Synopsis

The chapter begins with a mysterious voice offering to grant the protagonist's desires in exchange for control of his body, including eradicating his village. Meanwhile, back in the Northern Mountain Village, bandits attack, targeting young girls, and even killing a villager. The bandits are revealed to be working for a powerful lord who initially seems to desire these girls, but ultimately orders their release after realizing they are not the ones he was searching for. The chapter ends with this lord revealing he also has a sister of similar age.