Chapter 305

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The Lumeran students all dressed handsomely as they entered the banquet hall.

At the banquet hall, the second-year Demian students were already waiting, neatly dressed in their uniforms, just like the first day they met.

“Is that human?”

“I heard he received Lord Dwenno’s alchemy book as a conquest reward.”

The Demian students gazed at Kal with sparkling eyes.

At this, Kal wore an expression of annoyance.

“What if they suddenly jump at me?”

While muttering this, Chloe, who was walking alongside Kal, replied with a serious face, “They might try to capture you and dissect you.”

“Chloe, did you know you were capable of making such jokes?”

Kal burst into hollow laughter at Chloe’s earnest expression of thought.

Chloe blinked as she looked at Kal. “Do I look like I’m joking?”

“What?”

“You probably didn’t have the experience since you were in the ward.”

Chloe gave a grave stare towards the Demian students. “I think these guys would definitely do something like that and possibly worse.”

Kal gulped.

At this, Chen Sia grinned. “Don’t be so scared, Kal.”

“That’s right, right? No matter what, they wouldn’t do something like dissecting someone….”

“There are certainly Demian students with the skill to neatly cut open your stomach, check what’s inside, and then stitch you back up beautifully. There’s also an interrogation technique that dissects without terminating life…”

“AAAARRRRGGH!”

With Chen Sia’s words, Kal covered his ears and screamed.

“I was trying to lighten the mood with a joke, unlike Chloe here, but you’re taking it too seriously.”

“You don’t sound like you’re joking when you say it.”

Kal shrugged as he looked at Chen Sia, who was snickering, and Chloe shook her head in disapproval.

After the Lumeran students arrived at the banquet hall, the Azonian students arrived shortly after.

The fierce gazes of the Azonian students were directed toward Leo.

Seeing this, Chelsea frowned.

“Why are they looking at Brother Leo like that again?”

“Didn’t Leo want to face them during the Smith exclusive contract period, but couldn’t because he was in the ward? That might be the reason.”

“Hmph, they’ll all need a good lesson before they come to their senses.”

Chelsea scoffed at this.

As a strange atmosphere flowed through the banquet hall, Leo sat in his seat, looking down at his hands lost in thought.

‘Dwenno’s legacy.’

Through this conquest reward, Leo obtained the ownership of Dwenno’s remaining weapons that still existed in this era.

Now, he could summon the arms just by imagining their form.

Leo chuckled at the memory of Melina, who had intended to retrieve ‘Dwenno’s legacy’ from the principal of Demian.

‘It must feel like a theft from the Demian principal’s perspective.’

Leo shook his head while recalling Melina’s bright smile and then looked at Driana among the Demian students.

‘If I want to use them, they need repairs.’

All Leo can do is temporarily restore their past appearances; the weapons are still mostly damaged.

Even if the weapons were made by Dwenno, without proper maintenance, they would surely break easily.

‘Driana could do it if she improves her skills.’

It’s a talent acknowledged by Dwenno himself.

Leo trusted his friend’s judgment.

‘And Dwenno’s flame.’

There were two conquest rewards this time. One of them was Dwenno’s flame.

The small ember he had obtained through the divine power after conquering Luna’s world with Pibua before was akin to a flickering ember on the verge of extinguishing. But the reward from this conquest was a fiercely burning flame itself.

‘This body is better suited for flames in this life than it was in the previous one.’

Dwenno’s flame could be considered the strongest shield against Erebos’ attacks.

During the final battle with Erebos, Kyle wasn’t able to properly control Dwenno’s flame.

‘That’s why he failed to finish it.’

As friends departed one by one, leaving the world behind, each gave their strength to Kyle.

Arhon’s aura.

Dwenno’s flame.

Luna’s magic.

Lissinas’ Dragon Heart.

By weaving their powers together, Kyle drove Erebos to the brink of obliteration.

However, they couldn’t cut off Erebos’ breath in the end because Kyle’s body couldn’t withstand Erebos’ flames.

If only Leo had been able to handle Dwenno’s flame better back then, Erebos would have been erased entirely.

‘I can withstand it this time.’

Clutching his fist while looking at his hands, Leo muttered.

“What are you so deep in thought about?”

Celia, dressed in a beautiful red gown, asked with a puzzled expression.

“Just reminiscing for a bit.”

“You sound like an old man.”

Celia, wearing white gloves, rested her chin thoughtfully.

Her elegant posture drew the attention of male dormitory students.

“Celia, will you dance with me later?”

“No, me!”

Celia, familiar with such responses, straightened her posture and smiled.

“Sorry, I don’t intend to dance tonight.”

The male students dispersed, disappointed.

At that moment, the doors of the banquet hall opened, and the Saylun students arrived.

Though only half of them were present, led by Herdium, the Saylun students attended the final-day banquet.

The Saylun students happily mingled with students from other schools that they were acquainted with.

While the Leo party had been conquering Dwenno’s world, there was a large attack by the Gigantes under Gias’ command.

As Selia explained, there were many who became close friends by standing together to fight the attack.

“Well, there were also parties who got into trouble because they self-destructed.”

Selias’s explanation was cut short as beastmen students approached Leo.

Selias’s expression turned sharp.

“What is it, Dion?”

“I’d like to ask Leo Flove something. Selia.”

Selia and Dion were in the same party in this incident.

Dion answered in a serious voice but glanced at Selia’s posture, blushed slightly, and cleared his throat.

“Sel…Selia, you’re…you’re beautiful.”

“Thank you.”

Selias smiled gently at the compliment.

“What do you want to ask me?”

The Azonian students who came to see Leo included Dion and the top faction leaders of the second-year students; they were some of the top five second-year students in Azonia who were eager to lock horns with Leo.

“Leo Flove.”

Dion’s face twisted. “What exactly was Lady Arhon like?”

“You could just ask Ar.”

“The foolish cat only talks about Arhon’s accomplishments,” answered the fox beastman Ruwen with furrowed eyebrows. “We already know that Lady Arhon was great. What we want to know is about her personality. What did she like? How did she go about her daily life?”

With a sly tone but genuine respect for Arhon typical of a beastman, Ruwen shuddered as she continued, “But that foolish cat… while pretending to be a dog despite being a cat, says, ‘You’re not prepared yet,’ and talks nonsense. Even while drinking milk poured into a glass of liquor, she puts on airs. We’re sick of it, so we’ve come to ask you.”

Leo looked at the Azonian side.

The people around Ar were numerous. With a thoughtful expression, Leo leaned his face on his hand.

“Arhon.”

Leo burst into a smirk.

“I did spend quite some time with Ar.”

“ARGH! Ar fellow! Jealous!”

Borman clenched his fists while others looked at Ar with envious eyes.

“Did Lady Arhon really treat Ar as a disciple?”

“No.”

“Hmph, I thought it was a boast.”

‘She treated her more like a younger sibling.’

Arhon fundamentally liked children. His dream was a world where children could laugh peacefully.

“Arhon was too afraid of Ar to treat her as a disciple.”

“How dare you lie. Why would Lady Arhon be afraid of Ar?”

“Ar is right, you’re not ready.”

Leo chuckled, and while the Azonian students attempted to ask more questions about Arhon from Leo, he never revealed that his friend was a coward.

‘Pity to crush their illusions. They probably wouldn’t believe it anyway.’

For similar reasons, he preserved Dwenno’s honor when talking about him.

‘You have a good friend.’

Thinking of his friends, Leo laughed.

As the banquet progressed, students from all schools freely laughed, shouted, sang songs, and danced, celebrating the shared struggle and the bonds that grew in those trying times.

To most of the students, it was an awkward moment.

But Leo felt a familiar sense of nostalgia.

‘The future is entrusted to me.’

Recalling Dwenno’s words, Leo smiled.

‘There’s no need to worry.’

“AAAAHHH! Midterms?”

Iliana scratched her head furiously.

“Right, no point wasting time if it’s inevitable anyway.”

“The student president’s ease!”

Iliana stuck out her lower lip.

“Exams, really that agonizing?”

“Of course! To you, textbook-loving Chloe, it’s probably not a big deal, right?”

“By the way, I’m curious about the contents of the midterm practical exam.”

As Chen Sia tilted her head, something happened.

“Aaah! It’s Senior Leo!”

“Where? Where?”

The first-year students reacted with surprise as they noticed Leo heading towards the first-year dormitory to take a shower.

“You’re quite popular with the juniors, Section Leader.”

Leo chuckled as Illiana jabbed him in the ribs with a teasing smile, and at that exact moment, a crowd of first-year students surrounded them.

“Senior, is it true that you cleared Hero’s World of Mr. Dwenno this time?”

“You also met Lady Arhon, didn’t you?”

“How was it?”

“Teach us!”

The overexcited first-years gathered around Leo, eager to hear about his conquest of Hero’s World.

Leo scratched his head, looking awkward as he replied, “Move aside.”

A chilly voice echoed.

“Hey! Line up at the back!”

A male student who was at the back reacted harshly, but after recognizing the person, his face turned pale.

“Aah…! Vice President of the Student Council!”

“Move aside.”

At Hark’s icy voice, the first-year students scattered like waves.

Seeing Hark, Leo greeted him with a relieved expression, “Long time no see, Senior Hark.”

“…Long time?”

“Huh? Hey, Leo. Did you just say ‘long time’?”

Chloe and Iliana’s faces turned ashen.

Walking up to Leo with a menacing smile, Hark asked, “Leo, do you really think it’s okay for a Student Council President to dump everything on the Vice President and never show up at the Student Council?”

“It’s not like I have anything to do even if I went to the Student Council anyway.”

“Ch-Choke?”

Hark’s eyes bloodshot as he grabbed the back of his neck.

“Hey, fight me.”

Hark’s eyes bulged as he said this.

“I’ll knock you down, take the Student Council President’s position, and then…”

Hark grinned with a fearsome smile.

“I’ll make you the Vice President and let you endure the same suffering I’ve had!”

The menacing aura from Hark’s body made everyone gulp.

The strongest in the fifth year.

That means he’s at the very peak among Lumeran students.

“If you have a complaint, you just need to fight and win, right?”

Hark’s eyes gleamed.

“I have a lot of complaints about you, so let’s fight.”

The sinister energy from Hark grinding his teeth made everyone tense.

When everyone was watching the student council president and the vice president with nervous eyes,

“I never said I’d fight you in a match.”

Seeing Leo smiling, Hark’s eyes widened.

“I’m refusing your duel proposal.”

As Leo easily ended the situation, Hark hung his head deeply.

A moment later,

“AAAAHHHH!”

As the enraged Hark tried to go wild, the second-years panicked and hung onto his arms and legs.

“Please, Senior, calm down!”

“If you behave recklessly here, the first-years will get hurt!”