01x06 - The Writing Tool Knight-Queen

[bunniefuu]

I throw away my defense

and put on my bird mask headgear

I'm a hustler

My point only goes to my luck stats

Parry parry

now this is my style

playing broken games all night

who's that knight?

Broken game is sickness

toxic scattered, now I'm a patient

My heart is beating almost twice as fast

The chaos wither get it bite that bug

Terrible gimmick

new game a.k.a suicide??

I don't give a damn

(Do it, Do it)

No, not yet NO it's not enough

(Do it, Do it) NO it's not enough

I still can go

Everyone looks dirty to me

Everything looks broken to me

we can go, we can go

to that mountain top, not afraid to drop

this world is going to be mine duh

Hogging it up all by yourself

is not nice.

You need to share things like this.

Revolutionary Knight Sunraku.

There you are, Pencil Knight!

Revolutionary Knight Sunraku.

That nickname holds no meaning in SLF.

That nickname indicates

a relation Sunraku has

with a certain player,

in a certain game.

In SLF, I don't go by Pencil Knight.

Arthur Pencilgon

I'd love if it if you could call me that.

(Arthur Pencilgon)

My trash game friend, Pencil Knight

Now known as

Arthur Pencilgon.

To talk about her, one must talk

about a certain trash game

titled "Unite Rounds."

(Item Shelf)

Please spare our lives!

Take all you can find!

k*ll them if they resist!

Sure thing!

You sure got a lot of stuff here.

(Item Shop)

All right, nice haul!

Let's get outta here!

Ain't nobody got time

to bend over the whole day!

(Sunraku)

Good job collecting those items.

I'll take those,

thank you very much!

The players called the game

an "Apocalyptic Pillage Sim."

The game was originally about

saving a kingdom in peril,

and the players became knights

fending off monsters.

It's a co-op VRMMO.

However, the game's

designed to be too realistic

so the item drop rate

is awfully low.

Because of this very dumb idea,

very few people

try to play it for real.

Even rocks only have

a 40% drop rate?!

Even in the beginner quest

which has you collecting herbs

requires you to search the grass for

twelve hours to obtain the needed amount.

And of course, the higher the item grade,

the harder it is to get.

So what do you do?

The answer is simple.

You just take from others.

Collecting herbs?

How long do you want

to crawl around picking grass?

Just attack the NPC shops

or take stuff from

the players who attacked them.

In Unite Rounds,

that's the correct answer.

In this lawless game where

practically everyone's an enemy,

there was one person who used

every trick in the book

and conquer the whole kingdom.

(Pencil Knight)

We should split up the riches

and item drops nicely!

The kingdom is ours!

Hail our comrade, Pencil Knight!

Yeah! Pencil Knight!

Thus was born the Pencil Kingdom.

(Katzo Tataki) (Sunraku)

Oh?

Sunraku

What, Katzo?

Oh, this looks good!

This is a game about protecting

the nation from monsters, right?

Was it?

Isn't it about toppling

the true dark lord named Pencil?

Pencil Knight wasn't like

your typical story last boss.

She'd exploit the players

she deliberately didn't rule over,

and by having moles create

a fake resistance force

she give her victims

the will to oppose,

so that they wouldn't live the game.

Now then, let's start

the assassination.

(Sunraku) (Katzo Tataki)

At this point, United Rounds

was all in the hands of a single player

The people called her

the "Dystopian Empress."

Using the rebel army as a ruse

to infiltrate my chamber

and strike with just a small team?

That's clever.

Hah!

Set up more traps

with more meat next time, okay?

They were so lame,

we beat them on our first try!

Sunraku-kun and Katzo Tataki-kun.

Hm. Got it.

That teasing lough of yours

are oddly enraging.

Now, time for a boss battle!

Think you can beat me

and become a Revolutionary Knight?

So basically

She and I have a lot of things going.

In United Rounds, we beat

each other down to a draw,

but here, there's a level difference too!

I came all the way here from Fifticia

to k*ll you even if will give me penalty!

You may break down in tears of joy!

Those knives clearly look like

they would inflict poison.

They're pretty pricey for

single-use weapons, y'know?

By the way, what's your level right now?

If you just defeated Mud Digger,

then probably around thirty, right?

I'm amazed you dodged them.

This is a god-tier game, after all.

I can move really smoothly.

Pencilgon? Then is she

The number-two member

of the PK clan Ashura Kai

the Giant k*ller!

O-O-Oh no!

Giant k*ller?

Since I kept striking higher-level players,

people started calling me that.

Well, it's getting harder to do that

since the admins patched the game lately.

No, no, in fact

weren't you the "Giant"

who gets k*lled in Dystopia?

There's no point in trying to cover up

for your past sins and size now.

Huh?

For a bird-head, you sure know

a lot of hard vocabulary, don't you?

You must've studied really hard!

That was taboo to say, y'know!

You're the bird-brain around here!

You moron!

Wh-What's with those two?

You know, I'm not just here

for personal reasons, either!

What?

My boss in Ashura Kai wanted me

to give you a message!

A message?!

"Reveal what you know

about the Unique Scenario,

or we will chase you till you do."

You got that?

He's threatening me?!

Hah!

That guy's a moron.

I know.

Still, what do I do?

Our difference in equipment

and level is too high!

Though, you sure don't want me

get close to the gate, do you?

And you attacked me right before

I enter the town, as if to prevent that.

I'm not just imagining that.

I suppose to PK in a town

full of people is not good for you?

Well, I'd be happy if I could

kinda thing, that's all.

But it's not like you're going

to reach the gate, anyway.

Oh no! My tail!

Sunraku-san! I'm about at my limit!

My transformation is wearing out!

Ugh, come on!

I found him first!

But I'm up against that Giant k*ller

Oh, right. I can ask the girl

who came with him!

Huh?

Did she have those ear and tail

accessories on earlier?

Hey, can I ask you something

Wh-What?

C-Cu

Emul?!

Not now!

C-Calm down, please!

I know!

Looking away?

Are you going easy on me?

You're the one to talk!

(Repel Counter)

You're the one

who's going easy!

You saw through that, huh?

Emul! Come!

Aye-aye!

W-Wait! At least let me

take a screenshot with her!

I'll think about it if we

get through this safe!

Safe?

You really think you have

a chance to escape me

at that speed?!

I don't care about the player

but if you're going to put

that adorable bunny in danger

you must die here!

Giant k*ller!

All right! Nice one!

She made a perfect shield for us!

Animalia, was it?

She seemed pretty fixated

with Emul, after all.

Man, you're also very useful as mascot, Emul!

Now I just have to get in town and have

her take me to Rabituza with Teleport Gate!

Nobody should be able

to catch me in there!

I was the only messenger.

But I never said I came alone to see you.

Tch!

I hate PK'ing low-level players.

It bumps up my karma points by a lot.

It's the same for our bosses.

That's why they made us do this.

If you keep nagging,

Pencilgon's gonna k*ll you next.

Some wild PK'ers out of nowhere!

You're gonna do this much

to a low-level player?!

Instigation is kind of my forte

But well,

now I get to fight the chief zookeeper

from the SF-Zoo herself

who has no interest in PvPs,

so I oughta give Sunraku-kun my thanks.

Goddammit!

You guys are really making

this god-tier game into trash game!

Just give up and hand over the info!

Four PK'ers, huh.

Bring it on!

You guys only win out

in level, equipments, and stats!

Take this!

Not bad.

Just what I expect from

a shaman who master

all kinds of debuffs just

to take pictures of monsters.

It's full of debuff.

You bounced back all of my spells?!

How come?

I once had this one PK k*ller shaman

who tried to take me down.

I know how tricky their spells can be.

So I decided to bring this, just in case.

A Karmic Straw Doll!

You've got that?!

Karmic retribution for all curses!

It it wasn't for this,

I'd be in a real trouble!

Luck wasn't on your side.

I'll at least watch you die

from your own poison.

If I have to aim for someone

it's this loudmouth guy

who looks down on me.

With the speed of that weapon,

I can dodge it without using my skills.

The issue is how am I going

to deal damage

to a bunch of high-level players

covered in armor?

Severing Attack

Rock-smasher!

(Severing Attack "Rock-smasher")

Wh-What happened?!

Down in just a hit?!

Wait a second Is that

Top firepower

The Attack Master!

Huh?

Attack Master?

The heck is that?!

Yet more trouble for me?!

A bird mask

And the in-game name Sunraku

I finally

I finally get to meet him!

Hizutome-kun!

(Steady Progress)

Hizutome-kun

Just where could he be?

You haven't met him yet?

Well, you told me that he's playing

with the name "Sunraku" in all of his games

so I searched for him.

But it seems he was playing

without stopping by the tutorial town.

Well, I'm sure you'll find him eventually.

Good luck, Rei-chan!

Yes

Or more like,

just confess to him already.

I couldn't find him at all, Mana-san!

The kind of games he likes

How should I put it?

They're very unique and hard.

They're all too difficult for me.

I couldn't find a single game

where we could play together.

But in SLF

I'm lucky that

Hizutome-kun's started playing.

I don't want to let this

opportunity go to waste!

(Mailbird Arrived

from Psyger-100)

(Mailbird Arrived

from Psyger-100)

(Secondale - Inn)

(Secondale - Inn)

(Secondale - Inn)

A message?

A message?

From my sister?

What?!

To Psyger-0.

Sorry, but I need you to pause

your private player search.

There's this player I'd like to talk to,

so I'd like you to look for him.

Are we in trouble?

They did say we should've

asked for permission.

Maybe we should erase the screenshot?

He's somewhere around Secondale,

he apparently has a talking Vorpal Bunny

wearing clothes with him.

Perhaps he's already

heading towards Thirderma.

His look is as the screenshot I sent you.

He wears a Staring Bird Mask

and has Lycagon's Mark

on his torso and legs.

His in-game name is

Sunraku.

Several clans are already on their way

to make contact with him,

and among them is

that infamous Ashura Kai.

Found him!

There is an extremely high chance

things lead to PvP.

Be careful.

This is an opportunity of a lifetime!

If I can approach him as a player

who saved him from PK'ers,

I'll be able to talk naturally

with Hizutome-kun!

And then, eventually

I'll get to interact with him

in the real world, too!

Severing Attack, Rock-smasher!

Looks like they're going nuts over there.

Well, I doubt those PK'ers

can k*ll Sunraku-kun.

After fighting him here in SLF,

I'm even more certain now.

The gaming skills he has gained after

playing so many trash

games across all genres

is more valuable than

any unique item or high-level stat set.

And that becomes a huge advantage

here in Shangri-La Frontier.

Katzo-kun's started playing too,

and if Sunraku-kun is around

Maybe I can finally

move on with that project

Is that

Psyger-0?!

First the chief zookeeper and now

he's attracted the Attack Master?!

I'm so glad I came to see Sunraku-kun!

You hit me five times

Because of its incredible abilities,

a Karmic Straw Doll

can only reflect up

to five debuffs each.

Think you can block

my trump card?

I scream in envy so much it hurts

I cry that this is where it ends

It's going to change, I'll change it

I don't want to think

it's impossible anymore

The goal I set up is now

the starting line for me to run again

Hit me with that despiar, it excites me

Telling me give it a go

I should be able to go as far as I want,

yet I mistake this to be my limit

Is getting an easy win

sometimes necessary?

It exhilarate me,

telling me to give it a go

I have a dream,

so even my complaints is not a joke

I scream in envy so much it hurts

I cry that this is where it ends

It's going to change, I'll change it,

I don't want to think

it's impossible anymore

I don't mind breaking if I can move on

I hate giving up even more

I'm going to make it come true,

make it a reality, I'm always serious

Make it so I'm only

a little away from obtaining it

Let me ace this even if it burns me

SLF Theater!

(#9 Food in SLF Taste Bad?)

Mini!

(#9 Food in SLF Taste Bad?)

(#9 Food in SLF Taste Bad?)

Carrots are tasty!

They're the best!

The ultimate food, second to none!

Taste! Texture! Shape! Color!

The flawless food refined

to perfection, that is carrot!

Don't you think so too, Sunraku-sa

Su-Sunraku-san?

Are you going to eat all of that?

Yeah.

There's this thing called

"Taste Bud Restriction."

Taste Bud Restriction?

It has nothing to do with NPCs,

but how should I describe this

We Adventurers got some restrictions

on our taste buds,

so no matter what we eat,

it'll only taste somewhat sweet or spicy.

I heard a rumor that one way to lift that

is by eating a lot of food.

Oh, is that so?

Just don't force yourself

and eat too much.

Weird

No matter how much I ate,

they all taste the same.

These are special carrots

I brought from Rabituza Palace!

You really look like you enjoy them,

it makes me jealous.

(Taste Bud Restriction

has been partially lifted)

Huh?

(Taste Bud Restriction lift occurs

by consuming high-class ingredients)