Book 1 Chapter 353

The Hall of the Comet.

A building at the center of Seirun.

But this place was more than just a symbol of Seirun's center.

It was where the countless magical legacies of the Comet Mage lay dormant,

and where the history Seirun had accumulated until then resided.

Originally, it was not a space easily accessible to outsiders, or even students.

But today.

It was opened for the academic conference held in Seirun.

Consequently, the mages who came to attend the conference could not hide their excitement.

"The Hall of the Comet, can you believe it?"

"I never thought I'd see the magical legacies left by the Comet Mage with my own eyes."

5,000 years ago.

The Comet Mage, considered the greatest mage after Luna, the founder of the Nebula.

She was not just an idol to the elves.

Just as Luna was an object of respect for all mages,

Seirun, who was considered Luna's successor and reinterpreted Luna's legacy for future generations, was also a figure of deep respect for mages.

"It is the consideration of Acting Principal Rhaghen that the Hall of the Comet has been freely opened for the duration of the conference."

Orlen said calmly to the conference attendees entering the Hall of the Comet.

"Seirun students will be in charge of guiding you through the Hall of the Comet. I hope this will be a time to appreciate the value of the magical legacies left by the Comet Mage."

At his words, the mages attending the conference all showed surprised expressions.

It was a well-known fact that the current Acting Principal of Seirun, Rhaghen, was an elf supremacist.

It was very unexpected that such a Rhaghen would reveal Seirun's legacy to outside mages.

Seirun students were assigned to the mages attending the conference.

In fact, the students were more like guards to prevent any mischief, rather than guides.

"Hello, I am Eiran Ersar, in charge of guiding you."

Eiran, standing before Professors Leo and Anna, politely greeted them.

'Eiran Ersar.'

Seeing Eiran, Vice Professor Anna fell into thought.

'I heard she's a sword master with overwhelming skill.'

As the second-ranked student in her second year at a rival school, Vice Professor Anna had investigated Eiran extensively.

'Her performance in last year's Ruse Battle was impressive. According to Professor Halind, she has quite a deep connection with student Leo…'

"L-, Leo-nim. It's an honor to be assigned to guide Leo-nim."

Seeing Eiran blush, lower her head, and speak hesitantly, Vice Professor Anna covered her mouth.

'Oh my. Goodness.'

Seeing Eiran, who clearly had a crush on Leo, Vice Professor Anna exclaimed inwardly.

Leo looked at Eiran and said,

"Please guide us well."

"Yes!"

Eiran answered with a bright smile, stepped forward, and said,

"Where would you like to see first?"

"I'd like to see the original grimoires written by the Comet Mage first."

"Yes! I'll guide you to the library!"

Eiran led the way, guiding the two.

Following behind Eiran, Vice Professor Anna tapped Leo's arm.

"You're lucky, student Leo, to be experiencing such a fresh school life."

Leo looked at Vice Professor Anna as if to say, "What are you talking about?"

"Student Eiran seems to have feelings for you, Leo."

Vice Professor Anna said with a somewhat mischievous smile.

"Isn't it the dream of many male students? A beautiful and blossoming girl has feelings for them. How youthful."

"Vice Professor Anna, you talk as if you're not youthful."

Leo chuckled.

Vice Professor Anna smiled faintly at Leo and said,

"Tell me. Aren't you very popular among the female students in Rumern as well? Don't you receive as many love letters as students Abad or Duran among the second-year male students?"

'L-, love letters?'

Eiran, who was walking ahead, perked up her ears.

"You're popular with your juniors, and your seniors are also interested in you, Leo."

Vice Professor Anna playfully nudged Leo's side with a subtle smile.

"Haven't you dated at least once?"

'D-, dating?!'

Eiran's face turned a bright red, as if it were about to explode.

Seeing this, Vice Professor Anna burst into laughter.

"Elf ladies are indeed innocent. To be so flustered by mere dating."

'…I don't think what's happening in her head is just about dating.'

Leo said with a hollow laugh.

"I'm busy with my studies, so where would I find time for dating?"

"You sound like a boring straight-A student."

Vice Professor Anna made a look of boredom.

Eiran felt relieved.

"There are so many pretty female students. Isn't student Leo, a teenage boy, also interested in the opposite sex at this age?"

"When I date students, it feels like I'm committing a crime."

"A crime?"

Vice Professor Anna looked bewildered, but Leo just smiled.

Eiran, her heart pounding as she listened to their conversation, diligently guided them to the library.

"This is the library where the grimoires left by Seirun are located."

"As expected of Seirun."

Vice Professor Anna exclaimed.

As a mage.

It was a great honor to see the magical records written by a great hero of the Great Calamity who had saved the world from crisis.

"Vice Professor Anna, do you have any questions?"

Eiran asked with a gentle smile, and Vice Professor Anna smiled back.

"I'm fine, so go to student Leo."

"Huh?"

Vice Professor Anna gently pushed Eiran's back.

Though flustered, Eiran approached Leo, who was walking among the library bookshelves.

"It's a good time. I had such days too."

Vice Professor Anna burst into laughter.

"Now I'm just being exploited like a slave by that damned professor…"

As Vice Professor Anna sighed, thinking of Ren,

"Excuse me… are you Vice Professor Anna from Rumern?"

Someone cautiously spoke to her.

'Seirun's first-year students?'

Vice Professor Anna showed a puzzled expression.

It wasn't just outsiders who were allowed to visit the Hall of the Comet this time.

Seirun students were also allowed to tour.

Students who were not guided by the conference attendees were all touring the Hall of the Comet in groups.

This was also the case for the lower-grade first-year students.

"My name is Angre Bizan."

Angre, bowing his head as a representative, then looked up and said,

"Student Leo asked me to convey his gratitude if I met Vice Professor Anna."

Seeing Angre smiling brightly, Vice Professor Anna exclaimed.

'Ah, these are the students who received guidance from student Leo this time.'

The lower-grade students, whose skills had greatly improved through the [Introductory Book of Star Magic].

Anna recalled the names from the materials Leo had given her and nodded.

Then she smiled faintly.

"You don't need to thank me. I merely showed you the path. It is your achievement to have paved that path and achieved results."

"But we were in despair. That's why we wanted to express our gratitude. So here…"

Angre handed Anna a cardboard box.

Inside the box were many letters expressing gratitude not only to Anna but also to Ren.

Though they didn't know their faces, it was a sincere feeling from the professors of Rumern who had given them an opportunity.

As she received it, Anna felt a pang in her heart.

"Of course, there's no guarantee that we can continue our studies at Seirun… but we have no regrets."

Seeing Angre speak with a bright smile, Anna patted her shoulder.

"Don't worry, nothing bad will happen to you. Even if something does happen, if you receive this letter, Professor Ren will probably help you."

For Professor Ren, they were also important assets who had opened up new possibilities for his research.

'He might go crazy trying to enroll them in Rumern.'

Anna took a deep breath.

'So much depends on this conference.'

Whether the [Introductory Book of Star Magic] is heresy to the elves,

or a new possibility, it would undoubtedly have a profound impact on the magical world thereafter.

'Focus.'

*Thump-thump-*

Leo, who was walking, stopped.

And he reached out and took out a grimoire from the bookshelf.

Seeing this, Eiran said,

"Most of the records here are from when Seirun first started learning magic, so it's rare for people to look for them. I'm surprised Leo-nim is interested in these early records."

Leo replied, blinking with a surprised expression,

"Mages these days tend to refer to later records to understand a mage's tendencies."

It was indeed more appropriate to find records after their magical values were established to understand a mage's tendencies.

"But I'm an old-fashioned mage."

Leo chuckled.

"Just as beginner's spirit is important, I believe their early actions shape a mage's values."

"Indeed, Leo-nim is mature. But from what era are these?"

Eiran's eyes sparkled like a girl listening to an old story.

'5,000 years ago.'

Leo replied inwardly with a chuckle and flipped through the magical records Seirun had left as a teenager.

In fact, the records from Seirun's early to mid-teens had not garnered much attention in the elven magical academia.

This was natural, as most elves focused on Seirun's greatest achievement, the reinterpretation of Star Magic, and studied Seirun.

The knowledge about Star Magic she left behind had not been fully interpreted even after 3,000 years.

However, Leo was not particularly curious about Seirun as a Star Mage.

He was more curious about Seirun, pure and uninfluenced by Luna.

As Leo read the grimoire, he clicked his tongue.

'She must have left such audacious records in her personal memoirs.'

Leo gritted his teeth, recalling Seirun, who had called himself an idiot.

It was fortunate that she had left a note saying not to let anyone see her memoirs except for her direct descendants.

Otherwise, he would have been recorded as someone who ardently loved Luna.

'If that were the case, I would have strangled her the moment I saw her.'

Leo grumbled at his unseen junior and turned his attention back to the grimoire.

Though he was an All-Class, Leo was still a mage.

One could learn a lot from the records left by a mage.

'She was quite wild, wasn't she?'

From the records, Seirun's personality was filled with confidence in her magical values.

Although there were no separate memos, one could discern her disposition from the interpreted records alone.

'She's exactly like Luna!'

Though the records were from her youthful teenage years, they were filled with self-belief.

'If she had met Luna directly, they would have fought fiercely.'

Leo chuckled.

'And they would have become the best of friends.'

Leo returned the book to the shelf and thought.

'It's fitting that she left the lesson 'Believe in yourself' behind.'

He felt like he had come to understand Seirun a little.

'But why on earth did she leave such false stories in her memoirs? Even if you write a novel, it should be based on reality!'

Seirun was the conqueror of Luna's world.

Therefore, she must have understood Luna's emotions even a little.

"Eiran."

"Yes?"

"What do you think would happen if the founder of the Nebula liked the hero of the beginning?"

"…I can't imagine it."

Eiran, who usually enjoyed fantasizing, shook her head.

"It's hard to imagine the noble Luna liking someone…"

"Then what if the hero of the beginning liked the founder of the Nebula?"

"A tragic love story? How wonderful!"

'…These damn pointy-eared people are interpreting things to their liking. She's not noble! She's not noble!'

Leo gritted his teeth inwardly.

In the end, Seirun wrote a novel to her liking and left it for her descendants.

'I'll kick her in the butt when I meet her.'

***

After the tour of the Hall of the Comet.

As the time for the academic presentation approached.

Acting Principal Rhaghen stepped forward.

"I would like to express my gratitude to our distinguished guests who have graced this occasion."

He spoke with a poker face in the Hall of the Comet.

On the podium where he stood was 'Cometes,' the magic staff symbolizing the Comet Mage.

The mages marveled at seeing Cometes in person.

"I believe this has been a time to reawaken the greatness of Seirun through the Hall of the Comet."

Following Rhaghen's words, the mages attending the conference wore expressions of "as expected."

However, they didn't say anything.

There was no point in openly rebelling there, and the fact that the Comet Mage was great was undeniable.

Besides, any mage would know the greatness of the Comet Mage without him emphasizing it.

"In that sense, before the conference, we will talk about a discovery that will lead Seirun to a greater leap forward."

Everyone looked puzzled at Rhaghen's words.

"We officially declare here that the Hero Record of Seirun, the great hero of the Great Calamity, has been discovered."

Murmurs-

At his words, not only the mages at the conference but also the Seirun students who had come for the tour looked surprised.

*Tap-tap-*

Meanwhile, Orlen walked onto the stage carrying an exquisite wooden box.

Rhaghen curled the corners of his lips.

'With the credit for being the first to discover and announce Seirun's Hero Record, I can certainly become the principal of Seirun.'

He was only acting principal for now.

If the power of the Pureblood Society grew stronger, he would officially be appointed principal.

*Click-*

When he opened the wooden box, there was a fragment of the Hero Record.

"This is, the Comet Mage Seirun's…"

*Woooong-!*

Instantly, the Hero Record glowed.

Seeing this, Rhaghen faltered.

'This reaction… could it be that the Hero's World is opening?'

It was when Rhaghen was surprised.

Leo, who had been observing the situation,'s face hardened.

'This is?'

Leo stood up.

"Student Leo?"

While Anna was flustered.

*Fwooooosh-!*

Black flames erupted from Seirun's Hero Record.