Book 1 Chapter 1032

1032.

Leo, whose identity had been discovered by Rumern, fell into thought.

'Will this not affect the future?'

It was likely that Lodia had already informed Rumern that he was an All-Class hero.

The problem was that being an All-Class hero and being Kyle were two different things.

"Rumern."

"Yes."

"Don't tell the other heroes of the Great Calamity about me."

"Understood."

Rumern felt a sense of doubt at Leo's words, but didn't question him.

Although he was excited about Kyle's reincarnation, Rumern was trying to assess the situation as calmly as possible.

'If he has reincarnated, why didn't he help in the war against Tartarus? Or did he only recently regain his memories from his past life?'

The question lingered in his mind.

'And why did he kidnap Seirun?'

As he pondered various thoughts, he briefly considered the possibility that Leo might not be the Hero of the Beginning, but quickly shook his head.

Despite the different appearance, the person before him was undoubtedly Kyle, the Hero of the Beginning.

Even with a different appearance, his way of speaking, actions, and aura were identical.

There must be a reason.

Having judged this, Rumern decided to set aside his doubts for a moment.

Meanwhile.

Leo glanced at Rumern.

'He's definitely different from back then. Well, he couldn't be the same.'

As long as he was attending Rumern Academy, he had no choice but to study Rumern, whether he liked it or not.

While the records in the Hero Records were incomplete, allowing him to know only the general details.

Unlike the Great Heroes, his story was not heavily obscured by Tartarus, so a relatively intact account was passed down to later generations.

And the truth of history.

In other words, Rumern's life was a history of victory until the heroes of the Great Calamity sealed Erebus.

Of course, even with a history of victory, Rumern's life was not smooth.

Rumern also experienced countless frustrations and crises.

He nearly lost his life several times.

But Rumern ultimately achieved victory in every moment.

He accomplished everything he desired.

The great deeds Rumern had accomplished were so astounding that even Leo was impressed.

He was a worthy successor to the Hero of the Beginning.

'His life must have started to crumble when Erebus kept resurrecting.'

Leo recalled Rumern, whom he had met briefly before.

The Rumern at that time was distinctly different from the present one.

The Rumern of 3,000 years ago was clearly more confident than the future Rumern.

Perhaps because he was a perfect hero, like something out of a fairy tale, he was even more deeply frustrated.

Feeling a bitter taste in his mouth, Leo took Rumern to where Luna and Lena were.

'If there's a problem in the future, it will cause problems for me too.'

But so far, there hasn't been a significant impact.

'The magical suppression established by Chloe seems to be more powerful than I thought.'

Magic that erases memories and forcibly modifies clues about future existence.

Leo chuckled as he thought of Chloe, who would grow into an unimaginable sorceress in the future.

"Huh? Why did you bring that human with you?"

Luna, who was poking the unconscious Seirun with a twig, asked with a puzzled expression.

Lena also looked slightly surprised, alternating her gaze between Leo and Rumern.

"My goodness… Luna?"

Rumern looked at Luna with a startled expression.

"This is Lena. My sister…? You can think of her that way. She knows about my identity."

He couldn't exactly say "granddaughter," so Leo vaguely explained.

"What do you mean, like a sister?"

Lena grumbled, but didn't argue further.

"And this is, as you know, Luna. As you can see, she's in her younger form."

"Hello."

[Is this guy Kyle's junior? Unlike Kyle, he looks normal.]

Young Luna waved her hand in greeting, and Luna in her spirit form observed Rumern with admiration.

Looking at young Luna, Rumern suddenly said with a serious expression.

"Personally, I don't think Kyle and Luna are a good match."

*Smack-*

Young Luna's jaw was twisted.

Of course, Leo knew it wasn't young Luna, but Luna in her spirit form, who did it.

"Why are you suddenly picking a fight with Luna?"

Leo wore an exasperated expression.

Rubbing his jaw, Rumern asked.

"Does Kyle know Luna's feelings?"

"He does."

"I see. In any case, I only stated the facts."

"You'd better run away."

"Yeah. I agree with that. Another version of me won't leave you alone."

Young Luna advised Rumern with a serious face.

[You damn brat! Hey! Kyle! How did you train your junior?!]

Luna in her spirit form yelled at the top of her lungs.

At that outburst, young Luna covered her ears with a disgusted expression.

Even in her spirit form, her terrifying aura was palpable.

[Are you Lysinus's lackey? What are you?!]

Young Luna decided she had to calm down the adult version of herself.

"Are you on Lysinus's side?"

At those words, Rumern shook his head.

"No. I also don't think Lysinus and Kyle are a good match."

[Is this guy completely insane? Then who does he think is a good match for him?!]

Luna shouted in disbelief.

"Then who do you think he's a good match for?"

Young Luna faithfully relayed the question of her other self.

Looking at Luna, Rumern said seriously.

"I believe the person who is most suitable for Kyle is Media."

[Who is that?]

"Who is she?"

Before young Luna could ask, Leo asked first.

"How do you know Media?"

To that question, Rumern replied apologetically.

"I saw it recorded in Kyle's Hero Record."

"Hmm?"

Leo had never seen his complete Hero Record.

Therefore, he didn't know what was recorded in the early chapters.

'It seems to have been recorded from then on.'

The Hero Record does not record a hero's entire life.

It begins to be recorded from the time they achieved heroic feats.

[Th-at's why! Who is Media, I'm asking!]

"Leo. Who is Media? My head really hurts."

Young Luna tugged at Leo's clothes, asking urgently.

Patting young Luna's head, Leo said.

"Are you curious?"

"Yes. I'm so curious I could go crazy."

"She is my teacher of magic and spirit arts. And…"

"And?"

"My first love?"

"……"

Young Luna thought to herself.

'I shouldn't have listened.'

As expected.

[What? First love? Firs-t loooove?]

An excited Luna, without realizing it, took over her body's control.

[What kind of woman is she! How far did they go?!]

She conveyed her own words, which were said with eyes wide with fury.

"What kind of woman is she and how far did they go… Calm down! My head is about to explode!"

Young Luna, with a tearful expression, her eyes spinning.

Looking at young Luna, Leo said.

"She's a dragon, and we didn't go that far."

[You damn dragon loverrrrrrrrrr!]

"Dragon lover? What's that… Ouch! Why are you doing this to me?! I didn't say that!"

Young Luna, who was relaying Luna's words unfiltered, was pinched on both cheeks by Leo.

Looking at the two of them, Rumern was moved.

"Seeing them like this, it really is Kyle and Luna! To be able to see their fight like this!"

Lena, standing a step back, watched the Great Heroes and the Heroes of the Great Calamity.

'Is seeing such an embarrassing sight that joyful?'

Lena seriously pondered.

The three people before her were the greatest heroes Lena knew.

'They're this unhinged?'

Lena was the granddaughter of heroes who saved the world.

That's why she knew.

Even the great heroes who achieved mythical feats were not so different from them.

That they were ordinary people who laughed, cried, and got angry according to their emotions.

That's why she thought she didn't have illusions about great heroes.

Lena, who called Elena a "witch" and Iliana an "old hag," was like that.

But seeing the Great Heroes and the Heroes of the Great Calamity, she couldn't help but think this.

'These are… the heroes who saved the world?'

After the situation had somewhat calmed down.

Leo told Rumern.

"We came from a parallel world."

"A parallel world?"

"Yes. In that world's timeline, I reincarnated. But a fragment of our Erebus ran away to this world. We came to catch it."

"Is such a thing possible?"

"Do I look like there's anything impossible for me?"

Luna and Lena looked at Leo with expressions of disbelief.

Before being a demon sword user, Rumern was a great sorcerer.

Even if he were given a plausible explanation, he might or might not be fooled, but such a careless explanation?

Certainly, saying they came from a different timeline of the same time period would have less impact on the future than saying they came from the future.

For those living in the present, the future is uncertain.

But if they were to meet a being from the future, the future would be irrevocably changed.

Ultimately, they would inevitably have to recall a determined future and be influenced by it.

[No! If you're going to lie, at least lie properly! What did you learn from Lysinus?!]

Just as Luna was making a frustrated expression.

"As expected of Kyle! There's nothing impossible for Kyle!"

[Are you serious? You're a sorcerer too, aren't you? You're just going to gloss over it without even listening to the explanation?!]

As a sorcerer, Rumern's reaction at this moment was absolutely unacceptable.

But Rumern decided to stop overthinking.

To begin with, for Rumern, Kyle was a being for whom nothing was impossible.

'If it's Kyle, he can definitely cross parallel worlds.'

What was important now wasn't how Leo crossed parallel worlds.

It was that the reincarnated Kyle was standing before him.

Seeing Rumern give up thinking that way, Leo thought.

'This kid. He's exactly at Rian's level.'

Recalling the administrator of the Hero Record, Leo clicked his tongue.

***

Rustle- Rustle-

In the middle of an infinitely unfolding bookshelf, a beautiful woman with gray hair was frantically writing something down.

"Ah! I was idle for 2000 years! Now I'm busy because of that damn abomination!"

Rian, the administrator of the Hero Record, cursed the fragment of Erebus.

Heroes who would suddenly have their names inscribed in the Hero Record were pouring in.

Thanks to this, Rian, who had been idle for 2000 years, was now leading a busy life.

"Sigh. By the way, in the end, the power of purity cannot be inherited through the Hero Record, can it?"

As far as Rian knew, the only heroes greater than the heroes of the Great Calamity were the Great Heroes.

This was true throughout the divine era he remembered.

Despite being heroes of the Great Calamity, without the power of purity, they couldn't do anything about the fragments of Erebus.

'If only the inhabitants of the mortal realm had learned about the world of heroes a little sooner.'

Rian clicked his tongue.

The reason the gods gifted the Hero Record to the mortal realm was because they hoped the inhabitants of the mortal realm would gain the strength to fight against Erebus.

After the Age of Calamity, the gods could no longer influence the mortal realm.

As a result, the true power of the Hero Record remained unknown to anyone for a long time.

There was no time.

"For now, we can only trust the heroes of the Great Calamity… Huh?"

Rian, who was licking his lips, stopped writing.

Rian's face hardened.

"This is…?"

He cautiously raised his head.

'Did I feel it wrong?'

No, that couldn't be.

Even if he had lost his divine status and couldn't interfere with the mortal realm, within this domain, Rian was still like a god.

Nevertheless, Rian wished to deny this situation.

*Thump-*

This time, the shock was even greater.

The entire domain trembled subtly.

Rian was aghast.

"Another one has been resurrected?! No! More importantly, how did it know about this place?!"

A fragment of Erebus was targeting the Akashic Records.