A woman who seemed like a saintess, wearing holy attire and possessing golden hair, stood in front of the Goddess of Light’s statue with a pious expression.

Behind her stood two female priests in the same holy attire.

"Begin the summoning."

The Saintess’s loud voice echoed throughout the hall. Then she kneeled in front of the statue, and all the priests available in the summoning hall followed her.

THUD.

Five people who radiated authority and power stood on a high platform, observing everything.

"What do you think? From which race will the hero come?"

said the red-haired woman with draconic eyes in a calm voice.

"Last time, a Dragon Race person came."

Another woman with green hair, brown eyes, and pointed ears said while giving the draconic woman a look. Then she added,

"So this time, someone else will come."

The other two women and one man standing beside them didn’t say anything and simply looked calmly at the summoning circle, which was now complete.

Then everyone in the hall heard the Saintess’s voice.

"Oh, Hero who will save the world from the demons and bring light to Valtharion."

"...."

Nothing happened for two seconds.

Then—

The Goddess’s statue started glowing with intense light as the summoning circle also began to shine. A pillar of white light erupted upward and instantly passed through the roof as it headed toward the heavens themselves.

Everyone inside the hall gave a knowing look, as this meant the hero summoning was almost complete, while the priests’ expressions became more fanatic.

Outside, the whole of Valtharion became active as everyone looked toward the pillar of light. Then they started kneeling while some bowed with respect and reverence for the Goddess’s power.

SWHOOSH

The pillar of white light suddenly disappeared, and the glowing summoning circle slowly became visible. Many people tried to look inside, but the light was still bright. Even the five rulers were unable to see inside.

After waiting for five minutes, the silhouette of a young man with black hair and blue eyes slowly became visible. He was sitting there wearing normal white pants and a shirt, with a confused expression.

"Huh? A human."

From the crowd, a voice echoed through the hall.

Everyone became surprised. Then the young man stood up and looked around in confusion. Seeing people staring at him as if he were something bizarre, he gathered his courage and asked,

"Where am I?"

"...."

Silence.

No one replied to him. Instead, they turned toward the only man present among the four women.

He also followed their gaze and noticed the five lavishly dressed people standing on a golden platform.

Then his eyes met the only man, who simply looked at him calmly.

Finally noticing the silence, the Saintess picked up a transparent crystal ball from a priest’s hands and started walking toward me.

"So beautiful."

That was the only thought that came into my mind as her blonde hair swayed gently and her eyes calmly looked at me.

After she stood in front of me, a bright smile appeared on her face.

"Young Hero, you have been summoned to Valtharion to save the world from the demons."

I became confused.

"Demons? Hero?"

I muttered, upon which she nodded and held the transparent ball toward me.

"Please touch this Awakening Crystal."

I first looked at her hand, which seemed as white as snow, before focusing my gaze on the crystal.

My hand reached toward it.

I hesitated for a moment as everyone present urged me with their eyes.

"Do it. It’s all about touching it."

That seemed to be what all their eyes were saying.

"Huff."

I took a deep breath and, with a final push, touched it.

"Cold."

The crystal felt cold to the touch.

I waited and looked around, but everyone remained silent as they were also waiting.

For a moment, nothing happened.

A minute later, still nothing.

The Human Emperor’s face slowly started changing as anxiety grew with each passing moment.

Even after five minutes, nothing happened.

The Saintess shook her head regretfully and said,

"The Young Hero does not have any talent."

Silence.

Then—

"HAHAHA!"

Laughter erupted from the red-haired woman, while the other empresses also tried to control their laughter.

The Human Emperor’s face became ugly, and he clenched his fists.

OHM!

Suddenly, a mysterious sound echoed throughout Valtharion.

The Saintess’s eyes turned white, filled with light, and an intense pressure descended upon everyone. Including the emperors and empresses, everyone kneeled before it.

Even I was forced face-first into the ground.

Then came an ancient, majestic voice.

"All five of you have to marry at least one of your children to him."

Their faces changed.

They hurriedly tried to ask for forgiveness, but the Goddess was already gone, leaving only the Saintess behind as her eyes slowly returned to normal.

With a sigh, all of them gave me a glaring look before exiting the place.

"What happened?"

I asked absentmindedly as I tried to get up.

Then a hand helped me.

"Thank you,"

I muttered unconsciously before looking toward the person.

The Saintess still had a smile on her face.

But when I heard her next words, my mind went blank for a second.

"Young Hero, we have to hurry. You have a marriage within one hour."

"Huh?"

I muttered in confusion.

Everything was going out of control.

First demons, then marriage?

But she didn’t give me more time to think.

Two male priests appeared behind me and dragged me toward the preparation room.

"Wait, who is my bride?"

I asked while being dragged.

The Saintess replied with a gentle smile,

"A princess."

After that, they took me to bathe and changed my clothes into a traditional white marriage gown.

"Huhu, you look good in this dress."

The two female priests combing my hair said while laughing.

My face turned red.

Finally, after thirty minutes, they took me to the marriage hall and left after giving their blessing.

"Young Hero, you are very lucky to marry a princess."

I sighed and started moving through the corridor while looking around.

"The whole place seems wealthy."

I touched the golden wall and thought.

Then I looked back toward the gate, where a few knights stood in shining holy armor.

"Can I run if I want?"

I thought.

CLANG.

When their swords touched the ground and a heavy sound echoed, I shook my head.

"No chance."

As I moved toward the ceremony hall, I heard a loud argument.

"Father, I was never meant to marry the Hero."

"Only the youngest son or daughter has always married the Hero."

I hid behind a pillar and peeked into the room through the slightly open door.

A very beautiful woman with raven-black hair and purple eyes spoke to the Human Emperor with an angry and desperate voice.

"Is it because I am of low birth and less talented than your youngest daughter?"

"That’s why you want me to marry a no-talent Hero?"

SLAP!

The Human Emperor slapped her.

A red handprint immediately appeared on her cheek.

"Ouch, that definitely will hurt."

I unconsciously touched my own cheek and muttered quietly.

Looking at her crying expression, I shook my head and started moving toward the ceremony hall.

"Poor girl."

After a few minutes, I finally reached the place.

I looked at the four holy knights guarding the door.

As I stepped forward, they opened it.

"Ah, thanks, I guess."

I said quietly.

They didn’t even look at me.

"Yeah, so much respect for a so-called Hero."

I muttered.

Though they seemed to hear it, they still didn’t react.

Inside, I saw a hall filled with people.

Every single one of them looked unbelievably rich.

Each of them is definitely wearing something made from gold.

I took one step, then another.

Slowly, I reached the front.

There stood the Saintess, still carrying the same smile.

This time, however, she held a holy book in her hands.

I nodded at her and stood beside her while waiting for my bride.

After waiting for several minutes while listening to the ridicule around me, I thought,

"Seems like they also heard what happened."

CREEEKKK 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

The main gate opened with a loud sound, attracting everyone’s attention.

I leaned slightly to look.

Then my breath stopped for a moment.

From the entrance came five beautiful women, each with distinctive features, wearing bridal gowns that covered their faces.

How did I know?

Because their figures seemed perfect, and their gait is elegant.

"Gulp."

I swallowed unconsciously.

A small chuckle came from beside me, but I ignored it.

As they stopped in front of me, the Saintess, who had remained quiet for some time, finally spoke.

"Young Hero, what is your name?"

I paused slightly as his eyes remained fixed on the brides.

"Luke Voidheart."

I answered after a moment.

The Saintess smiled, opened the book, and started reading from it.

Everyone listened calmly, while the priests listened with pious expressions.

The emperors and empresses watched with emotionless eyes.

Meanwhile, the other princes and princesses looked toward me with contempt, as though looking at a lowly lifeform.

I didn’t notice any of this.

My entire focus was on my soon-to-be wives.

Thinking about it made me smile happily.

The five brides could see through their veils.

After seeing his smile, their expressions became disgusted, and they clenched their fists.

Soon, a priest brought five holy cups filled with holy water and presented them to the brides.

All five paused for a moment before finally bringing the cups to their lips and drinking from them.

The priest then collected the cups and presented them to me.

Looking at the cups that still carried their lip marks, I smiled and drank every cup completely.

GULP.

Many men became jealous.

After all, the princesses they had dreamed of marrying would now become the wives of a talentless Hero.

After I finished the final cup, a blinding light descended from above.

I closed my eyes.

A few moments later, when I opened them again, I saw five chains of holy light descending from the heavens.

Each chain slowly moved toward a heart.

CLICK.

The clicking sound echoed throughout the hall.

Each chain connected one bride to me, while all five chains linked directly to my heart.

I slowly touched my heart and muttered while looking at my five wives.

"I am married."

"Marriage successful."

The Saintess’s voice echoed throughout the hall.

DING!

10,000 TIMES RETURN SYSTEM ACTIVATED!

[Chapter End]

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