Chapter 4: ... Then I am the damn protagonist?

When they arrived at the Royal Palace, they were immediately guided to the throne room. They walked through the corridors and the students admired the beauty of the decorations instead. Neah was thinking what "skill" he got when he came to this world. On the way, they saw people dressed as knights and also some servants passing by, all wearing uniforms. They looked at the students with respect. The students seemed to be popular or already recognized. It was no wonder, if they were escorted by the pope of the church, surely the old fox of Ishtar had already revealed the existence of "the heroes and their companions" to the whole world.

Neah did not care, so he stayed in the final part of the group looking for a special boy or maybe a girl with the same features as Hajime, but nothing. They arrived in front of a set of huge double doors that were wonderfully designed, the two Soldiers next to the door stood firm, when Ishtar and the group came. Without waiting for an answer, they opened the door in silence.

Ishtar entered calmly with all naturalness. The students had an aura of discomfort, except Kouki who led the group of students.

At this point, Neah entered through the door. There was a red carpet that reached from the entrance to the luxurious throne. On the throne sat a middle-aged person who conveyed ambition and dignity. Everyone stayed in front of the throne and waited. There was a woman near the throne who seemed to be the queen. Near her was a 10-year-old boy with blond hair and blue eyes. Beside her was a Bishoujo of 15-16 years, at first sight Neah recognized her as the princess and a small girl of 7-8 years who accompanied her. There were also people who looked like civil servants on the right side of the carpet, and on the left there seemed to be military officers.

Arriving in front of the throne, the group of students stopped, while Ishtar approached the King. The King diligently kissed the Pope's hand as a symbol of respect. Apparently, the Pope was the one who had the greatest influence. This confirmed Neah's theory that the state was directed by the "God", and he sighed inwardly at that fact although he already knew it

From that, they presented themselves. The name of the King was Erihido C. B. Hairihi. The Luruaria Queen, Prince Randell, the first Princess Lilian and the second Princess Maribelle. Later, the prime minister, the commander of the Knights, and other privileged people presented each other, which did not really matter since Neah did not remember if they ended up as cannon fodder or not. Kaori's charisma seemed to be universal, because the young prince was looking at her with admiration, while Neah his Aura and how handsome he was in the EX Grade so the queen, the first princess including her little sister were staring at him at the moment he entered the room.

Then a banquet was held, where they could enjoy the food of this world. The aspect of this kingdom was very similar to the old Europe of the Earth. The drinks served were pink, but they shone like a rainbow and were very delicious, Neah had again asked for alcohol since being around those guys did not know how long his patience would last.

The prince seemed to like Kaori, because he talked a lot with her, this made many kids get irritated. Neah did not expect much from the prince, because he was only 10 years old, instead he began to laughing at how childish he was and sometimes annoying him with Kaori, while she blushed with the jokes that Neah made to her.

In the royal palace someone introduced them to the masters who would train them. They also provided shelter, food, and clothing for all of them, especially for Neah who suffered a minor mishap when he arrived naked in this world. They handpicked the instructors among the Knights, the Imperial Court of Wizards, and other places such as the adventurer's guild. This would allow them to develop friendships, for the war that was approaching, heh… poor dreamers thought Neah.

After finishing dinner, they guided each person to their respective room. Neah was not the only one who was surprised by the pavilion above the bed. He does not mind being so luxurious in the room as it would last little with the plan he had in mind. Even so, the room would allow them to get rid of the tension and stress they accumulated. Neah went to bed and fell asleep like a log in less than 10 seconds, [A / N looks like a certain former bounty hunter green-haired with no sense of direction in a world of pirates.]

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The training and talks started the next day.

First, they gave each student a silver plate. The students observed the plates with curiosity. The commander Meld Loggins explained.

He thought it was good constant training assistance, and he did not seem like the person who would let them wander. Besides Meld, there was the Subcomandante too, who laughed and said everything would be fine. Well, maybe he's right. For now.

Meld: Yosh, did you all get one? These plates are called States Plates. Literally, the plates will reveal your characteristics and states. The plate also serves as an identification card. As long as you have one of these, you will not get lost, so do not forget them.

Meld spoke in a very carefree way, with an open nature, since they would be comrades was informal with them. He advised that they talk with them in a normal way, that they felt comfortable. The students did not feel comfortable to go indifferently to their elders, quality of students and where they came from, they had inculcated a respect for their elders.

Meld: There are magic carvings on the plate. I will make a small wound on your finger with a needle, drop a drop of blood on the magic formation. This will register the owner of the plate. If you say "Open State", the plate will reveal your characteristics. Oh, have you never heard this? I did not know that. This artifact is from ancient times.

Meld calmly explained to all the students they had a confused face while holding the plaque in their hands.

Kouki: Artifact?

Kouki asked not being familiar with the word, Neah thought if he was a muscle head like his friend Ryutaro.

Meld: The artifact is a very powerful tool that can not be reproduced with modern means. It is said someone created them when the Gods and their families roamed these lands. State plates are one of the artifacts they abandoned and can not replicate. Generally, they are usually called national treasures rather than artifacts, but they are usually distributed among the public, because it is very convenient as an ID card.

Kouki had an expression of 'I see', so the students sank their fingers to spread the blood on the plates and activate the internal magic without hesitation again. The magic formation shone redly for a moment. Neah also did the same with his blood and the plaque. The future power he would get in this world internally excited him.

Name: Neah ****** Age: 17 years old

Gender: Male Level: 1

Profession: Transmuting artist

Great master blacksmith

(Grand Master Magician)

(Primordial Demon)

Strength: 10 (800) Vitality: 10 (800)

Resistance: 10 (800) Agility: 10 (900)

Magic: 100 (2000) Magic Res: 10 (800)

Skills:

Transmutation

Understanding of the language

Blacksmith

(Unlimited Blade Works)

(Demonic charm)

(Magic circuits)

(Primal demon)

(chant without Aria)

When he saw his statistics he felt that he was a broken character in a game. The other students also stared at their statistics. The states were explained below by Meld.

Meld: Have you all seen it? Let me explain it. First, look at the "Level". The level will increase if you get an increase in the states. The maximum level for a human is 100. In other words, the level represents your base and potential that a human can achieve. When you reach level 100, you will achieve the potential of humans. It is very rare that someone can reach it.

Unlike games, leveling up does not mean getting extra statistics in our case.

Your states can be augmented with training, magic or magic tools. In addition, people with a high state of magic can increase their other states faster. Although we do not know all the details, it is believed that magical power helps in some way to improve the physical body.

Now, take the equipment we have selected for you. After all, you are the heroes. We are using national treasures to equip everyone!

From what Meld said, killing a demon or monster does not guarantee that their states will increase. The states will increase with practice and experience.

At least for the others, Neah being the little Poodle of the world had that opportunity to gather experience and level up, the more he killed, the more he would level up.

Neah was internally excited to see his state, but his attention was placed on the parenthetical states, very high states compared to the others that were present, even the hero complex idiot named Kouki, did not even reach the heels in level 1. It will be for being a primal Demon perhaps Neah thought, with the goal of exceeding level 100 Neah was filled with a new resolution while making a predatory smile towards everyone that went unnoticed except for two girls who looked at him at all times.

But there was a moment where Neah was like a stone, and he saw his state plaque again, seeing the job of a transmuting artist, he realized Hajime never came to this world. Or maybe Neah when he came to this world replaced him. Thinking of that possibility, Neah shouted mentally:

Neah: 'So I am the damn protagonist of this story? This is a damn joke, right?'

What a pity it is not. Yep, bad luck for you Neah.