Book 1 Chapter 952

952.

Leo explained to Luna what was going to happen in Leysart and the plan to stop it.

"So, Tartarus has dispatched demon troops to interfere with Leysart's support, and you need my help to defeat the demon troops threatening Gardsron?"

"Yes."

"The future doesn't change, but you're trying to prevent it to save Leysart?"

Luna covered her mouth with a moved expression.

"My goodness, the fruit of love born between me and Kyle is so commendable."

"……"

Leo, unable to meet Luna's sparkling gaze, casually averted his eyes.

Then, he made eye contact with Elena, who was staring at him intently from the side.

Elena smiled sweetly.

"I understand the situation. But can the two of us stop it?"

Even without a Legion Commander, a huge number of demons and monsters would not be easy to handle.

Moreover, they would have to fight on flat ground, not on the walls of Gardsron.

If it were Luna in her prime, she could have done it alone.

But the current Luna had not yet blossomed her talent.

In response to Luna's question, Leo said,

"She plans to come along too."

Leo pointed at Elena.

"And one more person. I have someone in mind."

Leo thought of Lunia, who had not yet crossed over to the world of heroes.

Of course, even if she crossed over, it was uncertain whether she would come to Gardsron or go to Leysart.

'But if she comes, it will be easier.'

"Hmm. Then what about the vanguard? Dweno is making a warp gate, isn't he? Should I take Lisinas?"

Lisinas, although not able to wield Aura, was also very powerful in close combat as a dragon.

Leo said in response to Lunia's question,

"Lisinas-nim must hold the center here."

"Indeed. In chess, Lisinas is the king."

He is the spiritual pillar of Gardsron.

Moreover, personnel to fight in Leysart must be organized, and strategies must be devised.

Lisinas, the center, must not move.

"I will take charge of the vanguard alone."

At those words, Luna's eyes widened.

Then, she covered her mouth again and muttered with a moved expression.

"My goodness. As expected, the descendant of me and Kyle. Commendable."

Saying that, Luna ruffled Leo's hair vigorously.

"Pfft."

Elena, treated like a complete child, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Leo said,

"If you pet me too much, you'll get a rash and die."

"Oh my, you're shy. Hmph. Hmph!"

Luna smiled sweetly and patted Leo's white hair as if pressing it down.

At that action, Leo let out a small sigh.

"Look at that arrogant gaze. You look just like Kyle!"

Luna giggled while watching Leo.

'Did I talk about being a descendant for nothing?'

Leo felt a slight regret, as he had lied to easily receive Luna's help.

"Then, shall I trust you once?"

Luna smiled faintly.

"You said we're departing at dawn tomorrow, right? See you at the entrance of Gardsron. I have preparations to make by then."

"Yes. I'll be ready by then too."

"Okay. See you later."

Luna waved her hand with a bright smile.

As Leo walked down the alley after leaving Luna's house, Elena, who had been staring intently at Leo's face, smiled a little mischievously.

"Descendant?"

"Why? What? Why?"

Elena smiled faintly at Leo, who looked at her as if asking if there was a problem.

"No. Leo-kun seems to be getting more shameless as time goes by."

"What are you talking about?"

"How can you think of deceiving Luna-nim?"

"I learned it from Lisinas."

"Hmm? Leo-kun, did you do something wrong to Luna-nim?"

"No."

"It seems like you did?"

'He's annoyingly perceptive.'

Leo clicked his tongue.

Leo sighed, looking at Elena, who was delighted at having found a weakness.

"Leo-nim!"

At that moment, Eiran walked up to Leo.

"Lunia-yang has also come to Gardsron."

"That's good. Where is she?"

"She's currently with Lisinas-nim at Dweno-nim's workshop."

"Let's go."

Preparations to prevent the destruction of Leysart were steadily progressing.

***

Sniff sniff-

Arga closed his eyes and focused on his sense of smell.

Then, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Hmm! It's certain that there's nothing around here."

"…Ar, do you know that you're more like a puppy than a cat?"

"Hehehe."

"It's not a compliment. I'm just saying."

Arion said, looking at Ar, who was shyly smiling and scratching his head at his words.

"Why does Azonia dislike me?"

Arion thought of the canine beastman with brown hair.

A beastman great warrior currently leading the hero candidates and preparing to prevent the destruction of Leysart.

Unlike himself, who lacked leadership qualities, Arion could easily tell that Azonia had the power to lead people.

"Azonia-nim doesn't dislike Arion-nim!"

"She always has an angry expression when she sees me."

"That's!"

Ar crossed his arms.

Then, he stated with conviction,

"It's jealousy."

"Huh?"

"She's jealous because Arion-nim is incredibly strong. Isn't it subtly cute?"

If Azonia heard this, she would not let him go.

Not because of the word "jealousy," but because she called him "cute."

Jealousy might seem like a negative word at first glance, but

if the object of jealousy is Arion, the story is a little different.

Azonia was indeed jealous of Arion's strength.

An insurmountable wall.

In other words, it meant that Azonia was strong enough to be jealous of Arion.

Azonia learned Arion's hyper-senses and howling on her own.

Unlike Ar, who had conquered Arion's world and inherited Arion's power.

Ar had Leo by his side to teach him how to use his power.

However, Azonia reached Arion's back on her own.

Ar also knew how amazing Azonia was.

It meant that unlike himself, who only looked up to him in admiration, Azonia had genuinely tried to surpass Arion.

That spirit of challenge also did not come from ignorance.

It was a genuine challenge despite knowing the vast gap.

It was impossible without courage.

Arion, looking at Ar, who expressed admiration for Azonia, was reminded of something that flashed through his mind again.

'Pathetic!'

'How can you be so strong?'

'If you just had a little more courage…'

A canine beastman with golden hair, a hero.

Golden eyes that resembled his own.

The same place.

The same time period.

However, the young Arion had endlessly repeated his encounter with that girl.

'Ah…'

Arion's eyes widened.

'It's Azonia.'

Her hair color was different from now.

But the girl in his memory was undoubtedly young Azonia.

Azonia, who had visited him multiple times in the same time period.

And those attempts had repeatedly failed.

'Arion-nim, let's go quickly. Okay?'

Azonia, who had tried to persuade him multiple times.

'We have to save Master Agon and the orphanage children! So, let's go!'

Then, after some time, she started to beg with a tearful face.

'Let's go! You damned coward!'

At some point, the young Azonia became angry with him.

But in the end, he was too scared to follow Azonia.

"Ar."

"Yes?"

"The children from the orphanage of your master that you saved."

"Yes."

Ar, who answered without thinking, felt something strange.

"Huh?"

Ar's eyes widened, and he urgently asked,

"Arion-nim! Have your memories returned?"

"Yes."

Seeing Arion answer calmly, Ar felt something was wrong.

It wasn't the usual Arion.

"Answer me, Ar."

Arion asked again.

"Lia and my younger siblings."

Arion bit his lip tightly.

"Did they really die from the plague?"

"……"

"They didn't die from the plague, did they?"

Ar could not answer.

In actual history, the orphanage children were killed in an attack.

Arion looked up at the sky without a word.

He understood.

The reason his master suddenly changed.

And why he didn't meet him at the last moment.

The orphanage children were everything to Agon.

If they had died due to external forces, Agon would no longer have been able to live the life of a hero.

'He might not have wanted to show me such a state.'

He understood.

The reason Azonia disliked him.

She had desperately tried to save the orphanage and Agon.

But he, a weak coward of that time, had never mustered the courage.

Arion, biting his lip tightly, said,

"Ar."

"……Yes."

"What are the conditions for the conquest?"

"……"

"Saving Leysart or reuniting me with Master Agon won't be the conquest conditions."

The world of heroes is conquered by achieving what actually happened.

What the successors are trying to do now is to go against actual history.

"I, I can't say!"

Ar shook his head stubbornly.

Arion's ears perked up as he watched Ar.

Grrr-!

Arion gestured.

As a result, Arion's ears moved more sensitively.

Seeing that, Ar flinched.

'Hyper-senses?'

Arion was unfolding his hyper-senses now.

The range is…

'The entire Leysart?!'

Ar wore an expression of shock.

He transcended his hearing and extended the range to encompass all of Leysart.

Hyper-senses are not just about maximizing senses.

It requires immense mental and physical strength to process the information obtained through those senses and extract the necessary information.

Blood trickled from Arion's ear.

"…My survival is the conquest objective."

He learned the information about the conquest objective by sensing the conversations of all the students at the Hero Academy throughout Leysart.

"Ah, Arion-nim! Just a moment."

"I appreciate the thought, Ar. But I can't put you in danger because of me."

Saying that, Arion ran away in the blink of an eye.

Ar hastily chased after Arion.

'He's going to the warp gate!'

He had to stop him.

Convinced of this, Ar tried to catch Arion somehow.

However, even if it wasn't Arion in his complete form, the gap was enormous for the current Ar to catch up.

Arion, sprinting at tremendous speed, saw the scenery of Leysart.

This was Arion's hometown.

But it would soon burn and disappear.

'But I shouldn't save it. I can't put the future children in danger for the sake of those who have already died.'

Arion, with a determined expression, suddenly raised his fist.

Bang-!

A massive aura clashed with an aura.

The sudden explosion sound caused people walking around to scream.

Tap-

Arion landed on top of a nearby building.

And looked at the one who had blocked him.

"Azonia."

"I sensed a strange aura… It must be Arion-nim."

Azonia's sharp senses had grasped that Arion had used his hyper-senses extensively.

Arion remained silent at Azonia's words.

Azonia's eyes twitched as she looked at Arion.

"Arion-nim, have your memories returned?"

"…Yes. I remember everything, including you conquering my world when you were young."

Azonia was surprised by Arion's words.

But seeing the determined will in Arion's face, she hardened her expression and asked,

"So? Are you going to run away?"

"It's not running away. I can't sacrifice the future for the past. That's why I'm trying to conquer this world."

Grind-

The sound of Azonia grinding her teeth came from her mouth.

"Get out of the way."

Arion said in a dispassionate voice, and Azonia smiled fiercely.

"Make me get out of the way."

As soon as those words left her mouth, Arion's palm covered Azonia's vision.

Thump-!

Arion slammed Azonia to the ground.

ROAR-!

The surrounding area was engulfed in immense power.

As Arion tried to head towards the warp gate.

Snap-!

Azonia's heel touched Arion's back.

With flashing eyes, Azonia slammed Arion to the ground.

CRASH-!

Azonia cracked her knuckles.

"I'm different from the others, you know. I can punch you without hesitation."

Azonia growled fiercely and said.

Swish-

Arion, getting up, looked at Azonia and said,

"It's strange. I feel like I can punch you without hesitation too."

The hero and the great warrior glared at each other.

After a few seconds.

As if by agreement, the two of them rushed at each other simultaneously.