I wiped my gloved hand against my forehead, wiping the sweat away as I climbed down the wall of the mining house, hammer in one hand.

After sorting the crystals into groups and taking a crystal from each group and feeding said crystals to Krishna, I grabbed a hammer and some planks and got to work in doing some minor repairs.

Sure, the place looks well-maintained despite not being used in several weeks and/or months, but a solid house is a good start for a base in the future.

That woodworking job back in Ireland sure did help with experience, that's for sure.

I then rotated my shoulder, loosening the joint and moved my neck around, a deep breath entering my lungs, before exhaling the carbon dioxide.

"Well, that's the outside done," I commented before heading into the house, a pleasant aroma filling the house.

Louis was at the kitchen table, the sheath on the table while the red-handled sword was in his hand, a rag in the other.

I headed over to the table and plopped myself onto a wooden chair, right next to the black-haired priest.

I guess the sudden noise of taking a seat caught Louis off-guard as he jumped for a second before taking in a deep breath, before exhaling.

"Ah, Thomas. You should warm others when you're nearby." He chastised to me, in what I can only describe as being playful.

I just shook my head as I laid Krishna against the table before looking at Louis' main weapon.

The blade was simplistic with a silver blade with a cross embedded into the cross-guard, a blue wrapping covering the handle and, oddly enough, a blue gem embedded into the hilt of the blade.

The blade is simplistic but very well-crafted and beautiful.

"That looks well-crafted, compared to other longswords I've seen in Melromarc, Louis," I commented.

Louis then turned and faced me while his hands worked the blade.

"I found this sword in the family armoury a few years ago in a rusted condition, so I spent the last few years bringing this sword into pristine condition," Louis told me as he focused on his work.

I accepted his reasoning as I opened my menu and entered my codex screen.

When I opened the tab labelled 'Thomas Anders', the codex displayed a profile of myself, with a picture of me wearing my dark-blue suit and red dress-shirt underneath in the upper-right area of the screen. On the other side of the screen, there was a sketch of a man wearing armour and a spear that looks like Krishna with the blade pointing upwards.

Heh, nice drawing.

Class: Spear Hero

True Name: Thomas Anders

Sex: Male

Height/Weight: 185 cm 68 kg

Alignment: Undetermined

Undetermined? Yeah, fuck you too.

But, is it using the D&D system with the 9-alignment system? Or something different?

I shook my head as I exited the profile, before taking a look at the other profiles in the codex.

There was one for the other heroes, Louis, Melia, and Shiki.

I'm probably going to read through all of these later on tonight, I still got work to do.

As I began to get up, I felt a soft hand on my shoulders before being forcefully pushed back into my seat and a plate being set in front of me.

I turned my head, only to see Melia giving me a smile as the eastern priest then sheathed his sword and laid it against the table end as the plate was put in front of him while Melia took a seat in front of me.

For such a small woman, she sure does pack quite a lot of physical strength.

Not that I'm complaining, I'm going to need my party members to be strong.

I shrugged my shoulders before digging into my meal, which was basically trout cooked over an open flame with some herbs and a few other things Louis grabbed from the forest.

Personally, I felt like it could use a bit of lemon juice, but I'm not in any position to complain.

I quietly munched on the fish with my molars, while musing my hand to wipe some goop out of my eyes.

"Nicely done, Melia." I complimented the sole female of the group after the trout went down my throat.

The spellcaster blushed while Louis gave her a smile.

"Thomas is right, Melia. Out of everyone from the tribe and Kaine family, you are the most gifted with cooking." The priest added with a smile on his face.

Melia's face turned redder than that one-time Ashley walked in on me drying myself after a shower.

Her embarrassment always made me smirk.

I let out a chuckle as I resumed eating the trout that was in front of me.

-TimeSkip-

After dinner and doing a bit of cleaning up, Louis went back to cleaning his weapon, Melia heading over to the couch and grabbed her journal with Lars laying on her lap.

As for me, I continued patching up the house so it's more liveable for continued usage as a base.

And besides, if we do need to abandon the house, the new owners can have a pleasant house to live in.

I just went along, humming a song from a visual novel I read a few months before my summoning to this world.

Though I still found it morbidly amusing I died on December 24th , a day before Christmas and a few days before my mother's 42nd birthday.

After shaking my head, I went to grab another board, only to grasp empty air where the plank should be.

"Tch, ran out of boards," I muttered as I stood up and stretched my back and admired the work I had done over a few hours.

As all the glaring holes were now filled, I consider this a job well done.

…Hm, what to do now?

I crossed my arms, cupped my chin, and tapped my foot as I thought on what I should do.

A yawn escaped my lips as a bit of drowsiness hit me like motion sickness after a boat trip.

As much as I hated my ears popping after a flight from Ireland to Japan and vice versa, it was leagues above puking my guts up during a trip on a boat.

Even in death and being isekai'd to this world, my own problems will always follow me.

I shook my head as I headed downstairs, before walking into the kitchen and facing a cupboard.

I grabbed a cup and headed outside to a nearby stream and scooped up some river water before standing up.

As I turned around and entered the house, a yawn escaped my lips again.

Fucking hell, I need some sleep.

As I made my way up the stairs, I heard some light steps heading over to me, only to see my bicoloured companion.

A smile made its way onto my face as I headed to my room, Lars following closely at my heels.

When I opened the wooden door, Lars took over to my bed and jumped onto the covers while I placed my cup onto the bedside table alongside my gloves before taking off my turtleneck and boots.

I then laid myself against the bed as I opened my codex and selected my screen again.

I touched the 'Details' tab as the screen changed from the previous one.

Thomas Anders is the 'Spear Hero' that was summoned after death to save the world and its inhabitants from a great calamity.

Other details have yet to be recorded.

Hrm, details about the person then?

If I get to know people and build myself up as the legendary hero of the spear, maybe the details pages will get filled out.

By that logic, the other pages for other people I've interacted with like my party members, Iwatani and the wise king will get filled out as things play out.

Before I knew it, an hour passed as I read all the codex entries about everyone.

I felt my eyes get a bit heavy, making me close my codex and removing my hair tie.

Lars moved up and snuggled against my side as my eyes closed.

-TimeSkip-

When I opened my eyes, I was surrounded by a black void, but I felt…stable despite there being no floor.

"What the hell…" I mused out loud as I looked down, only to see myself wearing a black business suit, a white dress-shirt partially buttoned underneath, and an undone bowtie around my collar.

I then shrugged at my apparel before wandering around the black void, or is it floating around?

"My, what a surprise." I heard a voice from behind, causing me to turn around.

What I saw was a young man with long, silver hair kept in a ponytail by a red ribbon, golden eyes and was wearing a white suit with a black dress shirt underneath.

A complete inverse of what I was wearing.

I then shoved my hands into my slack pockets before standing up straight, towering over the young man, who I think is roughly 170 cm.

He then gave me a serene smile.

"It's quite a pleasant surprise that my wielder has managed to establish contact with this world so quickly." He spoke out as he tilted his head.

Wait, 'wielder'…hmm.

"Heh, I take it that you're Krishna?" I asked, giving off a confident smirk as the silver-haired man nodded his head.

"Of course, you know who I am, as you did name me after all," Krishna admitted before grabbing my wrist.

"Now, I want you to follow me." He asked before pulling me along.

For such a scrawny young man, Krishna is quite strong.

As I was being dragged along by the silver-haired boy, the world began to change from a dark void to the interior of a clocktower, the clock face having beautiful detail on the metal and both hands showing midnight.

"Woah…" was all that escaped my mouth as I looked around the clocktower in awe as Krishna let go of my wrist, and spun around the tower, long hair and coattails following his elegant movements.

Hmm, maybe Krishna is based off a nobleman?

"Where am I, Krishna?" I asked the young man, as he looked directly at me.

"Hmm, I guess you can call this place the inner unconscious of the spear." The silver-haired youth spoke out.

…Does he mean collective unconscious?

"Uh, do you mind if you can simplify what you said, please?" I asked Krishna, with him nodding.

"As I'm the spear itself, this place is what my mind takes place of, although it was because of my first wielder," Krishna spoke out, a serene smile on his face.

First wielder? I know that the previous spear hero was a guy named Sétanta, but a first wielder?

"Who was this 'first wielder' you speak of, Krishna?" I asked the youth, as he took in a breath.

"My first wielder was a noblewoman by the name of Maria Redfield, and she was a good person, despite enjoying fighting just as much as Sétanta, if not more," Krishna explained as he moved towards the clockface.

So, Krishna's first wielder was a noblewoman?

Interesting if I do say myself.

I then headed over to the clockface and peered down to see a Victorian-era styled city, with the clocktower standing proud in the centre of this beautiful city.

This 'Maria' lady definitely had good tastes, but I feel like this wasn't a solo effort.

I then turned around to face the silver-haired spirit and walked over to him.

"Is there anything else you want to speak about, Krishna?" I asked as the silver-haired spirit magicked up two chairs with a round table in the centre with a chessboard on top.

Really fucking weird, but I'm a hero that got summoned after having my head smeared across the pavement by a brollic black dude and a skinhead, so what right do I have to complain?

Krishna takes a seat with an air of dignity, before gesturing to the other seat with a kind smile on his face.

I then gave a small smirk before taking a seat in front of the chessboard, Krishna's golden eyes meeting with my own red eyes.

"Fancy a game of chess, Thomas?" he asked as he picked up a pawn piece and spun it in between his fingers and placed it on a black square.

Cheeky bastard.

"Fuck it, why not?" I remarked as I moved a pawn piece, much to the delight of Krishna as the sound of gears filled out the silent room.

A/N: And that's the 10th chapter of The Dragoon Hero.

This chapter is basically Thomas getting to know Louis, reading a codex similar to the one seen in Fate/Stay Night, fixing up the safehouse and meeting the spear itself, Krishna.

Also, clocktower, a woman named Maria? Guess where that comes from.

Since I've done Thomas, I figured I'd do the other members of his group.

Class: Magic Knight

True Name: Louis Kaine

Sex: Male

Height/Weight: 170 cm 59 kg

Alignment: Lawful Good

A young member of the Kaine family and a childhood friend of Melia Logos.

He has shown a great amount of skill in both being a swordsman and a spellcaster specialising in light -Hama- magic.

Class: Spellcaster

True Name: Melia Logos

Sex: Female

Height/Weight: 165 cm 55 kg

Alignment: Undetermined

The youngest daughter of the Logos clan leader Fafnir and a witch named Athena and the childhood friend of Louis Kaine.

She is shown to be a great spellcaster with the ability to use most elements of magic.

Class: Beast

True Name: Lars

Sex: Male

Height/Weight: 55 cm 24 kg

Alignment: Undetermined

A Cerberus wolf that was healed by Melia and was promptly adopted by Thomas into his group.

With that done, I'll see ya when I do the next chapter.

Chao.