The hero becomes the villainess or not chapter 7- new hero and invaders

this chapter will be Shun becoming the hero and dealing with that while Katerina has to deal with what comes from the actions of the last chapter.

this chapter will cover the events of the human side of So I'm a Spider, So What?10-14

Katerina pov

it was after the last incident, I talked with Al, and we decided to make the servants she summoned as well as her into maids. The two of us knew it was the best cover we could come up with on the fly. I then waited through school until Yuri came to my family home with an old man and my schoolmate said to me "this man wants to talk with you privately about the dark magic incident."

My brother wanted to come with me, but I told him I would give a full explanation when all my other friends came over tomorrow. He listened and I entered the tearoom with man and then he revealed he was the pope of the word of God religion Dustin, and it didn't take me long to figure out I was scanning him as he said "it is rude to use Appraisal on random people. I can say your Appraisal does feel very different than most." I replied "you are welcome to use Appraisal me as well. It will tell you how I stopped the dark magic user. My Appraisal skill isn't the same as most since it started as a different skill that ended up becoming full on wisdom. I quickly figured out that there has only been one Dustin ever and you have been through a long cycle of death and rebirth."

The man then said, "so I can assume you are a reincarnation much like Yuri." I replied, "yes but I wasn't directly brought over by D or at least not completely." He then asked back who did bring you over?" I said, "I will introduce you to my divine friend." I then shouted out "I know you are listening Apollo come and show yourself to the Pope." It was then a well-muscled blond man appeared in a flash and I said, "this is the sun god apollo he is from the same world as one of the two beings that merged to create my new self." It was then the three of us talked about what I was, and I told the old man "I will protect this world and promise to try and save both the humans and the demons. I know there is a way to rework the system that governs this world." Dustin stood in shock to this fact then said, "I hope to see how you can do this and if your plan is much better than White's plan." I replied to him "I don't have a complete plan yet but if White is who I think she is we may have to work together. I have the feeling her plan wont work either."

Shun pov.

After learning my fate and what happened to my brother, I had to meet my brothers and father about what to do next. They also brought up what the demon army was doing as I brought up the fact my classmate defeated a powerful dark mage. We mostly talked about politics and that the news of my brother's death is a bad thing in this war. He said I would stay out of the public eye and not reveal myself for the time being. But I knew I would have to join the battle soon and may end up needing Katerina's help.

Katerina pov

The next day, I explained everything to my friend group and how it likely wouldn't be very much longer until the demon army or the empire attacked our school. then I let them know about all my powers and how each of them had been reincarnated from other worlds and may be able to regain memories from said past worlds to help save this one. Then I had to explain on how about Apollo and the evil god D and how she brought more reincarnations from a single classroom and gave each of them a cheat level skill. I didn't reveal the secret I learned about Shun yet, but I was sure it would be revealed to the world very soon. I also didn't reveal anything about the Pope or how I would fix the system but Sophia revealed what she learned as part of taboo and how bad the world was in and that I would need to further explore the wider world to see what other problems are about it but Sophia told us there are strange areas covered in a storm barriers that I would need to enter and learn more about.

BB told me via the phone, "I can only do minor changes to your stats from so far outside the system. If it is in any way failing and needing repairs, I would need to interact with the core and make the repairs there. I can only speculate but the nightmare might know where that is and be able to help us. the easiest way to contact her would likely be via the nightmare vestiges still roaming the labyrinth. But nobody on the human side can confirm if the nightmare is alive or at least hasn't said anything about if she is. The best option for now to speed up your own training for when peace breaks and maybe try and help both the hero and the Maria prepare for what happens next." BB guessed the same that Maria was likely supposed to be the hero but either my actions or the ones controlling the system picked a different hero.

Shun pov.

For the next month I trained as a hero until Fei wanted to form a pact to help me grow as a hero and I wasn't sure until the dragon convinced me further. But not long after the pact formed my dragon turned back into an egg for her next evolution. I just hoped she would be ready for when I most needed her. I was hoping to get the help of Katerina soon since from everything in heard about the girl she was much stronger than she looked.

But the next thing that happened was the return of my brother's last party member Hyrince and him saying sorry for losing my brother and the fact Julius ended up giving his one phoenix feather to him. the man told me how Julius got a major win in but a woman in white dealt the fatal blow using a rot attack to instantly kill and turn its target to dust. I knew I would have to carry on my brother's dream to try and save humanity in his stead.

Katerina pov

I knew there had only been a few people that met the nightmare and lived to tell the tale and most of them died in the war over her. all that info made me guess it used to be a Japanese highschooler from a world like my old world. I also figured out a new creature appeared shortly after the mass invasion of spider monsters happened. That seemed to evolve from an insect type monster and was now only kept in check by the nightmare vestiges left after the attack. But that attack also came with the fact the nightmare could have taken a human form due to sightings of a girl human upper body and spider lower body sighted on said battlefield.

It was going over all the data that made me realize just how much damage an ecosystem and a monster with the mind of a human and such strong will to survive can do and how much damage leveling up destruction leveling up in mass would cause for monsters. It made me figure this system would be a massive overhaul and more ways to level up than just killing. I knew this system has serious flaws and even knew many other rpg games I played my life as Shirou had more ways to level up and progress. It was while I was thinking about that I felt someone dangerous enter my makeshift bounded field around the school. I couldn't make it the most complete field that would keep people out completely, but it would at least tell me if people with hostile intent came past it, and I could judge how bad they were. I also remembered how the pope told me to avoid the elves as much as possible.

Shun pov.

It was later that day, and I was met by the leader of the elves and my father. My biggest issue was calling Oka by her elf's name over her former human name but after correction there was no issue. My brothers wanted me to do different things in the war between humans and demons. As they warned me about the current demon lord Ariel and just how dangerous she was. then the elf lead warned me about the pope of the word of God religion and that he helped lead my brother to his death.

Katerina pov

By the time I was able to check on things, it was too late, and my friends were openly hostile to me, at least everybody except Maria and Geordo. Both were passed out due to overuse of magic but covered in a light barrier that was beyond anything I could stop. But as soon as I called Al, she came and helped me knock each of them out until I had Al break the control skill that had taken over. The incarnated book basically said she had to use dangerous eldritch magic to do so and only hoped it wouldn't draw evil gods to this world. I also felt two dangerously powerful beings that had likely brainwashed my friends.

When Maria and my fiancé came too, they revealed Geordo had awoken a strange new power to keep them both safe from Hugo and his Lust skill. To our luck he didn't hate me as much as he did Shun and never truly gaged my power. BB also came in to tell me "Your ruler skill wisdom can block the effects of Lust. But I would recommend magus mode against his companion." I replied to that "I had been meaning to test out magus mode in this body for a while and this will give me the chance to again."

Shun pov.

It was about a day after that meeting, my father called me only to learn Sue did so as she killed our father with a magical attack. Then she screamed out that I did it and not much longer that Hugo revealed himself and that he was controlling my sister. Then he revealed my older brother wanted the right to the throne and he teamed up with Hugo to do so. I tried to defend myself using magic but a girl named Sophia that could block appraisal came in to stop me.

But with the help of Oka and Katerina, I was able to escape the death trap of a room as Katerina said to me "I will hold up little miss vampire over here and meet up with you later. Isn't that right Shoko." Sophia just stared at the now white-haired bodysuit cover Katerina with pure venom in her face and said, "how did you know how I used to be, Appraisal shouldn't work on me?" but Katerina replied, "that's my secret." as she pulled out two guns. But I had to leave before I could see more.

It was after we were clear Oka revealed Hugo was staging a rebellion and blaming it on me. but I managed to escape with my little group into the woods. As Oka revealed the church of the word of god declared Hugo the new hero.

It wasn't much longer that Katia attacked us under the same mind control as Sue was. it took all her will power to not kill me and deal herself a fatal blow, but I was able to save her from death using mercy. After reviving my friend, Katerina came behind me in full plate armor saying "I wouldn't use that skill again, it could be very dangerous.

But not far behind her was Sophia again with the elf leader's head in her hands. Sophia then attacked Oka and stabbed me. Then Katerina began to chant something until a white dragon I knew was Fei came to save us before Katerina could. Then we all left on the new Fei as Katerina said to the dragon "thanks for not making me show off my trump card this early." It was then Katerina filled us in to her battle with Sophia and that we needed to head somewhere safe. The powerful girl then said to me, "once we get to a safe place, I will fill you in as much as a can."

Chapter end

Next chapter will have Katerina explain things while traveling with the other school reincarnations as they figure out the world they are in

But first the soul reapers will have to take on the arrancars

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