Book 1 Chapter 813
813.
Lunia was helping Chloe, who was deploying a magic formula with her eyes closed, operate the magic formula.
“This old man-like human, when he’s sleeping like this, he’s exactly like a boy his age.”
Poke-
Elena poked Leo’s cheek with the tip of her finger.
“Excuse me, Ms. Elena. Why don't you help a little? I think we can succeed with just a little help.”
Chloe, who had stopped deploying the magic formula, swayed, and Lunia, who was supporting Chloe, raised her eyes.
Elena smiled faintly at Lunia.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not as good as you two at conceiving magic formulas. So, I won’t be of much help right now, will I?”
“What are you talking about? Ms. Elena, you’re the one who actualized the formula through the theory Chloe created after hearing from Grand Master Risinas that Leo’s soul bounced into a parallel world.”
Before stepping forward to defend against Nyx’s massive invasion, led by Styx.
Risinas told Chloe, who was researching parallel world theories, as well as Lunia and Elena, about Leo’s current state.
And he conveyed the theoretical formulas developed based on Chloe's magic theory.
Based on those theoretical formulas, Elena completed the exit magic that could travel to and from parallel worlds.
So for Elena to say she couldn’t help right now?
Elena shrugged at Lunia’s words.
“Indeed, Grand Master Risinas is amazing, isn’t he? He chose me as the person who could implement such an absurd magic in this situation.”
“What does that…?”
“You see, I’m not very good at creative ideas like you and Chloe.”
Elena smiled faintly.
“In other words, I'm not very helpful in pioneering areas where new discoveries need to be made.”
Elena, sitting on the bed, lightly pinched Leo’s cheek and said.
“Instead, I’m confident in finding solutions using given magic theories.”
“So… you mean you can’t draw the blueprint, but you can color it in?”
“Exactly. As expected, Lunia is smart.”
Risinas accurately saw through Elena’s abilities.
‘Lunia. This child is also serious about magic research.’
She is an elf chosen as a successor by Luna, the progenitor of the nebula, no less.
Looking at the magic she uses, there's great creativity and many new attempts.
“By the way, Chloe. Are you okay?”
“Yes.”
Chloe nodded at Elena’s question.
“What we are implementing is a realm of miracles beyond the realm of magic.”
No matter how infinite the possibilities of magic, creating an exit that travels between parallel worlds is a part that goes beyond the realm of possibility.
Even if it were possible, it’s not a possible realm with current magic theories.
Even if the one clinging to this magic theory is Risinas, who is considered the wisest being in history.
Even if geniuses rarely seen in magic cling to it, they cannot advance the level of magic several stages in an instant.
Nevertheless, the magic succeeded because there was someone acting as a medium connecting this place and the parallel world.
‘Leo.’
Elena’s idea of creating a gateway to and from the parallel world with Leo at the center was accurate.
‘On top of that, I, who possesses magic power of the same attribute as Nyx, open the door.’
This was the basic framework of the magic method for opening a parallel world right now.
Chloe looked down at her hands.
‘That was definitely Leo’s hand.’
She had barely reached Leo on the other side of the mirror.
‘I must complete the magic quickly.’
“Lunia. Let’s start again.”
“Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
“Yes, I’m okay.”
Deploying the magic was entirely Chloe's responsibility.
As such, Chloe had to bear the burden on her body.
Elena, who was watching Chloe cast the magic, glanced at Leo.
Then she sighed softly.
“Hurry up and come back, you damn old man.”
***
Southern Continent, Great Forest.
The Great Heroes were walking through the dense forest.
It was to find the entrance through which Leo had crossed over to this place.
“Let’s take a short break.”
Valhar said, stopping at a good resting spot.
“We’ll have dinner here.”
Leo nodded at Valhar’s words and began preparing dinner.
A bonfire blazed.
Leo, who was preparing dinner, suddenly furrowed his brow.
“But.”
“What’s bothering you now?”
When Valhar asked, crossing his arms, Leo replied.
“No, it’s not a complaint, but I have a question. Why am I the only one cooking?”
Valhar answered Leo’s annoyed question.
“That is the complaint.”
“Anyway.”
“If you're unhappy that I'm not cooking, I'll do it. I'll make an artistic dish.”
“Get lost.”
“Or shall I have Rea do it?”
“She can’t, her cooking skills are cursed.”
At that, Rea tried to approach him.
Of course, she was caught and stopped by Kar.
Leo looked at Run.
“Help me a little.”
“I want to eat the food you make.”
“Me too.”
Kar also supported Run’s words.
“Come on, make something delicious.”
“Am I a scullery maid or what?”
As Leo grumbled, Rea swept her hair back and said.
“I’ll help you.”
“You can’t.”
“Be patient, Rea.”
“Don’t get ahead of yourself.”
The other three heroes held back Rea, who was approaching Leo.
Seeing that, Leo clucked his tongue and sat in front of the pot, starting to cook.
Then he glanced at his friends.
The four of them were divided into two pairs.
Rea and Valhar were on guard at a distance.
Run and Kar had gone far away to pick fruit to eat after dinner.
Specifically, they were divided into two who agreed to Leo returning to his original world and two who didn’t.
Of course, even if there was a difference of opinion, there was no confrontation or conflict.
‘Because we know each other too well for that.’
The reason Run and Kar didn’t voice their wish for him not to return was.
Because they knew all too well how much Leo must have agonized over that choice.
They didn’t speak, knowing how much their words would hurt Leo.
But from a little while ago, they unconsciously tried to hold Leo back.
Anxiously, hoping his mind would change somehow.
Rea and Valhar didn’t bother to point that out.
Because emotionally, they also agreed with Run and Kar.
They know each other too well.
They understand each other so well.
That’s why they don’t show it.
Leo looked up at the star-filled night sky.
With the development of magic, magic stone lamps were installed in cities, so surprisingly, stars in the night sky were not easily visible in cities.
The stars in the night sky, viewed from the forest, were bright enough to seem to pour down.
Looking at the stars, Leo murmured softly.
“They shine disgustingly bright.”
***
“How can we keep Leo?”
Run seriously pondered.
Kar, who was following Run, clapped his hands as if he had a good idea.
“Ah!”
“Why? Did you come up with a good idea?”
When Run asked with wide eyes, Kar said.
“Run, you just jump Leo.”
“Do you want to die?”
“Why? Wouldn’t he develop an attachment to this world if he had a child?”
“I swear, your thoughts are getting more and more like an animal’s.”
Run gripped his head as if it was throbbing.
Yet, he also seriously considered it.
‘…It might not be bad.’
Run, his face slightly flushed, vigorously shook his head.
‘That’s too cowardly! It would hurt Leo too.’
It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about creating magic to travel between parallel worlds.
But no matter how much he thought about it, it was currently an impossible magic to implement.
‘It seems possible to implement it using Leo as a medium, but it’s impossible without Leo.’
It was when Run was biting his lip.
“Run.”
“If you tell me to jump him again or whatever, I won’t stand for it.”
“In front!”
Run’s eyes snapped open at Kar’s shout.
Whoosh-!
Crack-!
Run deployed his magic power, instantly creating a wall of ice.
The black flames that surged forward instantly melted the ice wall.
“Erebos…!”
Run looked towards the darkness beyond, spitting out the name with hatred in his voice.
There stood Erebos, in Kyle’s form.
“Erebos!”
At that moment.
Kar’s roar echoed throughout the entire forest.
A murderous howling swept over the surroundings.
Kar, who had transformed, rushed towards Erebos, enveloped in a golden aura.
Erebos, who had drawn his sword, swung it at Kar.
Clang-! Clatter-!
Fragments of black flame and golden aura clashed, sending aura fragments flying everywhere.
“Hoo?”
A peculiar light flickered in Erebos’s eyes.
“Killing intent, truly unlike you, Arion.”
Erebos curled the corners of his mouth and put strength into his hand.
Then, a sword energy in the form of black flames swirled.
Kar’s eyes flashed when he saw it.
‘Kyle’s technique!’
Kar immediately spun his body.
Clatter-!
Kar, who struck away all the sword energy rushing from all directions, channeled the rotational force entirely into the tip of his sword.
And with it, he struck Erebos.
Boom-!
The ground was overturned by the clash of swords.
The surrounding trees were uprooted and flew away, and Kar, who attacked, was also flung back by the recoil.
Normally, he should have suffered considerable internal injuries after blocking the recoil with his body.
But Kar instantaneously let all the recoil flow through him, minimizing the damage.
At that moment.
Woosh-
A giant of golden flames appeared and punched down at Erebos.
“Dwenno, is that you?”
Erebos smiled and ignited black flames.
Gooooooh-!
Suddenly, a giant fist of black flame surged up.
Boom-!
A clash of golden flames and black flames.
Gooooooh-!
Instantly, the surrounding temperature skyrocketed, and all moisture in the area evaporated in an instant, burning plants without a trace.
The ground melted and turned into glass.
Whoosh-!
The black flames and golden flames soon disappeared.
Thud-!
Valhar stood in front of Run, as if blocking Erebos.
“Now it’s not just blocking with a shield, but looking like you’ll kill with it.”
“I didn’t expect you to make such a boring joke.”
“A boring joke? I was merely imitating the hero who survived.”
“When did I ever make such a joke?”
Leo landed next to Valhar.
“It’s certainly Kyle’s boring joke.”
As Rea, who came along, nodded in agreement, Leo punched Rea’s head.
“Whose side are you on?”
Run chimed in from behind.
“Why? You’re just like him.”
“These guys, really.”
As Leo frowned.
Kar, who had been flung back, returned to the battlefield.
Erebos, confronting the Great Heroes, laughed.
“How truly bizarre.”
“What’s so funny?”
Rea narrowed her eyes, and Erebos replied with a cheerful laugh.
“How could it not be amusing? 5000 years have passed since I was defeated by you. Yet, once again, it is you who stand before me, wagering the fate of the world.”
“…”
“It’s an undeniable bizarre fate, isn’t it?”
“I refuse to be tied by fate to someone like you.”
Run replied with a look of disgust.
“Heh heh, I even find it rather welcoming, though?”
“Enough talk.”
Rea stepped forward.
“We don’t welcome you at all. So let’s end this.”
Gooooooh-
A chilling killing intent dwelled in Rea’s eyes.
“The outcome will be different from 5000 years ago.”
“Hoho. We agree on that.”
Erebos smiled with a murderous glint.
“I think so too.”