Chapter 2 of 10
Chapter 2
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### Queen → Princess Change
Because it's cuter that way.
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This is a room in a certain world.
"Y-Yes! It's a success! It's a success!"
A man in his thirties shouted loudly.
"Y-Yes... it's a success... Father!"
A teenage girl, breathing heavily after accomplishing something, responded.
"Good job... well done, Veres!"
"Thank you..."
The girl called Veres was so weak that she looked like she might collapse at any moment.
"Even though you must be exhausted, we need to go and welcome the heroes. Can you walk?"
"S-S-Sure!"
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This is a room in a certain world.
"..."
Kousai was about to say, "I don't recognize this ceiling," but he was called out before he could.
"Finally awake, Kousai?"
"..."
Kousai got up, holding his head, and looked around.
"You were the last one."
"Was it Suzu before that?"
Not only Yushi, but Suzu and Daichi were also there.
"Good morning, Kousai."
Then, Mio's voice came from behind him.
Now everyone was here.
"How long have I been lying down?"
"Hmm, I don't know... I woke up before Suzu, so I can't really say..."
"I see."
"But maybe Yushi knows? He was the first one to wake up, apparently."
"No, I don't need to know that badly."
Kousai was surprised by the calmness of the four people in this situation.
(To wake up in a completely different place, and not a single one of them is panicking... They're really amazing.)
Of course, Kousai was one of them.
While he was thinking about this, Yushi stood up smoothly.
Everyone else followed suit.
They were probably analyzing the situation. Everyone had a serious look on their face.
Suddenly, Daichi reacted.
"Someone's coming..."
"Really?"
Yushi asked, and Daichi nodded firmly.
"Yes. I don't have any proof, but I'm sure of it..."
A few seconds later, the door in front of them opened.
"Excuse me."
A maid, as one might call her, stood there.
The five of them looked at the maid.
The maid looked around curiously for a moment, but only for a moment.
"Can you understand me?"
The five of them were silent for a few seconds, not understanding the meaning of her words.
Well, Kousai was considering a certain possibility.
"Yes, no problem."
As expected, Yushi responded calmly, despite a slight waver.
The maid smiled and bowed.
"I will explain your current situation in detail. Please follow me."
After confirming that everyone nodded, the maid left the room.
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...
...
After confirming that everyone had left the room, the maid bowed again.
"Let's go."
She started walking, and the five of them followed silently.
"Hey, Kousai."
"Hm?"
Mio's face was a bit serious.
"This place... it looks like a castle."
"Probably."
"There's no place like this in Japan, right? Even if there were, it would be a Japanese-style castle... But this castle is..."
"Western-style."
Mio nodded silently.
But Kousai seemed to be indifferent to the castle.
There were more important things to think about.
Being enveloped in light and waking up in an unfamiliar room.
The meaning of the maid's words.
And this castle...
He hadn't seen a single light bulb since he arrived.
From this, Kousai had come to a certain conclusion.
(This must be a different world, right?)
Kousai had read a lot of novels, including games, and remembered that some of them involved being transported to a different world.
(Still, this place is way too big...)
They had been turning right and left, and Kousai was already confident that he couldn't find his way back to the original room.
"Hey, Mio."
"Hm?"
"Can you find your way back to the original room?"
Mio turned around and put her hand to her mouth.
Then...
"Yes, I can."
"Damn."
"Really!?"
By the time this conversation ended, Yushi had called out to the maid.
"Excuse me."
"Yes?"
"Where are we exactly?"
The maid had said she would explain in detail later, but since it hadn't happened yet, Yushi asked on behalf of everyone.
"This is Drett Castle, in the Kingdom of Drett."
"Kingdom of Drett?"
Daichi joined in.
"Yes, one of the Five Great Kingdoms."
"I don't understand that."
Then Suzu joined in.
"The Five Great Kingdoms are Drett, Messia, Pharis, Sica, and Rize. Drett, in particular, has a lot of mages."
"\"Mages?\""
Mio had joined in as well.
(They harmonized perfectly. But mages... This is definitely a fantasy world.)
Kousai was also there, but he was just listening.
"Yes, those who use magic by borrowing the power of the six spirits: Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Light, and Darkness. However, they need a certain aptitude to use it."
(A classic fantasy world!)
Kousai was internally excited.
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...
...
While Kousai was excited, they seemed to have reached their destination.
The maid stopped in front of a grand door.
"Here we are."
Everyone except Kousai held their breath.
As for Kousai...
(Probably the king's daughter will say something like, "Welcome, heroes," right? It's a template. But, being called a hero... I wouldn't mind.)
He had a rather unconventional thought.
"Horus-sama, I have brought them."
The maid called out to the closed door.
"Very well, bring them in."
A deep male voice came from inside.
"Please, everyone."
The door in front of them slowly opened.
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Behind the door was a vast, indescribable space.
On either side, soldiers in armor stood in a row.
At the far end of the room, there was a grand chair, and a man in his thirties was sitting in it.
He stood up smoothly.
He had blonde hair and a refreshing image.
He was slightly taller than Daichi and Yushi, and his build, though hidden by his clothes, didn't seem overweight.
"Oh, you are...!"
After observing the five of them with interest, he tilted his head slightly but then smiled again.
"Um..."
"Oh, my apologies. My name is Horus Drett, the king of this kingdom!"
"Um..."
"Hmm? You can understand me, right?"
"Yes, I guess."
Yushi's words hadn't been understood until now.
"Is there something you want to ask?"
"Hmm? What is it?"
Suzu, who had a different attitude, stepped forward and asked a question that everyone had been wondering but hadn't dared to voice.
"Can we return to our original world?"
After hearing the maid's story... or even before that, they had realized they weren't in Japan.
Everyone had wondered, but no one had been able to say it out loud.
They were probably afraid.
And the answer came from the man in front of them.
"Unfortunately, not at the moment."
"What!"
Yushi raised his voice, trying to keep his anger in check.
"So, we were brought here against our will, for your convenience?"
"You! How dare you speak to Horus-sama like that!"
A soldier with better armor than the others shouted at Yushi.
"Enough, stand down."
"But..."
"Stand down, I said."
"...Yes."
He glared slightly but obediently stepped back.
"I apologize, please forgive me."
"It's fine."
Yushi glanced at the soldier but didn't do anything more.
Horus looked at Yushi seriously.
"Indeed, we brought you here for our convenience. And we cannot send you back to your original world at the moment. I apologize."
Horus bowed his head.
The soldiers murmured, and the one who had stepped back spoke up.
"Horus-sama! You shouldn't bow to such people..."
"Silence."
"...Yes."
Horus raised his head and continued.
"Indeed, we cannot send you back at the moment. But there is a way."
"Really?"
"Yes. Defeat the Demon King and release the seal of the gods. Heroes, if you do this, you will surely be able to return."
A moment of silence.
Kousai was almost exasperated.
But Yushi broke the silence.
"I understand."
"Y-Yushi!"
Suzu tried to complain about Yushi's quick agreement.
"Suzu, I think this world is in danger."
"Huh?"
Suzu was a bit confused by Yushi's serious face.
Taking advantage of this, Yushi started speaking.
"From what I can see, this person really believes he has done us wrong. But he had no choice but to bring us here. Right?"
"Thank you for understanding."
Yushi had meant to ask Horus, but a woman's voice answered.
Then, the woman came out from behind Horus.
She was shorter than Mio but had a similar appearance.
Her hair was the same blonde as Horus's.
"Nice to meet you, heroes. My name is Veres Drett, the second daughter of the Drett family. I am also the temporal mage who summoned you."
She bowed deeply but stopped halfway and suddenly looked up.
"What's wrong?"
As usual, it was Yushi who spoke up.
However, Veres Drett said something unexpected.
"---There should only be four heroes, right?"
The atmosphere became tense.
Then, Veres spoke hesitantly.
"Probably due to my mistake, I summoned one more person. Everyone, please try to think of 'Status.'"
The four others showed signs of tension, but Kousai...
(Let's see this long-awaited cheat setting.)
He was excited as he checked his status.
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Kousai Takahashi
LV 1
HP 100/100
MP 2000/2000
STR 15
DEX 25
VIT 20
INT 30
AGI 20
MND 500
LUK 500
Skills
- Language Understanding
- Super Analysis
- MP Auto Recovery Speed Up LV1
- Unset
- Unset
- Unset
- Unset
Attributes
- Unset
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(Not set? And my MP, MND, and LUK are higher than the others... Is this a cheat? It doesn't seem that high, but Super Analysis... Maybe this is it. Should I try it?)
Just as he was about to use it, Yushi spoke up.
"Excuse me, what is Super Analysis?"
"Super Analysis is a rare skill that allows you to see the status of anything."
Kousai nodded, but everyone else seemed to have the same skill.
This made Kousai even more curious.
"Everyone, try to think of 'Analyze' towards me."
Since they couldn't compare without seeing someone else's status, Kousai decided to use it on Veres.
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Veres Drett
LV 22
HP 246/246
MP 17/342
STR 46
DEX 51
VIT 47
INT 60
AGI 50
MND 68
LUK 50
Skills
- Super Analysis
- Ritual LV3
- Deciphering LV2
- Swordsmanship LV4
- Temporal Magic LV6
Attributes
- Temporal Magic (Unique)
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(Princess is strong! Stronger than me... So, maybe...)
Kousai used Super Analysis on the other four as well.
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Yushi Suzuki
LV 1
HP 1000/1000
MP 1000/1000
STR 100
DEX 100
VIT 100
INT 100
AGI 100
MND 100
LUK 100
Skills
- Language Understanding
- Super Analysis
- Paladin
- Swordsmanship LV10
- Status Resistance LV5
- Fire Attribute LV3
- Water Attribute LV3
- Earth Attribute LV3
- Wind Attribute LV3
- Light Attribute LV5
- Dark Attribute LV3
- HP Auto Recovery Speed Up LV3
- MP Auto Recovery Speed Up LV3
- Limit Break
Attributes
- Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Light, Dark
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Daichi Takami
LV 1
HP 1200/1200
MP 800/800
STR 120
DEX 90
VIT 120
INT 80
AGI 80
MND 80
LUK 100
Skills
- Language Understanding
- Super Analysis
- Shield LV8
- Great Shield LV5
- Mace LV5
- Swordsmanship LV8
- Katana LV5
- Status Resistance LV5
- Fire Attribute LV2
- Earth Attribute LV2
- Light Attribute LV4
- HP Auto Recovery Speed Up LV4
Attributes
- Fire, Earth, Light
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Rin Haneda
LV 1
HP 800/800
MP 1200/1200
STR 70
DEX 120
VIT 80
INT 120
AGI 90
MND 120
LUK 100
Skills
- Language Understanding
- Super Analysis
- Ritual LV3
- Martial Arts LV3
- Status Resistance LV5
- Fire Attribute LV5
- Water Attribute LV5
- Light Attribute LV5
- Dark Attribute LV5
- MP Auto Recovery Speed Up LV5
- Magic Attack Power Up LV5
Attributes
- Fire, Water, Light, Dark
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Mio Touya
LV 1
HP 750/750
MP 1300/1300
STR 70
DEX 100
VIT 75
INT 150
AGI 120
MND 130
LUK 100
Skills
- Language Understanding
- Super Analysis
- Healing Specialization
-附属魔法 (Affiliated Magic)
- Cooking LV7
- Ritual LV4
- Priest LV5
- Heal, High Heal, Area Heal, Heal Light, Regenerate
- Status Resistance LV6
- HP Auto Recovery Speed Up LV3
- MP Auto Recovery Speed Up LV4
Attributes
- Healing Specialization (Unique)
- Affiliated Magic (Unique)
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(Oh no... seriously...?)
Kousai felt almost despair.
The five of them, including Veres, looked at him with a mix of concern and confusion.
Incidentally, everyone else saw Kousai's status as follows:
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Kousai Takahashi
LV 1
HP 100/100
MP 2000/2000
STR 15
DEX 25
VIT 20
INT 30
AGI 20
MND 500
LUK 500
Skills
- Language Understanding
- Super Analysis
- MP Auto Recovery Speed Up LV1
Attributes
- None
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Kousai looked around again and sighed.
"Looks like I'm the odd one out."
"Kousai..."
Mio looked worried about Kousai.
However, Kousai glanced at Mio and then spoke to Veres.
"Hey, Princess."
"Yes?"
"What should I do from now on?"
Veres hesitated slightly.
Daichi stepped forward.
"Since you're not a hero, you won't treat us the same, right?"
He asked with a slight glare.
Veres nodded firmly.
"No, I assure you. Fortunately, Kousai's stats, while not as high as the heroes, are above average. You will be treated the same and will level up with us."
Upon hearing this, the four others showed signs of relief.
Kousai glared at Daichi.
Daichi seemed to have misunderstood something and smiled slightly, but Kousai wasn't in the mood.
(Don't say unnecessary things...)
Kousai had planned to use this opportunity to explore the new world.
Being taken in was nice, but he didn't want to be a burden or owe anyone anything.
At this point, a soldier whispered to Horus.
"The rooms are ready. Please follow the maid outside."
And so, Kousai Kousai was dragged into the world of the heroes.
We are always open to suggestions for skill names and unique attribute names.
It would be easier if you could provide explanations as well.
Did you think it was a cheat from the start? Too bad!
If it were, you couldn't separate from the heroes, could you?
What does "Unset" mean, anyway? (|)