A few questions arose. He realized that his level was one. If this was a RPG-like world, this was only natural, since he hadn’t fought with anyone yet.
But why was his MP (magic power) so high? It must be the benefit of being a world traveller, who had high magic power as he was informed just now.
By the way, HP referred to endurance, MP was magic power, EXP experience and NEXT indicated the necessary experience points for the next level. ATK, DEF, AGL, HIT and INT respectively symbolized attack strength, defence, agility, hit chance and intelligence. These were expressions often used in games.
He was surprised at his unexpectedly high AGL, but what he was most surprised about was this:
≪Innocent Bystander≫
It perfectly showed that he was just dragged along with the four Heroes. In other words, he himself wasn’t a Hero, but just an ordinary person. Although he was concerned about his magic too, he rather pondered how to explain this situation.
While he was in thought, Rudolph asked them.
“How is it? When you look at the title, it should display Hero.”
Taishi was the first to answer.
“Y- Yes, it does! It says Hero here! Uwah~ Awesome, I’m really a Hero.”
He uttered with a somewhat excited voice.
“Hey, what about you, Chika?”
The one answering Taishi’s question was Suzumiya Chika. She was a talkative and popular girl in class. Her open and direct attitude in dealing with people gained her their goodwill.
Her short hair was bleached like Taishi’s, albeit paler. Her breasts were somewhat lacking, but her slender figure as a sport ace was quite attractive.
“Yeah, I have it too, Taishi.”
“Good. And you, Shuri, Shinobu?”
He called out to the other two girls. Minamoto Shuri had pretty, glossy and long black hair.
Unlike Chika, she had a voluptuous body that attracted boys. She belonged to the tea club and the boys sometimes came by to ogle her in her kimono. Her charming points also included the kind of drooping eyes and the mole under her eye.
The other girl, Akamori Shinobu was brimming with curiosity. Active in the newspaper club, she also planned to find employment in that field in the future. She was talkative as well and smart on top, so everyone often asked her for tips on the exams.
Her slightly wavy, black hair hang over her shoulders. From her cattish eyes, you could feel the strong resolution of never letting go of her prey. Moreover, she came from Kansai.
As for what these three girls had in common: They were all eye-catching beauties. And as members of Taishi’s harem, they were always around him.
Shuri and Shinobu seemed to have the Hero title too. And as a matter of course, the gazes faced Hiiro next.
“What about you?”
“…Nope.”
He answered with a single word. Upon that, the others made a ruckus.
“Then… can you tell us what kind of title you have?”
It annoyed him how was talked down to, but answered honestly nevertheless. But only one of them.
“≪Innocent Bystander≫…”
Now his four classmates changed their attitude on these words. They frowned and left their mouths gaping open in disbelief.
“≪Innocent Bystander≫…? Lilith, do you know what that means?”
“Eh, uhm… Yes. Most likely…”
Lilith looked downward, hesitant to answer. Hiiro sighed while looking at her. Then he answered in her stead.
“I’m just an ordinary person. I just happened to be in the classroom back then and got mixed up with these guys. Right?”
“Uh- Uhm…”
“Hey, wait! Okamura! What‘s with that tone!”
Chika said by pointing at me. But he completely ignored that and continued.
“Originally four people should’ve been summoned here. And that’s these four here. I’m an irregular so to speak. What’re you going to do about it?”
He merely stated it indifferently without any hostility or animosity. And yet, Lilith turned pale as she was the one who summoned them.
“Well, it’s not just about me. These guys were brought here at your conveniences too. I’m sure our families are worried about us.”
Lilith’s expression became more and more heartbroken.
“You are right. I can only ask for your pardon on this matter.”
The king offered his apology like that. Hiiro thought he would make excuses, but the king was unexpectedly aware of the significance of their actions.
“We were left we no other choice.”
“No, to be honest, I don’t care about your circumstances.”
“Huh?”
Time stopped for everyone upon Hiiro’s words.
“I have no connections whatsoever to these four.”
“Hey, Okamura! Aren’t we classmates!”
Taishi yelled enraged.
“Yeah, we’re classmates. But we’re merely studying together in the same room by the school’s decision.”
“Th- That’s going too far…”
“Yes, after we finally got together~”
Shuri and Shinobu stated their opinions too.
“So you say, but I haven’t spoken a single word with you in the four month, since we’re in the same class.”
It was a fact. Hiiro basically liked being alone, so he kept his distance from everyone, not just these four. Sleep, eat and read. That was Hiiro’s custom.
The other four fell silent from his words. Like he had said, they hadn’t talked to each other, even though they were classmates. It was also a fact that they never tried to speak to him on their own accord, even if he was hard to approach.
“Okay, as I said just now, I’ve no connection to these four. You guys want the four Heroes, right? Then I seem useless?”
“Mh- Mhm…”
Rudolph groaned with a difficult expression. He was perplexed about what to do.
“Since they’re Heroes, they can fight the ‘Evila’ in some way, right? But I’m a no-name. You wouldn’t send me out to fight these dangerous guys too, would you?”
“…Then let me ask you: What do you want to do?”
“Go home?”
“Th- The documents speak of the Demon Lord knowing a magic to send you home.”
Rudolph’s word resounded through the throne room and Lilith’s expression turned gloomy at once. Seeing that, Hiiro quietly shut his eyes.
“S- So we just have to defeat the Demon Lord quickly!”
What an idiot, Hiiro thought. Even if the Demon Lord knew such magic, why would you defeat him? Hiiro was disgusted at Taishi’s thoughtless statement.
“In- Indeed. Besides, our country is wonderful, so you will surely come to like it. You are all basically part of my family now.”
Seeing Rudolph desperately trying to persuade him, Hiiro shrugged his shoulders.
“Ah, if I may add, I‘m worried about my family.”
The others felt worried as well, not just Chika.
“Th- There is no need to worry about that. Right?”
A nearby scholar was addressed.
“Ah, y- yes! As a matter of fact, you all have been forgotten now!”
“F- Forgotten, you say!?”
It was quite a shocking statement.
“Ah, please rest assured. There are forces at work to keep things coherent in your world. Once you return, it will be changed back… yes.”
(That’s… a lie.)
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