This is the first trip for Ash, an aspiring swordsman. First, he heads to a tavern to gather information, but is met by a group of men who demand his body as payment for information. He is assigned to escort Elm, a younger monk, who treats him well and takes on the challenge of defeating a monster for the first time, but they are captured by a tentacled monster and both of them are overrun. Then Kil, a senior adventurer, appears and...