The main character in the story

Lurin [Age 19 / Gender Female] An adventurous girl the height of an elementary school student. People who are reborn in another world from an accident in a previous life.

Fira [Age 23 / Female] A beautiful, strong adventurer who is Lurin's only known friend in the guild, and what she likes is a little girl like Lurin...

Main places in the story

Blueria City is the city where Lurin and Fira's guilds are based and is the city that has festivals most similar to the world Lurin came from.

The Shadowless Forest is one of the most dangerous places in the Blueria City area.

A night when the moon shines brightly above the sky along with countless stars. In the middle of a forest known for its dangers as the Shadowless Forest, a little girl was setting up a campfire and taking shelter without any fear. Her name is..

Lurin, a young adventurer who left home to pursue his dreams in the city. Far away from home in the countryside, with constant effort and practice, he was able to push himself up to the top.

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She was successful even though she wasn't even half way through, but the little girl never gave up.

“Nah..so cold…”

Even building a warm fire and one thick sweater would still not be enough to keep out all the chills of this world's end-of-year cold.

“Can I have my dinner yet?”

Lurin walked closer to a small pot on top of another fire and opened it to anxiously examine the appearance of the food inside.

“Wow….got it.”

A voice of joy came out and a smile of happiness came out. Lurin carefully ladled the meat soup into the wooden bowl that had been prepared, walked back to his original position, grabbed the spoon and scooped the first bite of beef soup into his mouth.

"delicious!.."

Lurin had a happy expression on his face as his mouth tasted the perfectly flavored soup and the bite-sized pieces of meat that melted in his mouth. The warmth was filled to the point of overflowing, leaving no room at all for the cold to come in and eat away. The snow that was now falling was a beautiful sight for the girl to enjoy during her meal.

In an instant, she ate it all before placing the cup on the ground in front of her. Ready to hold hands together and thank you for what you have eaten.

“Thank you for the food.”

But she had to stop looking at the cup for a moment before talking to herself.

“How will Mom and Dad be now…”

The story of Lurin began far away in the past before she became this little girl….

In bed on a snowy morning, a young boy woke up to the sound of a clock ticking. He turned off the sound of his watch and slowly got out of bed.

“How~~~~~”

The young man opened his mouth as he stretched. Before getting up, walking down to the bathroom on the ground floor and carefully doing various errands that should be done in the morning. After dressing like a full student, he walked downstairs to eat comfortably while watching the morning news.

[Breaking news...Yesterday it was just Christmas Day, but a tragic incident occurred when a young couple who were a couple were robbed in the middle of a park by a thief. The young girl seemed to resist until she was shot by the thief. Two shots killed him instantly and the thief, fearing his guilt, ran away. From the CCTV images and the statements of eyewitnesses, it is said that

A young boy who was the young girl's boyfriend ran after the robber before pulling the robe's shirt by the collar so that it hit a car that was approaching, causing both of them to be hit at the same time. But something incredible seemed to happen when the young man was able to stand again before walking back into the park to die next to his beloved girlfriend.]

"pitiful…"

The young man said to himself after listening to the news. Before turning off the TV, getting up and going to the front door of the house, bending over to pick up the shoes from the closet and putting them on. Before walking to open the door of the house and walking out into the world outside that was white with snow.

A young boy stepped out of the front door of the house….before being mysteriously struck by lightning on a snowy day. The condition was so fresh that there was nothing left of the original shape that others knew….so sad.

Before opening his eyes and waking up again as a little child in his mother's arms with a smile on his face.

“(Am I born again?!!?)”

The young man could only think to himself.

“My son!!!!”

The loud voice of a middle-aged man rushed into the room.

“Our child is normal. He was born perfect in every respect.”

Followed by the mother's very happy voice.

“A man or a woman?”

The father asked curiously.

"(It's definitely something, it must be a man-)"

The young boy spoke in his heart before his mother answered his father.

“Woman..this child is our first daughter.”

“(Ha!!!!!)”

The young boy was stunned before the sound of his father and mother could be heard or the cries of the little child.

"Oh~~~don't cry, sweetheart."

The mother tried to comfort

“(Not true…..not true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)”

And that is the story of our little adventurer, Lurin…

At present, Lurin was able to accept who she was, even from being an ordinary boy to a young woman.

“How many days have you been here in this Shadowless Forest?”

Lurin was still talking to himself.

“Even though we come in and out of this place often, it's because for us this place is another home.”

Lurin visited this Shadowless Forest more often than anyone because it was a place. That is specifically for people like you for one reason. Because this little girl…..has no friends?

At the age of 15, Lurin said goodbye to his parents in the countryside and bravely traveled to the city alone to become an adventurer. A dream that will become true Meeting a lot of people before setting up a party and going on a mission might sound nice, but for the past 4 years, even the little girl, Lurin, still hasn't seen any friends.

It turned out that she had developed a habit of quietly staying away from people, and this shadowless forest was the answer. Because it was so wide and there were so many different monsters, it would be counterintuitive. Many people saw her walking in and out of this place often.

“It's almost the New Year festival, but I'm still secluded in the forest by myself like this….Even though I want to celebrate, I don't have any friends…huh~”

Little Lurin could only think and became sad.

“Or was it really that I was born to live my life alone? I could only look at the place full of people and light from afar and just hope that I would be able to stay there. ….”

“But it turned out that I had to live my life alone, hiding in the forest and going into the city sometimes to accept quests…. What I had hoped for was not like this-”

Suddenly, a strange sound sounded in the nearby bushes. Lurin quickly reacted, grabbed the magic wand that was placed near him, and prepared himself to deal with whatever was approaching in just a moment.

“Lurrin-chan?”

A woman's voice floated towards Lurin and slowly emerged from the darkness.

“Miss Fira??”

Lurin replied in shock before lowering the magic wand he was holding.

“Really Lurin-chan.”

The beautiful girl in front of Lurin was Fira, if you were to count her as the only person Lurin talked to in the guild.

"He's been gone for over a week, so I'm worried."

Fira said to Lurin, walking close enough to hug Lurin.

“Do you know how worried I am about you when you don't tell me where you're going!!”

Fira spoke her mind while hugging little Lurin.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Miss Fira.."

Lurin replied.

"But now you're safe, I'm happy."

Fira said happily.

“But Ms. Fira came here like this…is there something I can help with?”

Lurin opened the issue and asked what he was curious about.

“That matter is certain… Lurin-chan.”

"yes?"

Fira tried to take out something from her bag. Before unfolding it, it was a piece of paper that had something written on it for Lurin to see.

“Come to the New Year's party with me.”

Fira asked Lurin with a smile.

“Eh...eh!!!!! If it were me...would that be good?"

Lurin replied flustered.

“Good.”

Fira quickly replied with another smile.

“Ah…ah…”

Lurin, who could only tremble in fear from Fira's bright aura, accepted the request.

“But it is very late now, Lurin-chan, is it convenient to return to the city?”

Fira asked with concern.

“Well… I didn't renew my accommodation fee in the city, so I might sleep in this shadowless forest…”

Lurin replied with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Alright, then I'll sleep here too."

Fira quickly replied without thinking at all.

“Eh!!!!! But I only have one sleeping bag.”

“Sleep in the same sleeping bag.”

“…Oh~~~….I don't want Mr. Fira to get in trouble too…”

Lurin thought hard for a moment before she came up with something.

“Wurren”

Lurin uttered a few words before causing Fira to feel the killing intent floating around her.. causing Fira to almost have to pull out her weapon if the killing intent had not been stopped by Lu. pour

“You naughty child!!”

Lurin lightly slammed her staff onto the snowbank behind her camp that was taller than the trees nearby.

“I told you, Ms. Fira is not an enemy. Why do you always threaten her?!”

Lurin's words in the high snow pile caused Fira to suddenly remember Lurin's abilities and the reason why a little girl like her could live in this shadowless forest without any danger. Come even a little closer...that's because you always have it to protect you!!

In an instant, the tall pile of snow began to tremble and rose, revealing all four legs of a creature followed by a tail… At that moment, Lurin grabbed Fira's hand and led her to her feet. Under the creature's body, it could completely shake off the snow that was on top of it, revealing its true hidden form.

A giant wolf that was taller than the trees in the surrounding area was covered in silver and black people. It was based on the formidable postures of the monsters in the surrounding area.

“Wuren has come to apologize to Miss Fira.”

However, the giant wolf lost to Lurin, who he considered a mother and benefactor. Wu Ren lowered his head until his large nose touched the ground and closed his eyes, showing a truly guilty expression. Fira saw this and walked closer before slowly stroking the middle of his nose.

“It's okay, I know you're just doing your job.”

Fira said to Wuren.

Wuren is a New Wire wolf monster race that is extremely fierce and dangerous to humans. Because of their size, which can be nearly 5 meters tall, they are also rare creatures because every 4 months they move in groups.

As a result, young Wuren were abandoned by both the pack and their mothers because they were smaller than other puppies in the pack and were considered a disgrace to the breed. Wuren was not alone in the middle of a shadowless forest. There was no sound of her mother or even the other wolves of her kind. Therefore, Wuren had to survive with little instinct and experience.

After only 5 days, young Wu Ren was already in a completely weak state. He was unable to find any food in his stomach because the creatures in the Shadowless Forest were all stronger than him. Even if he tried to find something weaker than it, those creatures were clustered together to the point where Wuren could not fight.

Poor Wuren wandered around the forest, thinking only of his birth mother and abandoning him to think of the warmth and love he once had. But right now it was empty and dark as I looked at the path beside death that was approaching. It walked with its last strength towards the nearby river before falling limply.

Looking at the scenery with eyes that were slowly closing, everything finally went dark. Wu Ren was slowly dying….

Finally, he felt something warm. Wuren awoke to a place filled with light. In front of him was his mother licking his face to express her love. Wu Ren was delighted to see that he felt like he was loved again after being abandoned…before the little wolf opened his eyes and woke up in the real world.

What was actually in front of him was not his mother who gave birth to him, but a small human trying to heal him with tears flowing non-stop.

“Don't die!!”

Wuren could only think of the first glimpse of Lurin's face. “Who is this small creature…my food?…” But Wuren stopped his thoughts as he once again felt the warmth he longed for after being taken away and alone. In the middle of this forest

Wuren responded to Lurin's feelings by making a soft sound in his weakened state. But it stopped Lurin's tears from seeing Wuren back then come back to life. Lurin smiled as her feelings at that time were raised to a higher level. She felt that she could help Wu Ren at that young age. All of her intentions were going to bring about good results…until the time was right. dragging on until the morning

In the shadowless forest, Wu Ren opened his eyes to life once more. He looked out at the bright surroundings, which was like the opposite side of a long nightmare. Everything seemed harmless and he could relax. But Wuren felt a slight heaviness in the middle of his body. Wuren turned to look at the thing that was crushing him before seeing Lurin who was sleeping from exhaustion.

Wuren at that time felt deeply indebted to Lurin for his second life and the warmth that was like a birth mother again. He trusted Lurin with all his heart at that moment before gently licking her face until Lurin came to his senses.

“Alive…alive.”

Lurin rushed to hug Wuren without the slightest fear that Wuren would hurt her.. and Wuren responded to that trust with all her heart as well, with the feeling of protecting Lurin. Until the end and that is the story of 4 years ago.

Returning to the present in the morning, in front of the entrance of the Shadowless Forest, Wu Ren had shrunken down to fit into Lurin's bag.

“Very convenient.”

Fira praised Wuren's handy ability.

“Then we'd better head back to the city.”

Fira extended her hand towards Lurin before Lurin gently placed her hand on Fira's hand and the two returned to Blueria.

The two made it back to Blueria City before Lurin's eyes lit up when he saw the beautiful decorations all over the city.

“Awesome…”

"There's a celebration at the guild, Lurin-chan, but let's go see the performances that will be taking place around the city, shall we?"

"yes"

Fira was there and quickly grabbed Lurin's hand.

“But first, I have to take you to dress nicely.”

“Eh…!?”

Then Fira took Lurin running all over the city, going in and out of this shop until the time passed so quickly that evening came.

Fira stood waiting for Lurin outside the shop amidst the lively atmosphere in the city. Many people are preparing themselves and waiting for the amazing time to arrive on the streets. At the sound of the shop door being opened, Fira turned towards the sound and her eyes widened as she saw Lurin.

“Miss Fira, is this good…?”

Lurin came out of the shop with her cuteness level at 100% while Fira suppressed all her feelings and shouted loudly in her heart.

“(Cute~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)”

“Ah, so cute, Lurin-chan.”

Lurin, who felt considerate because everything was paid for by Fira, wanted to give something back.

“Miss Fira, would you like to help me with something… in return…”

“(collapse, collapse, collapse, collapse all defilements)”

Fira was overcoming the desire in her heart with all her might.

“Then let's go to the festival with me.”

“Eh, but that one I already agreed to.”

“That's all I want from Lurin-chan (even if I want more than that…).”

Suddenly, the sound of people began to cheer loudly. As the two girls followed the sound, they found different performances starting to proceed in a row, allowing many people to enjoy the many lights and sounds.

The two looked like they were having fun and were full of smiles that couldn't be overflowing throughout their hearts.

If Lurin were to be the happiest person since entering the city and trying to be alone, in the end, happiness could be found not far away. It might have been in the past. She might have looked beyond herself. I myself looked and realized that I had never known this all along…

At the guild…..

“Alright, everyone, let's count down together!!”

“Happy New Era!!!!!!!”

The sounds of many people celebrating the New Year could be heard everywhere. Many fireworks were lit and floated up, creating a brightness in the sky.

Lurin watched with excitement as he thought about the past events.

Both the suffering and happiness during those times that have passed are all unexpected stories that we will encounter, but no matter how difficult it is, in the end at those destinations there will be ourselves who have learned. Knowing and having overcome our past to become who we are in the present.

The past for you isn't meant to tie us to a place, but it should be a story for us to think about in order to learn and remind us that we were at that point in the past in order to move past. The present is the time when we should be our best selves to choose our path forward and determine what comes next.

The future is always uncertain, but if we do our best today then it won't be too bad, right?

A moment later, the person who walked towards her was Fira and stood next to Lurin.

“Run away and be alone again?”

Fira asked Lurin.

“I still need to adjust a little bit…”

"It's okay. Gradually you'll get used to it."

“Mr. Fira, don't you like to drink with other people? It seems like everyone really likes Ms. Fira, so if you waste your time with someone who can only avoid people like this, you'll probably develop bad habits."

Fira stopped thinking for a moment as she looked at Lurin's face.

“It's a new year and I think I need to move out of my comfort zone a bit. Because if you just keep looking away, someone will definitely come and take it away.”

“Miss Fira is talking about-”

Fira grabbed the tip of Lurin's chin and slowly pushed Lurin's head up until their eyes met. Lurin suddenly felt strangely embarrassed. She tried to look away, but Fira interrupted Lurin's actions first.

“Don't look away. Now please look at me.”

Lurin could only be brave enough to fight the tiger, turning around and meeting Fira's eyes again. At the same time, a kiss was suddenly imprinted on the center of Lurin's forehead.

“(Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!)”

Lurin was shocked but had to keep his voice down, showing only a face that was red with embarrassment.

“Huh…this is my knowledge about you.”

Fira rubbed his head before walking away from Lurin and continuing with the party.

Letting Lu Rin deal with the feelings that suddenly entered his heart was truly a harsh welcome…..

Happy New Year~~~

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