Some students start murmuring the word 'status' repeatedly. The girls who were bawling their eyes out have changed their expressions and are now nervously reciting the same. They look a bit excited now.
As I was standing in the back, I wondered if saying "Status" make that screen appear once again or not. I recited the word and the same grey-transparent screen flashed in front of me. Seeing me mutter the word, Akane-san too recited the word beside me. The Apostle behind us didn't seem to care.
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NAME: Ren Itsuki
AGE: 17
SEX: Male
RACE: HIGH HUMAN
ORIGIN: EARTH-818
TITLE: A not Summoned One*
LEVEL: 1
PHYSICAL STATS :
HP: 6/6
MP: 10/10
STR: 0
DEX: 1
DEF: 0
AGI: 1
LUCK: not defined
ABNORMAL STATE: none
SKILLS:
Disintegration lvl 1*
BLESSINGS:
Linguistics*(i)
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'What the hell is up with the Title? It's telling the truth... but still, it should've been the Reincarnated One, I guess? That would've been more accurate. Race is High Human? Can't say I'm that familiar with this race...'
'Hm, my stats look fine for a level one beginner, luck is not defined, huh. At least HP should be above or equal to 100... heh, maybe it's just average beginner stats of every new playe.. uh.. 'HERO'. Oh! My origin world is Earth-818, huh. The goddess called my old classmates from Earth-818 and this world was referred to as Earth-01Z. Did it consider my old world as my origin world? So, it knows that I am a reincarnated person, huh....'
'Woah!! My skill! fucking finally! I got to see my skill's name!'
'Disintegration, eh. I wonder how it works?'
"Ooohhh! this is just like a game "
"I know, right! Fanteworld Online has the same kind of status screen!"
"Heck yeah! Another world! the heroes have arrived to save the day!"
"Wooot! I'm so fucking excited to kill a monster! Just you wait, Sakamoto-kun. I'm beating you in kill counts! Hahaha!", such were the reactions of those "classmates".
'Hm? What is this star mark above the skill and blessing? Should I touch it?'
As I was going to touch the star mark, Goddess Helastia clapped her delicate hands, getting our attention. I turned my head back to her.
"Now~ Since all of you have a different amount of strength and growth rate. It is not wise to plan a uniform training regime for all of you. Therefore, we shall grade you in Appraisal Pond and thus, determine your unique training methods."
"Um.., w-what is t-this training regime you s-speak of?" asked a girl with shoulder-length blonde hair.
'Ah! I remember her! She is Aoi Sano. She was the class rep, if remember correctly.'
She seemed oddly silent all this time. If it was any usual day, she would shout her lungs out to get everyone in line.
'Seems like the summoning stirred her mind.'
'But... it felt like she was invisible just now. It felt like she came out of nowhere....'
"Hmm? Oh!~ that will be decided by your instructors. Your instructors are the Apostles themselves."
'Heh!.. looks like the Goddess didn't notice her too.'
"Now, we shall depart to the Appraisal Pond."
Saying so, the Goddess pointed her arm in a random direction and opened the same kind of cloudy bluish-black portal.
Everyone was bewildered to see a portal forming in front of them. The Goddess asked to follow her, they were reluctant to enter something so eerie looking but Goddess Helastia assured them that it was alright.
"Now~ everyone, follow me inside!"
When the Goddess turned, I felt a tiny tinge in my heart...
'I don't want her to go...'
'Is this what you call love at first sight...?'
I noticed that her waist was quite thin, glorifying her wide ass and juicy thighs. That glimpse of her thicc-juicy thighs that I could see from the slit in her dress was such a tease!
The group began to follow the beautiful Goddess inside the portal. Seeing them, I also stepped forward, but an arm on my shoulder stopped me. It was the Apostle, Edmund.
He shook his head in denial...
He meant I wasn't told to follow.
He meant I'm not a part of that group...
'Of course, for a moment I forgot that I am not with them...'
*Sigh....*
The portal closed with a swish.
'Meh... I'm just here because that freaky Goddess wants to have a "conversation" that's most probably related to that pillar of light.'
We have yet to engage in a conversation with that Goddess.
I looked beside myself, towards the chunni girl wearing an eye patch to see how she is taking all this.
'Hm...'
I guess she's doing just fine, seeing that nonchalant expression plastered on her face just as always.
'Still though, why are we being excluded from going to that Appraisal pond or something? Aren't we supposed to be heroes too? We too have the system that the goddess talked about... Uh... at least I do.'