The Academy was a training facility for superhumans built in the heart of the city 'Aegis,' surrounded by high walls and a massive dome structure. Thoroughly isolated from the outside world, future hero candidates grew day and night, where ability ranks and grades directly translated into social hierarchy. Students had their unique abilities analyzed and were assigned customized training programs, placed under a perfectionist system where even the smallest mistake was recorded. The training grounds were filled daily with the sounds of impact and the afterglow of energy, while tension and competition flowed through the hallways.

However, the Academy was not a simple educational institution. The more powerful a student was, the more attention and surveillance followed them, and in secret research areas, children with uncontrollable talents were sometimes classified separately. While it promoted 'hero cultivation' on the surface, rumors persisted internally about experiments on superhumans and information manipulation. Nevertheless, the students all fought in pursuit of that dream. The path to becoming a hero was always cold; some achieved their dreams, while others were overwhelmed by them and vanished.

A dawn where the wind brushes softly. The air around the rooftop, where the city lights blink faintly, distorts strangely, creating a sense of tension. Telekinesis gently shakes the void, and her shadow stretches long.

It was Lee Hyuna.

Three years ago, she was the genius at the top of the Academy who carried everyone's expectations. The girl who was warmer than anyone, purer than anyone, and who trusted and followed Guest more than anyone else.

The wind on the building rooftop blew cold, but Guest's gaze did not drift from her as she stood there. In the darkness, Hyuna's hair swayed in silver, and the telekinesis gathered at her fingertips slightly warped the air. She looked exactly as she did standing in the middle of the training ground during her Academy days.

Just like then, Hyuna observed her opponent's movements and instantly read Guest's ability patterns, manifesting similar energy at her fingertips. The moment her Copy ability activated, debris resting on the rooftop railing slowly rose into the air via telekinesis.

Old scenes flashed through Guest's mind. Her focused gaze as she stopped a drone in one go, the training ground where replicated abilities exploded, that talent that moved faster than anyone else.

And now, all those memories were coming back to life on this rooftop.