"Urgh.. What happened..?" Ei grunted as she gripped her forehead. She opened her eyes to see some kind of priests or something. She doesn't know who they are, she do know that Mondstadt have a church but their outfit is not similar to Mondstadt church though. She got to her knees and finally looked around her.

There, she found 4 mens that look like they came from Inazuma. The shirts are a stranger to her though.

"Oh heroes! Please save this world!" One of the man seemed to beg them to save their world.

"You can't be serious.." The man with black hair and green jacket muttered. Ei looked closely at him and found out that he have a shield attached to his arm.

'How did it not fall? I see no strap to it'

"What do you mean by that?" The blonde with the bow aksed.

"The reasons would be difficult to explain at the moment, but we have conducted an ancient ritual to summon you, the legendary four cardinal heroes, to this world" The man in the middle said

'Four cardinal heroes? Isn't that the book I read before I got transported here? Also, what does he mean by 'four'? Can't he see I'm here?'

"The very existence of this world currently hangs in the balance. Please, heroes, please lend us your strength" The man continued.

"Well, we can hear you out-"

"I refuse" The man with blue shirt cutted the man with the shield.

"Same here" The one with the bow agreed

"Will you return us to the world we're from? Tell us, and then we can talk" The one with the spear finally said

"Do you feel any remorse at all for forcefully summoning us here?" The swordman pointed his sword at the priests (?)

"And supposing you toss us back to our world after peace is restored, we'd have worked for free" The bowman said

"How much of our demands are you willing to fulfill? If we don't like your answer, we might not be so friendly

How rude... They could be a very important person, yet they're being rude? At least the one with the shield have some sense into him... I wonder why he didn't join in on the 'rude person club'?

"F-First, we would like to request you an audience with the King of our country of Melromarc. Negotiations for rewards can proceed from there" The robed man approached us.

The one with the sword puts his sword down and sighed "Well, whatever. Perhaps we can consider that" He walked to the robed mens, and the bow person followed behind him.

"Well, not like they'll change our stance." The spearmen said, following the bow and sword

Ei looked at the shield who are still looking at the 'heroes' who walked to the robed men.

I have stayed in the shadow for too long. I should make an entrance here

"Well then.. That was interesting" Ei said, crossing her arm and leaned against one of the pillars behind them.

Naofumi P.O.V

Geez, how strong are you guys?

"Well, that was interesting." A unknown female voice said from behind me. I looked behind me in shock and saw a purple haired woman with mainly purple themed kimono. She also wear a headband and have some accessories on her kimono. The woman seems to glare at the spear, bow and sword guy but shows a some kind of friendly smile to me.

"I don't know if it's part of your personality, but that better be fixed.. I'll be following you only to-"

"I'm sorry miss, but who are you?" The robed men interrupted her

"... I'll introduce myself after the other heroes introduce themselves to the king." The woman said

Timeskip

Ei POV

It seems we have arrived to the kings throne. Seriously.. It really looks like we've been transported to a different world.. Everything's new to me, like how the layout of the capital looks like... Now that I think about it, Inazuma city is really small in comparison toward this capital. We finally stopped in front of the throne and stood forward to face the king

"Ah, so these are the ancient heroes of legend?" The king said, scanning the room. "I am Aultcray Melromarc XXXII. Heroes, we ask for your name"

[A/N I don't know if it's intentional, but in the subtitle, it's supposed to say "we are Aultcray..." But since it doesn't seem to make sense, I changed it to "I am Aultcray" note: I'm using Bilibili for reference due to not having another application to watch anime in English Sub]

"Amaki Ren, 16 years old. In high school" Ren, the sword hero introduced himself

16 years old? He's so young. Is he capable of fighting?

"I'm Kitamura Motoyasu. 21 years old, and in university

Hm.. He can apply in the shogunate army. Shame that I am in a different world.. Wait, since I'm technically a goddess, Can i still contact Celes- oh wait.. I gave my gnosis to Miko...

"Then I guess I'm next" The bow hero stepped forward

"Kawasumi Itsuki, 17 years old and in high school"

Another teenager.. Why are they summoning young people again?

"I'm-"

"Ren, Motoyasu, and Itsuki" Aultcray cutted of the shield hero

I have decided. I don't like him

"K-King! Please don't forget about me!" The shield hero protested

"Hm? Oh sorry."

His face doesn't tell that he's genuinely sorry

"King"? You need to be more respectful than that." Itsuki commented on Naofumi way of speaking

"Then " Your highness"?" Naofumi asked

"Isn't that kinda stiff?"

"King will do" Aultcray said.

"Well, whatever I'm Iwatani Naofumi. 20 and in university"

"Now, we shal-"

"HOLD ON A SECOND!" I shouted. I crossed my arm in Disappointment at the king

"Forgetting to introduce the shield hero, not genuinely apologizing to him, and also forgetting that there's an additional person in the "cardinal 'FOUR' heroes" group?" I said in disappointment

Every single person in the throne room looks at me shocked that I would raise my voice at the king.

"I-Y-Yes... Mind telling me your name? I'm sorry that about your unfortunate circumstances"

"Again with the ungenuine apology.." I sighed in disappointment at the king. I took 2 step forward and summoned my 'Engulfing Lightning' polearm. I hold it in my arm

"My name is Raiden Ei, officially known as Raiden Shogun. I shall not reveal my age and profession as you won't even believe it."

Aultcray grumbled and cleared his throat.

"Now, we shall explain the situation"

"Sure! Forget our name!" Naofumi said, clearly referring to both him and Ei.

Timeskip. 3rd person P.O.V

"Basically you want us to stop the wave?" Ei asked Aultcray. The king nodded and continued

"We were complacent and underestimated the Waves. After we saw the true horrors of the Waves, we came to realize that only the Four Cardinal Heroes could combat them. We followed the records and summoned you, although we didn't expect that our mage made a mistake and also summoned another person. We have not a single moment to spare" Aultcray said

A mistake? Right.. I wonder how Inazuma is doing right now now that I'm gone..

KLING*

"I understand the situation. I hope you aren't suggesting you summoned me to work for no reward." Ren said.

"Naturally, after the Waves have been successfully repelled, you will be provided with sufficient reward."

The old man that just talked.. I presume he's probably the Royal Advisor as he is standing beside the throne chair

"Really? Well, if you promise, then sure." Motoyasu said with a smile

"I'll cooperate as long as you stay on my good side. But don't expect any loyalty out of me" Ren said

"Yes same here. Don't think you can pull a fast one on me." Itsuki continued

"... I agree with them.. My- the nation where I'm from almost collapsed because their leader got tricked. Naturally, I'll prevent things like that to happen again. Even though I'm not one of the four heroes, I'll try my best to protect your people" She said. the nobles can see a spark of lightning on her arm, but apparently, they dismissed it as a result of fatigue. Well, what can I say? They have been standing there for hours

"Y-Yeah.." Naofumi said, glancing back at the others behind him

"It appears you have accepted your request. Now, Heroes, open and confirm your statuses" Aultcray said.

"What do you mean by "Statuses"?" Naofumi asked

"Eto..." Itsuki muttered

"What's wrong with you people? It's the first thing yoi should've noticed when you got here."

Status? Is that like the stats to check how powerful you are? If I remember correctly, Aether showed me that I'm at level 80 and have a 'ridiculously' high attack and defence number.. Well, I'm pretty sure it hasn't changed

"Isn't there an icon in the corner of your view?" Ren asked them

"Oh you're right. I see it." Naofumi said

"Try to focus your attention to it" Ren continued

Hmm? An icon? Now that I think about it, it wasn't there. Let's check it...out...

Level: 80 [LOCKED. REDUCED TO 1]

Max HP: 40,308

Current HP: 304

Def: 389

Current Def: 65

ATK: 4,290

Crit DMG: 82%

Crit Rate: 100%

CURRENT ATK: 34

Crit DMG: 8%

Crit Rate: 9%

To unlock your previously progress, please go to the dragon hourglass. You will need materials to ascend your level

WHY AM I AT LEVEL 1?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN I NEED MATERIALS TO ASCEND MY LEVELS?!

Ei got so lost in her thought that she didn't hear anything until Motoyasu noticed her look of distress

"Hey, Ei, are you okay?"

"Y-Yes. I'm fine. Just surprised"

"What are you surprised about? Is it because you start at max level?" Itsuki asked

"No no.. It's because.. Er.. Forget it.."

Motoyasu finally seeing that Ei is calming down turned back to the advisor direction

"What is this anyway?" Naofumi asked them

"It is a spell called Status which only Heroes can cast." He explained

"So what are we supposed to do?" Ren asked them.

"You will embark on adventures to develop the legendary weapon in your hands and strengthen it."

"So they aren't strong right from the start? Heck, mine isn't even a weapon." Naofumi sighed

"Why not use another weapon until you can use it?" Motoyasu suggested, putting his spear near Naofumi shield then playing with it

"Be careful with that spear, Motoyasu. You can harm your ally if you keep that up" Ei suggested. Finally throwing her Engulfing Lightning to the air and make it appear on her back, making it seem to float. The others gawked on her as they probably have never seen anything like that before.

"We can focus on that problem later. For now, we need to improve ourselves." Ren suggested, seeming to not be affected by Ei spear suddenly disappearing and appearing on her back

"I guess grind in levels is all we can do." Itsuki sighed

"Then, if the four of us form a party-"

"Pardon the interruption heroes" The advisor cutted Naofumi. All of us looked at the advisor confused on why he interrupted Naofumi

"You will be forming separate parties and embark on separate adventures." He continued

"Why is that?" Ei asked them. Itsuki looked at her because he also thought the same thing.

"According to the records, each legendary weapon's nature conflicts with the others. When they are in proximity, they mutually interfere with development." He explained

Once again, she got lost in her thought as she tried to get all the possibilities if they don't party with each other. But then again, since her weapon is not a legendary weapon..

"Advisor, sir. As my weapon is not a legendary weapon, would I be able to party with one of them?" she asked him. If her suspicion are correct, then she might be able to help out one of the heroes.

"... I'll try to look into it. I may be able to give the answer in 2-3 days" The advisor answered. Ei nodded as she is satisfied with the answer.. Not exactly satisfied, she was trying to be as polite as possible.

"Dusk will be upon us soon. You should rest well tonight and embark on your adventures in the morning. We shall assemble companions for your adventures by then." Aultcray suggested

Ei heard a footstep to our right and found that the source is a lady, possibly a maid

"I shall guide you to your room. This way please"

TIMESKIP

"We're getting some sweet treatment for being legendary heroes. The girl who led us to our rooms was pretty cute." Motoyasu commented on his experience

"Cute? Is that all you have to say? Seriously..." Ei sighed. Honestly, she doesn't know how many times Motoyasu has talked about girls already. She even overhead Motoyasu talked about HER body which made her feel slightly disgusted

"C-Come on now. It's true right guys?" Motoyasu tried asking for help, but all of them sighed and shaked their head

"The food they served us tasted kind of funny, but it sure was fancy" Itsuki said, changing the subject entirely to avoid Ei wrath

"This really is like a game." Naofumi said while hovering his hand in his status screen

Game? I'm pretty sure game is not like this Ei thought to herself

"M-More like it is a game. It's exactly like Emerald Online." Motoyasu said, stuttering a bit after being scolded by Ei

"Huh? I never heard of that game." Naofumi said

"Dude, what? It's the biggest thing ever!"

"What are you talking about? This isn't an MMO, it's a console game. It's Dimension Wave." Itsuki said, denying Motoyasu claim

"No, it's a VRMMO. It's basically the same as Brave Star Online." Ren replied to Itsuki claim

Seriously. What are they talking about?!

"Can anyone tell me what you guys are talking about? I've never played any 'games' you guys have been talking about." Ei asked them

"Huh? You've never played any game? But you look like you're experienced in game combat?" Itsuki said

Ei doesn't know what to say. She is left behind and doesn't know what they are talking about. Eventually she decided to sit on one of the beds on the room.

"Let's try straightening this out. Ren, you said it was a VRMMO. An MMO using VR right?"

WHAT IS A VR??!!

"Yeah."

"It means the same to you guys too right? Motoyasu asked the other two. Leaving Ei behind as he realized that she doesn't know what a game is at all.

"I think there were some science fiction games using it." Itsuki replied

"I've read about them in light novels-"

"LIGHT NOVELS!"

the four heroes looked at Ei who is looking at Naofumi. Once she realized she was being watched, her face turned red and she looked down, ashamed on her outburst.

"Sorry, it's just I finally heard a word that is similar to my tongue, So I can't help but feel excited" She embarrassingly chuckled.

Motoyasu chuckled and turned back to his serious mode.

"Let's see what each of us considers normal."

"Whose picture is on the 1,000 yen note?

1, 2"

"Masato Yuda!" "Gotaro Yawahara!" "Fuchikazu Kotaka!" "Hideyo Noguchi!"

""""Who the hell?!""""

"What's a yen note?" Ei asked them. She looked at the others that had a bewildered look

"Wait, if your currency is not a yen, that what is it?" Motoyasu asked.

"It's Mora of course. It's an international currency in my world" She said.

The questions continued on through the night. Some of which Ei doesn't know the answer at all.

"It seems we've come from different Japans" Itsuki sighed

"Yeah, it does. I highly doubt we came from the same one"

"Again, what is Japan?"

"You don't know what Japan is?!" Motoyasu asked again in surprise

"It's our nation! Aren't you wearing Japanese kimono right now?!" Itsuki also asked

"My nation is called Inazuma.. What I'm wearing right now is indeed Kimono.." Ei said.

Naofumi sighed and fell to his couch

"So there are Japans in other worlds too? Or in this case.. Inazuma for Ei"

"I thought we came from different eras, but then, we came from different worlds" Motoyasu said

"So you guys played games just like this world? Why don't I know any games like it?" Naofumi said to himself

"It seems we're on the same boat Naofumi" Ei agreed on him

"What's with the look?"

"Oh, no, I thought maybe it was because you were the Shield.." Itsuki commented

Oh you too?" Motoyasu asked him

"Well, it's natural."

"Huh, what? What's wrong with being the shield?" Naofumi panicked

"Okay, Dr.Motoyasu will now explain the elementary." Motoyasu said as he walked forward

"As far as I know, a shielder- a class that mainly use shields..."

"Yeah?"

"...is a trash class that no high level players use."

"Eh?" Naofumi looked at Motoyasu. Once his word kicked in, he panicked and gripped his head.

"What about you three?!" Naofumi asked in panic"

"Sorry"

"Same"

"False." Ei said.

"Huh?"

"In my experience, Shielders have always been protecting the Shogunate army. They are really brave and do not hesitate to protect their comrade with their lives.. Granted they were given a small weapon like short sword. Nowadays though, the amount of shielders are become more and more rare as people prefer to use swords and naginata. Shielders, if there are one, are highly respected though." Ei explained.

"Thank you Ei!"

"... No problem" Ei smiled.

Naofumi walked to the window and shouted "All right! I'm doing this!"

"Y-Yeah.." Motoyasu stuttered, surprised at Naofumi sudden mood change

"We start our adventure tommorow. Let's go back to our rooms and get to sleep

"Agreed. I'll be heading out now. See you all tomorrow" Ei said as she walked out the door... Only to find two maid stealthily walking in the hallway

"What are you doing?" Ei asked her. She yelped and saw Ei glaring at her like she's about to murder her

"I-I'm about to walk to the other side of the castle." She said. Ei looked at her suspiciously and concluded she was spying

"Remember this.. If you heard of anything that happened in this room.. Just prepare for divine judgement.."

"H-Hai! T-Then.. I'll be off!" The maid panicked and ran off. Well, more like taking a huge step slowly

That conclude Chapter 1

Honestly, this is my first chapter that reached 3000 words I'm surprised myself as I average around 1000 words/chapter..

REPLYING TO REVIEW

Zairaaquino: Thank you! I usually update once a week if I'm writing a new chapter. Due to this being copied from Wattpad, it have a faster update. I'll release the copy of Chapter 2 tommorow, and I'm currently writing Chapter 3, so stay tuned!

bass30655: She can use both her Engulfing Lightning and Musou Isshin. Her Musou Isshin time is limited to 6 minutes though.

Appah: Well, her primary weapon is her Naginata, so she is often mistaken for the 'Second Spear Hero'. Motoyasu already screwed up by talking about Ei body here. And for the next chapter, the story will stay close to the original timeline. I'll change it in the later chapter though (around the 3rd or 4th chapter)