A.N. This is a crossover with a story called Yuusha Gojo Kumiai Kouryuugata Keijiban, which roughly translates to Hero Cooperation Union Exchange Bulletin Board (or Hero Union BBS for short). Sadly, there's no category for that story on this website, so this will mainly be labeled as a Worm fanfic.
For those of you who don't know about Hero Union BBS, it's a manga (that was adapted from a light novel) about heroes from across time and space who help one another through the usage of a bulletin board system. Mostly made up of isekai tropes, it has a unique format that I recommend readers pick up for the novelty of it.
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Topic: I've Been Summoned To A Strange Place
In: Boards ► Retired Heroes
Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Posted on February 1, 2011:
Please tell me this is working.
HeCh(Hero Chat) has been bugging out on me for some reason, so I resorted to using some weird magic Sage came up with to communicate. Technically I'm supposed to post on the Active Heroes side, but there are reasons why I'd avoid doing that for now.
I'm in a picky situation, and I need all the advice I can get!
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► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
What's this?
Now I'm curious.
It's not that common that Freeter asks for help.
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Hmm?
Is it me, or does the layout of the board look different?
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Huh, so Freeter's at it again.
► Sage (Sky Garden)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Ugh, this was annoying.
I'm going to take a nap now.
Have fun explaining to everyone.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Thanks, Sage!
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Are you in trouble, Freeter?
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
What happened?
Please explain the situation.
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Sheesh, this is confusing.
I'm still getting used to the regular board.
What's with the sudden change in format?
Also, is Freeter famous or something?
I feel like most of you already know him.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Care for a self-introduction Freeter?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Ah, sure!
Most of you already know who I am, so this explanation is mostly for Retiree's sake.
I'm sure you are already aware of those so-called 'summoned heroes'.
People called from another world to save one in peril.
Well, I'm one of them.
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► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Except Freeter's a bit more prolific than most.
What was your last count again?
23, right?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
It's up to 25, actually.
This latest jump will be my 26th.
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Hold on, let me get this straight.
You've been summoned as a hero 26 times?!
As I understand, summoned heroes are usually called upon only once.
Is this normal?
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Not really.
Honestly, we're used to it by now.
Still, Freeter being this summonable defies all common sense.
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Let's get back to the topic at hand.
Freeter, the tread title states that you've been summoned to a weird place.
Does this world truly stand out to someone who has traveled as much as you have?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Yeah, you can say that.
At first glance, the world I've been summoned to seems fine.
But once you take into account certain factors, it's pretty unusual.
I won't say it's the weirdest place I've been to, but it's certainly close.
Doesn't help that I've been summoned in some pretty bad circumstances.
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Oh, dear.
For some reason, I feel I might have to bring out the smelling salts...
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
What do you need smelling salts for?
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
That's just her way of saying she needs alcohol.
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Isn't it a little early to start drinking?
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► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Right, I should get started.
First off, it would probably help if I point out where I am now.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Earth Bet… is that supposed to be another parallel world?
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Parallel world?
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Basically, it's a world that's similar to the one Freeter is from with slight differences.
The majority of summoned heroes are usually summoned from various versions of Earth.
Although, I'm pretty sure Freeter rarely gets summoned to such places.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Makes sense since the isekai trope doesn't delve into worlds that aren't the usual fantasy cliche.
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
I see.
Thanks for the explanation.
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Student and Company Employee explained it well enough.
As people who come from similar worlds like Freeter, they would know more about the subject.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Well, it's something like that.
Only, this world is still pretty different from my own.
If I have to put it into words, is everyone here is familiar with Veggievorn?
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Do you mean that transforming hero similar to Magical Girl?
Both of them appeared at the last meetup.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Those two are great. (lol)
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► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Well, imagine a whole world of people like that except without the transformation part.
Basically, I've been summoned to a superhero world.
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Superhero?
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Superhero?
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Superhero?
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Wait, seriously?
You mean something straight out of comic books?
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Company Employee, are you familiar with the subject?
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Think of a world where there are basically dozens of people with powers like Veggievorn and Magical Girl.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Pretty much.
Instead of having magic, there are people here who gain special abilities called superpowers.
Some use those powers for good while others use them for evil.
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
I see, quite an unusual world.
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Sounds like it's a really troublesome place.
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► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Still, what's so unusual Freeter?
If it was someone like Prince or Retiree that got summoned, I'd understand their confusion.
But the idea of a superhero world shouldn't be too unfamiliar to you, right?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Before I get to that, I should explain from the beginning first.
So like usual, I had just saved another world from the calamity that befell it.
By that point, I was a bit tired from adventuring and figured I'd take it easy once I got home.
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Casually mentions saving another world like he's talking about the weather…
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
But instead of being sent home, I felt something calling to me.
The next thing I knew, I found myself appearing in some kind of school.
There were no magicians or priests waiting for me, not even a magic circle.
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
A random summoning?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
I figured it was something like that at first.
Then I heard the sound of banging coming from nearby.
Tracing the source, I realized that it was somebody trapped in a locker calling for help.
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Hm?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
The locker had been filled with a bunch of nasty stuff and was clearly meant to torment her.
Basically, it was bullying.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Yikes…
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
That sounds unpleasant.
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► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
That's when the weird part started.
For some reason, the board stopped working properly when I tried to open it.
The regular system kept glitching, and it somehow caught the attention of the Union.
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Hold on, the Union is involved?
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
This sounds a lot more serious than I expected.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Eventually, Sage somehow managed to get into contact with me.
But for a couple of days, I was unable to post about my situation while the board glitched.
During that time, I tried figuring out what the situation was and why I was summoned here.
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
And what did you learn?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
It turns out that Locker Girl was the one who summoned me.
Letting her out and using some magic to heal her, I realized that there was a connection between us.
It's hard to describe, but I felt that my existence was tied to her in a way that keeps me here.
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Is it something like a familiar's pact?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
That's probably the best way to describe it.
It appears that her 'superpower' somehow managed to hijack my summoning route and call me here.
But because of that, her power messed with the bulletin board so I wasn't able to use it.
Even now, you notice that the format is a bit different due to her power's influence.
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Huh.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Weird.
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► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Sage was complaining a lot when he tried to fix the system along with the Union.
During his investigation, he did find out the source of the glitch though.
There's a lot of technobabble involved, so I'll try to dumb it down.
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Much appreciated.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Aliens.
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
What?
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
What?
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
What?
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
When you say aliens, are you referring to beings that are not native to the world?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Yup.
It turns out that aliens are the ones who are giving people powers here on this world.
Not to mention they also have enough power to seal off a section of space-time with a dimensional seal.
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Oh, wow.
Meddling with space-time requires one to be rated level 8 by the association.
But to seal off a section would probably mean that they're beyond even that level.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
According to the Union, the alien who sealed off this area is rated as a nominally level 10 threat.
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► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Isn't that already on the level of a god?
No, before that, what do you mean by nominally?
What makes the alien so different from a regular level 10 threat?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
If I recall Sage's words, he said something along the likes of:
"There is still an infinitely small step left before they can reach the highest levels of power."
"While their power is on the same level, the level of understanding in their own power is lacking."
"The fact that they made it this far with little to no understanding of magic is already commendable."
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
In short, they're on the same threat level.
But practically speaking, they're still not the same as other gods.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Even so, that's still crazy.
Nominally or not, that's still a level 10 threat.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Tell me about it.
I'm used to defeating Demon Lords and stuff, but gods?
That's something only the seniors are capable of handling.
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
What about Locker Girl?
Since she summoned you, does she have a role in all of this?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Ah, that's right!
During that time when the board was down, I settled down with her for a while.
She made me swear to keep my existence a secret while she tried to make sense of things.
Luckily whatever summoned me here allowed me to understand English since she's also American.
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Well, when you think of superheroes they normally come from there.
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Why would she want to keep you a secret?
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Is it a problem if your existence is exposed?
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► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Kinda.
Apparently, this world has already made contact with other alternate Earth.
But due to politics, it's still a big deal if someone is exposed as being from another world.
Not to mention that Locker Girl still wants to keep her identity a secret from the public.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Oh, right!
Superheroes have secret identities, that's basically rule number 1.
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
So what have you been doing?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Mainly using the library to research and explore the city.
Since there are heroes and villains, I try to get a picture of the various factions here.
It's not like there's royalty or the church ordering me around, so I'm taking it easy for now.
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Should you not be going after these villains?
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
There are already a bunch of other heroes who take care of that.
Rather, I'm looking into other opponents to go up against.
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Uh oh, I don't like the sound of this.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Apparently, there are these three giant monsters that attack every few months.
Supposedly, they're strong enough that no one has been able to stop them since they first appeared.
While I might not be strong enough to deal with a god, these guys seem to be more on my level.
Might have to train a bit more until their next appearance though.
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Oh no.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Kaiju attack!
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► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Plus, it seems that Locker Girl is interested in getting stronger too.
Since she knows that I can use magic, she's been pestering me to teach her how to use it.
At this rate, I'll be spending the next few months helping her grow while I train.
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Lol, you're taking on an apprentice.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Freeter 2.0
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
That sounds wonderful.
► Retiree (Yggd Debas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Well, it looks like you know what you're doing.
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
I wish you good luck in this endeavor.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
I might update everyone here later about my situation once I get the word from the Union.
From the looks of it, I might not be the only hero that will be summoned here.
Sage wants to send a few others here to help investigate this world.
If anyone here is interested, feel free to contact him.
► Company Employee (Parallel Universe #8)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Eh, I dunno.
► Priest (Floy Regas)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Sorry.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
I doubt anyone here is interested.
You might have better luck requesting from the Active Heroes side.
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► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Yeah, I figured.
Does anyone know who might be interested?
► Princess Shrine Maiden (Salendaria)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Why not ask the Star Alloy Robots?
Sage can probably send them over to you if you ask.
► Prince (I Das)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Scholar might be interested in investigating the irregularities in space-time.
► Student (Global State)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Either way, make sure to let us know if anything goes wrong.
And introduce us to Locker Girl once she gets used to everything.
► Freeter (Original Poster) (Miralst→Earth Bet)
Replied on February 1, 2011:
Don't worry, I have high hopes for her.
By the time I'm done training her, she'll be strong enough to match any hero or villain in this city.
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Yup, this is a PHO-styled story. It makes sense since the crossover fic takes a BBS-style approach to storytelling, so it wasn't too difficult to write.
Note that this story is already published on SpaceBattles with several chapters already released. I'll be moving them over to this site as well, but due to difficulties with formatting and transferring, it will take some time before I completely move the completed chapters here. Currently, there are six more chapters that I need to edit before I can upload them to this site.