Book 1 Chapter 869

Pegasus King and Phoenix King.

Legendary mythical beasts that disappeared after the age of disaster.

Eliza made a bewildered expression at the mention of an item related to those legendary beings.

"But how do you know that, Brother?" Lil asked with a slightly bewildered face.

Leo said calmly, "I saw it when I conquered the world of great heroes."

"Ah." At his words, Lil nodded.

It was true that information obtained through the world of great heroes was not strange.

In fact, recently, the white flame of the Phoenix King was revived through the hero's world.

It was through Lunia, the one who chases nebulae.

'Someday, the white flame will burn again through the Phoenix.' Leo glanced at the Spear of Punishment.

Unlike the flames of the Phoenix King revived in this world, the lightning of the Pegasus King did not revive.

Although Leo possessed the essence of lightning, his situation was different from Lunia's.

Unlike Lunia, who was formally recognized by Katariu, Leo simply received the essence of lightning as a conquest reward.

Therefore, it was impossible to pass down the power to later generations.

Recalling his sworn ally, Albus, Leo said, "Let's take these too first."

At his words, Melina received the Spear of Punishment and the Necklace of Purification from Leo and took them.

***

Whoooosh-!

Above the northern continent.

The cold northern air drastically lowered the temperature.

Leo, perched behind Melina, was silently taking in the cold air of the northern continent when.

"Young Master Leo, aren't you cold?" Chen Xia came behind Leo and said, wrapping a scarf around him.

"Oppa Leo. Come here if you're cold." Chelsy's eyes sparkled as she patted her thighs.

"Shall I warm you up?" Lil also spread her arms with a somewhat expectant look.

Sighing at the sight, Leo went to the side of Kal and slumped down.

"Those three people are strangely proactive. Is it because their bodies have become adults?"

"It's probably because I'm cute."

"It's a bit strange when you say it yourself?" Kal had a peculiar expression.

-Leo-nim. We'll arrive above the old Fairy Land territory soon. Melina said in a voice only Leo could hear.

Upon hearing this, Leo gestured to Lil.

"Brother! You're cold! I'll give you a warm hug…"

"Lil. You are the leader of this party."

"What? But you and Teacher Mel are here?" Lil's eyes widened.

The others also looked surprised.

But Leo said calmly, "My body is currently young, so my combat ability will be poor."

Leo, with his arms crossed, glanced back at his companions.

"And more importantly, I missed you."

"Missed what?"

"How strong you have become." Lil's eyes widened.

"Before coming to Hercia, Chelsy fought against a Legion Commander alone."

At his words, Chen Xia, Lil, and Eliza looked at Chelsy with surprised faces.

As all eyes focused on her, Chelsy made a V with her right hand.

"There are likely several demon beasts of Legion Commander rank within this illusion." Leo chuckled.

"Show me your skills to your heart's content." At his words, each of the companions looked at their hands with a mixture of emotions.

Each face held a hint of longing and worry.

Anticipation for how much they would have grown in the future.

And…

'How close would I be to Brother in the future?' Lil knew that her own strength had increased through battles with demon beasts.

However, she was not satisfied with just that.

For Lil, whose goal was to follow Leo, it was more important how close she was to Leo than how strong she had become.

The same was true for the others.

Even Chelsy, who had tested her strength in battles with Legion Commanders, had not yet unleashed her full power.

Seeing his tense friends, Leo said, "Why are you so nervous? This illusion is just one of the possibilities that could happen in the future."

-That's right. Melina said in a voice everyone could hear, in response to Leo's words.

"Possibilities are just possibilities. If you think you are lacking, you just need to try harder." At her words, everyone nodded.

"Come to think of it, we haven't decided on a party name." Lil said. Leo tilted his head.

"Isn't it Arhi?"

"But you're not here?"

"What does it matter whether I'm here or not." Leo chuckled.

This was a new beginning for everyone present.

Heroes who would fight Erebus, carrying on the will of the great heroes.

At Leo's words, Lil adopted a serious expression.

"We must become people who are not ashamed of the name Arhi." At her words, Leo nodded.

"By the way, there should be a key to unlock the illusion in Fairy Land." Kal scratched his head and said.

Now that Erebus fragments were reviving, they needed to quickly unlock the illusion and receive external support.

At Kal's words, Lil clapped her hands.

"Ah, come to think of it, Brother! There is another way to unlock the illusion!"

"Oh? What way?" Leo's eyes sparkled.

Despite his eccentricities, Lil was not one to speak nonsense.

"Tear the illusion with force!"

"…" Leo's face changed strangely.

Seeing Leo's expression, Chen Xia, Kal, and Eliza looked at Chelsy.

From Leo's expression alone, they could tell that Lil's claim was absurd.

However, they did not know why it was impossible.

Therefore, they looked at Chelsy, who had superior magical aptitude, for an explanation.

"Kal, you're a magician too."

"You know my magic theory grades well." Chelsy sighed softly.

"It's not a difficult principle. If you weren't affected by illusion magic, maybe. But the moment you are caught in an illusion, it's impossible to destroy the illusion magic with force."

"Why?" Leo answered Chen Xia's question instead.

"Force is the law of the world. An illusion is also a type of world. No matter how strong force is, it's impossible to destroy the world, isn't it? Unless it's something like Erebus." Leo crossed his arms.

"Of course, even the most powerful illusion magic can draw external power once you realize it's an illusion…" Leo glanced up at the sky.

"This illusion magic is so powerful that it perfectly blocks external laws, even though it's acknowledged as fake. It would be faster to dispel it by interpreting the spell than by tearing it apart with force. Finding the key would be even faster."

Moreover, the power of Erebus was also infused in this illusion.

At Leo's words, Lil said, "But it's a fake, isn't it? Its durability, which makes up the world, must be weaker than the real world."

"That's true… but… you wouldn't have presented a method that seems somewhat crude without reason as a solution, so there must be a basis for it?"

"Yes. Illusion magic is ultimately magic that uses light, isn't it?"

"That's right."

"Then, by strongly condensing light and applying a wave, it's possible to create cracks in the spell!"

"That's theoretically possible… but it's impossible…"

"It's possible!" Lil jumped up from her seat.

"Your voice is too loud. Chelsy, please block the sound with magic." At her words, Chelsy blocked the sound using wind magic.

Lil used the light spirit, as she did when she first entered the illusion, to condense the light, and then imbued the wind spirit into the tip of the hammer to create a high frequency at the center of the light.

Then, the space flickered as if it would tear apart, and then returned to its original state.

Lil said excitedly, "See? See? I can't do it, but you can, Brother!" Lil's eyes sparkled as she showed Leo an almost infinite trust.

"Wow, it really seems possible."

"Leo, let's try it right away!" Chelsy and Kal said, their eyes shining.

However, Chen Xia and Eliza, who were taking spiritology classes in the summoning department, looked at Lil with dumbfounded expressions.

Melina also opened her mouth wide in her dragon form.

"Xia-yang. You're a spiritology major, aren't you? Do you think something like that is possible?"

"…I'm taking spiritology, but my major is knightology. I might not know as much as Eliza-yang, but isn't it impossible from a common sense perspective?" Chen Xia said, then looked at Leo with expectant eyes.

"Still, for Young Master Leo…" All eyes turned to Leo.

Leo, with his usual expression, was looking at the place where the space had distorted.

"What do you think, Young Master Leo?"

"I don't know. What is that? It's scary." Leo looked at Lil with a weary expression.

To be precise, it was impossible even for Leo.

In the first place, the method Lil showed to destroy the illusion was something even Leo hadn't imagined.

No, it's questionable whether even Rishinas could have come up with such an idea.

Of course, Lil's statement was theoretically possible.

The problem was that theory was just theory.

What made that theory possible was purely Lil's sense.

Of course, such a sense does not directly affect combat power.

However, with Lil's excellent combat sense combined with such spiritology sense, it was obvious that she would become a terrifying spirit user.

"You really are a monster, aren't you?" At Leo's sincere words, Lil's expression became shocked.

Then, with a pouting face, she rushed forward and grabbed Leo, shaking him violently.

"Th-that's not true! I'm an extremely ordinary person! You'll get hurt if you say that sincerely to a lady!"

"I've always thought this, but you're the least ordinary of all the grade representatives I've seen."

"How can you say such harsh things again! There's senior Elena too!" As Lil shook him, Leo's head swayed back and forth.

Watching the scene, Kal muttered, "The fact that you can pick a fight with senior Elena like that already makes you seem not ordinary." At his words, the entire third-year class nodded.