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Tate no Yuusha LN

Sekai no Owari no Encore

Chapter 2

Chapter Two: The Heroes

“Oh …”

I heard the sound of people ain My eyes weren’t ready to focus on anything, but I pointed the at me in awe, and apparently speechless

“What’s all this?”

I turned in the direction of the voice and discovered three other people there Likeon

I scratched my head

I’d been in the library only moments before, but then… why? And just where was I?

I flipped ht and found that I was in a room The walls were ardless, I don’t think it was anywhere I’d been before And it certainly was not the library

I looked at the floor It was covered in geometric patterns that had been painted in some sort of florescent material There was also an altar of soht out of a fantasy

We were standing on the altar

Wait a second, as I holding a shi+eld?

I was holding a shi+eld It was feather-light, and fitit though, so I went to put it down, only to find that I was unable to do so It was like it was stuck to me

“Where are we?”

Just as I ondering the sa a sword, asked some men in robes

“Oh Heroes! Please save our world!”

“What?!”

The four of us shouted in unison

“What is that supposed to mean?”

But the appeal of the robedI’d read on the Internet

“There are many complications in this situation, but to offer a simple answer to your question, we have just completed an ancient ceremony and summoned you four Heroes”

“Summoned?”

Yes, that was it There was a really good chance that it was all so them out Besides, it’s more fun to be pranked than to prank so I think it’s fun

“Our world teeters on the brink of destruction Heroes, please lend us your strength,” said the robedvery deeply to us

“Well, it wouldn’t hurt to…” I began to reply, but the other three guys spoke up quickly

“I don’t think so”

“Yeah, me neither”

“We can go back to our world, right? We’ll talk about your problems after that”

What? Did they think it was okay to speak to so to us out of desperation? Why couldn’t they save their conclusions until after they’d heard the bulk of the situation?

I glared at theabout? We could all feel the roo tense

What jerks! I bet they were actually happy to be there Think about if it were true! They’d get the chance to have adventures in another world It’d be a dream come true! Sure, it’s a cliché, but still, couldn’t we at least hear them out?

The guy with the sword looked like he h school He pointed his sword at the robedpeople into your world without their permission?”

“Besides,” said the guy with the bow and arrows, “Even if we save you and bring peace to your world, you’ll just send us back ho at the robed men

“I wonder how much you’ve considered our opinion on this I wonder how it could be worth our while? Depending on how the conversation goes, keep in ht end up enemies of your world”

So that’s hoas That’s what they wanted This is when they try and figure out their standing and demand a reward Well, they certainly were an outspoken, confident bunch I felt like I was so to them

“Yes, well, ould veryHe will discuss future compensation with you in the throne room”

One of the robed ainst a very heavy looking door until it opened, at which point he pointed in the direction ere to go

“Whatever”

“Fine”

“I don’t think it really matters e talk to, but whatever”

My outspoken companions complained as they left the room in the direction indicated I didn’t want to be left alone, so I followed them out

We walked out of the darkened room and down a hallway made of stone How should I describe it? The air felt fresh… and I can’t think of any other words for it Vocabulary has never been h a , and the scenery took our breath away

The clouds were high, high in the sky for as far as you could see There, below us, a town spread out fro ere in, all the houses lined up pretty, just like one of those European cities you’d see featured in a travel brochure I wanted to pause for a minute and take it all in, but there was no time We were hurried past theand down the hall, and soon enough we arrived at the throne room

“Huh, so these kids are the four Holy Heroes?”

An i there on the throne He leaned forward as he spoke He didn’t ood first impression on me I just can’t stand people who condescend

“My name is Aultcray Melromarc xxxII, and I rule these lands Heroes, show me your faces!”

I alht uess he was in a position of authority, and he see of some sort

“Now then, I shall begin with an explanation This country, no, this whole world is on the brink of destruction”

Seeuys withyou’d call for us from another world”

“Yeah, figures”

I’ll try to su’s story:

There was a prophecy about the end of the world Many waves would appear, and they would wash over the world, again and again, until nothing re calamities avoided, the world was dooh the time it spoke of was now, this very lass that would signal the tilass predicted the arrival of the waves, and its sands began to fall one end, the waves would come in one-month intervals

In the beginning, the citizens of the land lass began to fall, a great calamity visited the land A fissure appeared in the country, Melro and horrible creatures crawled out froreat numbers

At the tihts and adventurers were able to repel the advance of the creatures, but the next as prophesied to be even more terrible

At this rate, the country was doo disaster Considering the situation nearly hopeless, the kingdom decided to summon heroes from another world

That about sums it up

Oh, by the way, it seeendary Weapons enabled us to understand the language of that world

“All right,” said one offro us to help you?”

“Seeood… for you”

“I agree All this sounds pretty self-centered to me If your world is on the road to destruction, just let it burn I don’t see what it has to do with us”

I could tell by the condescending giggle he struggled to hide that he secretly thought that this was all really cool

Well it was my turn to speak up next “As they have said, we don’t have a responsibility to help you If we dedicate our tiet anything besides a ‘thanks and see you later’? I uess what I really want to know is if there is a way for us to get ho about that?”

“Hlance “Of course we are planning on co you all for your efforts”

The heroes, including otiations: complete

“Naturally,” continued the king “I’ve ements to support you financially, and also to provide you hatever you may require, in thanks for your efforts on our behalf”

“Oh yeah? Cool Well, as long as you’ll promise us that, I don’t think we’ll have a problem”

“Don’t think you’ve bought us off As long as we aren’t eneh”

“Agreed”