"Looks like we're first to arrive...", Caero said before we sat down for breakfast, me being in the middle.
"How did it go after graduation?", Caero asked a question even with his slightly sad voice.
There was a slight silence, no one seemed to know what to say, one can't just take adults from life, and give them back their teenage years and put them in a strange world.
The cold and desolate feeling of being in an infinite void, that's the feeling of being away from home, a feeling I know but I'm sure it doesn't affect me as much as it does Caero or Poki.
"Well, I finished university with a PhD in Software, a good job I mean, amm, there wasn't much else...", I paused slightly to sip tea from a cup, bitter.... "Life was simple, four hours of work a day, come home to play video games, cook or just stay in my rocking chair watching my garden..."
I licked my lips, stared for a moment at the food on my plate before shaking my head.
"I mean, it sucked, I wouldn't put up with those fuckers for even another day, and I didn't have to, I was tired, that was enough!!!... Those fucking sons of bitches think they can take pity on me!!", I hit the table with a fist making all the utensils move slightly.
Caero and Poki watch me with their mouths slightly open, my feelings took over me.
"Sorry, it wasn't..."
"No, it's okay, no need to apologize, sometimes... one needs to let it out...", Caero smiles, understanding as always, like before.
I bite my tongue slightly, "I had a girlfriend, or well, at least I think that's what she was, she was... kind", I let out a chuckle, "Gentle in many ways, a traditional woman, she wanted me to marry her, it's just...", I pause.
Caero and Poki are watching me curiously.
"Quasi!!!", a familiar voice sounds loudly before I feel a slap a little hard on the back of my head that, almost makes my face hit the table.
"Fuck!!, Who the fuck dares to interrupt me?!!, I'm going to grab your fucking head and shove it up your whore mother's pussy!!!", I scream as a feeling of rage invades my body.
I quickly turned around with the knife that was on the table, and .... I froze in my own place.
A little far away and with fear written in his eyes is there, Huanca....
... "Calm down, Axel, it wasn't necessary, I... I'm sorry", Huanca's voice sounds a little sad, Caero and Poki are already grabbing my arms, as if they think...
I look at Huanca before inhaling and exhaling sharply, "Forget it, Huanca, I'm..." I wave my hands to indicate that my head is about to explode.
Huanca smiles, "It's okay, this is all not a good thing, nothing seems right, the other guys still haven't left their rooms, I couldn't sleep last night, they don't seem to be very happy about this...", Huanca says before sitting down next to Poki.
"You...", I sat back down, Poki and Caero did the same, "I don't think you're too sad that we were brought into this world", I said remembering how I spied Huanca this morning.
"Exactly!, hahaha, well, unlike the others, my life was shitty, this, this is a new perspective, a new beginning, You know?", He licked his lips lightly before playing with the fork, "It's incredible, though..." Huanca's voice is a little mixed between happiness and sadness, I know it, no one can just travel to another world and smile. so easily, it's like your whole life doesn't matter, What about your family, parents, siblings or girlfriend?
"Well, beyond all that, we are reunited once again, all of us. Don't you think that at least that deserves at least a smile?" Caero smiles, each strand of his hair seems to move with a life of its own, not in a creepy sense. If not, charming.
"Hahaha."
"Hahaha."
Poki and Caero also began to laugh lightly.
...
"Good morning, it's nice to see heroes waking up so early for breakfast, hehehe, if you're in the mood Trainer Firenze is waiting for you at the training camp".
A man with a thick voice said while standing at the entrance, he has elegant clothes and a classic hairstyle along with a neatly trimmed beard.
"Mr. Thomas."
The servants quickly bow in the man's direction reminding me that this world seems to be inspired by the East.
I tried to get up to bow as the servants did but Thomas simply burst out laughing loudly.
"Hahaha, no need to bow, boy, I know where this comes from this is not a common thing, or well, that depends, but, I really look forward to seeing you with Lord Firenze, training of course", Thomas claps his hands causing the servants to return to their upright position.
"The problems against the neighboring kingdoms are becoming less and less unbearable, we will probably have a competition soon, you know to solve conflicts and avoid war", Thomas said before retreating.
...
"Maybe it's too late to mourn the old times, this doesn't seem to be a good thing...", I sighed and unexpectedly, looking at my plate of food again I really felt no appetite, what the fuck is that fried golden thing on my plate, it looks like some kind of mix between a rat and a mutant chicken, however, before I can sigh I felt a hand on my head.
"You always worked it out, just like before, Remember?", Caero put his right hand on my head and said with a smile, his bright eyes focused on mine.
Caero makes a movement with his right hand spinning the fork, "Hehehe, Do you remember that you once said that the past can't be changed but the future can?" She smiles even wider, "So...", Caero makes a hand sign indicating that the past should be the past, but, Is that so easy?
"Caero."
"Tell me."
I paused, "Well, you have a piece of "chicken meat" on your cheek", I smiled slightly before pulling away.
Caero squints her eyes before grabbing a napkin and removing the piece of "chicken".
Poki and Huanca look at me curiously, but I just ignore them.
Breakfast passed normally, as soon as we finished we went to where Firenze should be, always guided by a maid.
"Mr. Firenze is a kind man, but he has some... peculiarities", a maid said as she led the way.
We arrived at a gigantic building, as big or bigger than a soccer stadium, here several men or women train against training dummies or fighting against each other, all well ordered, and with incredible movements.
Seeing them made my eyes dilate slightly, if I had to describe it, describing the fight between those who practice would be like trying to describe a superhero movie fight.
Caero, Poki and Huanca seemed equally surprised but quickly adapted.
We walked down a hallway to a room or division with few people, here a stocky, bald man was looking at a book in detail.
Twenty maids were waiting, sitting near a wall, four of them quickly got up and walked over to us.
I recognized one of them, or rather two, one is Kamila and the other is the maid I saw that had a "close bond" with Huanca.
"My lord", Kamila bows before approaching me with a sword in her hands.
"Are you, that...", I was about to ask, however, Kamila knelt on one knee and offered me the sword in a classic pose.
"Do you want me to use this", I said as I watched Kamila offer me the sword just as a knight offers the sword to his lord.
Kamila, with her pretty face nods her head strongly.
...
"Jajaja, the sword is a good weapon... according to tradition, a servant must choose the weapon for his lord, and this will bind the two people together forever, lord and servant will be together in good times and bad."
A thick voice is heard, looking in the direction of the sound of the voice I could see the bald man, Firenze, standing nearby, his eyes also watching Kamila with some curiosity.
I looked at my surroundings a little, Huanca watching me with a smile and Poki trying to talk to Caero.
It doesn't take much intelligence to realize that Kamila is the only maid who brought a sword with her, the maids of Poki, Caero or Huanca don't have weapons in their hands.
This, Why does what Firenze said sound like a marriage proposal?
Kamila, with golden eyes, looks me in the eyes, I can't interpret or know what she wants from me, why is she doing this?
"I swear to my lord eternal loyalty, I will die for you and I will give my life for you to live yours...", Kamila says firmly.
There was a slight silence, no one else speaks at this point, it's as if they all agreed to be silent.
I can't know what this girl wants, Why?, I can't know or feel what comes with the loss of a sister as she lost hers.
Beheaded because of me. Maybe that's it, maybe that's what's making me hesitate to reject her or not.
But I can see something in her eyes that draws me in, it seems to grip my soul so tightly that to break free is impossible.
There is no reason not to believe that Kamila is trying to gain my trust and then take revenge, in fact, this seems to be the case.
Yet somehow, I have a fervent desire growing in my heart, a small whisper that tells me I should accept the sword.
Me. In spite of everything, I take the sword by the hilt.
A sword, it doesn't look special, with a slightly curved edge and a slightly worn handle, a shiny blade.
"Hmmm...", Kamila made a slight sound before pouncing on me to hug me tightly.
"Hey...", I gritted my teeth, Kamila, Kamila has so much strength I think she might break my bones.
Caero quickly watches me, her eyes transmient a thought to my brain and despite the pain, I couldn't help but hug Kamila.
Slight sobs are audible, Kamila hugs me so tightly that I don't know what to think, even though she is smearing my clothes with her tears, I really feel guilty.
*Claws clapping*