Scene – Inside a forest, Lal, Mega, Princess Hima, and a few soldiers are standing. The area is heavily destroyed—broken dolls lie scattered on the ground, dead elves are everywhere, and the buggy that exploded earlier is still burning in flames.

Princess Hima is questioning Lal, but he’s just staring silently at her.

Hima – Oo hello!
Lal – Hn? Yeah, what is it? (cold tone)
Hima – I asked, what’s your name and where did you come from?
Lal – My name is Lal. And where I came from? I don’t know… I’m just traveling.
Hima – I see. Then if I give you a job, will you do it?

Lal (in mind) – A job, huh? No… I need to complete my mission first, so probably not.
Lal – Na–
Lal (in mind) – Wait… if I refuse now, who knows when I’ll meet her again.
Lal – Okay, done. What’s the job?
Hima – Will you become my personal guard?

Lal (in mind) – Personal guard… means I’ll get to see her all the time.
Lal – Done.
Hima – Nice. We’re heading to the Secret Sky. I’m the princess of this kingdom.
Lal – I see.
Hima (in mind) – No reaction? Tsk.

Lal – But how will we go? The buggy is destroyed and many soldiers are injured.
Hima – Don’t worry about that.

Scene – Hima summons a bird.
Hima – Go to the palace and tell them what happened here. Also, send people to bring the wounded soldiers back.
Bird – Chu (nods).

Scene – The bird flies away.
Hima – That’s my family’s bird. We use it for communication.
Lal – I see. But how do we travel now?
Hima – Wait.

Scene – A portal opens, and another buggy comes out.
Lal – !
Hima – I had a spare one.

Scene – Three soldiers, along with Ruyo and Koshi, regain consciousness.
Koshi – Uhn…! Princess! Are you alright?!
Ruyo – Who is this?!

Scene – Both of them, along with the other three soldiers, get ready to fight.
Hima – Don’t worry, he saved my life. From now on, he’s also my personal guard.
Ruyo & Koshi – What!
Koshi – But shouldn’t we ask the King or Grandfather Luo before deciding this?
Hima – I’ll tell them myself when I meet them.
Ruyo – Princess, it’s true humans and elves are not at war right now, but… he’s still human. Can we really trust him?
Hima – Trust, huh? Remember, the one who attacked me was an elf. So tell me again about “trust.”
Ruyo & Koshi – An elf!
Ruyo (in mind) – Then it must be the Toropo Kingdom…

Scene – Hima and Koshi sit inside the buggy, while Ruyo and the three soldiers remain outside.
Hima – Lal, you come inside too.
Koshi – Princess…
Ruyo – Sorry, Princess, but as a guard, I cannot let him sit inside your buggy.
Hima – Umm (angry).
Lal – It’s okay, Princess. I’ll ride on Mega anyway.

Scene – The group starts moving. The buggy’s window is open, and Lal is riding Mega outside, talking with Hima through the window.

Hima – Oh, so its name is Mega? But naming a beast or monster is very dangerous. Normally, humans or elves can’t even do that.
Koshi – In fact, even your grandfather Luo can’t do that.
Hima – So how did you manage it?
Ruyo – Then Princess, this child isn’t normal. He’s really powerful.
Lal – Yeah, you could say that. After all, I was traveling alone, and I’m the one who killed that enemy earlier.
Ruyo – Hahaha! You’re an interesting kiddo. What’s your name?
Hima – His name is Lal.
Ruyo – Good luck, Lal. From now on, the responsibility of protecting the Princess is yours.

Lal – Of course.