"Once upon a time before the Great War befall the world, a boy named Theo was born. After his village destroyed by the attack of monsters, the boy drew his path to venture the outside world and defeat the unjustices and violences. He become an adventurer. He was—"
"Someone who would at the future be known as The Hero Theo, The Green Lance Hero!"
From a very young age, Rert was admired adventurer so much.
The trigger was from The Tale of Hero Theo, the story his mother used to tell him every night before going to sleep.
"The outside world is... F-full of wonderful thing! The beautiful Elves! The... Mighty Dragons! The crafty Dwarves! Adventurer was the ones who roll over the world to encounter such wonderful!"
His interest to the adventurer only multiplied after a retired adventurer Gein came to his village to stay for a while on his way back to his hometown and tells him what awaits the adventurer outside the world was.
So interesting! So exciting! So exhilarating!
"That guy, he looked like a liar..."
His childhood friend said something back then to him while looking at Gein, but Rert can't remember what she said at all.
He focused to what Gein said, imagining himself walk on a path to become a great adventure with sword in his hand and swaying red robe, facing the roar of a mighty Dragon.
"I want to become Adventurer when I grown up!"
Can't hold his surging excitement anymore he uttered his thought in front of the villagers, sealing his own what to be.
After he reached the age of 15, he take his first step to become an Adventurer and left the village.
His destination is the nearby Town, Harad!
The villagers gathered in front of the village's fench gate to seeing him go.
"Rert, don't do anything reckless, okay? Do everything carefully! Do not approach someone dangerous! Run away if you can't defeat your enemy! Don't hesitate! Pride, wealth, and Fame is nothing if you yourself is died!"
After gave Rert the last hug, his mother wiped her eyes and the list of something do not do and something to pay attention, forced a smile at her face to at least show that she support her son's dream.
"After hearing your rambling about slaying Dragon and meeting a cute elf beauty every day, I know that this day would eventually come."
His father patted his head, smiled, and gave him an old sword his father used to weild when he was young and still active as a Hunter.
The sword a bit too heavy and long to the young Rert, but even if the sword looks aged, the Blade still shimmering with sharp light, showing how careful his father take care his weapon.
"Take care and do well, Rert."
The elderly and wise village head that used to teach him how to write and read do not say much, but he could feel his genuine bless for his journey ahead.
"We'll wait to the day the story of Hero Rert reach out village!"
""Hahaha!""
The village's adult kindly pat his shoulder. They maintain their bright and cheerful nature as always, joked to erase the down atmosfer between Rert and his parent.
"I won't lose to you, Rert! I would learn everything from the old man village head and become a famous merchant! Let's meet somewhere next time!"
His friend, Gavan, declared that with his determined eyes. This guy never want to lose to him in any thing!
"Be adult and forget your stupid delusion, Rert. Let's just continue life together on this village."
His childhood friend seems to saying something, but because the others shouting something to him at the same time, Rert can't remember what she said at all.
She should be cheering him up! That's must be so!
"Thank you very much, Mom, Dad, Village head, Gavan, everyone! I... I would certainly become a great Adventurer! Someday I would return to this village with the head of a Dragon and a beautiful elf!"
Rert's eyes red.
He barely hold his tears.
But as someone who would face terrifying monster and slain the evil, he could not be weak.
He was strong. He should be!
To be Adventurer!
To be Hero!
With the villagers' shouts and cheers pusing his back, Rert take a step to the outside of the village.
Tears started to welled as he took a step after another.
But his mouth formed a bright and broad grin.
His journey is begins!
... Several days later.
Summer days is hot, very hot.
The sun seemed so energetic at times like this, shower the world with its over 40° Celcius light.
Town Harad was a farm town.
Outside the town's looming stone brick fortress, the farm fields of wheat and others vegetables spread as vast as one could see.
The only thing border the farm fields and the forest is the wooden fench that stretched in round form, cover every farm fields except the gate where the road exist in three course of south, west and east.
Emerged from the southern road, a boy that looked like at his 15 stopped at his track and exclaimed at the sight of farm fields.
His red hair swayed gently as the wind blowed pass the golden sight of wheat fields near the southern gate.
The boy smiled at the sight, tightening his grip to his leather bag at his back and the oversized sword at his waist, before continued his step.
But he soon stopped not long after.
"Eh?"
Because an unconcious girl suddenly appeared in front of him.
As if she show up from the thin air itself with a brief vague light effect.