When Litt stepped out of his room, it was morning.
He put on his armor, took up his weapon, and raised his head to glance at the sky, confirming the time.
"Ah, big brother."
Just then, a clear, sweet voice rang out. Litt lowered his head and saw a girl with lively brown curls grinning and waving at him. It was his younger sister, Aileen. She was washing clothes by the river while waving enthusiastically at him.
"Good morning, big brother. Are you going on patrol?"
"Yeah."
Litt tightened his grip on the longsword at his waist and nodded. He was only a militiaman here, and on ordinary days, his main duty was patrolling the area around the village. Although he had previously only needed to guard against wild beasts at most, with the invasion of the Demon King Army, he had no choice but to stay on full alert. Even the Kingdom Army outpost nearby was not enough to make him let down his guard.
"Be careful on the way... Oh, right."
At this, Aileen seemed to remember something.
"I saw Big Sister Mina heading to the cemetery just now..."
"Is that so...? Come to think of it, it's that time again."
Hearing his sister, Litt nodded.
"I'll go check on her."
"Okay, I'm counting on you, big brother."
After saying that, Litt turned and left. Aileen watched his retreating back, clenching both fists tightly.
"Good luck, big brother! I'm rooting for you!"
Following the country road, Litt arrived at the cemetery in one corner of the village. When he entered, he saw a girl standing not far away, praying silently with her eyes closed.
"Mina..."
Looking at the girl before him, Litt could not help sighing. He then silently walked over to Mina's side and kept her company.