Book 1 Chapter 487
487.
Leo headed to the Tower of Heroes after being summoned by Rina, the principal.
“Huh? It’s the chairman!”
“Senior Leo!”
Some first-year students, moving between classes, discovered Leo and showed surprised expressions.
“Pay attention in class.”
Leo lightly waved his hand at the first-year students.
Even with such a simple greeting, the first-year students couldn’t help but react enthusiastically.
It was understandable, as Leo had been an object of admiration for the first-year students even in the first semester.
But before the second semester began, he had risen to the position of a hero, so now many students sent him overwhelming respect beyond mere admiration.
Leaving behind the first-year students who reacted enthusiastically to a simple greeting, Leo arrived at the Tower of Heroes.
He soon headed to the principal's office at the top of the Tower of Heroes.
Knock-knock-
“Come in.”
When he opened the door to the principal's office and entered, he saw a student in a white school uniform talking to Rina.
“Airan?”
“Lord Leo!”
Airan had a bright expression.
Looking at Leo, Rina said,
“Welcome, student council president. I heard your activities in the Northeast were magnificent.”
Rina, who had been interviewing Airan, let out a chuckle and said,
“That’s all I have to tell you. Leo Flobe will guide you through the dormitory and school facilities.”
“Yes!”
Airan smiled and nodded.
“Why is Airan here?”
“Airan Eisar is here as an exchange student. Just like you went to Seirun as an exchange student in the first semester. Seirun sent an exchange student this time too.”
“Ah, I see.”
Airan had wanted to come to Lumern as an exchange student since last year.
In the first semester, Leo had gone from Lumern as an exchange student.
It seemed that Seirun had sent Airan as an exchange student this time, just like then.
While Leo nodded, Rina, resting her chin on her interlocked hands, said,
“Student Airan. Your school uniform has been ordered at ‘Bless Rigger,’ the uniform store on Kuraju Street in Lumeria City.”
“Yes!”
“Leo Flobe. You don’t have classes today for second-year students, so you’re free, right?”
“Yes.”
“I’d like to ask you to be her guide for today.”
“Alright.”
Nodding, Leo approached Airan and picked up the large bag next to her.
“Let’s go.”
“Ah! Lord Leo. I’ll carry it.”
“It’s fine.”
Leo stopped Airan, who was flustered trying to pick up the bag, and exited the principal's office.
“Student Airan, I hope you have a pleasant time.”
“Oh, yes! Goodbye! Principal!”
Airan politely bowed her head and followed Leo.
Leo also lightly bowed to Rina, then closed the principal's office door.
As they exited the Tower of Heroes, many eyes turned towards the two of them.
“Oh? A Seirun student?”
“The one next to him is the student council president.”
“Why is a Seirun student in Lumern?”
The upperclassmen looked at Leo and Airan with puzzled eyes.
“Leo. Why is the Seirun student here?”
“She came as an exchange student.”
“Is that so?”
When a fourth-year student from the Knight Department asked with a puzzled face, Leo answered calmly.
At his answer, the surrounding students showed surprised expressions.
As curious gazes fixed on Airan.
They arrived at the second-year dormitory area, which was quiet because all the students were out on missions.
“Speaking of which, which dormitory building did the principal say you should stay in?”
“Glory. It’s the same dormitory as Lord Leo.”
Nodding, Leo headed to the dormitory.
“Come in.”
“Excuse me.”
Following Leo, Airan cautiously entered the Glory dormitory and was impressed.
“It’s definitely different from Seirun.”
The dormitory interior was entirely the students’ space.
Especially for second-year students, there were Harmony, Glory, and Noble.
They were divided into these three dormitories, and when choosing a dormitory, students with similar personalities gathered.
As a result, not only private rooms but also common areas fully reflected the students’ tastes.
Compared to Seirun, which had strict dormitory rules, the atmosphere was very free.
Leo chuckled, watching the impressed Airan, and put down the bag in a corner of the dormitory.
“Let’s go to the pier.”
“Yes!”
***
Leo and Airan entered Lumeria City by boat.
As they toured the streets, Airan exclaimed.
“The city people don’t seem to pay much attention to us?”
“Lumeria City people are used to Lumern students. And since it’s a city that other schools sometimes visit, they won’t make a fuss even if they see you, a Seirun student.”
“Come to think of it, I heard that some seniors go to Lumeria City for missions or personal business.”
As a city in the center of the world, Lumeria City is a strategic point in itself.
Moreover, since it’s connected to Lumern, it’s famous as a tourist destination.
Where people gather, goods also gather.
As a result, Lumeria City was also a place where all sorts of rare magical tools gathered.
Leo and Airan entered Kuraju Street.
And as if familiar, they entered ‘Bless Rigger,’ Lumern’s uniform store.
“Welcome… Oh my. Lord Leo Flobe.”
The shop owner looked at Leo with a slightly surprised expression, then smiled gently and bowed her head.
“It’s been a long time. Thank you for visiting our store. What brings you here today?”
“I heard the principal ordered a school uniform for an exchange student.”
“Ah, you mean the uniform for Airan Eisar, who came as an exchange student from Seirun? We have the production ready.”
The shop owner, with a kind smile, then greeted Airan, who stood beside Leo.
“Hello, you must be Airan Eisar? Thank you for visiting our store.”
“Yes.”
“At the request of Lumern’s principal, preparations for the summer uniform production are all complete. We will start production as soon as we measure Airan Eisar’s size. Would you please come this way?”
Nodding, Airan went to the designated area.
Then, female employees gathered around her, taking out tape measures to measure Airan’s size.
“Excuse me, I know Lumern has different uniforms for each season.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Would it be possible to make those uniforms as well?”
“Yes.”
The shop owner smiled and nodded without asking for a reason.
“Why the spring and autumn uniforms?”
“Since I’m here anyway, I want to keep them as souvenirs.”
Airan answered Leo’s question with a shy smile.
“You can visit our store in two hours.”
The shop owner said after finishing the measurements.
“Then, shall we relax and have some fun for two hours? Airan, is there anywhere you want to go?”
“Hmm. First, I want to go to a famous restaurant in Lumeria City.”
Airan took out a memo from her pocket.
And showed Leo a list of restaurants.
“I heard from Seirun that the food here is very delicious!”
“Did you come here to sightsee rather than study as an exchange student?”
“Ah, no! I plan to study hard too! Th-this is, well. Hah!”
Flustered by Leo’s words, Airan covered her face with both hands and replied in a meek voice.
“I’m, I’m sorry. I only thought about having fun more than studying.”
“There’s no need to be sorry. It’s natural to want to have fun at your age.”
“I’m embarrassed.”
Leo chuckled, watching Airan’s shoulders tremble, embarrassed, with her ears drooping.
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Berkyya was always eager to skip training and run away whenever he had a chance.”
“Lord Berkyya?”
Airan, with wide eyes, looked up at Leo.
“Why? Do you want to hear about Berkyya?”
“Yes!”
Looking at Airan whose eyes sparkled brightly, Leo said,
“Your fantasies will be shattered quite a bit.”
“But I’ve already seen the ancestor’s true form in Lord Dweno’s world, haven’t I? And I liked Lord Berkyya even more then.”
“Indeed.”
Leo recalled Berkyya whom he had met in Dweno’s world.
“Which story should I tell first?”
“The story of when you first met!”
“When we first met, huh. Shall we talk about it over lunch?”
“Let’s go quickly! Hurry! Hurry!”
‘Master! Let’s go quickly! Hurry! Hurry!’
Airan, full of excitement, grabbed Leo’s hand with both hands and pulled him.
That sight reminded him of past events.
“By the way, do you know the way?”
“Oh!”
Airan, who had been walking excitedly without a care, was startled by Leo’s words.
Leo watched her and smiled gently.
“You’re similar.”
Their appearances were different, and their personalities were different.
But in Airan, he definitely saw the image of his disciple.
“Huh?”
Patting Airan’s head, who had a puzzled expression, Leo said,
“It’s just that you’re definitely Berkyya’s descendant.”
***
Airan, who had her Lumern school uniform tailored in Lumeria City and returned to the Glory dormitory, hummed a tune.
“What makes you so happy?”
“Lord Leo promised to tell me old stories tonight until I get tired of them! Brace yourself, Lord Leo, you won’t sleep until I’m satisfied tonight!”
“Stop reading those strange books. I think you’re worse than Berkyya.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
Blinking her big eyes, Airan tilted her head, showing a puzzled reaction as if she didn’t understand.
Leo clicked his tongue at her innocent look.
They had dinner with food bought from Lumeria City in the dormitory lounge.
Leo assigned Airan to one of the empty rooms in the girls’ dormitory.
After washing up and preparing for bed, early evening had passed.
When he went to the lounge, Airan, dressed in pajamas, was placing what looked like a bottle of alcohol on the table.
“What’s with the alcohol?”
“It’s alcohol made from a recipe left by Lord Berkyya, passed down through the Eisar family for generations. I brought it as a gift.”
“If Berkyya knew how to brew alcohol, it must be Luna’s alcohol, then?”
“Huh?”
Luna, who loved alcohol, also made her own.
Hearing Leo’s words, Airan’s eyes widened.
Pouring a glass of alcohol, Leo muttered as if it were strange.
“It really is Luna’s alcohol.”
“R-really?”
Airan’s eyes opened wide.
“Yes.”
Leo chuckled.
At the mention of Luna’s alcohol, Airan, who usually had no interest in alcohol, took a sip.
“Ahuk!”
Airan’s face grimaced at the strong taste of the alcohol.
True to Luna, who was a heavy drinker, the alcohol she made was also very strong.
‘Strange.’
Leo drank the alcohol Airan brought, recalling the past.
After that, he told Airan old stories.
While the story was well underway, Airan asked curiously,
“Did Lord Leo have any other disciples besides Lord Berkyya?”
“Yes, I did. The ancestor of the Shan Empire is my other disciple.”
“Wow. Come to think of it, wasn’t Chen Xia the princess of the Shan Empire?”
“That’s right.”
“Then we have a strange connection too.”
Airan smiled brightly.
Airan, who loved stories, listened to Leo’s words with sparkling eyes.
Chirp-chirp-chirp-
And at some point.
Airan, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly sprang up.
‘When did I fall asleep?’
It was dawn before sunrise.
It seemed she had fallen asleep without realizing it while listening to stories until dawn.
A blanket was covering her body.
‘I fell asleep first.’
Airan felt sorry for Leo and got up from her seat.
On one side of the sofa, Leo was asleep.
Having emptied a bottle of alcohol while telling old stories, the smell of alcohol was strong.
Airan paused for a moment as she was covering Leo with the blanket she had been using.
‘How difficult must it be for Lord Leo.’
As the Hero of Beginnings, he has been fighting Tartarus for 5000 years, and even after reincarnating, he still continues to fight.
The old stories Leo told all night certainly included tales of great heroes.
She hadn’t paid attention then, but she recalled that Leo had drunk a lot of alcohol especially when talking about his friends.
‘I’m sorry, Lord Leo.’
Airan silently apologized to Leo, blaming herself.
‘And thank you.’
It was when Airan was covering Leo with the blanket, conveying a small gratitude that was fitting for someone living in the current era.
Bang-!
“Hic?!”
Suddenly, the lounge door opened.
Airan, who was also an excellent magic swordsman, was extremely startled by the person who opened the door, evading her senses.
Then, losing her balance, she stumbled towards Leo.
Naturally, Leo woke up.
“What?”
Airan, who found herself unintentionally in Leo’s arms as he lay down, shrieked and quickly sat up.
“So-sorry! Urgh?!”
Too surprised, she quickly got up, got tangled with the blanket she was holding, and unintentionally ended up sitting astride Leo.
“I’m sorry! Lord Leo! I’m sorry!”
“…What exactly is going on here?”
Chen Xia, who had entered the lounge, asked blankly as she saw Leo and Airan lying in an awkward position.