Seirun, standing alone in the middle of a frozen world, looked up at the sky in silence.
A hideous hand reaching out from the ashen sky.
Seirun bit his lip when he saw that.
As a wizard, I tried to judge the current situation.
Situation, process, phenomenon, reason.
I put everything together.
The puzzle didn't quite fit together, but the general outline was clear.
'...defeat.'
The world was defeated just moments ago when Erebos and the Legion's records came into contact.
Seirun bit his lips even harder.
'What should I do... ...!'
Everything stopped.
Even the flow of mana.
A world literally at a standstill.
The reason Seirun can move here is probably because he is a being that has escaped the shackles of time.
But that only lasts for a moment.
The moment the world begins to collapse.
Everything ends.
'What should I do?'
It was when Seirun's eyes shook.
A space opened up in the air and Leo appeared.
"Kyle! And... Lian?"
Seirun's eyes widened as he discovered Lian, the manager of Hero Records, who had sought his advice on sealing Erebos 3,000 years ago.
At Seirun's words, Lian said:
"It seems that the future you is coming to find me."
Lian nodded as if she knew everything, then looked at the Erebos sculpture and sighed deeply.
Leo looked at Erebos with a blank expression.
"Kyle. What should I do now...?"
When Seirun asked with an anxious face, Leo brought his index finger to his lips.
And then he looked at Lian without saying a word.
After a while.
Lian took a deep breath.
And then he looked at Leo and said.
"Kyle, you said that in the future there will be something called the Legion Record, right?"
"okay."
"...."
It was Lian who heard a brief story about what happened in the future.
After hearing Leo's answer, Lian said.
"That legion's record will play a decisive role in changing the future."
"A decisive role?"
"yes."
Lian nodded.
"I don't know who created the magic that allows us to travel back and forth between the past and the present. But this magic lies far beyond the realm of magic, in the realm of miracles."
"yes."
"That's why it possesses such powerful deterrents to prevent any alteration of the past. The most common deterrent is memory manipulation."
Lian tapped her temple with her finger.
"If Kyle-sama goes back to the future, I'll probably lose my memories. Not only me, but even the gods who know of your existence will forget."
"Is it that powerful?"
"Yes. Even in the Akasha Records, which record everything in this world, there is no record of Kyle coming to the past."
Lian said.
"But the Legion's record could crack that deterrent."
Lian looked at the Erebos sculpture with a slightly complicated expression.
"So even if he loses his memories, Erebos will still be able to immediately know what the Legion's records are."
"...."
"And after being sealed in the Hero Records by the Heroes of the Age of Dawn, you will be able to use the Legion's Records to defile the Hero Records more quickly and increase your power."
The Legion's Records were like Erebos' last desperate attempt after being trapped in the Hero Records for 3000 years.
"The future has changed. It's a future where the world is defeated. Perhaps this frozen space will also slowly collapse over time."
"...."
Leo frowned at Lian's words.
"Is it over just because the Legion's records have been handed over? I can take them back, right?"
"Maybe Leo doesn't have time."
"Why?"
"As I said before, the magic that brought Leo back to the past was incredibly powerful. And the reason he can exist in the past is because the magic user maintains the magic."
"Does that mean... there's no more time left to maintain the magic?"
"Yes. To be honest, I can only say it's a miracle that I've been able to hold out this long."
"...."
Leo clenched his fist.
Erebos must have considered that time.
The defeat due to information gaps was painful.
"Because of me, because of me...."
As Lena spoke with a pale face, Leo reached out his hand.
"It's not your fault. You were just trying to prevent this from happening."
Lena bowed her head at Leo's words.
"But... it's not all despair."
"Is there a way?"
"...Normally, there shouldn't be time for conversation like this. The moment the world's destruction is confirmed, the future should disappear. But we can talk like this."
"that...."
"Someone took the opportunity."
At that, Seirun said.
"Come to think of it, Chloe Muller's magic stopped Erebos before he could obtain the Legion's records."
At those words, Leo looked at the frozen Erebos.
'Chloe... ... .'
There was a high probability that it would be Chloe in the future.
"Is there a way?"
"Erebos will add a new page to the Legion's record."
Lian's expression hardened.
"Because there are enough ingredients."
The hero record that Erebos will be trapped in.
To prevent Erebos from escaping and becoming corrupted, the Hero Records will be torn apart.
But even if it's torn, the connection doesn't disappear.
We will record the Legion's records using the fragments of the Hero Records scattered around the world.
The divine power of the gods and the flames of Erebos' calamity are two sides of the same coin.
In other words, the essence is the same.
"Someone... just destroy the Legion's records every time they're written. Of course, at some point, creating new records will be faster than destroying them... but it might be possible to delay the world's destruction."
"Is that possible?"
"Yes. If you use divine powers in the world of heroes, you can travel between worlds within the records."
Leo said that without hesitation.
"I guess I can do it."
"no."
As soon as Leo finished speaking, Seirun spoke firmly.
"Leo, you have work to do. Return to the future and prepare for the fight against Erebos."
"How will the other guys survive without you?"
"It's okay. Everyone has grown a little thanks to Kyle. I think we can hold out a little longer without me."
Seirun smiled and said to Lian.
"Can I do it too?"
Lian nodded to him.
"Then can I too?"
Young Luna tilted her head.
Lian nodded to him.
"You were originally a being in the world of heroes, so you will be able to maintain your existence in the world of the Legion as well."
"Then I'll go too! Another me will definitely be able to help Seirun!"
Luna said with a bright smile.
Leo said, looking at the two elves.
"It's hard work."
Seirun chuckled at that question.
"When was there ever a time when things weren't difficult?"
Seirun turned his head after saying that.
And he said, looking at his friends who had stopped.
"Kyle, I'll buy you time to save the world. So, please trust me and leave it to me."
Leo closed his eyes and took a deep breath as he watched Seirun speak in a firm voice.
"Please."
At those words, young Luna came up to Leo.
And then he spread out his palm.
Flash-
A flower bloomed in Luna's hand with a bright light.
"Have you ever received flowers?"
"...There isn't any."
"I'll give it to you."
Luna smiled brightly and handed Leo a flower.
"When did you learn the magic of making flowers bloom?"
"Huh. This body is a genius."
Luna made a smug expression.
"Soon."
The way she winked one eye resembled the Luna Leo knew.
When Leo thinks like that.
Young Luna's mood changed.
Luna, who was staring at Leo, took off the flower-decorated ring on her finger and handed it to Leo.
"Give it to me next time we meet."
"what?"
"At that time, put it in my hand right in front of Lisinas."
Leo burst out laughing at those words and accepted the ring.
"I will do that."
"You promised? You definitely promised?!"
Luna, who had borrowed his body for a moment, grabbed Leo by the collar and shook him violently.
"Keep your promise! Got it!"
"okay."
Luna, who received the answer, smiled brightly and stepped back.
"What should I do now?"
Leo, who had sorted out his feelings, asked Lian.
"Leo. Divine power."
At Lian's words, Leo summoned divine power.
Lian wrapped Leo's divine power in his hand, shaped it into a small bead, and handed it to Seirun.
"This will be the key to crossing worlds. Once you've conquered the Legion's records, a message will appear that will allow you to enter the next world."
Lian said, handing over the key that reconfigured the system.
"Now we can jump into the Legion's record."
At those words, Luna and Seirun used magic to float their bodies.
"See you next time!"
Luna waved goodbye and disappeared into the Legion's records.
After a while.
A magic circle appeared on Lena's body.
"ah?"
"It's time to go back to our original time zone."
"...okay."
Leo approached Lena.
"Kyle."
"...?"
Then Lian called Leo.
"I was a god who laughed at Kyle until the moment he defeated Erebos."
"...."
"You don't give up even when you know it's impossible."
Lian's voice trembled.
"Can you please not give up again?"
Leo looked at Lian for a moment at those words and then said.
"It's only natural not to give up."
Leo stroked Lena's head.
"Of course I will save the world this time too."
"...."
At those words, Lian smiled brightly.
With him, a white light covered the world.
***
When Leo came to, he was in a pure white space.
"What? It's different from when I came to the past? Lena, do you know anything about this space..."
Leo, who had been turning his head towards Lena, ended up keeping his mouth shut.
Boom-!
The bear hairpin that was floating in the air fell to the floor.
It was something Leo had bought me at the festival.
Leo bent down and picked up the bear hairpin.
'Did we go back to the future?'
Leo's hands were shaking.
I wanted to believe that.
But it wasn't.
Lena's existence has disappeared.
The only evidence that Leo Plov's granddaughter ever existed is a hairpin that Leo gave her in the past.
It was when Leo bit his lip.
Step by step- step by step-
I heard footsteps behind me.
Leo sat up and turned his head.
"Chloe...?"
It was Chloe there.
It was different from what Leo knew.
A mature appearance with no trace of the girl at all.
The atmosphere itself was different.
"Long time no see, Leo."
Chloe smiled brightly.
"...."
Leo glanced at Chloe's hand.
The tips of my clenched fists were trembling.
Leo said, looking at Chloe like that.
"It's not your fault."
At those words, Chloe opened her eyes wide and then burst out laughing.
"Even after all this time, you still see right through me?"
"No matter how much time passes, you are you."
"You're still treating me like a child. I'm a grandmother, just waiting to die."
"For someone like that, you're still quite young?"
"Hehehe."
Chloe burst out laughing.
And then he closed the distance between himself and Leo.
Chloe stretched out her hand and spoke with hazy eyes.
"I wanted to meet you one more time."
"...."
"So I created this magic to go back in time."
Chloe gave a bitter smile.
"But the worst result came about."
"What's the worst? Just change the future."
"Hehehe."
Chloe burst out laughing at Leo's words.
"It actually turned out well."
"what?"
"Chloe. My memories... can you make sure I don't forget them?"
"It'll be very difficult. The pressure you have to bear will be even greater."
The fact that there is no future.
The more he knows that fact, the more mental pressure Leo feels.
"If you waver... there really is no future, Leo."
"I'm used to this kind of pressure anyway. So there's no reason to waver."
Leo looked down at his hands.
Chloe said, looking at Leo like that.
"Are you going to save the other great heroes besides Risinas?"
"...Did you notice?"
"If you pretend, it's just pretend. How much time have we spent together?"
"Oh? When you say it like that, it makes me sound a bit like a grandmother."
At those words, Chloe made a sullen expression and poked Leo in the ribs.
Leo giggled at that.
Jeok-
Then a crack appeared in Chloe's body.
"...."
Leo's face hardened.
"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that I can't maintain my magic anymore. So, Leo."
Chloe spoke as if it were no big deal.
"I'll be waiting in the future."
"what?"
"Nothing has changed. Ultimately, we have only one thing to do, right?"
Chloe took hold of her wand.
"I'm going to take down that damn fireball and save the world."
Leo's eyes opened wide.
Then he burst out laughing.
"Is this something I said to someone before?"
"Yeah. That's something I heard from someone a long time ago."
For Chloe, the beginning was the very moment when he and Leo were subduing Chubarn.
Chloe smiled brightly and tapped the floor with the tip of her cane.
The space opened up.
Leo stood before him with a stern face.
I pretended to be calm, but the pressure was crushing me.
'Can you do it?'
When Leo feels fear.
Swish-
Chloe's hand gently pushed Leo's back.
As if giving courage.
Leo took a step forward, his fist clenched.