Ragami Yuuto slowly opens his eyes once the blinding light is faded.

He blinked then blinked again, even after he wiped his eyes what he saw is definitely not his classroom.

He looked around and find himself along with another 16 student in a majestic looking place.

Huge white pillars around 10 meters in  height, surrounded them as they stood in the center of circular white floor.

The place itself is not in closed area instead they can see the sky above and outside of circular floor is a field of green grass that already tinkered like a soccer field.

Outside students body he saw three unfamiliar people.

The first that caught his attention their unusual attires, they wore something that usually only came out in Fantasy-themed movies and games or just at specific place like Akihabara.

The one who wore a magician robe is a wise-looking old man with long white beard, he also holding a wooden staff.

The definition of spellcaster.

Another one is a blonde female around his age who is like a princess, she wore a bluish dress and heel-high shoes that made from glass.

The last one, the one who stood at their center is another old man, unlike another old man who dressed like a magician he dressed like a king from medieval era.

Especially with that golden crown on his head.

Yuuto noticed that the king(?) staring at them with calculating eye, before long his gaze stopped at Hiroshi and the three madonnas who currently hugged his arms in search for comfort as they still looking around in confusion.

Yuuto narrowed his eye when he saw the king smiling mysteriously before he whisper something to the magician old man nodded while mirroring the smile.

The king then fixed his gaze facing the students and spoke with clear tone.

"Welcome Heroes from another world. My name is Joseph Romulus Filgaia, the king of this Dytika Country welcome you into our world, Phantashia.

He introduced himself with open arms and kind elderly smile plastered on his wrinkled face.

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Currently, the confused students moved locations as they guided through fancy cathedral, everything here is something that would make all collectors in earth drooling with greed.

Above, hanging a large exotic chandelier that made from see through crystal. On the wall hanging lots of painting at every size with none of them have quality lower than masterpiece.

Yuuto then look below and see his reflection from the ceramics.

'Even now I still don't understand rich people's taste'.

As long as there roof when raining and walls during winter, Yuuto can sleep almost anywhere.

His previous home is an old apartment that made from 100% wood, it was often creaking and the ceiling leaking when raining.

It was supposed to be taken down in next month in order to build a new one.

Though he doesn't need to worry about that anymore.

Despite walking through extravagant hall, almost all students didn't pay attention to surrounding as their minds still yet to catch up with their current situation.

The walks is silent, even when Kazuha, Catherine and Akari sticking up to Hiroshi more than usual no one uttered even a single curse, usually this is where males sent their death glare at Hiroshi but as expected no one bother do that in current predicament.

After a short walks which feels longer from the students, they finally arrived at a large room that filled with small round tables, each tables with four chairs.

Naturally, Hiroshi sharing seats with the three madonnas.

Since each table have four seats, naturally one must sat alone which is Yuuto.

After seeing all of students taken seat and being served drinks by the maids (which made all the male hot-blooded student staring in amazement), King Joseph started to talks.

"I understand all of you confused for brought here all of sudden, therefore I will explain it all to you".

All of summoned students listening intently toward the king as he explained why he summon them.

Here's the summary.

This world was called Phantashia. Currently this world plunged within war and chaos. The war is mainly only between Humans and Demons.

There were four races in this world. Humans, Demons, Elves and Beastkin. Each race have its own advantage and disadvantage.

Humans have numbers and also a race that can learn 70% skills in this world, though they have the lowest base stats compared to any other races.

Demons is easily the strongest race in Phantashia, with their high base stats and devastating skills they were the ruler of nights, however during days their abilities cut by half.

Elves was the race with the longest lifespan, their normal lifespan is between 10.000 to 20.000 years though there were who lived longer than 20.000. Elves was the race with lowest numbers because the chance of elves woman can get pregnant is lower than 1%.

Beastkin was the most agile race and has strong comradeship, it almost impossible to break their bond to disrupt their teamwork. As an exchange for their powerful stats and skills, Beastkin cannot learn any Elemental Skills.

Beastkin choose to remain neutral as long as Humans-Demons wars not dragged into  their territory, should they do then Beastkin will cut them down without exception.

Elves just simply had no interest in wars and secluded their selves from the world, that's why nowadays it's rare for an elf to be sighted.

The wars between Humans and Demons has been continued for several decades though now they currently in ceasefire agreement.

Without reinforcement from other races, Humans started to be pushed into corner and clearly humans would lose the wars, then it happens...

The demon race who definitely in advantage suddenly stopped their assault and propose a truce which human race can't help but to accept lest they prefer extinction.

Though the wars stopped and human race avoided their destruction, the doubt about demon race conduct is remains.

Over time the doubt turned into unrest then there's rumour flying around that the demons propose truce just laugh at human race before they decided a grand assault to completely eradicate humans from Phantashia.

It is unknown from where the rumour started but the damage already done and cause panic, and thus the archbishop raise an opinion to summon heroes as humanity reinforcement.

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"You are the last hope of humanity that our god, Ypsil-sama grant to us as a miracle". King Joseph said with rapt expression.

Hearing about how they were chosen heroes, some students especially male become excited, their adolescent heart flutter just by the thought of being a hero.

Seeing them, Yuuto can't help but thought with frown.

'Did they Completely forgot that we basically summoned into unfamiliar place unwillingly then ordered to go into wars where we can dies'.

Fortunately there were some that still looks unsure, it seems that they also realize about the risk.

All of sudden Hiroshi stand up from his seat and look at the king with determination on his eyes.

"I understand, Joshep-sama! If I can be any help to depend humanity then..."

Hiroshi then put his fist near his chest like a knight then speak with fire in his eyes.

"I WILL RISK MY LIFE FOR IT!!!"

After Hiroshi spoke a small wind pressure came from him that made his speech became even more awe-inspiring.

Not only students but everyone currently at that place staring at him with amazement, the princess even staring with a blush.

Yuuto also amazed but with a completely different reason.

While the girls mesmerized and the guys awed by Hiroshi's chivalry, Yuuto glancing around his classmates.

'This is bad, they starting to get swallowed by the atmosphere'.

Because of Hiroshi, some that was looks unsure now gained determination, he didn't need to explain about the ones that already excited before, right?

Unknown to everyone there were another who did not impressed with Hiroshi's speech.

It was a blonde girl with small frame who dressed like a royalty, she share similarity with king and princess features. From the beginning she only focused on her book then after Hiroshi's 'heroic' declaration she sighed as she closed her book then walk out from the hall without looking back.

"SPLENDID!" King Joseph said as he clapped which followed by everyone.

"As expected from brave hero, I know that it was not wrong for humanity to place their faith in you" He continue showered Hiroshi with praise much to his embarrassment which made the him shrink back to his seat.

"Ano, can I ask a question?"

With that single line, all conversations stopped.

They gathered their attention toward the source of voice.

It was the class's loner, Ragami Yuuto.

Yuuto ignored the grumbling of his classmates who said something about mood killer or something along that line.

King Joseph looking at Yuuto who looked ordinary, a pair of brown eyes and messy spiky black hair that  downward in all directions.

"Of course young hero, ask away" King Joseph replied pleasantly though he actually annoyed, the princess beside him outright clicked her tongue but no one saw that.

'How dare this plain commoner ruined MY knight's glorious moment'. She thought to herself.

"I just want to know if we can go back home, since we summoned here without our consent I assume your majesty know how to send us back, right?".

When Yuuto spoke he stared directly at Joseph's eyes before Joseph broke their eye-contact.

From that reaction Yuuto knew that he didn't have a method send them back to their original world.

"What are you saying, Ragami-kun?" Surprisingly, it was Hiroshi who answered.

"If there's no way for us to go back I doubt Your majesty would conduct the summoning, right your majesty?" Hiroshi said as he looked at King Joseph with sincere smile.

'Where the hell did you get that kind of conviction? We just meet him less than a hour'. Yuuto thought while suppressing facepalm.

"Heh, I bet he just scared".

"How can he be so cold, didn't he heard what King Joseph said about the demons".

"Just leave that coward alone, we didn't need him anyway because we have Hiroshi".

Yuuto still maintain his impassive expression even though he clearly heard what his classmates said.

"O, of course. As expected from Hero, you sure have keen insight".

His forehead sweated,

His voice wavered,

His feet slightly backed away,

It was a horrible lie.

"See?" Hiroshi gestured toward Yuuto with radiant smile.

'NOTICE IT, PROTAGONIST!!'

That was on Yuuto's mind while outside he barely holding a frustrated groan and replied with "...Okay".

After that, like the question never asked all attention shifted to Hiroshi as everyone appointed him as their leader.

Then the feast starting with Hiroshi as it's center of attention, he surrounded nobles and among them was King Joseph daughter, the first princess Magdalena.

While watching those scene, Yuuto's brain working overdrive to find a way so he not apart from their group without raising too much suspicion.

After all, there was not a real connection between he and the rest of them except for being classmates.

Hiroshi and his group didn't realize that they just made a fatal mistake in situation of war.

Hearing only side of story and believe them at face value despite they knew nothing about the details.

Yuuto won't make that mistake, he feel a doubt the king's words when he tell his story because he was a king of country ruled by human, his opinion very likely biased.

Especially now, he decided that King Joseph cannot be trusted, by extension so are his subordinates. 

Yuuto looked at Hiroshi who smile embarrassedly because his arm hugged by Magdalena which make the other three girls tried to separate them.

Hiroshi didn't realize that Joseph used his leadership and sense of justice to bring him and his companion under Joseph's rule.

Having sense of justice is good but can be proven fatal if you didn't have enough brain to support it.

People that have blind devotion and people driven by revenge were have one similarity.

Both easily manipulated by words alone.

'If they want to self-destruct that much, I won't stop them but...'

"I refused to be destroyed along with them".