Book 1 Chapter 516
516.
I don't know what happened 5000 years ago.
‘What’s certain is that darkness has descended upon Berkea’s heart.’
So much so that she fell into undeath and was resurrected as an undead.
It’s not simply a matter of being twisted.
Berkea came to hate the peaceful world she so desired.
‘Will my voice truly reach her?’
The deceased are imperfect beings.
They might not believe him even if he reveals himself as Kyle.
Even if they do believe him, there’s a high chance it won’t be resolved.
Step- Step-
The reason Berkea, who once only saw the world brightly, came to hate it.
‘First, I need to find out what that is.’
Leo took a deep breath.
‘Even if she doesn’t listen, I’ll have to beat some sense into her. For now, I need to sort out Lumerne’s situation and then pursue Berkea.’
*
“Welcome! Student Leo!”
“I hope I’m not being a nuisance at this late hour.”
“Hoo-hoo, not at all. You are always welcome.”
Professor Ren enthusiastically welcomed Leo, who had visited his room.
“So, what’s the reason you sought me out at this hour? Have you decided to firmly choose the magic department?”
“That’s not it.”
“That’s a pity.”
Ren shrugged his shoulders.
He said that, but Ren didn't seem particularly regretful.
In fact, Ren had already given up on Leo’s major.
It wasn't just Ren.
Even Ain, who had tried to transfer Leo to their department after seeing his talent, and Yura no longer argued about that matter.
This was because the biggest concern of the three professors had been resolved, or so it seemed.
In the case of a typical dual-class, it was rare for someone to achieve high levels of accomplishment in both fields.
There were two swordmasters, rated as the strongest dual-class since the Age of Heroes:
Fairy Knight Berkea and Twilight Knight Lumerne. Other than them, no dual-class had achieved heroic levels in two different abilities.
Most dual-classes often ended up with neither if they tried to catch two rabbits.
Therefore, they usually decided on one main ability and used the secondary ability as a means to enhance it.
Because of this, the three professors had no choice but to conclude that Leo, the unprecedented all-class, should also choose one ability as his main and use the other two as auxiliary.
‘In the end, it was merely an unfounded fear.’
Leo, the all-class, reached an exceptional level in all abilities without fail.
‘And that was in less than two years.’
Just looking at Leo, who had already reached the realm of a hero, was enough to make one gasp in admiration.
Worrying about such a Leo's career path had now become strange.
“So, what’s the reason you sought me out? If you wish to discuss magic, you are always welcome.”
Ren smiled faintly and waved his finger.
A teapot and teacup flew towards Leo.
Warm tea was poured with a gurgling sound in mid-air.
Leo picked up the teacup in the air and said,
“It’s about Lady Luna.”
“Lady Luna…”
Ren let out a wry laugh.
“It would have been better if I had known it was Lady Luna.”
Ren had unwittingly become the one and only professor to teach magic to the progenitor of the nebula, but he felt a great deal of regret.
Had he known it was Luna, he could have had a deeper discussion about magic.
‘As expected, this person is a born mage.’
Leo, who inwardly chuckled at the regretful Ren, said,
“Even so, Lady Luna spoke of Professor Ren often.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Lady Luna’s dream was to be remembered forever, in whatever form.”
Leo, sipping his tea, said,
“In that sense, Professor Ren fulfilled Lady Luna’s dream.”
“Are you referring to the beginner’s guide to star magic?”
“Yes. She read it and was truly delighted. She read Professor Ren’s thesis countless times and praised you as a genius until her mouth wore out.”
“That’s the greatest honor, I really don’t know what to do with myself.”
Ren said, genuinely delighted.
For a mage, could there be a greater honor than such praise?
“That’s why I feel I can trust and entrust you with something, Professor Ren.”
“Hmm?”
Leo opened a subspace and took out four magic books.
Magic notebooks that could be easily purchased at the Lumerne campus stationery store.
Ren looked at Leo, who was holding out a very thick notebook, with a puzzled expression and accepted it.
Then he read the words written on the cover.
“Illiana Raden?”
He tilted his head, opened the magic book, and began to read its contents.
Ren’s face immediately hardened.
“This is…”
“It’s a magic formula left by Lady Luna.”
“Magic created by being inspired by student Illiana?”
“Yes.”
“Indeed.”
Ren read through the contents of the magic book with a serious expression.
His eyes moved rapidly from left to right.
After a moment, Ren, who had read the initial part, proceeded to read the magic books labeled Chloe Müller, Abbad Rwaryn, and Chelsea Rwaryn in order.
Then he collected his thoughts and took a deep breath.
And with a trembling voice, he said,
“Student Leo, you must know the meaning of these magic books, don’t you?”
“Yes.”
Leo nodded.
“It’s a breakthrough.”
The magic books left by Luna contained magic created by her, inspired by four students.
Each was unique magic that only they could use.
And the magical concepts used to create the magic were one dimension above the magical concepts generally accepted in this era.
“Of course, as it’s a formula for unique magic, commercializing it right away would be difficult.”
Ren said with a serious face.
“Moreover, it’s still incomplete.”
Even Luna, considered the greatest genius in the history of magic, couldn’t create magic that would change the history of magic in a short time.
Thus, the magic Luna created during her time in the present world was still in its unfinished stage.
“Are you showing this to me because you want me to guide the students and complete the magic?”
“Yes.”
Ren fell into deep thought.
Normally, he would have readily accepted.
Ren considered himself a genius superior to anyone else in academia when it came to magic.
Of course, there were many mages more powerful than Ren.
However, in the field of research, Ren was one of the world's leading mages.
But this time, the responsibility was too immense.
‘It’s the work of researching magic left in the present world by none other than Lady Luna.’
Ren, who had been contemplating, opened his mouth.
“Why did you choose me?”
“Lady Luna would have chosen Professor Ren.”
“Me?”
“Yes. She spoke of Professor Ren often, and besides, you are someone who truly cares for your students and only thinks of magic.”
“Hmm.”
Leo chose Ren, but even Luna would have chosen Ren.
After hearing Leo’s words, Ren, who had been pondering, nodded.
“Understood, I will take it on.”
“Thank you.”
Knock-knock-
Just then, a timely knock was heard.
“Come in.”
As Ren finished speaking, the door opened, and Illiana, Chelsea, Abbad, and Chloe, including Kyle, entered Ren’s office.
“Chloe, Abbad, Chelsea, Illiana. The four of you, please sit here.”
Ren offered the four of them seats.
As the four sat down with puzzled expressions, Leo stood up from his seat.
“I’ll take my leave now.”
“Alright.”
Leo waved to the four of them and left with Kyle.
Creak- Thud-
The door closed, and as they walked down the corridor, Kyle asked,
“Why did Professor Ren want to see those four?”
“To teach them the magic Luna left behind.”
“Wow? Magic left by Lady Luna? That’s incredible!”
“Don’t tell anyone.”
“Kuh~ But my mouth is itching to talk.”
Kyle said slyly.
Of course, Leo burst into laughter because Kyle wasn't someone who would carelessly blurt out such things.
“By the way, what kind of magic did she leave?”
“It’s still incomplete magic. What form it takes depends on how each of them handles it.”
“Still, there must be a general concept for the magic, right?”
Kyle asked curiously.
The reason for asking was simple.
‘After all, in a battlefield, a mage is a joker.’
A mage is a being who can turn the tide of a battle.
After all, this was magic left by Luna for the three top students in the magic department, excluding Leo.
In addition, Illiana was also a formidable swordmaster.
‘It seems like it would be good to use as a trump card later.’
Although Kyle aspires to be a supporter, his talent for reading the flow of battle, commanding, and strategizing is the best among second-year students.
‘Though he himself casually denies it.’
The stronger a person is, the harder it is to combine forces with others.
Because heroes are beings with strong individual personalities, disharmony is inevitable.
Kyle’s command allows that problem to be resolved on the spot.
‘Not only observation skills, but also flexible thinking are necessary. He’s the best as a commander.’
Leo, seeing through Kyle’s abilities, said,
“In Illiana’s case, it’s a kind of acceleration magic.”
“Acceleration? More ordinary than I thought?”
“It’s ordinary. But if it becomes so fast that it’s hard to perceive with normal senses, then it’s a different story. The biggest advantage of light-attribute magic is speed.”
Leo thought of Illiana.
“Illiana is headstrong and rough, so she can’t utilize her strengths.”
“Indeed, she’s a charge-crazy idiot. To handle light magic, one needs to be delicate, but with her personality, it’s impossible. In the end, she relies on firepower, spamming large-scale magic until her mana runs out.”
“That’s right. That’s why she tends to rely heavily on swordsmanship, but from what I’ve observed, Illiana has greater magical talent than aura.”
Leo said, walking down the corridor.
“Then it’s one way to use that magical ability to maximize swordsmanship.”
“Indeed.”
Kyle stroked his chin.
“What about Chloe?”
“Space-dominating magic.”
“Oho. An upgraded version of the ice world?”
“That’s right. Looking at the magic design, it intervenes in the spirit world.”
“Huh?”
“It’s a kind of magic that makes you enter a spirit-like state the moment you cast it, you could say?”
“Hey, hey, wait. Chloe doesn’t have spirit magic talent, does she?”
“That’s right. She enters the realm of spirits with magic.”
“Wow… just hearing about it makes my head spin.”
“That’s if it’s completed.”
‘Of course, she will complete it.’
The Chloe Leo knew would more than complete that magic.
“What about Abbad?”
“Chantless casting, but only for wind magic.”
“What? Chantless casting?!”
Kyle’s mouth dropped open.
Chantless casting.
A dream realm that no one had ever achieved.
Even Luna was only fast.
The chanting process was still necessary.
“That’s insane.”
“It is insane.”
“Then what about Chelsea?”
“If you only look at the magic effect, it’s similar to Chloe’s.”
“Oho?”
“It’s magic that allows her to freely control all the wind in space with song.”
“Each one is extraordinary.”
“It’s an idea only Luna could come up with, and magic she could actualize.”
Leo himself gasped in admiration.
Leo knew that Luna was amazing, but he was surprised anew nonetheless.
“Well, that’s only if they can complete them, of course.”
“Kuh. If they could use them, that would be truly incredible!”
It was when Kyle was constantly exclaiming.
“Speaking of which, you guys confronted a hero from the past this time, didn’t you?”
“We did. Wow, it was truly chilling.”
Kyle shook his head repeatedly.
“From the perspective of fighting alongside them, how were your classmates’ skills?”
“Why ask? They were monsters, of course.”
Kyle, who had gasped, continued,
“They were monsters already, but the training camp seemed to have stimulated them. In a short period, everyone far surpassed the second-year level.”
“Kids really do grow fast.”
“Wow! You really sound like an old man.”
Kyle genuinely exclaimed.
Leo chuckled, looking at such Kyle.
“However.”
“However?”
At Kyle’s next words, Leo made a puzzled expression.
“There’s one who’s just treading water, you could say?”
Kyle wore a worried expression.
“Eliza hasn’t changed much.”