Book 1 Chapter 121
121.
A sudden visitor arrived at the Flobe family, coincidentally on the day Leo was attending the Azonia entrance exam.
“Madam.”
While Reina was leisurely enjoying refreshments in the mansion garden, she looked at the maid approaching her with a puzzled expression.
“What is it?”
“A guest has arrived.”
“A guest?”
Rustle-
Reina looked puzzled as she turned the pages of the morning newspaper.
Guests rarely came to the Flobe family.
Although they were a prominent family in Delad, the head of the household, Daid Flobe, did not show his face in social circles, and Reina rarely attended social parties either.
Of course, after Leo became famous, the number of people requesting meetings increased significantly.
However, since she had consistently refused meetings, the news of a guest arriving would not have reached Reina.
“Who did they say it was?”
“They said it was a school friend of the young master.”
“Really? Then, could you bring them here first?”
“Yes.”
Currently, neither Daid nor Leo are present at the Flobe family mansion.
There was no one else but Reina to greet the guest.
Originally, guests should be greeted formally.
‘If they didn’t reveal their family and just said they were Leo’s school friend, it must mean they genuinely came to visit.’
Being overly polite to someone who is not making a formal visit can be burdensome.
So, Reina decided to greet the guest as a friend’s parent.
‘Visiting so casually like this must mean they’re close to Leo. What kind of child could it be?’
Reina hummed a tune at the thought of her son’s school friend visiting.
A moment later, a girl in a white dress was seen approaching with the maid.
The girl with light blue hair, Chelsea, stood before Reina and bowed her head.
“Hello, my name is Chelsea, and I’m Leo oppa’s classmate.”
Chelsea, who greeted politely, looked at Reina with a slightly nervous expression.
This was because she knew that Leo’s mother was from Gerdinger.
Reina also looked at Chelsea, who was clearly a Rwallin family member at first glance, with a slightly surprised expression.
‘She’s the one who teamed up with Leo during the entrance exam.’
Recalling Chelsea being intimidated by Leo at the time, Reina smiled faintly.
“Welcome. Would you like to sit here?”
“Yes!”
Chelsea smiled brightly and sat in front of Reina.
“Oh, this is a gift I brought.”
Chelsea offered cake and refreshments she had bought before leaving.
It was a famous brand from the capital of the Rodren Empire.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen this shop.”
“Um… please speak comfortably!”
“Shall I do that then?”
Reina said with a faint smile.
“But our son has been away from home for a few days… I hope I’m not making you wait unnecessarily.”
“It’s okay! I was planning to stay in Delad for a few days during summer vacation anyway.”
“Is that so? Hehe. That’s a relief. By the way, how is our son doing in school? He doesn’t tell me about the small things, you see.”
“He’s a complete honor student! Leo oppa is truly amazing!”
Chelsea smiled brightly and talked about Leo’s school life.
Reina smiled faintly, watching Chelsea, whose eyes sparkled as she happily spoke about Leo.
“Hehe, listening to your stories reminds me of my school days.”
“Was Lady Reina also a Lumerne student?”
“Yes. Your father, Chade Rwallin, was two years my senior, so we knew each other well.”
“You went to school with my father!”
Chelsea’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Yes.”
“When I go back, I’ll have to ask Father about Lady Reina’s school days!”
‘He probably won’t have many good stories to tell.’
Reina chuckled.
Indeed, thanks to the incredibly wild Reina in her school days, Chade Rwallin, who was two years her senior, had suffered considerably.
“Chelsea. This auntie is very happy talking to you. If it’s alright, would you like to stay at our house until Leo comes?”
“May I?”
“Of course.”
“Then, think of it as your own home and stay comfortably.”
“Yes! Thank you!”
Chelsea smiled broadly and expressed her gratitude.
Reina looked at Chelsea as if she found her adorable.
***
Returning to the Kingdom of Delad, Leo looked at Chelsea, who was chatting with Reina at home, with a puzzled expression.
“Chelsea? When did you arrive?”
“I arrived two days ago.”
“We must have missed each other.”
“It’s okay. It was so much fun listening to Lady Reina’s old school stories!”
Reina gave a proud expression as she watched Chelsea speak with a bright smile.
Reina seemed quite fond of the cheerful and charming Chelsea.
The relationship between Gerdinger and Rwallin was not an obstacle either, as Reina had abandoned the Gerdinger name.
“You came back earlier than I expected, Leo.”
“Yes. Something came up.”
“Something?”
“I’ll tell you later.”
“Alright. For now, go up to your room and rest.”
“Yes, let’s go, Chelsea.”
“Okay.”
Chelsea bowed to Reina and followed Leo up to his room.
“Where did you go during the break?”
“I went to Azrek for a short time.”
“Azrek? Why there? Ah! Did you go to watch the Azonia entrance ceremony?”
“No, I went to participate in the entrance ceremony.”
“What?”
Chelsea’s eyes widened.
Leo explained the whole story to Chelsea.
“Wow, Leo oppa even spends his vacation spectacularly?”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
Leo chuckled and opened the door to his room, entering.
Chelsea paused at the doorway.
‘Leo oppa’s room.’
Being a bright-natured Chelsea, she had many friends since she was young.
She had visited friends’ houses a few times, but never a male friend’s house.
So, even if it was a school friend’s room, she felt a strange flutter in her heart at a peer’s male room.
Chelsea followed Leo in and slowly looked around the room.
As an unprecedented all-class, top honor student, she thought there might be something different, but there was nothing special.
“Do you get along well with my mother?”
“Of course! I told you, didn’t I? She’d find me cute!”
With an arrogant expression! Hehe! Chelsea, who laughed, tilted her head.
“By the way, Leo oppa, what about your homework?”
“I’m doing it, what about you?”
“I did it all at once.”
Chelsea shrugged.
Chelsea explained that she quickly finished her homework at the beginning of the vacation and then comfortably rested during the break.
Of course, the amount of Lumerne homework was vast, but Chelsea was also one of the top honor students in her first year.
She finished her homework quickly with her unique drive.
“Shall I show you?”
“If you copy it, the professors will know like ghosts.”
“True.”
Chelsea nodded.
“Anyway, how was the Azonia entrance ceremony?”
“It was a mess. Arwon’s Hero’s World opened.”
“What? During the entrance ceremony?”
Chelsea was startled.
“Yes. Among them, the entrance candidates entered Arwon’s world, so the desert crossing marathon was postponed by a day.”
“Awesome! So? What happened to Arwon-nim’s Hero’s World?”
“The entrance candidates cleared it.”
“Whoa! The Azonia kids are no joke. To clear the Great Hero’s World!”
Leo was about to say that he had cleared it but then closed his mouth.
Ain and Yura had strongly warned him not to tell others.
“Ugh! Only half of the vacation is left now.”
Chelsea stretched out.
“It feels like time is flying by… and also not.”
Chelsea tapped her leg, recalling the chaotic first semester.
“Anyway, let’s hang out for a few days! Take me to some good restaurants here too!”
“Alright.”
Leo smirked and nodded, and Chelsea hummed happily.
***
Late that night.
Leo placed the Jewel of Light in his hand in his room.
Inside the Jewel of Light, the presence of the shadow spirit, Elsi, was distinctly felt.
‘What exactly happened?’
Up until now, Leo had received rewards that were impossible to get from clearing the Hero’s World.
But for Elsi, a being from the past, to cross over from the Hero’s World to reality was a different matter entirely.
‘Could it be that such things are happening… because I am Kyle?’
He thought deeply but nothing came to mind.
‘First, I need to check Elsi’s condition.’
To awaken Elsi, who seemed deeply asleep and unresponsive, Leo invoked his spiritual power.
Hum-
The Jewel of Light instantly turned black.
The black light then exited the Jewel of Light and gathered on Leo’s palm.
It was as if a shadow was alive and squirming.
After a moment, the small darkness dissipated, and a palm-sized Elsi appeared.
Elsi’s closed eyes trembled slightly.
[Where… am I?]
“Are you awake?”
[Oh? Where are my bunny ears?]
Elsi tilted her head, looking at Leo.
Hearing those words, Leo realized that the Elsi he met in Arwon’s world had come directly into reality.
“What is this…”
[I feel strangely confined! It feels like I can’t fully exert my power.]
Elsi wore a frustrated expression, as if trapped in a narrow space.
Leo assessed Elsi’s condition.
‘Indeed, she’s not in her complete state.’
Elsi’s power was too weak to be called a great spirit.
Of course, she hadn’t lost her power.
The power of a great spirit still lay dormant within Elsi.
However, Elsi couldn’t fully draw out her abilities.
To draw out her power, she needed the help of her contractor, Leo.
‘Am I bound to her?’
Leo looked at the back of his hand.
Elsi was completely bound to Leo.
She was like a spirit residing in a specific object.
If the contract with Leo were terminated, she would vanish.
Literally, Leo’s existence was sustaining Elsi, a spirit from the distant past, in the present age.
‘Haha. To think such an ability was hidden in the Hero’s World.’
The power to manifest ancient abilities in this era.
Surprisingly, that category also included spirits and mythical beasts.
While Leo was astonished, Elsi, who had been flying around with a frustrated expression, looked out the window.
Then she paused, having discovered something.
[Huh?]
Elsi looked bewildered.
Innumerable particles of light, which she had never seen before, were visible in the night sky.
Elsi, who was pressed against the window, staring intently upwards, turned back to Leo excitedly.
[Kyle! The moon isn’t red! There are strange particles of light in the night sky! What are those? It’s like! The starlight I only heard about in stories?]
Seeing Elsi pointing at the night sky with one hand and wildly waving the other as if trying to explain something, Leo spoke.
“Those are stars.”
Elsi’s eyes widened.
“Listen carefully, Elsi.”
Leo took a deep breath.
“Believe it or not… you are in the future now.”
[What?]
“This is the world 5000 years after Erebus was subjugated.”
Elsi wore an incredulous expression.
[Is that possible? If so, you’re saying you brought me to the future… Kyle, who are you?]
“My name is Leo Flobe now.”
[Leo Flobe?]
“Yes, and 5000 years ago, during the Age of Calamity, I was called ‘Kyle, the Surviving Hero’.”
[…!]
“I subjugated Erebus and reincarnated in this era.”