Book 1 Chapter 1015
1015.
Luna’s eyes widened as she looked at the place where Vellyan had been moments ago.
[Hmph.]
Luna, now an adult and floating in mid-air with her legs crossed, stroked her chin.
“What happened?”
[What do you mean, what happened?]
Luna clicked her tongue.
While she was interested in a person from the future, her curiosity about time-manipulating magic was even greater.
Adult Luna knew.
That her remaining time was short.
‘It’s a coincidence.’
She recalled her last memory before regaining consciousness.
The memory of acknowledging Lunia as her successor and confessing her feelings to the entire world.
At that time, Luna had consumed all the mana that allowed her to exist as a heroic spirit.
However, by coming to the present, her childhood self in the hero’s world made her existence possible again.
Of course, her presence was now very faint compared to back then.
She could only exert power through her childhood self.
‘In this state, it would be impossible to form a heroic spirit contract with that Kyle fellow.’
She felt a deep sense of regret.
She was happy to be able to meet again, but it was inevitable that her heart would sink.
‘Let’s put my personal feelings aside for now.’
Luna silently recalled the dragon from the future that had been engulfed by black flames and disappeared.
Now that she had discovered the endless loop, Luna had deciphered the entire magic.
She also realized that a space of a certain size was currently isolated from the outside.
She then pursued the master of the magic that controlled that space and succeeded in confronting that dragon.
However, as soon as the dragon encountered Luna, it disappeared.
‘Flames of Calamity.’
She thought of the Flames of Calamity that had consumed the dragon from the future.
“Hmph. Did it run away, scared of me?”
[…….]
Luna silently watched her childhood self, who was slightly boastful.
Sensing her gaze, young Luna’s eyes widened as she spoke.
“Why?”
[No, I was just wondering where that baseless confidence comes from.]
“Hmph. Didn’t you say I’m the strongest archmage in magic history? Since you know my reputation, of course, it would be scary, wouldn’t it?”
Luna’s lips curled upwards, and she puffed out her chest.
Seeing her childhood self like that, Luna let out a hollow laugh.
‘What can I say. It has to be me, I guess.’
She had been so dejected just moments ago, but now she was incredibly arrogant.
Of course, this impudent side of her was more like herself than the other.
‘Still, the previous self was much cuter.’
Luna felt that her dejected childhood self was much cuter than her current self.
‘Now, what can I say… it suddenly became impudent?’
Luna clicked her tongue softly.
‘I think I just boosted its ego unnecessarily. The cuteness is gone, and it’s become obnoxious.’
Thinking that far, Luna shivered and shook her shoulders.
‘Could it be that Kyle felt this way when he looked at me?’
The thought made Luna grab her head.
‘No! I had every right to be confident! This cheeky brat is just boasting about the achievements I made as if they were their own!’
Young Luna’s eyes widened slightly as she watched her future self writhing and struggling.
“You’re having some very rude thoughts about me right now, aren’t you?”
[No.]
Luna shamelessly shook her head.
Young Luna glared intently at her future self.
Luna, completely ignoring the gaze, spoke.
[It probably didn’t run away out of fear.]
“Then?”
[Did you see the black flames?]
“Yes. It looked very ominous. Is it a magic you know?”
[It’s not magic.]
Luna’s eyes turned cold.
She couldn’t forget, even if she tried.
[Flames of Calamity.]
“……!”
Young Luna’s eyes widened.
“The evil god you mentioned that would destroy the world?”
[That’s right.]
‘Saying I died because of that… it’s probably best not to.’
Luna sighed softly.
Even if it was herself.
Even if she could guess the future, it would be too cruel to tell her younger self the full details until the very end.
[I thought they were just meddling from the future.]
Luna’s expression turned cold.
[It seems to be related to that damned ball of fire.]
As Luna clicked her tongue.
“Luna-nim. You were here.”
Seirun appeared behind Luna.
Seirun also felt Erebus’s power.
He also recognized the spatial isolation and, judging that the magic’s source was related to Erebus, had tracked it.
However, he had not yet figured out that time was looping.
Seirun looked at Luna with a slightly perplexed expression.
The Nebula’s progenitor he admired deeply.
Seirun still revered Luna and wanted to become like her.
But even so, Luna now was still young.
‘I’m not overconfident in my abilities… but is it just a coincidence that he arrived one step ahead of me?’
As Seirun felt perplexed, young Luna spoke.
“Seirun.”
“Yes.”
“First, let’s go back and talk with Leo.”
“Understood.”
Seirun bowed politely and returned to the room where they were currently staying with Luna.
***
“…….”
Rena silently watched Melina examine her body.
“Yes, all the wounds have healed now.”
Melina smiled and stood up.
“Thank you for the treatment.”
“Heh heh. It was nothing difficult.”
Melina, who answered Rena with a smile, left the room.
“Elena.”
“Yes, Professor Mel.”
“I think I need to go to Dragonia for a while.”
Melina’s face clouded over upon hearing the news of the Undead King.
“Please take good care of Leo-nim.”
“Yes.”
Melina entrusted her authority to Elena, the eldest among those who knew the full story of the current events.
After Melina left, Elena led Rena somewhere.
“You probably have a general idea of who we’re going to meet next, right?”
“…….”
Rena paused for a moment at Elena’s question, then nodded.
“Grandfather.”
“That’s right.”
Elena nodded and led Rena to Leo’s room.
“What about the others?”
“The Undead King has moved. Although that fact hasn’t been publicly announced yet… we need to be prepared for any contingencies.”
“…….”
Nothing had officially surfaced yet.
However, those who had perceived the unusual situation were covertly on guard against Tartarus.
‘Leo-kun and Melina-nim too… I expected there wouldn’t be any more movement.’
Elena narrowed her eyes.
Finally reaching the door, Elena knocked lightly and gestured for Rena to enter.
“Let’s go in.”
As the door opened, the first thing Rena saw was fiery red hair.
The gaze directed at Rena held a hint of complex emotion.
Lunia El Lundia.
A great elf who would later ascend to the position of the first president leading the elf race.
Rena bowed slightly.
Then, she turned her gaze and looked to one side, her eyes widening.
‘The Comet Mage!’
Seirun, also renowned as a hero of great achievement in later generations, was braiding young Luna’s hair.
Finally, Rena’s gaze landed on…
‘Ah…….’
Red eyes that bore a striking resemblance to her own.
Compared to the appearance Rena remembered, he was not just young, but a child.
However, the depth of those eyes was the same.
A great hero who perfectly repelled the immense disaster that threatened the world.
The king of the world who ushered in a new era, like the hero of the beginning.
Rena, who had been frozen while looking at Leo, hastily adjusted her posture.
Rena looked at Leo, tapped her right chest three times, then bowed her head and knelt.
“Renasion Flove, I pay my respects to the great King of the Beginning.”
“Huh…….”
Leo let out an exclamation of admiration.
Elena smiled brightly at Leo.
“Leo-kun, you seem surprised to see your granddaughter from the future?”
“No, not particularly.”
“Hm?”
“It’s the first time I’ve seen someone perfectly perform the ancient dragon etiquette.”
At his words, Seirun, who was braiding Luna’s hair, paused.
“Haven’t you met Rodia?”
“I have.”
“Isn’t she well-versed in ancient dragon etiquette?”
“Well-versed, my foot. She was a complete mess.”
“What? She boasted as if she knew her race’s ancient etiquette very well?!”
“Did she?”
“Yes! She acted so cultured and demure!”
“From what I saw, she was almost like she’d swallowed etiquette whole, let alone being cultured.”
“I knew it. A con artist lizard.”
“She must have only learned that from Richinas.”
Young Luna, listening to their conversation, glanced at the air.
Adult Luna was holding her stomach and laughing uncontrollably as she listened to their conversation.
[That junior, Richinas, must be something else! Like master, like disciple!]
‘In my opinion, you and Seirun are also like master and disciple.’
[Of course! Look at Seirun and Lunia. They’re just like me, aren’t they?]
‘It doesn’t seem like they should resemble you.’
[What?]
As Luna’s eyes turned menacing, young Luna’s gaze shifted away.
Meanwhile.
Leo looked at Rena with a strange expression.
‘My bloodline…’
It was obvious to anyone.
The hair and eye color that were so similar.
And scattered fragments of himself within his face.
When he first heard the story, he hadn’t felt anything special, but seeing her now, it was inevitable to feel a peculiar emotion.
Leo looked at Rena and said.
“So, if you’re from the future, you must be from the same era as that Vellyan or whatever.”
“Yes.”
“Is that all you have to say about seeing your granddaughter?”
Elena squinted.
“That’s it. Why?”
“Cold.”
Elena muttered softly but said no more.
“So? Is the looping magic still in progress?”
“Since the source of the looping magic, Vellyan, has disappeared, the looping magic has been released.”
“I heard from the people who fought with you while you were recovering from your injuries. They said he went to the past?”
“Yes.”
“Why didn’t he go to the future and instead went to the past? Is he planning to go to the future after going to the past?”
“That’s impossible. Vellyan can only go to the past. To go to the future, he needs me.”
“Why?”
“Excuse me for a moment.”
Rena bowed slightly, turned around, and began to unbutton her shirt.
Seeing that, Lunia reached out and blocked Leo’s gaze.
“What?”
“You’re going to stare when a girl is undressing?”
“She must have something to show.”
“Anyway!”
Lunia glared at Leo, who answered indifferently.
Meanwhile, Rena, having taken off her top, showed her back.
“Please look at this.”
Lunia reluctantly moved her hand.
“This magic is one pillar of time magic. The only way to return to the original timeline is by activating this magic circle. Therefore, Vellyan can only go to the past.”
Leo let out a wry chuckle as he looked at the magic circle covering Rena’s back.
“What kind of pervert created this magic circle?”
It was a magic formation so complex that even Leo’s eyes spun.
Just then.
“Chloe?”
Luna murmured softly.
All eyes turned to Luna’s murmur.
Leo narrowed his eyes as he looked at Luna.
“How do you know Chloe?”
“Well……”
“Do you perhaps have memories from your time as a great hero?”
“Hmm… that’s not it.”
“…….”
As Luna’s eyes darted around, Leo narrowed his.
‘If she had memories, given Luna’s personality, she’d probably pretend not to remember to mess with me.’
Recalling Luna’s twisted personality, Leo spoke.
“This isn’t a situation for joking, so hurry up and tell me. It’s magic related to time. I need your help.”
“Um……”
Luna, flustered, looked at her future self, visible only to her.
[There’s nothing to hide, so tell him.]
She had intended to reveal it anyway.
She was just waiting for the right timing.
Nodding at that, Luna spoke.
“Um… how should I explain this……”
Young Luna hesitated for a moment, wondering how to explain her situation.
As Leo thought she was joking while watching her,
“Luna-nim. Did you know that Leo married Richinas-nim 5,000 years ago?”
“Hey.”
Leo glared, and Lunia spoke.
“Why? If Luna-nim remembers, she wouldn’t just stand by after hearing this…”
*Thwack-!*
Before Lunia could finish speaking, Luna delivered a dropkick to Leo’s chest.
Seirun, startled, grabbed Luna.
“Lu, Luna-nim! Calm down! Calm down!”
And Lunia, seeing that reaction, was convinced.
“Luna-nim! You do remember!”
“No. I didn’t do this. I didn’t do it!”
Luna, whose body’s control had been momentarily taken away, said urgently.
[Die! Just die! Give me your body! I’ll completely destroy it!]
Regardless, Luna, only audible to young Luna, shouted fiercely.
Meanwhile.
Elena and Rena approached the fallen Leo.
“Leo-kun. Are you okay?”
“Do I look okay?”
Leo scowled at Elena, who was helping him up.
Rena spoke to Leo.
“Grandfather.”
“……Why?”
“You brought it upon yourself.”
“Pfft!”
Elena burst into laughter.
Leo glared at Elena, who was shaking her shoulders and giggling, then turned his gaze back to Rena and sighed.
‘I can’t hit this.’