After succumbing to serious injuries, the main character faints in the forest, where he is eventually found and aided by a young woman named Eruruu. He retains no memories of his identity, and moreover, a mask is fused to his face, making it impossible to remove. The village elder, to whose settlement he is brought, provides him with clothing and bestows a new name: Hakuoro. He is accepted as a member of the village and is also adopted into Eruruu's family, which comprises herself, her younger sister Aruruu, and their grandmother, the village elder Tuskuruu.