Chapter 1 - [1] Some weird Heroes have been summoned.

[1] Some weird Heroes have been summoned.

- Book of Creation Chapter 3

Written by: Eryndor Retsu

For the Goddess so loved the world, that Her boundless affection was made manifest into another form.

And desiring that Her creation might dwell in joy, She caused them to repeat the selfsame course.

Thus was the world ensnared in an eternal cycle, and its motion endured without cease.

𖥔 ݁ ˖ World: Midgard

Country Lævateinn.

Clak~!

It was morning.

The sky stretched wide and blue, streaked with slow-drifting clouds, brushed by a cool, gentle breeze.

For the people of Lævateinn, it was just another day.

Yes, another ordinary morning for citizens living somewhere between normalcy and danger lurking in the corner.

Even so, they hadn't lost their spirit.

With determination in their minds and hope, people went about their lives, some chasing work, and others chasing purpose.

In short, everyone busied themselves with their own profession.

"Haah."

An almost reluctant yet tired sigh escaped his lips.

Flicking his bangs to the sides, his golden eyes settled at his front.

He sat on a worn bench at the edge of a broad training ground that spread out before him.

Bricked fences surrounded it.

If one looked at it, it should be roughly the size of a standard football field. 

Wooden crates and training equipment were scattered across the field, cluttering its corners and edges.

But though his attention was before him, it wasn't on the two training in the middle of the field.

『Status』

[Name: Eryndor Retsu]

[Level 3]

[Race: Human (Saint)]

Unique Class:

Saint: Lv 3

Other Class Skill:

Alchemist: Lv 1 • Psychic: Lv 1 • Esper: Lv 1

Skills:

Magic Circuit • SP Burst • Analysis • Heal • Divine Power

『Statistics』

SP: 350

[STR]: 50 [DEX]: 250 

[VIT]: 235 [INT]: 300 

[AGI]: 70 [MND]: 100 

[LUK]: 10

Equipment:

• Blank Book

A sleek black interface appeared before him with white lines and text arranged in perfect symmetry.

His eyes traced the screen slowly before he exhaled and looked up once more with an unreadable expression.

"Roar!"

"Huh?"

Clak~!

…gyaa!

A sound, scream or a helpless yelp soon erupted from a young male in the middle of the training ground.

It was a beastman.

And from the word beastman, anyone could already picture the sort of being it was.

However, it was a burly Tiger beast man, dressed in full plating armor, towering at least 2.5 meters or even more.

It pointed its wooden sword towards the ground with a grunt escaping their lips before once more...

"Roar!"

Pityfully however, the person he pointed to was a male like him, possessing black hair, amber eyes.

But even his friend's predicament was of no concern to the male, Retsu at this moment due to:

『Congratulations!』

[You have triggered the 'Extra Scenario: Goddess Scenario.']

[Rank: Ex]

[Special modifications and alterations have been made due to ???]

[Objectives: ???]

• [Reward: ???]

—this other screen at the side of his gaze.

"Isekai. To think it was real?"

Muttering that with a brush of his fingers against his dry lips, he muttered that, as his eyes shone slightly.

Retsu used analysis.

☆ 『Target』☆

[Minamijuuji Sei]

[Level 5]

[Race: Human (Hero)]

Unique Class:

Hero: Lv 3

Other Class Skill:

↳ Notice: Skill: [Analysis] level insufficient. Additional attributes restricted.

How did it even happen to begin with…

It was just yesterday.

As usual, he was on his way to school when he caught up with his classmate, and friend, up ahead.

But somewhere along the way, the ground opened up beneath them and swallowed them whole.

Anyone could imagine the rest.

The king of this kingdom pleaded with them to defeat the Black-Winged Supreme King and Demon Lord.

It was the cliché scenario any Japanese student was familiar with.

However, what made it worse was that…

Just thinking about those names gave him a strangely ominous feeling.

Moreso, to top it off,

His friend, without thinking twice, had immediately sold himself on the "Hero" idea, without even knowing anything.

Now, he knew what type of person Sei was.

The type that can't stand someone suffering in front of him, and considering his father was his role model...

...he wasn't surprised.

As for him, however, he was going to tag along for now. And if it comes down to it, he'll split up from Sei.

"Alchemize."

Pointing towards the ground, he murmured the name of one of his skills.

No, to be more specific, it was more like the skill of one of his classes,

«Alchemy»

For an avid fantasy fan like him, he couldn't deny it. 

He was loving every bit of this ridiculous situation.

At the very least, far more than the dull, monotonous blur that had been his previous life.

Going home?

What's that? Some kind of food? Can he eat it?

Nope.

Crack… crack…

The ground splintered and lifted in small chunks, the soil shifting like soft clay as it floated upward.

Apparently, as long as one had the imagination, they could conjure up almost anything.

Except...

Yes, one was limited by their level, which wasn't all that unreasonable.

If not, he would have been more than overpowered from day one.

«Solidify»

Clenching his fist, the chunks of floating earth began to draw together, pulled by an invisible force as they started to take shape.

Long, slim about sixty to eighty centimeters or thereabout.

A sword… a clay sword.

...well, as a fellow 『Ally of Justice』, how could he not?

He loved swords.

And now, giving someone like him this particular ability, coupled with his unique class skill.

What does the Goddess want him to become?

G*lgamesh?

"You best believe I'd be spamming Gate of B*bylon when it's time."

Muttering that with a half-amused smile, he firmly gripped the sword, examining it.

Its surface was uneven, the edges rough and crude. Even its balance felt slightly off.

…Not that it was surprising.

After all, it was only level one.

But he had learned that he could level up the skill the more he used it.

And that alone was enough reason to keep going.

"Seems the commander is pretty offended by the fact that you let your thoughts drift off in the middle of training, Sei-sama."

Just as Retsu had been immersed in his little side quest, 

His friend currently relapsing on the ground while panting heavily was approached by another figure.

"Can you get up, Sei-sama."

"Ah, yes, Miss Vice Captain."

Since the commander could only communicate through oversized cat noises–

It was only natural that another beastman acted as his interpreter. Hence, the female knight there.

'Normally, the cliché here is a beautiful female knight, but…'

Retsu's face darkened with a half-lidded stare as he looked up front.

No matter how you look at her, that's a freaking gorilla.

…Of course, it was rude to even think that, so both Sei and Retsu had agreed to never say it out loud.

According to Retsu: 

'You laugh, and the demon king spawns right in front of us now.'

Just as he shut his eyes wryly. Footsteps approached stopping at his front.

"Growl~"

Retsu froze. He could hear the oversized cat noises directly in front of him now.

'He's right there, isn't he?'

"Commander said as the companion of the Hero, you too should get stronger."

Shit.

Retsu's eyes twitched.

In the end…

the result was as expected.

Going up against someone above Level 100, even if it was just a spar, was pure suicide.

No matter how you looked at it, getting beaten to a pulp like this was only natural.

"Damn it, Sei.. screw you."

Flat on the ground, clothes in tatters, the two heroes lay side by side, utterly defeated.

Sei managed let out a weak hoarse-like chuckle with his face half-buried in the dirt like his.

"Haha… haaah…"

The Hero's laugh was thin and ragged.. like it was caught somewhere between pain and amusement. 

It was hard to tell if he was laughing at Retsu's words or at himself.

"You're the one who said you wanted to get stronger, right? So? How does it feel now, dumbass?"

Ugh.

Sei's expression churned into itself letting out a short groan that turned into a whimper.

"Not very good."

He shook his head laying against the dirt with a hoarse voice.

"That's what I thought."

Retsu snorted.

Levels.

With a concept like that, even without training, one could still grow stronger simply by leveling up.

Of course—

"I'm not stupid enough to think that just training hard will prepare us for everything."

With that said, both of them turned their gaze to the side.

Roar~!

The kingdom's revered Sword Saint was… chasing a butterfly?

Note: He's an oversized cat. A Tiger beastman.

As expected.

"...Nngh. I see what you mean now, Retsu."

"Good to know you're not completely hopeless."

Both males sighed.

For once, average students like them, their isekai experience was really lacking.

Lacking on several levels.

Where are our beautiful knights?!

Yeah, yeah!

Alovenus, where's our promised cheat skill and overpowered abilities?!

How are we supposed to defeat the Demon King like this?!

If they could send their complaints directly to the Goddess of this world, both boys would raise hell without hesitation.

For Sei on the other hand, he was heavily influenced a lot by Retsu.

And now, the two of them could only stare up at the orange sky, thinking about their bleak-looking future.

"Fuck."

"You said it."