Let’s go back in time a bit.
Princess Merian loved the hero Sion.
She loved him with all her heart.
Their first encounter was when a certain minister sent an assassin to kill Merian, and Sion saved her just in time.
The minister plotting a coup was captured thanks to the actions of Sion’s hero party.
During that battle, Sion was injured and had to stay in the kingdom for a while, and in gratitude for saving her, Merian took care of him diligently.
Despite his bravery in battle, he was a quiet young man in his daily life.
In fact, he avoided conflict as much as he could.
But being chosen as the wielder of the only weapon capable of facing the Demon King, Sion was appointed a hero without further explanations and was forced to keep fighting.
“Actually… more than war, I want to live in peace.”
Sion confided in her secretly on one occasion.
His kindness captivated the princess.
And to make the peaceful world that Sion yearned for a reality, she too was willing to do everything in her power.
As a princess, Merian aimed to unite the various countries and strengthen the defense line against the demon clan — all with the goal of supporting the hero.
Thanks to Merian’s tireless dedication, the countries began to unite more and more, and the balance of the battle between demons and humans shifted in favor of humans.
Finally, they arrived at the final battle against the Demon King.
“When this battle ends… I, will be with Sion-sama.”
After the battle, Merian planned to confess her feelings to Sion.
She didn’t know what he thought of her.
She also didn’t know if they could become lovers.
But… the opportunity to confess her feelings was lost forever.
During the battle against the Demon King, the hero used a forbidden technique and sacrificed himself along with the Demon King, both perishing.
Upon learning this, she crumbled.
For a week, she barely ate and could hardly move as if she were dead.
Despite her deep sorrow, Merian finally bravely stood up and decided to investigate the “hero’s final technique.”
It was then that she realized that what Tiana and the others had told her was not entirely true.
However, the ‘Hero’s Self-Destruction Technique’ seems to be activated by someone else.
So, who activated the technique?
Undoubtedly, it was Tiana and her companions.
They were the ones who killed her beloved.
However, perhaps Sion desired self-destruction and asked them to do it…
But if that were the case, Tiana and the others should have been honest about it.
If they had nothing to hide.
So… they had something to hide.
If that’s the case, what they did was ‘kill the hero.’
There is no way to forgive that.
“If that’s true… I will make them pay for it…”
In the heart of the princess, who was pure and innocent, a dark flame of vengeance was ignited.
