Brey Kras, an ordinary villager living in Newhan Town, is currently working as a farmer.

Of course, this is not a job to be looked down upon, at least Brey is quite satisfied with it.

If nothing had happened, he would probably spend his whole life farming and living a peaceful life in the town.

After all, he is not a genius and has no talents.

"Good morning," said the black-haired, twin-tailed girl to the young man who looked quite similar to herself.

And then—

"Brother, the breakfast is going to burn! No, it's already burnt!" The sleepy girl suddenly screamed.

The young man who was cooking breakfast, however, seemed not to hear his sister's screams, and continued to woodenly stir the frying pan in front of him.

This young man's name, as mentioned a few seconds ago, is Brey Kras, and his sister, the girl, is Laks Kras.

Brey has always lived a very ordinary life.

Well… no, there is one outstanding thing about him: recently, Brey suffered a huge setback.

His childhood friend, or girlfriend, ran off with a hero who was recruiting companions.

Heroes are the beautiful names given to those young people with outstanding talents and courage to face powerful enemies.

Actually, the hero is not the point; what Brey cares about is that his girlfriend ran away with someone else.

What's with this NTR plot… is it really okay to start the story like this without worrying about the readers leaving?

"Brother! Wake up!" Laks screamed, snatching the pan and spatula from Brey, stopping his cooking, which was actually arson in disguise.

"Ah, Laks, good morning."

"Breakfast isn't ready yet." Brey came to his senses and looked at Laks with dead fish eyes.

"Are you trying to burn down our house?"

"I know it's heartbreaking that my girlfriend left, so I won't ask you to cheer up."

"But please don't burn down the house!"

Faced with Laks' nagging, Brey ignored her and tidied up the cooking area on his own, then tied his hair back with a rope, forming a small braid behind him.

"Ah… the sun is so glaring, why does it feel so bad to be in the sunlight?" Brey sighed as he sat down in a chair.

"Don't make up settings for yourself!" Laks covered her face.

"Laks…" Brey suddenly called out Laks' name.

"What's up, brother?" Laks swayed her two ponytails, tilting her head to look at Brey.

"Nothing, in a few days, you'll be going to the capital to study, right?"

Newhan Town is a small town in the Weil Empire, and the capital of the empire, like its name, is called Weil City.

In the end, Laks was admitted to the Imperial College in the capital.

An ordinary brother with an outstanding sister.

What a good setting.

"Yes, why?"

This is a world different from Earth, and the people in this world call it "Karplus."

Karplus is quite large, not lagging behind Earth at all, with numerous continents and civilizations from south to north, making the world's power structure very complex, with magical spells, simple swordsmanship, advanced technology...

Laks has a great talent for spells, she can be considered a genius, and being admitted to the Imperial College was within Brey's expectations.

"I want to go to school too."

"…"

"Just kidding, I actually want to take a break and do something like adventuring."

"By the way, I can also support you going to school."

"Our family can rely on the income from the fields…" Laks tilted her head, looking puzzled at Brey.

"Actually, I just want to go out and clear my mind." Brey stared at Laks with a straight face, as if to say, "Do I really have to spell it out for you?"

"Hmm…" Laks pursed her lips as she looked at Brey.

Ever since Brey's heartbreak, he had become completely dispirited.

The once-sunny and handsome young man had turned into a man with dead fish eyes.

"Don't worry about going to college, I just want to take a break and clear my mind." He casually stroked Laks' hair, speaking softly.

Well, it is true that Brey has been feeling very upset until now.After all, having one's childhood friend and girlfriend kidnapped would be painful for anyone.

Damn NTR plot, why is this development so unfriendly to the villagers?

When trying to save her, all he hears is repeated "I'm sorry" and sees the admiration for the hero in his girlfriend's eyes.

Brey feels that after this, he won't ever believe in "love" again.

"Since you're leaving, what about this house?"

"Rent it out, or have the aunt next door look after it."

"I understand." After the conversation, Laks feels a bit down.

Laks has a feeling that they will never come back to live here.

"It's really fine, we'll come back eventually." Brey pats Laks on the head, and although he doesn't smile, there's still a doting look in his eyes.

"After all, this is our original home."

Brey feels that a girlfriend is really not as good as a sister.

Or maybe the German Orthopedics would be a better choice?

Just kidding.

"When you go to the imperial capital, I can't follow you."

"Yeah."

"But if you're bullied, tell me."

"Yeah."

"If you don't have enough money, tell me."

"Yeah."

Laks hugs Brey. Although there are no words, everything has been expressed.

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After a few days, Laks takes the carriage to the imperial capital.

The once noisy house with a sister becomes quiet.

Brey closes the door with a snap and locks it.

Taking a few steps back, Brey looks up at the house he has lived in for more than a decade.

An unusual glow flickers in Brey's dead-fish eyes.

Brey slings his bag over his shoulder and walks away.

"An adventurer, huh?" Brey murmurs.

At this moment, Brey has a vision of a vast expanse of whiteness around him.

There's nothing there, not even sound.

An endless void.

Only the flickering white light.

"What just happened?" Brey holds his head, frowning.

"It seems that I didn't sleep enough." He sighs and continues his journey.