Heroes arrival (part 2)

The goddess reached out her hand and declared in a domineering voice but the angel next to her cleared out his throat and shook his head discreetly.

"...ah, that's right... The threat you will need to face is a demon lord and his armies of monsters and demons."

The goddess flinched and corrected herself, waving her hand dismissively as if she didn't believe that the demon lord and his armies were more of a threat than the descendant of the pig people – whoever it may be.

"The royal family of the kingdom I'm sending you to will fill you in on the details – why I am talking to you before that, is because I want to awaken your potential. You all have been chosen because each and every one of you is a seed of power that will bud into the mighty tree. Back in your original world, your potential would never awaken because it is not native to it, but here..."

The goddess declared, raising one hand to her face and opening her palm.

"...welcome home, my heroes... pfuuuuu..."

She smiled softly and blew at her palm, from which particles of light floated up and shot towards the four humans, phasing into them.

At first, nothing happened and the students stared at their chests in confusion, wondering what the particles of light were and the whole talk about them having powers that weren't native to their original world, but were at home in this new one.

But then...

"!!!"

A pillar of light engulfed Yuuto and once it faded away, his eyes were shining with a white glow, at his side a holy-looking white and gold scabbard appeared, while a mighty one-handed sword appeared in his right hand.

"Blade of the saint. Amaino Yuuto, you have the blood of my world's angels flowing in you so you can use holy magic. The blade that was sealed within your heart is the weapon forged by the dwarves, especially for the first angel that descended from the heavens and became the king of the first human nation. Your status is equal to the royal family."

"I'm a hero AND a royal...! Ha...! Hahaha...!"

The generic-protagonist-looking boy gasped and his shoulders trembled as an awestruck laughter escaped his mouth.

The next one to awaken was Ai.

The pillar of light that swallowed her was orangish red, and when it faded, her school uniform changed color into red and black and she had six orangish embers floating around her head like a halo.

An image of a flame flickered in her eyes even without actual fire in front of her too.

"Niku Ai, you are the descendants of witches. Although they originated as a crossbreed between humans and demons and should be considered demonkind, they turned against the monsters and fought side by side with humans. Your element is fire – the wildest and most powerful out of the four basic types of magic, and your status is equal to a sage – a royal advisor that doesn't need to bend their knee to anyone other than the royal family."

"Magic~!"

Ai's face lighted up with child-like joy and she raised her hand towards the embers flying around her head and they flared up dancing in excitement.

Kanae and Kiku's powers awakened at the same time – Kanae's pillar was pale blue while Kiku's was steel-gray.

As the lights faded, Kanae's skin turned snow-white while her eyes and hair turned ice-blue while Kiku's skin and the whites of her eyes turned ash gray.

"Shirohime Kanae and Tsumire Kiku, the two of you carry the blood of ice wraith and iron giant respectively. Although those species are considered monsters, they are the only two species that didn't swear allegiance to the demon lord, and keep in contact with the human kingdom."

After the two with impressive origins, the two last girls received a rather dismissive explanation – the goddess didn't even bother to tell them exactly what kind of abilities they have access to.

Kiku didn't even care, she was staring down at her feet while clenching her ashen fists. So hard that they started to give out metallic sounds, while Kanae was staring at the goddess as if she realized something.

"With practice, your powers will bloom – but in order to achieve the peak of your potential, you will have to challenge the path of trials of the ancient hero where you will meet the tribe of Golden Cauldrons. After gaining their trust, they will become your greatest strength... Now. Go forth and save my world!"

The goddess straightened her back and announced, putting her hand forward in a domineering gesture.

As she did, particles of golden light began rising from underneath the four students' feet as they were about to be sent to their ultimate destination.

"We will not fail you, Miss goddess!"

Yuuto declared, sheathing his holy sword and putting his fist to his chest in a pledge – receiving the favorable smile of the goddess.

"The descendant of the pig people you are so scared of... His name is Shinbou Butaro, isn't it?"

At the last possible second before disappearing from the realm of the goddess, the blue-haired girl motioned at the goddess with her chin and asked.

"!!!"

She didn't receive a verbal response, but the horrified expression that twisted the perfect visage of the divine woman was enough of an answer.

…

"Oh, heroes sent over by the goddess...!"

"Pffft...! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

A summoning ceremony was taking place in the middle of the crown room and was performed by the royal princess herself – the moment that the summoning circle lighted up and four figures appeared in the middle of it, the princess curtsied welcoming them, but to her great surprise, her courtesy seemed to be ridiculed.

In particular, buy an icy-blue-haired girl with skin white as snow.

"Shirohime, what the hell?! Shut up! You are being so rude right now!"

A heroic-looking boy scoffed, trying to silence the blue-haired girl while glancing at the beautiful princess with curly platinum hair.

"You saw her reaction too, Kiku, didn't you? Shinbou is somewhere in this world too!"

Still, Kanae didn't pay any attention to either Yuuto or the princess the name she didn't know yet, nor anyone else in the crown room beside the ashen-skinned friend of hers.