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It is the present day.

Fully-immersive games, in which the users wear VR headsets

to play as fully-realized denizens of a fictional world...

are dominating the gaming world.

The pinnacle of these VR games, boasting over 30 million players worldwide,

is known as a god-tier game.

Its name...

is Shangri-La Frontier!

Sky Clear!

Crescent Vorpal!

Go to sleep already...

Wethermon the Tombguard!

"It is as clear as a cloudless sky."

Would you like to know the truth of this world, son?

I would be honored.

Then there's a little something I'd like you to do for me.

Only an Ancient Craftsman can fix up stuff from the Divinity.

If there's no Ancient Craftsman around,

I just need to turn Bilac into an Ancient Craftsman!

You got it, birdman.

I'll play along.

I'm gonna become an Ancient Craftsman!

Yay, Big Sis Bee!

Hell yeah!

Let's start the plan to cultivate Bilac!

Yes, indeed!

Y-Yeah!

Half-Naked Birdman and the Gang in Golem Paradise

Lover of trash games,

high-school student Rakuro Hizutome,

AKA Sunraku, hurried on ahead.

Rakuro Hizutome Character: Sunraku

In order to proceed in the game's story,

he needed to acquire a magic operations unit,

and make Bilac into an Ancient Craftsman.

All right!

Made it to the new area!

Okay, enough of that!

How long do I gotta stay stuffed in there with Ignoramus?!

Ah, my maiden's warmth grows distant!

Freak.

Fair enough. We'll probably be swarmed by enemies soon,

so I'll take this off.

No! It's over already?

What's over, huh?!

Then may I return to my original form?

Sure. No one's around to see you.

Staring Bird Mask equipped.

But... this area...

Ruins of Past Glories

From a distance, it looked like the bones of a living thing...

but it's actually man-made, huh?

It's enormous!

It was made during the Divinity, I guess.

Why'd they build this giant thing?

And why'd their culture die out?

Were they fighting something?

Or...

Seek out "Bahamut."

Sunraku-san?

Whoops, cut that out.

Meeting the Professor guy from the lore clan switched my lore brain on.

Will you join us in exploring the truth of this world?

The truth of this world?

Yes.

To share what information we acquire,

and bring the truths of the enigmatic Shangri-La Frontier to light!

This Professor guy's right about one thing...

The scenario flags in Shangri-La Frontier are really specific and hard to unravel.

It's unlikely I could find them all out

without a deeper understanding of the world setting.

In particular...

The scenario flag for one of the SLF world's Seven Colossi,

Unique Monster Lycagon the Nightslayer Encountered

Lycagon the Nightslayer...

You've received a friend request from the\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h. Accept?

No

Yes

Professor

Sunraku has been added to your friend list.

Can I assume you agree to my proposal, then?

Yeah. I've just got a few things to take care of, first.

We'll have to start on this later.

That said, if you wanna hear about Wethermon,

there's someone who knows way more than me.

Her name's Pencilgon.

Pencilgon? The Giant Killer?

Giant Killer

I'd heard she was talking to Schwarz Vulf, but...

Schwarz Vulf

Very well.

Then, Sunraku-kun, let us meet again soon.

Sheesh, I still can't square that voice with that avatar.

I'm sure glad he backed off when he heard the name Pencilgon, though.

Thanks for going under the bus to improve my own game experience, Pencilgon!

I wanna start messing with those guys in the Inventoria as quick as I can!

Hey, dope.

We came this close to that professor guy finding out about us, y'know?

Nah, I'm pretty sure he knew I was hiding something, at least.

Impossible!

The guy leads a lore clan. He's not that dumb.

I think he was just too polite to press me on it during our first meeting.

Anyway, forget all that!

We finally reached the area we were heading for!

Time to shift gears and get looking for that magic operations unit!

Forward, ho!

Hold on a sec.

How come?

I've been doin' a little research on this area.

Brilliant as ever, my fair maiden!

The main thing to watch out for here is a never-ending stream of golem—

The whole place is swarming with golems from the Divinity!

Yeah, seems like it!

There's one here right now!

They're already here!

Well, aren't you a big, tough-looking guy?

Looks like a worker golem.

All right, how to go about this?

Fire attacks, huh?

Looks like you've got power, but no speed to go with it!

We'll win this with speed!

Follow me, Emul!

Righty-o!

Steel giant of the lost Divinity...

Allow me to close the curtain on your eternal wanderings!

Sworvant Solo

Sworvant Solo!

Primal Slash!

Primal Slash

As long as I, the Wild Wind, Aramiys am here...

Wild Wind

no enemy shall stand in our way!

One hit, huh?

Hey, hang on a minute, here!

Did that fry all the item drops with it?!

There's no loot here, man!

I may have gotten a bit carried awa—

You friggin' dope!

Don't use a dragon-killer attack to take out one little work golem!

F-Fair maiden... not in the head, please!

"Dragon-killer"?

Aramiys.

Kindly refrain from dropping damage bombs like that, would you?

Y-Yes, sir...

Anyway, I get that Aramiys is pretty OP and all,

but these things don't seem like that big a threat.

Don't be stupid.

Not all the golems here are gonna be slowpokes like that one.

The really scary golems are the ones born from local elements.

"Local elements"?

You never know what they're gonna pull on you.

What the...

This thing—

Hold still, birdman!

That was too freaking close!

It blew itself up?!

So that little ball was a "local element" golem, huh?

Like I said! You never know what they're gonna pull!

Sunraku-san! Look at that!

Aramiys... I take back what I said about the damage bombs.

I think now's the time to really cut loose!

Bilac! Careful about triggering chain reactions!

That thing keeps on spitting out more Ball Golems!

There's no point fighting the Ball Golems if they'll just keep on coming.

We've gotta get in close and destroy the big body!

Magic Edge!

Sworvant Solo...

Primal Slash!

I've accomplished nothing.

They just keep coming!

Does it seem to you like they're focused on Emul and Aramiys?

Yeah, almost like it's got it out for them.

It sees the high-level Aramiys and caster-type Emul as the major threats, then?

That's some pretty clever AI you've got in there...

But in that case...

C'mon, Bilac!

Now's our chance! Let's finish this thing!

Got it!

The Ball Golems aren't so thick around me, so I can use my speed to get in close!

Made it!

Guess those smarts of yours worked against you, huh?

It's smashing time, Bilac!

Right!

What now?!

I could make it with Moon Jumper and Six-Boat Leap, but...

Damn it!

It's way too dangerous to mount an aerial strike under bombardment like this!

Sunraku-san!

Too many balls! I can't go to help him!

Get down, my lady's sister...

Sworvant Solo!

Primal Slash!

That's our Swordsmaster!

You saved my butt!

I told you, my sword will cut down all who stand in my lady's way!

Darn it! It's running away again!

I don't think it was in a position to jump very far...

This might be a good chance to test out that little number!

Marsh Daggers [V3] Empire Bee Twinblades Moonblade (Waxing) Moonblade (Waning)

Dropped Item Dullahan General's Decapitator

Let's show it the power of the reborn Decapitator!

Flame General's Decapitator equipped.

Skill...

Glowing Pierce

Glowing Pierce!

If you're trying that hard to avoid taking damage,

you must not have much in the way of vitality!

The core!

I think I like this newborn Decapitator!

Leave the rest to me!

Material Destroy

Material Destroy!

Eh? This might end... poorly.

Everyone, retreat!

Sunraku-san!

I kinda had a feeling... So the big one blows up, too?

That was a close call.

Fair maiden! I'm grateful for your safety!

Sunraku-san!

Something's coming down...

An item drop, maybe?

It's got an icon, so...

Dropped Item Blasting Earth Idol

What's this? Kinda looks like an egg with a dopey face...

A haniwa?

It's really rather cute!

You really think so?

Dropped Item Blasting Earth Idol A small-scale replica sometimes produced from a naturally-spawning golem. Produced by Cannonball Golems, it unleashes a minor explosion in response to a strong impact.

Let's see... "Blasting Earth Idol."

"A small-scale replica sometimes produced from a naturally-spawning golem.

Produced by Cannonball Golems,

it unleashes a minor explosion in response to a strong impact."

"When the Blasting Earth Idol's dance reaches its climax,

it shoots flames from the earth..."

Explosion? Hey, this thing is a grenade!

It might've gone off if you hadn't picked it up.

Man, what a nasty parting gift.

Let's toss it into the Inventoria and get back to finding the magic operations unit!

That felt like a good hit!

Hell yeah!

Brilliantly done!

Another idol.

Dropped Item Sword-Denying Idol Draws attention strongly from certain monsters. The more the Sword-Denying Idol rejects them, the stronger their interest becomes.

A lady knight? It's pretty detailed.

Draws attention from certain monsters, huh?

Like goblins and orcs, maybe?

I'm glad you're safe, my lady fair!

Hands off, Ignoramus!

Now the jaw?!

Honestly, if the more it rejects them, the more they like it...

That sounds a little like Bilac and Aramiys.

What is it?

Nothing.

Still, glad we've got this Decapitator.

Due to the swords on the outside of their bodies,

my other weapons wouldn't have reached the core.

The high durability's a good thing, too!

You bet it is. I reinforced it myself, after all.

Still, my job is a twinblade mercenary.

It's easy to learn twinblade and dagger-based skills.

Longsword skills, not so much.

It might be good practice for wielding the Twin Moon,

but I'll stick to twinblades for the most part.

Sunraku

We managed to beat the golems clustered around here.

You really think the workshop we're after is nearby?

With the... marjik oppleration zoonit.

Well, I can't really be sure.

But since it's from the age of the Divinity,

what we're looking for is probably less like a forge,

and more like a factory.

A factory?

A workshop where they're using science to build things in secret

was probably considered a pretty important place.

And if these ruins are the result of an enemy attack,

to keep it safe they'd probably have put it wherever the security

and defense golems are the thickest.

Of course! Thus, you sought out the place where the golems most thrived!

What a smart idea, Sunraku-san!

But I don't see any buildings that look like what you're talking about.

It's all rubble.

Sunraku

I'll bet it's somewhere around here.

What kind of place is easiest to protect from external threats?

Somewhere underground!

Sunraku-san, incredible!

I can't see the bottom.

Well yeah, birds can't see in the dark.

It's just a mask!

Now, my lady, regarding my invitation to Cazzeria...

There we are.

Huh? I already turned you down.

Had a feeling I'd find him here.

That birdbrain.

But why?!

It's a simple walk away!

He thought he could get away with ignoring my email, did he?

Hey, Cazzeria is home to the Cait Siths, right?

Yes indeed, birdman!

Cazzeria is ally to Rabituza, a strong empire across a blazing-hot desert!

What do we do?

I think he could use a little PKing, don't you?

Sounds interesting, but Bilac's making a face like she's not into it.

Sounds good to me!

It's just not my speed.

SLF Mini

SLF Theater!

#31 Fortune Teller Rock Roll

Mini!

SLF Theater

Hello, Mana-sa—

Come, my lost lamb.

Welcome to the fortune telling house, Rock Roll.

Have a seat.

Ah... What is all this?

Have a seat.

R-Right...

Crystal Ball (160mm, base emits light) Packaged extra from a certain otome game

Iwamaki Mana Hobby: Otome Games

My lost lamb. You are in love... aren't you?

Um... Yes.

Yet your love has not yet borne fruit.

Well... Yes.

Guess you haven't been aggressive enough.

Um... shouldn't you be maintaining the fortune teller act?

The crystal shall tell of your romantic destiny.

I paid 20,000 yen for the special edition it came with, after all.

Right...

I see it. I see it!

A new game release that went on sale two days ago...

A game on which opinions of whether it's a good or trash game are passionately split...

He's a physical media guy, so if he hasn't bought it here, he doesn't have it.

In other words, he'll be coming by to get it.

Heya.

Iwamaki-san, got any new stuff in?

Well...

Huh? Was someone just here?

A kamaitachi, perhaps.

Now. You're after this, aren't you?

Yeah, this one smells like a real stinker!

All the positive online reviews totally reek of copy-paste...

Superfun Fantasy!

I can't believe you were brave enough to stock this!

Well, I knew I'd sell at least two...

Thank you for coming!

Now, my lost lamb...

I'll knock 10% off the price just for you.

It has an online mode.

I-I'll take it.

Thank you for coming!

Rei-chan's got the "chase" part down...