"Sigh... I want to go back in my real world.", I don't think I can do this.
The next day, after the incident, Risa came to the store in disguised-- I think it's unreasonable for a princess to go in a beerhouse, right? I think she wants to talk to me regarding on her offer. --Actually when I accepted it, I didn't think it through. Seriously, I really need to die to acquire superpowers?
Risa and I decided to meet at the back after my work. So time passed, Risa came back in disguised. So we meet at the back. Risa took off her disguise and thanked me for what I did on that incident.
"Thank you for saving me.", she said it in a soft voice, with eyes that's shining like a star-- How cute is this princess?
But suddenly, her personality changed. "Ok, now that you accepted my offer. You'll become my servant."
" Wait a minute, "What do you mean by servant?!" I shouted. She told me that it was a slipped of her tongue and she mean it as to become a knight of the kingdom.
She said that I can't refuse her offer.-- She said it like a five-year old who wants an ice cream.
"Don't forget that you need to take responsibility on what you did to me that day." she said it like a maiden in love.
Wait, "Responsibility? What responsibility?". Risa punched me in the face. "You touched my chest and kissed me twice to be exact! I'm a princess you know that?".
How am I supposed to forget that? Kissing those lovely lips of her can make any guy jealous-- Well except for her chest which is a little downfor. *Risa punched me again irritated for no reason.
I asked her what's the reason of me being reincarnated here. She told me that for years, she goes to different world looking for someone who will save them one day.
Now that I think about what she said before the incident, I'm the first person who has been reincarnated by her.-- the first one that didn't died to be exact.
I asked again what is the reason why she needs to reincarnate someone. Risa told me that her father always tells her a story. A story where a hero from another world will come and save those in danger. A hero who will save a princess in trouble. --Just like in her situation right now.
As she grew up, she learned how to use magic and how to go in different world. She goes in to different places to look for someone who will save them one day. She told me that only those who died in their real world can reincarnate. Trying and trying to bring someone but she failed-- all of them died because of that hyperspeed-whatsoever, I think.
After going from places to places, trying and trying, she met me in my real world. She was shocked on what I did.
"I finally meet you." that's what she said while crying in tears.
As I hear her story, Risa keeps on going to a different world hoping that someone is right behind her, but all of it failed. I don't even know what to tell her.
I can't back down anymore, or rather It's hard to refuse. Looking at her eyes on that day, it made me feel that this girl does really need some help. That beast-- rather demon, is really dangerous.
What if another one showed up? Who will be there to save her? So I have made up my mind, that I will protect her and save this world no matter what. So I confidentally introduced myself-- honestly, I forgot to do it on the incident.
"My name is Rubi Red. From now on, I will be the hero from your stories.". Risa is so happy after she heard that.
Suddenly some guards in patrol came, making Risa hide. But there's no place to hide. She suddenly hugged me so the guards mislead us as couples.
Risa walks away blushing, with her ears are turning red. Then she smiled at me and said "I finally meet you. My hero!".
Risa tripped over and fell. She suddenly looked at me embarrassed and then ran away.-- I can't help but to think, that the clumsiness of this girl really suits her.
In order to fulfill my duty to Risa, I need to get stronger. That's my plan. To achieve that, I need to become an adventurer to be stronger.
I told Rei last night that I'll become an adventurer. He told me that I need some weapons and equipments. Most of all, I need to register as one, he said.
"Weapons and equipments, huh?". Rei lends me some money. I gratefully accepted it and promise to pay it back some time in return.
"*Beep *Beep *Beep *Beep.".
My phone alarm wakes me up. So I prepared myself to go to the guild. As I open my door, everything turned black. It feels like I'm sleeping again face down in a soft pillow. As I step back, It's actually Ria's chest. As expected, I've been knocked out by her slap.
Ria told me that she's supposed to wake me because her father told her, but that incident happened. As I go out, Ria chased me and said that I forgot something.
"You forgot your lunch. Idiot!" She said.-- How considerate. This is what my future wife should be.
"Thank you very much. I'll be back later!".
Ria waved and smiled at me as I go.-- That's what a perfect wife should be.
I searched the location of the guild in my phone.-- It's actually a little far. As I look around, I saw different races. Demi-humans, dwarves and elves, who are supposed to be mythical creatures in my real world but actually exists here.
After a half of an hour of walking, my phone vibrates. Finally, "You reached your destination!". As I go inside, adventurers are all over the place, with their swords, shields, bows-- As expected in adventurers. So I go to the registrar and registered myself. The processes are ain't much complicated-- Just some signing and fees for register.
Finally, one of my objective is done, "I'm an adventurer now.". Now that I'm an adventurer, I can do some quests now. So I looked some and then I found a "Slime killing" quest-- Slimes aren't strong right? I should start with something weak.
When I picked the quest, some adventurers looked at me. I ignored them and gave the quest in the registrar. I don't really know why are the stuffs are looking at me with pity eyes too-- I'm really sorry if I picked the weakest quest, okay?
Now that I registered myself and get me a quest, I forgot to buy a weapon.
As I go in the market, someone bumped me while another one shouted, "Thief! Thief! Someone catch that thief!". So I ran and chase the thief.
Even though it's exhausting, I finally catched the thief. I can't believe my eyes, it's actually a little girl with ears and a tail of a dog. -- A demi-human to be exact.
I told her that stealing is bad. The girl cried and apologized. She said that she couldn't helped it. That's the only way that she could do because she's really hungry. Looking at the girl, she really looks hungry and homeless.
My phone suddenly vibrates again, it tells me only her race. I think that this girl doesn't have a name. So I tried to ask her name but she said that she doesn't have one.
"What about I call you 'Maya'?". The girl looks very happy. She gratefully accepted it.
My phone vibrates again and tells me, "Maya".
So Maya and I made an agreement, that she will never steal again and will apogize to the owner, in exchange that I will treat her something to eat.
After I bought a weapon-- A sword, I treated Maya something to eat as promised. As for me, I ate the lunch that Ria gave to me. It's really delicious!
I asked Maya where she lived and she said nowhere. She doesn't have any. She lives in the street, all alone.
I asked Maya if she wants some place to stay but I told her that she needs to work there in exchange. Maya joyfully accepted it.
So I took Maya back in the beerhouse and introduced her to Rei and Ria. I explained the situation of Maya. Ria cried in tears while looking at Maya. "How could a cute one like you lives in the street?". Rei and Ria accepted Maya.
"Alright! I'll be going now.". I need to do the quest and get stronger.
After few minutes of walking outside the kingdom, my phone vibrates, "You reached the forest!". I finally reached it. I looked around the forest to look for slimes but suddenly someone shouted, "Help! Somebody!". So I rushed to where the voice is coming from but I can't find it.
My phone suddenly vibrates and tells me, "Elvina". So I looked at it in the map, there I saw the name. So I ran as fast as I can, and then I saw an elf-- You know, the ones with long-ears and magics.
I asked her what's wrong and she said that a slime is trying to attack her.-- Slime, huh?
I asked her, "Slimes are the weakest monsters right?".
"Are you an idiot?! Slimes are very powerful!." She yelled at me in the face.
*Beep, *Beep, *Beep.
My phone vibrates again, it tells me, "Acid Slime."-- What's with that dangerous name?!
Suddenly, trees are falling, bushes are rustling, then comes a 10-foot slime. Now that I remembered, those guys in the guild looked at me with pity eyes because the quest that I took is super hard-- Actually, it meant as goodbye to them.
My phone vibrates again, and tells, "Acid Spit Incoming!.". The slime aimed it at Elvina. I pushed Elvina away of harm. As for me, the acid hits me. My flesh and bones are melting. My body is crumbling and making Elvina scream.-- Ofcourse, seeing someone melts is so horrible.
But as expected, a few seconds later, I'm back to normal. Elvina leaves speechless. As for me, I think that fire is very effective against slimes. So I used "Fireball"-- Much bigger than the last one, and made the slime evaporated. I then used the sword to destroy it's source.
"Acid Spit, Acquired!" I learned another skill. The fight is over. Elvina is unharmed but she couldn't believe on what happened.
"I saw you died. How?!" She is really confused. So I explained to her that I'm from not here and she didn't actually believed me.-- I won't believe in myself either.
But that's that. Elvina is safe.
"Thank you for saving me!" She said it with a sweet voice. I asked Elvina why does she in the forest. She told me that she's an adventurer. She is looking something important in order to save her mother.
"Where's your mother?" I asked. She told me that her mother is sick. She needs to find a way to cure her. She told me that the slime is really unexpected.
"My name is Rubi. Let me help you save your mother." I stood up in front of Elvina's face. Elvina's face turns red.-- Her ears turn red too, it's so cute.
Elvina cried because there's no one else that she could relied on. She is very thankful that she met me. "I'm Elvina. You can call me Elvie." Elvie accepted my help with an angel-like smile.
"You can count on me" After I introduced myself, I suddenly slipped at the remains of the slime's acid. Then the acid hits her clothes. Causing Elvie's clothes to melt. Looking at her, she is really beautiful-- As expected for an elf. Her face is really cute, it matches her blond long hair.-- And her chest is bigger than Ria's.
"I'm really sor--". Didn't actually finished it again. Like the same incidents, Elvie slapped me in the face.
The day ended. I promised Elvie that I will help her. I met a new person who needed some help. My life as an adventurer has began. and my life as a hero continues.