Chapter 180
“Bible?”
Leo’s original sorcery, presented during the first semester’s midterm exam, was memorable for its audacity.
Torua recalled it because it was such an extraordinary sorcery.
‘He said it could wield all the sorcery in the world without constraint, right?’
The idea was outrageous.
‘All the sorcery’ in the world would include not just common spells but also original sorcery.
Designing a tool that could harness even original sorcery seemed beyond human capability.
Everyone who encountered Leo’s original sorcery thought the same.
During the midterm exam, Leo had presented the basic formula for casting his spell.
It was evident that this first-year student was serious about mastering sorcery.
‘When we saw it, we all thought he was crazy.’
Yet, Torua admired Leo.
Regardless of its feasibility, Leo pursued this perfect ideal of a sorcerer with a pure dedication.
Though Leo’s sorcery ‘Bible’ was quickly forgotten as an impractical fantasy, Torua remembered it vaguely.
But now…
‘He’s doing it now?’
Torua’s shock was palpable.
If she had only ever heard about it, she would never have believed it.
But now, Leo was demonstrating Torua’s very own original sorcery right before her.
The ultimate sorcery Torua had conceived was being used by a first-year student.
Torua felt a shiver run through her body.
Flash-!
Gorgeous light filled the air.
Leo responded with his own sorcery.
Crash-crash-crash-!
Their sorcery clashed in the sky.
‘He’s really using my original sorcery.’
Torua bowed her head, trembling.
Though she had not lived a long life yet, the results of her lifelong dedication to sorcery were now being wielded by a first-year student.
He was effortlessly copying the original sorcery that symbolized her worth and legacy as a true sorcerer.
‘This is… This is…’
Torua looked up, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
‘This is amazing!’
Torua raised her staff, her enthusiasm palpable.
“Leo, I’m amazed right now. How are you doing this? How far can you copy my sorcery?”
Roooooooooooooar-!
Thrilling swaths of sorcery surged around them.
Leo broke out in a cold sweat, awed by the display.
‘That’s incredible.’
Her title as Lumene’s strongest sorcerer was well-earned.
Torua was destined to become a great sorcerer commanding the world.
Her achievements, obtained through her own efforts and mastery over the Hero’s Worlds, were evident.
Schwiiiiing- Flash-!
Leo observed the vast array of original magic circles that filled the sky.
Flash-!
“Even this.”
Torua’s eyes widened slightly.
Before her was a sorcery that seemed like a miracle, something she had thought impossible.
The unknown sorcery ignited Torua’s curiosity more than anything else.
‘I want to learn it. I want to learn it. I want to learn it. I want to learn it. I want to learn it.’
Only one thought consumed her mind.
Leo felt his eyes burning as he watched Torua.
‘Is it still too much?’
Leo’s original sorcery, or, to be precise, the technique created by Kyle, was a power that only Kyle could wield, utilizing his unique mana characteristics.
His ‘pure’ mana characteristic, named by Lysinas, could take on any form, granting Leo talents across all classes.
This applied to every class without restriction by attributes.
While he couldn’t reach an extreme level of proficiency in any one path, Leo excelled in following the paths others had established.
‘Bible’ also followed this principle.
It temporarily enhanced his ability to calculate the sorcery formulas and analyzed and absorbed others’ sorcery as displayed before him.
That was the basic principle behind Bible.
‘Of course, it’s not omnipotent.’
It could not be activated by a spell alone.
Leo could not use original sorcery that required an affinity that he was not born with.
For example, Chloe’s Ice World.
Field sorcery was one of Leo’s weakest areas.
In that regard, Leo was a natural adversary to Torua.
Torua’s sorcery was the result of her own efforts.
That’s why Leo could copy it as long as he could pick apart the theory behind the spell.
‘Of course, the spell is intricate and complex.’
Leo felt his eyes burning.
His whole body strained under the mental overload.
‘For now, copying is all I can manage.’
Bible’s ultimate aim would be to save spells seen once to use them in future instances.
However, for now, copying immediately after seeing it was his limit.
‘Moreover, even going as far as I can with Bible for now, these complicated spells are impossible to implement for too long. They’re too complex.’
His mind couldn’t keep up.
Likening his mind to a book, it was like he was running out of pages.
Leo blocked Torua’s sorcery again.
‘Bible’s current possible activation time is one minute.’
Half of his time limit, thirty seconds, had already passed.
Yet, cold sweat dripped down his body.
His eyes burned and his head throbbed.
He was nearing his limit due to the overload.
Nevertheless, Torua, brimming with excitement, continued to unleash her sorcery upon him.
“Can you do this too? This too? This too?”
Like pulling toys from a toy box.
Leo felt the enormous drain on his sorcery and stamina as he watched Torua continually cast new original spells at him.
It was then that Leo reached the very edge of his limit.
Pooooooooooom-!
The Lava Golem blocking Torua’s goal on the ground exploded.
The ball smashed straight through the Lava Golem.
Torua’s eyes widened as she stared at the ground.
Leo, releasing Bible, said, “We won?”
“What?”
“You said that if we scored even one goal, it would be our victory.”
“Ah…”
Torua’s face blanked as she recalled her earlier words.
Leo smiled once at Torua and descended to the ground.
Everyone looked at Leo with odd expressions.
Leo staggered as he landed.
“Are you okay?”
Chloe rushed to support Leo.
“I’m a little tired.”
“It’s okay, you can lean on me a bit.”
“How could I refuse?”
As Leo carried himself with exhaustion, Chloe leaned on him for support.
Leo, seeing this, grinned and extended his hand to Chloe.
Chloe high-fived him, and Abad and Chelsea joined in, offering their own high-fives to Leo.
“Leo, you finally finished it?”
“That’s incredible. Can you show me more clearly next time?”
“Oh, me too.”
The four of them were in high spirits.
“So, are you done talking yet?”
Torua stood before the first-years.
“Didn’t we win?” Abad asked with his trademark gentle smile.
Torua nodded in response.
“Yeah. But we still have time.”
“You said we’d win if we scored one goal.” Chelsea, peeking out from behind Abad, spoke bluntly.
Torua replied, “Yeah. But promises are meant to be broken.”
The first-years looked at Torua with puzzled expressions, unsure what to make of her words.
“Torua, you have to keep your promises. You have to treat the first-years with respect,” Ulta intervened, stopping Torua.
“Arya, let’s escort Torua off the field politely.”
Ulta summoned his Pegasus, Arya, and began to lead Torua out of the field.
“Ah! Let go of me!”
The first-years stifled their laughter as they watched Torua, struggling and having her hair pulled by the Pegasus.
Ignoring this scene, Ulta turned to Leo and said, “I was thinking you should try summoning sorcery.”
“Really?”
“Your sorcery skills are impressive too.”
Leo chuckled at Ulta’s praise.
Meanwhile—
Flutter-whooooooosh-!
Everyone’s attention shifted to Celia at the sound coming from the adjacent stadium.
The exclusive area of Bastera blazed with flames.
Celia, engulfed in her own fire, emitted an overwhelming force.
Flutter-flutter-!
Celia’s flames were absorbed into the Bastera ball.
As she threw the ball into the air, Duran, wrapped in his lightning Aura, kicked it towards Chen Xia.
Bang-! Crackle-!
Chen Xia whirled as she saw the ball enveloped in flames and lightning.
Fwooooooosh-!
Chen Xia drew the ball into her radius of spinning wind, accelerating it rapidly.
Crackle– booooooooom-!
Despite the intense heat and electricity burning her hands, Chen Xia pressed on.
The key to this combo attack was Chen Xia herself.
Maximizing the ball’s speed, she sent it flying towards Jamua.
Crash-crash-crash-!
Jamua stared in awe at the ball’s sheer destructive power.
“Catch it!” Celia shouted with confidence.
Jamua smiled and deftly dodged the ball with a swish.
Crash-!
The ball soared into the goal with a thunderous noise, shattering the goal and demolishing the training ground wall.
“You won. That’s impressive.”
Jamua laughed heartily and clapped his hands.
Celia, burned from head to toe, Duran, whose feet were swollen from excessive use of Aura, and Chen Xia, whose hands were battered from controlling the erratic ball, looked at Jamua with vacant expressions.
“Wait a minute! Why did you dodge?” Celia protested, but Jamua merely shrugged.
“If I took that hit head-on, I’d end up in the hospital. I don’t really feel like doing that right now.”
“Aaaaaaaaaaargh!”
Hahahahaha!
Celia clutched her head as she watched Jamua cross his arms and laugh uproariously.
Meanwhile, Rhys, who had been watching, crossed his arms.
‘Celia has grown so much that I hardly recognize her.’
He had anticipated his younger cousin would grow at Lumene.
Yet, Celia’s growth exceeded even his expectations.
‘And then there’s Leo’s sorcery from just moments ago.’
Although Rhys was not a sorcerer, he could immediately grasp the extraordinary nature of Leo’s abilities.
Seeing such sorcery, Rhys understood why Ulta willingly backed Leo for the student council president.
‘It really might happen sooner than expected.’
Rhys glanced at his hands, which were trembling with excitement.
As the successor to the Zerdinger line, he had always strived to be the best.
Though still young, he believed he could surpass anyone.
As the expected successor to the Zerdinger famjily, he was confident he would one day be the best in his generation.
However, this was the first time he had seen a junior who might surpass him.
Observing his cousin who would one day outshine him, Rhys steadied his hands.
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In the principal’s office, Kalian studied his beloved sword in silence.
Clesis.
An ancient sword.
Despite its age, it still contained an immense amount of mana.
This sword, symbolizing swordsmanship itself, was considered one of the world’s most powerful weapons.
A sword with an unknown history.
‘But at that moment, it felt brand new.’
Kalian recalled defeating the remnants of the King of Curses, Kigors.
‘The lingering scent of mana in the sword was unmistakably Leo Plov’s.’
Not only was Leo an unparalleled all-class, but he had also defeated other formidable opponents and become the class representative.
Moreover, he was an extraordinary first-year student who had already conquered two of the Great Heroes’ Hero’s Worlds and uncovered evidence of Kyle, who had previously been thought to be a myth.
Heroes often display extraordinary traits from their first year.
Kalian, as a Lumene student himself, had an exceptional school legacy from the start.
Yet, he could not compare to Leo.
‘What is his true identity?’ he pondered endlessly.
Kalian saw in Leo the presence of a seasoned hero rather than a mere young student.
‘Elena Zeron may view Leo as a fledgling great hero, but… he’s different. He already embodies the Great Heroes of legend.’
Kalian rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought.
Knock knock-
Kalian responded to the sound of the knock.
“Come in.”
The door opened, and Rhys entered.
“Rhys, what brings you here?”
Rhys, looking puzzled, said, “I’m considering recommending a new candidate for student council president.”
“You’ve been mulling this over for a while, and now you’ve decided. Who is it?”
“Leo Plov.”
Kalian burst into laughter at the unexpected name.
