The ninja said, “Ummm... little boy? What’s your name?”

“Oh, my name is Marw. What’s yours?” Marw replied in a mannered way.

“My name is Akari. I’m a ninja and I came from Japan to here at an early age, and I am considered as a foreigner and an alien, so I’m currently hiding my true identity.”

“Oh, so do you have any place to go? Like your parents or something? I’ll lead you there.”

“My parents were all killed during the war ten years ago. So at the age of five, I was found by another Japanese martial artist who taught me ninjutsu. My master also died when I was at the age of 12. I’m currently making a living as an adventurer.”

“I’m sorry to hear that. How old are you?”

“I’m sorry I can’t tell you, since I already exposed most of my identity accidentally to you.”

“I won’t,” Marw said as he suddenly gave a cute and refreshing smile that gave warmth, “How about you joining my party. It looks like your party member was killed already.”

Akari was immediately shaken by his smile. She can’t bear it anymore because he was just too cute.

“Okay, I agree!”

And so, Marw is going to start his adventure with a new member.

“Okay, so I’ll introduce myself again. My name is Akari Shinzawaki. I’m 17 years old, nice to meet you!”

“My name is Marw, and I’m 10, nice to meet you too!”

And both of their silhouettes seemed lively when they happily talked in front of the setting sun.