When the prompt sound of the Reincarnation System faded, Makoto, who had grown accustomed to the existence of the Reincarnation Game, frowned slightly.
[Isekai World]
Two words, summarizing countless possibilities.
The sheer number of Isekai Anime from his previous life had earned them the label of 'trash'.
Even a non-professional shut-in like him could name ten off the top of his head.
But before he could think further, the world before his eyes began to spin.
When his vision stabilized again, he was already standing in a dimly lit basement.
Beneath his feet was a magical array emitting a cyan glow.
Before him stood about ten men in black robes, looking like priests.
"Heroes, please save this world!"
Their voices trembled as they bent their waists almost simultaneously.
[Isekai World Quest: Unify The World.]
The Reincarnation System's voice added coldly. Makoto blinked. This quest objective was unexpectedly simple and brutal.
'Speaking of which, killing everyone and leaving only your own people could also be considered another form of unifying the world.'
He glanced sideways at Yu.
Yu stood expressionless on the spot. When he noticed Makoto looking his way, he immediately showed a respectful expression.
"A Hero? Is that the kind of thing that often appears in games?"
An excited voice came from beside Makoto.
"From now on, can I become a winner in life, gathering companions, marrying a princess, and defeating an evil dragon? It would be even better if the evil dragon were a female dragon who could transform into a dragon girl!"
Makoto followed the voice.
A rather thin, small-built boy with a mischievous, cheeky air between his brows was holding a rather unremarkable longbow.
'Holy crap! Scumzuma.'
Makoto's brow twitched.
Satou Kazuma was lost in his own fantasies, his gaze sweeping over the people nearby, and then he saw Makoto.
He nearly dropped the bow in his hand, his knees went weak, and he fell to the ground.
"M-Makoto!?"
"Idiot, address him as Commander!"
Yu's voice cut in from the side.
Kazuma shrank further away on the ground.
Makoto's gaze passed over him and swept across the others standing in the basement. Four Gay Bros, Beam, Ace, and the others were all there.
No women.
None of his wives were present.
'Not selected by this Reincarnation Game?'
'Or teleported somewhere else?'
"Hero, do you know these people?"
The middle-aged head priest looked down at Kazuma kneeling on the ground, his tone respectful, but when his gaze swept over Yu and the others, it carried a barely concealed disgust.
Kazuma opened his mouth, glanced at Makoto, and after several seconds, mustered his courage again and said:
"I-I know them."
"Hey, save the catching up for later. Can you explain the situation to us first?"
A blonde walked out from the crowd, around twenty years old, with regular features, a hairstyle somewhat reminiscent of the 'son' of King of Knights.
He held a long spear in his hand, and his expression toward the priests showed some impatience.
Makoto looked at him, searched his mind for a moment, but couldn't recall who he was.
'An anime I hadn't seen?'
"Yeah, explain the situation first."
Another youth stepped out from the right.
Around sixteen or seventeen, black hair, holding a one-handed sword.
Though not as brash in tone as the spear-wielder, he also exuded a sense of assertiveness.
"If you don't give me a satisfactory answer, I wouldn't mind becoming your enemy."
Makoto noticed that, including Kazuma, four people were holding weapons.
A bow, a sword, a spear, a shield.
Kazuma held the bow, the blonde held the spear, the black-haired one held the sword, and there was also a curly-haired male university student around twenty years old, silently standing on the far right, holding a plate-sized shield in his arms.
Compared to the other three, he seemed not yet fully aware of what was happening.
"Shorty, who do you think you are—"
Dissatisfied with the blonde's attitude, Beam's mouth had already opened, revealing his fangs.
"Beam." Makoto raised his hand.
Beam's mouth quickly closed, reverting to an ordinary animal appearance. The Teddy Devil, who had been about to transform into his Devil Form, immediately restrained his killing intent.
"Quite interesting, isn't it?" Makoto chuckled softly.
He didn't expect to encounter this kind of loser-protagonist web novel opening himself.
Being invincible for so long, suddenly encountering something like this felt rather interesting.
Yu glanced at him, and after confirming that Makoto wasn't being sarcastic, he averted his gaze from the group of priests.
But he had already memorized the faces of these people.
The head priest, unaware of the increasingly obvious killing intent in Yu's and the others' eyes, cleared his throat and began:
"Heroes, this is the Kingdom of Melromarc. Right now, our nation is on the brink of extinction, which is why we used otherworld summoning magic to bring you four Heroes here."
"Four?"
Kazuma was stunned.
He looked down at the bow in his hand, then at the blonde's spear, the black-haired youth's sword, and the university student's shield.
Four weapons, four people.
The priest nodded: "Yes. What each of you holds now are legendary weapons passed down through our kingdom for generations. They have the ability to actively follow the Heroes they summon."
His gaze swept over the four of them with a fawning look.
Then he looked at Makoto's group.
His expression immediately turned to disdain.
"Previously, we summoned only one Hero at a time, but because the nation is now on the brink of extinction, we used an unprecedented summoning magic—"
The priest paused, frowning slightly. "It ended up summoning small fry as well."
Ace's smile faded.
Ever since dealing with that guy Jinnosuke Mudou, he hadn't felt this angry in a long time.
"Ace."
Makoto raised his hand, signaling Ace to stay calm.
Ace clicked his tongue and moved his hand away from his sword hilt.
"What's the rush? We still need to understand the situation in this world." Makoto said with a smile.
Beam's teeth ground audibly. Four Gay Bros smacked his lips, the killing intent in his eyes growing heavier.
Kazuma was nearly scared pissless.
He wondered if this priest had a brain problem. Although he himself lived by the principle of revenge for wrongs, he also knew not to offend people unnecessarily unless absolutely necessary.
And this priest just kept dancing on the landmines of Yu and his group.
'It's a miracle you've survived this long without getting beaten to death.'
'Bro, please stop, really, just stop.'
Fortunately, the priest didn't continue his nonsense. He made a 'please' gesture toward the basement exit.