-Reyha Kingdom; Gallo City; Royal Palace; Throne Room-
In a completely silent room, the King looked at Fritz with a serious expression, then sighed before saying. "My apologies, necromancers aren't seen in a good light in general, and the current situation isn't helping at all. Stress among nobility is at an all-time high, so I bid you to ignore their rashness."
Those words appeased the heroes as things seemed to be taking a rather unfortunate turn for them.
"I won't take it personally, as I myself have been a victim of rashness under pressure..." Fritz responded as the most recent time that happened replayed in his mind, and the thought of being frozen to death send some chills down his spine.
Not much else to be said, Fritz went back to his place. Following his return, both Heather and Leopold got up at the same time.
"No, you can go first, I'll wait." Leopold gestured.
Heather's mouth opened and it seemed she wanted to say something, but then shook her head and just moved forward until she reached the sphere and touched it with her hand, taking in a few coordinated breaths before a floating screen appeared.
[Status Screen]
[Name: Heather Del Farko
Age: 18 years old
Sex: Female
Species: Human | Sub-Species: Earthling
Affinity: Neutral, Water, Destruction
Bloodline: None
Physique: None
Level: 1
Exp: 0/50
Titles: Reincarnated Individual, Otherwolder
Job: Heroine
Class: Valkyrie
Stats:
Strength: 5
Dexterity: 5
Vitality: 3
Magic: 3
Willpower: 3
Agility: 3
Charisma: 40
Luck: 10
Unique ability/s: [Destruction Arts]
Innate ability/s(Racial skills): [Adaptability]
Active skills: Breaking Punch,
Passive skills: Martial Arts,
Resistances: Destruction Tolerance,
Magic: Destruction Magic,
Unique Magic: None
Extras: Blessing Of The Divine Of Destruction]
"How rare… Valkyries are very few in between, and the fact she's a hero only adds to that... Congratulations young woman." The royal adviser commented as he smiled at the results.
In contrast to the previous response, this time around it was more so a positive atmosphere. As many nobles praised her in the background.
"Finally an actual hero who serves as proof that the efforts of the kingdom were not in vain. Let us cheer for our first hero in many years. Praised be Heather, the otherworlder!" Someone in the noble crowd yelled.
"For the future, we can hope, as one in which we can put our trust has risen!"
"If the necromancer is to go rogue, we can at least have some hope that a hero will be there to stop him."
"The first sliver of light in our dark-looking future, truly a reason for celebration. It's only a pity that only the woman has shown any promise thus far."
Uninterested in the shower of praise, Heather went back to her place, and the silence began to settle as Leopold followed and moved to the pedestal, placing his hand on the sphere seeming rather calm already, and being the fasting to make the status screen appear thus far.
[Status Screen]
[Name: Leopold Dalvi Heartfield
Age: 19 years old
Sex: Male
Species: Human | Sub-Species: Earthling
Affinity: Neutral, Light, Life
Bloodline: None
Physique: None
Level: 1
Exp: 0/50
Titles: Reincarnated Individual, Otherwolder
Job: Hero
Class: Swordman
Stats:
Strength: 3
Dexterity: 5
Vitality: 3
Magic: 5
Willpower: 3
Agility: 3
Charisma: 50
Luck: 50
Unique ability/s: [Area Revigore]
Innate ability/s(Racial skills): [Adaptability]
Active skills: Focus Slash,
Passive skills: Swordsmanship,
Resistances: Life Corrosion Tolerance,
Magic: Life Magic,
Unique Magic: None
Extras: Blessing Of The Divine Of Life]
"Unbelievable!... Not only is he a swordsman just like the Holy hero, his affinity towards light and... He even has ... One of the most powerful recovery abilities... Previously held by the Great Saintess Maryline... An ability capable of turning an army in its worst condition, back to its best... The Gods have definitely blessed us!" The royal adviser was in awe of Leopold's status and even began praying upon seeing it.
A big commotion began.
"I believe it's obvious most if not all the resources should be focused on this hero, as he's clearly the superior option!" Once again, someone was yelling from the crowd of nobles.
"Not only that, he should be taken to the Holy Kingdom of Guande, to get baptized by Grand Pope Ark!"
"Agreed, it would be a disservice to our Kingdom... No, our world to not let him try to communicate with the Holy sword as fast as possible!"
"Careful! If this isn't done well, some of those bastards in the other Kingdoms will definitely make up some excuses to have him work under them!"
The discussion went on for what felt like a relatively long time until the King managed to defuse the situation and Leopold went back to his place.
Lastly, Lavenica moved still holding Kymani close to her chest.
"Is she carrying a slime around with her?" The noble crowd stuck again with more comments.
"Why was a child chosen anyway?"
"You fool! Do your eyes not work? She's clearly a dark elf, so she's likely older than you. If only she wasn't a hero..."
"Dark elf or not, why bother carrying a slime around? They are mostly useless."
"She might be a tamer, but even if she isn't, slimes can be very dangerous if they are allowed to grow. Let us not forget the Nifel War."
"How tasteless to just bring up a tragedy like that. History of that kind should be left to rest."
Ignoring the noble background noise, Lavenica put her hand on the sphere.
[Status Screen]
[Name: Lavenica Ismene
Age: 19 years old
Sex: Female
Species: Elf | Sub-Species: Dark Elf
Affinity: Neutral, Wood, Ice
Bloodline: Elavishny Lineage, Ismene Lineage
Physique: Elavishny Body, Ismene Body
Level: 1
Exp: 0/50
Titles: @$#%, Harem Maid, Wood Goddess Descendant
Job: Combat Maid
Class: Gunslinger
Stats:
Strength: 2
Dexterity: 5
Vitality: 2
Magic: 3
Willpower: 4
Agility: 3
Charisma: 60
Luck: 90
Unique ability/s: [Freezing Wood Control]
Innate ability/s (Racial skills): [Elven Spirit Form], [Divine Wood Form(Locked)], [Forest Connection], [Archery Affinity], [Wood Manipulation]
Active skills: None
Passive skills: [Condition Enchantment(Basic)], [Regeneration(Basic)],
Resistances: [Poison Tolerance], [Pain Tolerance], [Elemental Tolerance], [Thermal Tolerance]
Magic: None
Unique Magic: None
Extras: #$@%]
"... She's not a hero... But definitely far from being ordinary... Even if the royal records there was no mention of Elavishny or Ismene... Not to mention her ancestry... Wood Goddess... How intriguing! Truly a find like no other! " The excitement on the royal adviser's face was different from before and was closer to a child who just found their new idea of the best toy ever.
As one would expect at this point, the nobles had something to say.
"First a necromancer hero, and now there is no fourth hero?! Was this hero summoning truly successful?!"
"Whatever the case, she certainly doesn't seem useless, so we'll have to make do with what we have."
"Maybe we were actually cursed due to our sins... Very little else would explain such a development."
"Now what? Won't we be the laughingstock when the Hero debut party takes place? How truly unfortunate..."
While the nobles were doing their thing, Lavenica looked at the sphere as if asking Kymani what he intends to do.
{Master, are you interested in revealing yourself to them? I don't advise but will support your decision regardless.} Lavenica expressed.
{Oh, I want to...} Kymani began responding.