Prologue Story 02



[Ortho]

Hmm. Not bad for a first-timer.

[MC]

Yay! I won!!

It was a piece of cake!

[Ortho]

Don’t get cocky.

Such low-level monsters are incomparable to the threat you must face.

[Ortho]

Look, I can’t fully unleash your power.

[Ortho]

All I can do is wake it up.

[Ortho]

Even if it’s just a fragment of your power, you won’t have any problem dealing with small-fry monsters like that one.

[Ortho]

But it’s impossible to face the crisis of this world with such a little amount.

[Ortho]

In order to truly wield the Guide’s power, you need the Holy Sword.

[MC]

Only a fragment… Yet it’s already this amazing…

So, where can we find this Holy Sword?

[Ortho]

Well. It’s near here.

That’s why the Primordial King sent us here.

Follow me.

[Ortho]

I can see it now.

[MC]

That sword…!

It’s the same one as what I saw in my dream!

[Ortho]

…You saw it in a dream huh?

[Ortho]

That means you’ve been able to connect with the Primordial King since your previous life.

[Ortho]

Maybe… Maybe you even have more aptitude than Guide Varuna.

[Ortho]

When you draw out that Holy Sword, you will awaken as a true Guide!

[???]

Who’s there!?

[MC]

What the? Is that a beastman!?

[???]

You’re an outsider!

What are you doing here!?

[Ortho]

If I remember correctly, you’re from the Pureblood Wolf Clan…

[Hakuma]

I am the Chieftain’s successor, Hakuma.

[Hakuma]

The Holy Sword is protected by us Pureblood Wolf Clan.

You won’t be forgiven for what you did!

[MC]

You’re saying that, but…

What are we going to do, Ortho?

[Ortho]

You wait and see.

I just need to say my name and all of this will be over.

[Ortho]

Open your ears and listen to me carefully, young wolf cub!

I am the Guiding Spirit, the famed Ortho!

[Hakuma]

…What?

I’ve never heard of it.

[Ortho]

Wh-wh-what was that!?

[Ortho]

You’re looking at Ortho, the Guiding Spirit, the one who saved Varuna, the Legendary Guide from a thousand years ago.

What do you mean you have never heard of it!?

[Hakuna]

Of course I know about Varuna!

[Hakuma]

But I’ve never heard of Ortho or any Guiding Spirit!

[Ortho]

Gahn! How come you haven’t heard about me!?

I worked so hard!!

[MC]

Well, that’s embarrassing…

What should I do now?

- Talk to Hakuma –

[MC]

(Anyway, I should try talking to him.

I need to clear up the misunderstanding that I’m a bad guy.)

- Introduce yourself to Hakuma. -

[MC]

(All right, let’s start with introductions.

Courtesy is important in everything.

I’ve been drilled into a lot in club activities and sales anyway.)

- Hit on Hakuma. -

[MC]

(He’s a pretty good guy…

He seemed like a bit of a hard-headed person, but he might be surprisingly weak to things like being hit on. I guess I’ll have to give it a try.)

[MC]

Excuse me.

[Hakuma]

Leave.

This isn’t a place for outsiders to set foot in.

[Hakuma]

All they’re looking for here is the Holy Sword…

But in history, no one had been able to pull it out.

[Ortho]

Please let him try to do it!

I can guarantee you, he’s the one chosen by the Primordial King!

[Hakuma]

Shut up! Not a even single one of the greatest emperors in the past was able to pull it out!

There’s no way that a worthless nobody like you can do it!

[MC]

I guess there’s nothing I can do about it.

[MC]

What should we do Ortho?

Without the Holy Sword, the “power” that’s hidden within me can’t be awakened, can it?

[Ortho]

Hmm, I didn’t expect that my plan would be thrown off from the start.

Now that it’s come to this, you’ll still have to do everything you can.

[Hakuma]

…What the!?

Did you hear that?

[MC]

Huh?

[Low-ranking demon]

Shaaaaashhh!

[MC]

Wh-what the hell!?

It feels like the power of that monster is completely different from the one before!

[]

With just a glance, I get this dreadful feeling.

That monster, it’s extremely gruesome.

[Hakuma]

Even though it’s low ranking, that monster’s still malicious!

[Hakuma]

You guys…

You have absolutely nothing to do with this.

[Ortho]

Of course we do!

Don’t count us out of this!

[Hakuma]

Yeah… I’m sorry.

[Hakuma]

But it can’t be helped. I’ll buy you some time.

Get out of here while you still can!

[MC]

I can’t do that.

Me too… I’ll fight!

[Hakuma]

Are you an idiot!?

We’re up against a demon you know!?

[MC]

Don’t worry about it!

I still have the power the Ortho woke up earlier!

[MC]

I’ll beat you up as I did before! Come here!!!

[]

I swung his dagger hard and slashed at the ugly demon from above.

[MC]

Wha-why…!?

[]

The edge of the dagger, which I thought would cut through the demon’s body, had been stopped by its skin.

[Low-ranking demon]

Guehguehgueh…

[]

The demon let out a sneering yelp and attacked with the weapon in its hand.

[MC]

Uwaaaah!!

[Hakuma]

I already told you!

I’ll deal with it! You have to run away!!

[MC]

Ortho! What’s happening!?

You told me I could fight with the power of the Guide!

[Ortho]

Didn’t I tell you? All I can do is wake a tiny fraction of your power.

You can’t beat that thing in your current state.

[MC]

No way…

But that Hakuma guy looks strong, will he be able to do it?

[Ortho]

He can’t win. He’s definitely going to die.

[MC]

No way, no way…

B-but! He seems to be used to fighting, and he’s covering for us, so he should be able to handle it…

[Ortho]

It’s impossible.

It’s not just a monster.

Even though it’s low-ranking, it’s still a “demon”.

[Ortho]

In this world, angels and demons are special existences.

Normal attacks and the like can’t harm them. Not even a little scratch.

[MC]

There’s no way…

[Hakuma]

Gaaaaahhh!

[MC]

Aaah! He’s getting beaten!

[Ortho]

Keep a close eye on it.

[Ortho]

This is what is happening all over the world right now.

The apocalyptic war that abruptly burst out…

“The Last Judgement”

[Ortho]

It’s a global conflict to decide on a new god to replace the Primordial King.

[Ortho]

Right now, the world is divided into two factions: the demons and the angels, and they’re in the middle of killing each other over who will inherit the throne of God.

[Ortho]

People have no choice but to be killed as collateral damage or to be used as tools for them.

[MC]

That’s awful…!

[]

The beastman named Hakuma is desperately trying to resist…

Even though all that effort… He’s still being tortured to death almost one-sidedly.

[]

Is this gruesome scene happening all over the world?

[MC]

…I want to help!

[Ortho]

Oh...?

[MC]

I should be able to do something too!

The savior! Isn’t that me!?

[MC]

I was brought here to save this world, wasn’t I!?

[Ortho]

But you might die too, you know?

[MC]

I don’t want to die!

[Ortho]

In that case…

[MC]

But! That Hakuma guy, he doesn’t even know who we are, yet he’s putting his own life on the line to buy us time!

[MC]

I want to save Hakuma!

Please, Ortho! Tell me how to use the power of the Guide that the Primordial King had given to me!

[Ortho]

…Hm! Such determination!!

[Ortho]

Now is the time to draw that Holy Sword, it’s time to wake up the “Sacred Artifact”!

[]

Hakuma, who was interfering with us, is engaged in combat with the demon.

Now certainly I can go to the buried sword.

[]

I still have so many questions.

What is the Holy Sword? What is a “Sacred Artifact”?

And the “power” that’s hidden within this body…

[]

But there’s no time for me to think.

[MC]

I can pull it out, right!?

[Ortho]

You’re the only one who can pull it out!

[MC]

…Alright.

I believe in you and your words!

[]

Steeling myself, I climb up the rock.

[Hakuma]

Ugh…! What the hell are you doing…!?

Please, hurry up… and run away!

[Low-ranking demon]

Shaaaaahhh!

[MC]

(I’m still doubting it.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried.)

[MC]

But despite that! I can’t leave someone who’s hurt in front of me alone and run away!

[]

I grab the hilt of the Holy Sword and pull it out with all of my might.

[MC]

Uooooooohhhh!!

[Hakuma]

Impossible!

[Low-ranking demon]

Gigigigii!?

[Ortho]

I knew it!

[MC]

All right… It’s out!

[Hakuma]

No way! I can’t believe my eyes!

A hallucination… Right, I’m sure it’s a hallucination!

It must be because of all the pain…

[MC]

It’s not a hallucination! It’s real!

[]

It’s a heavy, heavy two-handed sword.

If I’m not careful, it’ll hurt my wrist.

[]

But, with this…

I can fight! I can fight with this sword!

[MC]

…Ah.

[]

It’s no good… Blood was drained from my head.

[]

I’ve always thought of myself as strong.

But the Holy Sword is incompatible. It’s burdensome.

[Low-ranking demon]

Shaaaaahhh!

[Hakuma]

This is bad! The demon is coming!

Run awaaay!

[MC]

Damn it…! In a place like this!

[Ortho]

…It’s not over yet! You have to hang on!

[Ortho]

You are not fully awakened yet! Both of you and the Holy Sword!

[]

If it’s true that I’m the savior, then the lives of everyone in this world are depended on me.

[]

I can not lose. I can’t just leave someone who got hurt for me.

[Ortho]

Scream! Unleash your heart and form a bond of souls!

[MC]

I won’t lose! I can’t be defeated in a place like this!!

[Low-ranking demon]

Shaaaaahhh!

[]

I swing my sword against the fast-approaching demon.

[]

Squeezing out of my throat, the word that is so strangely familiar to me,

even though there’s no way that I could have known.

[]

As if guided by something, as if moved by a cry,

I screamed out the word.

[MC]

Divine Bond Awakening

“Alf-Hellermillen”!!!!

[Hakuma]

Wh-what’s this light…!?

[Ortho]

You did it!

You’ve finally awakened!

[Low-ranking demon]

GYAAAAAAAAAH!?

[Hakuma]

The demon retreated!?

What in the world…

[Hakuma]

Th-that is…!?







[???]

Stay back, wretched scum.

- Who!? –

[]

Out of nothing, a person materialized.

In the emitted divine light that radiates brilliantly,

there stood a formidable warrior.

- No way!? -

[]

He had noble blond hair that shone like platinum.

His straightforward, definitive demeanor made him look like a famous sword.

- You’re so cool… -

[]

With a fearless look and a thick chest.

I couldn’t help but be captivated by the muscular man.

[Excalibur]

I am the Holy Sword Excalibur.

Heeding your call, I have come for you.

[MC]

It’s so old-fashioned!?

So after all… This is the Holy Sword?

[Excalibur]

Yes, that’s correct. It is I, the Holy Sword that you withdrew.

[Hakuma]

Th-that’s absurd… I can’t believe the legendary Holy Sword that the clan has protected for generations has taken a human form…

[Hakuma]

* Crunch*

[MC]

Ah, Hakuma passed out!

[Ortho]

It worked! This is the true power that was bestowed upon you!

[MC]

Ortho!? What is going on!?

[Ortho]

A detailed explanation will follow later!

Anyway, “the Holy Sword can take the form of a human and fight”

That’s what happened.

[Ortho]

And your power was also summoned by the Holy Sword.

[MC]

…It’s true, I can feel it.

I’m getting so much stronger than before!

[Excalibur]

I’m afraid there’s no time for us to have a leisurely conversation, Master.

They’re coming!

[Low-ranking demon]

Shaaaaahhh!

[MC]

Damn it, it’s still able to move!

[MC]

I guess I should call you Ex.

I’ll fight along with you! Let’s go!

[Excalibur]

Yes, Master. It’s an honor to be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you!