Heroes arrival (part 1)

Four humans appeared in the burst of a golden glow and found themselves in an ephemeral space filled with pure white light.

One boy and three girls.

All of them appeared to be high school students in their second or third year.

What awaited them was no king or emperor, but something much grander – a six-winged being that could only be described as a warrior angel.

Still, despite wearing armor and having a holy-looking spear at his side, the angel put on a pair of glasses and put them on before looking between the four students and a sheet of paper that he pulled from inside of his chest plate.

"Amaino Yuuto – handsome, heroic, and kind. Niku Ai - beautiful, compassionate, gentle. Shirohime Kanae – brave, strong-willed, justice-loving. Tsumire Kiku – smart, cool-headed, serious. Yes, everything seems to be in order."

The angel nodded letting go of the sheet of paper that dissipated into particles of light before it had a chance to float down.

"Chosen heroes, the higher being, the administrator of the world you have been summoned into await. Follow me to receive your instructions before being sent to the kingdom that requires your help."

Without waiting for the teenagers to regain their composure, the angel turned around and waved his hand at them as he began walking through the light.

"Chosen heroes he said...! That...! That can only mean one thing right?!"

The black-haired boy with a face and stature of a generic isekai protagonist, Amaino Yuuto straightened his back, doing his best to keep a cool image and not start grinning like an idiot despite the wild joy filling his heart.

"It's just like in anime...!"

Niku Ai gasped, covering her mouth with both hands while looking around in awe.

"Ah, yes, we were kidnapped from our own world and will be forced to fight and kill for the sake of people we have absolutely no attachment. Truly amazing."

Shirohime Kanae shook her head with a disgusted expression and glared after the six-winged angel who stopped after a few steps realizing that the humans aren't exactly following his lead.

"..."

Tsumire Kiku wiped the corners of her reddened eyes and said nothing, turning away just to not look at the straight-haired beauty, Niku Ai.

"Chosen heroes, the time is precious. Allow with me."

"Hey! You've heard the angel! We need to receive our cheats!"

The angel called and Yuuto jumped with excitement and waved his hand at the girls before rushing to the six-winged creature's side.

"Yuuto~! Wait for me~!"

Ai's face flushed with a blush and she frolicked after the protagonist-like boy like some sort of mushy rom-com female lead.

"...loose bitch..."

Kiku murmured, glaring after the beautiful girl, and also started walking leaving only the grim-looking Kanae behind.

"The recordings of Butaro's accident showed his body disappear in a flash of a white light... could it be...?"

The short-haired sporty girl squinted her eyes, rubbing her chin while carefully studying the surroundings.

"Shirohime! Come on!"

"...tsk... idiot is a little popular at school and already thinks he is the main character..."

Yuuto called out and waved his hand at the tardy girl, who clicked her tongue and sighed in annoyance – but ended up moving and joining the rest.

"..."

The six-winged angel nodded his head and continued to walk. After a while, the group arrived at the pearly gate.

The angel raised his hand and the gate opened, allowing them access to the area within.

And there...

"...it activated...! How...?! That filthy pig killed the pet of the ancient demon lord...! The mutation gene... My world...! My poor, beautiful world...! It's over...! Over...!"

"?!?!"

The closed area that bore the resemblance to an office although made out of pure white light was filled with panicked whispers filled with despair, which shocked the students so much that they hesitated to go inside.

"...a moment, if you please..."

The angel's beautiful face clouded and he went in first, spreading his wings to block the view for the humans.

"My goddess, the summoned heroes arrived."

"Heroes...? Heroes?! What use do have for them now?! You know what that accursed hybrid did, don't you?! Do you think that those puny humans will gain enough strength to deal with that thing before it's too late?!"

The angel spoke in a hushed voice but the female voice that responded to him was utterly furious.

"...?"

"..."

The four students exchanged shocked glances – whatever was happening, it seemed that things weren't working out in favor of the higher beings that summoned them.

"My goddess. You are focusing too much on the crossbreed. He might have won a contest of raw strength, but the entire path is a test of survival – descending it is far harder than ascending it because every trial was created to prepare the challenge for the next. What the crossbreed will face now is a labyrinth that one can only get out of thanks to completing every single trial that came before it. You have nothing to worry about, in the off chance that the filth will survive long enough for our heroes here to attempt the challenge, the best he will achieve is becoming the replacement trial."

The six-winged angel glanced over his shoulder at the four students and hurriedly lowered his head assuring the goddess in a hushed voice.

"...yes... yes, you're right... he merely turned himself into a trial of strength, yes... I see. I understand now. Bring the heroes in. I want to see their potential."

The female voice breathed out, becoming quieter as its owner seemed to calm down.

"They are already here, my goddess. They await your blessing."

The angel folded his wings, revealing a stunning beauty to the four students that flinched and backed off because of her radiance.

Niku Ai could easily be a model competing for the title of a beauty queen in her age group but in comparison to the gold-haired woman she looked like a random wilted weed next to a rose in full bloom.

"My chosen heroes! I ordered your summoning so you could purge my world from the threat of the most repugnant threat, a descendant of the accursed pig people...!"

"My goddess...!"