I don''t know what to do.


    I was muttering to myself in the house where I lived with my brother Felix.


    It''s been about a week since Eric Aulin, the man who killed my brother, came to this village.


    Eric returned with his magical equipment because the country was being attacked, and his companion also returned with a carriage soon afterwards.


    I also talked to the princess who came to the village then.


    I just said what I wanted to say, but the princess listened to me seriously.


    I think she''s a good person.


    Normally, I wouldn''t want to hear about a man''s sister who defeated her father to become king and was almost forced to marry him, but she is a good person.


    So the princess listened to me and left.


    And now I''m still here in the village.


    I was attacked once, so the village was relocated.


    I''m sure they won''t attack you now that I have my protective magic.


    I have no reason to stay in this village anymore.


    If my brother was alive, I thought he might come back to this house, so I stayed in this village for a long time.


    But he won''t be coming back here again.


    That''s why I don''t know what I''m going to do now.


    There is no point in staying in this village, but where will I go after this?


    I don''t have anywhere in particular to go, and I don''t have anything to do.


    Ever since my brother rescued me, I''ve just been following in his footsteps.


    What am I going to do now that he''s gone?


    As I lay in bed and thought about it, my head started to hurt a little.


    Let''s go outside for a change of pace.


    I leave the house and take a quick walk around.


    It''s about evening now, the sun is setting and it''s a bit dark.


    The villagers have already entered the house, or perhaps no one is there.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out what''s going on in the village if you leave the protective magic range.


    I don''t plan to go out for no reason, so I''m going to walk around on the edge of that range.


    It might be a good idea to go to the royal capital of this country.


    The money was earned by brother Felix, but I can totally afford it.


    Like I told Eric and the princess, I should take another look at the front and back of this country.


    My brother wanted to become a king by looking at the front and back, so maybe I should look there too.


    Maybe the people in this village will stop me, but I don''t care.


    It''s their fault, they''re weak.


    It''s only natural to protect yourself, something I''ve learned while living in the underground city.


    With that in mind, I was walking around the village and looking at the scenery, when I saw a horse running in the distance.


    There is someone on top of the horse.


    Who could it be, riding around here alone at this time of day on a horse?


    It doesn''t seem to be riding towards this village.


    It''s hard to see because it''s dark and far away, but I have pretty good eyesight, so I look closely at the person.


    The appearance is........female, I guess.


    The clothes are dark so it''s hard to see, but looking at the face, it looks like a woman.


    I have a feeling that I''ve seen this person somewhere.


    .........eh?　Could it be...!


    I''ll be out of the range of the village''s protective magic.


    The village protector''s magic will be gone, but I don''t care about that.


    I''m going to have to run fast or else I''ll pass it by because it''s a horse.


    I shout at the person who is running away from the village.


    ''Elena!　Elena!


    He struggled to move his legs, which weren''t that fast, and chased after them, screaming.


    ''Wait, Elena!　I''m Nina!


    The horses over there slowed down as they heard voices on this side.


    And then it stopped.


    I ran to it, and when I got there, I dropped to my knees and calmed my breathing.


    Huh, huh, huh... Elena, right?


    He stops when he hears me shouting, which I think is probably true, but I ask him that as confirmation.


    I look up from my gazing face and see the face of that person on the horse.


    ''''Well yes, it is. Long time no see, Nina.


    That person - Elena said, laughing.