Chapter 5
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King POV
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"Welcome, heroes. My name is king gray. I am the king of this Faith kingdom. Well, that's enough for formalities here. I'm not too fond of the stifling atmosphere. Here enjoy some cookies and tea while we talk." I am getting tired of playing like a butler here. But in every sense, I should not make any enemies with these heroes. Although they are currently the weakest, if they were to be recruited by other nations and get a hand of faith crystal, we would be in trouble politically.
I am in the meeting room with another 4 heroes that just arrived yesterday. They requested an audience immediately, but I have to postpone it as there are several issues with the faith academy they will be transported to. They do not have any patience, do they? They request another audience first thing in the morning, the day after that. We are in the same meeting room with an identical opening line. I just have to persuade them like I persuade Parker, right? Now I need to look into them. Which one is the most likely leader, the group before had Parker, who has a different aura than the rest, but these 2 boys, 1 girl and 1 man, somehow have a similar ambiance. I can't discern any leadership in one of them. Should I focus more on the older one? He is the most likely leader of this group.
"So, can we go back? To our world? This is already the 4th day. If I were to be absent without prior notice for a week, I would get fired from my company."
"Yeah, we have some tests too. it is tomorrow." The boy that looked like a twin said. The girls remained silent. Is this another case of Stella? Does she have memory loss too? Let's not think too much. Even if she has memory loss, it isn't detrimental to my plan.
"Of course. But please hear our plea first. This world is overrun by demons and magical beasts. We have lost most of our territory, and thus I ask you to help us first."
"But... something like helping this world can't be done in a week, right? Even if I want to help, I can't. So, I am sorry, but can we return to our world?" the man said apologetically. Good grief, I do not want to use this trump card, but I can't show any favoritism here. I feel sick threatening these innocent people.
"Very well, if that is what you want. We will send you right back at the very same time and the very same place before we summoned you. I apologize if we summoned you against your will. We shall pretend this event never happen."
"Okay. Let’s go back Riko, Riki, and Nita.” The man said with an exhausted breath. Wait for a second. Why did they agree? Aren't they supposed to be in a perilous situation before we summoned them? They will die at this rate, right? But I can't point it out. I should give a subtle hint. These guys aren't as bright as the group before, huh? The man looks incredibly passive, and the twin is carefree. The girl seems shy and nervous. How should I give them a hint now?
"High Minister Darius, gather the pope, priests, and magicians to the summoning circle. And tell the maid to prepare them a room. We will summon these guys after everything is ready within 3 days."
"Wait, we still have to wait another 3 days?" the twin looked shocked. The man also looked shocked as the world was about to end. It's not like I can't understand his worry. He will get fired if he were to be absent from his work. But I shall drop my card here.
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"Don't worry. We will return you to the same time before we summon you. In your world, only mere seconds or minutes might have passed. That is agreeable, right?" now, they should not be able to ignore this.
"Huh? Please wait a second. We were in a bus accident before we were summoned here. If we return at the same time..." the twin looked at each other. The man looked incredibly shocked while the girls looked down and seemed about to cry.
"Then, we can't return?" the man, still in shock, said with a quivered voice.
"What should we do?"
"Well, he did offer a hero job to us. We should take it."
"Think we could take it? We have never killed, you know."
"That's true. But what else can we do about it? We can't return. do you want to return to the sea of flames?" The twin looked at each other while conversing.
"Ahh, you do not have anything to be worried about. We will train you according to our customs. There is another group of heroes before you, and they hold great potential. I am sure you are the same." I said, trying to console them. But I am also sweating here. If they proved to be talentless, I would be considered a liar. Well, talentless or not, I will dump all of them to Parker. Even if this batch is talentless, those six will be enough. In fact, I should be happy that those elves and half-human might get a defective one.
"Huh? Other heroes?" the twins asked.
"Yes. Are there any problems?"
"So, we are not the only ones?"
"Nope, I do not know about this, but many people from your world are currently transported to ours. "
"How many?"
"There are 6 others. I don't know about other countries." Let's hide the other country's heroes. Their numbers still need to be confirmed.
"I see." The twin nodded while whispering something to each other. Please stop that act. You should know that whispering invites many curious ears, and gossip might lead to misunderstanding.
"So, what are we going to do now?"
"Well, I think we have enough for a day, aren't we?" I said while looking toward my retainers behind me. They all nodded so uniformly like they were trained to do it. King's order can't be refused, so all they can do is nod. Nothing's wrong here." We shall rest for today, and we will measure your ability tomorrow. After that, you will train with other heroes at the faith academy. Is that acceptable to you"
"Okay." The man turned silent and just said that word. The shy girl nodded while the twin said okay with a cheerful smile. Why are you smiling while the others have a headache here?
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Parker POV
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"The training was hell! My body is aching all over." I moaned
"He doesn't hesitate to kick girls either. That is one hell of an instructor." Nana also moaned
"He is more ruthless than drill sergeant in military academies, you know." Hart also complained, "Thank goodness Miss Fay appeared. Her healing spell was miraculous."
"But because of that, we are beaten again by that instructor Bane. I can't appreciate it." Chloe pouted.
Today, after a hellish training, we were finally able to grasp our magical talent. Body strengthening was just as the name said. It can make someone move faster and their body more robust. Today, Hart moves faster than I knew, and he can withstand 2 kicks from that instructor before falling. Chloe was given a bamboo sword. She tried to slash at the instructor's sword, and the sound tho