Everything came to an end once he reached the flowers. He stared up at the cherry tree, which had been standing upright over the area. Petals were gently floating down onto the ground, leaving him in awe at the beautiful sight. He had walked a long way over with no answers to his curiosity, but something had led the man here. There was just... something deep in the back of his mind that he just couldn't get. What was his mission?

No... more importantly, did he even have a mission? Who was he anyways?

"King... Gilbert...?" he whispered. Confused, he touched his own lips.

Who was Gilbert? A king? The king of what? The name just suddenly... popped up in his mind. But he couldn't remember. What happened to him?

In the midst of all the confusion, he stopped thinking.

The petals continued falling and he continued staring at the tree.

He felt... calm. Soothed. Like there was nothing to worry about.

"Wow... this place is nice..." he whispered. "And these flowers... are so beautiful," the man noted. Supposing if he doesn't recover his memories... maybe... maybe he could live here? I wonder if the villagers have room for me...

"Oh, hello!" a voice completely unknown to him greeted. Snapping out of his state of peace, the man gently turned his head to the new arrival and turned around to fully face her. It was... a girl. She had... dark bluish hair, a small shade of violet somewhat hard to see too. Two red ribbons tied in front of each ear, and wearing a beautiful dress. The man gulped- was he welcomed here? "Hey, I haven't seen you around here before. Are you just passing through?" the girl asked.

Mentally calming himself, he coughed. "I... believe so?"

To his surprise, the girl chuckled. "You think so? You mean, you're not sure?" she asked.

He nodded nervously. "That's... one way to put it, ha...ha." Beat. Did she think he was weird?

"Hehe, that's a bit funny," the girl replied.

The two shared a light laugh, which quickly became somewhat awkward for the man. This feels really weird, he mused. Then he took notice of the petals still falling down. "Wow... beautiful..." he unconsciously muttered.

The girl flinched and turned pink. "O-oh, you... you think so?" she asked, fidgeting with her hair. "Heehee... t-thank you..." W-wait, we just met...! she yelled mentally at herself.

Realizing how it might have been misunderstood, the man nervously laughed. "Oh, uh... that tree, I meant. It's really pretty, haha..."

"Ah, yes, it is!" the girl agreed immediately. Stupid me... She coughed. "It's called a cherry tree. They bloom with pink blossoms around this time of the year!" She hopped close to the three with a soft chuckle. "That's one of the reasons I love coming here..."

The man smiled. "Yeah, I think I can get used to this place..." he murmured. Perhaps the villagers would accept him, if a girl like this is so polite and kind.

"Really?" the girl asked with a hint of excitement. "That's great!"

The two shared another laugh that went quiet within few seconds. The man eventually looked away from her, sweating. I... still can't remember anything though, he mentally sighed. How do I introduce myself to her...?

Meanwhile, the girl looked away with a blush. H-he's kind of... good-looking. And seems really polite and kind, too... gulping, she sneaked glances at the man, who seemed to be... troubled over something? I wonder what's bothering him...?

All of a sudden, the ground shook violently. The unknown male looked around and tensed. "W-watch out! It's an earthquake!" he quickly exclaimed.

The girl, however, sighed. Here he comes... she thought. "W-wait, um, it's not-" Before she could finish, loud thumping noises became closer to the two.

Both stared at the entrance of the area, where a huge muscular man with a rather humorously-styled mustache stomped over. "Mana!" he roared. "I am not going to let you marry him!"

"H-huh? Marry?" the amnesiac man mused.

"F-f-father!?" Mana shrieked, turning bright red. "M-marry!? What are you talking about!?" F-fatheeeer! Not in front of him, she screamed internally.

Faking tears out his eyes, the muscular man sniffled. "Why, you promised me that you'd stay my little girl forever!"

Groaning, the girl took a glance at the weird man she met- he seemed really confused. Feeling even more embarrassed, she growled. "Y-yeah, when I was six! Ugh!" the girl turned away from her father, then sighed. "Why are you even talking about this!?"

The parent scowled. "Don't lie your way out of this!" he shouted. "I overheard you two talking about love and feelings and that sort of stuff!"

"H-he was eavesdropping...?" the amnesiac man muttered, unsure what to think of this.

Mana blushed again upon remembering her misunderstanding of the man's compliments. "Father! We were talking about how much we loved the flowers!" she retorted. "The... flowers... Father!"

He sighed. "Oh, you were? Haha, phew. That's a relief!" The man patted Mana's back proudly. "Don't scare me like that, Mana!"

"Oh my- you're the one who scared us!" she shrieked. Her father nervously laughed and muttered quiet apologies, pushing his fingers together like a child forced to apologize, while Mana sighed and groggily turned back to the amnesiac man. "I-I'm sorry about that..." she said. "This is my father. I... hope he didn't scare you too much."

"Haha... it's, it's okay, really..." the man replied. Sounds like he could kill me anytime... he thought and gulped nervously.

The father rubbed his ridiculous mustache. "Who is this fellow anyways, Mana?"

Mana shrugged. "He says he's just passing through town." It'd be nice if he could stay though... she sighed.

"N-nice to meet you, s-sir!"

The parent frowned. "Just passing through town, huh? Well, you better hurry up and get out before you start getting funny ideas about my daughter!"

"W-well, I wo-"

"As long as I'm alive," he shouted, "nobody ain't marrying my little girl!"

Sweat-dropping, the new man nodded. "I- yeah, I kinda... gathered that... right."

"Father!" Mana exclaimed, turning red for the umpteenth time. "Will you be quiet!?" she begged.

"B-but Mana, I am only-"

"You're embarrassing me!" the girl pleaded.

The father immediately went quiet, sighing and looking away in the same immature way he previously did.

Sighing again, Mana turned to the new man. "L-listen, I'm really sorry about all this, haha..."

"No, don't worry about it... ha...ha."

The girl nervously laughed. "We're causing you so much trouble, and I don't even know your name!" She pointed to herself. "I'm Mana, and this is my father-" she pointed to her father.

"Douglas," the parent said.

Nodding, she turned to the man. "Yeah. And what about you?" she asked. "You are...?"

He deadpanned. Oh, boy... "Well, um... I don't really know how to say this, but..." he paused and stared as the other two returned the stare. Sighing, he shrugged. "I'm not... really sure who I am..."

Mana frowned. "What, really? Why not?" she asked, concerned.

"I- I don't know..." the man replied. "I just... can't remember anything. But something about this town... kind of drags me in..." he murmured.

Amnesia, huh...? The girl stared on, lost in deep thoughts. Then we can't help him in any way, can we... wait! The farm! She smiled. "Really? Well, I'm glad you ended up here then! You don't have any plans on where to go, do you?" she asked. The man shook his head. Smiling, she turned to Douglas. "Father! The farmland!"

"The abandoned one?" her father asked. She nodded. "Well... I suppose you can, I mean, nobody's using it right now..." he muttered.

Mana chuckled. That's it! This is it! "Say," she turned to the man, "there's a farmland here that hasn't been used for a long time. Would you like to stay there?" she asked.

"I... I may?" the man asked. "I mean, we only just met... and, well, it'd be a bother if I-"

"Of course not!" the girl chuckled again. "Nobody's living there, it's a waste if it goes on. I'd feel better if someone finally lived there!"

Sighing, he scratched his head. "W-well... okay, let me think abo-"

"There's nothing to think about, boy!" Douglas shouted. "Mana's telling you to use it, so use it! You better listen to my girl, boy!"

He straightened up and saluted. "Y-yes sir!"

"Father!" Mana shouted.

"S-sorry..."

Clearing her throat, the girl smiled. "But yeah, it'd be good if you put the farmland to use!" she said. "Besides, my father and I run the general store here. If you start living here and buy things from us, you'll be helping us too!" she explained. "Wouldn't that be okay?"

"Well... if you say so... then sure!" the man nodded.

"Haha, great! But first... we should think of a name for you." She rubbed her chin. "I mean, it wouldn't be pleasant to call you You all the time... hmm..."

"Jonathan?" Douglas suggested. "It sounds like a pretty average name for an average guy like him."

Mana shook her head. "No... it doesn't fit." Looks too cute to be a Jonathan.

The man scratched his head. "Was it... Roger?" He noticed the other two staring at him. "...no, I don't think so."

"How about Douglas Jr.? He could be my disciple..." the mustached man mused.

"Father, please... no," Mana gently said to her father.

He huddled besides the tree, sobbing.

Sweat-dropping, the amnesiac man turned to Mana. "Is... is he going to be okay?"

"Yeah, he'll be okay." The girl focused back onto her new friend. "Say, how about Kyle?"

"Kyle?" the man muttered. "Kyle... Kyle..." He smiled. "That's a nice name!"

"Isn't it?" Mana chuckled. "Then you're Kyle from now on, then!" She grabbed him by the hand and started dragging him. "Now, come on, Kyle! The farm's just around the east of here!"

Kyle flinched. "O-oh, uh, okay... s-slow down..." he whispered, but as that went unheard by the girl, he shrugged and ran along.

"Mana... so cold..." Douglas cried to himself, still near the tree.

If one were to take a look at the farmland, their first thought would be- "Wow, it looks so lonely."

In the case of a young man, it was different. He was amazed by the size of it. "Wow... it's so huge!" he exclaimed.

Mana chuckled. "Isn't it?" she asked. "Haha, though it hasn't been used in a while, so... it'll need a little work... heehee."

Scratching his head, Kyle smiled. "I think I can handle this much."

"Great!" Mana clapped her hands together and pulled out a watering can and a hoe. "Why don't you try things out? Starting with these!"

"R-right now?" the man asked.

Douglas suddenly rushed up to them. "Mana just told you to try them out! What's stopping you, boy? Be a man!" he shouted, stopping right in front of the two.

"Y-yes sir!"

He grabbed the hoe tightly and, with some force, Kyle swung it onto the ground in front of him. The ground wasn't farming soil, so it wasn't really a pleasant feeling when the hoe shook in his hands, but nevertheless it felt somewhat good as he pulled it back up. Mana clapped. "Wow! That was great, Kyle! You look like a natural!"

"Y-you think so?" he nervously scratched his head. Am I blushing? I hope I'm not.

"Now try the watering can!" Mana said.

"Okay..." He tried watering the same area in front of him. The two watched in amazement. "Was that good?"

Mana clapped again, Douglas nodding with approval. "You looked amazing, Kyle!"

"I gotta admit, boy..." the father mused. "If I had to comment, I'd say you were born to become a farmer!"

B-but I just watered normally like anyone would though... Kyle thought. "H-ha, ha... thanks... I don't know about that though..."

"Lucky for you, Kyle," the girl chimed in, "we can provide you both tools together for 100G! Special sale price, take it or leave it."

"I- I have to buy these?" the new civilian asked. She nodded. He sighed. "You're... not as pure as you look, are you? Haha...ha."

"Teehee~" the girl chimed in response.

Douglas shrugged. "Though in my opinion, 100G's too cheap for both, kiddo."

Burrowing his hands in his pants' pockets, Kyle felt some coins. Huh, I have money with me... why is that? He pulled out a pouch of coins. "Huh... I have 150G. I guess... I'll take them."

"Fantastic!" Mana exclaimed. "Good luck on your new farm life, Kyle! Oh, and also," she pointed to the direction of a house nearby in the city, "we also sell seeds at our house. Stop by to get some for planting!"

"Work hard and get food, kiddo. Gyahahaha!" Douglas cheered.

Kyle sweat-dropped. I think these kind villagers tricked me...

"Say, what're you going to name your farm, Kyle?" Mana asked.

"Hmm..." the man mused. "I think... I'll call it Emerald Farm..." Why Emerald? he asked himself mentally.

"Why Emerald?" Douglas asked. "Are you going to grow emeralds here? Gahaha!"

"Father!" Mana exclaimed before rolling her eyes, annoyed at her parent. "Well, um... each to his own, I suppose. Hahaha..."

"T-thanks..." Kyle replied, unsure if it sounded weird. No, of course it sounds weird... Emerald. Pft.

Mana patted the newcomer. "Alright then! Looks like you're all set." She smiled. "You should get to work and start making money then!"

"O-okay... haha..."

"Oh," she paused, "but you should probably get to know the others in Alvarna though."

Kyle nodded. "Alright."

"Good luck, Kyle!"

This is going to be hard... he thought.