Book 1 Chapter 434

"The special instructor, his name was Akan, right? Didn't his face seem familiar?" Chelsea said, handing Leo a wooden bowl.

"He resembled Lord Aron, didn't he?"

"Cough, cough."

At Leo's words, Kal, who was drinking water beside them, choked as if he had a sore throat.

The students around them distanced themselves from Kal.

"Oh! Now that you mention it, he did resemble him." Chelsea exclaimed.

Leo scooped stew from a pot made of alchemic stone and handed it to Chelsea.

"Wow! That looks delicious!" Chelsea cheered at the smell of the stew.

Leo was in charge of breakfast that day.

In his past life, mealtime during expeditions was the only time for relaxation and peace.

As such, the great heroes wanted to eat the most delicious food possible during meal times.

They took turns preparing meals, but the most popular turns were Kyle's and Luna's.

Kyle, being a mercenary, was accustomed to living outdoors, and Luna, using her experience in making potions, would create excellent dishes.

'Lisinas was terrible at cooking, and Aron was happy as long as he grilled meat.'

Still, when those two were in charge of meals, they managed to produce something edible.

The problem was the dwarf.

'Cooking is also art! I have prepared a creative dish for you!'

Despite having a deeper understanding of alchemy than Luna, he would make terrible things in the name of art.

When he stood in front of a bonfire to cook and did suspicious things, Luna would run over and kick him.

"Mmm~!" Chelsea took a bite of the stew, holding the spoon in her mouth and covering her cheeks with her hands, a blissful smile on her face.

She nodded her head side to side, indicating how delicious it was.

"Is it good?"

"Yes! It's delicious! So delicious! I've thought this before, but Leo oppa, you're good at cooking too! There's nothing you can't do!"

At Chelsea's clear laughter, the students lined up in front of Leo swallowed nervously.

"Leo! Give me some quickly!"

"I think I'll need to eat something delicious to endure that terrible training again from yesterday!"

The hungry teenagers, in their growth spurt, urged Leo on.

The students who received stew from Leo began to eat noisily.

"I'm alive, I'm alive because I'm in the same group as Leo!" Tayde exclaimed, tears streaming down his face as he ate the stew.

Leo's cooking was a godsend, as they were mentally exhausted from the insufficient meal the night before.

"Chelsea, absolutely don't let her cook. What she makes is poison." Kal warned while eating his stew, and Chelsea, feeling offended, kicked Kal's back with her foot!

Even as he was pushed, Kal remained firm.

"What she makes could probably kill a demon."

As the main breakfast time began, cheers erupted from all around.

"Here, everyone eat." Chen Xia smiled brightly and handed bowls to Chloe and Celia.

The students in Chen Xia's meal group also received bowls.

And everyone's expressions became peculiar.

"…The stew is green?" Chloe asked with a slightly stiff face, and Chen Xia replied.

"I added herbs that are good for fatigue recovery. Plus, if you prepare them well, they taste great. It might look a little odd, but it should be delicious."

Celia bravely took a sip.

"Mmm. It's delicious. Xia wouldn't give us anything strange, would she?"

At her words, other students also tasted Chen Xia's stew.

"Wow, it's really delicious!"

"I feel my fatigue disappearing."

"The visual is a bit off, but it's excellent?!"

"But what on earth did you put in it to make it green?"

"I finely prepared and added Atropi herbs."

"Oh, Atropi? So that's what it tastes like. I had no idea."

The students who were nodding in admiration suddenly stopped.

"Wait, Atropi is a poisonous herb, isn't it?"

"And not just any poisonous herb, but one known for its potent poison?"

"Atropi herbs help with fatigue recovery if prepared well, and they taste good, didn't you know? I have plenty, so everyone eat a lot and cheer up."

Looking at Chen Xia cheering them on in a bright voice, the students struggled to continue eating.

Knowing her sincerity in gathering ingredients and cooking stew since early morning, they couldn't refuse.

However, this was a much better situation.

"What is this?"

"Stew."

Eliza's eyes twitched as she looked at the unidentifiable object in the bowl and asked, and Iliana said confidently.

"It's delicious, even if it looks like this. Probably."

"Probably? Probably?! Haven't you even tasted it?"

"It'll probably be much tastier than what you made yesterday!"

"Are you picking a fight with me this early in the morning?!"

"Durand, where are you going?"

"I'm going to get food."

"I'm going too."

Iliana's assigned meal spot was already a mess.

Many places, not just in Lumern but also among students from other schools, were in turmoil.

At that moment.

"Black rabbit!" Arga, who had been rolling on the floor since early morning due to Lienia's actions, ran to Leo and shook him violently.

"Why are you making me go through this much trouble this early in the morning, all because of you!"

Looking at Arga, who was bursting with anger, Leo said,

"And whose fault is it for causing a ruckus?"

"I wasn't causing a ruckus!"

"You were about to!"

Kal chimed in from the side, and Arga glared at him.

"No… Ugh?!" Leo scooped some stew into Arga's mouth, who was screaming "Ak! Ak!".

Arga's eyes, initially wide, sharpened.

As if to say 'What is this!', his ears and tail perked up, and his claws sharpened.

Arga, like an angry cat, was about to cause a scene.

However, upon tasting the stew, he quietly chewed the contents in his mouth.

When Leo handed him his own bowl, he ate the stew obediently and happily.

Nelly smiled mysteriously as she watched him.

"Every time I see him, I think the representative of Azonia seems very happy. As if they forget their misfortunes quickly. They are very positive."

"Heh heh, it's because he's simple, simple. Cough!" Kal, who was chuckling at Nelly's words, was kicked in the side by Arga.

"What are you doing giving Leo oppa's portion?"

Chelsea sighed deeply and then scooped some stew and offered it to Leo, saying 'Ah-!'

"I'm fine. I've already cleared that training."

At Leo's words, Chelsea looked disappointed and ate the stew.

"By the way, how long will that training from yesterday go on?"

"It will continue until you clear it." Leo replied with a slight smile as Tayde grumbled with a look of exhaustion.

"What?! This is too much!"

At Leo's words, Arga, who was happily eating stew,'s eyes shot open, and he shoveled down the rest of the stew at an incredible speed.

Then he stood up, swallowed the stew, and shouted,

"Then I must overcome that training quickly!"

The Lumern students looked at Arga, who had suddenly become motivated, with confused expressions.

"Black rabbit! I'm going to prepare for training!" Arga ran off like a whirlwind, leaving Chelsea looking bewildered.

"Why is he suddenly like this?"

"There must be a reason." Kal replied, a spoon in his mouth, and whispered to Leo.

"It's 100% him, isn't it?"

"It seems so."

"What happened?"

"Something must have happened while we weren't looking. I cleared the first day's training, so I'll ask him if I see him."

At Leo's words, Kal nodded.

"Why isn't anyone suspicious?"

"Their appearances are completely different, so they probably think it's a similar person. In fact, among beastmen, there are many who imitate the style of heroes. They can't even imagine it's him."

"Indeed." Even if Luna and Seirun appeared in the mortal realm, such miracles wouldn't keep happening.

"What are you two whispering about so intensely?" Chelsea squinted and leaned in.

"We were talking about today's training. Asking if there were any secret methods."

"Hmm?" Chelsea looked slightly suspicious at Kal's nonchalant reply but then nodded.

It was then.

"Hurry up and finish eating! How long are you going to dawdle!" Lienia shouted sharply.

"I really don't want to get caught by her." Kal shuddered, looking at Lienia.

Leo clicked his tongue, watching Kal.

'Come to think of it, Kal's instructor was Lienia, wasn't it?'

Leo, who was about to tell his friend his future, shook his head.

Thus, the second morning of the training camp dawned.

***

"Raaah!" Arga's eyes widened, and he began to climb the cliff at an incredible speed.

"Why is he suddenly like this?" Celia asked, looking flustered at Arga climbing the cliff with such intensity.

However, he soon ran out of strength before reaching the top and slid down.

"Are you alright, Arga-yang?" Eiran asked cautiously as Arga lay sprawled on the ground, but Arga sprang up.

"I will climb this damn cliff and move on to the next stage!" Arga, his face covered in dirt, began climbing the cliff again.

"I'll get to the top before the Azonia representative."

"You're burning with pointless competitiveness again." Durand scoffed. Celia shook her head.

"Hmph. Just you wait, Celia Zerdinger. I'll look down at you from the summit."

"What?" Celia's eyes sharpened as she growled at Durand and began climbing the cliff.

"Please, everyone, take it easy." Eiran said with a pitiful face, but the three didn't listen.

"I felt it earlier too, but these kids nowadays are amazing." Aron muttered, squinting his eyes and looking at the cliff from a great distance.

"Can you see those children with your naked eye, without using magic?"

"Yes." Melina asked with a surprised expression, and Aron nodded calmly.

While Melina marveled at the physical abilities of the great hero who had far surpassed his limits.

Leo said,

"What do you think?"

"They all possess strength beyond their age. Especially that child, Arga. He's gotten incomparably stronger than when I last saw him? I believe it's only been about a year since then." Aron looked at Celia and Durand in admiration.

"These human boy and girl are also amazing. The breathing techniques they use. They seem a bit similar to my breathing."

"They were created by later generations based on your breathing."

"Ah, I see. So that's how they can apply it. I never thought of it." Aron marveled.

Then he tilted his head.

"If they can apply that breathing method, can other children learn hyper-senses?"

Hyper-senses.

A sensory technique used by Aron.

It is a signature technique of Aron, which Leo can only imitate.

"If that's possible, it would be a great power for the beastmen." Melina said with a slightly flushed face.

"I'm glad it would be helpful?" Aron said with a happy expression.

"By the way, that elf girl resembles Berchia. Although their demeanor is completely different." Aron sniffed and tilted his head.

"Their scent is similar too."

"Ah, if it's that child, she's a descendant of Lord Berchia."

"What?" Aron's eyes widened in genuine surprise.

"I see. So he also left descendants." Aron couldn't hide his happy smile at the mention of his disciple's descendant.

"Somehow, I'm happy. It's a clear feeling that our efforts were not in vain." Aron said, wagging his tail.

Leo said, looking at Aron, who was licking his lips.

"Keep an eye on that Arga among them."

"He's a bit scary… Is there a reason?" Aron asked, slightly shrinking his neck. Leo said,

"He has the power to transform other beastmen through howling."

"What?" Aron's eyes widened, and he looked at Arga, hearing that he possessed the ability he had always desired.

"I'm looking forward to that?" Aron said, his eyes shining, and smiled.