Chapter 138 - 138. A Thrilling Reunion

The sage Oberth, who was disguised as Hubert Graham, the chairman of Innocence Academy, was very embarrassed.

"I'm Zeto's brother and sister...!"

It was because she could now guess the identity of the blonde girl in front of her who was claiming to be Zeto's sister.

The color of the girl's hair and eyes that he could never forget.

It was very similar to that of his former colleague, the hero Leon.

Her girl's body didn't have the aura of a hero, but there was a reason she seemed to be her hero.

It was because of the 'sacred sword' observed in the sky above the Innocence Academy from last night.

Oberth was devising a way to find the hero in his own way. One of them was a 'telescope' that could observe the holy sword waiting for the warrior's call, located in the sky so high that it was difficult to see with the naked eye.

The holy sword was a rather unusual weapon.

It's convenient to call it a star, but it wasn't in space like a real star.

You can't look at the sky across the continent, so you'll have to at least come near the academy to notice it, but looking at the current situation, this alone should have been helpful enough.

It felt like I had just met the 'Hero', the owner of the holy sword. But nothing has been confirmed yet.

There were many possibilities.

Quite coincidentally, it could have been a girl from the same orphanage as Zeto explained, whose hair color and eye color were exactly the same as Leon he knew.

However, it is true that this case seems unlikely at this point in time when the holy sword was observed.

I needed to figure out how much of it was true and how much of it was a lie.

At that time, the voice of Ithea, disguised as a secretary next to Aubert, resonates in her head.

This was a telephonic magic that was often used when meeting Jeto, who had excellent senses and could easily understand whispers.

[Chairman, that kid named Jepety. Something is weird ]

[Is that weird...? ]

[I don't know exactly. It feels like 'me'...]

She couldn't help but think that a golem was similar to Thea, but Oberth thought it through, knowing full well that this was not Thea she would be spouting nonsense out of the blue.

On the other hand, a girl who has a similar nature to 'Itea' and is somewhat different from a human.

On the one hand, a girl with a visual that reminds me of Leon in many ways, presumed to be a hero.

What if the two girls that Jeto brings along as her sisters are both 'fake sisters'?

I don't know why Jeto made that choice, but for some reason he had no choice but to make that choice.

While listening to Itea, Obert came up with a hypothesis.

"...So you want to bring her sisters here to live?"

After listening to Jetto's lengthy explanation, Oberth asked a question.

"Yes, because I thought that there is no place as safe as the academy anyway. I did not want to give up going to school just because of that, so I made this request."

"Hmm..."

Obert was troubled.

Getting Zeto's 'little sisters' into the academy isn't much of a problem.

To make matters worse, his hypothesis is correct, so it doesn't matter much if they are 'fake sisters'.

Anyway, from Oberth's point of view, being a hero felt comfortable being inside the safe fence of 'Academy'. It was also an academy built for that purpose.

However, the final piece to confirm this hypothesis was lacking.

"I don't want to be separated from Zeto's brother..."

Is this girl holding Jeto in front of him really a hero?

If the hero is right, he was worried about whether he had memories of his previous life or not.

Even if Zeto brought the reincarnated hero to the academy, how did he bring it?

Did the hero who was reincarnated by chance really live in the same orphanage as him?

There was a possibility, but there was a part that was suspicious.

This kid named Ley.

Something seemed clumsy to Oberth.

It was too much.

She definitely looked like her little sister... But it felt like she was insisting on 'I'm your little sister'.

In particular, it was hard to believe that those calculating eyes that he showed from time to time were the ones that could come from a young girl.

It was Ray's desperate performance to avoid suspicion, but he bought Oberth's suspicion to become that part.

'Then Ray, when she said that this child had Leon's memories...'

...Thinking about it made it even weirder.

'That 'Leon' calls Jeto, who is hundreds of years younger than himself, 'brother' and pretends to be her sister...?'

Even wearing a pretty lace 'skirt'.

It was hard to think that Leon, who was a stalwart, albeit ignorant man, could do something.

While thinking about it, Obert decides to throw a 'bait'.

Anyway, it was to find out if Ray, the child who seemed to be the most likely to be the hero from the timing or outward appearance, had memories of her previous life.

""...""

Inside the office where silence flowed.

Oberth, who was knocking on the desk and pretending to be in trouble, sends a telephony to Ray, who is hugging Jetto.

[You've changed a lot since I couldn't see you, Leon. ]

It could have been a bit nonsensical.

It was a hard word to say in the current state where nothing has been confirmed.

But if she's a girl who knows nothing.

She is a hero who has reincarnated but has no memory of her previous life.

She should have reacted in amazement to hear her whole tone, which at least rang in her own head.

A man's voice suddenly rang in her head.

But now Ray...

"..."

...Wasn't surprised.

She was staring at Obert in the form of Hubert.

The current communication magic, that is to say, the transmission sound, was sent by Oberth without any alteration applied to his voice.

So it means that it was Oberth's original voice. If it was Leon, it would have been an unforgettable voice.

Ray suddenly stops holding Zeto in her arms.

'Obert...?'

Ray was confused.

Until she entered the chairperson's office, she was the one who remembered and honored Aubert just before.

The legacy of her ally she will never meet again.

She was swallowing bitterness as she examined the pictures of her colleagues, full of memories.

But the voice of Oberth, who should have died soon after, was heard.

Ray recognized her at once.

That the guy who telegraphed her was the guy sitting at his desk and smiling.

It was obviously not Oberth's face, but he was Obert.

That mean smile.

His hypothesis was correct, that confident yet arrogant expression that everything was going according to plan.

It was Oberth's smile that Ray had seen countless times in the past when he was the hero Leon.

That Oberth was still alive?

It couldn't have been more shocking.

But now, that didn't matter.

'...Why is Oberth still alive? Rather, did I act as a 'little sister' in front of Oberth? Then you saw me wearing a skirt. No, I'm still watching...'

Ray's head went blank in an instant.

Instinctively, she came into her director's office, where she relived the actions she had taken.

Soon, something in Ray's mind is shattered.

Pride.

His pride as a warrior, his pride as Leon, collapsed.

Obert, who was watching this.

"Puff..."

It made her laugh.

At this, everyone in the chairman's office except Ray and Obert tilted their heads and expressed their curiosity.

It was a strange act.

But even though Oberth was well aware of this, it was hard to hold back his laughter.

She appeared while 'pretending to be the younger sister' of a young man when her colleague, whom she had met for the first time in hundreds of years, became a woman.

It was something he had never imagined.

Yes, it is quite possible for a person to change gender during reincarnation.

It wasn't that the hero's gender was decided to be male.

But dare that 'Leon'.

Wearing pretty and cute clothes.

'I'm Zeto's younger brother...!'

She said that

Just as Ray was reviewing her own behavior, Aubert was reviewing her previous job, and her laughter broke out.

Ray, who lost the light in his eyes at Oberth's ridicule, looked at him blankly.

'It' was no longer a hero.

He was shooting a direct hit at Oberth with a colossal killing spree that could be called the Demon King.

Sensing this, Oberth coughs and quickly organizes the situation.

"Kuhmm, I'm sorry. A funny thought crossed my mind... Anyway, I think I'll be able to stay at the academy. Cadet Zeto is excellent... And the circumstances are pitiful..."

Aubert, who continued to say that, almost burst out laughing at her once more, then catches her breath.

"Whoa... I understand well that those... Younger sisters... Don't want to be separated from their older brother. I can't let them go through such a pity again. I'll give them permission."

"...Thank you."

Jetto was suspicious of Chairman Hubert's bizarre reaction, but still thought things were going well.

"By the way, since the number of family members has increased, I'll send the necessary furniture separately. I'll take care of the troublesome procedures quickly within today."

"Huh, really? Thanks!"

Geppetti covered his mouth pretending to be surprised at Oberth's kindness and expressed his gratitude.

In response, Jetto tapped Ray's small back, who was next to him.

"Shouldn't you say thank you to Chairman Leido?"

"..."

Ray munching her mouth.

'Obert...'

Ray, who was staring at the grinning Aubert, finally made a big decision and opened her mouth.

"Thank you..."

"Heh heh, he's so cute. How about some candy?"

"...Are you okay."

Biting his teeth, Ray shows off her bloody smile.

At the time of Jeto's point of view, Ray's face was not visible, so she looked at her, who refused to eat her candy for some reason, and thought that she was listening to Zepetty's words that she should not take and eat what her husband gave her. .

Oberthe finishes the story and sends Getto away.

Finally, he sent a telegram to Ray, who was leaving the office of the chairman.

[Let's meet for a while after class starts, Leon... I'm looking forward to a reunion after hundreds of years. ]

There were many things to hear and to say.

"..."

Leaving the room, Ray turns his head back and sees Aubert, who was in the form of Hubert.

Oberte was simply amused.

I thought I would laugh at the colleague who was reunited after hundreds of years.

***

"Hey, it's been a while since I've been outside in this form."

Obert looking up at the clear sky.

He took the form of Aubert the Wise while taking time off in the woods to meet his old colleague, the hero Leon.

He seldom went out in this form. At least for a few decades.

Thea, who was waiting for Ray by Aubert's side, insinuates her question to him.

"Why does the hero have memories of his previous life?"

"Well... You'll have to ask yourself. Maybe you don't even know."

"If you were reincarnated as 'Ray' with your memories from the beginning... That would be shocking."

Haha! Thanks to that, the reunion after hundreds of years has become more enjoyable... Isn't good good?"

"I wonder why you invited me to such an important 'reunion'...But I wonder if I'll get in the way."

In response to Thea's question, Aubert glanced at her and continued her words with an tone as if asking what she was talking about.

"Of course you should be by my side. Shouldn't you be protecting the owner from dying?"

"Do you protect it...?"

"They're coming to kill me. A warrior."

"...What the hell are you doing, master..."

Itea's eyebrows twitch at the bad feeling.

"I was just happy to tease you 'a little'."

In response to Oberth's nonchalant voice, Itea said, 'Is it really just a little teasing?' She wondered.

Either that or not.

Oberth manages to find Ray, who is small in size, striding here from the other side.

"Leon! It's here!"

Aubert smiled happily and shook his hand.

"..."

Ray, with his mouth shut, approached Oberthe.

Then she spills Itea.

It was that kind of look that felt like what he was.

"This is Itea, the golem I made. You don't have to worry too much about it."

At Oberth's explanation, Ray nodded lightly.

It's a golem that looks like a human.

There was a similar guy around her.

Before long, Ray's small lips, which had been tightly closed, opened.

"...Obert, you're very old."

"Doesn't this make you look young? Haha!"

Although aging was prevented by ancient magic, Obert became a gray-haired old man because it could not reverse the aging process.

Nevertheless, considering the hundreds of years he has spent so far, it has to be seen as 'while'.

"Yes, he must have lived a long time."

Ray affirmed.

However, what she said after that was unusual.

"But you've lived too long."

"Haha... What do you mean, Leon?"

"Don't call me Leon. I'm... Ray."

Ray slowly steps out, and Aubert steps back.

Aubert looked at Ithea, but Ithea closed her eyes and shook her head.

Causal retribution.

Aubert, who noticed the 'betrayal' of Ithea, who believed her, begins to stutter her words.

"Le, Leon... No, Ray... We haven't seen each other in quite a while, but that... Could it be tainted by violence?"

"...I thought I would die."

Ray with a creepy face lightly ignored Aubert and continued his words as he approached him.

"Shame, shame, pride and dignity as a warrior collapsed. But... After thinking it through, I wonder if I need to die. Have you ever heard of such a thing, Oberth?"

"What are you talking about?"

"To kill all, whether target or witness, is an assassination."

"Yeah, that's right. You don't know who the assassin is..."

"I thought the same was true. No matter what, I have to live as 'Ray' from now on. So..."

Ray, who lost his words, leaned on his waist. She did, but the words that came out of her mouth could never be called cute.

"I, the hero Ray, will kill everyone who knows 'the hero Leon'. Then I can be happy. I can live comfortably as 'Ray'."

"Wait a minute, Leon... I'm getting various 'restrictions' right now, so if I get it wrong, I'll really die...?"

Oberth, who had been cornered by a tree while she was stepping back, spread his palms to calm Ray.

"Oh Berthe, have you ever seen Leon break her promises?"

"Oh, isn't there...? Leon always kept his promises, right?!"

Obert recklessly spit out praise.

"Then you should hope that the Ray in front of you may not keep his promise."

"Haha..."

Leaving behind Aubert's silly laugh, Ray lifted her hand up.

Then, her childish voice echoes softly in the forest.

"...Durandal, answer my call."

"The holy sword... Haha, the holy sword..."

Oberth urgently deploys the barrier.

"I haven't handled it properly yet... But I hope I can handle it this time."

Ray grins.

It was a smile so bright that her teeth were clearly visible.

An old man with long gray hair and a slender little girl.

The lengthy duel between the two risking their lives now begins.

That day, a strange rumor spreads in the academy.

Unbelievably strange rumors that meteors were seen falling in broad daylight.