Vol. 1: Epilogue

Volume 1: EpilogueAuthor: Geraint

"Onii-sama! Wake up!"

My consciousness slowly returned at the sound of Yuuka's voice echoing through my head. I blinked, my vision blurry, until it cleared and I saw her worried face leaning over me as she shook me gently.

"Finally!" she said with relief.

"Huh...? What happened?" I mumbled, sitting up. That's when I noticed Lilith lying beside me—unconscious.

"Hey, Lilith! Wake up!"

No matter how much I shook her, she wouldn't stir.

Still feeling dizzy from that blinding light earlier—the summoning spell—I quickly realized: we'd been transported to another world.

"Ugh... Yuuka, where are we now?"

I looked around. We were inside a medieval-looking chamber, surrounded by armored soldiers.

"We suddenly appeared here with the whole class," Yuuka explained. "Everyone panicked, and those soldiers started threatening us to follow their orders."

"Seir-kun!"

I looked up and saw Shiina running toward me, with Riko close behind.

"I was so worried, you idiot!" Shiina cried, throwing her arms around me with teary eyes.

"I'm fine, Shiina. I just lost consciousness for a bit."

Riko had a tense expression, so I decided to ask her directly.

"Riko, what's the current situation?"

"A lot happened while you were sleeping like a log over there!" she said, annoyed. "Everyone was panicking!"

"Well… sorry about that."

"It seems we were summoned by that woman over there," Riko added, pointing.

I turned to see a beautiful blonde woman in a white royal gown, surrounded by her vassals. Saeko-sensei—the female teacher—was speaking with her.

"She called herself a princess of some kingdom," Riko continued.

I stood up, cracking my neck and stretching my arms.

"Alright… I think I've recovered—huh?"

I spotted a familiar figure. A girl with long black hair tied in a ponytail, arguing with a massive man in ornate armor. It was Kaho-san. She looked furious, demanding they send us back.

"You girls stay here," I said.

"Where are you going?" Riko asked.

"I'm just going to gather some information."

I walked toward Kaho-san from behind, planning to surprise her.

But just as I reached out to tap her shoulder, she spun around—and my hand missed its mark. Instead, I grabbed something soft… two somethings, to be precise.

"...Seir."

Kaho-san gave me a death glare as I immediately pulled my hands away.

"Do you seriously have time to mess around while we're in a dire situation?"

She was furious.

"S-Sorry…"

Still… now I know how big her chest is.

The high-ranking soldier beside her was glaring at me like I was human garbage.

"A-Anyway, Kaho-san," I stammered, "why did they summon us here?"

The soldier looked confused as I asked.

"They said we were summoned as heroes," Kaho explained calmly. "Heroes to save humanity from the Demon King's army."

"…Huh?"

(End of Volume 1)