"Hah〜, can this get any worse?"
I sighed as I observed my classmates in complete terror upon what was happening. While this should scare anyone who is "normal", this didn't scare me. Of course, because I'm not normal.
Don't get me wrong, I was as surprised as the next person but I simply didn't show it, besides thanks to this event I had just escaped my morning beating. Speaking of which is Seiichi here?
I started gazing around when I saw him staring with a face full of anxiety and expectations. Knowing him, he was probably thinking he was a 'chosen one' by the gods and he was now the protagonist of a life of adventures and emotion, and that probably wasn't wrong.
My eyes kept staring at the different expressions from my classmates when my eyes landed on her... The beautiful, pure and innocent Sakura who I care so much about had teary eyes and looked incomparably scared.
I decided I needed to comfort her so I started to make my way towards her and just when I was about to call out to her I interrupted. A golden orb made out of the purest of lights suddenly manifested in front of all of us and remained floating in mid-air. No one dared to speak and we just stared at this holy object with curiosity.
Contrary to expectations, the orb suddenly began to release a brighter light than before and started morphing, taking a humanoid shape. In the blink of an eye, the orb had transformed into an absolute beauty. She had a large bust which caught all men's eyes, long cascading golden hair, a pair of bright blue eyes and pristine white wings. Wait... WINGS?!
Yes, such a beauty had emerged from an orb, but this girl had wings?! Was she an angel? Where were we? My thoughts kept racing at unprecedented speeds but they were halted at once when the beauty spoke with a charming voice.
"Welcome Heroes..."
I heard some clear gasps, whispering, and even some cheers. But seriously, US HEROES?! What is she even thinking... Do you know what these people do to me daily?! If these people are heroes, what will become of the world? She then continued speaking in her alluring yet cute voice:
"I apologize, but we have summoned you from your world... We are currently in need of heroes since our world is currently in chaos..."
She began to explain how her world was having a great war due to an evil existence, known as the Demon Emperor. How the war has caused civilization and progress to stall and as such, even though life has had the same amount of years to prosper as our world, it's development was similar to the middle ages. In contrast, the existence of magic and monsters was part of the world.
She then proceeded to say something which triggered many cheers and positive reactions.
"Of course, since we are sending you to a dangerous world in order to solve a world conflict we will give you blessings, powerful stats, and skills, and finally some basic knowledge and complete understanding of the world language."
As I have mentioned, this created an uproar, several people started cheering for their new life while others smiled at the news.
Then, a blond haired guy stepped forward and kneeled in front of the angel and exclaimed "Thank you, my Goddess", of course, this guy was none other than Seiichi Akiyama himself. "My Goddess, we will fulfill this heavenly duty you have bestowed upon us with great honor!" He would then kiss the angel's hand making her face glow slightly red from embarrassment.
'Is an angel really this easy to manipulate?' is what you may be thinking right now Well, yes and no. While this goddess does indeed look quite easy to score, remember Seiichi is an absolute bishounen with a glare that supposedly charms women.
I then saw Seiichi whisper something into the angel's ear, the angel for some reason was shocked but immediately after being caressed by Seiichi, simply nodded. I wonder what that was about...
"Ahem, Heroes now I will send you to the world "Estrea", please stay safe and enjoy your new lives!"
As she finished saying those words a blinding light similar to the one before appeared and started filling my field of vision once again.
'I have a bad feeling about this...' is the first thing that came to my mind when I saw Seiichi smirking maliciously at me before the light completely engulfed my field of vision.
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When my vision returned I was completely surprised at what was before me. It was a large audience hall, fitted with towering golden pillars, soft red-carpeted floor, and a carved marble ceiling depicting an ancient battle. It was one of the single, most beautiful sights I have ever witnessed.
Letting my eyes roam, I managed to see a silvery throne made out of what seemed to be platinum with different colored gemstones embedded all along the back and armrests. And of course, sitting on the throne was the person who seemed to be the king.
This person let out an aura of excellence, he had gray hair befitting of a person his age, yet he had a tough build and was incredibly tall. Just sitting down I can probably estimate he is about 6.4 ft tall!
While I am still observing him, he stands up from his throne and directs his attention to us. The towering monarch then begins:
"Welcome heroes, we have summoned you according to our great Angel-sama's wishes. You should already know what you have been summoned for so we will not waste any time." As he said so, nobody spoke. He was truly befitted to be a ruler with the noble aura he emitted.
"Before proceeding, however, introductions are due. First of all, my name is King Nicholas Dilanius the second and I am the king of this kingdom, the Everidian Kingdom. Now to present my two daughters..." As he said that two beautiful white-haired girls entered our sights from behind the throne. "This older girl right here is my daughter Emily, she will be training those fit for close combat and swordsmanship." He claimed with a proud tone before turning to a smaller version of his daughter. "This right here is Lily, she will be training those who are talented with magic, taming or enchanting."
While I was impressed with the fact that those two young girls being able to train us in magic and swordsmanship, others were impressed at other... things, the absolute beauties the princesses were.
Perhaps sensing some of the lustful glares being sent at his two daughters by the group of immature heroes the king then proclaimed:
"As you know this world has a status system embedded in it, please open your status and name your stats, class, affinities, and skills in order to separate you into training groups."
Due to the basic knowledge that the angel gave us, I naturally thought of the word status in my head and a window showed up in front of me:
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Name: Reiki Ishida
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Race: Human
Class: -
Lvl: 1
HP: 10/10
MP: 0/0
STR: 5
DEF: 5
SPD: 5
MRES: 5
Skills: [???]
Affinities: -
Titles: , [Other worldly Hero], [Affinity-Less], [Girlish Boy], [Skill-less], [Magic-less]
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What?
Is this a joke?
Staring at my screen dumbfounded, I thought, how can this be 'powerful stats and skills' like the angel mentioned?! Where are my powers?!?
As I was falling in desperation, I managed to make out Seiichi's face smirking once more towards me.
He did this...
That's why he was whispering to the angel...
While I was caught in thought, Seiichi stepped forward and exclaimed to the King:
"Honourable king, I am Seiichi Akiyama, all of my stats are around the 500 range and my class is [Heavenly Hero]. I also seem to have affinities for the holy, fire and wind attributes and I have several skills!"
The king was taken aback by Seiichi's claim and then confidently said:
"Hou〜, I was expecting summoned heroes to be strong, but this is beyond my expectations!"
With his praise being over, Seiichi turned towards me with a smug look on his face. I was irritated angered, and frustrated, yet I didn't show it. 'I will find a way to solve this...' is all I could think. With me stuck in my thoughts people began conveying their stats, classes, and skills to the king. Most of my classmates had average stats of around 300, 1 affinity and around 3 skills. I, on the other hand, had none.
Right now there were only 2 people who hadn't conveyed their information. Sakura and I. But just as I was about to reach for Sakura, she began to speak softly:
"I-I am Sa-Sakura Kaneshiro, King-sama... I-I have all of my stats a-around 400, my cl-cl-class is [Grand Sage], I have affinities for the Wi-Wind and Holy attributes and I-I have several skills"
Everyone was shocked at her words including me. It was surprising to see the second strongest hero speaking in such a soft tone while fidgeting, it was a sight to behold. However, the king then snapped the trance we had all been sent to with the following words:
"Thank you, little girl, you are quite strong, you know? You should be more confident in yourself"
With that Sakura gave a quick bow and got out of the middle, now I was the only one left and the king turned to me.
"Now hero. you are the last one remaining, please tell us your powers..."