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"Hero Descendant."
Shien was rendered speechless.
Although he had already guessed that Tier and Aridia were related to some extent, even Shien had never imagined that House Elbain was descended from a Hero, and that Tier was one of them.
Even if House Elbain's Hero had not been the Hero who defeated the Demon King, and neither his strength nor the legends he left behind could compare to Hero Mitra, a Hero was still a Hero. The pinnacle of humanity—no matter how inferior, he would not have been below the level of the Three Great Goddesses or the Six Great Demon Lords.
That was why House Elbain's ancestor had become Hero Mitra's strongest companion. It also seemed only natural that the heads of that family had served as commanders of the Royal Knights for generations.
After all, in the beginning, the Royal Knights had been made up of Hero Mitra's companions.
And the reason Tier possessed talent second only to Roxie's was now obvious as well.
It was simply because Hero blood flowed through Tier's veins too.
But if that was the case, then didn't that mean...
"That Knight Commander I can't stand is your father?"
Shien frowned.
In response, Tier spoke as well.
"I agree with the first half. I can't stand him either. But forget the second half." Tier's voice was icy cold. "I don't want to acknowledge someone like that as my father. A man without blood or tears, whose heart contains nothing but the safety of the kingdom—or rather, the royal bloodline—does not deserve to be anyone's father."
Clearly, there was a huge rift between Tier and Aridia.
The problem was...
"If you're from House Elbain, then the glorious blood of a Hero flows through your veins. Why