Kubei was just an ordinary pencil and button pusher working a day job, hating his boss and making horrible speeches when one day he fell asleep after pushing an all-nighter. When he woke up, he was bound to a chair, facing three creepy robed women and in a body way too young and way too weak to be his own. As he slowly came to, he realized that he was no longer in the same universe as he was before. He had teleported to the Kingdom of Helius, where an all-powerful church rules its lands and wages war against the elusive group known only as Mages. Armed with an incredibly cocky neural interface that just won’t shut up and his own sheer wit, our MC will find himself not just fighting to survive, but maybe even something bigger than himself.
The royal ball was still going on in the Ross restaurant in the uptown of Havenwright.
The forceful conversation between Benjamin and the red hair girl had not reached fifteen minutes yet.
"His Highness the Pope?" Benjamin was shocked as he heard what the girl said. After some thought, he continued his questioning, "Are you sure? Why is there an assassin going after His Highness the Pope?"
The girl nodded her head seriously and continued," I am very sure. This information was told by my aunt’s brother-in-law’s ex-girlfriend. Her father is a priest in the church and she inadvertently overheard from her father. It must be true."
"..."
Benjamin took a while to sort out the complicated chain of relations she mentioned.
Although it felt weird, he decided to believe this gossip girl’s information as she spoke with enthusiasm.
The Pope…