Turn Me Into a Lump of Ash The heroes travel through a desert region that Nir reveals is his homeland. they are attacked by bandit other worlders. Annette and Tama fight back but Nir is too afraid to draw his sword. The bandits are scared off by a howl from an alleged wolf monster. Nir guides the team to the orphanage he grew up at to spend the night. Later that night Nir runs into a mysterious man named Saitou whose been secretly donating food to the orphanage. Nir tells Saitou his story and laments his cowardice while Sensei eavesdrops and is seen writing another story. The next day the bandits return and kidnap one of the orphans...