1-1 The Day that I was Summoned

Everyone wants to have a happy life. Some believe that having a successful life will lead to happiness so many of them try to gain a higher position in society. However, a simple life is also part of happiness. An adventurous life is also counted as well.

All you need to know is that live your life to the fullest!

That’s what my adventurous uncle always said before he’d passed away. I, Shinji Fujiki, remembered his words deep in my heart as I spent my days simply until to this strange moment during school. Today, at Class 2A during lunch, I’m currently playing poker with my friend, Hibiki Chojiro. I then beat him and won as usual as he put down the cards in defeat.

(Hibiki) “Man, you won again, Shinji. You are really good at this one too.”

(Shinji) “All it takes is to understand the rules and make strategies, that’s all.”

(Hibiki) “Yeah right. Not with that cunning mind and experiences you have. Soon, there will be a time when I finally beat you at something.”

(Shinji) “I’m looking forward to it if that comes.”

I nonchalantly replied back to him as this was the usual exchange between us. We’re both members of the Game Club where they research not only limited to video games but also things like cards or board games. There are other three members of our club, but the only relationship that I’ve have is this guy as Hibiki changes the subject.

(Hibiki) “So, how’s it going with your ‘steady relationship’ with the school beauty?”

(Shinji) “What steady relationship? She and I are just classmates, that’s all.”

(Hibiki) “What, I don’t believe it. She’s totally interested in you, otherwise why else she wants to hang out with you every time?”

(Shinji) “That’s properly just her kind nature of wanting to help others. Hanging out with her cause problems around me.”

(Hibiki) “I wonder about that, but you don’t seem to mind about it. I, for one, don’t want to be the center under her admirer’s envious glare of theirs. ”

(Shinji) “They’re just being ridiculous. I don’t have to respond to their dissatisfaction every time so I just ignored them.”

(Hibiki) “How very mature of you for saying that.”

Both of us are making our jokes together as time flies during our lunch break. Hibiki Chojiro is my only friend I made since I went to this high school and our relationship has been the same in our second year as well. His appearance is a bit more normal than mine. He has short blonde hair and has acted mysterious sometimes whenever I'm around him. He tends to tease me about my problems which annoy me most of the time, but other than that, we get along nicely due to our interests in games.

Sensing that lunch is coming to an end, Hibiki gets up and heads to the door as he is from a different classroom than mine. Just as he’s near the door, it suddenly opened and reveal the person who was the root of my current situation since the beginning of my high school years as she talked to Hibiki.

(???) “Hi there, Chojiro-kun. Finished playing games with Fujiki-kun?”

(Hibiki) “Hey, Miyamoto-san. I already finished and was just heading back to my classroom. See ya!”

(Kiyoko) “Bye~!”

Kiyoko Miyamoto replies back to him before walking to my side, causing the remaining and returning students to gaze towards our direction as usually whenever she does this. Ugh, this makes me uncomfortable every time they did that, and the person in question doesn’t realize their harsh stares again.

This girl is Kiyoko Miyamoto, one of the school’s beauties. She was extremely beautiful and kind towards everyone, which earns admirations from the students regardless of gender. She has long gorgeous black hair that extended to her waist with a white headband, her big droopy brown eyes revealed a hint of gentleness and her cute childish face with her pink-colored lips. She’s sometimes called “Yamato Nadeshiko” due to her appearance.

Her known feature is her voluptuous figure which has a curvy look and big breasts on her chest that shamed most of the female population in this school. Her appearance attached many boys as they ogled her looks which earned cold stares from the girls. Well, I’m no exception either, but I only take a quick peek sometimes before she noticed!

Not only that, she always wears a big smile and treated everyone with equal sincerity as she shares a strong sense of responsibility. This factor might be the part why she keeps bothering me without any harm.

My looks are paled against her as I have a slightly normal appearance like most students here. My hair is black which only extended to my shoulders and my eyes look uninterested which cause everyone to think that I’m a lazy person. My face is not handsome, but also not ugly and my stature is nearly the same height as her. Also, besides World History and English, my grades are mostly average. The definition of normal.

I don’t understand why she keeps doing this. Although I think she doesn’t have any ill intentions, I also don’t believe it was love at first sight. I don’t remember anything that causes her to grow interested in someone like me, so I decided not to pry into her reason since it was too troublesome. Also, every time that I look at her attractive appearance, my lower half starts to act up sometimes so I try to act naturally as possible.

The class doesn’t like me having a special relationship with their idol.

The boys threw contempts and envy towards me while the girls think that I’m wasting Kiyoko’s time.

Come on, if you don’t like it that much, just say it out!

I have a few cases where someone tries to bully me after school someones when they couldn’t take it seeing me getting comfortable with her. However, thanks to my “experiences” with my uncle, I put the fear of me in them so they cause any more trouble. Just a little.

Despite all that, I don’t dislike her much as she leaves a good impression on me.

In truth, I have some sort of interests in her so I didn’t mind her company sometimes. Although most students want to seek their spring of youth, my interests in love are complicated so I’m not intended to look for a girlfriend yet.

As I think these things, Kiyoko Miyamoto greeted me with a kind voice.

(Kiyoko) “Fujiki-kun, do you have lunch already? If not, I have some food left from the cafeteria. You should eat properly more often.”

(Shinji) “I’ve already eaten during lunch so I’m not hungry right now, but thanks for the offer anyway, Miyamoto-san.”

(Kiyoko) “I see…”

(???) “Hey! That’s very rude of you for refusing Miyamoto-san’s offer!”

For some reason, Kiyoko makes a disappointing expression a bit which startles me inwardly while someone is coming toward me saying so.

The guy who called out is Yaiba Onizuka. He is one of the few that continues to harass me at the moment. His appearance is also mediocre but has spiky blonde hair and slanted eyes that makes him look like a thug. I know that he has a crush on Miyamoto which is why he continues to bother me.

(Kiyoko) “I’m not bothered by it so no need to shout out, Onizuka-kun.”

(Yaiba) “B-But Miyamoto-san… Well, if that’s what you want, then I won’t say anything. I-If you still want to share your f-food, then I can-”

(Boy?) “Kiyoko! Are you talking to Fujiki again?”

(Girl?) “Hi, Fujiki-kun. It seems that you’ve already finished your lunch.”

Yaiba tries to talk smoothly to Kiyoko when two people came in and interrupted their conversation. Yaiba’s face turn sour as I look at the people who are childhood friends with Kiyoko.

The other girl who greeted me kindly is Mariko Tamashiro, Kiyoko’s best friend. She is also one of the school’s beauties and the captain of her Kendo Club. She has long black hair tied in a ponytail with a red ribbon as her trademark and her figure is attractive as her friend. Unlike Kiyoko’s gentle figure, her appearance makes her look elegant and serious. Her slit and delicate eyes were sharp, but there’s also gentleness within them.

Her family owns a fencing dojo which she’s known for her kendo skills and was a national level athlete. Her fame around the school is not less as Kiyoko’s as she’s described as a strong and serious girl but kind and caring to those around her. Many underclassmen look up to her regardless of gender and the girls sometimes call her “Onee-sama~!” which she doesn’t appreciate it as much.

The handsome boy who’s talking to Kiyoko is Hikaru Itsuki. Like his name, he’s an ikemen, a tall figure with clear eyes and a brown hair that overflows with the sense of justice. He also had outstanding grades and a superhuman who was good in all kind of sports. He is kind to everyone and will lend out a helping hand to them. The differences between him and me are huge.

Many girls fancy him, but most of them didn’t dare to confess him due to his two beautiful childhood friends. There’s already some that confessed to him over the years. However, thanks to his dense personality and lack of love experiences, he gently (merciless) turned them down. The number of confessions and rejections has nearly reached over 50.

(Kiyoko) “Hey, guys. I was just about to share my food with Fujiki-kun, but he’s already eaten his lunch.”

(Hikaru) “Fujiki, it is rude for you to reject Kiyoko’s sincerity like that. When are you going to change your attitude so Kiyoko doesn’t have to take care of you?”

(Shinji) “I’m already full during lunch so I politely reject her offer. How’s this considered rude?”

(Kiyoko) “Hikaru-kun, I’ve already told you many times that I just feel like talking to Fujiki-kun.”

(Mariko) “Yeah, Kiyoko made her own choice so don’t butt in their affairs.”

(Hikaru) “Sigh... Both of you are too kind to Fujiki.”

Ugh, this idiot ikemen just doesn’t get it! Hikaru just forced a smile, and tried to play it off as three of them are already in their own world. Yaiba is splendidly being ignored as he left to his seat grumbling while the students who saw this whispered to each other.

(Student boy #1) “It is happening again. Why does that guy have the attention of our class idol?”

(Student boy #2) “I don’t know, but I’m very jealous! I’ve never talked to her more than once!”

(Student boy #3) “That guy shouldn’t be near our goddess! I hoped that he's suffered the consequences!”

(Student girl #1) “Could it be just that she’s interested in him?”

(Student girl #2) “That lazy bum? What on earth that she sees in him?”

(Student girl #3) “It must be her kind nature, however, that bum doesn’t appreciate her efforts.”

I heard their complaints and whispers, but I ignored them and turned my attention to the blue sky outside of the classroom until the bell that signaled that lunch break has ended, as the teacher entered the classroom. The students went back to their respective desks as the teacher begins the lesson. While she’s at it, I kept looking out from the window as I think about my future plans.

I was an orphan as long as I remembered. I was told that my parents have died in an accident when I was a baby and they don’t have any relatives to take care of me so I was sent to an orphanage that time. Life over there is a bit hard, but I’ve gotten used to it over seven years until I was adopted by my adventurous uncle, Nemo.

He is a strange and eccentric man. He wears clothing that looks similar to the main character in Indiana Jones movies with white hair and beard. I ask him before why does he dress like that and all he said that it makes him look cool. I don’t know how to describe his tastes and interests. He also decided to leave my birth name as it is because it is easier to remember which I didn’t mind.

After adopting me, he took (dragged) me along to his adventurous lifestyle and I have learned many things more than that any average kid can take as I went around the world. Although there some events that led to misfortune, some strange and usual even brings me hard times and grief. But it was still fun nevertheless as I journeyed with along with my uncle while staying strong.

One day when I was 12 years-old, Uncle Nemo has passed away all of the sudden due to the disease during our final journey in Japan. Nobody knows how he got the disease or why he didn’t explain this to me, all that I can remember is that tears came running down from my eyes when I saw his funeral. After three days of grief, a person that knows my uncle give me his will and fortune that help to pay the living expenses and school payment. That time, I made my resolve to live my life to the fullest like he does.

I rented a small apartment and transferred to a junior high school to begin my school life. However, it is much harder than I realized as I have little experiences of interacting my classmates due to my experiences. Also, I’m having the trouble of keeping up with the lessons due to lack of learning the basics, but I managed to get through to high school.

During half of the semester of my second year in junior high, I realized that I inherited my uncle’s adventurous spirit as I can’t stand still in one place. After making my plans to travel once more, I applied many jobs to gain more money for my travel budget. That’s one of the reasons why I don’t seek out for a girlfriend. It will make things difficult for me to keep the relationship to her.

(Student boy #4) “Wah! What is this?!”

I’ve kept thinking about those things when one student shouted out in panicked that draws my attention. I look at the scene in shocked as some kind of magic circle has extended to the size of an entire classroom. The students started to panicked as well as a strong light enveloped my entire vision in white…

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(Student boy #5) “What the!? Where are we?!”

(Student girl #4) “Kyaa! This isn’t our classroom! I’m getting scared!”

(Student boy #6) “No way… Could this be…”

After the light has vanished, I opened my eyes when I heard panicked voices and I saw that the entire class was here, 30 of them including the teacher. When I saw Kiyoko’s appearance who is also shocked at this, I inwardly felt relief before looking at the situation that I’m in now.

We are in some kind of church that looked like it was from Medieval age. Furthermore, the several men were dressed like priests as one would hardly come across in Japan and amongst them was one man that looks like the head figure from his clothing.

As I think of these things, the head figure came forward and greeted us like some kind of character from one of the light novels that I read.

(Head Figure?) “Welcome, Brave Heroes! We have come and sought for your help to guide us out from our dire predicament!”

The class is pretty shaken by his words. Even I was dumbfounded by this strange setting.

What the hell I’ve gotten myself into now?