Skeleton Knight in Another World (骸骨騎士様、只今異世界へお出掛け中)

No, Stop! Please, no!

Rita...! Rita!

Miss Lauren! I'm so sorry, I--

Whoa, this one won't quit moving!

Oh well.

Please, no!

You scum'll regret this!

Do you even realize what'll happen to you

if you go through with--

I'd start worryin' about myself if I was you, honey!

Watch what happens.

We're gonna give you the same treatment here real soon.

Now! Yeah!

Please no! I'm begging you, don't hurt me!

Huh? What the--?

Why's it so dark?

Who the hell are you?

Hey there. It's me, Arc.

Given the situation, I figured a sneak attack was only fair.

Where am I?

It's weird.

Huh? Uh?!

What the hell's going on...?

Okay, calm down, get a hold of yourself.

This gear. I know exactly what it is!

It's got light and fire element resistance.

And, like, a ton of passive supports.

I mean, it's all totally freakin' OP.

The Holy Armor of Belenus!

The Twilight Cloak, which gives me darkness resistance

and provides mana regeneration!

And giving me status immunities that are based on my level,

the Holy Shield of Teutates!

Plus, the blade that strikes as fast

and ferociously as the lightning it's bathed in.

The Holy Thunder Sword, Caladbolg!

It's crazy, but it's all here!

Everything from my custom character that I built in ARC!

Last thing I remember is falling asleep

while I was playing yesterday, but...

...am I dreaming?

'Cause it feels like I'm actually holding this sword,

like, for real!

Man, this thing is totally freakin' sweet!

Hm... And all this armor should be weighing me down,

but I barely notice I'm wearing it.

Not even hot.

Well, what am I waiting for?

Gotta see how I can handle this bad boy.

Let's see. It's goes something like...

Wyvern Slash!

Great Googly Moogly!

I don't remember the Wyvern Slash skill

being that brutal in the game.

Wonder if I can use magic.

Fire!

That'll be handy!

Wait. I may be tripping, but am I, like,

inside of the game or something?

I don't know what's going on,

but it all feels super real to me.

Okay, so, yesterday I was right in the middle of playing,

and passed out for a little bit.

My primary job was Holy Knight, with a sub-job as a Priest.

Which means I shouldn't even be able to use a Mage's Fire.

Ooh. Maybe I'm able to use all the skills

from the upgrade path to Holy Knight.

That would be awesome!

'Cause if that's what's going on,

I'm, like, mega OP!

I'm pretty stoked that I didn't get stuck

with just the Holy Knight skills!

It always seemed like the devs just threw those together

for aesthetics, mainly.

Guess I can't call myself a real gamer

if I didn't wanna go and test out all my skills and stuff.

But... I should probably eat first.

No food on me, and no funds either.

I need to find a town or something.

Gate!

Shoulda known better.

Gate is fast travel magic,

so you can only teleport to towns you've already been to.

But I didn't have any options available.

So I guess I need to have an actual destination in mind

for it to work here.

Oh yeah, there's another skill that should be good

for getting around.

Dimension Move!

Now we're talkin'!

In the game it lets me teleport to any point

on the screen I click on.

But in this world, it works as a sort of short-range,

line-of-sight teleportation spell.

There doesn't seem to be any delay or anything,

so it should be a perfect way to get around.

I mean, honestly?

I'm having the time of my life!

Ooh!

Man, the rendering on that water is super realistic!

Aw, crap.

Kinda forgot I picked the skeleton avatar.

It's cool, but uh, I think if I show up in town

looking all scary and stuff, people would freak.

They'd all think I was a monster and just wipe me out!

I don't know why I'm here,

but it's not to become some damn rando's XP!

Alright! Just gotta use some stealth

and not draw attention.

No problem!

And no matter what happens,

I can't take this helmet off for any reason!

Did you hear the news?

There's another huge basilisk terrorizing the area.

Oh man, I really hope I don't run into that thing. Ugh.

Cool, cool, cool, I seem to be fitting in so far.

Brave Sir Knight, what do you say?

I've got a great deal for you!

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I actually don't have any money on me.

Well, that's strange.

An impressive lookin' fella like that should have a lot of money.

Can't have a fantasy setting

without the ol' inn-slash-pub!

Now that I've gotten a good look at everything,

it seems like it's way heavier on the medieval

and not so much on the fantasy element.

Whatever that is, it smells amazing!

Guess if I wanna do more than sniff the air,

I'll need some money.

Hm. Even in a fantasy world,

it seems like a back alley is just a back alley.

Listen, even if it's vague,

--any information would be good! -- Huh?

Man, you don't know when to quit, do you?

I busted my hump looking, but couldn't turn anything up.

That's all there is.

Even though I paid you more than double?

Tell me how that makes sense!

Look, I told you I tried, but it didn't work out, okay?

You paid me for my time and effort,

and you knew there was no guarantee!

Hmph!

Friggin' Elves. Always a pain in the ass.

Ex-squeeze me?

Holy-- She really is an elf!

Now that's what I call fantasy!

Huh?

Awkward...

Aw man, she's gone? That sucks!

A mercenary guild? Here we go!

Should be just like in the game.

I can walk in, take some quests, and get paid!

Huh?

Ooh! Impressive.

Who is that?

Never seen him before.

Excuse me, suppose I was looking to take on one

of those quests on the board, I would need to have

a mercenary's license to do that, wouldn't I?

Yes, of course.

You think I could get one of those, then?

No disrespect, but that's a joke, right?

'Cause, honestly?

Seems that a knight such as you would already have

a steady source of employment.

Crap!

I didn't even think about it, but I guess I need to actually

sound the part if I want to avoid suspicion!

Ahem. Circumstances have led me to require the license.

I kindly ask that you not probe any further.

Yeah, that's just fine by me.

But if you want a mercenary license,

you'll have to complete the trial first.

Hm...

Take down some beasts,

or some monsters, or some bandits.

You'll need to venture out and hunt three of any of those,

then come back here with proof of your conquest.

Ooh! Monsters?

Huh?

Oh, forgive me, it's a personal matter.

So then I need only bring proof that I've slain three of those,

and in return you will provide me with the license, correct?

Yeah. Not to add insult,

but even the little kids around town know that.

I see. Then, I shall return.

He seemed a bit confused. You think he'll be all right?

You should leave him alone. Poor guy's troubled, obviously.

Probably forced into being a merc to help take care

of a sick child, if I had to guess.

It's a damn shame.

A real tragedy!

Best of luck on your journey, Sir Knight!

Think I just got a randomly-assigned backstory.

That's two down, one more to go.

And then I'll eat so much food they'll have to roll me around.

Gotta say, I was pretty jazzed about going on a monster hunt.