Book 1 Chapter 945

945.

Following Biharu, Kal headed towards Kyle's house and cautiously called out to Berukia.

"Berukia-nim."

"Yes, what is it?"

"Shouldn't Luna-nim go home with you?"

At those words, Luna, who had been looking at Kal and Perena with a burdened gaze, smiled.

"What are you talking about? You're a guest formally invited by Rhysinas! I should properly entertain you, shouldn't I?"

"You don't have to worry about it."

"Hmph. There's no need to refuse."

Luna smiled brightly.

Seeing the intellectual curiosity filling her eyes, Kal thought.

'She's planning an experiment.'

Kal knew well how great Luna's intellectual curiosity, exploratory spirit, and passion for magic were.

That was also why he was scared when she mentioned dissection.

'If it's Luna-nim, she'd actually go through with it.'

Of course, it wouldn't be a matter of life-threatening danger.

But even so, being dissected wasn't a pleasant thought.

Shivering, Kal desperately called out for Kyle in his mind.

'Please come quickly, please come quickly.'

Thus, the group arrived in front of Kyle's house and stopped for a moment.

"Sniffle- sniffle-"

An elf was crouched in front of Kyle's house, burying their face in their knees.

Looking at the silver-haired elf, Luna asked Berukia,

"Who is it? Do you know this elf?"

"No."

"Biharu. Do you know them?"

"There's no way I would know an elf that Luna-nim and Berukia-nim don't know."

"Eiran?"

At that moment, Kal stepped forward and spoke to the silver-haired elf.

Eiran, who raised their head at the words, widened their lake-like blue eyes and let out a cry of relief.

"Kaal-nim!"

'How did Eiran get into the Hero Dungeon? Ah, could it be they found the entrance?'

If so, it meant the existence of this dungeon was detected from the outside.

'This is a bit of a breath of fresh air.'

Kal calmly handed Eiran a handkerchief.

"I thought I was left behind alone. Sniffle- What should I do? Sniffle-"

"Yes. Yes. But calm down first."

"Is this person part of your group too?"

Behind Kal, Luna poked her face out.

"Luna-nim. If you suddenly poke your face out like that, it's bad for my heart."

"Why?"

"You're so breathtakingly beautiful."

"Oho. You know how to flatter, don't you?"

"Huh?! Luna-nim?"

Eiran was startled and tidied their face with the handkerchief Kal had given them.

"Ah, hello."

Luna, staring intently at Eiran, who bowed their head, hugged Eiran with a bright smile.

"Look at this. So cute. They look a lot like Berukia, don't they?"

"I'm prettier."

Berukia said with a grumpy expression.

"My Berukia, are you jealous?"

Luna released Eiran.

"Anyway, Kal. Do you know this child?"

"Yes. They're a friend."

"Oho?"

'Is this person also from the future?'

Luna's eyes sparkled.

Seeing that, Kal thought.

'Good. I can throw Eiran to Luna-nim.'

Kal, having found a scapegoat, put on a meaningful expression.

After a brief conversation, the group entered Kyle's house.

"The house… is incredibly neat."

Perena, looking at the interior of the house, said in a slightly bewildered voice.

"Right? It's so clean it's like they have mysophobia."

At Luna's words, Perena muttered to herself.

'This isn't just a level of mysophobia.'

Perena felt a chill in this place.

As a Shadow Candidate, Perena could tell.

The owner of this space, the Hero of Beginning, Kyle, was a person ready to die at any moment.

It was different from being resigned to death.

'They seem to have no attachment to life.'

Such people usually don't live long.

Despite that, Kyle saved the world in its final moments as the last person standing.

It was when Perena felt irony.

Luna headed to the kitchen and, as if familiar with it, began preparing to cook.

"Everyone sit down. Since the owner isn't here, I'll prepare for the guests."

At those words, Berukia and Biharu flinched and darted their eyes around.

"Oh dear. No matter what, it's rude to do nothing when we're being offered a place to stay and food. I'll make it."

"Luna-nim. A guest says they'll make it."

"Luna-nim, please sit and rest."

With Kal's perfectly timed support, Berukia and Biharu quickly pushed Luna's back.

"Huh? I'll make it. No, I've been practicing cooking lately, so it shouldn't be inedible?"

Luna, with a flustered expression, couldn't let go of her desire, but Kal quickly put on an apron and went into the kitchen.

Luna, who sat down, glanced around the interior of the house and clicked her tongue.

'This room always gives me a bad feeling.'

Luna knew why there was nothing in Kyle's house.

That's why Luna disliked this house.

'Should I just drag him to my house?'

Sighing, Luna glanced at Eiran and Perena, who were sitting and watching nervously.

'Children from the future.'

Kal hadn't directly said they were from the future.

However, Luna was convinced that they, including Kal, were from the future.

It was because of the magic inscription system Kal had discovered while investigating him.

'It's not from this era.'

Nor is it from the distant past.

A magic system far more advanced than the current one.

'Rhysinas also seemed to have noticed something after talking with that child.'

Glancing at Perena, Luna turned her head and looked at Berukia and Biharu.

She couldn't tell them yet.

'They're from the future. Just knowing that will surely cause great confusion.'

Although Luna had made a fuss about dissection and such, she had no intention of doing anything beyond that.

'If the future influences it, the timeline might have problems. Or maybe the timeline will split?'

Thinking about various theories, Luna had pleasant thoughts.

Then, she suddenly felt a doubt.

'What about our future?'

Luna was not surprised by the fact that they saved the world.

Luna believed in the hope that Rhysinas had spoken of without question.

Because she had firm faith in herself and her companions, she was confident that they would save the world in some form.

Therefore, what she wondered was what happened to her in the future.

'Did Kyle and I get married and have children? Hmm. How many would we have had?'

As Luna was imagining the future.

*Creak-*

The door opened and Kyle entered.

Seeing Kal in the kitchen, he let out a sigh of relief.

"That Luna girl didn't cook. That's a relief."

"What do you mean, relief? You damn human."

Luna grabbed Kyle by the collar with a smile.

"What? There's one more person?"

"Ah, hello! My name is Eiran."

Seeing Eiran bow their head in greeting, Kyle chuckled.

"For some reason, they resemble Berukia, but unlike Berukia, they're cute."

"I'm cuter."

"You're not cute."

Berukia looked at Kyle with eyes full of dissatisfaction.

Kyle, who sat down, asked Luna,

"By the way, is there any news from Arion, who went to Reisar?"

"No. It seems he's looking for the Guardian of the Sky."

"Is that so?"

"By the way, Kyle, didn't you investigate the internal situation of Reisar separately when you went to support them last time?"

"I did."

"How was it? Rhysinas seemed to think the atmosphere in Reisar has been unusual lately and was contemplating whether to accept refugees or not."

'How was it?'

Kyle poured water into a cup and recalled the situation in Reisar.

Last time.

He recalled the internal situation of Reisar.

'It was rotten to the core. To the point where it would be better to cut it out.'

Even Kyle couldn't fathom how rotten Reisar was.

'We have to consider that place half Tartarus territory.'

If refugees were accepted hastily, traitors would also mix in among them.

However, Kyle couldn't tell this story to the other companions.

If they heard this, Rhysinas would undoubtedly try their best to save Reisar.

'We're already overwhelmed with internal problems within Gardsron.'

Even though she pretends to be fine, Rhysinas is suffering from overwork.

The damage sustained during the Giant King's invasion was too great.

It wasn't just Rhysinas.

Luna, Dweno, and Arion were also feeling immense pressure.

'This is our limit right now.'

In such a situation, they couldn't add more work.

'Reisar won't be destroyed immediately anyway.'

Deciding it would be better to observe for a while, Kyle said,

"There weren't any major problems."

"I see."

Luna believed Kyle's words and nodded.

Meanwhile.

Kal, who was listening while cooking, fell into thought.

'Arion-nim is alone in Reisar?'

Kal's mind raced.

'This is Arion-nim's world. And our conquest objective is someone's survival.'

Having thought that far, Kal reached a conclusion.

'Could the objective be to ensure Arion-nim in Reisar survives?'

Catching a clue, Kal glanced at Kyle.

'But Leo… Kyle-nim said there were no major problems in Reisar?'

Suddenly, Kal's eyes met Kyle's.

Kal smiled awkwardly and focused on cooking.

'Could he be lying?'

There was a possibility.

'I'll have to talk to Eiran later first.'

***

"What is this situation?"

Demian asked the students of the Hero Academy before him with an expressionless face.

To which Driana calmly replied,

"We're all working together to devise a strategy to conquer Arion's world."

Led by the third-year students of each Hero Academy, they were racking their brains to conquer [The Fall of Reisar].

"I know that without you telling me."

Demian frowned.

"What I want to ask is why you are looking for a way to prevent Reisar's fall."

It was as Demian asked.

Currently, the students of the Hero Academy were not just trying to conquer the hero's world.

They were discussing methods to save Reisar, something different from actual history, an over-achievement.

"According to the known information, Reisar was a city of traitors."

"Yes."

"And Erebus was summoned when he shouldn't have been."

"That's right. If we mess up carelessly, we could end up fighting the fully summoned Erebus."

Demian said.

"With your skills, it would be difficult to even face the Legion Commanders who existed at that time, let alone Erebus. Don't do anything reckless…"

"Then, isn't it enough to prevent Erebus's summoning?"

"What?"

"If Erebus, who shouldn't have been summoned, was summoned, it must be related to the traitors. So, shouldn't we just prevent the summoning?"

Demian burst into laughter.

At the sudden laughter, the students stopped talking and looked at Demian.

Demian looked over the students and said,

"The reason the Hero of Beginning, Kyle-nim, gave up on Reisar was because it was the best course of action at the time."

"We know."

Driana replied calmly.

"Then why are you trying to save Reisar?"

Demian said in a chilling voice, clearly articulating each word.

"Do you intend to die a pointless death in something that has no possibility of success?"

"Wow, you talk so disgustingly. Who do you think you are to speak so carelessly?"

Iliya, who had been listening, grumbled softly.

Then, when Demian's gaze turned to her, she quickly hid behind Chloe.

Demian looked at Driana and said,

"Understand your place. With your skills, you cannot save Reisar."

"Perhaps."

Driana smiled faintly.

"But we all studied the hero's world at school for over-achievement."

"……"

"That is a very precious goal left behind by the Heroes of Genesis when they founded the school for future generations."

Driana looked directly into Demian's eyes and said,

"Demian-nim, you taught us dwarves to 'pursue possibilities'."

"That's because Demian was a dwarf who couldn't pursue possibilities."

Demian said coldly.

"It's not just Demian. Lumern despaired and was frustrated by his limits, Seirun couldn't believe in himself, and Azonia was trapped in the past and couldn't move forward. The Heroes of Genesis were just people who passed on what they couldn't do to future generations."

Demian's words were negating the Heroes of Genesis.

This was an unacceptable statement for the students of the Hero Academy.

The atmosphere became tense.

"Perhaps."

Driana said calmly.

"But I think the Heroes of Genesis sincerely hoped that future generations would do so…"

Driana said firmly.

"Kyle-nim gave up on Reisar. At the time, it was surely the best option. But it's different now, isn't it?"

An unwavering will could be felt.

Seeing that unwavering belief in her own potential, Demian clenched his fist.

At that moment.

"What's going on?"

Leo appeared.

Seeing Leo, Driana said,

"Nothing much."

Driana smiled faintly.

"We were planning a strategy to save Reisar."

"I thought you said it was impossible?"

At Leo's words, Driana shrugged.

"Children never listen to adults."