Book 1 Chapter 878

878.

An inn room in Guardsron.

Leo silently gazed at the scenery unfolding outside the window.

The streets were filled with drunks.

"Drinking, eating, vomiting. It's chaos."

Leo shook his head.

The entire city was half a mess.

But no problems arose.

As if they couldn't control their emotions if they didn't drink.

Hope was blooming in their joy.

It felt as if a bright future was blessing the people of Guardsron.

"This must be the kind of scene they hoped for."

It was a scene Leo couldn't see.

They hadn't been able to fully enjoy the joy of the world being saved.

"Ugh…"

Karl, who had been sleeping in bed, sat up with a groggy groan and spotted Leo by the window.

"What? You're not asleep?"

*Haaawm-* Karl yawned languidly, scratching his belly as he approached Leo by the window.

Then he looked out the window and clucked his tongue.

"It's really something else. They don't seem to be stopping?"

Watching people of various races who enjoyed the festival without rest, Karl nodded as if he understood.

"Well, I guess it makes sense. But Leo."

"Why?"

"Did you really not know that Lord Arion and that Lisa person were lovers?"

"I didn't know."

"Huh? Still, isn't there a unique subtle atmosphere?"

Karl tilted his head.

"What about the other great heroes?"

"They probably didn't know either. If they had known, they would have teased him and meddled somehow."

Luna, in particular, would have probably made a fuss and cheered Arion on.

Karl nodded, clasping his hands behind his head.

"Lord Lisinas and Lord Dweno seemed quite perceptive… Arion managed to hide it well."

As Karl marveled, Leo said,

"Except for Lisinas and Luna, he's the same with women."

"What was he like?"

"Extremely shy."

"Uh, I can kind of imagine why."

Karl nodded.

Then he gave a bitter smile.

"That Lisa person must have been so sad."

In the end, Arion couldn't return.

"But it's not recorded in history at all… That's so sad. Or was it known and forgotten by later generations?"

"Lisa must have buried the fact that she and Arion were lovers in her heart her whole life."

Not only Silod, but even Berqia and Biharu didn't know about the relationship between Arion and Lisa.

The relationship between Arion and Lisa remained an eternal secret for everyone except the two of them and a few people around them.

Leo understood Lisa's feelings.

Now, they were excitedly talking about the world being saved…

"Because Arion himself said he would tell me himself."

Given Arion's personality, that would have been an act requiring immense courage.

Because she respected such an Arion, Lisa remained silent.

Karl scratched his head at Leo's words.

"Are there many former Arhi members here?"

"A few."

"Don't you want to meet them?"

"…"

To Karl's cautious question, Leo fell silent.

Then he said,

"It's okay. I wasn't that close with the other Arhi members, except for the great heroes."

"Why?"

Considering Leo's current sense of responsibility towards his companions, this was an incomprehensible statement.

"There was a superstition."

"Superstition?"

Karl tilted his head.

Seeing Karl like that, Leo chuckled.

"Yeah. That whoever teams up with me dies."

"What?"

"That's why I was called the surviving hero."

Karl fell silent at Leo's words and then said,

"It must have been very difficult."

"It was difficult."

Leo chuckled.

His indifferent demeanor was considerate of Karl.

Knowing that, Karl cheerfully changed the subject.

"By the way, why is there no one in this inn? It's a festival outside."

Karl tilted his head.

"Even the elf owner I see there isn't trying to receive customers, just wiping cups."

Even with the many drunks outside, no one entered this inn.

"It doesn't seem like they're out of alcohol."

This was strange, considering how people outside were crying out about the lack of alcohol.

Leo said indifferently at Karl's words,

"No one will drink here."

"Why?"

"This was our regular place."

"Oh?"

"The great heroes always held parties here after returning. Because of that, the people of Guardsron don't come to this place until the great heroes arrive."

"…"

Karl looked embarrassed at Leo's words.

'Wow, I seem to be stepping on landmines today.'

"Well, I suddenly feel like having a drink."

Saying that, Karl got down from the window.

"Let's have a drink."

"Huh?"

Karl looked surprised.

"Really?"

"Why are you so surprised?"

"No. It's the first time you've asked me to drink."

"I'm still a child."

Leo chuckled.

"But now your body is an adult, right?"

Karl scratched his head at Leo's words.

"But you're a child. No, more importantly, this is the great heroes' regular inn, would the owner sell alcohol?"

"He probably will."

Leo opened the inn door with a smile.

Karl followed him out.

As they went down the stairs to the first floor, Chelsea and Chen Xia's doors opened.

"Where are you two going?"

Seeing Chelsea peeking out, Karl made a drinking gesture with his hand.

"Leo said he wanted to have a drink?"

"What? Me too! I'll get ready quickly and go. You go down!"

Chelsea's eyes widened, and she closed her door.

"Alcohol?"

At that sound, Mel's door and the doors where Ril and Eliza were staying also opened.

"Those who are interested, come down."

Leaving those words, Leo went down to the first floor.

Despite the late hour, the elf owner was quietly wiping glasses with a cloth.

"What's going on?"

The elf owner asked with an expressionless face, and Leo shrugged, saying,

"We thought we'd have a drink."

At those words, the elf owner gestured to a table.

With his consistent demeanor, Leo burst into laughter and instinctively sat at a table.

Seeing that, the elf owner paused.

Karl, sitting opposite Leo, said in surprise,

"Wow, I thought he might not sell it. He said it was alcohol saved for the great heroes."

"He's probably more upset. Because of that, he can't sell to customers."

"You know well."

The elf owner chuckled and placed some light snacks on the table.

"The surviving hero and the foolish ones. Those plague-like bastards frequented my shop, and my customers dropped off. I can't sell alcohol even on such a happy day."

Looking at the owner who grumbled lightly, Leo said,

"Seven glasses."

At those words, the owner went to get the alcohol.

"Wow. This is totally…"

Karl gaped, looking at the table.

The wooden table was covered with graffiti carved with a knife.

"There's a lot of your vulgarity here?"

Karl whispered, and Leo chuckled.

"That was Luna."

"Ah."

Karl nodded.

"By the way… why did we suddenly come from the future to the past?"

Seeing Karl's suspicious expression, Leo said indifferently,

"This might be Silod's illusion."

"What?"

Karl looked bewildered.

"Didn't Berqia and Biharu say they were looking for Silod earlier?"

Leo sighed softly, recalling his students.

"There's no reason for Silod to disappear in front of the two of them immediately after the age of disaster ended."

"Then…"

"It means it's not Silod from the current era."

"No, but does it make sense for the caster of a magic spell to be caught in it?"

"Silod cast this magic, but the magic itself is berserk. Erebus is influencing Silod's magic."

"That means…"

"It means we have to find Silod in this illusion."

"Do you have any idea where?"

"…I don't know."

Just as Leo closed his eyes.

"We're here!"

"Have you already settled in?"

From the second-floor entrance, the group came rushing down.

Everyone came out and sat together at the table.

"Wow, look at this."

"There's a lot of vulgarity about Lord Kyle. Who wrote it?"

Seeing the bewildered group, Karl looked smug.

"He said Luna wrote it."

"What? How do you know that?"

"This inn is supposed to be the great heroes' regular place? That's why there are no customers."

"Really? Wow! Wow!"

Chelsea looked around with a surprised expression.

Watching the noisy group, Leo rested his chin on his hand.

At that moment, the owner brought out seven glasses and placed them on the table.

*Tang-!*

"This is not just a regular spot for those drunks."

The elf owner smiled broadly as he distributed large glasses to the seven people.

"This is also where Lisinas and Kyle founded the Arhi party."

"Excuse me?"

"Wow… is this a historical place?"

"Are you people outsiders? You don't know what everyone knows."

As the elf owner looked surprised, everyone looked guilty.

"We've been on a lot of external missions."

"Oh… you must have gone through a lot."

The elf owner smiled gratefully.

"Then this is on the house."

"On the house?"

Leo looked suspicious.

"Did you put poison in it?"

Looking at Leo like that, the owner said,

"This kid, I've felt it since earlier, but he looks disturbingly like that damned Kyle."

Grumbling, the owner placed a glass in front of Leo.

Leo scrunched up his face.

"What is this?"

"It's milk. What would a child want with alcohol?"

With those words, the owner returned to the kitchen to prepare snacks.

"Puhahahaha hahahaha!"

Karl burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

Eliza crossed her legs and rested her chin on her hand with her usual condescending gaze.

"Certainly, you are a child right now."

Chelsea, Chen Xia, Ril, and Melina had similar reactions.

"No one is on my side."

"You should have behaved yourself normally. You always treat us like children, don't you?"

At Eliza's remark, Leo sighed.

"Yes, yes. It's all my karma."

Saying that, Leo snatched Karl's drink and drank it.

"Aah! Older brother! You shouldn't touch alcohol in your child's body!"

Ril flustered, but Leo ignored her and drank the alcohol.

'…The taste of memories.'

As Leo felt a bitter memory from the taste of the beer brewed by the owner,

*Clatter- Splash-!*

The glass fell to the floor, spilling its contents.

"…"

Leo remained silent, looking down at his now tiny palm.

The other companions blinked, looking down at Leo.

"Wha-."

An imprecise pronunciation, typical of a baby, came from Leo's lips.

The elf, who was bringing snacks, said with a serious face,

"Just in case, I swear… I don't put poison in alcohol."