Opening my eyes, I found myself in a place that’s obviously not the classroom. I looked around and saw people with a completely different fashion than those I know, except for the three who wore the same school uniform as me.

A solid, dignified voice resounded on the room. “Welcome, heroes from another world!”

I looked to where the voice came from and saw an armored, middle aged man seated on an extravagant chair, with two armored men standing on each side. He wore a golden crown atop his silky, white hair and black armor, which made it hard to determine his build. Since he emitted an aura of a fighter and a strong one at that, I knew his armor was not for show. I glanced to the three and although confused, it doesn’t seem like they’re afraid of the situation.

“I am sure you are all confused from the sudden turn of events, and I, the king of Arthass, apologize for it.” He lowered his head.

The people around were surprised by the words of the king, and those near him said. “Your majesty, you do-“

“Silence! this is no time act all high and mighty, especially not in front of the heroes that will lead us to salvation.” He said while leering at the knight on his left.

I simply stood my ground and stayed quiet while acting a bit nervous. I already know the gist of the situation, but they still don’t know that and they don’t need to know. I don’t know how they’ll take it, so it’s better like this.

“Heroes, I know you’re still confused, but worry not for my personal guard will explain everything.” The king glanced at the knight on his left and the knight made a small nod before he started talking.

This world is called ‘Helvana’ and this particular country is called ‘Arthass’ ruled by king Philiem Vers Sylvion. The world is divided into four countries, and one is Arthass, the country of humans. South west from here is ‘Zath’ the country of beastmen, south is ‘Nveros’ the country of elves, and lastly, located in the west is ‘Kiora’ the country of demons. Of all the races, the humans are said to be the weakest in both physical strength and magical strength.

When the other three heard the word ‘magic’ they reacted and seeing that, the knight also explained it. In this world, there’s an ability that most of the people in this world could use, magic. It’s a phenomenon where a person brings out his/her imagination into reality by using a a force called mana, which people are naturally born with. Of all the races, the humans have the least amount of mana.

Thinking that the humans are easy prey, the demons started a war. The humans tried to solve it peacefully, but nothing they did prevented the war from happening so they were forced to fight back. But the difference between the two race were too much, leading to the continuous defeat of the humans. They slowly lost their land and seeing that made them rely on an old document about hero summoning.

Despite not know if it’ll really work, they sacrificed a dozen men, one of a royal blood, and the court magician, into summoning us. Going further, we, the summoned heroes, are each given a strong ability, a self identify spell and the knowledge of this world's language. We are unconsciously using their language by the way.

Finally understanding the situation, Shun said. “I hate to break it to you, but none of us could fight. At least not yet.”

The knight got enraged and took a step forward. “You bra-“ But the king stomped on the ground, making the knight stop, and said. “Stop, what he says is true. Just a look and we can see they’re not fit for battle.” The king moved his sight to us. “Worry not, we will train you into heroes that can fight.”

Shun smiled after hearing that and turned to the other two who still couldn’t accept the facts. “Listen, it might be too sudden, but this world needs us. This world needs heroes.”

“B-but Shun...” Said Hana.

“T-this is just too sudden....” Said Rika.

“It’s ok, as long as we’re together we can accomplish anything. And hey, we were given an ability and the king said we’ll be trained, so there’s no need to worry.”

The two felt confidence behind Shun’s words and decided to believe in him. He looked at me after that and said. “It’s Shizuka right?”

I nodded in response.

“Then Shizuka-san, are you will to fight for this country?”

Not really, instead, I might even destroy this whole country for separating me from my parents. For now I’ll act as they want and just escape later. I’ll find out myself if they really need my help. I nodded in response.

Shun turned back to the king and said. “Kin- your majesty, we will do our best. Please train us.”

A smile appeared on the king’s face as he said. “If that’s your decision, then can I ask one more thing before I dismiss you?”

“What is it your majesty?” Said Shun, without hearing our opinion.

“I want you to say ‘Identify’ inside your head.”

Shortly after that, they got surprised while looking at an empty space in front of them. I did what do king said and also used Identify on the other three.

NameShizuka KurokawaRace:HumanAge:17Level:7Class:Celestial SwordsmanSub ClassValkyrieStrength:1353Agility:1139[tr]

[tr]Vitality:244[tr]

[tr]Magic:0[tr]

[tr]Titles: [The Absolute], [The Strongest], [God Slayer], [Immortal Slayer], [Demi-God Slayer], [Queen of Chaos], [Ultimate Human], [Reincarnator(Self)]Passive: [Boundless], [Godly Strength], [Godly Speed], [Disease Immunity], [Satiety Ignore], [Identify Alter]

NameShun TakamiyaRace:HumanAge:18Level:5Class:SwordsmanSub ClassNoneStrength:58Agility:38[tr]

[tr]Vitality:41[tr]

[tr]Magic:12[tr]

[tr]Titles: [Hero]Passive: [Greater Strength], [Damage Mitigation], [Mana Core]

NameHana NakamuraRace:HumanAge:17Level:4Class:MagicianSub ClassNoneStrength:22Agility:19[tr]

[tr]Vitality:21[tr]

[tr]Magic:54[tr]

[tr]Titles: [Hero]Passive: [Chain Cast], [Decreased Mana Consumption], [Damage Mitigation], [Mana Core]

NameRika AkiyamaRace:HumanAge:17Level:4Class:RogueSub ClassNoneStrength:30Agility:48[tr]

[tr]Vitality:21[tr]

[tr]Magic:18[tr]

[tr]Titles: [Hero]Passive: [Greater Speed], [Damage Mitigation], [Mana Core]

A number of good passives, as expected. It’s a lot weaker than mine, but I got mine through hard work while they got theirs almost instantly...

While looking, the king asked. “Can I ask what your titles are?”

“I’m a hero.” Said Shun.

“Mine says hero.” Said Hana.

“Mine too.” Said Rika.

“I’m not a hero.” Well, its not a lie...

A wee bit surprised, the king asked. “You’re not? What about passive? Surely you at least have one.”

“None, I have no passive.” This time I’m lying, but I already have these passives before I came here, so it doesn’t count.

“I-impossible, Vex, check on her stats.”

The knight on his right stepped forward and stared at me and a few moments later he said. “Your majesty, she really doesn’t any passive.”

My status didn’t change so my configuration should still be the same. It’s set to make me look like a normal person.

“What about her stats?”

“Your majesty, she’s just a bit better than an average human.”

The king made gestures to make the knight return to his post and looked at me. “May I ask what your name is?”

“It’s Shizuka, Shizuka Kurokawa.”

“Then Shizuka, I apologize for dragging you into to this despite not being a hero, but I can’t return you to your world.”

The three reacted at the same time. “What!?”

“W-what if we defeat the demons? Can we go back after that?” Said Hana.

“Once a hero is summoned, he or she will stay in this world forever. I apologize, but I cannot do anything.”

Shun wanted to say something, but kept it to himself. He held the other two to calm them down.

“Everything about you will be forgotten, like you didn’t even exist in your world and I cannot change that.”

The three couldn’t utter a word from all the emotions going wild inside them, while I just acted a bit sad so I don’t look odd. I somehow knew that our existence will be erased from our world, since I already tried gathering information about my past and didn’t find a single thing. I tried talking to my past parents, but they said they never had a daughter...

“That’s all for today, heroes, please get some rest and Shizuka, I’ll have a talk with you so stay.” The king looked at his left. “Guide them to their rooms.”

After a nod, the knight walked to the three and guided them out of the room.

“Shizuka, since you are not a hero, I’ll ask. Do you want to fight? Or do you want to have a normal life in this world?”

This makes everything easy, I just need to act a bit hesitant. “I...” I looked down and held my skirt tightly. “I w-want to...”

Seeing me like that made the king say. “No need to be nervous, I will accept whatever decision you make for I am at fault. I have summoned a defenseless girl like you, so I have to take responsibility.”

I fidgeted and stayed quiet for a few seconds, making them think I’m really having a hard time making a decision. After that, I looked at the king with a nervous expression. “I want to live a normal layth.” I finished it off by biting my tongue, of course it was an act.

“Very well, you shall not have any responsibilities to this country and you are free to live your life as you want. I’ll give you proper compensation for the summoning you, for now please have some rest.”

I was guided to a room by the king himself, something seems fishy...