A first-person POV intimate interior shot from the protagonist's perspective, looking across a cracked wooden table in a dimly-lit abandoned stone tavern during late evening. A young boy with messy brown hair and large round wire-frame glasses sits opposite the viewer, his hands resting on the table with fingers hovering tensely near the blade of a black demon sword laid bare before him. He wears a faded brown traveler's tunic, and an oversized backpack sits slumped beside him on the wooden bench. On the table, a bent copper coin and a half-eaten loaf of stale bread lie near the sword, which casts faint red reflections onto the boy's lenses. In the background, a small oil lamp flickers, casting dancing shadows across the stone walls; through a greasy windowpane, the dark silhouettes of the royal capital's spires and the distant cathedral are faintly visible. The scene is rendered in an anime style with a moody blue-grey color palette, contrasted by sharp red accents emanating from the sword, creating a somber and atmospheric mood.