I want to protect you in this hand.

I entered the month of 7 and finished my second year of high school. A lot has happened but the summer vacation is finally kirik. A week from the imperial capital to the relay city of Findaria, a week from there to enter Kilik even more, and a week to Lanote in the capital of Kilik. It takes three weeks to get there. A week further north to McKenny's territory. It was not a distance that I could rarely come and go. Most of all, it's a carriage story, a little quicker if you run with a horse. But then again, it's not a quick journey, so I'll take the time to get there by carriage. The doctors who trained at the treatment center also went home, so it was a large number of journeys.

Naz and Hart break up in the relay city of Findaria and take Hugo to Kilik. Findaria was a gentle meadow area with gentle hills. There is a mountain range to the north, and as it passes between the mountain ranges, it becomes Kilik.

It is difficult for the great army to pass by. If they guard this entrance, it will be that hard to get into Kilik. There's no reason to go the other way either. Kilik with a dungeon, Findaria without, I guess each culture became very different without much interaction.

But strangely enough, the guild works better than there is a dungeon. The money mechanism is therefore no different from that of Merida or the Empire. History doesn't say much about how nations split up.

And Kilik is divided into six tribes, with the head of the largest tribe without dungeons as the representative of the country. The other five have three dungeons each in the territory along the mountain range in the eastern part of the country, focusing on the management of the dungeons and livestock. The larger tribe has the western half in its territory, with farming at its centre taking on Kilik's food in one hand. McKenny's territory is the northernmost part of the country. It was in a sense a country like Merida, where there was no inter-tribal dispute because of the clarity of the places to be managed, and where there was little interaction with other countries because food was almost self-sufficient.

Because the management of the dungeons is a major task, the powerful ones are honored. Revenues from dungeons are distributed according to work and status, so they are no longer as good as Merida adventurers, but the strong ones have a high status.

Thus, once a year, it was a great duty and pleasure to gather in the centre as a tribal chieftaincy council to compare forces.

McKenny's kids are coming home this year. Rumors spread from the previous year, so that people were gathering more and more every year.

As soon as I entered Kilik through the mountains, the air changed. Sometimes the altitude is slightly higher, even when it comes to meadows, it is different from that of Findaria. In the lowlands, large farmland is spread, and somewhat higher, large deer for fur removal and herds of sheep for hair mowing are seen. A young man on a horse is chasing it and collecting it. It wasn't something I could stay in the carriage. Everything is rare and invisible. Sometimes I head to Lanotto while the horses give me a ride as well. Since there are many small towns, after entering Kilik, I sometimes stayed with tents. But in every city, people gather to see if travelers are rare.

Me and Cyril in particular were very amused because of the rare shades. By the time I got to Lanotto, five people proposed to me, and Cyril was alarmed, and I don't know where they'd take me. Dan, Hugo, Nico and Blanc were still attracting attention, and since it seemed to be the orthodox beauty of Kilik up to Will and Mal, it was still coming from people and they were a lot tired by the time they got to the capital. The McKenneys laughed and watched it.

When I saw Lanotto that way, there were a lot of people waiting there. I guess Mr. McKenney can tell the difference, he tried to go to the cohesion of his own tribe, but he was surrounded and not there.

Soon me and Mal were separated from everyone and surrounded by young people they didn't know if they noticed.

Where's Cyril? No. Too many people, I can't even see the distinctive silver hair. What about Will? Too many similar people. They all have green eyes on their blondes.

"Hey, are these the brides this time"

"Rarely, to a beautiful brunette, hey, amber eyes! All right, I'm out."

"Me, too."

Bride? Out?

"So, this is McKenny, who grew up exotic, or don't you know the language, hey, you, beautiful. All right, I'm this way."

Which one. One of the people who was making a scene,

"You have beautiful hair."

And he reached out and tried to touch him, and when he flinched, Mal slapped his hand off and dazzled him. I get a whistle with Hugh.

"You're feeling strong, I liked you more and more"

What is this?

"Hey, you guys, stop, turn to the guests"

One young man broke in.

"Orlando, but I wanted to see it soon, the brides of the year"

Bride? Again.

"We haven't decided yet, don't get too fast"

"But doesn't that mean I brought you to the festival"

"Exotic habits are different."

The young man looked back. Ah, small. He's shorter than Mal. As much as I look up a little.

"I'm sorry about that. You'd be surprised, I'll give it back to my parents now. Follow me."

Relieved by its calm appearance, as we tried to follow, the young man earlier,

"Hey, brunette, wait, you're gonna win."

I said. Hmm. I don't know!

The young man, called Orlando, soon found Mr. McKenney.

"Dear Orlando, my daughter is annoying me."

"No, the young man who did it ran a little wild. They were convinced to see their daughters, but do these men understand? I don't think I understand."

"My dark-haired daughter has a fiancé, so I won't let her out in the first place. I haven't told my daughter yet."

"Dad, what are you talking about?

Mal asked.

"I knew you didn't know."

Orlando sighed.

"Strong things are honored in Kilik. The superior young man of power has the right to choose freely the bride. Of course, with consent, the top young people are also popular with women, so young people who come to compare forces at this time will be recruited by both men and women."

"Mal, Dad didn't mean to say that. I could only bring him here at this time of year. You're only 15. You don't have to think about that yet."

"15? It's not too early to get engaged."

Orlando looked at Mal and said.

"Orlando?"

"What?"

"Are you strong?

That's what Mal asked. Orlando said with a serious face.

"Strong"

Mal stares at Orlando and Orlando looks back quietly. What a battle. Orlando finally opened his mouth.

"Will you come to my daughter-in-law if I win the power comparison?"

What? What?

"If you can beat me, you can think about it"

Yeah? Mal?

"Then I'll sign you up for a fight after I win. Your name."

"Margaret McKenny. They call me Mal."

"Bye, Mal. I'll see you in a power comparison."

"Okay."

It's as clean as it sounds, but this isn't what you decide in battle.

"Mal?"

"Because."

"Because?"

"Because he was small and cute"

in Kilik, a meadow country. Mal was apparently in love. It's hard to understand, Mal!