01x21 - Errands, Cultivation, and Game Progress

[bunniefuu]

There are countless number

of video games in this world.

However, most of them

gets buried under many others.

Standing atop of those many titles

is this Full-Dive VR game that has

over thirty million players worldwide.

The game that earned

the reputation of being a god-tier game,

Shangri-La Frontier.

The boy who loves trash game,

Rakuro Hizutome

challenges the god-tier game,

Shangri-La Frontier!

What kind of adventure

awaits him in his path?

Putting an end to eternity

it's danger, danger

The dots and lines connect

I just wanna know what lies beyond

outta the concrete jungle

The dungeon I race through

is a sea of trees

let's get ready to rumble, we can go

A-I-Ya-I-Ya

All right, you know this isn't a game

Twisting strategies, covering up the bugs

You gotta know pain to break the limit

A-I-Ya-I-Ya

oklet's get it

it's time to fly

I'm gonna die in my hype

Nothing bothers me anymore

moving your body

Light shining through the ground

They're hysteric

Our faint dream

But who do you fight for?

A-I-Ya-I-Ya A-I-Ya-I-Ya

The scene passing by, it's danger, danger

Now you're,

A-I-Ya-I-Ya A-I-Ya-I-Ya

Facing the stopped clock

we are the game changer

Keep going, even if

there's nothing at the end

A-I-Ya-I-Ya

if it's danger, danger

(Fetching, Raising, Conquering)

Let's check this week's fortune!

This week's number one is

Gemini! Your luck is at an all-time high!

Your lucky items are roller skates!

Going to school on roller skates

sounds like a lot of fun!

But man, what a really well-made game.

Shangri-La Frontier

I only started it

to k*ll some time, too.

(Kei Uomi)

(Nitro Squad Member Pro Gamer)

But!

It irritates me that those two

get to enjoy the game without me!

But I have only one week left

till the big competition.

I gotta finish figuring out

all the kinks.

Oh?

Urgent! Hurry

and check the Inventoria Key!

Nah, I can't put up falling behind them!

All right!

Did you see it?! Those lines

of awesome sci-fi gear?!

I could take on all SLF players

at once and still win!

Yeah, I saw 'em! The game's really gonna

change once we get to fight with that!

You betcha! So, what do we do now?!

Yeah, about that

Before I got here

I checked out the Inventoria

and looked up some things.

So?!

To sum it up

Currently, it's nothing more

than a museum exhibit.

Wut?

Those tactical fighters

and specialized armors

all require an energy source called

a "Non-Standard Ether Reactor."

But I've never heard of such an item,

and I have no idea where to get one.

You need to put on that booster armor

to use any of those weapons, too.

Seriously?!

I was so hyped up, I didn't notice!

If you mean one of these,

I got one.

Gross!

Hey, where did you get that?!

Perhaps because I fought Kirin the most,

I got this as a loot.

(Non-Standard Ether Reactor)

Well done, rodeo cowboy!

Dammit! I wanted to see that rodeo too!

My only regret about the Wethermon fight!

Though the problem is

it's actually broken.

Can't you repair it at a shop?

I went to local forges,

but they all turned me away.

Like, "We can't fix what we don't know."

Well, it is a tool from

the era of Divinity.

Maybe we need some special blacksmith

or perhaps another item

Either way, we're stuck.

I think I have an idea

where to repair that.

Hey! That was definitely on purpose!

Koff, koff.

Anyway, are you serious?

I dunno for sure, though.

But it's related to my Unique Scenario,

so it's hard to take you in.

So I was hoping you'd let me

borrow that item.

Okay

or so I'd like to say.

But one condition.

Tell me how you trigger that

Unique Scenario you're hiding.

Katzo-kun, that's

I'm never gonna trigger one, anyway!

Then I've got no choice but

to latch on to someone else's!

You sure throw a fit

in the most annoying way.

Information on Unique Scenarios

in SLF is extremely valuable.

Especially so for those

who have a monopoly over it.

The three of us aren't here

purely because we're friends.

For our own profits, we can't

give away info that easily.

And

the same goes for Katzo-kun.

It's not like the condition was shown

on the result menu or anything

So I can only describe what I did

when I triggered it.

Would that be enough?

What?!

You sure?!

You're the one who asked.

Don't be so surprised.

I'd like to hide it if possible,

but I gotta show my sincerity, right?

And like I said, there's no guarantee

that things I did really are the trigger.

Well then, I'll begin

In my case

Encountered Unique Monster,

Lycagon the Nightslayer.

A Unique Monster

At a level of 20 or below

Huh?

When I randomly encountered

the Unique Monster,

Lycagon the Nightslayer, I fought

for five minutes without taking damage,

and I landed about 200 criticals with

a Vorpal weapon and I triggered it.

Who the hell can do that,

you acrobatic monster!

Why are you lashing out at me?!

It's like me asking "How do you fly?"

and you say "Work out your pecs"!

Of course you'd tell me!

It's not like I could repeat that, eh?!

That's not fair! I'm only telling

you in good faith here!

Argh, fine. Just take it! This is stupid!

Hey!

Ah!

Oh right, Sunraku-kun.

What is it?

Could you give me back

the thing I gave you?

Oh.

"The thing"?

Oh right, I haven't returned it, huh?

Hey, Sunraku-kun.

Hm?

Would you hold on to these for me

for a while?

Yeah, sure.

(Transferring Item Ownership)

(Reward Scales)

Oh, the thing you were fiddling with

during the Wethermon fight.

You borrowed it, right?

Yeah.

From this NPC group called

the Golden Scales.

As far as I know, this is a top-class

item in Shangri-La Frontier.

In theory, it could make you

stronger than a Unique Monster,

as long as you have the money for it.

It would take a federal budget, though.

Seems like the Inventoria Key

cannot be removed once you equip it,

so I was prepared for it to be sold off.

What? Really?

Ah, now that you mention it,

it did say it becomes one with you.

Fortunately, looks like it won't be

taken away as a PKK penalty, either.

But I didn't wanna have this taken,

so I laundered it.

Laundered?

It's a little trick to protect your item

from the penalty.

As a penalty for being a PK'er,

my item will go to whoever k*lled me,

and I must pay a fine based on

my offenses, or my karma points.

Also, most NPCs

will get hostile toward me,

but that's okay.

This "fine" can be a little tricky.

Ooooooh nooooo!

When I'm k*lled, all the items I have

in storage will get automatically sold off

and be used to pay off the fine.

And this "Launder" is a way to protect

your stuff from being confiscated.

So that's why you gave

that to Sunraku instead of

putting it in storage and

then having Psyger-0 k*ll you?

Is that all you need to do?

Sounds like a pretty big loophole.

No,

if you just gave the item away,

they'll trace it and take it anyway.

What?

Then why didn't those scales disappear?

The Reward Scales belonged

to the Golden Scales.

It's not mine to begin with.

The key here is that items you don't

directly own won't be forcefully sold.

Just giving away your item

won't change the "ownership rights."

That's why when Psyger-0 k*lled me,

even if I do have the Reward Scales

The Golden Scales still own the item,

so it won't be sold out and simply

manifest on the spot as an object.

I get the logic, but what part

of that is "Laundering"?

That just means those scales are

simply excluded from the penalty.

But you can do something

interesting using that.

The scales retain their balance.

Turn my value to numbers

and grant me an almighty power.

(Tome of Truth: The Tombguard)

(Brooch of Bygone Wish)

Is this the Tome of Truth?

What's that brooch?

They're loots from the Wethermon fight.

It seems each of us got

slightly different loot.

(Radiant Sky-style Skillbook)

Um, Radiant Sky-style Skillbook?

I had this Brooch of Bygone Prayer

and Tome of Truth

offered to the Reward Scales.

At that moment, those items'

ownership right went to the scales,

and thanks to that, they no longer

existed as an object in this world.

So that's why they're not subjected

to the confiscation, huh?

Yup!

So you can get your stuff back?

If I pay the cost within a week,

I can get stuff back.

Well, that "cost" was 40

of my in-game levels.

But if it earns me this brooch,

it's a small price to pay.

Also, to borrow these scales,

I used my main weapon as collateral!

And thanks to the scale, the item got

owned by the Golden Scales, so it's safe!

So much for "paying for my crimes."

That's unfair.

By the way, how much

was the fine?

A good 500 million mahni.

I won't lend you any.

Nah, I won't. It's nothing

I can't pay off, anyway.

And I learned with this fight

- What is it?

- Hm?

A Unique Monster is worth

a ton of money.

You sure say it like it's easy.

So I have a proposal.

How about the three of us

form a Clan together?

- Rock!

- Paper!

Scissor!

There! Pencilgon lose!

There you have it!

Our clan leader is Pencilgon!

Oh, yeah!

A best of three!

Denied!

I could never beat these guys

in reflex, to begin with!

Oh, now you notice?

I'm not really a leader material,

but fine.

Okay then, Leader.

Time for your first job!

What'll be our clan name?

(Unique Hunter) (Trash Game Alliance)

(Gold Rush) (Pencilgon-chan and Her Henchmen)

Then How about this?

Good for me. It sounds cool.

I'm fine with "Pencilgon-chan

and Her Henchmen," if you ask me.

Hell no.

Well then, everyone,

please hold your drinks.

From now on, we will seek out

Unique Monsters

and become a pack of traveling wolves

in the world of Shangri-La Frontier.

To celebrate the founding

of the clan "Wolfgang,"

Cheers!

Oh right, what'll we do for our emblem?

This calls for Pencilgon!

We're counting on you, Leader!

Hey! Don't make me do everything!

There's a store over here as well?

I'm fine with whatever.

Me too.

Oh c'mon. We're forming a clan here.

Let's give it a little more thought.

Sheesh!

Almost nobody here!

Hey, guys. I wanna ask you something.

I'm actually looking for this trio

from the announcement

who defeated a Unique Monster.

Their names are

Arthur Pencilgon

OiKatzo

and Sunraku

Sorry! Never heard of them!

Hey, Leader!

Didn't we reserve that place?!

Did I ever say I did?!

It's just a really empty joint,

that's all!

Well, this works anyway!

Let's call it a day here.

My level went down cuz of that Evil Force

so I wanna grind it back up.

Okay, I'll return the scales and

get my main weapon back, then.

You look into that reactor for us,

Sunraku-kun!

You got it!

And don't forget about the emblem, okay?

See you guys later!

Tch, they all split up.

Hey, you, Sunraku guy!

Wait! Don't run!

What? No! I'm not Sunraku!

I'm Sumraku!

You liar!

Kept you waiting, Emul!

Open a gate!

What took you so long, Sunraku-san?

You're late!

There, there. I'll explain later.

Hmph! Hmph!

Ah That gross sword

I forgot to return it to her.

Well, I can just do it later.

You took the wrong turn!

That's a dead end!

I only want to talk a bit!

You don't have to run like

Huh? He's gone?

Where did he go?

What? Vash Aniki ain't around?

I haven't seen Dad I mean, Boss,

since the last we met him together.

I see. So he isn't always

in Rabituza Palace, huh.

I was hoping to see him after I combine

my skills and allocate my points.

You have learned new skills!

Say, bird-man.

While you're here,

would you care for a skill grimoire?

Sorry, I'm broke!

Pffh!

Don't "pffh" me like that!

This money-grubbing bunny sure loves

to sell me stuff every chance she gets.

So what are you going to do now?

Who else might be able to fix

the Ether Reactor besides Aniki?

I guess I should give Bilac a shot.

Nope. I can't fix this.

Guess not, huh?

I gotta be an Ancient Craftsman

to fix Divinity-era gadgets.

I'm still just a Master Craftsman.

I dunno who can help you

besides my pops.

So you need the job

Ancient Craftsman, huh.

All right.

Guess I'll leave the reactor be for now

and raise my combined skills instead.

Raise?

Train?

What's the matter?

I know! I can just raise one!

If there's no Ancient Craftsman,

then you can just be one, Bilac!

What?!

You got any idea what

you're talkin' about?!

It's not that easy to be

an Ancient Craftsman!

I'm not telling you to be

a Divine Craftsman like Vash Aniki!

Besides, you gotta go through

with this someday, right?!

Then now is the time!

Why don't you take that challenge

and be an Ancient Craftsman?!

Challenge, huh

I wouldn't say this if

I thought you had no chance!

I'm saying it because

I know you can do it!

Of course, I'll give you

all the help I can!

I know you can do it, Bee-neechan!

Me? As an Ancient Craftsman?

All right, bird-man!

I'll play along with ya!

I'll be an Ancient Craftsman!

Woohoo! Bee-neechan is on fire!

All right!

Bilac's training arc now begins!

Begins!

Y-Yeah!

If I have a lingering regret

That would be

the "farewell" I couldn't say

This regret alone knows no end

Is it because I ran away,

from the eventual end?

The seed you planted

Has turned into a giant banyan tree

And now crying as it hangs its branches

"I love you"

Just that one thing

Just that simple phrase

I wish I could have said that

This eternal seperation,

melted by the rain

A fragrant Rain Tree

Memories are overflowing

I want to meet you

Heaven in the Rain

SLF Theater!

(#26 The Creation of OiKatzo)

Mini!

(#26 The Creation of OiKatzo)

(#26 The Creation of OiKatzo)

Well, that should do it.

But what would they say

if I showed up with a female avatar?

I guess they might not say anything.

Alright, that's it.

My name

"Katzo" is a must.

Modor Katzo and Katzo Bushi

What should I go with next?

They're already playing SLF

So I'll have to catch up to them.

Catching up Chasing

I'll go with OiKatzo!

Let's get along!

It's weird to say that, though.

But let's both do our best

as "the chasing Katzo."

Just kidding.

My job will be Monk.

For my origin

"When you start with

the origin Wanderer,

your starting area won't be in Firstia,

but somewhere within the starting area,

the Rampant Forest."

Nobody would want to start a game

being stranded

Actually, I think someone will.

Or more like, I know a guy who would.

All right, I might be a little late,

but I'll catch up with you guys soon enough!

Now, welcome me to Shangri-La Frontier!