Reincarnated as an affinity-less hero, the quest to become the strongest!

Chapter 2: Ridiculed and Shunned

"Now, hero, you are the last one remaining, please state your value and powers..."

All of my classmates, king, princesses, and knights now had their focus directed at me. How can I possibly survive this humiliation?! DAMN YOU SEIICHI!

I was really frustrated with these outrageous events, to say the least but I had no other choice but to come forth.

I turned to face the king, who looked expectant and so did my peers. I had no choice but to spit it out. I would most likely be abandoned and bullied to an even greater extent than before... Who knew this second life would be even more pathetic than my first? Well, what can I do, right?

"My name is Reiki Ishida, all of my stats are below 10, I have no class, no affinities, and no skills!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Suddenly Seiichi burst out laughing. It was a crude laugh, one which made me get even more irritated, angry and frustrated than ever before. As I was trying to contain my emotions he suddenly points at me and directed his characteristic amiable comments at me:

"THIS GIRL HAS ABSOLUTELY NO TALENT AS A HERO! HAHAHAHA〜"

As soon as he said this, all of my peers started sending me their comforting comments, following Seiichi's example.

"YOU SHOULD JUST DIE HAHAHA〜"

"WHY WERE YOU EVEN BORN? HAHA〜"

"NO AFFINITIES? ARE YOU SERIOUS? HOW USELESS ARE YOU?! HAHAHA〜"

Those words used to have no effect on me due to having been exposed to those types of comments many times before, but this time... I simply couldn't, it really hurt me. I turned to face the laughing mob of my classmates only to make out the figure of Sakura saddened. She seemed like she was about to cry... 'I guess she still cares about me, huh?' I Iet out a small smile, though what was reflected wasn't happiness. I kept my head facing the floor when the king shouted:

"SILENCE!"

I was surprised by his sudden overpowering command, so I instinctively turned to see him, he then continued:

"Hero, please follow me... We must discuss..."

As soon as he said that he turned around and started heading behind his throne. I was somewhat hesitant at first, but in the end, I followed him.

We passed through various corridors, stairs, and hallways until we finally arrived inside a luxurious room which looked like an office, it had a desk with a fancy chair and then two other chairs in front of it. It seemed like any other office, except for the fact that it was fully decorated with precious metals and gemstones. 'As expected from a monarch, I guess...'

As I was inspecting the extravagant room, the king sat on the chair behind the desk and gestured for me to sit in front of him. I sat down following his command without questioning when he began explaining:

"Please answer honestly, Hero"

I nodded in response

"Are you lying regarding your stats, class, attributes or skills?"

"No"

"Are you completely sure that the stats, class, attributes, and skills you mentioned are the way they are?"

"Yes"

"Do you have any idea as to why this might be?"

With that question, I froze up. I wasn't sure if to respond the truth, seeing how powerful and useful Seiichi was to the kingdom, besides the fact I wasn't fully sure if Seiichi had truly been responsible for this...