Book 1 Chapter 465
465.
Berkia Eisar.
The three great figures of the elf race, leading from the progenitor of nebulae, the Fairy Knight, to the Magician of Comets.
She is regarded as a hero who led the reconstruction of the world and the revival of her race after the Age of Calamity ended.
‘But in this era, she’s even falling behind that Seyrun guy in terms of recognition.’
Leo rested his chin on the textbook, gazing at it.
‘It can’t be helped. There aren’t many records left of Berkiar’s hero record either. Besides, although she’s classified as a figure from the Heroic Age, strictly speaking, she was a person of our era.’
It’s been a full 5,000 years.
Berkia’s anecdotes have been passed down through her descendants, the Eisar family, but they are very old stories.
Furthermore, the Hero Records were damaged 3,000 years ago during the sealing process of the shard of Erebus.
3,000 years ago.
Compared to Seyrun, who saved the world from Erebus once again, it was natural for her to lag behind in recognition.
Leo also searched for records concerning his disciple, Berkiar.
However, among the many records, he could not find any specific records related to Berkiar’s power.
‘But Berkiar’s potential for growth was limitless even then. Berkiar wouldn’t have stopped training.’
Remembering his disciple, Leo gave a slightly bitter smile.
He had no great regrets about his past life.
He lived through an era that had reached the end of the world’s destruction, but he had people who were like family, and in the end, he saved the world.
Although he passed it on to the next generation in an incomplete state, he gained an opportunity to end the primal evil with a new life.
The deaths of his friends, who were like family, were heartbreaking.
But not a single one of them regretted their own deaths.
Not a single person shed tears for the future they couldn’t achieve or see.
That is why Leo mourned the deaths of his close friends.
He did not pity them.
Kyle’s life was the same.
Although it was a life of only taking and losing.
He had achieved something meaningful, so there were no regrets.
‘The only thing I regret and feel lingering attachment for is…’
It was that he couldn’t witness the growth of his disciples until the end.
Bihir’s life, in particular, was regrettable.
‘Even though she could have lived in the light, she lived in darkness.’
He too must have walked that path to protect the world inherited from the great heroes, but for Leo, it tasted bitter.
Berkia was the same.
It was so long ago that Leo did not know about his disciple after his own death.
Berkia and Rumern.
That was why it was difficult to judge the superiority of the two.
How much Berkiar had grown.
Leo couldn’t know what realm she had reached.
But…….
‘It was talent recognized by Luna and Aron. Her sense as a sword master was also great. She must have become incomparably stronger than the Berkiar I remember.’
Although she couldn’t learn Luna’s star magic, she completed her own firm magical worldview based on the magical knowledge her master imparted.
Although she didn’t fully inherit Aron’s aura skills, she created her own techniques with the skills her master had passed down.
‘Thinking about it again, the regret is great.’
Leo closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
‘What kind of person did Berkiar grow into?’
As Leo was recalling Berkiar.
Among the students, opinions were divided.
Generally, the atmosphere leaned towards the Twilight Knight, who was much more familiar to them.
Seeing the students like that, Mel said,
“As you all know, Lord Rumern, along with the Great Heroes, saved the world once again.”
Tap- tap-
“On the other hand, Berkiar is known, as we know, to have rebuilt the world.”
The students nodded.
“But was rebuilding the world really easy?”
“Of course, it was difficult.”
“It’s natural that it’s not easy.”
“But Erebus was already gone by then, wasn’t it?”
Mel nodded at the students’ words.
“Yes, but even if Erebus was gone, did the world immediately welcome peace?”
“That…”
As the students trailed off, Mel wrote the word <Great War> on the board.
“Although there are almost no records, you’ve all heard of the Great War, haven’t you?”
The Great War.
It was a war instigated by Tartarus after Erebus was vanquished, in an attempt to bring about Erebus’s wish.
“Academia doesn’t pay much attention to this war. It was right after Erebus was vanquished, and Tartarus suffered devastating damage since Erebus was gone.”
The students nodded at Mel’s words.
“However, the power of Tartarus was still intact at the time. Even if he lost his divine power, a legion commander is still a legion commander. The power of Tartarus at the time was immense. According to records, this was the period when Tartarus was most powerful in the 5,000-year Heroic Age.”
The battle for the fate of the world did not end even after Erebus was vanquished.
“According to records, the Great War lasted for 10 years. It was Berkiar who led that war to victory.”
At those words, one student raised their hand.
“Even during the time of Erebus, Gardesron repelled Tartarus’s attacks, didn’t they?”
“Yes. But just as Erebus was no longer present in Tartarus, the world had also bid farewell to the Great Heroes.”
The students fell silent at those words.
Mel smiled faintly.
“The important thing in today’s class is not whether the early heroes are great, or the late heroes are great. It’s not whether Lord Rumern is stronger or Berkiar is stronger. The main point of today’s lesson is for you to understand that the heroes of the early era were as great and powerful as the later heroes.”
Ding dong dong-
Just then, the bell signaling the end of class rang.
While tidying up his books, Mel smiled faintly.
“For next class, please write a report on the heroic tales of the early heroes and what we can learn from them. That’s all.”
Groans erupted from various places at Mel’s words.
This was because it was difficult to find information about the heroes of the early era.
“Ugh! I’ve been given a difficult assignment.”
Iliana scratched her head vigorously.
“But I think it’s necessary content for the class. At the last summit, the existence of Hero Records from before the Age of Calamity was officially confirmed, wasn’t it?”
“That’s right. Hero Records that couldn’t be found until now are being discovered. Perhaps the day will come when we can conquer their Hero Records. It’s good to be prepared for that.”
Chen Sia smiled faintly and looked at Leo.
“Master Leo, what hero will you write your report on?”
“Fairy Knight Berkiar.”
He intended to write about his disciple and coast by.
“Oho, in that case, as a sword master, I’ll also write about Berkiar……”
“I’m not showing it to you.”
“That’s stingy!”
Iliana, stroking her chin, bristled at Leo’s words.
“Hey, everyone! News is out!”
Just then, Kal, who was talking to a cleaning staff member at the school,’s eyes widened, and he ran towards Leo.
“What is it?”
As Iliana’s eyes sparkled, Kal said,
“They’ve made a request board in the second-year dormitory common garden!”
At those words, the students nearby flinched.
A request board.
It was clearly the request for the second semester combat studies evaluation score that Sedjen had announced this morning.
Just as the students began to rush.
Whiz-! Thump-!
Gasp!
A whip flew and wrapped around Kal’s neck.
“Why are you telling the students of other dormitories about such important information first? Kal Thomas.”
“What’s wrong with that? It’s good to know together…”
“Have you forgotten you belong to Noble?”
Eliza said coldly, and Iliana crossed her arms and let out a ‘Hmph!’
“Didn’t you know? Kal is a spy we planted? Anyway, everyone! Let’s hurry too! We’ll miss out on all the good requests!”
Iliana dashed off with a whoosh.
“Hey! If you’re the spy you planted, at least take care of him!”
“You’re a Noble student!”
Watching Iliana shout heartlessly, Kal gave a mournful smile.
“What a tear-jerking friendship.”
As Eliza scoffed, Kal said,
“Still, Leo, Chloe, and Chelsea stayed, right? You’re the only ones!”
“We just stayed because we don’t really care what requests we do,”
Chelsea said heartlessly, and Kal chuckled.
“Then I guess these are unnecessary?”
Kal took out a few sheets of paper from his pocket.
Seeing that, Chloe’s eyes widened.
“Aren’t those request forms?”
“Of course. I asked the faculty to reserve the best request forms when the request board is made! It’s important to have a good reputation, you know!”
Kal stroked his chin with a smug expression.
“Indeed, I thought Kal-kun wouldn’t just readily reveal all that good information, would he?”
Chen Sia smiled faintly, and Chelsea asked,
“Then why didn’t you give a heads-up to Iliana too?”
“It’s revenge for abandoning me.”
Grinning slyly, Kal unfolded the request forms.
“For your reference, Leo, I only brought a few request forms, so it’s not a violation of school rules. It’s fine as long as they are put back.”
Kal said, looking at Leo.
“They won’t arrest me.”
Leo chuckled, and Kal was relieved.
“There are certainly many good requests.”
Among the A-class requests, there were many with large rewards, or requests that were easy but gave high scores.
“Kal, what request are you going to take?”
“They said they needed an alchemy assistant at the Northern Mage Tower. Chloe, you know the Northern Mage Tower’s daughter, right?”
“Yes. Anya-sister is a half-elf, but she’s a good person.”
“Oh, alchemy? They said they need three assistants, so would I be able to do it?”
Chen Sia showed interest.
Listening to their conversation, Leo recalled Anya Beggs.
‘Anya? That kid with the crazy eyes?’
Her public identity is the daughter of the Northern Mage Tower Lord, but in reality, she is a shadow.
Chen Sia, knowing that fact, also showed interest.
“Master Leo, how about this request?”
“I have a request I’ve already thought of.”
“Is that so?”
As Chen Sia expressed disappointment, Chloe said,
“Then shall I go?”
Chloe showed interest.
“What request is Brother Leo going to take? Were you scouted?”
Chelsea tilted her head and asked, and Leo narrowed his eyes.
“No, there’s a request that’s a little concerning.”
***
A week later.
The second-year students filled the area in front of the warp gate.
From today, the second-year students would be dispatched outside the school for commission missions.
Leo’s destination was none other than the outskirts of the northeastern continent.
The request was the [Investigation of Hero’s Tomb Robbery] request he had seen earlier in the central plaza.
‘I heard the northeastern continent is where various small kingdoms are vying for hegemony?’
It was currently the most unstable region in terms of public order and politics on the continent.
‘The requesting kingdom is a barony of the Carnel Kingdom.’
As Leo was organizing the details of the request.
‘By the way, there are other students who took on requests besides me?’
Given the highly mysterious nature of the request, he thought he was the only one, but it seemed there was another eccentric who took on such a request.
‘Could it be that someone followed me because I took on this request?’
Knowing that girls have been showing him excessive interest recently, he wondered if that was the case.
This was because one would have to be quite eccentric to take on such a request.
As Leo was contemplating.
“Oh? Could it be that Leo-kun is the one who accepted the [Investigation of Hero’s Tomb Robbery] request?”
A familiar voice spoke to Leo as if it were a welcome greeting.
Leo turned his head and looked at the student approaching him.
The student with the disciplined gait was none other than the third-year representative, Lil Luce.
“Are you perhaps my partner, senpai?”
“That’s right! Leo-kun! I never knew you liked mysteries!”
Lil smiled brightly and shook Leo’s hand.
“Senpai, why did you accept this request?”
“Yes! Because it’s a mystery!”
‘I knew it, but this girl is also quite eccentric.’
Leo chuckled inwardly.