Timeline

Below is a timeline based on the events that happened in the series, covering the history of Elder Tale from the perspective of the real world, and, after the Catastrophe, from the perspective of the Adventurers.

1998

 * The Elder Tale beta is released on Thursday, October 22, 1998 in the United States.
 * "Hunt of Dragon" and "The Last Fantasy" raid content added.

2000

 * Release of the first expansion pack, Reconnaissance at Dawn.
 * "Heriot's Haunted House" and "The Melancholy of Kobold King" raid content added.

2001

 * Elder Tale is released in Japan; the Yamato server is created with Akihabara as its sole Adventurer City.

2002

 * Release of the second expansion pack, Duelist's Honor.
 * "Knight King's Trial," "Coronation of the Goblin King," and "Demon Festival of Suzakumon" raid content added.

2003

 * Release of the third expansion pack, Silver Odyssey. Transition to voice chat, addition of ships, addition of coastal routes (sea mail).
 * "Evil Influence of Sahuagin," "Legacy of the Sailing Prince," "Pirate King's Treasure," and ""The False Underground Royal Palace" raid content added.

2005

 * Release of the fourth expansion pack, Maze War. Level cap raised to 60, additional revision of pet system, addition of flying mounts, PvP content "Labyrinth of Evilness" added
 * "Labyrinth of Goodness", "Labyrinth City of Zion", "Rainbow in the Sky", "Spanish Armada's Disappearance" and "Dragon Knight of the Heavens" raid content added, along with special raid content "Handmade Maze".

Japan
 * Susukino added.

2007

 * Release of the fifth expansion pack, Jewel of Moon Cresta. Major revision patch for the production systems, guild system revision, addition of weapon enhancement system.
 * "Berserker's Soul", "Ancient Factory of Lekeš", "Empire of Dawn", "Xanadu" and "Neighing of the Abominable Dragon" raid content added.

2008

 * Release of the sixth expansion pack, Supreme Ruler's Ambition. Level cap raised to 70, Guild House purchase system added, raid showdown content "Overlord" added.
 * "Onimusha of Hayato". "End of Summer Campaign", "End in Winter Campaign", "Battlefield Trainer" and "12 Color Rebellion" raid content added.

Japan
 * Nakasu added.

2010

 * Release of the seventh expansion pack, Gift of Flame. Book of Secrets System introduced, large-scale revision patch for actions other than combat.
 * "Depths of the Obscure Bamboo Blinds", "Eternal Glacier Army's Attack", "Successor of the Sorcery King" and "Oracle's Sky Tower" raid content added.

Japan
 * Shirogane Kei begins playing Elder Tales under the character named Shiroe.

2012

 * Release of the eighth expansion pack, Eternal Lind Red. Level cap raised to 80, Town of Shibuya added.
 * "Crying of the Night Crow", "Ruler of Idols" and " Lind Red Great Temple" raid content added.

2014

 * Release of the ninth expansion pack, Cendrillon's Legacy. Operation of the translation system begins, addition of AI items.
 * "Southern Sea Shrine Maiden", "Pipers Resurrection", "Hades Breath", "Rescuing the Corrupted Soul" and "Maihama Underground Ruins" raid content added.

Japan
 * Shiroe becomes an active member of the Debauchery Tea Party.

2015

 * Release of the tenth expansion pack, Sacred Heart. Level cap raised to 90, major revision to the AI of NPCs, playing musical instruments and singing patch, massive deployment of field raid monsters.
 * "New Empire's Return Festival", "Rhadamanthys' Throne", "Nine Great Prisons of the Heroes", "The Swan of Tuonela", "Labyrinth of Nightmares" and "Forgotten Service" raid content added.

2016

 * Release of the eleventh expansion pack, Alchemist's Solitude. Competition items added, production items added.
 * "Artificial Angel Plan", "Diva Eliza" and "Beauty of Calvados" raid content added.

Japan
 * The Tea Party breaks up due to various real-life events.

May 2018

 * May 3, 2018: The Catastrophe occurs, trapping 30,000 Japanese players inside the world of Elder Tale and millions worldwide. This occurs when Japan (the first server to receive expansion pack updates) receives the twelfth expansion pack, Homesteading the Noosphere.
 * In Japan, the level cap raises to 100, and new monsters and dungeons are added. No other server seems to have been changed.
 * The Ancients attempt to ward off the Genius, only to be ambushed when the Fortress holding them opens earlier than expected. All of the Ancients disappear, either to fight the Genius within the Fortress, or were killed (the only known exception is Elias Hackblade, who was saved by Kanami. The teleportation system to the inside of the Fortress drains all of the magic powering the Intercity Transport Gates, causing them to become inoperational when the Adventurers awaken inside the Theldesian world.
 * After meeting up at White-leaf Field, Shiroe and Naotsugu are caught by Maryelle and brought to the Crescent Moon Alliance's guild hall.
 * Hamelin begins "recruiting" new players.
 * Brigandia takes control of Susukino.
 * Approximately five days later: First known death occurs (Soujiro in the West Wind Brigade manga). Rise in Player Killing occurs after it is proven that revival is possible.
 * Akatsuki joins Shiroe and Naotsugu.
 * A week or two after the Catastrophe: Shiroe's Party is ambushed by Dread Pack, a player-killing guild. However, the party easily kills off its members.
 * Shiroe's Party learns of Serara's situation and set off to rescue her.
 * Nyanta discovers Real Food Preparation.
 * Three days after leaving Akiba, Shiroe's Party arrives at the Depths of Palm.
 * Two days later, they arrive at Susukino, where they are joined by Serara and Nyanta. A duel commences between Nyanta and Demiqas; Shiroe's Party emerges victorious, which Demiqas killed by Nyanta and Londark beheaded by Shiroe.
 * Nureha gathers the support of the Itsuki Clan and many Adventurers, and creates Plant Hwyaden with Indicus.
 * Overlay is developed.

North America
 * Someone discovers Real Food Preparation and begins charging exorbitant prices for flavorful food.

June 2018
Akiba
 * Shiroe's Party returns from Susukino.
 * The major battle guilds in Akihabara have divided up battle grounds, resulting in a reduction of PKing and a "falling into ranks" of different guilds.
 * Out of different groups that are all guilty of this, the Black Sword Knights and Silver Sword are particularly notable for their usage of EXP Pots to try and reach level 91. These EXP Pots are provided by Hamelin through abuse and manipulation of their low-level recruits.
 * Log Horizon is formed; Log Horizon and the Crescent Moon Alliance join forces to begin their plan to revitalize and reorganize Akiba.
 * The Round Table Conference gathers twelve of the prominent guild masters in Akiba; eleven of those invited agree to the formation of the Round Table Alliance.
 * Hamelin is disbanded; its leaders and older members are kicked out of the guild hall and thus the city, while the kids it had taken as slaves are freed.
 * Minori and Tohya join Log Horizon; Isuzu joins the Crescent Moon Alliance.

Minami
 * Nureha purchases all of Minami's important structures and takes control of the city. All guilds aside from Plant Hwyaden are abolished, and those living within Minami are forced to join the guild.

North America
 * In Big Apple (New York City), the 6.01 Food Riots break out, turning the city into a war zone. Those who had no desire to be involved with the events either left the city or went into hiding (like Leonardo).

July 2018

 * The Round Table Alliance is invited to participate in the League of Freedom Cities Eastal Conference of Lords.

August

 * The Return of the Goblin King event begins.
 * At Maryelle's behest, the Summer Training Camp is established to train newer players (and to give the former an excuse for a vacation).
 * The Round Table agrees to attend the Conference of Lords.
 * During the grace period of expeditionary forces return, Round Table and League of Freedom Cities Eastal settle on 3 kinds of treaties. Basic treaty, mutual transit commerce treaty and peace treaty.

Summer Training Camp
 * Summer training camp begins for beginners at the nearby town of Choushi. The group sets up camp at an abandoned school building.
 * The day after their arrival, Tohya, Minori, Serara, Isuzu and Rundelhous Code form a low level party and challenge Ragranda Forest.
 * Day 1, Minori's group withdraws after 1 hour.
 * Day 2 and day 3, forced to withdraw within 3 hours of hard fighting.
 * Day 4, Minori's group stays in base camp to discuss abilities instead of heading into dungeon.
 * Day 5, Minori's group arrives at the deepest part of Ragranda Forest and defeat the boss, a Burning Dead.
 * On the night of Day 7, Isuzu finds out Rundelhous is a Lander.
 * Day 8, a large amount of Sahuagin invade the shore of Meinion Coast. The beach group returns to the abandoned school building.
 * A medium-sized group of Goblins is discovered on the path to plunder Choushi. Participants of summer training camp move to Choushi to warn and defend the town.
 * Day 10, Maryelle and 60 people begin fighting against more than a thousand Sahuagin invading the Sandleaf River mouth.
 * Afternoon, Goblins headed back to Choushi, Minori's squad heads off to battle. By evening they have defeated about 30 Goblins.
 * Evening, Minori's team on patrol. Begins fight with  and 2 squads of .
 * They win the fight, but Rundelhous dies (losing consciousness). Revival spell doesn't work, Minori seeks help from Shiroe.
 * Shiroe rushes to Minori's location, (item) only revives Rundelhous for 3 minutes. Rundelhous signs a contract.
 * Rundelhous dies again (spell expired). Due to the effect of , Rundelhous' status is changed from  to  and is revived at the Cathedral.
 * Night, reinforcements from  and drives out the 's.
 * Received message from Rundelhous who was revived in the Cathedral, Isuzu returns to Akiba with .

Round Table Alliance [Town of Minami]
 * Delegation of  goes to . They participate in the ball at night.
 * Day 2, noon. Krusty and Rayneshia's first meeting after the ball. Tea at the square gazebo.
 * Day 4, midnight. Re=Gun appears before Shiroe and Akatsuki in the courtyard.
 * Re Gun talks to Shiroe and Akatsuki about the history of 's and the  inside the deepest part of the Imperial Court.
 * Day 7, night. Feudal Lord-only meeting for  begins.
 * Day 8, morning~noon. Remote relay of  is held. Guessed the source of demi-human attacks to be . Requested reinforcements from <West Wing Brigade>.
 * Evening. Soujiro arrives at <Ancient Imperial Court of Eternal Ice>.
 * Night. Consultation of <Round Table> to join <League of Freedom Cities Eastal> begins.
 * Rayneshia decides to go to Akiba to get volunteer soldiers. Krusty, Rayneshia, Shiroe and Akatsuki are in Akiba.
 * After the meeting, Michitaka, Henrietta, Duke Sergead discuss the future relationship of the <Round Table> and the <League of Freedom Cities Eastal>.
 * Day 9, morning. Rayneshia makes a speech to appeal to <Adventurers> in Akiba to volunteer as soldiers.
 * Expedition force of more than 1200 lead by Krusty and organized by Shiroe depart.
 * Afternoon. Steam ship <Ocypete> arrived at Maihama carrying about 130 <Adventurers>. After that is to the port of Narashino.
 * Day 10, dawn. First strike of a 96 member battalion led by Krusty.
 * Dusk. Krusty and his battalion takes a break and joins Rayneshia for tea.
 * Dusk. Shiroe who is at <Midoraunto Equestrian Garden> receives telepathic communication from Minori.
 * Shiroe and Akatsuki fly to Minori on a <Griffin>. He writes the <Ceremonial Contract> while on the back of the <Griffin>.
 * Night. Battalion strikes at <Goblin>'s for the 2nd time.
 * Krusty crushes <Goblin General>.
 * After a week the expeditionary force returns to Akiba after defeating <Goblin General>.
 * Quest <Demon Festival of Suzakumon> triggered.

September
[Aorusoi] (Gaiden) [Town of Minami]
 * One month after siege of Sandleaf, a festival to celebrate the treaty of Maihama is held.
 * A great ball is held at hall of <Cinderella Castle>.
 * Kanami, Coppelia and Elias Hackblade run into Leonardo at <Abolished town of Tekeli>.
 * KR, using <Soul Possession> on a < Bai Ze > appears under Kanami.
 * Party of 4 and 1 animal starts off towards Yamato server.
 * Following a large river south, they reach a small village Sekekku.
 * Demon that causes epidemics afflict a young <Lander> boy with the properties of <Gnoll> and possesses him, who then attacks Kanami. Elias and Leonardo bring the boy under control and is treated by Coppelia.
 * Night. Leonard practices <Deadly Dance> on a large boulder in the outskirts of village by himself.
 * Same evening. <Lelang Wolf Calvary> reconnaissance group is attacked by a Black Dragon at <Columned Ruins of Tone Grave>.
 * Next morning. Leonardo learns the about current state of Yamato from KR.
 * Day 4 morning in the same village. Peddler Juuha arrives at Sekekku along with survivor of <Lelang Wolf Calvary> Chunruu.
 * Kanami's party decides to be the convoy escort of Juuha along with Chunruu.
 * 2 days later. <Lelang Wolf Calvary> legion troops led by guild master Zhu Huan raid <Columned Ruins of Tone Grave>. Wiped out in a few hours by the Black Dragon.
 * Evening, Chunruu gets news that legion raid was wiped out.
 * Night, KR spots the army of <Gnoll> heading towards Sekekku in a canyon to the northeast.
 * Kanami, Coppelia and Elias decide to go subdue the <Gnoll> even though Leonardo opposes to it. Juuha and Chunruu to to warn Sekekku.
 * Dawn, Leonardo decides to go along with Kanami's decision. KR regains his human form by using <Castling>.
 * KR summons a Red Dragon and heads off to <Columned Ruins of Tone Grave> carrying 2 people
 * Black Dragon carrying Rasphuia and Papus appears (they're both <Genius>'s).
 * KR releases <Contract> of Red Dragon. The Red Dragon regains its strength of <Garnet Dragon>(Level 90 Raid rank) and battles the Black Dragon.
 * Papus gets away after the fall, but Leonardo begins fighting Rasufia on the ground.
 * Kanami discovers Papasu and begins fight.
 * Leonardo uses his Overskill <Parallel Plot> to defeat Rasphuia. Kanami defeats Papus with the help of the others except KR.
 * KR visits headquarters of <Plant Hwyaden> using <Soul Possession> on a <Banshee>
 * KR is reunited with Kazuhiko and Indicus
 * KR joins <Plant Hwyaden>

October 2018

 * The Libra Festival occurs for three days.
 * Lord Marves attempts to sabotage the event to discredit both Rayneshia and the Round Table Alliance, but is foiled.
 * Nureha meets up with Shiroe after the conclusion of the Festival before returning to Minami.

November 2018

 * Shiroe and Naotsugu join Silver Sword in Susukino in order to beat the Abyssal Shaft raid.
 * Tetora, who was sent by Kazuhiko, joins the raid and later, Log Horizon. Demiqas is forced by William Massachusetts to go along.
 * Akatsuki, Rieze, Nazuna, and others fight against a Royal Guard named Enbart Nelles, who mysteriously acquired a sword possessed by a Raid Boss, Lugrius.
 * The flavor text of Takayama Misa's weapon, Calamity Hearts, causes both Krusty and her right arm to disappear.

January 2019

 * The Abyssal Shaft Raid Party returns, successful. Shiroe, Naotsugu, and Tetora return to Akihabara.

May 2019

 * Akihabara
 * The Shibuya Raid Team is formed to stop the attack by the Eternal Moths, and is successful.
 * Contact is made with Kanami's Party in China.


 * Maihama


 * China
 * Kanami's Party is still on the Chinese server.
 * Krusty is being taken care of in the mountains of the Chinese server, having lost his memories of the post-Catastrophe world.

July

 * <Round Table> receives letter from the Feudal Lord of the alliance <League of Freedom Cities Eastal>.

October

 * "Libra(Autumn) Festival" sponsored by <Production Guild Liaison Committee>.
 * Day 1 "Libra Festival", dusk. Shiroe, along with Akatsuki and Minori participated in cake buffet ran by <Danceteria>.
 * 12 whole cakes are given to the 3 of them as 'considerate' service. As a result, Shiroe is unable to finish them all and has to pay the price of 12 cakes.
 * Around 21:00. Akatuski and Shiroe relax on the terrace of their Guild Home. Minori sees this and notices the love Akatsuki has for Shiroe.
 * Day 2, morning. Minori visits Charasin of <Production Guild Liaison Committee> and offers her help.
 * Winter clothing exhibition and sale is held in Hall of Silver. <Crescent Moon Alliance> also participates.
 * Shiroe notices repeated occurrences of trouble in various places where products are displayed and sold, caused by <Lander> noble from <Hole Empire Westelande> which resembles a saturation attack.
 * Shiroe proposes that Soujirou and Soujirou's bodyguards form a patrol (more like a group date), as a result the troubles in various places are greatly decreased.
 * Evening dinner party. Marine transportation noble Lord Malves of <Holy Empire Westelande> arrives at <Water Maple Mansion>
 * Issue is solved by <Oceanic Systems> accepting all the cargo from the merchant ships, which is 500 tons at total capacity. Lord Malves is displeased and leaves.
 * Evening dinner party opened to the central square, <Adventurer>'s and <Lander>'s have a feast together to celebrate the prosperous business.
 * Shiroe and Minori have a talk have a talk while on a walkway on in the sky. Akatsuki eavesdrops on their conversation and realizes her own powerlessness and is overwhelmed mentally.
 * Day 3 (final day of Libra Festival), daytime. Shiroe goes with all the members of <Log Horizon> to look at the "Flea Market".
 * <Round Table Conference> holds a banquet at the end of the "Libra Festival" to celebrate it's success.
 * Night. Shiroe goes a designated meeting place to meet with Oshima who had been gathering information on <Holy Empire Westelande>.
 * Oshima isn't there, instead Shiroe is met by Nureha. Nureha solicts Shiroe to join <Plant Hwyaden>, and tells of her personal 'fictional' story.
 * Shiroe listens to her personal 'fictional' story, he refuses the invitation to join and remains as enemies with Nureha.

November
[Town of Akiba] [Akatsuki side] [Shiroe side] [Town of Minami]
 * Krusty leads 5 Legions North-East on an Expedition.
 * Akatsuki guards Rayneshia at the request of Shiroe. Guard details includes drinking tea with Rayneshia in the guest room of <Water Maple Mansion>.
 * Female members from <Crescent Moon Alliance>, <Roderick Firm> and <D.D.D> like Rieze join in on the tea parties.
 * Once away from Akiba, Shiroe and Naotsugu are brought to <Tear Stone Mountains> by Re Gun.
 * Upon arriving at Tear Stone, Shiroe, Naotsugu and Re Gun stay at a lodge at the base of the snowy mountains.
 * Shiroe fails negotiations with Kinjou. Kinjou tells him of a raid.
 * After the conference, Shiroe's party proceeds to examine the deepest parts of <Depths of Palm>.
 * Shiroe requests cooperation of <Silver Sword> in Susukino for the raid. William approves and participates with 20 members of <Silver Sword>.
 * During this, as Naotsugu and Re Gun gather the members they meet Tetra. Naotsugu invites Tetra to join them.
 * As Shiroe explains the details, Demikas intrudes <Silver Sword>'s Guild Hall. Demikas challenges Shiroe to a rematch.
 * When William prevents Demikas' challenge the atmosphere grows tense, Naotsugu arrives at the Guild Hall with Tetra.
 * William proposes to add Demikas as one of the members in order to fill out the party. Members for <Depth of Palm> raid are gathered.
 * They depart from Susukino the next day. They go down the underground tunnel of Raipot strait <Z539> which leads to <Depth of Palm>.
 * Ten seat conference is held.

December
[Expeditionary Force Side] [Akatsuki Side] [Shiroe Side]
 * One after expeditions start. Takayama Misa searches the outskirts of the <Goblin>'s village.
 * When returning to the village to report information gathered, Takayama Misa's weapon <Calamity Hearts> shows abnormal behavior.
 * <Calamity Hearts> shines red, and Krusty is swallowed in a vortex of light.
 * Murderer appears in Town of Akiba. There are 3 victims including Kyouko of <West Wind Brigade>.
 * Day 2 - 1 victim.
 * Day 3 - 5 victims.
 * Day 6 - <Honesty>'s search and capture patrols wiped out, <Round Table> raises caution.
 * 24 elite members of <West Wind Brigade> begin to patrol the city (4 parties with 6 members each).
 * Kinjou of the Kunie clan visits Rayneshia. Rayneshia is informed that a <Movable Armor> was stolen.
 * Akatsuki overhears Kinjou and Rayneshia's conversation and decides to sortie against the Murderer alone.
 * Evening of same day. Soujirou fights Murderer  Enbart Nelles . Soujirou is disadvantaged.
 * Akatsuki intrudes the battle between Soujirou and Enbart. Akatsuki & Soujirou vs Enbart, Akatsuki and Soujirou are defeated and die.
 * Akatsuki encounters Shiroe in <Mare Tranquillitatis>. A memory is offered to <Mare Tranquillitatis> with Shiroe.
 * Morning of the next day at <Water Maple Mansion>. Rayneshia personally tells Rieze her decision. Rayneshia and Rieze become friends.
 * Afternoon conference of <Rode Labs>. Roderick reports that the <Catastrophe> is not over.
 * Early afternoon. Akatsuki wakes up in the <Cathedral>. She seeks Rieze and Nazuna's cooperation.
 * Suppression party comprised of Water Maple Maidens' formed with Rieze in command, they plan to hunt down Enbart after 3 days. During this preparation time, training of <Overskill> takes place.
 * 3 days later at night. 24 <Adventurer>'s commences raid-like combat. Akatsuki comes into contact with Enbart.
 * Same time. Rayneshia makes the decision to cut off magic power from the magic circle providing defense to the Town of Akiba.
 * Akatsuki loses her sword in a desperate attack against Enbart, and is in danger with less than 5% HP.
 * Kawara acts as guerrilla unit during this time, Tatara of <Amenoma> hands <Haganemushi-Tatara> to Akatsuki.
 * Akatsuki makes contact with Enbart again. Guidance tatics are successful, Enbart's movement are sealed due to Rieze's magic.
 * <Sentou-Byakumaru> is destroyed and Enbart is defeated, Akatsuki and others win.
 * Pajama party into the afternoon, occupying Rayneshia's guest room and office.
 * Three weeks have passed since leaving Susukino, 2 bosses ( Vandemie of First Garden  and  Erureida of Fifth Garden .) killed, 7 Phantasmal-tier equipments have been obtained. The plan to clear the dungeon drags on.
 * After a break in the small room in <Abyssal Shaft>, battle with <Ruseato of Seventh Garden> commences.
 * During the battle with Ruseato, bosses <Ibura Habura of Third Garden> and <Tarutaurugar of Fourth Garden> from different fields appear. The 24 Raid members are annihilated due to the overwhelming difference in strength.
 * In the time between death and revival, Shiroe dreams of the real world. During the dream, he walks to the bench of his memories in his hometown.
 * He thinks back to the existence of others who he failed to support and cooperate with due to his nature, he makes up his mind to start over.
 * After the dream of the real world, Shiroe notices that he is in the 14th server zone, <Mare Tranquillitatis>. Even after thinking over the new information regarding "death" he was unable to come up with any proper conclusions regarding this new information.
 * Shiroe encounters Akatsuki in <Mare Tranquillitatis>. A memory is offered to <Mare Tranquillitatis> with Akatsuki.
 * William and others are revived at the entry of <Abyssal Shaft> raid. Many of the members are in despair and disheartened.
 * As Guild Master, Willliam gives a heartfelt speech to ignite the spirits within the hearts of his friends once again.
 * Shiroe uses his experience to consider future deployments and is struck with an idea for a strategy.
 * After a week of preparation, they have a rematch with Ruseato. They don't kill Ruseato, but instead they create an opening in a gate that leads to the area where Ibura Habura is.
 * They arrive in Ibura Habura's area, combat is initiated.
 * Tetra tells Naotsugu that she is joining <Log Horizon>.
 * Tarutauruga shows up in Ibura Habura's area. During the relentless battle where victory seemed like a possibility, shadow warriors created by Ruseato appear.
 * Demikas kites the shadow warriors around, while carrying Shiroe who is supporting.
 * Shiroe and Demikas begin argue with each other. Shiroe is left before the deepest part of the zone, while Demikas goes back to his post kiting shadow warriors.
 * After struggling to arrive at the Depths of Ninth Garden, Shiroe negotiates with Kinjou a second time.
 * William and others defeat Ibura Habura, Tarutaurugar and the shadow warriors, Shiroe's negotiations are successful, the zone is successfully cleared. Loot is shared.
 * The raid clearing force returns to Susukino. Upon arriving, Shiroe, Naotsugu and Tetra separate from <Silver Sword> and leave Akiba.
 * 4 Days after parting with William and the others, Shiroe arrives back in Akiba.

March

 * Minori and the younger group heads west to gather materials for <Dazaneg's Magic Bag>.
 * They perform in several villages and are popular with the Landers there.
 * When fighting off some monsters, they are nearly overwhelmed when Roe2 appears before them.
 * After bringing Roe2 to a nearby village, she agrees to accompany them in exchange for being called "big sister".