01x24 - Rare Items, Worth More Than Life Itself

[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

All right, let's climb it up right away!

Just you wait!

Crystal Scorpion!

First, I use Moon Jumper to

boost my vertical jumping.

(Moon Jumper)

Then, Six-Boat Leap!

An above level 100 monster,

Crystal Scorpion

I wonder what they're like.

Since I'm this close to them,

it'd be rude not to say hi!

If there's unknown field and

monster right under my nose,

how am I gonna say no to that?

How could I not be reckless in a game?!

Whoa! What's all this?!

It feels so otherworldly

compared to down below!

(Crystal Cliff Nests)

It's really hard to walk in.

It got terrible foothold, but

Well

I wonder what these

Crystal Scorpions are like

The type that camouflage

with the background, eh?

Been wanting to see you,

Crystal Scorpion!

(Crystal Scorpion)

Whoa! That was close!

This dude's out of control!

Taking advantage of this rugged

terrain to corner players, eh?

What's the matter?

Is charging in all you can do?

My first trip here was just to say hi.

Not even I think

I could beat it right now.

I'll just tour the area, pick up

some rare materials, and head back.

That's my mission for this run!

If I can complete that,

I'll count this as a win.

Huh?

(Crystal Scorpions)

They're a crazy bunch

that not even I can handle.

Crystal Scorpions comes in a pack,

so if they find ya, that's it.

She was right

This is it

When will Sunraku-san come back?

Could it be he couldn't find

his way back to Rabituza?!

Maybe I should've waited for him

in Eighdold?

Goddammit!

There's just so freaking many of them!

Those scorpion b*stards!

Emul, hey.

Open the gate to Eighdold.

Sunraku-san

I knew it! You went off to fight

Crystal Scorpion, weren't you?!

Ah, crap.

We told you Crystal Scorpions

are dangerous!

What a pain

Did you say something?!

Here, the carrot I promised you!

Yay!

This is so tasty!

It worries me how easy you are to trick.

All right, I'll give it another try.

Are you really going?

I can't just quit now without

earning something out of it.

And it's no longer my first time.

I'm not coming back empty-handed.

All right.

Slow, stealthy movements.

There's actually one spot

that grabbed my attention.

Oh, there it is.

I had a glance at it just

before I got k*lled.

That awfully colorful growth practically

begging you to hit it with an pickaxe.

This must be an item

you can only get from here.

Ah

Dammit!

I ain't giving up yet!

(Overheat

cl*max Boost

Nitro Gain)

I'll mine this even if it kills me!

You came back awfully fast this time.

(Respawn

Rabituza Inn)

It's no use.

Their huge size and speed

And the overwhelming number

in a hard to navigate area

They just won't let me

leave there alive.

That's what I've been telling you!

Yeah.

But I told you, didn't I?

I ain't coming back empty-handed!

Let's see

Let's see!

Aroncaleth Hard Lapis.

"A crystal formation packed with

extremely dense magic power

created by a repeated process

of compression and purification

conducted by ore-consuming

monsters over vast periods of time."

"Its dazzling shades of blue carries

the memories of the land itself."

I'm not sure what this is for,

but I'm sure it's all worth the effort.

I'll check the wiki later.

Are you happy now?

Right.

I kinda hate to call it off,

but I better rest for today.

Rest well.

Crystal Scorpions

If I vibrate the crystal just a little bit,

they'll come in a horde and hard to deal with.

But to be honest,

their AI isn't that smart.

Go to sleep~

Go to sleep~

All they do is charging towards

you with all their strength,

so they keep smacking into each others,

ripping off their shells and all

Wait, wait, wait!

Maybe I could get those

torn-off shells as an item?!

Man, I want to find out!

Now that it crossed my mind,

I've got to find out!

Emul, open the gate!

I'll go again!

What? You haven't given up yet?

You're going to get pummeled!

As long as the unknown lies there,

an adventurer will not fear death!

All I see is greed

But assuming I can harvest them

How do I retrieve them?

Honestly, I only got that

crystal ore 'cuz I got lucky.

Sheesh.

Hmm?

The mana I need to open

these gates isn't free, you know?

That's it!

Thanks for the hint, Emul!

This will work!

Wh-What are you talking about?!

Just you wait!

I'm gonna take that crystal minefield

crawling with above level 100 scorpions

and make it into

the easiest game in the world!

Please put me down!

You're too slow, dude!

I'm over here!

Whoa! So scary!

Oh dear no, I'm surrounded.

What am I ever gonna do?!

I'm doomed!

Just kidding.

(Six-Boat Leap)

Six-Boat Leap!

There we go!

Those shells definitely shattered!

Now I'm in the scorpion blender, eh?

Given the chance, I wouldn't

mind experiencing that

But I'm afraid it might traumatize me,

so I'll have to pass this time.

Enter Travel!

Hurray for advanced civilization!

Hurray for Inventoria!

Technology always gets the last laugh!

I got this idea after

seeing Emul use an item.

If I use this Inventoria to instantly teleport

myself like I do with items and weapons

I can retreat to safety

anytime I want to!

If I use it the right way,

this Inventoria can be crazy powerful.

Well, let's try going back now

Exit Travel!

(Dropped Item

Crystal Leg)

(Dropped Item

Crystal Scorpion's Crystal Shell)

(Dropped Item

Crystal Pincer)

(Dropped Item

Crystal Claw)

Woohoo!

Just as I thought,

the Crystal Scorpions just left!

I can harvest as much as I want!

Materials from such strong monsters

has to be super rare.

I bet Bilac could make

insane stuff with them!

Well done, me! I'm such a genius!

I'll make each and every one of you

into materials.

I don't care if there are dozens or

hundreds of you. Come out now!

Just you wait, Bilac!

I'll gather a bunch

and bring them all to you!

There's a limit on how much

a player could carry.

If you carry too much, it will weight

you down and hinder your movement.

But

No matter how much you hoard

with the Inventoria Storage Key,

you will receive no penalty!

If I make full use of it

I can obtain materials from above level

100 Crystal Scorpions as much as I want!

Hurray for Inventoria!

I can just wait inside Inventoria

until the scorpions' hate on me expires

and wait there for the right

moment to return, and voila!

The Crystal Scorpions will disperse

and go back into camouflage mode

leaving behind all the dropped items

generated from the crash!

Using this kind of trick

is what makes gaming fun!

I'll be swimming in valuable items!

That said

I am running sort on MP by now.

I can access Inventoria

maybe one more time.

All right, I think I farmed all

dropped item from this place.

Let's go one more time around

and leave!

But man, just looking at rare

dropped item list is so satisfying.

Hm? Hmm? Huh?

Hang on

I don't have the stinger yet!

There's no way a scorpion type

wouldn't drop a stinger, right?

It's their most prominent part!

Are those stingers durable enough

to withstand random clashes?

If so, it could mean one thing

That Crystal Scorpion stingers

could be a rare dropped item.

Now I get it.

Now I gotta get my hands on one.

But

If I want to obtain that rare item,

I'll need to face above level

100 monsters in bad terrain

and specifically aim

to break their stinger.

On top of that, the part I want is so

tough that normal attacks won't scratch it.

Whoa, there. Sounds like something

you'd find in a trash game.

But that what makes it fun!

I'll do it!

I'll destroy your proud stinger,

no matter what it takes!

I'll even stake my name

as a trash game player on it!

(Overheat

cl*max Boost

Nitro Gain)

All those buffs, and not even a scratch?

I'm not surprised,

but it sure is tough.

I'm not seeing even a crack!

I saw this coming,

but my strength's not gonna cut it.

I'll have to focus all the other scorpions'

attack solely on the stingers!

I can't full control

the enemy's movement,

but I'll have to game the RNG

to give me the best possible results!

As a gamer,

that's just in my nature!

Dodge the stinger strike,

and land on top of it.

Goad the other scorpions into

attacking me as much as I can.

I can do this!

This pattern's gonna work!

This is the only chance I have!

Enter Travel!

And back to the real space right away!

I'm in perfect position!

The RNG goddess is smiling at me!

Now that the stinger

is this wrecked

Glowing Pierce!

Break the hell off!

Woohoo! Take that!

A feat like this is a piece of cake

for a guy like me!

The rare drop is mine!

Once I have in it hand,

I'll still have it even if they

k*ll me right afterward

Huh? Wait

Excuse me?

It's kinda farther than I thought

Huh? You're kidding me

Just a bit more

If I was just jumping at

a slightly different angle

I'd be able to grab it

Hey, can you hear me?

RNG goddess!

Why do you have to be so cruel to me?

A-Are you okay, Sunraku-san?

You haven't been moving at all,

and you're quivering quite a bit.

You can break the scorpion stingers

and obtain it

At least knowing that is a step forward

It's good enough.

Like hell it is!

It means nothing if I couldn't get one!

RNG goddess my a*s!

You crappy wench!

The fact I was just one step away

makes it hurt even worse!

And also, why does that

blender I keep falling into

never break this stupid

bird mask off my head?!

Some kinda miracle?!

Why do I get miracle RNG draw for that!

That pissed me off even more!

Sunraku-san is acting unstable

I did get a little carried away.

I don't want to see any

scorpion for a while.

There's only one way for me

to mentally recover from this

What is that?

I'll show off my cool harvest and

have her praise the hell out of me!

What?!

I'm sure she'd understand just how

valuable the materials I gathered!

We have no time to lose!

Let's go, Emul!

Ye Yessir

In the end, the most

exciting moments are when

I get to show off my

exploits to other people!

That is quite a depraved

way of thinking

Heh, tough luck!

That's just a compliment to my ears!

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!

Mini!

(Equip)

(Cannot equip)

(Equip)

Curses you, Lycagon!

What's the matter?

Wasting your effort again?

There's actually a glitch

you can pull at a low chance

that lets you bypass Lycagon's

curse and equip armor.

Well, it is free to dream.

But beyond that, it'll cost you.

What a cruel world!

Oh, that reminds me.

A lot has fought Lycagon before, right?

It just that nobody beaten her yet.

Hmm, yeah. Momo-cha

I mean, my friend, is trying

to take her down quite seriously.

But she hasn't defeated her, right?

Don't say that in front of her, okay?

I did, though.

Seriously?

Anyway, just for reference,

how did she fight her?

From what I heard, when she tried

to ambush her with a V-shaped formation,

she got behind them and

knocked them away like bowling pins.

Hmm?

Then she also tried Dynamite

Bone-in Meat Muscle Burst

She said that worked pretty well.

Come again?

Oh, look at the time.

Sorry, I got stuff to do early

in the morning, so I'm off now.

Wha, hold on!

At least explain that last part!

Dynamite Bone-in Meat Muscle Burst?

Dynamite Bone-in Meat Muscle Burst?

Dynamite Bone-in Meat Muscle Burst

S-Sunraku-san,

what on earth is that?

It's Dynamite Bone-in Meat Muscle Burst!

Dynamite Bone-in Meat Muscle Burst?

And the finishing dynamite

In other words, expl*sive.

That would be you, Emul.

J-Just what do you plan to do with me?

expl*sive? You want to blow me up?

You'll become one

Become a dynamite!

PLEASE NO!!!