What’s on your mind right now? It is a famous line in a social media on the internet you know.  I feel like I should be asking this question to everyone in here.

The king stares at me intently with his clear blue eyes with empty emotions in his countenance. The blond knight girl is looking at me with curiosity and at the same time, a joy on her face.  The girl wearing the plated boots glances at me with fondness.

The magician girl, Violetta, is looking at me like she had seen a new species. Not only that, her eyes are fixated on me and kept it glued only to me.

The councilor? I thought he fell down.

I don’t get why they reacted like that. Although I think it’s a little funny, it is still inappropriate for the situation but for someone who is shy, becoming the center of their attention, it is too exaggerated and pressuring.

For now, since the heroes parted to look at me, obviously, I was able to see how they look too.

The one with a strong-willed look donning a brown hair and eyes burning with passion! His body is rather lean but not thin.  It seems like he is the one who spoke earlier with the councilor. His facial feature is very oriental but handsome which I announce bullshit as of why is there another one like him here. Let’s call him Hero number one temporarily.

There is also a woman in glasses with straight black hair. She seemed to be really gloomy, wearing the business attire and the ragged looked into her eyes. At least her body has a good shape and slender accompanied by good stature and height. She would look good though if she tries hard. Let’s call her C-slave.

Ah…the generic guy who has a lousy sense of fashion, he seems to be the one have the highest tension right now. With black messy hair and normal features…is what I would like to say but his body looks a little ripped and his well-defined jawline is attractive. But, well, he looks like an otaku so his name would be otaku huh.

This one guy at the back who really reek a smell of ramen when you got up so close to him. With hair as messy as the otaku, and line as heavy as his brows, his face would be wonderful if he cares for it. Oh… You lose if you work. Written on his shirt, I will call him NEET.

Big! This one girl in thigh highs and wearing a sleeved shirt overtopped with a coat. She seems to be a teacher or less, a college student taking a teaching course. The buttons in her suit are crying as if saying “release me!” with dashing rouge lipstick. Ok, let’s call her Buns. Why? She has buns on her chest.

Ah… A really lethargic guy, with eyes dead, he seems to fall anytime. He has a pale face and slender build. He is really tall, though, but he seems to lose all motivation at point blank. Let’s call him Listless.

A girl with long curly brown hair and beautiful face with cute red glasses and cherry colored lips, she seems to be the most innocent among the people here. She has a really dumbfounded look on her face saying “eh?” and readable cute face saying “bully me” or “tease me.” She is wearing a jersey, though. Let’s call her that, Jersey.

A maid is here too. I remembered those days I’m being bullied to wear a maid outfit. A refined look on her face, she is pursuing that poker face. Although I can see beads of sweat on her forehead, with a black long hair that past her waists and sharp look in her eyes. She is comparable to the magician girl. Of course, I will call her maid.

Oh!! Shrine maidens! Yes, there are two of them, a twin! They look so beautiful and dashing in the shrine maiden outfit. They both have black hair in blunt bangs. With one styling it in a high ponytail, I will call her shrine maiden  #1 and one styling it in a low ponytail I will call her shrine maiden #2.

Eh… another handsome guy. Donning spiky hair dyed in red, he seems to be pursuing the visual kei punk look. He has a piercing in his ear. With an open black coat and red shirt beneath it. His eyes are trying to look mean. I know this kind of guys. Let’s call him Punk. 

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Uwaah.. a petite girl. Although I think that she is really taller than me, nonetheless, she looks small in the crowd too. She is really cute you know! With the generic twin tail and adorable face. Although it’s not my fetish, I would like to see dressed in a different kind of stuff. Let’s call her Petite.

The last one is the guy whose back is my only view up until now. As I said earlier, he is gigantic. Around one-hundred and ninety-five centimeters tall with a muscular build and mean look in his eyes standing there menacingly. I think I am around below his waist. Scary…with his knuckle clenched, I can see that it is big as my face or even bigger I think. Well, I called him Macho man.

Overall, all of them are good looking.

I think it’s one of the qualifications of being a hero in this world.  What about me? I have been stared at really intently.

Although I know already my currents state, is there something wrong? Come to think of it, I hugely resembled the king, at least, by the shine of our hair. I actually don’t know how I actually look like overall.

“Ehem!”

The old man broke the silence, directing everyone’s attention to him. It alleviated some of my built up stress over the course of several minutes of being a freak show.

The old man did a good job.

“You said that your name is Asagao Lionheart right, little girl?”

Now he is trying to emphasize that part?

Can you leave it alone? Even the king does not take away his sight from me. I don’t have any idea what on his mind right now. I stared back reflexively…

He smiles at me.

…Huh?!

What?!

What should I do?

 I tried hiding in the back, but of course, there is none so I can only look down. I feel like my face is burning hot due to being stared too much by people around me.

“Yes, it is as I said…Asaga Lionheart.”

Uwaah!!

 I’m really getting frantic!

Repetitively making my heart race like this isn’t healthy at all!

I’m really embarrassed! Even my words stuttered. I feel like some of my words lisp. I don’t know what face they are making right now because I am looking down like a fool!

I know that my face is beet red from ear to ear, and imagining them staring at me like that makes me feel more uncomfortable.

“Let me take it from here Ishtal, I have to do my introductions too you know.”

A clear voice spoke, with such might coming from it. The king himself said it. He stands up and makes a grand pose as he looks at me and the heroes.

Hey! Are you making a fool out of us? Are you some middle school kid? As I was on my monologuing, everyone stares shifted to him. At this point, I’ll just expect that those eyes will eventually return to me so I better brace myself.

“I shall introduce my Royal Guards first! This woman in a heavy armor with stiff movement and chest as magnificent as the plains! Her name is Edelweiss!”

You’re starting with that?!

Also, why are saying that to her?! In front of us too?! Is this country is trash talking based? Is saying mean things a normalcy here? I saw the Blond Girl seething with anger. Her face is red too. Same as mine I guess, but from too much rage.

Her cheeks are twitching...

“…and this girl here with also magnificent rear and stiff personality, wearing that skimpy outfit, and breastplate to cover off her as magnificent as the plain chest too, her name is Lily!”

Why the hell are you going too far with the introduction?! Are you sexually harassing them, mocking them or insulting them?! Which one?

The breastplate girl is keeping a straight face, in standing position….? Uwaah..is this it? I can feel something gathering in her palm. Magic?! Do you want to blow away this kings’ face that badly?

 “This magician here is Violetta.”

You are referring to this girl with so much formality and didn’t make any bad remarks. Are you perhaps scared of this magician girl? She said earlier about your health. I wonder if she is the one treating your injuries or your illness.”

“As for me, I am the first king of the Astlan Kingdom, the one founded it, Also called the Knight King and reunited every nation under its one banner and also-“

“Vile man with no sense of direction”

“Idiotic king who can’t get a woman himself”

And such remarks were whispered in the air… the king stopped on his introduction momentarily. It seems the comeback stings as he was gazing off far away. That’s what you get…

Hey! Aren’t you the king? Show some more composure and confidence!

Pull yourself together!  Even us, the audience here wanted to laugh! I think we are summoned in a comedy bar! As I was thinking that… the king continued and to my surprise, this would drastically change my encounter with him.

“I am Ashfon Astlan Lionheart, the first king of Astlan Kingdom!”

This was a roller coaster of surprise. What in the world is this? I think I have done something irreversible. What?!  Now he is staring at me with an expressionless countenance.

Did I pick the wrong name at the wrong situation at the wrong world?

Various thoughts suddenly invade my mind as the King’s stare states various implications…