Somewhere along the hallway of the (MIO) room, a man can be seen smoking a cigarette. Having a casual suit, the man exhales the smoke for his mouth. With his eyes, tired. It may seem to happen as he has to wait for someone that been chosen by his boss. But with the cigarette burn out. He sighed as he looked up and spoke. 'How long has I've waited? 'As he looked at the watched saying 1:30 PM. He reminding himself, was it worth it? Getting a job in early age? Just to survive? The man sighed as he said.
'As long they won't do something stupid. Then, I'll be fine'.
However, with how many heroes they are in the organisation. Wouldn't they need more worker? With the lack of worker, I suppose they will be an issue. However, with how long I have worked here, I never have seen any issue. I suppose the heroes does help a bit.
Even so, what the man said was entirely true, they are approximately 54 heroes Alice included, and 37 workers.
Although thinking about it has giving the man a headache. 'How long do I need to wait...'
Surprisingly, the was a sound of a footstep that can be heard along the hallway. At last, the person that the man will help in creating his or even her hero card is Alice. while panting, she said.
"I am sorry for being this late."
Even so, the man sigh once more as he said.
"Don't worry, this has happened very often to a new hero."
The man took a pack of cigarette for his pocket, as he took a piece of cigarette for the pack before lighting it up. He extends his hand with the pack of cigarette on his hand toward Alice as he said.
"Want some?"
"N-no I don't smoke..."
the man put the pack inside his pocket, before exhale the smoke as he said.
"Alright than"
"The name Agent William. If you need something for the boss, just find me."
Afterward he exhales the smoke for his mouth as he said.
"Let's continue getting your hero card" as he opens the MIO room while slightly looking behind.
'Cool act? I guess...?'
However, in the thought of Alice. She was very thankful to her friend Ava.
'Thank you, Ava! For cleaning my clothes!'
As she saw Ava using her screen a washing machine as it transforms into dryer, once the dress was wet while Alice watching with the bathroom door slightly open. However, For Ava...
[Eh... I shouldn't have put the softener and detergent together...]
as she vomits the left-over water for her screen onto the sink.
***
'Well, this isn't something people would see very often'.
It seems that, the machine has four pillar that has written of an unknown language. I presume that the language could be the otherworldly language. 'I wonder, what could it mean?'
However, the orb has caught my eyes. Even though it was just a blackish orb, but my instinct becoming wild. it felt as if, I could die once I touch it...
'How strange...'
Eventually, William has finally turn on the machine. With that, the pillars start to show a bluish light within it writing. With the orb slowly and magically float slightly.
"Miss Alice, you may now put your hand on the orb".
"okay"
as her hand touch the orb, she blinks, only to see she was in the middle of nowhere...
'What happen...?'
How strange... what could have happen?
how can an orb send me here?
I am back in a dream world... strangely enough, it didn't send me back inside the abandon building again. Perhaps... this is a new dream? nonetheless, even if I want to look around, they won't be anything thing to see or find. However, I felt or somehow sense someone is behind me...
Even if, I won't looked behind me. The sound a book, the page of the book, caught my curious. It may be a very dangerous moves to looked behind. However, I need an answer or something that the thing would know...
it was reckless, hopefully my curiosity didn't kill the cat.
As she looked around, she saw a woman. Sitting on a chair with a cup of tea on top of the table. the woman, reading a book, but the title was blurry. Her face smiling, as she read the book. but her eyes... she cannot clearly see at all.
as she closed the book, she looked at Alice standing in front of her view. Alice was shocked to see her...
'She has no eyes?!'
Suddenly, she spoke...
"Ah, my dear chosen hero, Alice!"
"How I dearly loved to see you once again in the world border. However, we're not meant to see each other this early".
"Although, with the time you have. I'll give you a three change to speak".
'So, this is the reader...'
As I try to spoke the first question, I stop. I ponder to myself; with the many questions I have. but with the three change I have...
'I must use it wisely.'
and so, I said the first question.
"What is the world border?"
she laughs a bit as she said.
"Oh dear... they are many questions you can choose, yet you choose he border."
"Don't worry my dear hero, the world border is a wall between your world and the otherworld. However, the world seems to be weakening, perhaps in few billion years you would see the otherworld visible to your naked eyes."
Thankfully, I understood the answer. but by her logic, I would be dead a long time ago just to see the otherworld!
'Perhaps, this is the reason the existed of heroes organisation.'
and so, I said the second question.
"Why me? why do I have to become a hero?"
the woman smiles and he happily said.
"To defeat him dear..."
Again, with the "him"... who am I even fighting!
and so, she said the final question...
"Who's him, the one I will be fighting?"
as the women heard the final question, she stopped smiling. suddenly the woman said.
"I am sorry, but I cannot tell you the answer. But I could say this."
"The man in a brown suit"
"The man in a brown suit...?"
Eventually, I couldn't answer to her about him more. Now... I am back in the real world, and the place where I left.
***
[perspective of William]
Although for his perspective, the machine work as normally. However, they were some minor different. The mana that can been outside of the orb room was so different than any other heroes that's been here before.
'Magnificent...'
As the colour was. A bluish, or so far as a light bluish colour. it was something spectacular scene to behold...
'I indeed, have doubt the boss too much.'
Suddenly, a sound a print was heard. William looked at the printer, seeing as it has printed a paper with its ability and other. Moreover, beside the printer, was a machine that create the hero card. it too, also finish creating her hero card only with some limited views of it potential such as the amount of Mana, strength and other more within its analysis within its pentagon.
'About time!'
at last, he turns off the machine before he said.
"Miss Alice or should I say Hero Alice. Your card has been created; you may leave the orb room to take your card."
Seeing as she has completed the first step of being a hero, she inhales as she exhales which she relief that she has gotten the hero card by saying.
'Thank goodness it's done'.
As she goes outside the orb room to take her hero card, William with his cigarette said.
"This card will be a one-time only." as he exhales the smoke he said. "Because it will automatically update your rank and its number on your hero card"
"So don't lose it!"
"Y-yes!"
***
and so, I was the only one left, on the hallway of the (MIO) room. I began to celebrate to myself as I have gotten my own hero card. With a sudden realisation that's I was forced to become one.
'Too early celebration'
'Although, I should tried check which rank I am currently in.'
[Name: Alice Karlson]
[Ability: None]
[User: Spearman]
[Rank: E]
[No. 6]
Seeing as she was currently in the lowest rank, the thought of how the rank system worked in this organisation worked. 'I wonder how the rank worked?' even so, she has read a lot of action, adventure and fantasy comic before. However, they ranking system is easier to understanding.
'Hopefully, it works liked the comic.'
Although, seeing as she has nothing to do. She muttered to herself. 'Maybe I should go training? this is the first day' and so she made up her mind, as she said. 'Training it is!'
however, she realised that to find it. would be difficult...
'Perhaps, Ava could help me in this situation?'
Although by her surprised, someone was watching her along the hallway. It was a woman, young as her to say the least. Her outfit resembles of a wizard. it could be that she is one of many heroes she has now encounter.
The young woman, walked toward to Alice. She looked at her body to her face liked she was searching or more of investigating something. Once the young woman finally done looking at her, she gazes at her as she happily said.
"So, you're the new hero many has talked about."
"Very interesting... Are you perhaps a magic user?"
Its perhaps... weird to start a normal conversation like this. However, seeing as she has no idea where the combat room. It may be a good time to start the conversation.
"N-no I am a spear user".
The young woman sigh as she said.
"Ah, That ashamed. I see that you have a potential to be a magic user..."
As she has secretly used [Mana Eyes] as one of her eyes was glowing. However, Alice can't see it, as the Ability is mostly invisible for other to see. Nevertheless, as she used the Ability she saw her body fill with Mana. strangely enough, the mana of her body was a lot more different than the otherworld.
"Alright! it perhaps would be a good time to share our names."
"My name is Lia, An E rank magic user."
"My name is Alice, An E rank spear user."
"Ah, another one of E rank. I am glad that, they still some hero becoming an E rank in they first day"
However, As Lia looked at Alice clothes. she muttered to herself in a low voice.
'Seems likely to be an Urbania Hero...'
And so she goes behind her back and she put her hand on her Alice shoulder, Likely trying to convince her to train in her first day joining the organisation.
"Are you perhaps finding the training room? If so i can help you with that!"
Despite having Ava, It may be a good time to make a new friend along the way. And so she said.
"Y-yes, It jut difficult for me to find it..."
"Don't worry dear, We're Hero, We help anyone and each other!"
'Aren't you the same age as me?'