Battle Harem of the Heavenly Sword

"Together they formed the Nine saviors. In the twenty-fifth year of the transmigrator's arrival, they managed to defeat the last demon lord. Against all odds and the entire world preventing their success they triumphed.

"Unfortunately unlike fairy tales, the Saviors did not escape unscathed. The Eternity sisters exhausted their powerful magic and had to return to the Eternal Paradise. Dragon lord Ethan suffered a life-threatening injury and was forced to enter hibernation to survive. Verathragna died after turning the battle in the Savior's favor."

Rilu then silently wept as she continued, her mood turned for the worse as she recounted a legacy long forgotten. Hiro remained silent, due to his experiences he could only imagine how difficult the battles were. Fighting against the entire world and losing allies was a lot to take in. Four of them Earthlings like him, were stranded in this world for over twenty years.

"Historians called it the cruelest joke of time, they began as four and then ended as four. In the end, the inhabitants of this world, even those that were already akin to gods couldn't outlast the transmigrators."

"Unable to return home, due to Lord Dius being the party leader the continent was henceforth called Valorious. His chosen surname supposedly meant valor and glory. He hoped that his legacy will sustain those that follow in the future. They then separated to the four winds, Valorious made an Empire in the north, Gracyeanor to the east, Dominii to the south, and Alabarda to the west."

Hearing a familiar name Hiro then asked in a hurry.

"Alabarda? Then doesn't that mean Krayto Ojisan is from the Alabarda kingdom?"

Rilu who heard him, answered while puzzled. "Ojisan? Lord Alabarda is the last surviving member of the Alabarda royalty. Out of the four kingdoms, only the Dominii empire still stands today."

Hiro couldn't believe his ears, how could empires established by what could only be called deities fall? Perhaps reading his face Rilu, answered his questions without him even asking.

"They all fell due to a variety of reasons, calamities, civil war, and corruption could be cited as the factors of their collapse. But the most obvious was the disappearance of the Saviors."

"They disappeared? Did they manage to return home?"

"No one knows, they changed their names adter all. It was to prevent others from learning that Saviors never die from old age. We only know that our current emperor, Leonidas Dominii is not a descendant but the original transmigrator due to lady Rhyne's information. Yet even Emperor Leonidas disappeared suddenly.

"Several millennia have passed and now one knows where they all went. But one thing is for certain, if not for the Saviors, the land would still be called the Cradle of Demons.

"Ethan Dragonblood - The Dragon Savior.

"Verathragna- The Mystic Savior.

"Hymeno Yuvaika, Rosse Keisara, Bianca Ceile, The Eternity sisters or The Fairy Saviors.

"Leonidas Dominii - The Lance Savior.

"Tian Alabarda - The Halberd Savior.

"Effrin Gracyeanor - The Bow Savior.

"And the one to lead them all, Dius Valorious - The Sword Savior.

"They are the ones that carried the weight of the world as they fought against the enemies of humanity. Their legacy is one of glory, battle, and ultimately hope. I couldn't help to think how difficult it must have been. How hard did they have to push themselves? When everyone choose to bow down they alone rose to fight."

Hiro who heard such grand tales felt his horizons expand. These four were like him supposedly, everyday humans who only knew of peace. Yet they fought a war they didn't have to, all for a land that wasn't theirs. But something didn't make sense. Leonidas was already immensely powerful. Why did he need to ask for something as ridiculous as the Battle harem system?

Did each Savior also have a wish or was it just the transmigrators? What did the others wish for? Leonidas supposedly asked for the Battle harem system simply to protect his wives and family. But from what? What did a man of his caliber fear so much that he needed to go to that extent? He decided to share the system with the world which may give him even more enemies yet still chose to do so.

Hiro noticed it long ago, the battle harem system may look like a harem protagonist's dream, but underneath it, laid a foundation for creating a powerful army bound to one purpose. Furthermore, something didn't sit right with Hiro. He could understand the five original inhabitants to be casualties. But why did even the four transmigrators all suddenly disappear?

Who could be powerful enough to make them move? Perhaps Rilu grew expectant upon brainwashing the transmigrator, the young woman decided to share more.

"If you are theorizing that the battle harem system is a tool for war, numerous historians did the same thing. From the gaps, one scholar suggested that the actions of the Saviors all had one thing in common."

Hiro, who couldn't find anything similar to the outcomes of all nine saviors waited for Rilu to continue. Perhaps happy that she found a fellow kindred spirit that loved history, the light-browned-haired history nut then spoke to deliver the biggest bomb to the subject matter at hand.

"Their actions seem to indicate that the battle was not over. All of them could be theorized to be preparing for war. One larger than even the conquest of the demon lords.

"The Eternity saviors and Lord Ethan could be said to saving strength for the right time

"Lord Dominii used his wish to create the Battle Harem system, the other transmigrators were believed to have used their wish for things of similar scale.

"The Calibers were believed to also have been created due to a wish, many deduced it originated from the Alabarda.

"The Rose-colored witch hunts were believed to be a wish gone wrong from the Gracyeanor.

"Last but not least, the millennia of peace was said to be a wish by Lord Dius Valorious."

Unable to retort the logic Hiro felt alarmed. While still all guesses and theories, they did say where there is smoke there is fire. What if it was all true? If both the system and the calibers were tools meant to arm the whole world. How large an army was needed? What the hell were they going to fight?

Together they could be said to invalidate the effort and time needed to learn combat. Theoretically, the Calibers and the battle harem system allowed anyone to pick up a blade and fight due to skills. Wasn't Hiro one living example? From a civilian who knew not of battle, after 30 days he was now a warrior who could hold his own against monsters. The calibers allowed even children to fight, wasn't Vergil a kid by all standards?

If this was all true, then what the hell was coming? Hiro began to shudder at the thought. Beings who cleansed the continent of not one but seventy-two demon lords. Yet they all still took preparations for a final war no one even knew was coming.

If he intended to stay in this world with Raylene, Jade, and Vanessa, he needed to know. Because it may be his women's lives at stake if he didn't, thus Hiro gained yet another reason to gain strength as fast as possible.