Book 1 Chapter 794

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The dormitory garden was a mess.

Crackle- crackle-

The flames all died down as Leo withdrew his fire.

The noisy dormitory also quieted down.

This was because the spirits and magical beasts that Leo had summoned had disappeared.

Run, sitting on a bench, had his head bowed low.

And he stole a glance at Leo, who was sitting next to him, looking straight ahead with a blank expression.

The moment their eyes met, Run looked back down at the floor.

'Damn, I'm so embarrassed.'

A blush crept onto Run's face.

It was because, just moments before, he had buried his face in Leo's chest and wept.

'Well, I guess the emotions just overwhelmed me for a moment.'

The more he thought about it, the more embarrassed he became.

Run secretly cast cold magic on his hand and carefully brought it to his face to reduce the swelling.

"Ah, it's cold!"

For a moment, unable to control the temperature, Run jumped and let out a scream.

The moment their eyes met again, Run's face turned even redder with shame.

This was because Leo was looking at him with an expression of utter pity.

Seeing Run trembling with embarrassment, Leo said,

"Tell me the truth. You were so happy to see me again that you cried."

"Don't… don't be ridiculous."

"Waaah. Why did you show up so late, you damn bastard! Waaah!"

"I didn't say that!"

"Stop it!"

Run gritted his teeth as he watched Leo mimic his tone.

Finally, he grabbed the hem of Leo's clothes, blew his nose loudly into it, and snorted.

Leo scowled and used a cleaning spell on his clothes.

Run sniffled once and, returning to his usual self, crossed his arms.

"So? What exactly are you?"

"I am Kyle, the Hero of the Beginning."

"I know that. But where have you been and what have you been doing to only show up now?"

Run stared intently at Leo.

"Are you even from this world to begin with?"

"What do you mean?"

Leo's expression turned bewildered at the unexpected question.

"I can feel various mana from you. Arion's mana, Dwenor's mana, my mana. And even Lysina's mana."

Run looked directly into Leo's eyes.

"It would be possible if you had conquered the hero's world… but if you had, we would know. What exactly is your identity?"

Leo chuckled at Luna's sharp analysis.

"Even a rotten fish is still a fish. Luna is Luna, after all."

"Who are you calling rotten!"

"You."

Leo tapped Luna's forehead with his fingertip.

"You have the eyes of a dying fish, listless and without any motivation. That's what's rotten. What else would be rotten?"

"Ah! Stop it!"

Luna swung her arm to push away Leo's hand, which was tapping her head.

Normally, she would have struck him for such insolence, but now, with something to hide, she could only be toyed with by Leo's hand.

Leo withdrew his hand and said calmly,

"Parallel worlds."

"What?"

Run's eyes widened at Leo's single word.

Then, Run lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he looked at Leo with a bewildered expression.

Something that existed only in theory.

But if it were parallel worlds, the existence of Kyle's reincarnation, who had suddenly appeared before him, was understandable.

"How… how did you get here?"

"Because of the fight with the Erebus shards. I'll explain the details later."

Saying so, Leo stood up.

He saw Lumene students approaching in the distance.

"Leo, save me~"

Cal, bound by Elena's magic, pleaded with Leo for help with a pout.

Elena, standing before Leo, smiled sweetly.

"Nice to meet you, outsider. It seems you're the one who caused this commotion, so could you explain?"

Her lips were smiling, but her eyes were icy cold.

Leo chuckled at Elena's murderous gaze and waved his hand.

*Bang-!*

The magic binding Cal was released.

"Whoa!"

Cal, surprised, landed on the ground and quickly ran towards Leo.

Elena's eyes twitched when her magic was so easily dispelled.

"Acting like a princess isn't like you."

"What?!"

For a moment, a crack appeared in Elena's expression.

As Leo smiled at Elena, who was showing a slight crack in her composure.

"Everyone is having a tough time tonight."

A hearty laugh was heard.

Along with it, Kalian appeared from behind.

Beside Kalian stood Halind and Sedgen.

The students parted like a wave, creating a path.

"You've all worked hard training late into the night."

Kalian said with a broad smile and approached Leo.

Elena said to Kalian,

"Headmaster. Training?"

"Of course. It's training as if it were real combat."

"But we weren't given any warning about this sudden training."

"If we give students prior notice, wouldn't that defeat the purpose of surprise training?"

Kalian said kindly and looked at Sedgen.

"Please, Sedgen Professor."

"Yes, Headmaster. Sedgen will finish this task with elegance!"

With his signature graceful gesture, he waved his hand, and the ruined dormitory instantly began to restore itself.

It was the Alchemy Regeneration magic, one of Professor Sedgen's specialties.

Sedgen looked at the dormitory, which had been restored in an instant, with a triumphant expression.

"Now, everyone, go and get some sleep for tomorrow."

Kalian smiled and dismissed the students.

"Oh, and! Students Chelsea and Iliana."

Kalian tapped his forehead as if he remembered something and called out to the two.

Chelsea and Iliana, who were being dragged away by third-year students, turned their heads.

Destined to be pestered by students asking what happened, as their sudden increase in strength had allowed them to defeat Celia and Duran.

"You two need to stay and write reports."

"Yes!"

"Understood!"

Chelsea and Iliana answered energetically and quickly ran towards Kalian.

"I saw your fight on video! You were both very elegant!"

Sedgen praised Chelsea and Iliana.

"How did you grow so much? An explanation for your sudden explosive growth…"

"Halind."

"Yes, Headmaster."

"Take him away."

Halind subdued Sedgen and began to drag him away.

"Headmaster! We must uncover the secret of their growth! So that it can be a great help in guiding other students…"

"Shut up."

Halind covered Sedgen's mouth and disappeared into the distance.

The enthusiastic Sedgen would no doubt have tormented the two until they revealed the secret of their strength.

As Sedgen left, Kalian stroked his beard and chuckled.

"Sedgen is sometimes too enthusiastic."

Saying so, Kalian turned his body.

"Well then, you two should go and rest too."

"Yes? But we have to write reports…"

Iliana tilted her head, and Kalian said,

"That's just an excuse. You two wouldn't have been able to rest properly if you'd been captured by your friends."

"That's true."

Chelsea nodded.

Kalian chuckled as he watched them and said,

"Don't be complacent with your current growth and strive further. From what I see, the other children will also achieve rapid growth."

Kalian glanced at Leo and left after saying that.

"Um. What about me and Leo? Where are we going to sleep?"

Cal scratched his cheek with an embarrassed smile.

Unlike the others who had a place to stay within Lumene, Leo and Cal did not.

Seeing the two of them, Run snapped his fingers.

*Snap-!*

A door appeared in the air.

Seeing it, Chelsea tilted her head.

"What's that?"

"A door to Rea's room."

"Huh?! Rea's room?"

"How can the student council president of Seirune go to Reah's room?"

Chelsea and Iliana looked surprised.

"Because we're friends."

"Even if you're friends…"

"Reah's room is a sanctuary that Lumene students are absolutely forbidden from entering."

Iliana said with an excited voice, and Run chuckled.

"It may be a sanctuary for you, but not for me, her best friend."

"We're also best friends of the same age!"

"Yes, you are best friends… but with that guy and me… how should I say it. We've seen each other's embarrassing moments."

Run shrugged.

Iliana flinched at his words and took a step back.

"Why?"

"Then… was that rumor true?"

"Rumor? What rumor?"

"The rumor that Reah and the student council president of Seirune… were having a forbidden love."

"What? Who the hell said that garbage!"

"Eeeek?!"

Iliana, seeing Run's fierce expression as he glared, screamed and hid behind Leo.

She instinctively ran to the safest place.

It wasn't just Iliana.

Everyone else was surprised when Run, who usually had a cold demeanor, suddenly exclaimed.

Ruina and Eyran, who were still present, were particularly surprised.

As Run approached Iliana to grab her, Leo stepped forward.

"Whoa- whoa- why are you so worked up over a kid? And you said something strange too."

"That lewd brat is trying to spread a weird rumor! Why would I be involved with that girl! The person I like is…"

As Run shouted in excitement, he made eye contact with Leo and closed his mouth.

Leo inwardly clicked his tongue as he looked at Run.

'He's trying so hard. Why is he so dishonest?'

Luna's pride in making Kyle fall for her seemed to be ongoing even after his reincarnation.

'Well, if he were straightforward, it wouldn't be Luna.'

Leo shook his head.

"Anyway! Where did you hear that outrageous nonsense!"

Iliana, seeing Run glaring, frantically pointed her finger.

Run's face, following her gaze, changed horribly.

"N-no… I… I mean… I wasn't saying that… I was just guessing because you two are so close… I've never spread any rumors."

It seemed that her usual rampant fantasies had gotten out of hand and been misconstrued.

"I told you to stop reading such strange novels… Cough?!"

Run, who was shouting, clutched the back of his neck.

"Ru- Run sunbae!"

Ruina hurried to support Run.

*Grab-!*

Run, grabbing Leo's clothes to steady himself, took a deep breath.

Looking at Run, Leo said,

"If the two of you get married, I'll sincerely bless you."

At those words, Run stopped breathing and looked up.

After a moment, Run looked at Leo and then headbutted him squarely in the face.

*Thwack-!*

And then he punched Leo with a murderous voice.

"Die! Just die again!"

Dodging the attack, Leo shrugged.

The emotional reunion lasted only a moment.

Even if born in a different timeline.

Even if they became different beings.

The fact that the two were Kyle, the Hero of the Beginning, and Luna, the Progenitor of the Constellations, and their relationship remained unchanged.