Kirimuri stays silent for a while after hearing Melina's story.
"(She's being honest... Guess I won't have to worry about getting my throat slit by a shady purple loli during my sleep. Better keep my eyes on her, still...)
"I see. It must have been hard to be forced to fight since your young age just to ensure your people's survival. Especially when you're fighting against sky wizards. If that happened to me, I would have fled as well."
"...Since you told me your story, I should tell you mine as well just to be fair. Now, where do I start..."
"I live in this certain nation. Most of us just call it Kingdom. Currently, there's a civil war happening between the 4 factions and the Council, due to famine, poverty, corruption, territorial disputes, crimes and stuff. I came from the South-Eastern faction, Da'kong. A humid, tropical and poor land. My family was somewhat rich, so my early days of life weren't too hard. Out of the 5 fighting factions, we're the least aggressive in the war. Since the Council were busy cajoling, bribing and soliciting the greedy governors here."
"When I was 16... My family decided to move to the capital thinking that we'll get better protection there, due to an outbreak of crimes in Da'kong. While we were on our way, some bandits and mercenaries hired by the governors of Da'kong found us and killed my family. Took everything I had. I was the only survivor after narrowingly escaping from their grasp. Then one day, they found me again and I tried to hide in a cave. Suddenly, a black cloud engulfed me. The next thing I knew is that I can emit and control smoke. Then I slaughtered them all, one by one. Next, I changed my identity. Went to the capital and joined the ranks, so I can slowly destroy this irresponsible type of government from the insides. On a starry night, I went into a dungeon to explore and hunt beasts to hone my skills and look for materials and treasures... Then I got automatically transported here."
He takes a large sip of frappucino from his cup after finishing his story.
"Well, that's it. I guess you can say that we're in a somewhat similar situation, except that you chose to leave while I chose to stay and fight. Now, we should probably head back to the group as soon as I finish this nice ol' frapp'.