They all still surrounded that "real" hero, and then—
"Yuusha-sama, please follow me to the main hall." (King)
Yup, I thought it was just that kid, but—
I was invited too, well, just....
"Oi, come here!" (Npc)
"Walk faster!" (Npc)
Yeah, pretty much treated like a commoner (just a regular citizen).
After a while, all of us arrived at a room twice as big as the previous one.
With a red carpet in the middle leading toward a throne.
Meanwhile, the two of us (me and the "Yuusha-sama") stood facing the king sitting on his seat.
(Heh, someone like that can become a king?)
"Ahem... everyone, please be silent." (King's right-hand man, I guess?)
The room, which was noisy from various conversations, fell silent, and only the sound of the wind could be heard.
"In an effort to help Necvalion and other kingdoms, the royal court has summoned a hero!!" (Let's just call him the King's Right-hand Man, or KRH.)
The people gathered in the room immediately gave a loud round of applause.
"Necvalion will soon rise again!"
"We will soon conquer— save Velmoria!"
Hah? Conquer? Not to brag or anything, but… ever since I came here, my hearing has been sharp… god's blessing??
"To His Majesty the King, please." (KRH)
The king stood up and walked a few steps forward.
"Let us welcome our new hero, Kageya Kuro-sama!!!" (King)
"Woohoo!!!"
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
Oh right, that kid's name is Kageya Kuro.
Maybe he's the real summoned hero, unlike me.
"Yuusha-sama, please draw your sword—" (King)
Uhh… actually… I was walking toward the exit (just randomly).
Why would I follow some coronation ceremony like that? There's no benefit in it.
Might as well start making money, buy a harem, buy an elf? …or maybe a furry?? Hmmm… both, maybe!
SREETTT
I immediately looked toward the 2nd floor from my position below.
I felt a presence— more precisely, someone was watching me.
Probably just some opportunist.
I kept walking until I reached a door, and when I opened it…
"Huh, already outside?" (Me)
"God's blessing, maybe?" (Me)
From the exit, I could see a big city— Necvalion.
"No wonder they call it big… it really is big." (Me)
I decided to walk down into the city, and after a while I arrived…
The marketplace was bustling with noise, people selling and buying.
KRUKKKK
A-ah… I'm hungry…
But… how do I even buy food!?!?!?
I decided to rest in a narrow alley.
I opened my status screen again, to the "creation" skill section.
Next to it, I saw an icon… a mic? MIC??
I tapped it without hesitation.
CLICK
"Ohayou~ Yukito!"
The hell, what is this!?
"Etto…" (Me)
"Yukito-sama, I am your personal voice assistant~ That old man gave me to you." (Her)
"Etto… what should I call yo—" (Me)
Her eyes widened.
"You're the 357th person I've served… but why are you so kind!?" (Her)
Ah, her true nature shows. A "special" assistant for the 357th person.
"Of all the people I've served, Yukito-sama is the first to ask my name—" (Her)
Without her realizing it, I had already walked away from the status screen that was talking to itself.
"Yukito-samaaaaaa!!!" (Her)
Hah… is there nothing good in this world??
Before I noticed, bread fell!!
A piece of bread had fallen to the street, but it still looked good… but…
KRUKK
Ah, screw it!
I immediately ate the bread eagerly.
"Ah! Full, full—"
Ugh… my vision's blurry… my head's spinning…
BRUKK
I collapsed after trying to stand up.
In my fading consciousness at that moment—
"An isekai life that ends from eating dropped bread… that's pretty pathetic…"
My eyes began to close.
At that moment, I dreamed… about myself in my previous world—
I saw my parents arguing, eventually divorcing.
My mother forcing me to live with her, and then she died from mental shock.
I lived alone, had to find work, and by the end of my 2nd year in middle school, I managed to get a job with a bit of "coercion."
At school, I became the target of bullying.
"Tch, smells like a rotten kid!"
"Stay away from him!"
"Don't get close, you'll catch it!"
But even so, there was a girl who still talked to me… (I thought)
"Hah? Who would want to be friends with someone like you… no parents, no money, and you smell bad!"
Her friends laughed, followed by the others.
"What, got rejected? Hahahah!!"
"Poor you… and by a girl! Hahahahhah!!!!"
"His youth is over, hahahha!!!!"
"Hahahahahaha!!!!"
I immediately ran out of the classroom, left the school, and stopped at a red pedestrian crossing.
Well, that's more or less the reason why I ended up here.
But, in that dream… I left the crossing and sat on a bench in the park.
When I tried to lay my head down, it felt so soft and warm.
It was so comfortable, it felt…
Like my mother's lap…
Suddenly, my eyes opened—
"Ohayou, Yukito-san."
That voice… it wasn't from my status screen… when my eyes fully opened—
I saw the face of a beautiful girl, wearing a black jacket that covered her whole body…
That softness… was probably from her…
And sure enough, I was lying on her lap.
I immediately tried to sit up, but my body wasn't stable yet, and I fell back onto her lap.
"Yukito-san, don't push yourself too hard yet."
She stroked my head.
It felt so comfortable, the warmth of her hand touching my head.
SRET.
Someone wearing a black jacket suddenly appeared from who knows where—
"Sorry for the wait, Hime-sama."
"That guy… he's awake!?"
She immediately pulled a small sword from her pocket—
"Wait, Charlotte!"
"My apologies, Hime-sama."
I looked at the face of the girl whose lap I was lying on…
"H-hime-sama…..?" (Me)
I was confused. Hime-sama? Hime means princess. Why is she called Hime?
When I looked at her, her gaze, which had been on the person who just arrived, shifted to me.
"I am Princess Sephira Hime of Necvalion. Ohayou gozaimasu, Yukito-san." (Hime)
"I'm not in line for the throne, but people usually call me Hime or Sephira Hime…" (Hime)
"My family name is Sephira. So, call me Hime, okay? Yukito-san~" (Hime)
A-A-A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY!?!?!?!?