The surroundings were enveloped in a bright light.
"Ugh?"
"Whatā¦ what is thisā¦?"
The scenery had completely changed.
A lush, dense forest.
"Are you saying youāre going to defeat Erebus?"
A voice filled with disbelief was heard.
Lunia and Eiran turned their heads and froze.
There was an elf girl.
She looked exactly like someone very famous.
The elf girl grumbled and swung her staff.
Using magic to heal her wounds, she swung her staff toward Leo.
The three of them were instantly healed.
Then the beautiful elf girl said something that didnāt match her appearance.
"Are you an idiot?"
Lunia and Eiranās mouths dropped open, and Leo couldnāt help but laugh.
"What did you eat to think like that?"
Despite her surprised expression, the elf girl showed great interest in the human before her.
"Still, thatās fine. Defeating Erebus! Itās a perfect goal for me! I like it. Iāll join your party."
The elf girl confidently smiled and extended her hand.
"ā ā , right? My name is Luna! Iām destined to shine like a star in the night sky, so consider it an honor to have me in your party!"
Whoosh-!
The world distorted and returned to its original state.
"Th, that wasā¦!"
"It was Lady Luna! Could this be Lady Lunaās Hero Record?"
Lunia and Eiran were extremely excited.
'No. This is my Hero Record.'
It was exactly the same as what he had seen during the hero studies practical session.
'The record of the times when I met Luna.'
Leo felt his body recovering and looked down at his Hero Record.
'This confirms it.'
Leo sighed deeply.
'The Tartaros guys are erasing the records of the great heroes.'
***
As Leo and his companions regained their composure and began to leave the forest.
Soldiers from the Great Council of Elsvalbekia arrived.
They had felt the magic power of 'Finale' used by Leo and realized something was wrong in the Fairy Forest, so they urgently dispatched the soldiers.
Among them were Halind and Herdium.
Halindās eyes turned icy upon seeing Leo.
Herdium was dismayed to hear that the top students had left their dormitory at night.
The three of them were placed under house arrest and confined to the Great Council room.
Officially, it was house arrest, but there was another reason.
"ā¦Among the students of Seirunā¦ there was someone who cooperated with Tartaros?"
Herdiumās face turned pale.
"Yes. We didnāt want to believe it eitherā¦"
"Ah."
Seeing Luniaās cautious response, Herdium covered his face.
It was hard to believe, but they identified the unrecognizable corpse found in the forest as Rautara.
The ring that had devoured Rautara had spit out the corpse, which it no longer needed.
And traces of necromancy were found on the corpse.
Meanwhile, Halind, who had been listening to the story, had a serious expression.
"Such things happened in Seirun too, huh?"
"If it happened in Seirun, did the same thing happen in Lumern?"
"Something similar did. The upper echelons of Lumern tried to keep it quiet."
Having been a professor at Lumern for a long time and being Leoās homeroom teacher, Halind had been tipped off by the upper echelons of Lumern about what happened during the midterm exams.
"The upper echelons of Seirun will decide how to handle this. Lumern will follow Seirunās decision."
"ā¦"
Herdium nodded with a stern expression.
"And Leo Flaubert."
Halindās icy gaze turned to Leo, making Lunia and Eiran involuntarily gulp.
The Wall of Lamentation in Class 5 at Lumern.
The older studentsā terror, the two girls experienced Halindās formidable presence for the first time and were momentarily frightened.
Of course, the experienced Leo calmly waited for Halindās words.
"Do you know how serious it is to leave the dormitory without permission as the class president?"
"Yes."
"Normally, you would be sent back to school and referred to the disciplinary committee."
"ā¦"
"But given your contributions, Iāll let you off with 100 hours of community service."
"Understood."
"And if you have any requests, feel free to speak up."
Leo suppressed a smile.
'No matter how you look at it, Professor Halind takes good care of his students.'
The rules were the rules, but it was clear that he was proud of his studentsā achievements.
"Iād like the class to have free time on the last day. It is a field trip, after all."
Originally, the last day of the field trip was packed with a tight schedule.
Halind hesitated at Leoās words and then nodded.
"Alright. From the evening of the day before, youāll have free time as long as you donāt overstep the boundaries."
The news would have caused a commotion if the students of Class 5 heard it.
As Leo smiled slyly, Herdium also cleared his throat.
"Lunia and Eiran also need to be punished."
"Huh? Teacher~ We found the Founderās Hero Record and items related to the Founder! Please be lenient."
"No, no! The rules are the rulesā¦!"
"Teacher~"
Lunia whined.
Despite being a respected teacher, Herdium was often lenient with his students, who frequently acted spoiled toward him.
Because he often gave in to their whims, he lacked the overwhelming charisma of Halind.
Herdium looked at Halind with a slightly envious gaze.
"House arrest is only for today. From tomorrow, classes will resume, but you must keep todayās events confidential."
With those final words, Halind and Herdium left the room.
It was a way of saying they could rest here for the day.
"Phew! I thought we were in big trouble!"
Lunia flopped down and let out a sigh of relief.
"Well, it was a great adventure. It felt like a heroās tale."
Eiran said excitedly.
"Right! It was amazing! Especially seeing the Founderās face!"
Lunia jumped up and said excitedly.
"Leo! Was this the first time you saw a great hero?"
"No."
"What?"
"Have you seen any other great heroes?"
"I saw Lysinas in the Heroic World at Lumern."
"Wow, thatās amazing."
"Iām so jealous!"
Lunia was amazed, and Eiranās eyes sparkled.
Lunia and Eiran chatted excitedly about Luna.
'Just like the wind, huh.'
Leo thought of Luna.
Like a star in the night sky. She had said she wanted to illuminate the dark world.