The considerably large group of survivors, numbering in 125 had gathered silently before a camp fire.
Their previously dull eyes regained a bit of their luster after Kanzen had rescued them.
"So, what do you guys plan to do from now on?" Kanzen asked straightforwardly in a stern tone, ignoring the already awkward atmosphere.
Everyone's ears perk up after hearing the sudden question coming from their young savior.
Their wandering gazes shifted to the figure of a girlishly cute young boy gently cleaning a pair of identical elegant looking short swords that radiated a deadly fiery and icy intent.
Having garnered their attention, Kanzen looked back at the group his eyes glistening vibrantly.
"I know it must be hard for you guys after what you've been through, but you should try treasuring your lives." He said in a sternly yet gentle voice.
"I may look like this a young inexperienced boy in your eyes, but unlike you all I've already overcome the very situation you find yourself into." Saying so, Kanzen directly looked at everyone present in their eyes.
Hearing such claims everyone except the children immediately understood what he was implying.
He is a child who overcomes the very same thing how can they not.
Unfortunately, for them, Kanzen didn't mean it unlike what they thought so, they just didn't know it, and he wouldn't bother explaining such troublesome matter to a problematic group.
"Um, I want to start over, I would rather not die after being saved by our young hero, I would like to live longer.
"Me too, I intend to live, I want to avoid being pushed anymore, I wish to become stronger like a young hero here.
"Me too!"
"Me, me, me, I aim to live."
It started calm and steady, but as everyone proclaimed that they wanted to live, the previously gloomy atmosphere began to diminish.
Some even began aspiring to become as strong as Kanzen.
He even noticed some of them trying to worship him like a god in their minds.
'*Sigh* it's good that my words rejuvenated them but, why worship me, aspiring become like me might be plausible but worship I am not a god for gods' sake.' He grumbled inwardly complaining.
Usually people would tend to give up living trying to commit suicide after being confined in prison and being subject into terribly indescribable acts.
Most of the people he had rescued had experienced such things mostly for the women around.
But thanks to the correct but a bit of misunderstood words he had said that seems to have become a gospel of god in their minds the survivors seem to have regained a bit of their self-esteem and will to live.
"Um, young sir may we know your name, you have saved and helped us greatly, but we still haven't known your name."
The somewhat teenage looking middle aged man asked Kanzen.
He is the man Kanzen first encountered under the dungeon the man who had all his limbs removed.
His name is Sebastian a former level 3 butler that had escaped his kingdom after their master lost a political struggle that ended up resulting in their household's destruction.
Sabastian's master is a kind level 3 mage who's loved by the people, he made a sacrifice trying to bait his enemies as he forced his servants to flee from the kingdom.
Unfortunately, for the group of escapes they encountered an elite goblin group that resulted in the capture.
Sebastian being a level 3 tried to fight back killing several elite goblins, he was later subdued by a far stronger goblin having his limbs cut off in the process.
Now that he had recalled it he had yet to introduce himself to them.
He nervously looked back at everyone.
"I, I am, am Ka-Kanzen Starlight Val- Valentine." He nervously replied his voice shuddering.
Kanzen's previous domineering serious demeanor completely vanished replaced by a young child scared to be reprimanded by his parents.
Seeing Kanzen's cute state, everyone was reminded that the person they admired and worship is but a kid.
They felt their hearts fluttering seeing Kanzen a girlishly cute boy nervously trying to act tough.
Everyone started approaching and surrounding him trying to tease the nervous boy.
Seeing that things are starting to get out of hand, one of the women closest to Kanzen immediately appeared beside him hugging him tightly covering his figure with a cloth he had given her trying to hide his figure.
"Everyone calm down, you were scaring our young hero." Monica screamed reprimanding everyone.
Monica is a gorgeous woman in her early twenties, she's currently 24 years old, she has a pair of aquamarine blue eyes and short white hair.
She's but a common village girl searching for a rightful man, her village was attacked days ago by the goblins.
Her village is one of the few villages that Kanzen wasn't able to protect because of the insurmountable distance he needed to traverse to reach her village that is located to the north of the goblin empire.
Unlike the others she hadn't suffered anything traumatizing, the goblin thought that she's a man because of her firm muscles, and non-existing breast.
She also fell unconscious for several days after a goblin smacked her in the head, she just woke up a day before Kanzen came to rescue them.
"Eehhhh, Monica that isn't fair how could you take our young hero Kanzen all by yourself, shame on you, you're just playing sneaky." Nero shouted as she pounced at Kanzen before sneakily circling as she quickly embraced him tightly in the back.
Nero is a gorgeous young Renard woman a noble race from the far east she is in her early twenties, she's currently 21 years old, she has a pair of clear aquamarine blue eyes and long pink hair. She possessed three fluffy long pink tails and a pair of smooth fox ears.
She is a level 2 genius swordswoman from the far east who happened to be just wandering everywhere trying to hone her skills.
Unluckily, she accidentally stumbled upon the ruins of the goblin empire leading to her capture.
Unlike the others she hasn't suffered much from the goblins except some battle injuries when they tried to capture her.
She was captured a few days ago, the goblins also didn't dare to touch her as their king took an interest in her because of her uniqueness being a Renard.
Seeing the young man he admired being forced by two vixens, Sebastian steps in snatching Kanzen, freeing him from the clutches of the two pretentious shotacon's.
"Stop such acts this instant." Sebastian appeared before Kanzen, guarding him from the hungry eyes of every young and middle age woman present.
Snapping from their daze hungry state, everyone looked at each other, a pink hue aura lingering around them.
'Big sis Tina, what's going on?'
Kanzen asked in a worried tone seeing the seemingly dangerous pink aura encompassing every woman present, but to his call of dismay Tina didn't reply.
'Big sis Tina? Uiy, big sis Tina helped me he will you, women are scary creatures.'
Kanzen began begging, still Tina didn't respond.
[Congratulations, you have unlocked a new system function: Favorability Parameter]
[Because of your unordinarily charm and charisma, you have been granted the power to view other people's favorability level towards you]
Name: Monica Frost
Race: Hybrid Human
Character Favorability:
1. Curiosity: 89%
2. Needed To Be Protected: 70%
3. Prince Charming: 45%
Name: Nero Sun
Race: Renard
Character Favorability:
1. Curiosity: 96%
2. My Heroic Little Brother: 70%
3. My Fated Shota: 89%
Name: Sebastian
Race: Human
Character Favorability:
1. My New Master: 90%
2. Loyalty: 80%
3. Respect: 79%