From Bard to Metal, From Builder to Roadie (Arifureta/Brutal Legend)

Monday, the start of the weekday and the end of the weekend, a depressing day for many, quite a few people were sighing as they lamented the start of the week and end of the weekend. Hajime Nagumo was no exception on the matter, expressly was the fact that he began school again was absolute hell.

"Ughhh, I hate school," Hajime said, walking to the classroom.

"School is a great place Hajime, without its foundations we would be without an education" A voice of his friend called to him, Hajime looks at one of his only friends in the school.

Roiyaru Dorn is a tall teen with white hair and tan like skin with a strong chin. Roiyaru was one of the most honest dudes in the school; he never hurt him out of malice and always tried to help him. Sadly he never could tell a little lie to make someone feel better which is why is somewhat of an outcast despite his excellent grades.

"I'm aware Roiyaru, just don't like the place" Hajime signs, following behind Roiyaru.

"This place is a shit hole to begin with anyway" another called out to them as they turned to see Edi Riggs.

Edi Riggs has long black hair, strong build. Eddie is considered a delinquent of the school, always getting in trouble and getting into fights. His only friend in school is Roiyaru. He likes to talk to Hajime about anime and whatever but doesn't get along with anyone else, he doesn't like school either and wants to be a rock star, practising his guitar and other instruments, while getting help from Roiyaru.

"This school has a great foundation and has nothing to do with what people waste" Roiyaru said to Edi, metaphors go over his head.

"Metaphors still flying over you" Edi stated,

"Nothing flies over me, I have very good reflexes" Roiyaru stated too, both Edi and Hajime sign at his response.

The three managed to arrive before the bell for the first period rang. Hajime somehow managed to stead his sleep-like body to his desk as Roiyaru holds him to his room; Edi opens the door for them. As they enter the classroom they receive scornful glares and annoyed tongue clicks from many of the male students. None of the females are pleased with them either; both Roiyaru and Hajime ignored him with Edi glaring right back at them.

Hajime lay his head on his desk, falling asleep, Roiyaru sits down and opens his books ready for class, Edi goes for these books as well but not for school, a song sheet and starts writing on it. Nothing out of the ordinary but as always there were a few students who couldn't resist the opportunity to egg them.

"Sup gross otakus! Stay up all night playing games again? Or was it porn this time? You're nearly late again and you're already asleep. What's your writing delinquent? Drug dealing? '' Hiyama taunted them while reaching for Edi song sheets.

"Hey don't touch my shit jackass" Edi growls at him,

"Leave us alone Hiyama" Hajime groans not wanting to deal with this shit.

"I bet you were playing porn games the whole time" Hiyama said, getting the attention of the other boys.

"Creeps! What kind of perverts stay up playing porn games" the boys said to them, laughing at them, somehow finding that statement hilarious, Edi gets pissed.

"Don't look at us like that! Fuck yu'll!" Edi growls at the boys. Looking at Daisuke Hiyama, the ringleader of their annoying parade, this jackass doesn't seem to get tired of teasing them.

"And Hiyama, fuck off, don't know what's with the hate boner you have for us but cut it, or castrate it for you" Edi threats him.

"Hiyama, are you sexually frustrated with Hajime? Is that why you attempt to get Hajim's attention because you're confused with your own sexuality" Roiyaru asked him, to Hiyama, Hajime and everyone else's shock.

"Hahahaha are you gay for Hajime, hahaha is that why you get his attention? Well you suck at it fagget" Edi laughs at him, as Hiyama gets pissed at Edi.

"Shut up Edi, I'm not gay with Hajime!" Hiyama said, the other boys laugh at Hiyama this time while the girls have complex looks about them, some laugh or look curious.

That's why he doesn't try anything with Roiyaru, he picks anything apart and makes a joke out of him instead. It never works out with him.

"Jesus Roiyaru you had to say that" Hajime said, not liking what Roiyaru said.

"I agree Roiyaru, you shouldn't say stuff like that" Kaori said, seeing them and hearing them.

She is one of the main reasons Nagumo gets in trouble, ironically one of the few other people who treated him kindly.

"I'm just stating fact Kaori, maybe Hiyama should look into pornography to understand his feelings for the same sex" Roiyaru explains, has Hiyama grits his teeth about the Roiyaru with the others laughing at Hiyama.

Kaori Shirasaki is one of the popular girls in school, pretty enough for everyone both boys and girls find her too beautiful for them.

"You guys were nearly late today, surprised you made it in time" Kaori said to him as Hajime shrugged at this.

"Ah-hah, right" Hajime said not really caring, Kaori is more or less the root of the animosity to them. She is too popular for them and yet she has taken an interest in them.

For whatever reason, Kaori seem to like hanging out with Hajime, Roiyaru and Edi, people assume Hajime is a terrible student because of his slept in in class due to his frequent all-nighter despite having average grades, with Edi been a known delinquent getting into fight and other stuff, Everyone assumed that Kaori is just be nice to them and trying to help them with Roiyaru. And since Kaori is well known for looking after students they believe Hajime and Edi are taking advantage of her. Somehow.

"Looking after those two again, Kaori? You're too nice for your own good. Roiyaru enough as it is" Kouki said, the popular guy in the school, handsome, good grades and sport and all that shit. To Edi he is a prick with a self-righteous attitude.

"Seriously, why talk to a failure and a delinquent, you're wasting your time. You're not hopeless like Roiyaru" Ryutaro said, Kouki's best friend and more into muscle than brain, he doesn't like Hajime for being lazy and Eddie for being a delinquent.

"Get off your high horse Kouki" Edi said, not wanting to deal with Mr self-righteous stick up the ass, as he focused on his song sheet.

"You reap from your sow, morning guys, what I do with my time is not your concern" Hajime said, having been friends with Edi and Roiyaru gave him a bit of a backbone.

"You should try to fix this habit of yours, until then you two are going to stop taking advantage of Kaori's kindness, she can't take care of you two forever" Kouki said, not liking the kind hearted Karori being taking advantage of.

"Both Hajime and Edi do not take advantage of Karori, both of them hardly look at her to take advantage" Roiyaru said which got Ryutaro mad.

"So the two unenthusiastic guys ignore Kouki," Ryutaro said, getting mad but Shizuku blocks him.

"That's not what he said," Shizuku said, trying to calm him down.

"Kouki, I'm just talking to the guys, because I want to, I like Nagumo manga and want to hear about Edi plans for" "don't stay anything" Edi stops Karori from continuing that sentence as the whole class looks at them. If looks could kill both Hajime and Edi will be dead by the male students, Edi glares right back at them as Hajime tries to ignore them.

"Ah I see, you are really too kind for your own good" Kouki said, glaring at Edi for stopping her as Kouki gets the hint to not say anything but leaves with Ryutaro with Shizuku looking apologetic.

"I'm sorry about that, they don't mean any harm by" Shizuku tries to stay but Roiyaru stops her.

"You should not waste your breath Shizuku, nor apologise for the action of others, they made their choice and so have you" Ryutaro said to her, as she nodded sadly.

"Sorry about that, how is your date planning going?" Karori whisper to him, Edi glare at her for knowing this, he has been planning a date with another girl in another class, Amber Ophelia, a bad girl Eddie liked and got a date with, he been working of how to make a perfect date, even learning love songs on his guitar.

"I should have never told you that" Edi said to her as she smiled, finding his planning cute and wanting the details.

"You wished to know a female opinion on your plans when you asked me, and Karori was a logical choose" Roiyaru said to him after hearing about his plan for a date and needing a opinion, he went to Karori due to her being somewhat friends with them

"Whatever you plan I'm sure she would love it" Hajime said, also hearing this from Roiyaru and giving his support to Edi.

"This isn't your manga bro, I need to do this perfectly, and I have to remember these love songs" Eddie whispers to them, not wanting everyone to hear about his plans.

"Surprised you learn love songs for her," Hajime said, knowing his friend loves rock bands and heavy metal. This girl must be special to him.

"You'll do great Eddie, she'll love it" Karori encourage him

"I bloody well hope, or I'll be damned to shit for this" Eddie said.

"Failing at a date will not condemn you to hell or faecal matter," Roiyaru said honestly as Edi gave him the stick eye.

"Shut up Roiyaru" Edi said, not wanting to deal with him right now.

Suddenly the door opened, as their teacher Aiko Hatayama walked in carrying multiple books.

"Everyone, the class bell is already ringing. Go back to your seat" Aiko called out, entering the classroom to start the class, but she stopped. A glowing silver circle engraved with weird geometric patterns glows under Kouki's feet.

"What the" Edi called out, with everyone else all saw the strange circle, everyone frozen in shock as the weird glowing circle blew brighter and brighter until the light enveloped the classroom, the circle expanding enough to cover all their feet. Everyone got over their fight or flight responses and started screaming, Aiko-sensei tried to get everyone out.

"Everyone! Get out! Quickly!" Aiko-sensei yelled out, but the magic circle flared up as the light enveloped the room. The light dies down revealing an empty classroom, nothing but chairs knocked over, lunchboxes on the desk and plastic bottles everywhere. This mass high school disappearance incident causes a disturbance across the internet world.

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Hajime slowly opened his eyes, seeing everyone around muttering and rubbing their eyes looking at the surroundings.

"Fuckkk" Edi yelled out, rubbing his eyes to see he was not in the classroom.

"Where the fuck are we?" Edi asked, they all looked around to see they were in a vast chamber, the entire room was constructed out of gleaming white stone that looks smooth to the touch, marble of some kind, massive pillars towering the ceiling. The rooms look like a grand cathedral.

The class stands on some kind of plinth in the centre of the room as everyone looks around dumbfounded as to what the hell happened.

Steps are heard walking as they all turn to see a priest walking forward, an old man in his seventies dressed more lavishly than his peers with a monk cap to make himself seem taller. With a deeply wrinkled face and aged eyes.

"Welcome to Tortus, brave heroes. It is our pleasure to welcome you here; I am the pope of the holy church, Ishtar Langbard. It is an honor to make your acquaintance" The pope greeted them.

"What the hell is going on?" Edi said, summing up the issue at hand.

"I believe this elder pope is welcoming us into his strange land of his" Roiyaru answers Eddie questions to Edi disbelief.

"Shut up Roiyaru" Edi yelled out in frustrated.

Was thinking about it for a while now, Edi is basically Eddy Riggs and is the bard in Arifureta while Roiyaru is Rogal Dorn from Warhammer 40k and the Roadie here. Both are friends with Hajime and don't take any shit from anyone.