Book 1 Chapter 794

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The dormitory garden was a mess.

Flicker- Flicker-

As Leo withdrew the flames, all the fires died down.

The noisy dormitory also became quiet.

This was because the spirits and beasts Leo had summoned had vanished.

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

And he glanced- sideways at Leo, who was sitting next to him, calmly staring straight ahead.

The moment their eyes met, Run looked down at the ground again.

'Damn it, how embarrassing.'

A reddish flush covered Run's face.

This was thanks to having buried his face in Leo's chest and sobbed uncontrollably just moments ago.

'No, my emotions just welled up in the moment, but still.'

The more he thought about it, the more embarrassing it was.

Run secretly cast a cold magic on his hands to reduce the swelling on his face, then carefully brought them to his face.

"Ah, cold!"

In that instant, Run, unable to control the temperature, jumped up and screamed without realizing it.

The moment Leo's eyes met his, Run's face flushed even redder with embarrassment.

This was because Leo was looking at him with an expression that clearly said he was pathetic.

Seeing Run's shoulders tremble with the rising embarrassment, Leo spoke.

"Just tell me honestly. You were so happy to see me again you cried, weren't you?"

"Laugh… Don't make me laugh."

"Waaah. Why did you only appear now, you damn bastard? Waaah!"

"I didn't say that!"

"Stop it!"

Run gritted his teeth, watching Leo imitate his tone.

Finally, he grabbed the hem of Leo's clothes, blew his nose -sniff!- into it, then snorted -hmph!- in disdain.

Leo frowned and used a cleaning spell on his clothes.

Run, who had sniffed once and returned to his normal self, crossed his arms.

"So? What exactly are you?"

"I am Kyle, the Hero of Beginnings."

"I know that. But where have you been and what have you been doing all this time, and why are you only appearing now?"

Run stared intently at Leo.

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

"What do you mean?"

Leo looked flustered by the unexpected question.

"I sense various mana from you. Arion's mana, Dweno's mana, my mana. And even Lysinus's mana."

Run looked deep into Leo's eyes.

"That would be possible if you had cleared the World of Heroes… But if you had cleared the World of Heroes, we couldn't possibly not know. What exactly is your true identity?"

Leo chuckled at Luna's astute analysis.

"They say a rotten gizzard shad is still a gizzard shad. Luna is still Luna, indeed."

"Who said I was rotten!"

"You."

Leo poked Luna's forehead with his fingertip.

"Having dead fish eyes and being listlessly slumped with no motivation, that's what's rotten. So what else would be rotten?"

"Ah! Stop it!"

Luna swung her arm to swat away Leo's hand, which kept flicking her head.

Normally, she would have given him a punch for daring such a thing, but now, with something to hide, she could only be toyed with by Leo's hand.

Leo withdrew his hand and said calmly.

"A parallel world."

"What?"

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

Soon, Run bowed his head and fell into deep thought.

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

It was something that only existed in theory.

But if it was a parallel world, the sudden appearance of Kyle's reincarnation before him made sense.

"H-How did you come here, exactly?"

"Because of the fight with the Erebus fragment. I'll explain the details a bit later."

Having said that, Leo stood up.

He saw Lumerne students approaching from afar.

"Leo, save me~"

Kyle, bound by Elena's magic, made a tearful face and pleaded with Leo for help.

Elena, standing in front of Leo, smiled faintly.

"Nice to meet you, outsider. It seems you're the instigator of this commotion, could you explain?"

Her lips were curved in a smile, but her eyes were cold.

Leo chuckled, looking at Elena who stared at him with chilling eyes, and waved his hand.

Bang!

The magic binding Kyle was released.

"Oops!"

Kyle landed on the floor in surprise and quickly scurried over to Leo.

Elena's eyes twitched as her magic was undone so easily.

"You're acting like a princess, which doesn't suit you."

"What?!"

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

It was then that Leo grinned, looking at Elena.

"Everyone's had a tough night."

A hearty laugh was heard.

With it, Kallian appeared from behind.

Next to Kallian stood Hallind and Sedjen.

The students parted -whoosh!- creating a path.

"Everyone worked hard training late into the night."

Kallian, with a friendly laugh, came up to Leo.

Elena looked at Kallian and said.

"Headmaster. Training?"

"Of course. It was training just like a real battle."

"But there was no heads-up that there would be such spontaneous training."

"If we give students a heads-up, then it's not spontaneous situation training, is it?"

Kallian, speaking kindly, looked at Sedjen.

"I ask you, Professor Sedjen."

"Yes, Headmaster. This Sedjen! I will finish the job elegantly!"

As he waved his hand with his characteristic elegant gesture, the ruined dormitory instantly began to be restored to its original state.

It was Alchemy Regeneration Magic, one of Professor Sedjen's specialty spells.

Sedjen looked triumphant, seeing the dormitory restored in an instant.

"Now, then, everyone, go and get some rest for tomorrow."

Kallian smiled and dismissed the students.

"Oh, oh! Chelsea and Iliana."

Kallian tapped his forehead as if remembering, and called the two.

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

The two were destined to be hounded by the students, asking what had happened, as their skills had suddenly improved enough to defeat Celia and Duran.

"You two need to write a report, so please stay."

"Yes!"

"Understood!"

Chelsea and Iliana answered with vigor and quickly ran towards Kallian.

"I saw the battle through video! Both of you were elegant!"

Sedjen praised Chelsea and Iliana.

"How did you grow so much? I need an explanation for this sudden explosive growth…"

"Hallind."

"Yes, Headmaster."

"Take him away."

Hallind subdued Sedjen and began to drag him away.

"Headmaster! We must uncover the secret of their growth! That way, it can be a great help in guiding other students as well… Mmph mmph mmph!"

"Quiet."

Hallind covered Sedjen's mouth and disappeared into the distance.

The enthusiastic Sedjen would have clearly grilled the two until he heard a satisfying explanation for how they became so strong.

After Sedjen left, Kallian stroked his beard and chuckled -he he-.

"Sedjen is sometimes a little too enthusiastic, that's his flaw."

Having said that, Kallian turned his body.

"Now, then, you two should also go get some rest."

"Huh? We have to write a report…"

As Iliana tilted her head, Kallian said.

"That's just an excuse. You two. If you had been caught by your friends, you wouldn't have been able to rest properly, would you?"

"That's true."

Chelsea nodded.

Kallian chuckled at their appearance and said.

"Don't get complacent with your current growth, and strive even harder. From what I see, other children will also achieve rapid growth."

Kallian glanced -briefly- at Leo, left those words, and departed.

"Um. But what about me and Leo? Where are we going to sleep right now?"

Kyle scratched his cheek, smiling awkwardly.

Unlike the others who had a place to sleep within Lumerne, Leo and Kyle had nowhere.

Seeing the two, Run snapped his fingers.

Clack!

With that, a door appeared in mid-air.

Chelsea tilted her head, seeing it.

"What is this?"

"A door that leads to Leah's room."

"Huh?! Leah's room?"

"How can the student council president of Seyrune go to Big Sister Leah's room?"

Chelsea and Iliana looked surprised.

"Because we're friends."

"No matter how close friends you are…"

"The student council president's room is a sanctuary that Lumerne students can absolutely not enter, you know?"

As Iliana spoke in an excited voice, Run chuckled.

"It might be a sanctuary to you, but not to me, her best friend."

"We're also best friends from the same class, though?"

"Yeah. You two might be best friends too… But that girl and I… how should I put it. We've seen each other at our best and worst, you could say?"

Run shrugged his shoulders.

Seeing that, Iliana flinched and stepped back.

"Why?"

"Then… was that rumor true?"

"Rumor? What rumor."

"The rumor that Leah and Seyrune's student council president… are… having a forbidden love."

"What?! What bastard is spreading such nonsense!"

"Hiiieeeek?!"

Iliana, who saw Run raise his eyes and make a fierce expression, shrieked in fright and hid behind Leo.

She instinctively ran to the safest place.

It wasn't just Iliana.

When Run, who usually had a cold impression, suddenly let out a shout, the others were also startled.

Especially Ruina and Eiran, who remained, were unusually surprised.

As Run approached to grab Iliana, Leo stepped forward.

"Whoa, whoa- Why are you getting so worked up over a kid? And you said something weird too."

"That lewd brat is trying to spread strange rumors! Why would I be 'like that' with that girl! I have someone I like…"

Run, who was shouting in excitement, made eye contact with Leo and fell silent.

Leo clicked his tongue inwardly, looking at Run.

'She tries so hard, so hard. Why can't she be honest?'

Luna's determination to make Kyle fall for her seemed to be ongoing even after reincarnation.

'Well, if she were compliant, she wouldn't be Luna.'

Leo shook his head.

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

Iliana pointed her finger frantically, looking at Run's raised eyes.

Run's face turned utterly devastated as he followed her gaze.

"N-No… I mean… I didn't say it was true… I just imagined it as a guess, like, 'could it be because you two are so close?'… I never spread any rumors."

It seemed that she had accidentally blurted out something while letting her fantasies run wild as usual, and it had been misinterpreted.

"I told you to stop reading those weird novels so many times… Cough?!"

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

"R-Run senior!"

Runa quickly went to support Run.

Clutch!

Run, who had grabbed Leo's clothes to steady himself, took a deep breath.

Looking at Run, he said.

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

At those words, Run, who had stopped taking deep breaths, raised his head.

Run stared at Leo for a moment, then headbutted Leo's face directly.

Thud!

And with a chilling voice, he punched him.

"Die! Just die again!"

Leo shrugged his shoulders, dodging the attack.

The emotional reunion was only for a moment.

Even if they were born in a different world line.

Even if their appearance changed.

The fact that they were Kyle, the Hero of Beginnings, and Luna, the Progenitor of the Nebula, and their relationship remained unchanged.