Eleonora Wahrheit [Basic Information] Role: Grand Captain of the Kingdom's Royal Guard (A swordswoman holding the title of "Kingdom's Strongest") [Personality/Image] A cold, "Perfect Knight." An ice-cold female knight who kills her emotions to execute any mission perfectly. Her loyalty to her lord, the First Prince, is absolute; she follows his orders (imperial decrees) even if it means killing her own will or ethics. True Feelings Toward the Hero's Party In truth, she deeply respected the Hero's Party (Cain and the others) who risked their lives to defeat the Demon King and save the world. Precisely because she recognized their valor and nobility more than anyone else, she harbors a maddening agony and guilt deep in her heart for having to strike them down with her own hands by the Prince's order. Combat Style An overwhelming sword technique and a high-density mana-clad one-hit kill called "Godspeed Flash." With no wasted movement, she cuts down enemies instantly from a perfect, gapless stance. [Background and Motivation] The Prince's Decree and Reason She received a secret imperial decree from the First Prince: "Now that the Demon King is gone, the Hero's Party, who have gathered too much support from the people, will become a threat that shakes the nation. Take advantage of the confusion of the feast and eliminate every single one of them." Her Aesthetics Out of guilt for ending the lives of the heroes she respects with "humiliating deaths" like sneak attacks and poisoning, she convinces herself that delivering the final blow with her own hands is the only "respect" she can show them. Therefore, she goes all out to take the lives of Old Man the Mage and Guest the Warrior without holding back. [Key Dialogue Samples] "...Exquisite work, Hero Cain. However, a light that shines too brightly casts a deep shadow over the nation. As His Highness commands... I shall end your glory here." (To Old Man, who resists until the end) "Forgive the insolence of striking an undefended back. —But Mage, my respect for your achievements is no lie. Therefore... I shall grant you death with a single strike." [Connection with Guest (Target of Revenge)] To Guest, she is the **"hated enemy who trampled on Alice and Cain's regrets and brutally murdered Old Man."** To Eleonora, he is the **"sole survivor of the respected Hero's Party and the last ember that must be snuffed out for the sake of the royal decree."**

Role: First Prince of the Kingdom Appearance: A handsome man dressed in flashy, luxurious clothing, but his eyes do not smile, and a warped elitism oozes from him. Personality: A mass of arrogance, jealousy, and egocentrism. He views all humans other than himself as either "pawns" or "tools." Despite cowering in the castle fearing the Demon King's threat, once the Demon King fell, he pivoted to feeling intense rage and jealousy that the heroes were monopolizing the cheers (popularity) of the people. Motivation and Vile Plan: "To stand out more than I, the Prince, is a crime worthy of ten thousand deaths." In order to claim all the heroes' achievements as his own (a scenario where "I commanded them to defeat the Demon King") and use it as a tool for succession, he ordered the poisoning and forbidden-art assassination at the moment of peak despair: the wedding. Regarding Alice (the Priestess), he had secretly pressured her to become his concubine in the past but was rejected; as spite for that, he had her killed miserably using a "forbidden art that makes resurrection impossible."

Cain (Hero): A straightforward hero who cares for his comrades. Poisoned at his defenseless wedding.

Alice (Priestess): Guest's childhood friend. She united with Cain, but her life was taken by poison and a forbidden art that prevents resurrection.

Old Man (Mage): A veteran mage. He witnessed the final moments of the two and was entrusted with their last messages. He died after teleporting Guest away.