Book 1 Chapter 730

730.

The Clock Tower Dormitory was a crystallization of spatial magic, embodying the essence of magic engineering conceived by Tina.

And the center of the magic was the student council president's room, which was on the top floor of the Clock Tower.

The reason Leo could go anywhere in the Clock Tower Dormitory from his room was also because all doors led directly to the student council president's office.

'And all doors leading into the student council president's room are fundamentally locked.'

That's why they functioned as ordinary doors.

If there was no key to the student council president's room, exiting was also random.

Even Tina, who designed the magic spell formula, couldn't control it if a key didn't exist.

This was because she had made the spell formula itself random.

In the current situation, there was only one person who could do such a thing.

'Mel.'

But Mel, the Dragon Lord, wouldn't do such a thing.

'No matter how many times I used the spirit summoning spell, I couldn't summon Risinath.'

He still thought his training was insufficient.

But what if he had already been summoned?

'I need concrete physical evidence.'

Having thought that far, Leo stood up from his seat.

"You two, clean this up properly."

"Yes! Leave it to us! Brother."

"No, it's easier to clean with magic. Why do we have to sweep and wipe by hand ourselves…?"

Lil answered energetically, even saluting, but Elena was still discontent.

"Then it's not a punishment."

"Did we do it on purpose?"

"So you're discontent?"

"……"

As Leo tilted his head slightly, Elena pouted.

"Wow, it's the first time I've seen Senior Elena unable to move an inch. You're truly amazing! Brother!"

Lil clapped his hands in admiration.

Elena firmly stepped on Lil's foot.

"It hurts, Senior Elena."

At Lil's words, Elena clicked her tongue and swept the ruined floor with a broom.

"Chirp! Chirp!"

"[Hmph! Can't you do it properly! Learn a little from your junior!]"

Above Elena's head, Fiora and Kirian flapped and spun around in circles.

Elena, who was looking at the scene with slanted eyes, swatted the two phantom beasts with a broom as if swatting flies.

And she swept the two phantom beasts that had fallen to the floor into a dustpan.

"Oh! Do the same for me! Treat me like trash!"

Arti, who was watching the scene, slid in front of Elena as if gliding.

But Elena thoroughly ignored Arti.

"Gasp! Is this perhaps neglect play?!"

Arti, twisting her body and suffering.

Leo, leaving his room that was still bustling despite being a ruin, walked down the corridor, step by step.

"Lord Leo, what's going on?"

At that moment, Mel appeared and asked with a surprised expression.

"Mel. Has anything strange happened at school recently?"

"Strange things? No, there weren't any? Is it perhaps an enemy attack?"

"Not really that kind of thing. I was just wondering if there was anything you didn't understand even a little, or anything out of the ordinary."

At Leo's question, Mel relaxed his expression, thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"I can't particularly think of anything. Do you know anything, En?"

En, who had appeared with Mel, shook his head.

"Aside from students from the Knightry Department and Magic Department complaining of inexplicable motion sickness in the 3rd-year mock battle, there was nothing in particular."

At those words, Leo stopped walking and asked again.

"Did they say it was after-effects of mana depletion?"

"Yes, but from what we checked, there wasn't much mana depletion. The conclusion is simply that they overexerted themselves mentally."

Among the 3rd-year students, who were Leo's grade level, there were many whom Leo had particularly designated as future heroes.

As such, if they got injured, Mel paid special attention.

Even for minor things, he made En reconfirm, just in case symptoms hadn't worsened or if there were any major after-effects.

'Motion sickness.'

Leo narrowed his eyes, recalling his peers.

"Chen Xia and Chloe weren't in the infirmary, right?"

"Yes."

"It must be related to one of those two people."

"What do you mean?"

Looking at Mel, who didn't understand, Leo spoke.

"It seems that the King of Wisdom, whom you endlessly respect, is hiding in this dormitory."

"What?"

"U-um, is that true?"

Mel's eyes widened, and En wore a flustered expression.

As a dragon, could there be words more heart-fluttering than these?

The King of Wisdom! Risinath is somewhere here!

"First, I should confirm it."

Having said that much, Leo climbed onto the corridor railing.

Leo's room was at the very top of the Clock Tower.

The center of the ascending circular staircase was wide open.

Leo jumped down towards it without hesitation.

Whoosh-!

"Oh my goodness! What do I do! What do I do!"

Mel held his cheeks, stamped his feet, and didn't know what to do.

"My Lord. This is not the time to be doing this."

"Yes, that's right!"

"Quickly, help Lord Leo find Lord Risinath…"

"We must quickly prepare a grand welcome! En, come here."

"I will help Lord Leo find Lord Risinath."

At those words, Mel stared intently at En and then smiled faintly.

"No, you can't."

"Excuse me? But I should assist Lord Leo…"

"It's none other than Lord Risinath. Will it help in finding him if we help Lord Leo?"

"……"

"Do you think I don't know that you want to meet him a little faster?"

Smiling brightly, Mel, who had seen through En's true feelings, took En and began to prepare the welcome.

"How should we prepare the welcome party?"

Looking at Mel, who was humming a tune with a happy face, En wore a puzzled expression.

"But why did Lord Risinath hide? I thought he would want to meet Lord Leo immediately…"

"Hmm… Isn't it that he's a little shy?"

"Could that be?"

"Yes. I think so."

Mel, who didn't know that Risinath was filled with the desire to somehow play a trick on Leo, began to think of everything positively.

***

The first thing Leo did after coming down to the dormitory was none other than to find the Chelsis who had just intruded into his room.

'If the motion sickness symptoms are after-effects of having a memory restriction placed by Risinath, then traces would remain.'

If he hadn't paid attention, that would be one thing.

If Leo was determined to find it, finding the traces of magic left by Risinath was no big deal.

Finding the group that ran away with the stamp was not difficult.

This was because he could hear sounds of fighting from afar without even needing to refine his supersenses.

Leo took a step.

Whoosh-!

At the same time, Leo, who ran down the corridor at incredible speed, was soon able to encounter Abard.

"Leo?"

"Can't you stop there? Butter!"

Behind Abard, who had a puzzled expression, Celia's sharp voice was heard.

Fwoosh-

As Celia's flame aura flared up, Leo extended his hand.

Grab-!

"Ugh? What… Leo?"

Celia, who had a flustered expression as her attack was blocked, opened her eyes wide when she saw Leo holding her sword.

"Celia, just a moment."

Leo touched Celia's forehead with his finger.

As Leo's mana swept through her entire body, Celia flinched for a moment but soon accepted Leo's mana.

A moment later.

Leo, who had taken his hand away, smiled faintly.

"It's done now."

"What did you do?"

"I just briefly checked something."

Rubbing her forehead, Celia wore a puzzled expression.

Abard showed the stamp he was holding in his hand to Leo and spoke.

"Leo, what are you going to do with this?"

"Oh, that?"

After looking at the other students who had already caught up, Leo spoke.

"Continue what you were doing."

As soon as those words ended, Abard threw the stamp into the air.

Then Chelsea, who was waiting, splendidly snatched the stamp.

It was a wonderful play by the siblings, who had coordinated their actions for a long time.

"Catch him!"

"Hey! Don't be so loud! The professors are coming!"

The students rushed after Chelsea.

Leo, who was left alone, put his hands on his hips.

"Alright, then. Shall I look for that damned lizard?"

As his supersenses activated, Leo's senses began to spread throughout the entire Clock Tower Dormitory like a spiderweb.

Innumerable pieces of information entered Leo's mind.

The sound of students quietly chattering.

The feeling of someone moving stealthily.

Professors on patrol.

And… the presence of someone moving stealthily.

"I've been found out!"

Chen Xia's flustered voice was heard by his ears, sharpened by his supersenses.

Leo exclaimed, 'Oh?' in admiration.

Chen Xia had also learned supersenses.

At first, she was unskilled, but now it seems she's well-trained.

'If Eiran specialized in hearing… did Chen Xia develop a sixth sense?'

In the case of Arion, who created supersenses, and Leo, who was the first to learn them, all senses developed.

But for those in later generations, the areas that developed to the extreme were different.

Eiran developed hearing.

And Chen Xia seems to have an enhanced sixth sense.

The fact that she perceived Leo's presence, which had intruded into her supersense domain, was the evidence.

'She's progressed a lot.'

Normally, it would be something to praise greatly, but.

'Judging by what she's saying, it seems she knows of Risinath's existence.'

Feeling a small sense of betrayal, Leo took a step.

Whoosh-!

Leo, who arrived at Chen Xia's location at incredible speed, blocked the path of Chen Xia, who wore a flustered expression, and crossed his arms.

"Where did he go?"

"What are you talking about?"

"So you're going to feign ignorance?"

"Ehehehe."

"Don't act cute, because you're not cute."

At Leo's words, Chen Xia pouted slightly.

"I trusted you."

"But how can I refuse Lord Risinath's request?"

"Really? So where did that guy hide?"

"As for where Lord Risinath hid, well…"

Step- Step-

"Huh? Leo? Xia? What are you doing there?"

At that moment, Chloe's voice was heard from the other end of the corridor.

Leo spoke to Chloe, who wore a puzzled expression.

"I was asking Chen Xia something."

"Hmm? What were you asking?"

"It's a personal matter."

Leo answered as if it were nothing important.

To Leo, Chloe, no. Risinath approached.

Since he didn't know that Risinath had possessed Chloe's body, Leo treated Chloe as usual.

'Anyway, he's quick to catch on in this regard.'

He felt that this game of tag was over now.

'Well, it seems his room burned down while he was sleeping. It seems I've teased him enough.'

While thinking to himself, Leo, who was interrogating her, pulled Chen Xia's cheek.

'…He seems to be enjoying himself.'

Risinath's eyes sank slightly.

After possessing Chloe's body, he heard various stories from the students.

What he heard and asked about most was, as expected, stories about the Great Hero.

And among them, what became the biggest topic was the story related to the Hero of Beginnings and the Progenitor of the Nebula.

The story of the Progenitor of the Nebula, who appeared on this land, declared that the one she loved was Kyle, and then left.

As such, the fact that Kyle and Luna were lovers became an established fact for later generations.

One image came to mind within his fragmented remaining memories.

'How is it? I'm much better than Risinath, right?'

'…You're good.'

The conversation they had after Luna kissed Kyle.

'You're terribly bad at it.'

In contrast, when he kissed her, he wiped his mouth and grumbled brusquely.

Risinath's hand trembled slightly.

'You look a bit old?'

Various annoying words came to mind one by one.

If she were to speak now, saying she wanted to surprise him with a smile, Leo would also laugh off everything that had happened so far.

But she felt her insides twisting due to words that, if it were during her lifetime, she would have dismissed with a punch.

"Leo. I suddenly got curious."

"About what?"

"Between Lord Risinath and Lady Luna, who do you like more?"

Leo glanced at Risinath.

Chen Xia, with wide eyes, looked at Risinath and then began to get flustered.

Risinath was smiling faintly.

'It seems you'll need to answer carefully?'

"Neither of them is particularly good."

Leo, thinking it was Chloe, answered playfully as usual.

"Oh. I see."

Risinath's smile deepened even further.

'Ughhh.'

Chen Xia screamed inwardly and said.

"Young Master Leo. Usually, you said you liked both of them, didn't you?"

"When did I ever?"

Looking at Leo, who was splendidly twisting the situation, Chen Xia said urgently.

"Still, there must be someone you like more, right? Don't you like Lord Risinath more?"

"Right now, I prefer Luna more. Why are you asking that?"

Chen Xia looked at the ceiling and lamented.

Watching that scene, Leo muttered to himself.

'It seems someone is listening from somewhere.'

It was then that Leo, with a slightly skewed expression, looked around.

"Hey."

"Huh?"

Whoosh-!

Only when Leo saw Chloe's small, delicate fist blocking his vision did he finally realize.

'Chloe was Risinath?'

Thump-! Crackle-!

As Risinath's fist struck Leo's face, everything froze.

Leo, who was sent flying into the darkness, tumbled down the stairs at the end of the corridor.

Risinath growled and charged towards where Leo had flown.

"What kind of prank is this! You damned trickster lizard!"

"Shut up!"

From beyond the darkness, the bloodcurdling voices of the Great Heroes began to be heard, and then.

Bang-! Crash-!

Just like that, the sound of a fierce battle began to resound.

Every time the sound of something breaking was heard, Chen Xia unconsciously tightly closed her eyes.

"If you liked Luna, why didn't you marry Luna!"

"Say something that makes sense! I didn't even know if she liked me!"

"That's something to be proud of! You idiot!"

The sound of conversation coming from beyond the darkness gradually faded away.

Soon, when the fierce sound announcing the battle between the Great Heroes was faintly audible from far away.

Chen Xia cautiously opened her eyes.

And she muttered blankly

"Is this… a marital dispute…?"

***

Meanwhile, Mel and En were busy preparing a welcome party for Risinath in an empty room.

At that moment.

To Mel, who was pondering the welcome message, En cautiously spoke.

"My Lord."

"Yes."

"The two of you only made a marriage contract… and haven't formally held a ceremony, so how about we, your descendants, create a place to celebrate your marriage?"

At those words, Mel's eyes widened, he clapped his hands, and then smiled brightly.

"That's a very good idea, En!"