“Follow me!” commanded Alex leading the way. “This is the shortest route to the village!”
Everybody was confused. Why did their appointed leader act like he was already familiar with the topography of this place, even though he was just summoned in this world less than a day ago.
“Salieri, cast Prisa on us! We got no time to lose!” ordered Alex without a pause.
“Si, Senor! Wait, how did you know my move?” Salieri looked baffled. Nevertheless, he obeyed Alex’s order and played his violin to buff the party, causing them to move faster. “I haven’t told you I’m a Bard!”
“Yeah, come to think of it, you guys never gave me a proper introduction,” said Alex. “We will do that on the battlefield later.”
It didn’t take long for the party to reach the village. The flames engulfed the village, but judging from the damages, the demons hadn’t been rampaging for long. Alex was relieved to see the course of history had slightly changed.
“Alright everyone, listen up! Civilians are our number one priority! Once we secured the villagers, then we can focus on the offensive!” told Chrono to his squad. “Stella, what do your elf eyes see?”
“Uh, err, villagers are running about. We must split up if we want to save them all,” answered Stella nervously. She was surprised that Alex knew about her special eyes which could see better than other races’ eyes.
“I have a better plan,” proposed Alex. “Salieri, do us a favour and play Senuelo to lure the demons here. Simultaneously, Pandora will follow up with Synchysi to cause disarray in enemies’ ranks, making them less harmful for a while.”
“Gremio, Rasheed, and Stella, you three are in charge of scouting the area and rescuing the survivors. Bring them to Helene. She will set up her barrier, Empodio, to protect the civilians and tend the wounded,” continued Alex who showed how fluent he was with his plan.
“Sir Hero, I hate to burst your bubbles, but I don’t think my barrier will hold against this number of demons,” Helene looked concerned. “I haven’t practiced it yet enough to use it with confidence.”
“Chill, babe. Your Empodio won’t have even a dent nor scratch, for I will stand in between you and the demons,” replied Alex confidently. “The only reason your barrier is needed is only to make the folks feel safe. That’s it.”
“Kid, are you telling us you will take on the entire army?” Gremio almost couldn’t believe what he heard. “They may be small fries, but at your level currently, you will be overwhelmed! And don’t get me starting on their numbers!”
“You worry too much, old man,” retorted Alex while signalling the Bard. “Sal, music!”
Dumbfounded as he was, Salieri obeyed the Hero’s order. An enchanting tune filled the air as the flamboyant musician played his violin. Like a cobra invited by the charmer, the demons started to change their course to the source of the melody, leaving the villagers alone.
“Pan, if you may,” said Alex to Pandora, gesturing her that it was her time to shine.
“Alright, Alex, but only because I found you so irresistible,” flirted Pandora lightly. As foreign whisper escaped her luscious lips, the enemies started to act strange, as if their minds were somewhere else.
“Rescue party, off you go,” instructed Alex. “Helene, you can start preparing your barrier now.”
Although they still haven’t acknowledged Alex as their leader, but their sense of duty made them rush past the demons and started locating the survivors.
“Guess I’m the final piece, then,” mumbled Alex to himself. “Eisen, let’s go!”
The sword didn’t talk back like it used to be. From the moment he got his hands on the sword, Alex kept trying to communicate with it. In his first journey, he had no clue at all that Eisen was a one-of-a-kind sword with a soul in it. He just realized that fact when he was about to face Samael. Only thanks to Eisen that Alex could manage to best the Demon Lord in the final battle.
“You’re still stubborn, huh? Fine, we can try again after we slay these accursed beings,” remarked Alex as he charged the demon troops.
Like a veteran, Alex cut the foes with ease because he retained his skills and abilities from his past journey. Sure, his enemies were weakened thanks to the Witch’s de-buff, but still his skill successfully managed to captivate the beholders.
“Magnifico!” praised Salieri almost unconsciously in his mother tongue. Helene could only look in awe behind her barrier, while Pandora kept licking her lips, excited to see her new toy in action.
The salvation trio came back joining them, followed by the villagers. Like what Alex predicted, some of them were hurt.
“Pan, lift your spell and assist Helene with the medical treatment,” ordered Alex. “You three, good job guiding the villagers to safety. Keep searching for the survivors, and while you’re at it, try to put down the fire!”
“Rasheed thinks that is dangerous,” protested Rasheed who seemed unease with Alex’s decision. “If Pandora stops assisting Alex, Alex will be weak.”
“Heh, Alex thinks Rasheed must listen what Alex says,” responded Alex while mimicking Rasheed’s talking style.
What Rasheed was worrying about looked like it would come true. When Pandora released her curse, the demons started to gang up on Alex. But when they were about to jump in, they witnessed how fluid Alex’s movement was. The demons couldn’t even get close to him. Swinging around that chunk of iron was a great deal, too. With a single blow, numerous demons were sent flying to their demise. Rinsing and repeating, Alex eventually was out of enemies.
Handclaps and praises from the villagers celebrated that one-man victory. Alex was supposed to be happy and receive the positive feedback, but he was somehow sick to see the gullibility of the people.
“Pathetic, if you have the energy to yell like that, you guys have the energy to fight back too!” scolded Alex. “I’m not asking you guys to be superheroes, but at least you can try not to go down without a fight! I will make men out of you guys! Let’s get down to business, to defeat the foes!”
“Since it’s late and I am sure you guys need time to recover, we will start the training regime tomorrow early in the morning! You will be divided based on the potentials lurking inside you. It’s kind of like Village’s Got Talent or something like that,” decreed Chrono.
Just when they were about to see their leader in a new light, the rosters gawked to hear another outrageous stuff coming from Alex. They couldn’t help but to think, how in the world can these hillbillies be transformed into soldiers who would be able to stand toe to toe with ghastly troops of demon army?

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As the group anxiously waiting by the side of the poisonous river, Mephisto’s conditions turns to worse. Helene and Merith are doing their hardest to treat Mephisto but to no avail. The bedridden bird can only hacks and coughs despite their best effort, signaling that the treatment from Helene and Marion didn’t work as expected.“Kween...” Chirp Mephisto weakly.“Meppy! Meppy! Stay with me, okay? Don’t leave me yet.” Stella cries as she hugs Mephisto.As they argued, a giant shadow suddenly emerged out of river with a splash and lands in their vicinity. It was Marion that jumped out of water. On his side, he is holding a creature with a weird body shape, resembling an eel with whiskers and a bloated stomach.“Here is the Lele fish!” Marion shows everybody his catch. The fish can only helplessly squirms on Marion’s grasp.“That’s... You sure ‘that’ is a fish?” Question Salieri.“That no animal. That monster.” Rasheed readies his w
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“You’re not doing much of a help, Helene! You know what? You’re a useless saintess!”Stella’s angered words were still spinning inside the saintess thoughts. Her pride was hurt seeing that she couldn’t heal Mephisto and Stella was disappointed in her. Despite the harsh truth, Helene decided to try again after several unsuccessful attempts.“Helene, don’t go too hard on yourself,” Pandora reminded her.“I don’t,” replied the saintess quickly, her hands still busy pressing Mephisto’s weakening body with all of her might. “I just have to … heal Mephisto and prove that I’m a worthy member of this time.”“We are all valuable and worthy, no one is superior to others,” responded Alex, “take it slow, Helene. Don’t rush.”Seeing Helene’s work in vain, Pandora decided to leave the scene and inspect the waterfall. As she peered from above, her eyes caught something long and dark wiggling underneath. The witch sharpened her sight and noticed that it
New Path
Every hero party member was now relieved after being trapped inside the maze-like, magic forest. As Alex looked up at the darkened sky and the sun was already on the western horizon, he realized they'd spent hours figuring out the escape."Gosh, how long have we been there?" he said with surprise.“Ah, finalmente!” Salieri exclaimed, plopping himself to the grassy ground and stretching his feet. “My legs are sore from walking for days and I can feel my feet blistering.”“Just man up and don’t exaggerate, you limp man” Germio replied, as always being grumpy. “We’ve been there only for a few hours.”As the rest of the group rested and gained some energy, Stella looked around and examined the new surrounding. All the elf girl saw was just an expanse of green meadow, but her keen hearing sensed something more. She quickly took a turn to the opposite side of the sun, following the stone path. It was slightly slippery from the moss that grew on almost e
Lost in the Forest
They have been walking for around an hour now and yet they could not find any sign of exit. The party began to feel tired.“Sir Alex. Everyone is tired. Should we take a break?” Helene looked worried. She could feel Pandoran and the merfolks began to catch their breath.“Just a little more. Resting in the forest and got lost might be a bad idea. We need to find the exit soon.” Alex demanded the team to keep walking more because as far as he could remember, there was a forest that could trap them for days. Alex’s memory was quiet blurry at that time but one thing for sure that when he decided to take a rest in a certain forest, on the next day they were trapped for more than one day.The others nodded in agreement because they believed in Alex’s decision. So, they tried their best to continue walking while following the hero.More minutes have passed and they were still wandering around the foggy forest. Not only Pandora and the merfolks, the other coul
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Alex and his party continued their journey to explore Tiryag continent after they had enough rest. They came deeper into the forest until they reached the area where fog started to appear. The fog was not so thick and they could see the road in sight. They might arrived in a new area and new enemies might appear anytime soon.“Hmm, this forest give me a chill.”Pandora commented. It seemed like she could sense something.“What is it, Pan? Do you sense any enemy?” Alex asked. He was leading the team by walking in front line.“I’m not sure. I just feel like something is bothering me.” Pandora still could not clearly stated what she felt once she came into this foggy forest. She tried to find out herself.As they kept on walking further, they could hear a sound like a giggle.“Hey, elf girl. What are you giggling about?” Germio looked at Stella suspecting her for being the one who giggled. The sound was indeed like a little girl and it fit he
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It took almost a day until Alex and his party arrived in Tiryag continent. The ship was anchored near a beach that looked gloomy with eerie atmosphere. There was no sign of lives as far as they tried to search around it. However, they could feel uneasiness when they tried to see the forest right in front of them. Soon after that, they decided to explore the continent by going forward to that forest hoping that they could find some clues about how to locate the Demon King.The large group were walking peacefully without encountering something dangerous at that moment. But soon, they might find themselves surrounded with uncertain dangers and challenges ahead.“Rasheed, are you alright?” Alex asked after reading the expression of that big fella that turned discouraged. Despite of Rasheed’s big body, that expression did not really suit him. Moreover, Alex could remember something about his past life when he stepped into Tiryag along with his hero party. He believed th
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