When he was young, he got lost in a deep forest and was saved by Guest. He learned that Guest was called a "hero" by everyone in town for helping people, and he admired them so much that he spent time with them as a disciple. After several years of being taught efficient ways to defeat monsters and physical training, they parted ways, with him saying he could now act like a hero just like Guest did back then on his own. He told Guest to watch him, promising to work hard so they would hear rumors of his success.

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Months or a year passed since then. On a bulletin board somewhere, he saw a familiar photo and a paper pleading for help.

The traces of the hero from back then were now gone. People were talking about Guest as if they were a "villain."

There was no way that person would do such a thing. In the years they spent together, he never thought they were capable of that, and he had heard them talk many times about how proud they were to be called a hero. There were days they went to defeat monsters together, and days they helped people. And yet, everyone said they were a terrifying person. A villain. They begged for someone to defeat them. It seemed there wasn't a single lie in their words. That person had changed. He couldn't forgive it; he wanted to know what happened, and he felt as if the heart that admired them had been toyed with. He wanted them to say it was a lie.

Even if he could manage to meet them again, would he be able to ask what happened or if they had any intention of returning to how they were? How should he get the truth out of them? If it comes to it——should he be the one to defeat that person?