Hi, my name is Thomas Royal, and I used to be a hero. The keyword in that past sentence is not 'used', as you would think by having read the fiction title, but the actual keyword is 'hero'. 

You see, the first thing you have to do to escape 'being a hero' is to convince everyone that you are 'not hero material'. Once you are established as 'not hero material' you can classify yourself as anything you want, but still under the overall title of a hero. 

This might sound confusing, but hold on for a few minutes while I explain. 

First and foremost, this guide of mine alongside the overall larger guide is a guide to change the type of hero you are from the stereotypical hero. 

Secondly, heroes come in two types. Heroes that help people, and heroes that kill people. We aim to be the first kind.

Thirdly, once summoned, you will always be a summoned hero. This is inescapable. 

And so, with these three things pointed out, we being the guild to becoming a different type of hero.

1)Not Hero Material

Anyone can be a hero. Stay that someone is 'not hero material' just means that they cannot be a stereotypical hero, which is a good thing, at least for our objective.

A stereotypical hero will have some overpowered ability, an overwhelming sense of justice, and the ovaries of every female they encounter. These are the O's of Heroes. 

From the O's of Heroes, we know exactly what must be absent in order to be 'not hero material'. You should have no special power that makes you able to defeat enemies. You should not care about right and wrong, and not be allied to any side. You should not have success with the ladies. 

However, these can be done to the extreme. A person with absolutely no power will rally the troops and boost morale. A person who does not distinguish between right and wrong will be seen as a revolutionary and change the way people think about the evil presence. A person with no success with the ladies will be seen as a chaste hero from god. 

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The optimal amount of ability would be just above a normal person without training. Any amount of power that reaches the level of someone who has trained will expose the potential hero as someone with great potential. This is, for obvious reasons, undesirable. 

The optimal amount of a sense of justice would be indecisive on major issues. You should be able to tell when an individual is not a good person, but not be able to make a choice on anything that would effect more than two people. Essentially, you want to be an indecisive little shit like Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion. 

The optimal amount of success with the ladies is first base. Second base is a deadman's land for those who don't want to be heroes. Once someone has allowed a second base hit, they are opening themselves up to the idea of you being a hero. Natives of the summoning world will fall in love with the big strong hero, and fellow summoned people will believe the one they love can fix everything for them. 

Once you have established yourself as the weaksauce loner with no backbone, you have completed the first step and become 'not hero material'.

2)Someone Else's Problem

Once you have been taken out of the running for being the hero to solve everyone's problems, you want to make sure that no fallout can come back to bite you. Once everyone else takes a shot at being a hero, and fails, the torch will inevitably be passed back to you. "Oh look, someone we skipped earlier because they weren't hero material. Let's test them again!" which we don't want anyone to be saying to themselves. 

And, would you look at the time. I have to be going now, but I hope you come back for part two of my guide, and maybe read the chapters posted by the real author. For now, fiction-hijacker signing off.