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Chapter 1: Attention Attraction

Chapter 1: Attention Attraction

(POV: HENRY)

So, I don't believe I've gotten the pleasure to properly introduce myself, of which I find very important because if I don't then the chances are you'll think I'm a serial killer, burglar, rapist, etc. You get the idea!

I'm Henry Torat, a choreographer in England who has a great talent for getting involved in situations which aren't indigenous to me, me meeting the Goddess earlier was also one of said situations. At the time it seemed better than what I was facing;  a complete angry mob of neo-nazis who I somehow pissed off, alongside with a drug kingpin. I get into a lot of those situations and frankly when I saw the apartment I thought I was done with it all.

Oh, you don't know, do you? Well, the kingpins I've enraged and their fellows always end up getting arrested, I suppose I hang out in too much public places and they just can't resist attacking me whenever they see me. Always, for some unknown reason, after they are arrested I somehow get rewarded for it. If you find it hard to believe then you're with me on this, it's happened a lot. I've gotten a raise at my job seven times, despite the fact I never attend it. I've won the lottery twice, and actually a few more times but I've never cashed those in. So, when I saw the apartment which was so luxurious I could only think of one thing; I am being rewarded again.

All I got however was shit tea and an unfortunate task of raising a Goddess' daughter. I mean seriously, she could have at least put some effort into it! There was no sweetness, the tea was definitely out of date as well!

Now then, back on track... I'm in a forest and there's... trees. Now considering this is a forest I assume there's animals here, correct? Since there's animals there's a food-chain! If there's a food-chain that means there's predators! If there's predators that means there's carnivores! Since I have bad luck and there's carnivores...

A low snarl was sourced from behind me, I wasn't going to be as silly as to turn towards a predator, so of course the only logical solution which is completely reasonable is to run like your underwear is on fire and is giving you third degree burns.

"DON'T EAT ME!" I screamed out, dashing away in the one direction I was facing, I could hear the steps of what is most likely a tiger behind me, I passed trees and bushes and flowers, I genuinely had no idea where I was going but I knew that I would probably lose the tiger!

While sprinting away I of course tripped, I wouldn't be me if I didn't trip at all during this scene. When I looked up I saw that in front of me was a weapon! A weapon I couldn't use but I was going to attempt to because I don't want to keep running away from a tiger! It's a bow with a quiver of arrows! So I equipped the both of them and turned to face the beast... which wasn't behind me. However, to make sure I should probably fire an arrow.

I took out an arrow, placing it on the bow like I watch at the Olympics, but since I haven't ever done this before I have to beg the question; how do I fire an arrow?

I'm not sure I'm even holding it right to begin with, but I never bothered myself to learn this. Besides I don't even hear the tiger anymore!

Then I heard a low growl, which probably meant that it was still there.

So I closed my eyes and did whatever seemed right with the arrow, held it with three fingers at the string drew the bow and everything else I have no idea about but I'm going to guess it's right!

I relaxed my fingers and felt the arrow leave and... OW! THAT REALLY HURT! BLOODY HELL!

I heard a small whimper over all my screaming, which made it very clear that the chances are I just killed some person's dog instead of a deadly ferocious tiger. Wait, did I just kill a dog? Did my arrow hit? Oh my, I didn't think I would actually get lucky enough to do it right! I think this is the perfect time to celebrate; I just fired an arrow and it went smoothly through the air!

Oh wait! I just killed a dog, just remembered that. This would be a bit more morbid if I celebrated over the death of my enemy, which just happens to be a dog.

I jogged my way over to where I think the dog is, it was behind some bushes and there it was... the blood-riddled corpse of dog. The arrow was placed directly between its eyes, it was rather amazing to witness such a thing. I still can't believe it, with no prior experience or help I shot an arrow and it hit between the eyes of a dog! Quite the achievement.

Now with that out of the way... I suppose I should go and find civilization!

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When I turned around I did notice that the bow and arrows I had acquired were not just randomly placed but were in fact the remains of an archer who was dead in a tree. It was rather gruesome to look at it to be honest so I didn't mind it and continued on my merry way!

It didn't take long at all; I found an exit to the forest easily, I expected it to be much harder but it was literally right around the corner. When I stepped out I could see the blinding sun! All the birds up in the sky! Every single soldier exiting that big kingdom over there! The fields of wheat and crops and the farm animals!

Wait, am I really outside a kingdom already? I know it's not a bad thing, but... this is a bit too easy. I was expecting an empty plains where I was expected to walk a few miles to get anywhere at all! I know that might be a bit extreme but you do remember that I have constantly been running from criminals constantly? Seriously, this is exceptionally tame for everything I have experienced and for what I was expecting.

Well, guess that's that, I should probably head into the kingdom.

Actually, my goal is to find the daughter, isn't it? That's the entire reason I've been dragged into this mess, but then again I suppose I don't really have to do it, do I? What's the worst thing that possibly happen to a God's daughter? It's not like she'll be smited or anything...

I made my way down from the forest, it was perched upon a hill, I eventually got onto the gravel path which was my way into the kingdom of... forests perched on hills! I really have no knowledge about this world I’m in, that is probably a bad thing.

"Hey, you!" I heard a voice call out from my left, I turned to face the field and resting on a fence was a red-headed farmer girl.

"Oh, hello, are you a farmer, supervisor or warrior princess?" A weird question, I know, but I was confident she would answer warrior princess. A grim expression was all I could see across her face, she placed her foot on the fence and jumped up, landing... on me, well we both collapsed onto the ground, but it wasn't that bad of a fall to be honest. "All three? How do you find the time?"

"How do you know who I am? Why do you have the quiver and bow of Luke?" She grumbled out, pulling at my shirt. I am very confident this isn't going to work out well.

"Well, for starters; I have no idea who you are. I am just very good at guessing. Secondly, I found this in the forest." I explained, she glared intensely into my eyes, which is by far not the weirdest staring contest I've had. That one involved a hippo. She released my shirt and sat up and removed herself from on top of me. "Is that the closest you've had to a sexual experience?"

"W-What is wrong with you?" She attempted to slap me but just missed, but like the Goddess she became flustered at the mention of sex.

"So, yes? I mean you did make eye contact for quite a bit of time. Do you lack partners because you'd find the sex boring? You do seem very aggressive." She yet again attempted to hit me, only to falter yet again.

"NO! WHY ARE YOU SO INTERESTED IN MY SEX LIFE?" Well of course, it made sense why she wouldn't want to talk about sex in public, but it kind of conflicts when the public hears it.

"Lady Anex, is something the matter?" A group of soldiers who were lined up in a row marched in front of us, Anex looked down in shame for some weird reason.

"No... I'm fine, I'm perfect in fact. Please leave." She pointed in the direction they were headed, the soldiers saluted her and continued on their way. After they were out of earshot, she decided to no longer hold her shame! "Who the hell are you, weirdo? Where is Luke and his companion Kyros?"

"I'm Henry Torat, I'm a choreographer." I cleared my throat and stood up, dusting my clothes. "Luke is dead, he's on a tree and who is Kyros?"

"Luke is dead? He was a master hunter, there's no way he would die in a forest as meager as that one! Kyros was a dog who accompanied Luke wherever he went, he was fearsome and considered a beast." She touched her chin as she pondered. "What's a choreographer?"

"Well, I killed Kyros and a Choreographer is someone who directs and designs dance routines." I spoke clearly, afterward I gestured towards her. "Your turn; are you the princess of this kingdom?"

"YOU KILLED KYROS?" She screamed out, this time she reached for my neck but stumbled over and fell on me again. She's a bit of a klutz, isn't she?

"You didn't answer my question. We had an entire system and you've gone and ruined it." I'm not one to whine but we did have a good question and answer session.

"He was unbeatable! Not even great beasts stood a chance against him and you killed Kyros? That's impossible... just look at you." I think she's over-estimating the dog, he wasn't anything special.

"Actually he wasn't all that strong. Bit of a weakling, couldn't even stop an arrow from someone who has never held a bow before." Anex grew more enraged as I spoke more and more; I am beginning to believe that the reason it was so easy to find this place was because it wasn't going to be easy to get into it.

"You're under arrest." She declared, she stood up again and this time she picked me up by the collar, I suppose this was kind of expected after I bragged about killing a dog.

"Don't you have to read me my rights?" It was rather amazing to see a girl who doesn't look strong at all just carry me like I'm just an empty box. Then again I'm not particularly heavy.

"You have none." She callously spoke, I suppose I struck a chord.

"Your legal system really needs to improve! THIS ISN'T JUSTICE! THE PEOPLE ARE BEING EXPLOITED!" I know from experience that my chances of escape are null, it was rather upsetting when I first realized it. However maybe I'll get into a situation where I won't be carried into prison.

"Shut up! You killed one of the greatest knights of all time and his companion, you will be punished severely." This isn't going to end well for me, is it? Am I going to be executed?

"PROLETARIAT LIBERTY!" I figured that I would cause some sort of uproar, but it doesn't work if the people around me don't know what proletariat means. Besides the princess here was working in the fields so what's the chances things are unfair?

Well, from the amount of time I've spent in this world I am confident in saying that nothing has changed from my original life.

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