Book 1 Chapter 1009

1009.

Miss Beauty Pageant Waiting Room.

"Where is Leo!"

Lunias, eyes narrowed, burst into the women's waiting room.

Everyone froze in surprise at Lunias's sudden appearance.

'Why is she looking for Leo here?'

Celia, who was talking to Nella, had a bewildered expression.

Leo wasn't even attending the beauty pageant in the first place.

And she was looking for him in the women's waiting room, not the men's.

Nella also looked clueless when Iliana, standing in a corner, suddenly stood up.

"Lunias! Why are you looking for the class president here?"

Iliana waved her hands warily.

"And the registration is already closed. Shoo- shoo- go away."

"Aang?!"

Lunias's expression turned grim as she looked at Iliana gesturing her away.

At that gaze, Iliana flinched and recoiled.

"Why are you looking for Young Master Leo here, Miss Lunias?"

Chen Xia approached with a bright smile.

"That's because! That guy is disgracing heroes… Ugh?! Ugh! Ugh!"

At that moment, someone appeared from behind and covered Lunias's mouth.

Startled and struggling, Lunias's eyes met red eyes, and her expression turned shocked.

"Want to follow me for a moment?"

Leo smiled and dragged Lunias to the private room assigned to the waiting room.

Chen Xia followed behind, smiling faintly.

"I'm sorry for the disturbance. Please don't mind it."

After Chen Xia also entered Leo's room.

Iliana said to Celia and Nella with a serious expression.

"Lunias isn't participating, is she?"

Iliana didn't want more competitors.

*Thump!*

As the door closed, Lunias immediately shouted.

"Leo! What is this outfit!"

"There are circumstances."

"Circumstances or not, what if you get caught dressed so indecently!"

Chen Xia sighed softly as she watched Lunias shout, her face completely flushed.

"That's right. You should maintain your dignity."

"Xia is right! You are the king of the beginning! A leader who guides the heroes of this era! If it gets out that you're cross-dressing, it'll be the biggest disgrace… Kyaaaaaaak?!"

"Oh my?"

Lunias screamed and shut her eyes tightly as she watched Leo shed his top without hesitation.

Chen Xia also covered her eyes with her hands, but she slightly parted her fingers to peek.

"Why! Why are you suddenly taking off your clothes!"

Leo replied, looking at Lunias, who had turned around, her ears red and flustered.

"You said you didn't like cross-dressing. And I only took off my top, not all of it."

"No! Even so, showing bare skin…!"

"You're surprisingly naive."

"Naive? What do you mean by that!"

Lunias, provoked, narrowed her eyes and turned around, then quickly closed her eyes and turned back.

Leo chuckled at Lunias's words and said to Chen Xia.

"If you're going to look, just look, don't sneak."

"Yes~"

Chen Xia replied with a smile and lowered her hands.

Leo also took off the long skirt he was wearing.

Of course, he was wearing school uniform pants under the skirt.

*Grind! Grind!*

And he returned his body shape, which had been altered through aura skills, to its original state.

The school uniform, which had been adjusted to his body shape with magic, also returned to its original size.

"Whew."

Leo stretched his neck left and right, freed from the stuffiness.

At that moment.

Chen Xia approached and poked Leo's stomach.

"Wow- obviously, but your body is really well-trained."

"Don't touch."

"It won't wear out."

"It will."

Leo smiled at her words, and Chen Xia pressed Leo's abs with her fingers.

"Hmph! Hmph!"

Then she looked at Lunias and said.

"Miss Lunias, would you like to touch it too?"

"Seriously! Don't humans have any shame?!"

"Considering the books Miss Airan reads, it's not that surprising."

"Airan is the weird one!"

Chen Xia chuckled at their reaction and poked Leo's stomach like a cat.

*Tap-*

Leo grabbed Chen Xia's wrists.

"I told you it would wear out."

"……"

Chen Xia, with a pout at Leo's restraint, said.

"If you're going to be unfair, Young Master Leo, you can touch my stomach too."

"If I caress your stomach, isn't that more like a reward for you?"

"Oh my? That sounds a bit like overconfidence?"

Chen Xia stuck out her tongue and pulled her wrists free from Leo's grip.

Then, while Leo was putting on his school uniform shirt and buttoning it up, she brought him his school uniform jacket.

Lunias opened her eyes at the sound of clothes being put on and turned her head.

Then she looked at Chen Xia helping Leo get dressed with a peculiar expression.

"Now you're going to be the Emperor of Shan, and you're helping Leo dress?"

"Well, I am in a position to serve Young Master Leo."

Chen Xia smiled faintly as if she had no qualms.

Lunias looked at Leo.

"He wants to do it this way."

Seeing Leo sigh lightly, Lunias shook her head.

"By the way. Why were you cross-dressing! And why did you enter the beauty pageant!"

"Some mean girls tricked me."

"It's because Young Master Leo was teasing me."

"Be quiet."

Leo flicked Chen Xia's head.

Rubbing her head, Chen Xia said.

"The fact that Young Master Leo changed clothes means there's a problem, right?"

"I think so."

"You think so?"

Chen Xia looked puzzled at the somewhat vague answer.

Leo opened his palm.

Along with it, seven summoning circles appeared on his palm.

*Poof-!*

With a small puff of smoke, small-sized phantom beasts and spirits were summoned.

-Leo!

Kirian immediately flew to Leo's head and grabbed his hair.

-Find me a suitable mate!

"Why a mate?"

-That foolish fairy doesn't want to be the Fairy King.

Fiora flew and perched on Leo's shoulder.

After inheriting Baekyeom from Katariyu, Fiora could handle her power more skillfully.

Seeing Fiora like that, Lunias took out some snacks from her pocket and placed them on her palm.

"Fiora, come here?"

*Peep- Peep-!*

Of course, she was still a child who couldn't resist sweets.

-Leo! The Fairy King has too much to do! Find a partner quickly, get married, have children, and pass on the Fairy King position!

Watching Kirian whine with a tearful face, Leo slapped his own head with his palm.

Kirian, who was hit on the palm like a mosquito, fell to the floor.

"Huff! Master! Please hit me with such a fierce hand!"

Ati clung to Leo's feet and pleaded.

"……"

Leo felt a throbbing in his head from the absurd cries of his summoned beasts, who were now kings.

It was troublesome before, but it's even noisier now that they've leveled up.

-Leo, why did you call us?

Elsi asked, holding Kirian, Fiora, and Ati with shadows.

Even if they protested, their mouths were covered, and they couldn't move.

Watching them, Leo said.

"I don't know what kind of situation will arise. So I need your help."

Saying that, Leo spoke to Undine, the Great Water Spirit.

"Undine. Help Chen Xia."

-Yes.

"Istar, stick with Lil. Deliver my message too."

-Understood.

"Fiora, move with Lunias. Kirian, go to Melina."

*Peep-*

"Ati. Protect Elena."

"Yes, Master."

Except for Ati, Leo assigned his contracted Great Spirits and phantom beasts to the summoners who could wield their powers.

In general, Great Spirits and phantom beasts have strong pride.

They do not lend their power to those with whom they have not made a contract.

However, it was different when the one giving the command was Leo.

The great hero who saved the world.

They could not refuse the command of such a great hero.

At Leo's command, Lunias and Chen Xia instinctively sensed that something serious was happening.

"Leo, what in the world is going on?"

Lunias asked with a bewildered expression.

"There will be an attack."

"An attack?!"

Lunias's eyes widened.

"Perhaps."

"Perhaps? What do you mean by that?"

Chen Xia looked bewildered.

"It's a feeling."

At Leo's words, Lunias and Chen Xia looked dumbfounded.

However, Lunias, realizing that Leo wouldn't say nonsense, asked.

"What about stopping the Ruse Battle?"

"That might not be a good choice."

At Leo's words, Lunias scowled.

"Don't make a big deal out of it, just defend with your own strength."

"Will it be possible with just us?"

Seeing Lunias's serious expression, Leo smiled faintly.

"It's possible."

"What?"

"You are both undeniable heroes now, aren't you?"

At Leo's words, Chen Xia and Lunias's eyes widened.

"I believe in you."

"Ugh… That means a lot and I'm very happy, but…"

"It feels incredibly heavy."

"It's not a heavy feeling."

Leo chuckled.

"It will actually be heavy."

Leo patted Lunias and Chen Xia on the shoulders.

"Unlike before, it means I trust you."

"What? So you didn't trust us before?"

As Lunias scowled, Leo nodded.

"How can I trust children?"

"Really!"

Lunias, with a provoked expression, scoffed and left the room, leaving the waiting room.

Walking down the hallway with Chen Xia, Lunias looked resentful.

"He's really… How long does he plan to treat us like children?"

"Um… But…"

"Why? Did you leave something behind?"

Glancing back, Chen Xia looked slightly unfamiliar and said.

"No. I think Young Master Leo's attitude has changed a bit… but it's probably my imagination."

***

-Trust… That's a word that doesn't suit Leo.

Elsi let out a wry smile.

"That's right. I don't really like trusting anyone."

At Leo's words, Laruelle tilted his head.

-Why don't you trust?

"Everyone I trusted died."

-Ah…

Seeing Leo reply as if it were nothing, Laruelle's face darkened.

"Don't worry about it. It will be different from now on."

Saying that as if he didn't care, Leo said to Laruelle.

"Laruelle. Seirun has crossed over to the mortal realm. Help him."

-Yes.

After Laruelle also left, Leo opened the window and headed to the highest point in the school.

And he looked down.

-By the way, Leo.

"Why."

-Before, you would pat my head, but today you patted my shoulder?

"Did I?"

-Yes.

Leo tilted his head.

Elsi, sitting on Leo's shoulder, rhythmically tapped his legs and said.

-Now you trust us as colleagues… and your attitude is changing accordingly.

Elsi smiled brightly and said.

-Well, you can't just see us as children anymore, can you?

Leo chuckled at that and flicked his index finger, hitting Elsi's forehead.

*Tink-*!

-Ouch!

"Stop talking nonsense and focus."

***

A man walking through the crowd stopped.

"This is tiresome."

The man took out a black bead from his pocket.

"But that's the end of it. I'm starting to see a way to deal with Leo Flov."

The man chuckled and looked back.

"Isn't that right, Princess Rena?"

"Do you remember how many times this is?"

"Let me see. I gave up counting after 100."

"……"

Rena looked at the man with eyes full of hatred.

"Give up too. As I've said many times, I'm not trying to destroy the world."

"Nonsense…!"

"This is merely the first step to starting a new era."

The man said with hatred.

"The first step to restarting the era of heroes that Leo Flov ended."

*Fwoosh-!*

Black flames erupted from the bead in the man's hand.