“This is it… my final move…! I, Drake, will not let my adventure end in defeat—!!”0

The sound that echoed in Leonard’s mind was that of an adventurer’s roar.0

“It is the role of a senior to protect those who come after him. The research and papers I’ve left in my personal quarters—I’ll leave them in your hands. But I’ll be taking the glory of this moment for myself. You’ll have to work hard if you want to live up to my name.”0

The will of the Grand Magus, who was prepared to meet his end for the sake of his juniors.0

“Do you think that boy Leonard saw my sword? It would be nice if I taught him just one more lesson before leaving.”0

“He saw it. He has the eyes of a dragon, after all.”0

The faith of the ancestors, who left with their thoughts on their descendants, worrying until the very end.0

―A!0

The will to continue existing, born from the wishes of the Grand Magus Simon Magus and upheld by a magical lifeform that chose to help not as a complete human but as an incomplete one. 0

In the blink of an eye, Leonard was able to understand it all.0

What was a human?0

The adventurer answered: Even if his own life ended, the journey would remain, and all will remember it.0

The mage answered: It was a cycle of passing down the knowledge accumulated over a lifetime, from master to disciple, from senior to junior.0

The two swordsmen answered: They were those who left, believing that even without them, the world would still prosper.0

The ultimate sorcery, fallen into incomplete humanity, answered: 0

Yes, humans…! What are humans…?0

Strangely, the answer resonated exactly with the thought Leonard had just had. Had he tried to realize...0