When I first wrote this chapter, something felt wrong.

Needless to say, after a while I arrived at a dead end.

To be honest, it was a total pain because for each sentence I had to decide whether it had any relevance to the story.

So I said, "F#ck this shit," and rewrote the whole thing from the beginning.

And I must say, it turned out pretty good.

Edit:

After reading this chapter myself, I  once again realized that there were some things missing.

So I changed somethings here and there.

As always, if you find any mistakes, please do tell me!

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The next day, I was woken up by a knock on the door.

“Excuse me, Sir Hero?”

The voice of a girl rang through the door.

“Wha...”

I looked around in confusion.

Oh, right, I was summoned into another world.

I quickly got up and opened the door.

“Yes?”

A young woman in maid clothes was standing before me.

“S-Sir! Please, you don't have to open the door by yourself!”

She seemed to be flustered by my unexpected action.

“Um, sorry about that.”

“No, no! Please don't apologize, Sir! It was my fault!”

What was your fault, I wondered, but decided to leave it be.

“So, what is it?”

“Ah, yes! I have brought you your clothes!”

The maid showed me a bunch of clothes she was holding in her hand.

“Also, after you have changed, please head down to the throne room!” she said and handed them over to me.

“Um, thanks. Keep up the good work.”

I took the clothes and gave her a smile.

“T-thank you, Sir!”

She returned the smile and gave me a deep bow before leaving the room.

She's kinda cute, I thought, while I spread out the clothes on my bed to take a closer look at them.

What the heck!

These clothes looked and felt just like modern clothes you'd wear on earth!

There was even underwear and socks!

The outfit the maid gave me consisted of white pants, a black T-Shirt and a white blazer with shoulder pads.

This looked just like a school uniform. Or a military one.

At first, it seemed to be a little big for me but strangely, it was a perfect fit.

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When I got out of my room. Andreas and Tony were already standing there.

“Morning, Ron,” Andreas greeted me, “looking good!”

“Morning,” I replied, “Thanks, you too.”

“Kinda gives a boarding school vibe, doesn't it?”

“I guess.”

“Good morning, everyone!”

I turned around and saw Lily and Chihiro approaching us.

It was a little sad that they weren't wearing skirts but pants as well.

Nevertheless, it looked quite nice on them.

“Morning,” Lily said.

She seemed to be thinking about something,

“Morning. Ready to go?” Andreas asked.

“Yes!” Chihiro replied, while Lily just nodded.

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“Good morning, Heroes!”

The king greeted us with a friendly smile.

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“I hope you had a good rest.”

He looked at our uniforms with content eyes, when someone suddenly raised their hand.

“Your Majesty.”

“Yes?”

A boy who wasn't wearing his uniform, stepped forward and knelt down.

“Please forgive me, but I don't think I can help you.”

It happened.

Of course there would be someone who would refuse.

I knew this would happen, but I was still surprised.

Everyone's attention was focused on him.

“Could you state your reason?” the king asked him.

“It's just…

You brought us into this world and you want us to go and beat the demon lord.

But, in fact you haven't told us anything.

Yet you want us to go against something we don't know anything about.

You want us to become your soldiers to fight for something which doesn't have anything to do with us.

I'm sorry, but I just can't do that.”

The king gave him a thoughtful look before speaking.

“I understand that it must be quite sudden for you to be brought here and that some of you are doubtful as you know nothing of this world yet.

However, I intend to fully inform you about the circumstances of this world in the near future.

Moreover, I promise to do everything within my power to ensure that you are fully prepared to face against the demon lord and to provide you with food and shelter as long as needed.

With that in mind, can I not convince you to change your mind?”

“I'm sorry,” the boy answered without hesitation,

“But I have made up my mind.”

“I see. That is regrettable.”

The king made a slightly disappointed face.

“If I cannot convince you to stay, then it cannot be helped.

I will not hinder you from leaving his place.

However, while I can provide you with some gold, I must ask you to return your uniform.

After all, it indicates your status as heroes of this kingdom.

This is all I can do for you.”

“Thank you very much.”

“As for the others,” the king declared,

“Whoever wishes to leave, is free to do so.

Bear in mind, however, that as soon as you leave this castle, you will not receive any support from this kingdom anymore.

You will be on your own. Think carefully about it before making your decision, as it will be final.”

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In the end, three more boys decided to leave.

We gathered at the main gate to see the four of them off.

We didn't really know each other so I didn't really feel anything when they left.

I also thought about leaving the castle.

But in my opinion staying here for now would be the better choice.

When my friends and I were wandering around yesterday, we happened to come across a grand library.

In there, we will probably find a lot of useful information.

Furthermore, free food, a place to sleep and training were exactly what we needed.

My only concern was the question what we were supposed to do after this month was over.