Author Note:
A [The Birth Of A Hero] reacting to [Trash Of The Count's Family] but I add my twist to it. Enjoy my fellow TCF fans!

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▶︎ Cross-Posted on AO3 under the user name: Halloween_Neko
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[Location: The Office]

The Assistant frowned upon seeing the list of guests in his hand. He looked up, staring at the white-haired God in front of him. The said God ignored his gaze and was busy munching on the potato chips. The Assistant's eyes twitched at the uncaring behavior of the God.

"Isn't this a bit too much?"

The Assistant couldn't help but ask. The number of people on the list was huge so it would be hard to organize and control all of them. The God in front of him was currently short on staff. In fact, there was no other employee available besides him right now. The Assistant looked at the God in annoyance. She totally wanted to overwork him. The white-haired God noticed his annoyance and gave him a raised eyebrow.

"Tch."

The Assistant looked away as he stood up and walked out of the room. He hated to be overworked yet he couldn't do anything about this because of the deal between this God and his God. The Assistant could only sigh tiredly as he began to work.

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[Location: The Viewing Room 1]

Rosalyn flinched and closed her eyes when the sudden pink light covered her. When she opened her eyes again, the light had disappeared and she found herself in a foreign place. Rosalyn tightened her grip on her magic staff as she looked around. She couldn't find the two people that were with her before she got transported here.

Choi Han and Lock. She couldn't find them.

However, Rosalyn could see some familiar faces among the people here. She quickly approached one of them.

"John!"

It was her brother, the second prince of the Breck Kingdom. He immediately turned around at his name. He looked surprised upon seeing her and it made her inside twisted a bit. Rosalyn didn't regret one bit for giving up her claim to the throne and her status as a crown princess to chase after her dream as a mage. But sometimes, she couldn't help but miss her family and siblings. Rosalyn let the grip on her staff loosen a bit before calling for her brother's name again.

"...John."

"Noona."

The second prince of the Breck Kingdom called back as his surprised look melted into a relaxed yet worried look. Rosalyn slowed down as she finally came close to him. It was then that she noticed another person sitting near him. She also knew this person.

In fact, they just had a talk before she arrived here.

It was the Crown Prince of the Roan Kingdom, Alberu Crossman.

However, there was something off about him, Rosalyn noticed.

He felt a bit different from the Alberu that she met.

More tired, Rosalyn thought. Like there was this sort of weight on his shoulders.

However, before she could think more about it, her brother started to talk, catching her attention.

"Noona, you're also here."

"Indeed, I am. Do you know where are we?"

John shook his head as he answered.

"I don't know. It seems like no one here knows actually."

"Hm."

Rosalyn felt her anxiety rising at his answer. She could recognize a lot of people in this room and most of them were important people in charge of kingdoms and countries.

Queen Litana of The Jungle.

The Crown Prince Valentino of the Caro Kingdom.

The Guardian Knight Clopeh Sekka of the Paerun Kingdom.

Among other people with similar status, including her, John, and the crown prince Alberu.

Of course, there were also some people she couldn't recognize but all of them radiated the aura of people in charge, like that green-haired lady across the room.

Rosalyn let out a quiet groan, feeling uneasy about this strange situation.

However, she also noticed the way John giving the crown prince next to him a look as he said that. It made her feel even more anxious.

Alberu Crossman knew something.

Rosalyn tightened her grip on her magic staff again.

However, it was at that moment that the black glass wall in front of them slowly became transparent. Now that Rosalyn thought about it. This room looked like a private auction room.

Glowing words started to appear on the glass. Rosalyn analyzed the words and recognized that it was written in a language that she didn't have any knowledge of. However, she could understand perfectly what it said. Hearing some people gasp from behind her, including her brother, she knew that they could understand those words too.

[Greetings, Residents of Nameless #. Welcome to the Domain of God of Mystery.]

"A-a God?!?"

Rosalyn could hear the crown prince of the Caro Kingdom stuttering in bewilderment. However, the following words that appeared also made her gasp in surprise.

[Following the Deal between the God of Mystery and three individuals, you people will be given information about another world that is similar to yours.]

Another world? Rosalyn couldn't hold back her curiosity. However, there was something else making her curious more.

Who were the three individuals that made the Deal with the God of Mystery?

And...

What is exactly the content of the Deal and why did they make it?

Rosalyn was greedy for those answers.

[However, only certain individuals get to keep their memories of this place. You can check your right wrist to know.]

Rosalyn immediately looked at her wrist. There was a magic bracelet with weird patterns around her wrist. It was glowing pink. Rosalyn looked at John and saw a glowing white bracelet around his wrist. She quickly scanned the room. Everyone beside her had white bracelets.

Something didn't feel right.

She looked back at the glowing words.

[If your bracelet is pink, you will keep your memory. If your bracelet is blue, you won't. You can't see the status of other viewers.]

Upon reading the last sentence, Rosalyn figured out this made more sense. It couldn't be only her remembering or only her not remembering. It was just that they couldn't see other people's status. The glowing words changed again.

[You won't feel the fatigue from the lack of sleep. However, we will have dining breaks between viewing sections. We also provide snacks and drinks during the viewing. You can check the menu on the table to order those.]

Rosalyn sat next to John on the other side of the couch. The crown prince Alberu was on the other side. She watched as John tapped the glowing blue square in the middle of the table and a flowing menu popped up. He clicked an option and a set of tea with three cups appeared on the table. Rosalyn watched everything with pure curiosity. The technology of this place was fascinating.

[Please restraining from using violence! Anyone who goes against this will get punished.]

Rosalyn felt herself relax a bit at this rule. However, when she looked to the side, her eyes caught the darkened gaze of Alberu Crossman. She felt a chill running through her body.

There was something truly wrong with the Alberu Crossman sitting across her.

Rosalyn found herself tensed up again.

[Finally, I hope you enjoy this viewing. Sincerely, The Assistant.]

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[Location: The Viewing Room 0]

Alberu finished eating the noodles before putting the plastic cup down. He swiped his mouth with a napkin.

"This is quite good."

"Right?"

Cale said beside him as he also held a similar cup of noodles. Choi Han who was sitting next to the red-haired man nodded in agreement while munching on the food that they called kimchi. Alberu watched as his dongsaeng and his instructor-nim continued to eat the food from their previous world. He picked up the frappuccino that Cale had suggested to him and took a sip.

It was good.

"Human! Human! These things taste so good human! Can we bring some back for our family?"

The black dragon, Raon shouted while chewing the kimbap. Choi Han lighted up at the suggestion as he looked at Cale with something that Alberu would call his puppy eyes. The crown prince's lips twitched at the puppy-like behavior of his instructor-nim. He could see his dongsaeng considering this suggestion. And Alberu had guessed right as Cale looked up at the glowing counting-down clock in front of them.

"Assistant-nim?"

[...Please wait for a bit. I need to ask the God of Mystery.]

Alberu took another sip of the drink in his hand. He also wanted to bring some back for his aunt to try too.

All in all, this wasn't too bad of an offer from a God compared to the ones from the other Gods that they knew.

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[Location: The Office]

[As you can see, please answer their request.]

- Tell them no.

[I don't think that's a good idea.]

The God of Mystery paused for a bit. She thought it over and decided that it probably wouldn't be a good idea to upset that human.

- You take care of it. But give them a limit.

[Alright. I will take care of it. Also, can you give me a raise?]

- No.

[Worth a try.]

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[Location: The Viewing Room 4]

Zed lowered his wrist down.

Blue. He wouldn't remember any of this.

Zed looked at the frowning faces of the Queen and the third prince. They also wouldn't remember, he figured.

However, the second prince, Robbit Crossman had a thoughtful look in his eyes as he stared at the bracelet on his arm. Zed couldn't tell if the second prince looked like he expected the color or if he was surprised by it. Both didn't give Zed enough insight to guess if Robbit would be able to remember or not.

Zed looked at the table next to them. The whole Henituse Family was there except for their eldest son.

Cale Henituse wasn't here.

Zed looked at his table.

His eldest son, Alberu Crossman also wasn't here.

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[Location: The Viewing Room 3]

Cage inspected the magic bracelet around her wrist. She could feel the power of a God in it. She scanned the whole room. Everything here was brimmed with divine energy.

However, it was not the God of Death. Cage frowned, she wasn't familiar with this God. She looked to her right side. The Holy Maiden and the Saint of the Sun God also were here. She turned to her left side. The young lady in her early twenties felt her gaze and smiled back at her.

...This person probably was a Holy Maiden of a God too. Cage just couldn't figure out which God. Probably not the God of Mystery for sure.

Cage picked up her cup of tea and took a sip. She had wanted some wine but that option was currently being locked on the menu. She didn't feel like staying sober for this, especially after what happened when she arrived here.

Cage looked at the table next to them.

Dragons.

Five fucking Dragons.

She really needed the alcohol.

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[Location: The Viewing Room 5]

Lock sat patiently between Ron and Beacrox, staring blankly at the counting-down clock. Uncle Pendrick was sitting at the table next to them with two other elves. Choi Han-hyung and Rosalyn-noona were not here, Lock pulled the hem of his shirt. He worried about them.

Lock didn't like it. He didn't like it when he didn't know where his family was.

The countdown reached zero and the glass wall became fully transparent. However, the scene on the other side of the glass was not what they expected.

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[Location: The Theater]

There were hundreds of people sitting across the theater. They were mostly civilians and some small nobles across two continents. All of them just appeared in this giant theater suddenly.

[SILENT!]

The person on the stage shouted. His voice echoed through the mind of every person in the theater. There were also the glowing words flowing on his head that everyone could see. The person fake coughed before pulling out a paper.

[Ahem. Welcome to the Domain of the God of Mystery!]

Multiple conversations broke out at the shocking news. The person on stage, a young man with white hair and a mask, fake coughed again.

[Ahem, ahem. Silent everyone!]

The noises did not die down. The masked young man frowned before letting out a tired sigh. He shouted again.

[SILENT!]

There was a noise-canceling effect cast on everybody in the theater. They all got muted. The white-haired young man started to speak again.

[Ahem, you can call me The Assistant. Today, you guys are here to watch another world that is similar to yours. None of you will remember any of this so don't bother to think about how to exploit these pieces of information. Also, do not use violence. The punishment is not light. I repeat, the punishment is not light. Anyway, the viewing will start in 5 minutes. Please enjoy your stay.]

The Assistant gave the audience a bow before shredding the paper in his hand and disappearing.

The giant black screen behind his back started to light up and a five minutes countdown appeared on it.

The viewing would start soon.

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Upcoming:

[SEGMENT 1: The Variables] ▼
▶︎ [Cale Henituse] ◀︎
[Cale Barrow]
[Sui Khan]

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