《The Rising of the Shield Hero!? Plus》 General and Creative Disscustion (important) Hey Leekz here I felt like making a finfic spin-off of Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari but with a different spin. it mostly a feel-good story with are 2nd main lead Satoshi Ryuu also being transported with Iwatani Naofumi and the other 3 heroes to save the world. this is going to be a interactive story so please help me out with some ideas am mostly doing this for fun and to help myself improve my writing and creativity while I slowly get my other story together which is called Re:Start. so about the Character Ryuu, he is a 20 year old somewhat wealthy fighting Genius in all sorts of martial arts and weapon mastery. he has been training since he was small by his parents in this manner because hes from a somewhat traditional Japanese family. because Ryuu was born in a family that valued strength and honor, he dislikes weak people, and what I mean by that is he dislikes people that always ask or demand for help without even trying to help them self''s or even improve them self in a goal. Ryuu actually Respect and looks up to people that wish to become stronger. so this is how you guys can help me with this story: 1) what should Ryuu''s Legendary Weapon be? I was planing on making him something like Hero of the Fist in which he would have a Pair of Legendary knuckle and his main stats would be super high speed with some str to balance off being with Naofumi since his def would be as low than Naofumi att stat.so is this a good route for Ryuu? or do you guys got something better in mind? Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. 2)Ryuu has some knowledge of the world the been transported to from a Fantasy story he once heard when he was smaller (yes Ryuu is from Naofumi world but the future.) and knows of the events somewhat. should he befriend Naofumi straight at the beginning when the heroes form a party or after he gets betrayed my Mein/Malty/bitch? 3) Help me come up for unlocked version and skills for Ryuu and his legendary weapon. 4) Do you guys still was Rafatalia and Firo to join or new people or just a tag team adventure with Ryuu and Naofumi for a while? 5) what should Ryuu look like and please try to think up a description that would match well with the other heroes. Extra) this is for any artists that wanna help can you draw what you think Ryuu would look like to help people following along to get a rough picture of what Ryuu would look like with him and Naofumi being a tag team. Know this is for question 2, if you guys picked form a party at beginning, Naofumi would not turn jaded and kept his happy go-lucky self, while if you picked after he''ll still be up beat but a little more jaded from the experience of knowing how the other feel about him. well this is it for know please share your ideas with me on this journey with Ryuu and Naofumi tag team adventure. Chapter 1 - A Royal Summoning Plus ~~~Naofumi~~~ '''' - speaking {} thoughts ** Sound affects I, Iwatami Naofumi, am a sophomore from a local university. I was dropping by the neighborhood library for a quick read. unfortunately I only had about 10,000 yen on me to buy me some manga-adaptions-of-light-novels, eroge, erohon, and other products that interested me.I am somewhat self-conscious about being somewhat more of an otaku compared to other people. I''ve embraced countless anime, games, and other aspects of otaku culture, but I do take my studies seriously so that I could lead a proper life. I also have a Part-time jobs during the summer and winter seasons which adds another 50,000 yen worth of funds to spend on my hobby. I was lurking around the section that dealt with old fantasy books, when I suddenly heard a book drop. *Bomf* "Four Heavenly Weapon''s Manual?" I said with a curious look For some reason, only this ancient looking, retro-sounding book had fallen from the bookshelves. I find it strange that it fell with no one else around. {Haha...This must have been a sign of destiny calling.} I sat down on a chair and started reading the Four Heavenly Weapon''s Manual. Flip... Flip... The story began with the description of a parallel world. it prophesied the world''s demise and that Sooner or later, a waves of disaster will assault this world one after another until it''s finally destroyed. For the worlds inhabitants to escape the impending doom, they have to summon heroes from other worlds and request their aid. "... Ok. The plot''s a bit overused, but since this is a retro-fantasy book, it doesn''t seem to be out of place." The four summoned Heroes all possessed their own respective, unique weapons: Sword, Spear, Bow, and Shield. "to begin with, a shield can''t even be considered a weapon, can it?'' I chuckled sarcastically as I continued with the story. The heroes then ventured separately, in order to gain power in preparation against the waves of disaster. "Fuwaaa...I wonder why they have to separate wouldn''t they get stronger forming a party together to take on stronger enemy''s?" as I was thinking that I noticed I was starting to getting sleepy as the regal urge to sleep swept through my body. "Even though this book is ancient, there has been no cute heroine appearing at all." I said with a displeased look. {let''s take a glance at the heroes'' characteristics.} The Sword Hero probably had overwhelming combat strength, while the Spear Hero was probably the considerate type of guy and the Bow Hero would be able to get rid of a horrible dictator like Robin Hood did. The story begin shifting towards the Shield Hero. "huh?" As I flipped to the next page, I instinctively let out a voice. The page concerning the Shield Hero that spread out in front of me was white. No matter which angle or direction I looked at the page, it was pure white through and through. "What the heck?" Right when those words left my mouth, my consciousness drifted away. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought that I would awaken in a parallel world. ~~~Ryuu~~~ *Pant...Pant....pant...* I, Satoshi Ryuu of a somewhat renown martial arts family am currently doing my daily basic training, in my home estate. "Ryuu-sama, your breakfast is ready" said my personal maid. ''Thank you for your hard work Asumi" I said with a smile, even though I was sweaty and somewhat tired from the morning training regimen. "N-N-No! not at all, it''s my pleasure Master Ryuu!..." she said while looking downward with a blush on her face. "I-I''ll be on my way now to finish my other chores, I hope you enjoy your breakfast Ryuu-sama'' she said while leaving in a hurry. after I finished eating my morning meal, I headed towards my fathers study room, because one of the maids told that he had called for me. ''Good morning Father, one of the maids said that you had called for me.'' I said while peaking through the door for the study. ''ah, yes Ryuu my boy come, come on in lets talk'' father said with a eagerly welcoming look on his face. I followed my fathers instructions and made my way to sit in one of the available recliners in front of his desk. ''so Ryuu my boy how is everything going for you today? from the tired look on your face you must have finished breakfast after a good routine of morning exercise.'' father said with confidence. This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. ''Yeah like usual I finished my Daily mixed martial arts training with a bit of weapon handling in between different martial art forms, other than that my day has been so far uneventful.'' ''ah i see, I heard that you won the regional martial arts tournament congratulations my boy keep it up.'' said father with a pleased look. ''thank you father, it''s an excellent event to yearly test my Martial skills.'' My father closed his eyes in deep thought after my comment. ''Ryuu my boy you are now 20 years old have you thought about what it is you wish to do with your life now? cause with your talent with martial arts you could most likely easily become a world champion first from this house hold, it would bring us great honor to our family.'' father asked with a serious but questionable look. ''Father we talk about this before I don''t wanna spend my life fighting as a job.'' ''but Ryuu my boy why let such talent go to waste? what is it you plan to do with yourself then?'' I took to think about what it is I really want to do with myself and only one thing came to mind. ''I wanna travel and be free and learn more about the world father, that is my biggest wish.'' I said with resolve. ''Travel!? really Ryuu my boy...such a unpredictable dream to have...'' said father with a sigh. ''fine...we shall see into the matter at a later time...you may go for now my boy.'' father said with a bewildered look ''thank you father talk to you later.'' after departing from father study I came to face with Asumi again. ''ah, master Ryuu you morning bath is ready for use please go and enjoy yourself'' Asumi said happily. "thanks once again Asumi'' I said while smiley waving goodbye. *bomf* {huh?} after hearing a sound of something falling on the ground I looked to find a book had mysteriously fallen from on the the hallway bookshelf''s. ''weird no one is around how did you end up on the ground.'' I said with confusion. normally I would just pick the dropped item up and replace it back from where it fallen from, but because of morning boredom I decided to take a look a the mysterious book. ''Let''s see...Heroes Heavenly Weapon Manual..'' I couldn''t help but let out a confused chuckle at the name of the strange book. ''seems to be a Fantasy Story, *chuckle* haven''t read one of these in a long time.'' sadly that statement was true I never really had time to read Fantasy style literature or even play games for that matter. The story seemed to tell of many different parallel worlds and that many are usually in peril of being wiped out from the forces of darkness and the only way for these worlds to survive, they must summon heroes from time and space to be their champions. he-he I may not read fantasy novels much anymore but even I know that sound like a typical story for the fantasy. The story informed me of many different unique weapons that the heroes used to fight the darkness''s from the worlds. I also learned about the Four basic most used weapons be the: Sword, Spear, Bow, and Shield. ''hmm sounds about right, although the shield as a weapon sounds interesting.'' {wonder how that would even work since the Shield was mainly designed as defensive weapons, but either way it sounds interesting.} ''Now that I think about it when I was younger wasn''t there a story I once read about a hero who used a shield'' The book also told about other heavenly weapons that were rare but also unique like the 4 basic weapons. but as I turn the page to found out more about these so called weapons, I found out the next page couple of pages are blank. ''What in the...'' Right when those words left my mouth, my consciousness drifted away. as I started to awoken from consciousness, I restlessly checked my surroundings, and all that I found were brick walls in every direction. {Where the hell am I?} Next Chapter ~~~Authors Note~~~ Please Check out the General and creative Discussion Thread if you wish to help with the story''s progression after all this is a Interactive spin-off fanfic story of the original. Chapter 2 - Heroes Introduction Plus ~Authors Note~ (This is~What Ryuu would kinda look like, less smiling though, and lol yea I can''t edit to save my life. XD ) yea Ryuu is half Japanese on his fathers side. ~~~Ryuu~~~ '''' Speaking {} thoughts ** Sound Effects I had no idea on what was going on or where the heck I was at for the matter. I however noticed four other young males in front of me with their backs turned towards me, seemingly looking at a weird men in robes. weird Men in Robes: "Ooh, Please brave heroes! Please somehow save this world!" "WHAT!?" said the Four Guys in unison I still had no idea what was going on but I did notice that the Four guys in front of me, were equipped each with their own weapon. the one on the far right with black messy hair held a Small Shield on the right arm, the Honey blond haired guy to the left of him held a Lance, next the one with straight black hair held a sword in his hand, and lastly to the far left a boy with light blond hair held a Bow. {wait a Spear, Sword, Bow, and a Shield...just like the for basic weapons of Heroes summoned to save the many worlds in peril through out time and space.) I couldn''t help but think that when I noticed those weapons they were holding and all in the same room, and right after I read that strange book and lost consciousness. When I decided to take a look at myself I discovered that I was also Equipped with something that I previously didn''t have one. A pair of white Fingerless Knuckle Gloves, with a gold metal ring on the back of it where you stick your hand in, and a Gold round gem above it with black lining design around it. actually all of our weapons kind gave of the same design with the black makings and a gem attached to them. "What did you mean by that?" said the boy with the Shield with curiosity. Robe guy: "Many things happened, and due to our justified motive which is driven by certain circumstances, we were able to summon you brave Heroes through an ancient spell." {Summoned huh...now I think I understand my situation no matter how outlandish it seems to be.} Even though I was still confused about the Situation, I couldn''t help but feel a wave of unexpected excitement wash over me. in my world my dream was to travel the globe to be free from my daily predictable life style and test my skills as a warrior and test my willpower by depending on only my skills and social ability''s to survive through my travels. but this is more than I could even hope to dream of. Robe Guy: "This world is currently facing a global state of crisis. Brave Ones, please lend us your might." The robed man bowed deeply to us while saying so. "Well... This is a bit sudden--" said the boy with the shield before he got interrupted Spear guy: "What a pain." Me: {Hmm!?} Sword Guy: "Is that so?" Bow Guy: "Can I just go back to my old world? I already heard this kind of story before." While I was engrossed with listening to the situation, the other three interrupted the Shield Guy midway in his speech. The other three were now all glaring intensely at the shield guy now while I was pondering in silence. Now that I think about it no one seems to notice my presence at the moment, since I seem to have been summon behind them. he gave them a half smile, The tension in the room was rising to a delicate level as time passed. "Aren''t you people guilty over summoning us without our consent?" said the Sword guy while pointed his sword at the robed men. I could already tell where this conversation was leading towards. "For instance, we won''t just fight for world peace and then return to our old world empty handed, right?"said the guy with the bow while he scowled at the robed men''s direction. Spear Guy: "You guys don''t seem to take much consideration into our own plans, do you? Depending on what you have to offer, we might end up becoming this world''s enemy instead, got it?" you know from the look of it none of these guys seem to have any real combat experience and don''t even give of any real threatening aura. I couldn''t help but somewhat laugh at their threats to the poor robe men. I know that They were simply demanding tribute after confirming their social standings in this world. but it still somewhat pissed me of at their rude behavior towards these guys in robes who were basically groveling on the ground pleading for help in a polite manner, and just threaten/demand them at weapon point. "Well first, I''d like you all to have an audience with the king. We can discuss your reward then." said The representative of the robed men as he opened a heavy looking door to guide us through. Spear Guy: "...Guess it can''t be helped." Sword Guy: "Right." Bow Guy: "Duh, the guy we''ll be meeting changes, but I bet the story''s still the same." The Rude bunch arrived at their own conclusions before following the robed representative, with the Shield Guy hastily trailed behind them. I decided I should also follow along and see whats up and whats up with this world and why they truly need our help.so We left the dark room and passed through a corridor made out of stone. our breathes were taken aback as we took a peek at the scene outside of the window. Spanning off into the horizon, a town much like one from Medieval Europe could be seen. All too mesmerized by the townscape laid before us, we walked down the corridor and reached the audience chamber in no time flat. as we enter what seemed like the throne audience chamber, I decided to stand on the right side of the Shield Guy, instead of staying in the back to make my presence now a bit. as we walked closer to the throne the four other heroes noticed my presence, first being the Shield guy of course since I was right beside him to the right. he awkwardly flinched a bit in surprise, signaling my presences to the other three, who looked at me in confusion. I have a Silent gave a fast smile and welcoming nod and showed them my Fist that wore my heavenly weapon. after that I guess they figured out that I was summoned with them. Finally after checking me out they seemed the accepted me as welcoming addition to their group of summon heroes, after all out of everyone here I do look the part with my tone shaped body. "oh!?, are these fellows the Ancient Heroes?" said a prideful grandpa who sat on the throne in the audience chamber, who began evaluating us when we arrived with a impressed expression on his face. For some reason, our impression wasn''t too good... King: "I am the king of this country, Aultcray. The thirty-second ruler of Melromarc. Brave ones, please raise your heads." {Is this guy for real!?} we weren''t even looking down! seriously Speaking as if he was superior in our first meeting, Me and my family bow to no one unless willingly. I couldn''t help but feel the urge to punch him to reclaim my honor. but I''ll refrain from doing so for now, plus I guess it couldn''t be helped since he was a king and all. King: "Now then, let us explain our situation. This country, and moreover, this whole world is facing its demise." To summarize the king''s story. it has been prophesied that this world will be assaulted by waves of calamity which will one day turn everything into ruin. To save the world, these waves must be repelled before they can be dispersed and this era seems to marks the prophesied year, according to the words of demise. There exists a giant, ancient hourglass which continues to drip down ceaselessly. It has the ability to forecast when the waves will arrive and began its warning one month ago. According to the legends, each wave will come in roughly one month intervals. Initially, the residents of this country didn''t show much concern over the prophecy. However, the hourglass had completed its first turn and a wave of disaster occurred just as the words of demise foretold. A dimensional crack appeared in Melromarc, where hideous and brutal demons crept out in large quantities. Other adventurers and knights barely managed to repel them. However, the next incoming wave would be even more powerful. It seemed like the worst case scenario was about to occur. At this rate, the disaster won''t be repelled.That was the basic outline of their situation. By the way, it looked like our legendary armaments had the ability to translate languages for us. Spear Guy: "I understand your dilemma. But who gave you the right to summon us into doing manual labor for free?" Sword Guy:"That is one hell of a convenient story." Bow Guy: "... Even if that is the case, and this isn''t me being selfish or anything, but if this world is going into ruin then let it be destroyed. This matter doesn''t even concern us." Shield Guy: "we Certainly have no obligation to help you. In the end it''ll just be fruitless labor for us. And once peace comes, you guys will just go ''sayonara'' as if nothing happened. So to prevent such a sad outcome from occurring, I''d like to hear some form of insurance from you. Surely you have something to present us, right?" The other three nod in agreement. The king sent his vassal a glance. This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. King: "Of course, we planned on rewarding the Brave Ones fully for their efforts." the Four other Heroes made a Fist pumping pose with a clenched fist. King: "I had already made arrangements to aid your cause with money. And surely, since the Brave Heroes will be protecting our world, housing is necessary. For that purpose I have already prepared a fitting place for you Brave Ones to rest." Spear Guy: "Eh~ ... Those are all well and good promises then." Sword Guy: "Don''t think that we can be tamed with only this much though. You''ll have to continue giving your cooperation if you don''t want us to turn rogue." Bow Guy: "... That''s right." Shield Guy: "Righto~" Is it me or is everyone here besides me acting a bit extreme in being overly condescending, although I couldn''t help but feel like that Shield guy was just following along with the other three''s behavior. atlas it seemed like he was enjoying be summoned here more than the other three. King: "Well then, Heroes. Let us hear each of your names." The Sword Hero stepped forward and began his self introduction. Ren: "My name is Amaki Ren. Age 16, a high schooler." Hero of the Sword, Amaki Ren. First impressions: a bishounen or simply called a pretty High school boy. He seemed to have taken great care of his facial features. Although he was a bit short, only about 165cm. If this guy cross-dressed, no one would ever doubt that he was a girl. His short-cut hair was a light brown color. Long, slated eyes and white skin, he somehow gave off a cool vibe.He looked like a slender swordsman. Next The Spear Hero stepped forward and began his self introduction. Motoyasu: "Okay, next up will be yours truly. My name''s Kitamura Motoyasu. 21 this year, a university student." Hero of the Spear, Kitamura Motoyasu. First impressions: he looked like the carefree type yet gave off the vibe of a real man. I''ve lost. His face was too refined even for a handsome guy. At least one or two girlfriends, that was his image as an experienced playboy. He was sporting a ponytail: a hairstyle that didn''t match a male, yet somehow it didn''t look out of place for him. He had a caring older brother kind of feel. Next The Bow Hero stepped forward and began his self introduction. Itsuki: "It''s my turn next. My name is Kawasumi Itsuki. 17 right now, another high school student." Hero of the Bow, Kawasumi Itsuki. First impressions: a timid boy who enjoyed piano lessons. He seemed to lead a fleeting life yet also possessed a reliable, tenacious strength. His aura was quite vague and mysterious. A few curly hair strands made him look like he had a wavy perm hairstyle. He gave off the feeling of a docile younger brother. besides be so far Everyone looked fully Japanese. It was quite surprising with the whole foreign setting. Naofumi: ''''I''m Iwatani Naofumi. Age 20, university student." Next The Bow Hero stepped forward and began to start his self introduction, only for the king to casually looked past him and look at me. King: ''''oh!?, and who might this be?'''' I Stepped forward and began my in introduction. Ryuu: ''''Sir, my name is Satoshi Ryuu Hero of the Fist. Age 20, an early university graduate and regional champion martial artist of my country.'''' after my short introduction the audience chamber went loud in a uproar of people whispering to each other. ''''Hero of the fist you say!?'''' said the king in surprise while calling for his adviser. King: ''''boy is what you say the truth?'''' Ryuu: ''''Yes sir.'''' the adviser began to check me out and discovered my Holy weapon. Adviser: ''''My Liege, what the young man says is true he is also equipped with a heavenly weapon of his own and he seems to wear the same outlandishly clothing as the other heroes.'''' the gossiping within the audience chamber increased at the advisers words. me and the four other heroes were confused at the event before us, not knowing what is happening. I was starting to get worried that I might have did something wrong so I ask straight up. Ryuu: '''' Did I perhaps do something wrong sir?'''' the king made a serious face while telling me the what was happening. King: *clears throat* ''''Ryuu-dono, our legends only tall about the four heavenly weapons that are the sword,spear,bow, and shield. so we are shocked to learn and discover a new hero in our midst. ah i see that what was going on...well the manual did say the sword, spear, bow, and shield where the four basic holy weapon used, and that any other is rare. Ryuu: ''''so I guess me being summoned was just a rare occurrence. does that mean I am not allowed to help in the fight agains the calamity?'''' King: ''''n-no, no not at all Ryuu-dono we would much appreciate your help in our the time of peril.'''' I nodded in acceptance. King: "Now then, everyone please confirm your own status. As a matter of fact, I would like you all to visually check for yourselves." ''''Errrr, how do I go about seeing this?" Itsuki asked timidly for the king''s guidance. "The hell, man. You guys didn''t even notice that much after coming to this world?" said Ren who was utterly shocked by his colleagues'' ignorance. Itsuki ''''How should I know! It was like, what exactly was there for me to notice, your face?'''' Ren: "Well whatever, do you see that icon in the corner of your vision?" Itsuki: "Eh?" When he said that, I noticed a weird, dim icon along the edge of my vision. Ren: "Focus your mind on it and you''ll see." *Ding* And as it light lit up, a browser with bigger icons similar to a PC''s popped into my view.
Satoshi Ryuu Occupation: Hero of the Fist Level 1 Equipment: Leather Knuckles (Legendary Armament), Parallel World''s Clothes Skill: None Magic: None
So this was the ''Status'', But what the hell this is strangely like a game. Ryuu: {Level 1, looks like my work is cut out for me.} Naofumi: "Level 1 huh... this doesn''t look very reassuring." Ren: "Right, I don''t even know if it''s possible to fight like this." Motoyasu: "That''s exactly what I meant." King: "Tools like these don''t exist in the Brave Ones'' world? This Status magic can be used by everyone in this world, helping to improve ourselves." Ryuu: "Is that so?" Your real body''s prowess was represented by numerical values and could be naturally raised through these numbers. This was quite surprising. Itsuki: ''''So then, what should we do now? Our current values seem rather troubling." King: "Laughs. From now on, you Brave Heroes will need to venture forth so that you may hone and strengthen both yourselves as well as your legendary armaments." Ryuu: "Strengthen? Does that mean that our starting equipment isn''t strong enough?" King: "Yes, the legendary weapon of each summoned Hero has their own special method of enchantment. By doing so they can become very powerful." "Legend this, legend that. It''s fine not to change weapons as long as it can function properly as a weapon, no?" commented Motoyasu while whirled his spear around. Ren: "That doesn''t matter right now, so we can leave it for later. More importantly, what we need is to improve our own abilities, right?" Noafumi: "So are we going to form a party with the four of us?" King: "Brave Heroes, please hold for a moment." Naofumi: "Huh?" King: "Each of you Brave Heroes will need to recruit your own companions and begin your adventures separately." Ryuu: "And the reason for that is?" King: "Yes. According to legend, it''s said that the legendary armaments will reject one another should you Brave Heroes band together, interfering with the growth of both the owners and the weapons." Naofumi: "I don''t really get it, but if we act together, we can''t increase our power?" Everyone shared a glance with one another. after a second the other four looks at there screen seemingly confirming something. Ryuu: ''''what are you guys looking at did I miss something?'''' Ren: '''' did you not like see that pop up warning saying we heros would get a bad reaction from our weapons if we formed a party together?'''' I re-looked over my screen and no warning came into view it seemed. I shook my head and denied the clam as it seemed it didn''t effect me. Motoyasu: maybe your screen is just bugged or something after all you weren''t supposed to be summoned with us. I couldn''t really say much to that but shrug. Naofumi: "Improving ourselves and recruiting comrades. Which should be done first, I wonder?" King: "Please allow me the honor of preparing your comrades. At any rate, the sun is already beginning to set. Brave Ones, please take your time and rest for the day. You may depart for your journey tomorrow. During that time I shall make arrangements and scout for talented individuals who can accompany you on your destiny." "Thank you very much." "Thank you." We each expressed our thanks. And the king, having decided our course for today, prepared our guest room for us to rest. To Be Continued! Chapter 1 / General & Creative Discussion Chapter 3 - Hero Discussion Plus Sitting on the luxurious beds inside the guest room, everyone was staring intensely at their own weapon as they went over its description. The sun outside the window had already set before I even noticed. That was how focused everyone was at reading the descriptions. unlike regular weapons, the legendary weapons didn''t require routine maintenance. Based on the owner''s mastery and skill level, the weapon will obtain and unlock new hidden skills for the owner to use. It also seems that the higher the skill mastery the lower the energy spent on using the skills and the more damage the skill gives . I clicked on my Weapon Icon which opened up the Weapon Manual. *ding*
Legendary Knuckle Mastery Beginner Lv 1 (Passive) Adds +5 minimum Damage and 10 max damage.
Charging Strike Beginner Lv 1 almost instantly rush towards your enemy and deliver a powerful blow. Damage 200%
Seems like the only active offensive skill I can use at the moment is Charging Strike. it skill enables me strike my enemy while closing in on them almost instantly and land a single powerful strike. I also began to notice that this world and the other 4 heros names sounded familiar especially This Guy named Naofumi for some reason. {Sheild¡­Naofumi¡­.Iwatani Naofumi¡­where have I heard that name from¡­} While I and the other 3 heroes were in deep though, Noafumi interrupted us. Naofumi: "Yo, doesn''t this all seem pretty game-like?" We paused with silence for a second at the statement. "Seriously dude, isn''t this an actual game? I''ve known some which are like this." Motoyasu proudly boasted. Noafumi: eh!? Motoyasu: "Are you saying that you don''t even know about this famous online game?" Naofumi: "Well no, but was there a game that even a splendid otaku such as myself didn''t know of?" Motoyasu: "So you scrubs really don''t know? This is Emerald Online, man." Ryuu: "What''s that? Never even heard of that one." Sure back in my would I didn¡¯t have time to play games anymore when I reached the age 16 cause I wanted to focus on my martial arts training. But before that I used to have the time to play a few game here or there. Royal road was one of the main games played in my time and I only played that for a few months. Motoyasu: "Just how ignorant can you guys be? It''s such a famous title too." Naofumi: "Of course I know games like Odin Online and Fantasy Moon Online, aren''t these pretty popular too?!" Motoyasu:"What are those? This is the first time I''ve heard of them." Naofumi/Motoyasu: "Eh!? " Itsuki: "If I may interject everyone. This world isn''t a net game, but more like a console game!" Motoyasu: "That''s wrong, bro. This is a VRMMO, right?" Itsuki: "Hah? Well for instance, isn''t this world similar to games where you click and use a controller to operate?" "Click? Controller? What kind of retro games are you referring to? Don''t people usually mean VRMMO when they say ''net game'' these days?" said Motoyasu confused. Itsuki: "VRMMO? As in Virtual Reality MMO? What kind of sci-fi world setting are you trying to create? Are you daydreaming here?" Motoyasu: "HUH!? " A loud sound of disagreement was released. "Well then... gentlemen, I''d like to ask each of you to name a game from your world which bears the closest resemblance to this one." asked Itsuki with his hand slightly raised. Ren: "Brave Star Online." Motoyasu: "Emerald Online." Ryuu: "Royal Road" Naofumi: "None. I mean, this is simply a game-like type of world, right?" Itsuki: "Ah. As for myself, this world is like a console game called Dimension Wave." A game title which no one else knew of yet again. "Hold on for a minute, let''s reorganize our information." Motoyasu said while putting a hand on his forehead as he tried to calm us down. Motoyasu: "Tell me what you know about the situation with VRMMO, will you?" Ren: "It''s common where I live." Ryuu: it¡¯s still fairly newly developed at where I live. Motoyasu: "Itsuki, Naofumi. What about you guys?" Itsuki: "If I recall correctly, it only exists in Sci-fi." Naofumi: "I remember reading about it in a light novel before." Motoyasu: "Is that so. I suppose I did get that vibe off of you. Then back to you, Ren, what''s this Brave Star Online? Is it a VRMMO?" Ren: "Yeah that''s right, VRMMOs are ones like Brave Star Online. It has a world system very similar to this world''s setup." Just for reference, VRMMO involved a technology where one''s brain waves were analyzed and deconstructed into data, which allows that person to dive into another world produced by a computer. Motoyasu: "If that''s true then, does that mean the world that you two came from only has retro games like the ones you both mentioned earlier?" He said with his head inclined. Motoyasu:"Reviewing what I know about gaming history, those type of computer games clearly did exist at one point. But for some reason I don''t recognize any of those supposedly famous titles which you guys mentioned." Motoyasu and Naofumi both nodded. Ryuu:"Let''s try asking a common question. What''s the name of the current Prime Minister?" "Hai hai." Everyone nodded. Motoyasu: "Let''s say it together." Everyone: ????????? Besides one These were Prime Ministers I had never even heard of before. It''s not the kind of mistake I would ever make in a history class test. After that we asked about famous internet slang, net pages, and more online games. And thus, we arrived at the same conclusion of not knowing anyone else''s information. Ren: "Apparently, it seems that we all came from different Japans." Motoyasu: "Looks that way. You guys definitely didn''t come from the same Japan as me." Itsuki: "This means there''s another Japan for each distinctive world." Naofumi: "There''s a high chance that each of them belong in a separate era too, since they don''t match each other at all." Ryuu: "yea seems like it, although Naofumi your prime minister sound familiar. " Naofumi: ''''really!? But I diffidently never heard of yours.'''' Ryuu: ''''what year was yours elected?'''' Naofumi: ''''2XXX'''' Ryuu: ''''ah, I see so me and you are from the same world just from different times. Cause the prime minister you named is an old one elected on the date you just said , so that means am in the future of your world while your in the past of my world.'''' ''''WHAT!?'''' Everyone yelled with a shocked expression. Ryuu: ''''maybe that would explain why this situation sound so familiar to me..'''' Motoyasu: ''''familiar? What do you mean by that?'''' Ryuu: ''''what I mean is that in my child-hood I believe I heard of a story with people that have the same names as you guys, with the same like fantasy themed as this world.'''' Everyone: ''''whoa¡­'''' ''''so does that mean you already know what events are going to take place and what we should do?'''' asked Itsuki now everyone was staring at me like I was some know it all cheat book ready to be used and abused for rapid success. Ryuu: ''''sadly I didn¡¯t actually read the book just that some one told me and my class mates the summary of the story when we were children.'''' Ren: ''''so what was the book about?'''' Ryuu: ''''if I remember it was the story of the rising of the shield hero¡­'''' Upon hearing this Naofumi was shocked and bewildered, while the other three looked at him with annoyance and jealousy. Motoyasu: ''''hey! Why only you get a heroic story while the rest of us don¡¯t? I mean really your just have a shield as a weapon after all.'''' Naofumi could say or do anything in this satiation after all even he was confused as to why this was happening. Ryuu: ''''if I remember correctly the spear hero does have a long side story of his own telling of his adventures also.'''' ''Yes!'' Said Motoyasu as he pumped his fist ''''w-what about us?'''' Asked Itsuki as him and Ren looked left out. Ryuu: ''''I honestly have no idea since after all I heard all this when I was younger, plus the story was still on-going. So it very possible that if the author finished the spear heroes story that they would work on the next twos story right?'''' Itsuki and Ren both nodded at the claim with satisfaction. Motoyasu: ''''so you and Naofumi are from the same world but just different times, does that mean when this calamity is over Naofumi goes back home and writes about our adventures?'''' Ryuu: ''''who knows I¡¯m not even sure if it¡¯s really about you guys after all there are a lot of parallel japans so I could be wrong. After all my name wasn¡¯t in the story.'''' Ren: ''''hmm, sounds complicated.'''' Motoyasu: ''''well since we have no facts about what you say true, plus the fact that you don¡¯t even remember the story much, it won¡¯t do us any good to continue talking about it.'''' Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.Itsuki: ''''but if you do remember anything please share it.'''' Ryuu: ''''of course. Now since that out of the way, why don¡¯t we start telling each other about our life¡¯s before being summoned he?'''' "Idle conversation isn''t one of my hobbies, but I guess it''s necessary for us to obtain information." Said Ren as he awkwardly scratched his nose. From what Ren said it sounded like he dead before being summoned here¡­ "I see, a heroic situation where you save your childhood friend." Said Naofumi "Then I''ll go next." Motoyasu pointed at himself and began to speak. Motoyasu: "For me, it was because I had too many girlfriends.'''' Naofumi: ''''Yeah yeah, that totally was the case." So Motoyasu was one of those Guys that pick up and mess around with chicks on a daily basic huh¡­I think I know how this ends for him¡­ Motoyasu: "And after doing a bit of this and that..." "Did you get stabbed for two-timing or three-timing?" Ren asked with a straight face. Motoyasu''s eyes blinked with surprise before he gave a small nod. Motoyasu: "Man... Girls are really scary, aren''t they?" "GOD DAMN IT!" yelled with anger, while he shoved his middle finger into his face. My suspicions were correct it seems. Itsuki: "I guess it''s my turn now. When I was crossing the street on my way home from cram school... a dump truck took a sharp corner turn. And afterwards..." Everyone: ''''¡­¡­¡­.'''' In all likelihood he was run over... So far the theme for being summoned here is that you had to have dead in your previous world. I was starting to think I might have been the only one who was still alive from my previous world. Naofumi: "Um... Do I absolutely have to recount my story on what happened before I came to this world?" Motoyasu: "Well duh, we already told you ours." Next was Naofumi¡¯s turn I began to wonder what kind of tragic end he had to endure, especially since he seems like the most excited about our situation. "I suppose so. Sorry to say, guys. But as far as I remember, all I was doing was reading a suspicious book inside the library." Said Naofumi Nervously. Everyone: ''''.......'''' I was shocked and somewhat happy I wasn¡¯t the only one alive from my previous world, I was going to feel like the out man out if I was. But I began to notice the other three now giving Naofumi cold glares and began to secretly whisper among each other. Feeling like he was on the spot Naofumi quickly tried to change the subject. Naofumi: ''''r-right, so Ryuu-san who about you? What where you doing before being summoned here.'''' The other three stopped their secret whispering to listen, after all I was the more physically fight and experienced fighter he. I guess they must have though I was one of them and though I might have dead while heroically fighting a gang of delinquents or something. Ryuu: ''''I was getting ready for my morning shower and I heard a book fall off from on of our hallway book shelves and read it out of boredom and next thing I know I was here. Unlike Naofumi though I said my story with confidence, people take advantage and manipulate people that do not have confidence In themselves. Though I seriously don¡¯t think these three have the balls to talk about me in my face while I¡¯m here.'''' Other three: ''''¡­...'''' From the looks on there faces I could tell they were having mixed emotions about how to think about me, unlike Naofumi I was a combat focus hero like them but I could tell they were a bit jealous I was also alive before being summoned to this world, like naofumi. Ryuu: ''''Tsk, enough of this in the end we are all here and alive although you three might have had something tragic to happen to you in the end you were blessed and sent to this world with a new chance, so let¡¯s forget what happened to us before getting here and work hard for a better future.'''' The other three: ''''!!!'''' The three were shocked at my straight forward feelings to their situation. After thinking to themselves for a bit the all resolved themselves and nodded. Ren: ''''Right'''' Motoyasu: ''''well I do have to admit this world is a lot more interesting than our previous world, not to mention this world females are literally out of this world haha¡­'''' Everyone couldn¡¯t help but look at Motoyasu with pity Itsuki: ''''your right Ryuu-san, this is our second chance let do all that we can to succeed.'''' Naofumi: ''''Alright! let¡¯s do this!'''' With that we became brothers in arm, the 5 great heroes destined to save this world. Motoyasu: ''''so¡­ anything else we should discuss about?'''' Naofumi: ''''w-well, Can you guys teach me how to fight and stuff? Since my world didn''t have this kind of game after all." Motoyasu: "Alright, Motoyasu onii-san here will teach you the very basics at least. So first, according to my knowledge from Emerald Online, Shields...people who use shields as their main weapon are usually..." Naofumi: ''''yeah?'''' Motoyasu: "First of all, you have high defense. Secondly, even though your defense is high, if you keep on taking damage like an idiot, you''ll die." Naofumi: "Okay..." Motoyasu: ''''and uuuh....hmm...'''' Motoyasu was in deep though trying to think up any useful information he could give to help Naofumi but I guess it was all for not. Motoyasu: ''''sorry man I don''t know much about the classes usefulness in my world its pretty much a loser class that no one uses.'''' ''''WHAT!? NOOOOOOOOOO!'''' yelled Naofumi in panic Naofumi: ''''w-wait, an Update! Shouldn''t there be a patch update?!" Motoyasu: "Nope, it''s a totally pitiful class when pitted against Bosses and even common mobs. That''s why they just leave it alone. And also, there was that class-abolishing decision..." Naofumi: "Aren''t there job upgrades?!" Motoyasu: "Perhaps that only happens when you die?" Naofumi: "Then how about a job change option?!" Motoyasu: "You can''t change to another class skill tree anyways, right?" Naofumi glared at his shield as he thought. Naofumi:"How about with you guys?" Both of them nerviously averted their eyes. Ren: "Sorry..." Itsuki: "Same here..." Naofumi began to look like all hope was lost for him. I on the other hand was confused at the situation, I mean sure shield are mainly a defensive weapon. but the weapon and class were useless in their worlds? there game developers must suck or the players are just noobs, like really... Ryuu: *sigh* ''''are you guys serious? shields user are useless in you worlds games?....pathetic.'''' the other three: ''''HAH!?'''' Ryuu: ''''listen in my world when I did have time to play game, any weapon the player used was useful in a way it all depended on the skills the user obtains and the natural fighting talent the use has. I mean really don''t you guys have Tanks in your world.'''' the other three: ''''Tanks!?'''' Ryuu: {whoa!...are you serious...} I might not play games as much as I used to but even I know what a tank is. Motoyasu: ''''that sounds kinda familiar...'''' Ren: ''''yea I think I heard about that play style too but it was back in the days of retro-style games.'''' Itsuki: ''''actually I hear it all the time from PC elites on web game but am a console gamer.'''' I guess since Motoyasu and ren are from a more advance world of VRMMO most people focus on being the best and go for offensive classes, while Itsuki plays games that focus on a single player experience. I couldn''t help but let out an other sigh of frustration. Ryuu: ''''Listen from were am from shield user are pretty reliable players that focus on healing, defending and buffing the party. they also have very powerful countering type skills that deal a lot of recoil damage back at enemy''s. so yea it depends on how you branch out and use your skills I guess. plus naofumi just like the rest of us your no regular shield user your a Legendary shield hero remember that.'''' after hearing my claim Naofumi seemed to calmed down and was now hopeful about his situation. Ren: hmm, ''''I never thought about it that way...'''' Motoyasu: ''''yea, if you think about it that way the shield actually sounds pretty useful.'''' Itsuki: ''''it really does, well anyways good-luck Naofumi-san.'''' Naofumi: ''''thanks guys'''' I''m glad my explanation stopped them from looking down on poor Naofumi-san. but now one thing was left on my mind that I was curious about. Knight: "Brave Heroes, your meals have been prepared." The other Four: ''''sweet!'''' they began to get up to follow the Knight. Ryuu: ''''Guys Wait a second.'''' Everyone:huh!? Ryuu: ''''come this way there''s something I wanna test out before be we go.'''' To Be Continued Previous