The boy, who Zich didn’t know the name of, was sad and disappointed. When he went to visit Zich’s lodging, he was told that Zich was not inside. Since the boy enjoyed meeting Zich and conversing together, getting free bread from him was now a second priority.

‘Well, it’s fine. This happens often.’

Since Zich kept himself extremely busy, there were many days when the boy was not able to meet Zich. Even though this happened frequently, the boy felt disappointed every time. He walked inside the village with heavy and down-trodden steps. 

His parents were foreigners. Since he was young, his parents found a place for them to stay near the village and began living there. Villages were usually intensely wary of foreigners. For that reason, it took a lot of time and effort for his family to be accepted by the villagers. Fortunately, they were now somewhat accepted by the villagers, but they were still subtly discriminated against.

‘Huh?’

While the boy was returning back to his home, he saw a strange person surrounded by people. The person was a traveler, but that was not the strange part. There were travelers or adventurers who sometimes passed through the village;...