Covering his face with both hands, and closing his eyes, Hajime feels countless numbers of rustle and clamour. When he opened his eyes, the first thing he sees is a big fresco, a beautiful fresco where a person with halo and blond long hair, spread his arms wide, smiling kindly. Hajime then looks around and realized they are standing in a very spacious room, they are inside a building with snow white marble as its material, the ceiling is shaped like a dome, maybe this building is something close to a cathedral?
Hajime and the other students are standing on top of large pedestal, the highest place in that room. It looks like everyone in the class get swallowed. He then look back and over there is Kaori, with the same blank amazement. confiming that she is unhurt, Hajime feel relieved. Hajime continued to check the surrounding, and there are around 30 people who Hajime suspect could give them some explanation. those 30 peoples are kneeling with both hands in their chest, as if praying. One of them, started to talk to them
"Welcome to Totas. Hero and his fellow compatriots. We warmly welcome all of you. I am the pope of the sacred church, I am called Ishtar Rangbard. I'm pleased to make an acquitance with you."
said the old man with a kind smile.
The students are then lead to what seemed like a reception hall. At the chief seats, Hatakeyama Aiko (Homeroom teacher) sit there along with Kouki, Kaori, Shizuku and Ryuutarou. Hajime? He along with the other students sit around those 5 person, with Hajime being the most behind. It seemed like everyone still can't grasp the situation yet so they didn't make any noise. Aiko is just teary eyed and do her job like what teacher should, while Kouki is calm, got to be his EX charisma right? After everyone sit down, maids started to flock in while pushing cart filled with drinks. Almost all male students are fixated toward what is called as the embodiment of boy's dream, genuine beatiful maid. Hajime is not an exception, he too fixated toward the maids, but suddenly he feel a chill run on the back of his spine as if someone is staring at him. He take a glance toward the source of stare and see...Kaori who is smiling broadly at him. Hajime decided he did not see anything.
Ishtar then started to explain, but he ask them to hear his words till the end. The explanation goes like this: The world they are in right now is called Totas. Totas is divided into 3 races: Human, Half-human, and Demon. Human live north, while Demon rules the south, and Half-human seems to live in the east, brimming with sea of trees. Human and Demon has been in conflict for more than hundreds of years. Demon race, although their number did not exceed Human race, their prowess surpassed that of Human. Human could only bested them in numbers. Continuing the cold war, several decades passed with no large-scale war happening. However, lately repeated strange occurences happen. That is, Demon started to use monsters. Monsters, are animal being that had absorbed magic power and transform abnormally into harmful and atrocious animals. Normally, Monsters cannot be enslaved due to their wild instinct, even if someone did, at most it would be 1 or 2. But recent happenings had overturn that common sense. And Human, now faced great danger with losing their advantage of quantity. Ishtar then tell them, that Lord Ehit, the guardian deity of Human race, and sole god of Sacred church, is the one who summoned Kouki and co. Perhaps Ehit already perceived that Human will perish, and to avert that, he called upon Kouki and co. Isthar tell Kouki and co. that their world, are in higher plane than Totas, therefore making Kouki and co. superior human possessing exceptional power. Just before their summoning, an oracle comes from Ehit, that Kouki will bring salvation to them. Therefore, Ishtar asked Kouki and co. to show their abilities, and under Ehit will, overthrown Demon race and save Human race.
Hajime didn't doubt the "will of the god", however someone who can feel an indescribable sense of danger of obeying that, stands up and fiercely protest, it's their homeroom teacher, Aiko. She can't allow her students to participate in war and ask Ishtar to return them because of 2 reasons: the students have family that are waiting for them, and what Ishtar do is just an abduction. She who is going to be 25-years-old this year, as a teacher of social studies, is unexpectedly popular. With height of 150 cm, bob cut hair and child-faced. She who busily runs around of the sake of her cute students are somehow charming. Her figure of trying to the utmost of effort, with a gap of her usual clumsiness, didn't fail to tickle students desire to protect her. She is called by her pet name "Ai-chan", even though the person herself always angry if called that, because she wants to preserve her dignity as a teacher. All students who pleasantly looked at Aiko as if looking at cute child trying her best, finally freeze when Ishtar opened his mouth
"I can sympathyze with your feelings. However... your return at the present condition are impossible"
Aiko ask what does Isthar mean by that, and he explain that it is by Ehit will, they are summoned here. So it has to be by Ehit will too, that they can finally return. That explanation drained of her strength and she sit back Other students started to lose their cool. Hajime himself is not all right, however being an Otaku, he already read so much story like this and already predicted several patterns which the situation will develop into: the best one is where they managed to keep their calm, or the worst one where they are treated as summoned slaves. Ishtar didn't said anything and just calmly observes the situation. Somehow Hajime could see scorn inside that eyes, considering his conduct up until now, he guessing that this Ishtar guy might have possibly wonder why these people are not happy, to be chosen by Ehit. Among the clamor, Kouki stands up and strike the table with a blam! The students are surprised by the sudden sound, and started to look at him. After making sure that their attention are focused at him, he start to speak:
"Everyone, there's no use even if you panicked at Ishtar here. I'm sure he also cannot helped it. ......I, I think I will fight. Because it's the truth that people of this world are in crisis of destruction. After knowing that, there's no way I can leave it alone. Moreover, If we are summoned to save Humanity, then maybe we can go back after saving them. Ishtar? How about that?"
"Hmm, that's right. I'm sure that Lord Ehit would not onstruct the wishes of saviour"
"We have powerful strength right? Since I come here, I can feel that I'm unusually brimmed with power"
"Right, that's correct. It's easy to think that you possess several or dozen fold of power if compare from people of this world."
"I see, then it's all right. I'll fight. I'll save everyone. So that the other can go back too. I'll show that I can save the world and everyone else!"
Declare Kouki while clenching a fist and raised it toward the sky. Somehow he pointlessly are too bright, but that EX charisma show its effect to the fullest. Almost all of students faces turn from despair to their usual liveliness, as if they found a new hope. Several female students are looking at him with feverish gaze. Ryuutarou, Shizuku, and Kaori also support Kouki decision and decided to also fight. In the end, all students decided to fight, though Hajime think these guys must not understand what it means to go into war. The only exception are Aiko who is shooken up, protested at Kouki helplessly. Ishtar, smiled broadly toward Kouki. Hajime notices that Ishtar have been observing everyone in this room, and must have know who is the most influental person in this group. He thought that this person is someone which he cannot lower his guard with. In his head, Hajime added this person to the list of someone that need special attention.
