Chapter 5: S-series: About Hero and Demon King

My name is Shun, Shinosuke Migami. In 3rd year of high school, I am a normal student, but how should I say it… I was a normal student until…

「Shun! Shun! Wake up! This is bad…」

Mira, my childhood friend wakes me up with her loud voice.

「Where is… hah?」

How surprising, I saw a gallant feature knight-like, vivid aura king-like, bishounen prince and few people that seem to cosplay like a wizard.

「Thank goodness, it is a success. Heroes, please save our kingdom from befallen.」

The king suddenly bows and the other around him also bows to us… HAH? HEROES?

「Shun… it seems that we have enter a different world… they say that we have special ability, and we are Heroes that will help them defeat the demon army.」

Kouta help me standing and explain almost everything.

「Such a thing actually happen… I thought it was just fantasy in manga… 」

「Yes, it is happening right to us. So we have no excuses to avoid the reality.」

「Have they explain everything to you, heroes? 」

A youthful girl suddenly appears next to the king, her appearance is all over white. Practically white except her eyes there is a bit shadow and red small lip that makes her look a bit alive.

「Do not panic, I am the oldest generation of heroes. I am in-charge to assist you in this world.

Though I say heroes, I am not from your world. I am from another star different from yours.」

「How do you expect us to not panic! We are just a normal teenager! 」

Mira shout angrily.

「Normal? I don’t think so… Cast “Status”. You’ll know what I mean.」

Though we are still confused and hesitated, we do as she told.

Then, an illusion? No, it’s our status… appear right in front of our face.

『Name: Shun | Title: Hero Energy Level: 4 star 5

Level: 1 | Race: Human | Element: Holy

Ability: The Ruler of Sword

Skill: Appraisal [LV 1] | Sword Creation [LV 1] | Pierce [LV 1] | Slash [LV 1] | Holy Enchantment [LV 1]』

And then, my instinct as a gamer was let out, I am excited. Mira was panicking but Kouta sooth her by saying that she will be fine, he will protect her. I don’t care about my family back in earth, what I’m interest is that my life will no longer be bored. Because, rather than Mira that was a number one bishoujo that always got number 1 and 2 in international mock exam, I have no brain except game knowledge. Then, compare with the bishounen Kouta, I just have average looking and average stamina with average fame.

My life is total boring, but since I was friend with these two, couldn’t be helping it but I envy them. Now, I will leave my boring life and enjoy this world. This is an opportunity for me.

…

Apparently, the girl [?] the oldest hero, she couldn’t see our ability and level but she could feel that we have godly power. I wasn’t honest with my ability, I say that my ability is Illusion and energy level 4 didn’t say how much star I have. But Mira and Kouta are honest; Mira has the Ruler of Blessing while Kouta has the Ruler of Shield.

The oldest hero, Crescent, she notice that I was lying but didn’t say much, then start explaining that there also few people from other world has incarnate and travel into this world. Which mean, other kingdom also has Hero but perhaps or not they might not be Japanese or came from earth like us?

She also mentions that once everything has end, Hero can decide to return back to previous world or stay. Her team and the heroes’ team before us choose to return but she decided to stay. Just then, a petite princess came intrude and mention that the old hero choose to stay because her beloved grave is here.

Mira cries and Kouta just apologized about it, I do nothing else than nodding.

Also, it seems that the kingdom that we are protecting is Juvelium and it is next to a desert that extremely hot and dry live a kingdom ruled by a demon king, Belphegor. Its appearance is a human figure but his skin is dark and his eye and hair are white. His lowest army is earth golem, sand worm, golden savage and mummy.

I became extremely excited, and ask even more things. Such as is it possible to gain level, or is there any training ground before we actually wage war, then she say there is a small field fill with similarly monster but the level rise if we goes further closer to the enemy kingdom. Then, I ask about magic, apparently, skill is depending on element and rank. So to gain skill is to be honest with my level… I decide to not ask any further.

However, she continue explain that if we create skill of our own, we will hear the voice of heaven, which also a teaching of this world church. Cool.

Just then, the night came and we decide to rest. But I didn’t sleep, I practice my skill, I decide to test Sword creation but thinking that they would know my real power is nuisance so I give up. Hence, I just make a simple blade and practice Slash and Pierce in my room. Also, I appraisal everything that I could but when it become to much, I got headache so I stop for awhile and went to sleep.

…

『We decided that we have no need for you.

Shun, we are sorry but please get out from this kingdom.

You are dishonest with your power, so we must avoid risk of having traitor.』

w-what the heck?!

『Here map, and few gold coins for life necessity. Please exit this kingdom. 』

This… is this how you going to treat me?! Mira!? Kouta?! Damn it, Crescent!!

My two friend look at me with disdain then, the knight threw me out from the palace harshly.

「Fine… if this is how you treat me… I will make you regret it.」

「um… sire, though it might not be important but…」

Suddenly a male of his 20 in guard like uniform, tap my right shoulder from behind.

「Hah?」

「As I say just now… I suggest that you should head to the Dark Forest… though it might be risky but I think you a Hero could live there just fine.」

「No, I mean why you are helping me.」

「though I may not look like it, but my father is the previous hero… which also a victim of the oldest hero, lady Crescent. Here.」

That man hand me a thick book, there is a title written at the upper layer; “Ruzamberg in Alsia”.

「What is…」

「I couldn’t help you anymore than this… I’m sure you can read it just fine if you are a Hero.」

「Than—Hey…」

Even before I get his name and thank him, his gone running into the crowd.

Ruzamberg, perhaps his father’s name and Alsia surely this world name according to that bitch words.

I kept the book inside my jacket, and then went to the town to check if there is something that can make fire. Judging from that lad word, I really should live in Dark Forest because soon this kingdom will spread that I as a traitor. I will no longer become a Hero.

…

After I read the book, I do everything accordingly to what that book says. Firstly, regain my calm and register to an adventurer guild, check your level and get an adventurer ID. This way even if you are label as traitor, the kingdom or any kingdom could do nothing to you unless they place a bounty on you. Before that happen, you should increase your level as many- ah no… rather than level, increase your skill as maximum as possible. After that, you should head toward Dark Forest.

Dark Forest filled with numerous monster, the deeper you went into the center of its heart, the stronger the monster get. After getting the adventurer ID, seek for a group with low level than yours that willing to go to Dark Foret with you.

Life necessity, your power [minimum level 3], fire stone, poison antidote, traps, health potion, About Dark Forest the book. All for 5 gold coins.

Now you are ready to go.

That is the chapter 1 of it’s contain, with everything prepares I stay at the inn for three days and met up with the low level team, we went to the dark forest outer layer.

Crescent, it is my vow that I will settle thing with you before I end this life of mine.