I wonder who could be knocking. "Yes, who is it?" I asked.

"It's Mika~! Can you open up, Akane~?" Mika's voice came from the other side of the door.

It's Mika. I should let her in. I opened the door and was greeted by her radiant smile. Ah, she must have received some amazing skills from the goddess. Mika is trustworthy, so I should tell her about my skills and titles.

"Akane, you know what? I had the title of Saint in my status column. All my magic and skills were top-notch. What about you, Akane?" I asked.

That's good to hear. If she's a Saint, then I can trust her. Now, what should I do? It's really hard to say, but I have to tell her. I taught Mika about my skills and titles.

"What? That's so mean! They're making fun of Akane! 'Incompetent' is too harsh!" Mika exclaimed.

"Actually, I heard a voice just before I came to this world. It seems like someone didn't like me very much and chose my skills randomly," I explained.

"That's so annoying! That goddess, who does she think she is? When we talked, I thought she was a good goddess, but she's so selfish," Mika said.

Wait, did Mika meet the goddess?

"Wait a minute, Mika. Have you met the goddess?" I asked.

"Yeah, I have. The place where I first noticed was the space where the goddess was. Everyone said the same thing," Mika replied.

Am I the only one who hasn't met the goddess? That goddess...

"Yeah, that goddess must be jealous of Akane," Mika said.

Jealous? Why?

"What is there for her to be jealous of me, Mika?" I asked.

Mika let out a big sigh and put her hands on my shoulders. "Akane, you should realize this by now. You're really beautiful. It's just because of your glasses that you look ugly. Remember when you and Sakuragi were walking together and met in the schoolyard? You weren't wearing glasses then," Mika said.

Me, beautiful? That's ridiculous! No one has ever told me that before.

"Yeah, I took them off for a while because my eyes were tired," I said.

"After you left, Sakuragi asked me who that cute girl was. When I told him it was you, he was really surprised. Since then, he's been really interested in you," Mika said.

That's a lie. Sakuragi? Come to think of it, he said I should switch to contacts. It makes me really happy.

"Is that so?" I asked.

"Oh, you're a little shaken up. But I can't forgive that goddess," Mika said.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. We have to think about the future. I'm planning to leave the castle after I learn about the common sense of this world," I said.

"What are you talking about? It's better if we stay together," Mika said.

"I'll be a nuisance. For now, it depends on the meeting with the king tomorrow," I said.

After having dinner with everyone and discussing our plans, we decided to ask if we could really return to our original world. Whether or not to reseal the Evil King would be decided later.

Once we had reached a consensus, everyone went back to their rooms to assess their abilities.

*Sigh* It's so easy. I could tell what my abilities were just by looking at it.

After returning to my room, there was a knock at the door.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"Oh, it's Sakuragi. Is it okay to come in now?"

What? Sakuragi-kun! Why are you here at this time? Anyway, let's open the door.

"What's up, coming here at this time?"

"Well, I heard about the skills from Shimazaki. I was just wondering if everything's okay."

Mika~ you told Sakuragi-kun. Well, it's okay if it's Sakuragi-kun.

"Well, come on in for now."

It's good that he came in, but it's kind of awkward.

"You've heard about the skills and titles. If that's the case, it's easy to talk about. Once I learn common sense and such, I'll leave the castle. I'll be a nuisance if I stay."

"That's dangerous. Our appearances stand out, so you'll be attacked by people right away. It's better to stay inside the castle."

He's worried about me. Ahaha, it's kind of nice.

"It's impossible to stay inside the castle all the time. Even if I can't get skills here, I think I can learn self-defense techniques. Once I learn those, I'll leave. It won't be convincing if only one person stays inside the castle all the time."

"I'll talk to the king, the princess, and Garrott-san. They should understand."

He's so insistent.

"Okay, I got it. I'll talk to the king tomorrow. Thank you for worrying about me."

"What, of course, we're friends, so it's natural to worry."

Sakuragi-kun was satisfied and left the room. I didn't realize it at the time, but someone was watching Sakuragi-kun the whole time.

The next day, I was called to the king's room and asked if I could return to my original world. As a result, there seems to be a way to return, but it requires a huge amount of magic power, at least a year to accumulate the necessary magic power for inter-world travel. They taught me in detail about the magic tools, methods of storing magic power, and how to activate magic. They taught me so much that I'm sure I can return. All my classmates were relieved. However, if we die in this other world, it seems impossible. They seem to be thinking about us. Yeah, I can trust these people. Sakuragi-kun, as the class representative, agreed to the resealing of the evil king.

Next, we talked about our status. Sakuragi-kun is the hero, Mika is the saint, and Ryuzaki-kun is the magic swordsman, and everyone is quite talented. The people in the royal palace were also quite excited. Especially, Sakuragi-kun and Mika's ability values, skills, and titles are quite excellent. At that moment, I suddenly heard laughter. Is that Kaneko-san? What's going on? She's pointing at me and laughing out loud. I can't believe it, did she see my status?

"Ahahaha, Shimazaki-san, you're a skillless person. You can never acquire any skills or magic in your life. And what's this about being hated by the goddess? You'll never be happy. You're completely useless, a jinx."

Garrott-san was the first to react to this.

"May I call you Akane?"

"Oh, yes."

"Excuse me, may I appraise your status?"

I see, with the Appraisal skill, you can see someone's status.

"Yes, please go ahead."

Saying that, Garrott-san looked at my status and was terribly surprised.

"This is... terrible. Why did the goddess give you such a skill and title?"

"When I was summoned, I was the only one who wasn't in the presence of the goddess. That might be why."

I don't want to use the honorific "-sama" for someone who I only heard the voice.

"That shouldn't be the case! Everyone should be able to meet her normally, but maybe there was some mistake."

I'm sorry, there was no mistake. I can't say that she just didn't like me. The people around me are making a fuss. I feel bad for Sakuragi-kun, but maybe it's better for me to leave.

"As for my future, I plan to learn the common sense and self-defense techniques of this world before leaving the castle. As Kaneko-san said, I'm useless."

Sakuragi-kun and Mika strongly opposed this.

"That's not good, it's too dangerous. You might never be able to acquire skills in your life. If you leave the castle, there's a high chance you'll be attacked by people right away. It's better not to leave the castle."

"That's right, Akane. Sakuragi-kun is right. We'll protect you."

Ugh, those are really nice words, but is it okay? When I look at Garrott-san,

"Hmm, I agree with Haruto's opinion. It's better not to leave the castle. If you do go out, it's better to go with others, not alone."

The king watched this situation and made a decision and started talking.

"It's our fault, so it's okay to stay inside the castle. Akane, you should try to see if you can really acquire skills and magic. However, you should act separately from the others. There's too much of a difference in ability values. Alright, from today on, Haruto and the others will study the common sense of this world and train in skills and magic. Marcus, the captain of the knights, I'm counting on you."

A man in his thirties stepped forward. This person is Marcus, the captain of the knights. I'll remember that.

"Y-Yes, Your Majesty. Haruto and the others, come with me, Akane too."

Even so, the king and Garrott-san are so kind. They're thinking about my feelings. I'll try not to cause any trouble while I'm inside the castle. I should be able to do some chores.

And so, our training began.