After entering the capital, I instantly noticed that it was very loud, well I suppose that's because of the amount of people in it. . In a way, it reminded me of home, although my city was much more quiet, it was one of the reasons why I lived there. As I was walking through the city, I noticed giant birds with carriages, surprisingly they seemed to be enjoying dragging them. The queen said that I can't change my equipment, so there's no point in going to the blacksmith, for now I think it would be a good idea to get familiar with my surroundings.

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After about an hour of walking I had a good idea of where everything was. I noticed a man with a spear and a red haired woman following him. I noticed a gem in the middle of the spear. The queen mentioned that if a weapon has one like that, it's a cardinal weapon. I assumed it was the spear hero, not wanting to speak to him or interact with him, I did my best to get away from him, although my unusual clothes made him notice me, and with that he started walking up to me.

Spear: Hey, excuse me!

As he was still a good distance away I decided to ignore him in hopes that he wouldn't follow me.

He eventually caught up to me and placed his hand on my shoulder.

Spear: Excuse me, but where did you get this kind of armor? It's rather unusual.

I quickly hid my firearms, if he was summoned here as well, he would quickly recognize them and that's not the outcome I want.

Y/n: I got them from a blacksmith in Siltveit. I'm a traveler. I doubt you could get armor like this here.

Spear: Oh, I see. Do you have a spare set of that armor?

By now the red haired woman came up to us both.

Woman: Sir Motoyasu, why are you speaking with this person? It's clear he's not important. He looks like a criminal.

They couldn't see it because of my hood, but I was clearly annoyed at her words. At least I found out the spear hero's name.

Y/n: Well, sorry spear hero, but this not important person has to go.

Motoyasu: Hey! Wait!

I quickly went into an alley ignoring him, he didn't try to follow me. I no longer felt the need to hide my guns, so I put them back in their usual place.

With my mood now in a bad state, I decided to go to a restaurant.

Inside, I saw a teen with a shield dressed in green clothes, a woman with some sort of animal ears and a child with angel wings.

I assumed that it was the shield hero, if I remember correctly he was falsely accused for crimes he didn't commit.

He noticed me walking in and stared at me for a while, well I wasn't surprised, I do have quite the unusual clothes. After a while he stopped staring at me, instead he saw my firearms strapped to the side of my pants. His eyes widened a bit and he instantly looked away to continue eating. It was stupid of me not to hide my weapons, but I didn't expect to run into two heroes in a row.

I ordered my food and did my best not to stand out afterwards.

Just as I was planning to leave, he got up and walked up to me.

Shield: Excuse me, could I talk with you for a moment?

Y/n: I'm sorry, I have to go.

Shield: It won't take long.

I probably would be more suspicious if I insisted on leaving. I sighed and followed him.

Shield: So, what's your name?

Y/n: Y/n. Could you tell me your name and the names of your companions? I'm not from this country and I'm unaware of your names.

He was quite surprised that I didn't know who he was, after a moment he introduced everyone.

Shield: My name is Naofumi, next to me is Raphtalia and the one with the wings is Filo.

Raphtalia: Hello.

Filo: Hi masked guy!

I smiled after hearing Filo's greeting.

Naofumi: Why do you hide your face if I may ask?

Y/n: Personal reasons.

I could see that he didn't believe me.

Naofumi: I see, what about those weapons that you have?

I was anticipating this question, although I didn't think of a response. To be fair, the shield hero is despised by the other heroes, so I don't see the harm in telling him.

Y/n: Could you come with me outside for a moment? Only you.

He looked at me for a moment and decided to get up. I walked outside and he followed me.

Naofumi: Why did you want to talk privately?

Y/n: I'd prefer if the information I'm about to tell you is known by not many people.

He simply nodded at my response.

Y/n: I'm a cardinal hero.

He was shocked to say the least, but allowed me to continue.

Y/n: the reason why I wasn't summoned when you did, is because I'm supposed to be some sort of emergency hero. The Assassin hero.

This hero is only summoned if the heroes aren't enough to protect the world from the waves.

Naofumi: So that explains those guns that you have, I really didn't expect that response.

I chuckled a little.

Y/n: Now the fun thing about the Assassin hero, is that I can still gain experience if I'm near a hero, the drawback is that I cannot form my own party.

Naofumi: Do you want to travel with us then? We really could use someone with a weapon like that.

He smiled at his words.

Y/n: Sorry, but I'm far too weak right now, I'd simply drag you down. Now, I'll be going, I wish you luck on your travels. Please keep this conversation between us.

I walked away and he went back inside the restaurant.

It was already getting late, so I decided it would be an appropriate time to sleep. I went into an inn and asked for a room for one night.

I paid a single silver and went to my room. I took off my hood and laid down on my bed.

I really wasn't sure what to do right now. Get stronger? Explore the area outside the capital? To be fair I could do both at once, although that will have to wait until tomorrow.

I grabbed a book from a bookshelf, and read it for about an hour. After that I decided to look outside the window. The city was really beautiful during the night, it was a great sight to witness, I smiled and went back to my bed with the Intent to sleep.