All the players looked at the girl in bewilderment.

Since they arrived in this other world within their avatars, they noticed that they possessed extraordinary perception abilities compared to ordinary humans. They could easily notice if someone was approaching them or hear whispers as if they were spoken at a normal volume.

Naturally, each of them should have been able to notice that someone was following them along with the rest, but at no point did they discover the little existence behind them. For the heroes, whose new physical abilities felt as natural as breathing, it came as a shock.

Some, like Priscilla, even became wary of someone who could hide from them even just behind their backs.

Ichirou even wondered if the girl was a player with a high-level assassin class, possessing abilities superior to players like Killer/Susanoo. And because of the clothes she wears (If you can call it that), she may have participated in the event everyone was at before being brought here.

Still, why is his costume just a shirt bigger than his body...?

"A girl?!!!"

That was exclaimed by Rose, Baccara and Ruri, the rest recovering from the surprise upon hearing their screams. However, some people kept staring at her with their mouths open while Lampard acted as if he had seen the manifestation of her God or something, for some reason.

Only the Holy Emperor maintained a hardened face.

"KYAAAAA, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AND CUTE GIRL!!!"

Ichirou and a few others were shocked by the sudden scream of the big-breasted female knight next to the Holy Emperor. 

It was quite strange to see her looking at the girl as if she were a child who wants a new toy, and Ichirou wondered if there was something wrong in her head.

The other knight girl (Maybe?) and the violet-haired mage were also looking at the girl as if she were their prey, scaring her greatly. 

For a while now they had noticed that she seemed to act very shy in front of the gaze of so many people, and gave the impression of wanting to disappear for the sake of her own comfort.

He seems to have some social phobia...

Ishtar cleared her throat to get everyone's attention again. She then looked at the girl with a kind look and asked,

"Little Miss, please step forward and say your name."

The girl trembled at those words, her eyes became a little frantic and her face turned even redder. Her heart seemed to be beating very hard at this moment from what Ichirou could hear…

…. Shit, now I can hear hearts beating from a distance? What a terrifying perception…But how can he do that now? Didn't this girl have great concealment skills?

Huh…wait, we can't use our abilities right now, right?…Like she did? Is…. Is she really a player, or even an NPC of the game?

Now that I think about it, she might as well be from a real fantasy world unlike us…No, her shirt looks like that of a man from Earth…

"My name is..."

Suddenly, everyone stiffens at the girl's first words, even stopping any thoughts running through ichirou's mind. The little girl's voice sounded like that of an angel which even made her heart beat against her chest as she became a little nervous.

This voice is simply amazing….better than even those anime characters with lovely voices…

If she decided to become an idol, wouldn't she dominate the hearts of countless Otakus with ease using that voice? Of course, she should be bigger, so she avoids becoming a target of lolicious fans… Such meaningless thoughts formed in Ichirou's head.

As he looked at the girl, he saw her sighing as if to calm herself, and then she made a fleeting curve with her lips upwards and directed her gaze towards the people in front of her.

Then, she announced her name in this new world she was summoned to.

"...Asagao Lionheart."

Löwenherz….Isn't that Lionheart in German?

Ichirou knew this because a friend he had told him that he visited an orphanage with the same name/last name that she used every day. All to see a pretty girl who dressed like a man for some reason from a distance…

A strange guy who liked transvestite girls…. Too bad she died…Still, he asked me if she is German? Hey? No…wait, she was speaking Japanese right now!

His eyes widened when he realized that. 

The same with other Japanese people like Susanoo, Shun, Kouta, Mito, Ruri and the twins. The only Japanese person without a particular reaction to that was Mana, but she seemed somewhat disinterested in everything from the beginning anyway.

But she doesn't look like a Japanese at all? How can you speak my language? Is she a gamer after all? Or does she live in Japan?

He couldn't help but wonder. This girl named Asagao was such a mysterious little thing. However, when she heard Cardinal Lampard and Councilman Ishtal fall to the ground, Ichirou turned around and was speechless upon seeing them on the ground.

What happened to those two? Why are they doing an anime style comedy routine? And why do the rest of them have such strange expressions?

He saw that the Holy Emperor looked at the girl intently with his light blue eyes and his impassive face, which seemed somewhat calculating or so he saw it. The blonde knight had his eyes on her filled with great curiosity along with the joy on her face. The girl in the silver boots looked at him fondly.

The magician Violetta was observing her as if she had seen a new inexplicable phenomenon. More than that, her eyes fixed on Asagao and kept them glued only to her.

Ichirou didn't really understand why they reacted like that.

"¡Ejem!"

The counselor, who stood up at some point, broke the silence, directing everyone's attention to him again.

"You said your name is Asagao Löwenherz, right, Ojou-chan?"

After hearing Ishtal's question, little Asagao acted like she didn't know what to do and looked ahead timidly. 

However, she got scared for some reason and tried to hide in the back, although of course, there was no one she could use for cover, so she could only look down.

Her face was burning because the people around her were looking at her too much.

"Y-yes, it's like I said...Asaga Löwenherz"

Even his words were stuttering. Her face was beet red, it reached up to her ears, and it was obvious that she was very uncomfortable.

"Leave that aside, Ishtal, I have to make my introductions too, you know?"

A clear voice spoke, with so much strength coming from him. The Emperor himself said it. He stands up and makes a great pose as he looks at Asagao and the heroes, trying to look majestic.

… …….What the hell?

All the heroes seemed to have their hearts united when they saw the monarch of an entire empire acting like a clown. His gaze turned blank at this ridiculous scene, but it seemed like he didn't notice as he began the introductions.

"First I will introduce you to my Imperial Guard! This woman in heavy armor, with stiff movements and breasts as magnificent as the plains! Her name is Edelweiss, also known as the 'Knight-sama of the Heavenly Plains'!"

Oi, you bastard, Miss Knight is shaking with anger and embarrassment right now, you know? Her face is red with deadly fury, you know? I can feel something like killing intent spreading slowly, you know!?

Why are you telling us so much shit!?

Where is your dignity!? Your sense of decorum!? Do you know the weight of your title?

If the legendary Holy Emperors of the Midas Continent knew that a jester dared to use the same title as them, they would rise from their graves to teach you a lesson!

Ichirou, just like Asago herself, couldn't help but have a series of comments about this Emperor's stupid actions. She couldn't believe that a madman would use the same title as the legendary Lore figures in LSO.

Most likely, he was just an idiot who was lucky enough to inherit that title... Or was he? There was a certain sense of danger that Ichirou could feel somehow if his attention was focused on him, but now he doesn't hate taking him seriously.

The Emperor continued as if he ignored the eyes that looked at him full of absurdity.

"This girl here also has a magnificent and dignified personality and stiff movements, with beautiful buttocks and beautiful armor to cover her small chest. Her name is Lily, also affectionately known as 'Lily-chan'!"

Why the hell are you going too far with your introduction? Hey? Are you sexually harassing them, provoking them, or insulting them? What is it, bastard?

The introduction was so bad that two people shared similar thoughts and came to a conclusion….The Emperor is a pervert! Perverted Emperor!

The introduction was going to continue and the others expected the idiot monarch to continue with his nonsense, but their expectations (?) were betrayed when the 'Holy' Emperor made a respectful introduction, albeit in a way that would not tarnish his dignity...if that. I still had it.

"This honorable sorceress here is Violetta-sama."

Everyone blinked at hearing that thing speak so formally suddenly after that public display of its perversion. He seemed to think highly of the sorceress, or perhaps he simply feared her so much that he couldn't say any crap about her, at least not to her face.

It could also be because he takes care of his health.

Finally, that thing (Holy Emperor) decided to finally introduce himself. His tone of voice and his posture were filled with a certain pride that made the others roll their eyes at the sight.

"As for me, I am the Holy Emperor of the Astra Empire, leader of the divine light faith, the strongest of the 8 Supreme Knights of humanity and I am also the one who gathered all the earthly nations under his single banner, obtaining the glorious title of 'Continental Conqueror' and also..."

"Vile man with no sense of direction"

"Holy Emperor idiot who can't get a woman for himself"

And such comments were whispered into the air by two women resentful of the verbal harassment... the Holy Emperor paused momentarily in his presentation. It seems like the stings of something from his past came back to him as he looked into the distance.

It serves that thing well….

Fortunately, the Holy Emperor recovered and was able to finish his presentation with information that would stun all the heroes.

"I am Ashfon Astran Löwenherz, the Second Emperor of the Astran Empire!"

Eh? This thing shares a last name with the divinely pretty girl? They are in no way related right!?

This is how the vast majority of heroes thought. If Ashfon knew, he would definitely cry. His face went blank for a moment as everyone took in his words, and then he continued;

"I'm surprised that this girl and I have the same last name... Well, that will be a problem, but we'll think about that later"

The Holy Emperor coquettishly rejected the matter out of hand, leaving them bewildered. Ashfon then examines all the heroes. He seemed to have come to a conclusion and nods.

"Heroes, this is why we selfishly summoned each other, I will apologize. As for the reasons..." The Holy Emperor bowed with a firm apology.

A monarch bowing his head….? Hey, he may be a pervert who says dirty things, but at least he knows how to act more humble than the monarchs of the game.

The tension in the atmosphere has been greatly alleviated. Asagao was also able to relax a bit, as the focus is very much on the current situation. Now everyone here will claim that this Emperor had said it himself, but even so, they do not let their guard down either.

"I will tell you the circumstances of our world. But first I will tell you the basic knowledge about it. There are 9 Great Racial Clans in this world..." And thus, the Holy Emperor began to explain about the common knowledge of this world.

The heroes, who heard about this world from the Emperor, had bewildered looks as they looked at each other. Somehow, there were no significant differences between the races of LSO and this world; if you put Dragons and the so-called Orcs as an exception.

The playable races in LSO were divided into two diverse categories: Classic humanoid races such as humans, dwarves, and elves; as well as demi-human races with unpleasant appearances such as goblins, orcs, and ogres, who were favored with monster abilities and stats higher than any other race, but were given many restrictions in various aspects.

Among them, Orcs were a race famous for their stupidity and violence even compared to Goblins, and they had a lot of restrictions such as lack of language skills which; combined with how admittedly restrictive it was to play a game as advanced as LSO through a PC, made this race the most unpopular of all.

Most of the Orcs in the game were NPCs, and every single one of them is stupider than the dog Ichirou's uncle raised, who was stupid enough to play in a street full of passing cars and be crushed to death by a truck.

It was strange to think that those silly pig-faced Orcs were a power in another world with their own nation and continent. A lot less; They are experts in magic, so he felt better thinking that these were not those same ugly Orcs that he was familiar with.

Our brains may simply be using the word 'Orc' for lack of a better term to translate their words...

As for polygamy, even Ichirou, deep down, felt the need to thank the gods of this world for this gift.

After all, polygamy was illegal in almost every country in the game, and where it was legal, they were usually pretty corrupt or chaotic nations where you didn't want to live unless you were a terrible criminal or a notorious PK. In comparison, that in every country in this world you can have multiple women depending on your ability was like a dream.

As someone who wanted to live inside a game to dance with princesses, Ichirou obviously always wanted a harem to have a good time...he didn't dare say that out loud, however.

…. although all the girls acted disgusted at that topic.

Is it an act or are they real girls? Wait…. They could also react like this for not having their balls….

As for the demons mentioned by the Holy Emperor, Ichirou didn't understand anything. Of course he knew it was a Dungeon... But for it to become a meat egg that released demons?

It was clearly the first time I had heard something like that. It wasn't something that appeared in the game, and of course, those demons were clearly not the same as Baccara. Maybe the reason why no one here was hostile to the demon heroine.

Or maybe, they don't even consider her a demon...

"We, the Astra Empire, request your help for this calamity we are currently facing. Please heroes"

The Holy Emperor, the Cardinal, the Imperial Guards and the Councilor bow completely. Ichirou focused his senses on them, and found that neither of them felt uncomfortable lowering their heads. He seemed to recognize that it was wrong to have sincerely taken them away from their old lives, even if they needed them to save their world.

It's good that they're not acting arrogant…but we can't look careless, can we? Just because they don't feel uncomfortable lowering their heads doesn't necessarily mean anything...

Thinking that way, Ichirou looked at the others, and they were also looking at him, as if they decided to leave it in his hands.

…No…we don't really know each other, right? Why do they look at me as if the election of the entire group was my responsibility? I know that's what I did in the game, but this is most likely a real world, you know!?

You should choose for yourself whether to cooperate or not!

Even being the best MMORPG of its generation, it was technologically impossible to change the expressions to accompany the conversation in LSO. Seeing them look at him with a look of “We can't say anything because we're weak, but we don't want to answer either, so you do it…” made Ichirou want to go back to the “old days” where everyone had a frozen face.

Although….if I think about it, without having a method with which we can return to earth on our own, we will be involved in their war with the demons anyway….In that situation, we have no choice but to cooperate, right? ?

That's how he saw it when he thought about it calmly. She also wondered if that was the Holy Emperor's intention, something like making it clear to them that they must fight alongside them to live, or something like that.

While thinking about those things, Ichirou also noticed that most of them were ignoring the girl. He didn't blame them though. Maybe none of them really knew each other, but they had a certain connection thanks to the game.

But the girl named Asagao?

As beautiful as she was, there was still a lot of mystery about her that made them uneasy.

While many looked at her with pity, some among the group viewed her with distrust. Once again, she was understandable by how she was able to ignore the superhuman perceptions of her, an ability worthy of an assassin.

Eh? Now that I think about it, the mage was able to sense her… ..Doesn't that mean she's pretty strong?

A shiver ran down Ichirou's spine as he realized this. Even the highest level player among the group, Killer/Susanoo, was very surprised by the existence of Asagao that he overlooked. However, the sorceress named Violetta was able to sense her as soon as she arrived.

That means that he could be of a higher level than all of them, if such a concept existed in this world... He supposed that unlike manga blinds, they couldn't act like they would be stronger than the natives even if they regained their abilities, and so anyway they also need them to disperse the void particles in their new bodies...

Thinking that way, Ichirou came to a conclusion and looked at the Holy Emperor.

"Your majesty, you are too humble. This is my honest opinion. We have no choice but to fight for your Empire. To bow even further before us, it seems that you are truly in a desperate moment. This is what I would ask of you….A method to return to the other world, do you have any?“

The Holy Emperor looked at him gratefully before responding.

"I am deeply moved by your honest response. Although I still apologize for involving you all in the problem of our world, please allow me to express my gratitude. Of course, I will be more than willing to meet all your needs in my domain. Regarding the regression method ...Again, I deeply apologize, but we cannot. To send them back, we would need to be able to determine the spatial coordinates of their home dimension and we do not have that ability."

A return method is not available…..That is obviously a lie. They probably won't tell us about it until we solve their problem...How clever...

Ichirou could easily tell that the Holy Emperor was lying and the same with the others. Not only because they were able to perceive some discomfort in his gaze, but also because the advisor's heart rate accelerated when the Emperor said those words, his eyes trembling slightly as if to say "What nonsense are you saying right now?" "

None of that could escape their eyes if they concentrated.

….The perception of a player of some level was truly monstrous. Ichirou was grateful that it wasn't blocked by the void particles. Still, some were clearly not happy.

Although Ichirou himself didn't care so much that they didn't want to tell them how to get back, he felt very bad for the others since many of the players present had gloomy faces.

Although, some of them still keep a straight face even in this situation.

Perhaps similarly to him, they don't have much attachment to the other world. Even the girl named Asagao was calm with the news. She didn't throw a tantrum about wanting to see her parents or something, and now she's the one who had a look of pity as she looked at the gloomy heroes.

After that… those with gloomy faces faced the Emperor again after easily overcoming the matter. That, of course, puzzled both Ichirou and Asagao.

You guys recovered so quickly! Is this for possessing the bodies of his avatars? While he was thinking about those things, Ichirou continued the conversation with the Holy Emperor.

"I see. Although we want to continue the topic, it would be useless. So please tell us your plan for us."

The Holy Emperor responded surprised but kind. "Okay, we'll discuss plans tomorrow, the summoning may have used up most of your energy. I'll have the maiden-... err... escort you to your rooms."

"Alright "

¡Jajajaja!

The Holy Emperor was about to say maiden when he realized that there was a Maiden–Priscilla–in the group of heroes. It must be said that that must have been very uncomfortable.

After the Holy Emperor gave a signal, the maids entered the room and respectfully motioned for them to follow them as they would escort them to their respective rooms.

Several had to hold back their laughter as they watched a maid respectfully accompany another maid in silence. Ichirou included.

However, he stopped trying to contain his laughter when he was surprised that his guide was the Half-Elf maiden who gossiped with the others in the corridors.