Chapter 516

516.

I have no idea what happened 5000 years ago.

‘The only thing I’m sure of is that darkness settled into Berkiya’s heart.’

To the point of resurrecting as an undead after falling.

It’s not a mere case of her outlook getting twisted.

Berkiya came to loathe the peaceful world she had desired so much.

‘I wonder if my voice will reach her?’

The dead are unstable beings.

Even if I reveal myself to be Kyle, there’s a chance she won’t believe me.

Even if she does believe, there’s a high possibility that it wouldn’t resolve anything.

Thump – Thump –

The reason why Berkiya, who used to view the world with such brightness, came to loathe it.

‘I need to figure out what that reason is first.’

Leo took a deep breath.

‘But even if she doesn’t listen, I’ll have to knock some sense into her if necessary. For now, I must organize the situation in Lumeran and pursue Berkiya.’

*

“Welcome! Leo Student!”

“I’m not sure if it’s a bother coming at this late hour.”

“Ho ho, not at all. You’re always welcome.”

Professor Ren warmly welcomed Leo who came to visit his room.

“So, why have you come to see me at this hour? Have you decided to solidify your choice for the Department of Magic?”

“That’s not the case.”

“That’s a shame.”

Ren shrugged.

Though he may have said that, Ren didn’t seem particularly disheartened.

In fact, Ren had already let go of pushing Leo towards choosing a department.

It wasn’t just Ren.

Even Ain and Yura, who had tried to get Leo transferred to their departments after recognizing his talents, had stopped discussing that aspect.

It was as if the main worry that the three professors had was resolved.

In the case of dual-class individuals, it was rare for them to achieve high accomplishments in both fields.

The two magicians knighted as the best dual-classes of the Era of Heroes: Fairy Knight Berkiya and the Knight of Dusk Lumeran, were the only ones who reached the Heroic level in two abilities.

Most dual-classes trying to capture two rabbits ended up not succeeding in either.

Therefore, typically, dual-classes would select one main ability and use the other as support to enhance the former.

Hence, the three professors, inevitably judged that it would be best for the unprecedented all-class Leo to select one main ability and have the remaining two as support.

‘In the end, it was merely an unfounded worry though.’

Leo, the all-class, excelled in all abilities with no exception.

‘And that within less than two years.’

Seeing Leo who has already reached the Heroic level, leaves everyone tongue-tied.

Worrying about his path now seems like an odd thing to do.

“So, what is the reason you came to see me? If you came to engage in a discussion about magic, I welcome it anytime.”

Ren chuckled and flicked his fingers.

A tea kettle and cups floated over to Leo.

Warm tea gracefully poured into the cup hanging in the air.

Holding the floating tea cup, Leo said:

“It’s about Lady Luna.”

“Lady Luna…”

Ren let out a hollow laugh.

“If only I had known that she was Lady Luna, it would’ve been better.”

Though unintentionally, Ren became the only teacher to the progenitor of the Star Cloud, and it left him with some regrets.

Because if he had known she was Luna, they could’ve engaged in deeper discussions about magic.

‘This person was indeed destined to be a wizard.’

Leo suppressed a laugh looking at the regretful Ren and said,

“Nevertheless, Lady Luna often spoke about Professor Ren.”

“Is that true?”

“Yes. Lady Luna’s dream was, in any form, to remain remembered forever.”

Leo, taking a sip of tea, said:

“In that sense, Professor Ren helped fulfill Lady Luna’s dream.”

“The Introduction to Magic of the Stars?”

“Yes. Reading that made her incredibly happy. She read Professor Ren’s thesis numerous times and praised endlessly about your brilliance.”

“The highest of honors, I truly don’t know where to put myself.”

Ren truly exclaimed in happiness.

What greater honor could there be for a wizard than such praises?

“So, because of that, I thought this could be entrusted to Professor Ren.”

“Hmm?”

Leo opened an interdimensional space and pulled out four Magic Books.

Magic Notebooks easily purchasable from the stationery shops inside Lumeran Academy.

The notebooks, filled with incredibly thick content, were pushed toward him. Surprised, Ren accepted them and, upon seeing the title on the cover, tilted his head and opened the Magic Book.

As he read through the contents, Ren’s face hardened immediately.

“This is….”

“It’s a magical spell Lady Luna left behind.”

“A new magic inspired by Illiana Student, perhaps?”

“Yes.”

“Indeed.”

With a serious look, Ren continued reading the contents of the Magic Book.

His pupils moved from left to right at an incredible speed.

After a short while, after looking through the early sections, Ren proceeded to read through the Magic Books marked Chloe Mueller, Abad LeWalyn, and Chelsea LeWalyn, one by one.

Having organized his thoughts, he soon took a deep breath and spoke with a trembling voice.

“Leo Student, you must understand the meaning behind these Magic Books?”

“Yes.”

Leo nodded.

“A step forward.”

The Magic Books left behind by Luna were new spells inspired by the four students she saw.

They were spells exclusive to each individual.

Even the concept of magic used to create the spells was one step ahead of the magic concepts commonly understood in the current era.

“Of course, since it’s the magical formation that leads to such personal magic, commercializing it right away would be difficult.”

Ren spoke with a serious face.

“After all, it hasn’t been completed yet.”

No matter how much one might call Luna the greatest wizard in the history of magic, it’s impossible to create a spell that alters the history of magic in a short period.

Hence, the spells Luna made during her time in this world remained in the incomplete stages.

“You must have shown me these to guide the students and help complete these spells?”

“Yes.”

Ren fell deep into contemplation.

Under normal circumstances, he would have readily accepted.

Ren believed himself to be, when it came to magic, a greater genius than any in the academic world.

Of course, there are certainly more powerful wizards than Ren.

However, in the field of research, Ren is among the top wizards in the world.

But this time, it was quite the heavy responsibility.

‘To study the magic Lady Luna left behind in this world, no less.’

After contemplating, Ren spoke:

“Why did you choose me?”

“If it were Lady Luna, she would have chosen Professor Ren.”

“Me?”

“Yes. She spoke about you often, and you’re someone who truly cares for the students and thinks purely about magic.”

“Hmm.”

Though Leo chose Ren, even Luna would’ve chosen Ren had she been the one to choose.

After hearing Leo’s words, Ren nodded after further contemplation.

“I see, I’ll take the responsibility.”

“Thank you.”

Knock – Knock –

Just then, a well-timed knock sounded.

“Enter.”

As Ren finished speaking, the door opened, and Illiana, Chelsea, Abad, and Chloe, led by Kal, entered his office.

“Chloe, Abad, Chelsea, Illiana. Please take a seat.”

Ren offered them seats.

As the four took their seats, looking perplexed, Leo stood up from his.

“I’ll take my leave now.”

“Understood.”

With a wave to the four, Leo left the room with Kal.

Creak – Thud –

The door closed behind them and, as they walked down the hallway, Kal asked:

“Why did Professor Ren call these four?”

“To teach them the magic Lady Luna left behind.”

“Wow? Magic left by Lady Luna? Incredible!”

“Let’s not talk about it here.”

“Even if I want to… can’t contain my excitement.”

Kal joked while speaking.

Of course, Kal wasn’t the type to recklessly discuss such matters, so Leo burst into laughter.

“Still, what kind of magic did she leave?”

“It’s still incomplete. The shape it takes depends on what each person does with it.”

“Even so, there must be a rough concept of the magic?”

Kal, curious, asked.

The reason for asking was simple.

“No matter what, a wizard on the battlefield is a joker.”

A wizard is someone who can turn the tides of a battlefield.

Anyway, even excluding Leo, it’s magic left by Luna for the top three of the Magic Department.

To top it off, Illiana is also an exceptional magus swordsman.

‘Would make a great ace up the sleeve in the future.’

Even though Kal aspires to be a supporter, his talent for reading the battle flow, directing and strategizing is the best among the second years.

‘He brushes it off, but obviously not.’

The stronger one’s power is, the harder it is to combine it with others.

Heroes are naturally individualistic, and therefore, it’s inevitable for there to be some discord.

Kal’s command solves that problem on the spot.

‘Not only acute observation but also flexible thinking are essential for a commander. He’s the best in that regard.’

Seeing through Kal’s ability, Leo explained:

“In Illiana’s case, it’s a kind of acceleration magic.”

“Acceleration? Sounds rather ordinary?”

“Ordinary, yes. But if something becomes too fast to be discerned by normal senses, that changes the narrative. Speed is the biggest advantage of light magic.”

Leo recalled Illiana.

“Illiana is reckless, even brash, and doesn’t bring out her strengths.”

“True, charge-happy idiot. To handle light magic requires delicacy. Her personality makes it a stretch, and eventually, she over-relies on heavy fire magic spells, depleting her magic power.”

“That’s right. Hence, she’s overly dependent on swordsmanship, but observing her closely, Illiana’s magic talent surpasses her aura.”

As they walked through the hallway, Leo continued:

“So, rather than that, it would be effective to maximize her swordsmanship using her magic powers.”

“Indeed.”

Kal rubbed his chin.

“Chloe?”

“Space Dominance Magic.”

“Ah, an upper echelon to the Ice World, then?”

“That’s correct. The spell seems to interfere with the spirit world by design.”

“Eh?”

“A spell where, in the moment it’s cast, the caster enters a spirit-like state.”

“Wait, Chloe doesn’t have spirit magic talent, does she?”

“That’s right. Through magic, she enters the spirit realm.”

“Wow… makes my head spin just hearing about it.”

“When it’s completed.”

‘Of course, she’ll certainly achieve completion.’

The Chloe Leo had seen could achieve and surpass even that magic.

“Abad, then?”

“Regarding wind magic, he’s achieved formless summoning.”

“What? Formless summoning?!”

Kal was shocked.

Formless summoning.

The dream territory no one has ever reached.

Even Luna, though exceptionally fast, required the incantation process.

“Insane.”

“Indeed.”

“And Chelsea?”

“Similar to Chloe when it comes to the magical effect.”

“Ho?”

“It’s a spell where she uses song to completely dominate the winds within space.”

“Oh, each one sounds more bizarre than the last.”

“Precisely because it’s Luna, these ideas could come to fruition and be manifested in her magic.”

Even Leo’s tongue was tied.

Even though he knew Luna was amazing, it still comes as a fresh surprise each time.

“Anyway, this is assuming the kids can complete them.”

“Kee… If only they could actually harness it, it’d be a major breakthrough, wouldn’t it?”

While Kal was exclaiming in amazement, Leo said:

“Speaking of which, this time you guys fought against the heroes of the past, right?”

“Yeah, we clashed. Wow, it was intense.”

Kal shook his head from side to side.

“How did the juniors perform when you fought alongside them?”

“Let me get this straight, they were all monsters, obviously.”

Kal, his tongue almost falling out, continued:

“Apparently, the training camp acted as a trigger. Everyone progressed beyond the second year standard in no time.”

“The children do grow quickly.”

“Wow! You sound like an uncle.”

Kal sincerely exclaimed.

Looking at Kal, Leo chuckled.

“Just one more thing.”

“One more?”

At this statement from Kal, Leo’s expression became curious.

“One of the students remains stagnant, wouldn’t you say?”

Kal wore an expression of concern.

“Eliza’s changes aren’t significant.”