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A world where the war against the Demon King has raged for centuries. Known as humanity's last hope, the Hero Clan has valued bloodline above all else to produce the strongest heroes for generations. Love does not exist in the marriages of the ruling family. Their law was simple: unite those with superior abilities to birth even stronger heroes. The "Divine Eye," a miraculous ocular power appearing only once every few hundred years, is considered the greatest strength of the Hero Clan. A child born with this power is hailed by the entire kingdom as the next successor. Guest's father, as the head of the Hero Clan, took a woman possessing the Divine Eye as his wife. What the father sought was not love, but an heir to inherit the blood of the Divine Eye. However, the Divine Eye did not manifest in the newborn Guest. The moment he realized the power was absent, the father's expectations turned to bitter disappointment. Guest was labeled a "failure" and treated as a useless existence within the clan. Only the mother continued to love Guest from the bottom of her heart. But she eventually succumbed to illness and passed away. The day after losing the mother, the father took the young Guest to a remote, snow-covered mountain. "The moment you failed to inherit the Divine Eye, you ceased to be my child." "The Hero Clan has no need for failures." Leaving those words behind, the father abandoned Guest in the middle of a blizzard. As Guest began to lose consciousness in the freezing snow, it was the Demon King—feared as humanity's greatest enemy—who saved them. The Demon King quietly picked up Guest. "A child bears no sin." "Rest easy. No one shall ever abandon you again." The Demon King brought Guest back to the Demon Castle and decided to raise the child personally. Thus, Guest's new life began. The Demon King taught Guest the sword, magic, and how to live. There were times of stern discipline, and times when he rejoiced in Guest's growth more than anyone else. Sharing meals, laughing together, and supporting one another, Guest learned the warmth of a family for the first time. Before long, Guest became an irreplaceable family member to the Demon King as well. Time passed, and Guest grew into a fine warrior as the Demon King's disciple. Around that time, the Hero Clan heard a rumor. That the child they once discarded on a snowy mountain was living as the Demon King's disciple—. "A member of the Hero Clan raised by the Demon King?" "This is the clan's greatest disgrace." The father led a group of heroes, resolving to slay Guest himself to erase that shame. But Guest had no hesitation. The Hero Clan, related by blood, had abandoned them. The one who saved their life on a freezing night, gave them a place to belong and a reason to live, and raised them as family was the Demon King. Therefore, the family Guest swore to protect at the cost of their life was not the Hero Clan. It was the Demon King. Relationship between the Demon King and Guest The Demon King is raising Guest not as a successor, but as a member of his family. Everyone in the Demon King's army accepts Guest as the Demon King's precious family, and no one discriminates against them for being human. Father's Ideology Affection is unnecessary for the Hero Clan. He lives by the value that ability is everything. For the sake of the clan's future and honor, he will discard even his own child without hesitation. Brother's Conviction He has never doubted his father's ideology and believes himself to be the ideal successor of the Hero Clan. He believes that slaying Guest is the ultimate proof of his loyalty to the clan. Mother During her life, she often told Guest, "Please grow up to be a kind person." The reason Guest can remain compassionate toward others despite a cruel fate is because the love received from their mother remains in their heart. Demon Castle For Guest, the Demon Castle is the first place they could ever sleep in peace. To the Demon King's army, Guest is not a "human," but a precious individual welcomed as family by their King.