In my world, I was just a curious child, always wondering about everything. When I was five years old, I lost my parents in an incident—a fire that burned down our house. At that time, I was playing with a toy my father had given me when I suddenly smelled something strange.
As I tried to leave my room and look for my mom and dad, I noticed a glowing light from the living room. I was on the second floor, and when I looked down, I saw a raging fire. It terrified me, and I screamed out in fear:
"DAD, MOM, WHERE ARE YOU?!"
Suddenly, a stranger appeared and kicked me down the stairs. I was terrified and tried to run. Just as the stranger was about to attack me again, my dad came to my rescue and my mom took me outside.
I was trembling and asked my mother:
"Mom, what's happening?"
"Stay calm, sweetheart. Everything will be alright," she said, clearly distressed but trying to stay strong in front of me. Then, she made me pass out, and I lost consciousness.
When I woke up, I didn't know where I was. I suddenly heard someone shouting and ran toward the sound. When I arrived, I was shocked to see my parents, badly wounded and dying.
I asked what had happened, but suddenly someone appeared behind me. I tried to fight, but I saw that it was my aunt.
"Auntie, what's going on?"
As I began to lose consciousness again from the smoke, I heard a loud explosion.
BOOM
I saw my mother and father in terrible condition. They smiled at me as the smoke clouded my vision, and slowly, I closed my eyes. The last thing I heard from them was: "Be strong—for the good people."
Because of that past, I now try to gather the courage to step forward—to protect.
He jumped and activated a skill given by Noah:
"GALAXY WEAPON!"
He summoned a spear from a black hole, colored purple, red, and blue, and hurled it with all his might, accompanied by a strong gust of wind.
WUSSS
It pierced the monster and destroyed it instantly.
BOOMM
Ace landed safely, but the girl began to recall her past, remembering her mother. She once asked:
"Mom, will I ever have someone who will protect me?"
Her mother answered with a warm smile,
"Yes, of course, my child."
At that moment, Ace approached the girl. As he got closer, the girl suddenly fainted and whispered,
"Thank you."
A few hours later, she regained consciousness and found herself surrounded by villagers who were resting and helping her, thanking her for going through so much trouble to save them. They were all on a train made by Ace.
Ace and Ren were in carriage 2, while the girl was in carriage 4.
Some time later, Ace went to visit her. A little sibling beside the girl whispered:
"Sis, that's the guy who saved you."
The girl was surprised and happy because the wish she made as a child had come true.
Ace spoke politely:
"May I know your name?"
The girl suddenly introduced herself in a funny way:
"My name is Caiber. Will you marry me?"
The room went silent, and then everyone burst out laughing at Caiber's playful behavior.
Because of that, Caiber's face turned red, while in Ace's mind, he was thrilled—his waifu from the game he used to play was now standing right in front of him.
Ren, who was secretly peeking, felt jealous and grumbled in her heart:
"(Ugh, typical playboy!)"
Night passed, and they safely arrived at their destination: Fort Sister Two.
The day before, they had made plans to rescue the trapped villagers and aid the empire.
The next morning, they reached Fort Sister Two, where many enemy soldiers were stationed.
Ace, Ren, and Caiber hid in the trees—spying and preparing a stealth attack.
"Well, this seems way too easy for you, Ace," Ren commented.
Ace replied with a small grin, "Hehe, this is my specialty, Ren."
"Not only do you have great power, but you're also a brilliant strategist."
"Alright, after this, we'll resc—um, I mean rescue the villagers," Caiber said while blushing in embarrassment.
"Oh my god, Caiber, what's up with you?" Ren said.
"It's fine, Ren. Let's just focus on our mission now."
Just before the plan began, I received a system notification that shocked me.
The system spoke to me:
=Master, are you ready for your mission?=
At first, I thought it was from Noah, but it turned out to be a mandatory quest. I had no choice but to accept. There were three required missions.
One of them: Rescue the villagers with you. The reward was a new power—but it had to be completed with a squad.
So I decided to discuss it with Ren, Caiber, and the villagers. The system also showed me a glimpse of the future. After the discussion, everyone agreed.
"Alright, since everyone is on board, let's do our best."
I granted them protective powers, just in case the mission failed. The three of us—Ace, Ren, and Caiber—were in charge of sneaking in and attacking when the group entered through the gate.
"Hey, there were a lot of them earlier. Why are their numbers thinning out now? Tch, weaklings," Ren commented.
"Well, isn't that a good thing?" Ace replied.
"With this, the group can enter safely."
As the group entered and found no guards inside, it was like an open door—and that worked to our advantage.
"Alright, go in now."
As the group entered, Ace's plan began. He cast a stun spell to temporarily immobilize the enemies.
Then Ren and Caiber charged in quickly, defeating all remaining enemies in no time.
But then, one person threw a strange orb toward them.
"Hey, that's—!"
The orb exploded, summoning a massive creature—half-human, half-horse, wielding a spear.
=Monster Level 51 – Item Drop: Legendary Spear=
=Would you like to accept it?=
Without hesitation, I accepted.
"This won't take long."
"Aya, Ren!"
"Ready!"
Ren transformed into a samurai sword—and the battle began, with Ace and Ren unleashing their combined strength.