Grand Duke of the Heibern House

＜Chapter 74＞

Ruin silently looked at Louise at Lyria’s unhesitating question.

‘Louise… … .’

It’s a way for colleagues to protect each other’s lives… … .

There couldn’t have been any other way.

It is a matter of understanding each other.

It is the height of memories built together.

It is the result of the fear of facing the enemy back to back, and the sympathy of sorrow that is unfortunately sent.

How can you define the dense density that has penetrated your life with just one word?

Even at this moment when I look at Louise after tens of thousands of years, my heart is sore from the memories with her… … .

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For a moment, Ruin got angry at Lilia who spoke so lightly and carelessly.

“What did we do?”

“… … ?”

Ruin’s face hardened even more coldly as doubt spread in Lilia’s eyes.

“I don’t know why you are crying. I don’t know why you are so closed-minded. I don’t even know the reason for the look in your eyes that sometimes seems like you’ve given up on life.”

Lyria’s eyes wavered.

It was as if Ruin’s feelings toward him had invaded his heart in an instant and stirred it at random.

Those eyes that seem to have given up on life!

I’ve never had that kind of heart… … .

ah… … !

Before going to her family, Lilia recalled the moment she had a conversation with Ruin.

If you are yourself at that time… … .

Ruin’s impression was clearly not wrong.

“What do you know about me?”

Seeing Ruin stare straight at her, Lilia felt something in her heart snapping.

It wasn’t because of the disappointment of not knowing anything about Ruin.

‘sister… … .’

The moment he heard Ruin’s words, he thought he didn’t know anything about his sister.

No one in Abrelga.

Even my father and mother couldn’t say they knew everything.

At one point, all of a sudden, the blood relatives of the Abrel family suddenly changed.

It was only now that everyone realized the reason why he had lived with his heart closed until now.

Ruin just smiled as he looked at Lilia’s eyes that were filled with such sadness.

It wasn’t a twisted or cold emotion, it was Ruin’s genuine smile that Lillia was facing for the first time.

“When bad things happen or you face unbearable sadness, you don’t have to open your mouth and explain everything.”

Ruin’s gaze scanned the cadets.

“If you consider your friends close, the moment of comfort will come someday. Then you will want to lend a shoulder, and you will want to laugh together.”

Shiron’s face was distorted.

It’s because Grandpa kept overlapping Ruin’s appearance.

It was like listening to my grandfather’s warm story.

She must be the same age or similar to her, but Shiron couldn’t understand why she kept feeling this way.

“you. You are too old.”

“Did you go through a lot when you were young?”

Daphne was observing Ruin closely.

It was undeniable that dragons were great creatures.

However, I never thought that such a dragon would understand human emotions in such detail.

The dragons in the book of magic saw human emotions as a tool for entertainment at a good level and as a source of weakness at a worst.

Humans are weak beings who always make mistakes because of their emotions.

They understood that the unique human sensitivity was the most fundamental factor hindering the realm of magic.

If the magic book is not wrong, this dragon is undoubtedly a unique individual.

It is a dragon that can perfectly melt into the life of a human being.

If he understood human emotions so well, he would have continued to interact with humans.

Daphne thought that maybe Master’s words that Ruin might be the Hibern family’s Vicherisma might not be wrong.

The white dragon Bisherisma in the founding tale.

He was a dragon who sympathized with and loved humans more than any other being.

Daphne’s eyes were coldly shining.

“That’s not friendship between cadets. It’s too grand. Life as a cadet is only a few years, but according to your words, decades are not enough?”

“… … .”

“It’s just about working together and overcoming the difficulties of academy life together. But if that grandiose is your view of relationships, you shouldn’t have come to this Royal Academy.”

Unexpectedly, Ruin quietly nodded.

Normalization of the family.

Magic training in preparation for the end of the world.

They will not be able to understand or accept their great destiny.

Just like in his family, his impatient mind once again acted with foolish greed.

Like Dane, Deash, and Wipon, they are just children, magical students with many dreams.

To put such a grandiose fate on these children as their peers, and not enough to ask them to understand their own ways.

“okay. It was stupid. Admit it. That I was clumsy.”

Ruin sat on the floor and took an image pose.

“My duty as a cadet at the Royal Academy, I strive for good fellowship. But I don’t know if you’ll be satisfied.”

After those words, Ruin went straight into imagery training.

Shiron looked at Ruin with a bewildered expression and roused his surroundings.

“Now, let’s have a countermeasure meeting. There’s nothing wrong with attending a lecture. The problem is probably the grueling assignments and the martial arts competition that will be held at the end of the semester, right?”

Shurie’s eyes widened.

“What, a martial arts competition?”

The Royal Academy’s martial arts competition, which boasts a long tradition, is a festival for upper cadets.

At least a epaulette of 3rd place or higher was required to participate, and even with tolerable skills, it was impossible to pass the preliminary round.

Besides, the solo exhibition is a festival of knight cadets.

Due to the nature of wizards who are vulnerable to interpersonal battles, they had to give up individual battles neatly.

There was a problem with group (Party) evangelism, because I had never put my hands and feet together.

Among the advanced students of the Faculty of Magic, there were already teams that boasted perfect harmony and breathing, consisting of elemental, specialized, auxiliary, and strengthening classes.

“Chiron? Until now, no rank cadets have ever participated in a martial arts competition!”

Severon was well aware of how strong the advanced cadets were.

There are dozens of cadets who have already won nicknames.

In particular, ‘Living Flame’ Julius and ‘Shadow Cold’ Tagayel were strong men far beyond the level of cadets.

Magical powers powerful enough to win the title of nobility with just their pure ability.

Not only them, but most of the participating teams were prospective cadets or cadets who were appointed to key positions in the kingdom.

Chiron smiled meaningfully and looked at Daphne.

“Daphne, how are you?”

“Hmm… … .”

It’s not a battle without a win if only Daphne participates. The status of being a disciple of a sage was just as great.

Daphne stared at Ruin.

“If Ruin-nim participates. It’s because my pride wouldn’t allow me to drop out early.”

“Hoo… … ?”

Shiron judged that the members of ‘Voice’ here now are the best unranked cadets in the history of the Faculty of Magic.

As expected, Lyria and Shurie’s status was at least 2nd tier, Severon was also 2nd tier, and he himself was 3rd tier.

At the level of a wizard, he was already on par with the 2nd and 3rd rank cadets.

Of course, the depth of magic and magical wisdom would be higher for advanced people, but the problem was that Daphne was on our side.

The expected level is at least 4th level.

No, maybe it has reached the 5th tier.

She is a crazy woman who has achieved the 5th rank at that age, which can be said to be the first step towards becoming a high-level wizard of the Mage Tower, an academy professor, and a sorcerer.

If it’s the 5th rank, it’s the highest rank among the upper cadets.

A place that only a few senior cadets who are already shaking their heads have reached.

The person standing next to them was that Daphne.

“Is it okay if only Ruin participates?”

However, such a woman judged Ruin to be the best among them.

In fact, Shiron was in a state where he hadn’t properly judged Ruin’s realm.

Clearly, he was a terrifying guy with excellent magic knowledge and insight, telekinesis beyond common sense, and insight that penetrated the core.

But that’s why it’s higher than 4th tier? 5th tier?

I couldn’t be sure.

Because all the magic he showed me was below the 3rd tier.

The only exception was when dispelling the magic of the head of Hedeian, but this case was a little different. It was magic at a level that one could not see with one’s own eyes.

Since magic is a science that presupposes confirmation, it was not possible to arbitrarily judge the realm.

According to general logic, it means that Ruin is the same 8th tier since he dispelled the magic of the dean, the 8th tier high wizard.

It was an impossible, impossible assumption.

A wizard in his late teens is on par with a sage!

There has never been such a genius in the history of human magic.

Ruin slowly opened his eyes and moved out of the image.

“What is the purpose of participating?”

“uh? You don’t know?”

If you’re an academy cadet, you can’t help but be indifferent to this level!

Daphne laughed softly.

“The winner is given the right to an audience. And traditionally, the winners… … .”

“The winners of the Faculty of Magic have always used the right of wish given by the king to explore the ruins of Teamaras.”

“… … Teamaras?”

Are there any remains of Teamaras?

Did the first wizard even leave a lair?

However, Ruin interacted with countless white magicians in his previous life, but it was the first time.

Well, since the completion of black magic, I have never been interested in their magic.

If this statement is true, it is definitely worth doing.

If it was the ruins of Teamaras, it could have been an opportunity to dramatically increase his magic.

Shurie’s eyes were stained with worry.

“It is a martial arts competition held every four years. Most cadets only get one chance. Great seniors will be participating this time too. The last martial arts competition I heard about was… … .”

It really reminded me of war.

Especially individual exhibitions of knight cadets.

Those terrifying battles were still coming down like a legend in the kingdom.

“Is the reward the same for both individual and team competitions?”

“different.”

“what?”

Shiron’s eyes deepened.

“The nominal benefits are the same. It’s the same audience. But everyone looks more in wonder at the winner of the individual event. There are many more invisible benefits. The individual exhibition can be said to be the flower of a martial arts competition.”

At those words, everyone’s faces darkened.

It was a mage’s fate to be vulnerable in interpersonal combat.

The wizard makes hand signs, memorizes spells, and speaks again.

It is an existence that needs casting time to cause mental arousal and complete the spell.

On the other hand, the attacks of the knights come splitting even in seconds.

It might not have been a group event, but the individual exhibition was not a stage where a wizard could do anything.

“It is an invisible benefit. It’s not specific.”

Shiron laughed bitterly at Ruin’s answer.

“I don’t know. The knight cadet who won the martial arts competition is already a noble in itself. Who can ignore an existence sponsored by the ducal family?”

“A duke? Hibern?”

Shiron frowned.

“You, the news is late.”

“What do you mean?”

“A month ago, Lepeion, the head of Hirencia, became the new Grand Duke of the kingdom.”

“what… … ?”

Until now, there was only one duchy in the Lemadel kingdom, the Hibern family.

In other words, it meant that there were now two dukes in the kingdom.

“The winner of the individual event receives the tacit sponsorship of Hirenciaga. With the body of a mere cadet, you stand at the center of the power of this kingdom.”