The traveler arrives in the Land of Adults on one day and comes across the main character from the series when she is 11 years old. During his stay at her parents' inn, he discovers a damaged motorcycle and collaborates with Kino to fix it. After repairing the vehicle, they give it the name Hermes.
After hearing about the operation Kino is about to undergo, he talks about how she should have more than one road in life. Soon after, when Kino is about to be murdered by her parents with the support of the whole town for daring to think about such taboo thoughts, Kino (original) steps in front of the knife, defending her and dying in the process. After Kino escapes with the help of Hermes, she decides to rename herself after her savior.