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What surprised me most about the training camp was the number of famous attendees whose names I recognized.
Alongside Hector and Seren were Charon Woodjack, who took first place in the run, the Executioner of the Rubietas, the Black Knight of the Chevaliers, the Young Chieftain of the Nightwalkers, and the future hero of the beastfolk. It was a gathering of legends who would one day uphold the empire.
Yet, the name I had heard most often was Evan Helvin. In less than ten years, maybe five, there wouldn't be a person in the empire who didn't know his name.
Perhaps Evan would join the Hero Society within one or two years.
As a hero, Evan had achieved unprecedented feats, earning the expectations of both the empire and the organization. That's why his eventual fall was later called the "most painful betrayal of humanity."
I glanced at Evan. His gray hair and innocent face belonged to a boy. Although I didn't know much about the Helvin family, I remembered them as a rural family with no notable heroes, despite having the blood of one.
But Evan was different. He had achieved fame from a young age, traveling to various swordsmanship exchanges and earning praise from every instructor who had taught him. The rumors about his talent spread quickly to the capital.
I don't think he is a bad person, I mused.
There were two possibilities:...
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