hero of Beginning.”

Someone was telling a story in a familiar voice.

Perhaps because the story was already rumored to be interesting, the area was crowded with people.

“There was a woman who loved Kyle, the Hero of Beginning. She was the hope and bright light of the dark Era of Calamity. It was Lysinas, the Wise King.”

The storyteller spoke in a mournful voice.

“But the person the Hero of Beginning actually loved was someone else. It was the beautiful, pure, merciful, and noble Elf like a single flower, Luna, the Founder of the Nebula.”

Due to the beautiful voice and the scandalous premise, the storyteller was surrounded by an audience.

“Leo-nim, it seems Luna-nim is quite drunk.”

Chen Xia said cautiously.

Just as she said, several wine bottles were rolling around Luna as she told the story.

“Oh my. To think Kyle-nim loved Luna-nim.”

Eiran covered her mouth, looking flustered.

Leo narrowed his eyes and looked at Luna.

Regardless, Luna was excitedly rattling off her story.

Luna’s storytelling was full of immersion.

She spoke as if she had truly witnessed those times.

It was natural, as she was someone who had actually been there.

Everything except the relationship between Luna and Kyle was the truth.

“The final moment arrived. ‘Luna! You mustn’t die! You said you would love me once this fight was over! You even left a mark of love on this cheek!’ ‘I’m sorry, Kyle. It seems I won’t be able to keep that promise.’”

‘...She remembers her confessing to me after all.’

Luna had clearly said before that she had no memory of when she came out of the Hero Record.

But as soon as he heard the story about the kiss on the cheek, he knew immediately.

Leo smiled coldly and pushed through the crowd toward Luna.

“Kyle smiled sadly! Even Lysinas, in that moment, mourned the death of Luna, whom she had hated... Hieek?”

When the story reached its climax, Luna let out a shriek.

She had made eye contact with Leo, who had somehow reached the very front of the crowd.

Leo spoke.

“Drag her over here.”

At those words, Chen Xia approached Luna without hesitation.

However, Eiran hesitated.

To an Elf, the act of dragging away Luna, the Founder of the Nebula, was a great profanity.

“It’s okay. I’ll allow it.”

But soon, after hearing Leo’s words, she seemed to make up her mind and approached Luna’s side.

Luna, with her arms caught on both sides, was dragged away by Chen Xia and Eiran as if she were being arrested.

“Wa-wait! You guys! How can you do this to me after I’ve been so nice to you?! Especially Eiran! You...”

“I-I’m sorry.”

“Eek! I knew it. Being nice is all for nothing! Let go! Let go of me! You dogs of Leo!”

Luna shouted.

“What? What on earth is happening?”

Carr, who had met up with Lunia while she was waiting to receive items there after getting his settlement money, could only stare blankly as Chen Xia and Eiran dragged Luna away.

===

After Leo’s group joined up with Luna’s group, they enjoyed the festival.

During that time, Luna did not say a single word to Leo.

Having sobered up, Luna was so embarrassed by her antics that she did not even look in Leo’s direction.

Leo also did not bother poking at the embarrassed Luna.

He just stared at her with a somehow unpleasant smile.

‘ I should punch him!’

Luna shouted internally, clenching her fist as a vein popped.

In various parts of Lumeria City, there were many shops opened by Lumene students.

Among them was a temporary cafe.

“Oh? Is that a cafe opened by the third-year Sunbaes?”

“It seems so.”

Carr and Chen Xia’s eyes widened as they saw their school Sunbaes.

As it was a cafe opened by Hero Candidates, it was bustling with customers.

For Lumene students, the Twilight Festival was essentially a school festival, so such things were possible.

“Oh!”

Then, a welcome voice was heard.

“Hyung-nim!”

Every eye in the shop turned to one place.

The reason was simple.

A beautiful female student had called a male student “Hyung-nim.”

Carr and Chen Xia also wore shocked expressions.

“Sunbae Lily, have you no shame?”

At Leo’s words, Lily’s face turned red.

It was not at all because she felt ashamed of the title.

“Hyung-nim. Please speak comfortably to me in front of others as well.”

It was because Leo, whom she had decided to serve as her master, was speaking formally to her.

‘Wouldn’t it be better to just call him Master if she’s going to be like that?’

While Leo sighed inwardly, Lily took the order and went back.

“What’s this? Since when did Lily Sunbae start calling you Hyung-nim?”

“It just happened.”

Leo spoke indifferently, resting his chin on his hand.

The sun was already setting.

Since the temporary cafe was located in the central plaza of Lumeria City, the stage where performances were held to celebrate the Twilight Festival was visible at a glance.

A famous orchestra and bards were singing on the stage.

“The atmosphere is nice.”

Luna muttered, resting her chin on her hand.

Just then, the Lumene Music Club went up on stage.

The one standing in the center was a familiar girl.

“It’s Chelsea.”

Carr let out an exclamation.

The Music Club had prepared not only a musical performance but also a congratulatory performance.

Soon, the instruments began to play, and Chelsea started to sing.

“♪”

With her eyes closed and a beautiful voice, she sang of the Genesis Heroes and the Great Heroes.

It was a song filled with gratitude for those who had worked to save this world.

Everyone wore a dazed expression at the sound of Chelsea’s voice.

Soon after the song ended, Chelsea smiled brightly, and the people in the entire plaza sent a round of applause.

Watching that scenery, Luna smiled.

“It’s dazzling.”

The sunset was already fading.

But to Luna, this sight was as dazzling as sunlight.

Leo, who was watching that scene in silence, let out a deep sigh inwardly.

===

After the sun set, the group first returned to their lodgings.

It was to organize the many things they had bought while looking around the festival.

Luna, back in her room, organized her luggage.

Most of it was related to magic.

Luna looked at the Magic Tomes she was currently writing.

They contained magic created after seeing the mages she considered to be the future.

With a soft smile, Luna took out a bottle.

“Anyway, it really looks like that vulgar medicine.”

It was when Luna was tilting her head in curiosity.

Knock knock.

“Come in.”

When she answered the knock, Leo opened the door and entered.

At that, Luna looked startled and turned her head away.

“Hey. You have memories of confessing to me, don’t you?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

When Luna’s face crumpled, the corners of Leo’s mouth curled up.

“Don’t play innocent! I know you have memories of when we defeated Zerdeac in the Hero Record.”

Luna, realizing she had been caught, made a frustrated face and then snorted.

“Fine! I remember! So what!”

“Why did you lie and say you didn’t?”

“Because you were so composed it was annoying!”

Luna shouted.

Looking at Luna, Leo frowned deeply.

“And what was that story earlier? Because of that, a story is spreading in the streets that I liked you!”

“Well, that’s great then!”

“You could just tell the truth, so why spread false rumors!”

“I’ll make sure to make it look like the truth! I’ll brainwash all the other kids too! That you used to like me!”

“This tomboy.”

“I held back my embarrassment and confessed to you! How can you be so composed?!”

“I can be composed. If you had made it obvious in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“Ah! So frustrating! Then how did you know Lysinas liked you?! She made it even less obvious than me!”

In fact, she had made it obvious, but Luna just had not noticed at all.

“I found out by looking at the letter she left behind.”

“So you didn’t know while she was alive?”

“Yeah.”

“Ah! Seriously! Why on earth did I fall for such an idiot! And why does she like this idiot!”

Watching Luna stomp her feet and throw a tantrum, Leo let out a chuckle.

“The one who falls in love first loses.”

“If you move that mouth one more time, I’ll kill you.”

Luna growled.

“I even kissed you on the cheek when I confessed! Give me back my confession!”

“Stop talking nonsense. And what’s the big deal about a kiss on the cheek?”

“It is a big deal! Lysinas could never do something like that!”

“What do you mean ‘could never’? She even put her tongue in my mouth.”

Crack!

Luna was so shocked that she unconsciously gripped her hand with force.

Accordingly, the bottle she was holding shattered as if it had exploded.

Naturally, the contents inside splashed everywhere, and Luna was covered in it.

Completely stunned, Luna’s mouth hung open.

Then she lunged at Leo, grabbed him by the collar, and shook him violently.

“When! Exactly when!”

“When I saw her in the Hero Record before.”

“Don’t lie! There’s no way that demure Lysinas would do such a thing! You forced yourself on her! That’s it, isn’t it!”

“Not at all.”

“She was a total lecherous dragon then!”

“Maybe you’re just excessively naive?”

Leo teased Luna.

Thoroughly provoked, Luna grabbed Leo’s collar even tighter and shook him.

While they were lunging at each other in such close proximity, the two of them suddenly felt something strange.

Sizzle.

The sound of something melting.

“Wait, what’s wrong with the clothes?”

“Don’t try to change the subject!”

When Leo noticed the anomaly and spoke, Luna, whose ears were red, glared at him.

“Hey, wait. What was that thing you just broke?”

“I bought it at the auction house because some old geezer had made a Perverse Potion or whatever, calling it a Love Elixir.”

“What?”

Leo wore a rare look of panic.

And he hurriedly pushed Luna away.

Drip.

Luna also realized something was wrong and looked down at her body.

And she let out a scream of horror as she saw her clothes slowly melting away.

“What! Why is this real!”

“That guy Carr...”

Luna screamed, and Leo, realizing the culprit, clicked his tongue.

In the end, Leo and Luna were left exactly as they had been born.

“Inventing a drug like this! I’m going to kill that perverted old man!”

“He’s already dead.”

“I’ll kill him twice!”

Luna’s furious voice echoed through the room.

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