Chapter 150
Luna’s eyes widened as she beheld Leo’s sorcery.
“Pretty.”
The pure white sorcery was so beautiful that it elicited an exclamation.
When Erebos, who had been spewing black flames, saw Leo’s sorcery, he emitted a fierce, murderous aura.
His hostility was palpable.
‘He’s targeting me after all.’
With a cold expression, Leo sent his spell hurtling towards Erebos.
Whoosh-!
The bullet of pure white sorcery sped through the air.
Flutter-!
The black flames, which had consumed everything, roared fiercely.
The flames, gaping open like the jaws of a ravenous beast, engulfed “Innocence.”
Rumbleeeeeeeeeeee-!
The black flames flared wildly.
At that moment—
Whoosh-!
Erebos’ flames, which had ballooned, exploded.
Booooooooooom—!
Flames scattered everywhere.
However, the black flames that had dispersed in the air no longer burned so intensely.
They began to fizzle out, dying down.
That wasn’t all.
Erebos’s main body, affected by the explosion, staggered.
Crash—!
Grooooooooooooah!
Erebos roared in fury.
“Attack!” Leo shouted.
At his command, Luna unleashed her sorcery.
Flash-!
Countless sorcery circles illuminated the air.
The amazing young sorcerer swung her staff.
Flash! Crash-crash-crash-crash-!
A tremendous storm of sorcery surged forth, far more powerful than before.
Yet, despite being struck by numerous powerful spells, Erebos remained unharmed.
“This didn’t work either?”
Luna’s expression was one of shock.
Leo frowned at the sight.
‘Why aren’t Luna’s attacks working?’
Leo swung his gray Aura.
Crashhhhhh–!
Roooooooooooar—-!
Erebos’s enraged roar filled the air.
It worked.
Leo’s attack, though far weaker than Luna’s, was effective.
‘Could it be that Luna’s attack doesn’t work because she’s from the Hero’s World?’
That seemed plausible.
Leo’s impatience grew.
In this party, Luna was the vanguard and the sorcerer with the strongest offensive power.
‘If Luna’s attacks don’t work at all, that’ll be a major setback.’
While Leo wrestled with his frustration, fire erupted from the center of Lunia’s body at the rear.
Flutter-!
Lunia grasped the small flame burning in her hand.
Whooooooosh-!
Instantly, two flaming wings spread out behind her.
The symbol of the El Lunda family.
A flame passed down through generations as a sacred Phoenix pledge.
“Holy fire.”
The forbidden flame, which even burned itself, blazed fiercely.
The one who sustained that flame was none other than Lunia.
Unless her will extinguished, Lunia’s body would burn like firewood.
Elena laughed upon seeing this.
“This is the flame of the El Lunda family.”
Elena approached Lunia, who wore a pained expression.
“Wait! That’s dangero–”
Lunia tried to step back, bewildered.
But Elena embraced her first.
The wild flames threatened Elena, but she ignored them, tightening her hold around Lunia and resting her chin on her shoulder.
“This is the scent of wild flames. Yes, you’re a bit dangerous, aren’t you?”
She pursued her goal without hesitation.
Even if it meant burning herself to death, this elf girl wouldn’t hesitate.
Elena, slightly pulling away from Lunia, smiled brightly.
Pink sorcery flowed from Elena’s body.
Flutter-!
Elena’s body caught fire.
Lunia’s eyes widened in shock.
“This sorcery is…”
“Sacrifice. It’s the Hero Sorcery left behind by the elven saint, Menael.”
“Wait a minute! Sacrifice is…!”
“Yes. It’s the strongest healing sorcery. Menael even revived the dead with it, right?”
“Yes! But this spell is…!”
The caster assumed the subject’s wounds.
A spell to initiate an equivalent exchange.
“Right now, you’re the one with the strongest attack power among us.”
Elena smiled brightly.
The Phoenix’s flames grew infinitely stronger as they burned.
The El Lunda flames, too, became stronger the longer they burned.
However, unlike the Phoenix’s, they had limitations.
For the Phoenix, which had infinite vitality, the flames were powerful, but for the elves, who did not, they were a double-edged sword.
In other words, the moment the body could no longer endure them marked the limit of the Lunda flames.
Elena removed these limitations from Lunia.
“But Elena…!”
“Oh my. You’re just a first-year! You shouldn’t be worrying about a third-year.”
Elena shrugged, indifferent.
“So burn even brighter,” Elena said with the demeanor of a noble queen. “Show me your worth, Lunia El Lunda.”
“…I don’t care if you regret it.”
Fwoooooosh-!
The wings of the flames grew even larger.
As a result, Elena’s pain intensified.
But Elena laughed proudly.
‘Really… we can’t be letting our guard down against Seiren. ‘
Boooooom-booooooom-boooooom-!
Erebos, who had fallen, rose.
He roared at the sight of Lunia’s flames burning fiercely.
Whooooosh-!
A spear of flame formed at Erebos’ fingertips.
He hurled the spear accurately at Lunia and Elena.
Haddin leapt to intercept the spear.
Woooong-!
The surrounding atmosphere responded to Haddin’s call.
Haddin, channeling the wind, focused his Aura at the tip of his sword.
He swung his sword with both hands.
Whoosh-! Clang—!
The soaring blade of wind struck down Erebos’s flame spear.
Haddin’s expression stiffened as he braced against the sudden, searing heat.
Crash-!
The spear of flames scattered.
‘So this is the legendary catastrophe… …!’
In blocking a single attack, Haddin felt like all the energy in his body had been drained.
His eyes fixed on Leo’s back, where he and Luna stood at the front line, blocking Erebos.
‘…Leo Plov.’
Lumene’s first-year class representative.
Haddin couldn’t immediately gauge whether he had the upper hand in strength.
‘But the fact that he’s still standing… that boy is different.’
He felt as though that boy was already out of reach.
The typical gap between a first-year and a third-year was quickly forgotten in Leo’s presence.
Haddin felt neither entitlement nor jealousy.
He was simply amazed.
He was different from Elena, whom he had set as his target.
‘Yes.’
Haddin laughed as he recognized the true nature of his emotions.
‘This is awe.’
He felt awe for the younger human boy who stood in a place he couldn’t.
He marveled at Leo, standing just as one of the Great Heroes would.
At that moment.
Fwoooooooosh-!
A pillar of red flame shot up from behind.
Haddin turned his head.
There stood Lunia, who had conjured a flame of astonishing power.
“Let’s go!”
Lunia raised both hands and blasted the massive flames toward Erebos.
Leo observed and then spoke. “Luna.”
“What?”
“Can you strengthen her spell even more?”
Leo gestured toward Lunia’s ‘Holy Flame’.
Luna looked taken aback.
“You want me to control high-level sorcery like that and make it stronger? It’d be much easier to dispel it!”
“Can’t you?”
“Tell me what’s possible! You’re a sorcerer too, right? Use some common sense!”
To seize control of someone else’s spell, one must have an overwhelming skill advantage.
Even in such a situation, if the other person’s spell involved complex techniques, gaining control would be nearly impossible.
And even if control was achieved, its power was often drastically reduced.
But strengthening it further? That was absurd.
Leo, watching Luna’s astonished expression, said, “You can do it.”
“What?”
“You’re a genius.”
Luna’s ears perked up at those words.
The normally arrogant Luna became even more confident from Leo’s praise.
“What? Well, of course I am.”
She cleared her throat with a cough.
“Ahem! Well, if you think about it, it’s not theoretically impossible, right?”
Luna, now laughing, seized Polyum.
“Alright! It’s nothing! Let’s try it.”
“It’s simple.”
“What?”
“I only trust you.”
Luna, turning back at Leo’s words, laughed as she saw him give a thumbs-up.
She then closed her eyes and summoned her mana.
Whooooooooooooooom-!
Luna’s sorcery power enveloped Lunia’s sacred fire.
For a moment, Luna’s consciousness fell into a state of ecstasy.
‘Huh? This sorcery technique… looks familiar.’
Luna felt a sense of wonder.
Leo’s spell from earlier.
And this spell too.
It was similar to the sorcery she was studying.
Luna, grasping the structure of the spell, was amazed.
‘The person who created this spell is definitely a genius. A genius like me!’
It was exactly the same as the ideal she pursued.
Luna explored and examined the spell her future self had created.
For a split second, she was lost in the ecstasy of that fulfillment.
Then she realized something.
Grooooaaaaaaan-!
At that moment, Erebos lunged at Luna.
But Luna, absorbed in analyzing her sorcery, couldn’t react.
Shhhhhhhhh-crack-thunk-!
A gray sword severed Erebos’ wrist.
“Not again,” Leo said in a cold voice. “I won’t let you take her again.”
The Great Calamity flinched at the murderous tone.
Leo, who had just damaged the fragment of Erebos with a mere glance, grabbed his sword.
Rooooooooooo-ar!
Erebos swung his arm in fury at Leo, who was blocking Luna’s path.
Leo did not dodge.
The moment he did, Luna would be exposed to danger.
Swish-!
Erebos’ giant hand closed around Leo.
Flutter-flutter-fwooooosh-!
Black flames erupted from Erebos’ grasp.
Haddin, Lunia, and Elena’s eyes widened in shock.
At that moment…
[Target: Help Luna, the Poet of the Stars, complete the Sorcery of the Stars.]
[Luna, the Poet of the Stars, has completed the Sorcery of the Stars.]
A message appeared before the Dungeon raiders.
Everyone was stunned.
“You won’t die like that, right?” Luna asked with a bright smile.
Flash! Crash-crash-crash-!
Leo, having severed Erebos’ hand that had ensnared him, smirked as the gray Aura flickered.
“Of course not.”
His entire body was ablaze.
Black flames seared through his skin.
His face contorted in pain, but his lips curled into a smile.
“Okay, then.”
Luna smiled as she watched the sorcery now under control.
“This is the end, you damned fool.”
Flash-!
A sphere of flames, shining like the sun, flew toward Erebos.
Woooooooooooooooosh-!
Boom!
Erebos tried to block the sorcery, bracing against it.
Boom-!
But soon his knees buckled.
Grooooooooooooan-!
Erebos, roaring in agony, was soon overwhelmed by the sorcery.
Boom! Crash-crash-crash-crash-!
A massive pillar of flames shot into the sky.
Fwooooooooosh!
Rooooooooooooooooooooooar-!
Erebos’ screams pierced the sky.
But soon, the form of the Great Calamity burned beyond recognition and disintegrated into a pile of ash.
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The ominous sky reverted to its original state.
All that remained was the half-destroyed Barreharlune Castle.
Among the ruins, Lunia muttered, “Ugh, it’s over.”
Her body trembled with joy.
“We defeated Erebos… huh?”
“Hmm. I expected it to smell like burnt food, but it actually smells quite refreshing.”
Lunia buried her face in Elena’s neck.
“What are you doing!”
Elena chuckled, watching Lunia blush deeply.
“Your reaction is adorable. I like it. Should I kidnap you and take you to Lumene?”
“I absolutely refuse! I am a proud freshman representative of Seiren!”
Lunia blushed and smirked as she observed Elena finding amusement in her antics.
“Oh my, what a pity.”
She was licking her lips.
“We did it! We defeated that monster! And I completed the sorcery I’ve been studying for so long!”
Hahahaha!
Luna burst into hearty laughter.
“You rascals! You’re really impressive! I thought all elves were stuffy, but turns out there are people like you!”
“I’m honored by your praise… Huh?”
Haddin, who had been responding politely, was stunned as Luna put her arm around his shoulder in a playful headlock.
Luna then put her remaining arm around Lunia’s neck and laughed heartily.
“M-Miss Luna’s arm is around me…!”
“T-this has to be a dream! No! It can’t be a dream!”
Elena chuckled at the sight of the two elves in their delirious state.
“Ah, how foolish the appearance of these Seiren class representatives is. It would be nice to capture this moment.”
“Is it that strange for a Great Hero?”
Leo approached Elena and attempted to support her.
Elena smiled and swatted Leo’s hand away.
“You shouldn’t touch a lady carelessly.”
Leo’s expression turned cold.
“Didn’t you rely on Lunia?”
Despite her earlier jokes, Elena’s current condition was such that she couldn’t even lift her head.
“Huh. You have a good eye for detail.”
Elena opened her eyes slightly.
She was pretending to be fine, but Elena’s condition was dire.
Lunia had been able to endure the heavy sorcery because Elena had absorbed all the flames herself.
“But you don’t need that kind of consideration.”
Elena smiled brightly.
“Leo, the queen is just a noble flower you know.”
“Aren’t you still too young to be called a queen? I’m not sure you’d even count as a princess.”
“Huh. Well, to be honest when I was younger, I admired princesses who were saved rather than heroes in fairy tales. I found them more inspiring.”
Elena chuckled.
“Well, I’m the type who escapes on my own before a prince or hero arrives to save me.”
Elena narrowed her eyes at that.
“But before you take care of me, shouldn’t you tend to yourself?”
The most seriously injured member of the party was none other than Leo.
“I’m used to it.”
But Leo simply smiled calmly and shrugged.
The two approached Luna.
“With this, I’m one step closer to my ultimate sorcery!” Luna shouted excitedly.
Elena, her eyes sparkling with curiosity, asked, “What is the ultimate spell that you’re aiming for, Miss Luna?”
“Don’t be too surprised when you hear this! It’s the sorcery that makes flowers bloom!”
“…”
“…”
“…”
Lunia, Elena, and Haddin looked at her in blank astonishment.
Their reaction wasn’t due to the absurdity of Luna’s goal.
All three of them instinctively turned their gazes toward Leo.
The sorcery Luna mentioned was the forgotten magic that Leo had successfully rediscovered during their school trip.
“Anyway! Let’s go!”
Luna grinned.
“You guys are leaving? To the outside world? Take me with you!”
“No,” Leo said firmly.
Luna pouted.
“Hey, don’t be so mean. Take me along.”
“No, that’s not possible.”
“Why?”
“We have our own paths. You have your own path.”
Leo drew the line between them.
How wonderful it would be if they could all go together.
‘…Nothing could make me happier than that.’
But it was impossible.
It was different in Elsie’s case.
Elsie was merely a ‘reward’ that Leo was able to take with him.
Unlike her, Luna was the master of this Hero’s World.
No matter how great the Hero’s World was, it couldn’t save even the greatest hero.
Luna’s face, which had been contorted with anger momentarily, shifted to confusion.
“You…?”
Lunia, Elena, and Haddin couldn’t see it.
Leo was biting his lips tightly.
His hand clenched.
And at that moment.
As if marking their sudden farewell.
[Luna’s World: Prologue – Barreharlune has been defeated.]
The world announced its end.
Whoosh-!
At the same time, all of the visitors, except Leo, disappeared.
They returned to their original world.
This was the reality.
Luna, destined to live in the past, and Leo, bound to the future.
The distance between them was immense.
Leo forced a composed expression.
“You will definitely meet… great colleagues who will achieve remarkable things with you.”
“…”
“Your adventure awaits.”
“…Are you leaving now?”
“I believe I should.”
Luna instinctively understood.
She could not stay with the boy before her.
Her shoulders sagged.
Her ears, usually so lively, drooped.
At that moment, cracks began to appear in the sky above them.
The end was drawing near.
Leo reached out.
“Luna Lubinence.”
“Huh?”
Whoosh-!
A flower bloomed in Leo’s hand.
Luna stared in surprise.
“You will become the greatest sorcerer of all time. You will save the world… You will earn the respect of all elves and be called the Poet of the Stars.”
Leo squeezed out the last of his energy.
The desolate ruins around them were instantly adorned with flowers.
“Your future… will outshine everyone else’s.”
Luna’s eyes widened in astonishment.
“So don’t be discouraged.”
Leo reached out and ruffled Luna’s hair.
“Have some confidence.”
“…Yes!”
Luna beamed with a bright smile.
Leo took a step back, admiring her smile.
He smiled back.
His vision filled with radiant light.
