Although Old Man had been a little suspicious when we first met, the misunderstanding had now been cleared up, and I found the old village chief quite talkative and friendly. He curiously asked about my travels around the world, and I did not dare make up too much. Then he asked Viska about magic, and Viska did not dare make up too much either. Finally, the old village chief began asking how I usually took care of children—meaning the Pandora sisters. That was my specialty, but before I could make up much of anything, Old Man stopped asking...
In the end, the conversation returned to the Dark Moon War and the matter of "the world being about to change." It was clear that this country old man named Koto, despite his limited knowledge, felt deeply attached to this village. He knew that once the Dark Moon War began, the village where he lived could no longer remain peaceful. Yet he was powerless to do anything, and could only hope that day would come later—this was also why he had been so suspicious of strangers appearing in the village. Put plainly, the old man was a little on edge.
Since Viska and I had already learned plenty of historical common sense from Ron, we could now hold our own when discussing Dark Moon and mythology with the old village chief. As a group of sympathetic outsiders, we lamented the devastation war brought upon ordinary people. Old Man could not help looking up at the majestic mountain range towering before the village. "Once this war starts, who knows whether the village can be saved. I heard the Imperial Capital has already deployed the National Knights Order to the border. They will definitely be stationed in the two fortresses at the northern and