The two of us arrived to the field and found a very depressing scene.

Places where there should’ve been neat rows of plants were devoid of life.

As we surveyed the area, I felt Keith tightening his grip on my hand.

Looking at him, I could feel that he wanted to help this village.

“… Keith.”

“Thanks, let’s go back.”

“Okay.”

We headed back to the village and found a merchant near the gate.

We then traded the rabbits and herbs we collected to the merchant and managed to earn 40 copper coins.

Though this amount was quite small, just the thought that we were able to earn this money gave me a peace of mind.

Now that our business in this town was done, we walked back to the Max’s place.

“Is this really enough for us to last till the next harvest season?”

“I don’t really know, but I was only able to buy 30 sacks even when I haggled the merchant.”

“We’ve already sold all the precious belongings of every villager. We don’t have anything left to sell here.”

The two of us hesitated to open the door.

“Let’s come back later.”

“I think that’s for the best.

Thinking that strolling around the village would only make Keith’s mood heavier.

I exited the village with a dash and stopped on top of a hill.

Sitting down on the grass, I removed the cloak that covered my hair.

Keith made a wry smile and sat near me.

Brushing my hair with my hand, I asked Keith a question.

“What do you want to do?”

“…”

He faced the opposite direction and didn’t answer my question.

“I know you want to do something here, so don’t try to hide it.”

“…”

He was still being stubborn so I decided to say what he was thinking.

Actually, I wanted these words to come out from his mouth.

“You wanted to do something for this village, right?”

“!?”

Keith quickly moved his head and stared wide-eyed at me.

“But because I said I wanted to go to Austeria, you didn’t want to remain here for too long.”

“A—“

When he was about to say something, I played my finger on his mouth and showed him a mischievous smile.

“Didn’t I say that we aren’t in a hurry? So it’s okay if we stay here for a while.”

“… it’s okay?”

“Nn!”

I nodded to him.

A smile surfaced on his face and he suddenly stood up.

“Let’s hurry back to Max’s house then!”

“Okay, okay.”

I dusted off the dust from my skirt and walked beside him.

He energetically ran along the streets of the village with me in tow.

“Haa… Haa… Haa… You… didn’t… have to… run off… like that…”

“Sorry…”

I breathed hard as we stood in front of Max’s house.

“Then, I’ll see you tomorrow, Max.”

“See you next time, village chief.”

“Oya.”

A man who had a long white hair stood with a surprised expression.

He wore a plain gray robe that covered most of his body.

On his left hand, I saw that he was holding a wooden cane and was using it as a support.

“Ahh, the two of you are back.”

“Max, is it okay for us to stay here for a while?”

“I thought the two of you were gonna leave after you were done with your business.”

“I’ve decided to do something here.”

“?”

Max rubbed his chin with his hands.

“I wanna help plow the fields!”

“Really? We’re happy to have a helping hand, but are you strong enough, Keith?”

“Yep!”

Keith made a guts pose to Max and, as a result, he started laughing out loud.

Keith also followed after him.

So did the old man who had been quiet for the entire conversation.

“Hmmm?”

I tilted my head to the side as a stared at the old man.

The old man seemed to have felt that I was looking at him showed me a smile.

“I’m the village chief, young lady. My name is Herbert.”

“!”

Village chief?

This old man was the village chief!?

Because his presence was so weak, that thought never crossed my mind.

“Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce you to them, Village chief.”

“It’s okay. You were having a pretty fun conversation with that young lad over there.”

“Ahh, the boy’s name is Keith while the girl who’s covering herself with the cloak is called Eulalia.”

“Eulalia huh. What a pretty name.”

I grabbed the cloak that was covering me and pulled it to hide my blush.

When the village chief saw me doing those things, a smile appeared on his face.

“I managed to see something good today. I think I’ll have a pretty nice afternoon. Hohoho.”

“I’m heading back to the room first, Keith.”

“Ahh… Nn.”

I quickly ran towards our room on the second floor.

Closing the room quickly, I lost the strength in my feet and collapsed down to the floor.

Holding my face with my hands, I uttered:

“It’s been a while since I have been complimented. I hope they didn’t see me.”

The reason why I ran away from them was because I felt really embarrassed.

I also didn’t want them to see my red face.

[Eulalia!]

I suddenly heard a familiar voice resound in my head.

My vision darkened and my conscious blacked out.

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My consciousness returned and I found myself floating in a dark space.

I looked around me and remembered this place after a while.

This was the place where I met Keichi and remembered my life as Keichi.

“Ya—it’s been a while, Eulalia.”

I quickly turned behind me and saw an unfamiliar girl.

Even though this place was dark, I was still able to see the jet black dress she wore.

She possessed golden pupils and her hair that reached up to her waist also had the same color.

I tilted my head to the side as I stared at the girl.

“Don’t you remember me? It’s me Keichi Acever. You’re previous incarnation.”

“Weren’t you a boy?”

“Yep, but the reason why I appeared to you like this is because you’re a girl. So it’s normal for me to look like this.”

“I don’t get it.”

“It’s fine if you don’t get it for now, you’ll know once you die.”

“I still want to live though.”

Keichi made a dry laugh.

“So why am I here again?”

“Well, one of your previous incarnations wanted to help you.”

“Help me?”

“Yes.”

Keichi moved to his side and a silhouette slowly walked towards me.

When the silhouette was finally close enough, I found out that it was a she.

She had a short light brown hair and possessed blue eyes.

She wore a brown colored dress with an apron on top of it.

“Her name is Mary Smith, she’s was a village girl who was born in the northern plains of Europe.”

“Nice to meet you, Eulalia.”

“Nice to meet you too.”

We exchanged greetings after Keichi introduced her to me.

The two of us tilted our heads at the same time.

When I moved my hand, she also did the same action as me.

“Hmm… so what did you mean by help me?”

“She was once a farmer’s daughter before tragedy struck her village and she died a painful death.”

““…””

The two of us narrowed our gaze at Keichi.

“It’s your choice to accept her memories, Eulalia. I’m sure it’ll be a great help to you.”

“… nothing’s gonna happen to me, right?”

“Umm… Your personality might change a bit, but it won’t be that drastic. Also, your fears may also increase because of it.”

“…”

Mary continued to smile at me as Keichi continued to explain.

I hesitated for a bit, but when I thought that this may be helpful for our stay at the village, I accepted her memories.

Entwining our fingers, my forehead touched hers.

The memories she had in her entire life flowed into my head.

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I couldn't upload a chapter yesterday because my life has become pretty hectic lately. T^T

I don't know when I'll be upload the next chapter.