Bang!

A sound of a gunshot echoed inside the bank as a masked man entered.

"This is a robbery! I am robbing the bank!" Roy, masked in black that on his eyes could be seen. He shouted with all his might.

"Now! Except you, missy... everyone! Men on the right and women on the left! Get on the ground! If you don't want to die, get on the f*cking ground!"

Although he was robbing a bank, Roy was not anxious at all.

"Call the police if you want! I don't care, just pack up the money and let me leave!"

"Hey, I told you! Get on the f*cking ground already!" Roy was not even surprised as someone wanted to play the hero and charge at him.

Tapping the muscle of the gun on the man's head, Roy said slowly.

"On the ground. Oh, you don't want to?"

The man shook his head, clearly terrified but he felt like Roy did not dare kill him. Which was a huge mistake!

"Then die..." Casually pulling the trigger, the man's head spat out blood and finally went on the ground.

"Now, don't try to play hero here! Even if you want to, make sure you have the ability to cut off my arm or disarm a f*cking bomb!" Unzipping his unusually huge coat that made him look a little fat, Roy revealed a bomb strapped around his stomach.

A digital time ticked on.

00:18:21

"Now missy, quickly pack my money..."

"O-Okay!" The missy was in tears as she quickly packed the millions in the bag.

"Oh, they are here already?"

It did not take long before everyone heard the sound of sirens.

However, since the police already knew that the robber had a gun, they did not dare to easily charge.

It only took a minute and a half for the woman to finish packing all the cash in the bag.

"Thank you, missy. I'll be taking my leave then! However, you have to leave with me. Don't worry, I won't hurt you, this guy is just an idiot, he wanted to die so badly." Roy casually kicked the corpse of the man he just shot earlier.

Although the woman was already in tears, she still followed his orders and went to Roy's embrace. He planted the muzzle of his gun on her cheek making her tremble from fear even more.

"Don't worry, if you die, it would be the police that shot you or this baby here in my belly." Roy chuckled and he led the woman to the door.

When they opened the door, the woman immediately screamed.

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot! He has a bomb!"

The police aiming their guns at their heads immediately flinched.

"Haha, good job missy. That's right! I have a bomb! You can just let me go, and I won't hurt this missy or we can all go boom here! Your choice! Well, you can also snipe me in the head if you are confident in finding the other bomb in less than 20 minutes, haha!"

Earlier, Roy had his subordinate among the people in the bank plant another bomb in the CR and set the timer for 30 minutes.

He showed a detonator on his left hand.

As expected, he was eventually let go and he entered the car. Of course, he did not forget to tell the police the location of the other bomb. He also labeled the wire to be cut. If they did not believe him, then up to them to wait for the bomb squad.

Hitting the girl unconscious, Roy removed his masked and took a breather.

He was a middle-aged man, aging about 35-40. his face clean and was quite handsome. Although his beard and was shaved, the darker shade of the shaved facial hears still added charm to his handsome face and angular jaws.

However, young and handsome as may look, he was, in fact, a 49-year-old man already reaching his fifties.

"Man, wearing a mask is really stuffy."

Just as they were on the road and Roy was already imagining what he would spend the money on, a shining magic circle suddenly appeared above his head and he disappeared.

The car immediately crashed on the railings leaving the woman to faint from the impact.

But this incident also started the mystery of the Bank Robbery and the mysterious bank robber who mysteriously disappeared without taking his bag of money.

...

"Huh? Where am I?!" Roy immediately pulled out his Glock 19 and instantly aimed it at the head of the unfamiliar but beautiful woman 2 meters away from him.

However, unknown to him, his facial features that originally looked that of a middle-aged man looked young. It was as if he became a 25-year-old man again.

He already looked young, to begin with, so his physique did not really change much, but it still boosted his manly charm.

"Who are you!" Although Roy was ready to pull the trigger, he also noticed that aside from the woman, there were two other people dressed in shining golden armor.

'Well that looks expensive!' was his immediate thought but he was still very cautious as the two knights in shining armor clenched the handle of their heavy-looking swords.

"Please don't be alarmed, our Hero! My name is Revy, the one who summoned you here." With a grand 90 degrees bow, the woman introduced herself.

She was dressed in a white robe that concealed all except her head but with Roy's discerning eyes, he could tell that the woman also had a great figure.

"Hero? What do you mean? Better come up with an explanation or I am gonna blow your head off!" Roy said coldly, ready to pull the trigger anytime.

"You dare insult Her Highness, the Princess?!" The two nights immediately drew their swords wanting to charge but was stopped with a wave of the so-called princess's hand.

Roy nearly shot the knights in the head but managed to stop himself.

"Please excuse their rudeness, Hero! Rest assured that we will provide you with an explanation. Please follow me." Princess Revy gestured with a gentle smile.

Cautious as he was, Roy still followed the young lady. On of the knights run beside the princess to protect her and the other one also followed behind, ready to make a move on Roy if he did something.

"Please rest assured that we won't hurt you. I apologize for suddenly summoning you here, but our kingdom needs your help! The Demon King is going to awaken soon and only the hero is capable of defeating the Demon King!"

Princess Revy slowed down and looked at Roy with pleading eyes. However, Roy just stared at her indifferently. He was already convinced that he was in another world from the moment he heard he was summoned.

He may have been a wanted criminal on Earth, but it did not change the fact that he had watched and read some anime and manga as his past time when he had nothing to do.

His experience already allowed him to have good judgment.

It was proven when he was calm even though he was met with a new scene that may have been unbelievable and shocking to other people.

"Hey, you have been calling me Hero for a while now, can you stop doing that! My name is Roy and not Hero!" Roy stated sternly.

"So your name is Roy, Hero. Allow me to introduce myself again. I am Revy Blackthorn, the Third Princess of the Kingdom of Blackland as well as a priest in the Holy Church of Light!" The young princess gave another grand bow.

'Why is it all Black?' Roy's inner thoughts.

Of course, he did not really care and just thought that it sounded lame.

"Is that so? But why me? Why the hell did you summon me? I was in the middle of something significant!" Angry as he was, Roy was still helpless.

"Huh~ I am really sorry, Hero! It's because the summoning is actually random. I am really sorry..." Princess Revy did not stop apologizing which displeased the 2 knights even more. However, they did not show any dissatisfaction.

"Random? Doesn't that mean that there was a huge possibility of summoning a disabled person, isn't that so?" Roy felt aggrieved that he was actually picked among the more than 7 billion people on Earth.

It was his greatest heist in a long time, yet he was actually robbed of the time to spend the money?! As pissed as he was, Roy was also helpless.

"That's why I am also thankful that our luck is quite good this time. The last time the Kingdom tried to summon a Hero, they took 4 tries before they summoned a capable one." The princess replied.

Hearing that, Roy was filled with hope.

"Is that so? Does that mean you can summon another one just like me? If you can then please turn me back!"

"Eh? What do you mean?" Princess Revy's face suddenly turned pale as worry flash in her eyes, but it vanished the moment it appeared.

But of course, it did not escape Roy's experienced eyes.

"Since you can summon another one, then, can't you just return me back? Surely, you can summon me, so you should also be able to return me right?" He asked calmly with a calm smile.

"Unfortunately, I can't do that. Summoning Heroes from another world requires a huge amount of resources, and Reverse Summoning requires an even greater price. If you really want to go back, you will have to obtain a Space-Time item, a powerful one at that." The young princess replied.

"Is that so?" Roy still had the same gentle and calm smile, but anyone who knew him could probably tell that he was really pissed.

"I'm afraid so." Seeing how calm his face was, the princess did not know what to do. It was really hard to read the expression of this man. It made her somewhat relieved but was also a little scared at the same time.

"So right now, I assume that we should be meeting the king right?" After being summoned, meeting the king should be the next, right?!

"No, sir. We are actually meeting His Holiness, the Pope. His Holiness has poor health, he can't leave the Healing Room or else His Holiness health might get worse. Ah! I forgot to mention.

"Since you are a Hero, there should be no need for us to use the Status Device to check your Stats. According to the Pope, you can just say Status out loud and something will appear."

Roy guessed as much. The hell man, isekai really has some stereotypical scenes.

With a little bit of anticipation, Roy shouted.

"Status!"

Immediately, a semi-transparent screen that resembled a monitor appeared in front of him.

Name: Roy Vinson

Title: Hero(or not?)

Level: 1 (Exp Boost: 1000%)

Exp: 0/100

Skills: None (Available Skill Slots: 12)

Mana: 1000/1000 (+1000 per level)

'What stats! Looks like I really am a Hero. Oh? They can't see it? Interesting. Looks like I have to use it as an advantage. Judging by how slow the time bomb is ticking, the time here should be a little over 2 times slower than Earth. With ten more minutes before exploding, then it should take a little over 20 minutes before detonation.

'This woman here should be concealing some truths. If things were to go south, then we can all just go boom! People from churches are not really trustworthy!'

Roy knew that his Exp Boost alone was enough to shock many. An Exp Gain 10 times more than normal. Meaning he would level up 10 times faster. It m's basically a cheat. He did not know about the skills, but that 1000 Mana, Roy did not even learn about mana yet he has already that large amount.

They walked as they talked, and before long, they stopped in front of a huge pair of golden doors guarded by 2 knights in golden armor.

They opened the door revealing a large green room filled with vegetation. The young princess gestured Roy to enter. The two guards that accompanied them did not dare follow.

The walls of the room were climbed by vines with an extremely healthy green color. A small garden filled with unknown plants was beside a small hut. And the ground was covered with green grass. Besides the small wooden hut was a small wooden chair covered clothes and pillows to cushion the old man sitting on it.

The old man looked extremely frail that a gust of wind could send him to meet the God of Light. Just like Princess Revy, he also wore a white robe that covered his entire body except for his head. And if he wasn't leaning on the chair, Roy was sure that the old man was a hunchback as there was a short cane that did not match the old man's height positioned for the old man to reach it beside his chair.

Despite all these, what really shocked Roy was the flow of time. When he sneakily glanced at the timer of his time bomb, he found out that it was actually 5 times slower than the time on Earth. Furthermore, he felt quite refreshed for some reason. It was frightening!

To think that this chamber had a slower time. If this appeared on Earth, it would surely cause a war.

It looks like the time bomb's explosion would extend even more.

"Your Holiness, I apologize for disturbing your rest. I have brought the Hero." Priest Revy kneeled on one knee and lowered her head.

"Hero? Ah! Hero! Finally, you have succeeded?!" The old man who had his eyes closed actually sprung up from his seat.

He quickly noticed Roy staring at him.

"Hero! You really are a Hero!" The frail-looking old man earlier disappeared. The old man energetically grabbed his cane and walked in front of Roy.

He looked like an old lady wearing a skirt as his robes were loose.

The old man's smile looked gentle and encompassing like the ocean. It gave Roy chills just looking at him.

"As expected of a Hero, you are really loved by the Elements! Even the Light Mana loves you!" The Pope exclaimed as he energetically went around Roy.

"You are the pope?!" The smile was still plastered on Roy's lips as he asked loudly.

"That's right! I get that you want to go back, and I also know that it's our fault that you got summoned here. But this time, humanity is really facing a future of certain doom! The Demon King and his 12 Apostles are going to wake up soon, and unlike the previous times, this time, the Demon King is going to be stronger than ever! We, humanity is really facing a huge calamity..." The Pope's voice kept getting lower and lower as he spoke.

"Demon King? Sure I can help you. But why should I? What benefits can you give me?" As pissed as he was, Roy held himself from putting a bullet in the Pope's forehead.

That heist, it was a heist he perfectly planned. After becoming a boss of the criminal organization, his work merely consisted of paper and commanding his subordinates.

The thrill he experienced in his younger years as a criminal with adrenaline to spare became a memory of the past.

Sure, he received money just sitting on a chair behind the desk, but he felt like his criminal life lost its colors. He wanted to experience the thrill of working on the field again.

Finally, after a long time, Roy was able to schedule a time for his Bank Robbery. The thrill he experienced that was hidden by his calm facade made him feel refreshed and even more alive.

He thought about the future. He thought about how the police would work hard to catch him. He thought about how the family of the man he killed would come searching for him for the sake of revenge.

He thought about how to spend the millions with his one and only accomplice that helped him prepare his escape car and plant that bomb.

He thought about his satisfying future. Yet in a single flash, all of that dreams were lost, sent into the gutter.

Roy was pissed, really pissed. It is really a miracle that the old man standing before him is not already bleeding on the ground.

But he knew that he was helpless in this situation. He knew that he probably won't be able to return, if his guess was correct, then the church should have no more resources to summon another Hero. Let alone returning him with Reverse Summoning that requires even more resources.

So he had to act right. Who knows, this old Pope might be extremely powerful that he could crush Roy with a single thought if he got labeled as evil and be purged in the name of god?

"I have worked hard my whole life only to get my efforts wasted by you! So why should I help you? What benefits can you give me?" Roy added since the Pope did not answer.

"Young man, we have indeed wronged you by summoning you here, but you coming here is already a huge benefit on its own. Here, you can live longer as you get stronger. Unlike your world, this world is blessed with infinite energy. You can obtain power here, in fact, one can even potentially become a god.

"As a man, as a human being, I know that you have desires. If you didn't, sure you would not have worked hard as you told us.

"Be it power, wealth, women and your other desires, this world has much more to offer. And I know that you know you probably won't be able to return to your previous world, but it is just because we don't have enough resources.

"If you really want to return to your world, then sure, we can do that. But I won't allow it! We currently don't even have enough resources to summon another Hero, let alone send you back. So if you really want to go back home, you can either wait for another 2-3 years. Or you can also get stronger and wield enough power to be able to activate a Space-Time Treasure.

"Or you can work with us to defeat the Demon King. We will provide you with help to get stronger as fast as you can and you seal the Demon King for us.

"Not a bad deal, right?"

The Pope offered with his gentle and encompassing smile.

"Indeed. From your words, the Demon King only needs to be sealed, right? And if one can really become a god, then why do you need to summon a Hero? Don't tell me that the people here are weak?" Roy asked. It was a fact that confused him.

"You sure know how to pay attention to details. Until 2000 years ago, we were able to produce someone capable of being recognized by the God of Light, Azeroth as a Hero. But after the Great War, this world was no longer able to produce a single Hero.

"The Demon King possesses incredible power, it is said that he is close to becoming a god. All the Heroes before you was only able to seal the Demon King, unable to kill him.

"Perhaps it is a Divine Punishment, but thankfully, the previous Pope was finally able to find a solution, to summon Heroes from another world. He dedicated his life to creating the Hero Summoning Platform. Since then the Hero Summoning Platform was deemed as the Divine Treasure of Humanity.

"Because unlike Space-Time Treasures, the Hero Summoning Platform is capable of Summoning and Reverse Summoning with enough resources. While Space-Time Treasures needs enough Energy and Comprehension of Space-Time Laws to have the power to wield it.

"That means you are still incapable of even feeding a Space-Time Treasure enough energy to activate, let alone be capable of comprehending Space and Time Laws. You are weak, that's a fact. If it was the King you met, you won't even have the power to negotiate with him. So I suggest you work with us, get the support of the Kingdom and the Church and purge the Demon King. How about it?"

The Pope offered again.

Roy knew that the Pope was telling the truth. It was already enough that he was given a choice.

"Okay, I agree to work with you. However, what is so important about this Hero thing. Isn't it just a title?" Roy agreed. However, there were still many questions in his head.

"Hero... It is indeed just a title, but that title alone holds great power. Anyone who is not a Hero cannot wield the Holy Sword. The only weapon that has the power to wound the Demon King. Having the Title of a Hero is equivalent to being acknowledged by the God of Light, Azeroth.

"I forgot, let me introduce myself. I am Lorith Stein II, the 15th Pope of the Church of Light. Nice to meet you." The old Pope introduced himself.

"Roy Vinson, nice to meet you." Seeing as the Pope did not reach out for a handshake, Roy did not bother.

"Well, Priest Revy, why don't you write us a contract since we made a deal with our friend, Roy." The Pope went back to his small wooden chair and slumped down. He looked quite exhausted after talking for nearly 10 minutes.

"Right away, Your Holiness." With that, Priest Revy bowed and exited the Healing Chamber.

"While we wait, why don't you introduce your Status to me. I have met 10 Heroes in my whole life and I can't help but be shocked each time one appears with their ridiculous stats." (The Pope)

"Please wait a moment, I have to disarm this baby of mine or we might actually go boom!" Roy cautiously unzipped his Large coat and slowly removed his strapped time bomb from his stomach. His back also had 5 fully loaded magazines and a combat knife.

He took out the knife concealed by his large coat and cut a single wire. The time bomb was finally disarmed. Of course, he can again rearm it if he really wants to. He also finally put his gun on the holster behind his back.

"Oh, what's that. I can't sense any from it but I can certainly tell that it is dangerous." The pope squinted his eyes as his interest was piqued.

"Just something that can make things go boom." With a shrug, Roy sat on the comfy grass-covered ground. He felt refreshed having removed the burden.

"Of all the Heroes I've met, the highest Exp Boost was 1,200%. 12 times faster than normal. The most skill slot was 9. If only we could produce such talents, we wouldn't have to summon you." The Pope sighed in amazement as he recalled the memories.

"How about Mana? What's the highest?" (Roy)

"Mana? How can they have Mana when they did not even learn how to absorb it? Wait... Don't tell me you... you have Mana?!" The Pope was again shocked, wide-eyed.

"No," Roy replied flatly with a hint that he was lying.

"Ay, you had me excited for nothing. So tell me, what your Stats are."

"Well, I have 1000% Exp Boost and 12 Skill Slots."

"Good! 12 skill slots and 1000%. That is very good. 12 skill slots! You really are a very blessed, young man. Those 12 skill slots are very special.

"Every skill you put in those slots will have their consumption halved. Be it Mana or another required energy, those will be halved! Incredible!" The Pope could not help exclaiming.

Such godly effects were really something to be jealous about. There are skills that needed life as a cost, so half was really incredible.

After 10 minutes, Priest Revy finally returned with a not so ordinary-looking paper. In it was a contract already signed by the King with his blood and only need the Pope's and Roy's to activate.

The two dripped their blood and Roy could feel a certain power bind them with the contract.

The contract let Roy, the Church of Light and the Kingdom of Blackland to work together and never betray each other. The Church and the Kingdom will give full support and Roy will seal the Demon King.

With the God of Light, Azeroth as a witness, we, Alexander Blackthorn, the Ruler of the Kingdom of Blackland, Lorith Stein II, Pope of the Church of Light, and Roy Vinson, the Summoned Hero swear an oath to never break the promise. Failure to keep to the contract will lead to the destruction of both body and soul!

"Now that we have formed a contract, then it is about time you learn some skills." The Pope grinned. "Priest Revy, lead our young friend to the Hero's Chamber."