Shangri-La Frontier (シャングリラ・フロンティア)

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?

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

No, not yet NO it's not enough

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

(Washing Down The Good Stuff With Trash Game)

Going to the dojo after this?

Y-Yes!

Um... Well...

I was wondering if there's any interesting game I can get before I go...

If you're looking for Hizutome-kun, he's not here.

No, that's not what I...

It's summer break right now.

I bet he's been playing all day.

You haven't met him yet?

Well, you told me that he's playing with the name Sunraku in all of his game

so I searched for him.

But it seems he was playing without stopping by the tutorial town.

He's walking his own path, eh?

That's a trash game enthusiast for you.

He might even encounter some crazy Unique Scenarios

for doing things normal players wouldn't do.

This early? That can't be.

But... it's not unthinkable.

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

Good luck, Rei-chan!

Yes...

Or more like, just confess to him already.

I'm going!

Bye.

I'm doing multiple part-times today, so I'll be back home late.

I'm doing multiple part-times today, so I'll be back home late. Sure.

Sure.

A Unique Scenario for beginners...

The conditions for "Tour of Rabituza."

This must be it.

When you beat a monster that has higher level than you

while equipping a Vorpal weapon...

A special Vorpal Bunny that'll guide you to Rabituza will appear in all towns.

When it does, it will run off without talking to you,

so make sure you don't lose it.

After the defeating Ravenous Python, the monster that attacks Rabituza,

you can earn special magic, Enchant Vorpal.

I knew it.

It's totally different from the one I got yesterday.

The one appeared before me wasn't a python...

Although not as much as Lycagon, he was real damn threatening...

A boss rabbit who acted like a yakuza.

So whaddya think?

Would you mind lending me your time?

I'm the boss of Rabituza, Vysache.

So ya went toe-to-toe with that puppy, eh?

You've got quite the Vorpal Soul, I'd say.

What on earth is "Vorpal Soul"?

Whaddya think?

If you want to...

...I could train ya personally.

Train?

Oh, I get it now!

This is a training quest!

The kind that'll give me incredible bonus!

I have no reason to refuse!

Please give me your guidance...

...Aniki!

Huh?!

You said "Aniki"?

Eh?

Uh, no... It was just a little turn of phrase...

Oh, crap!

Did I...

...messed up what to say?!

I like ya!

If ya asking fer trainin', that makes yerself my underling!

That's the spirit!

You can call me Vash!

Folks I acknowledged call me that.

Of course, Vash Aniki.

G-Good thing I was right!

I thought he was gonna skin me alive!

Emul!

Yes, Dad... Boss!

You take care of this guy for me.

I'll give it my real best!

I'll do my very real best!

I'll do my very very real best!

Now then, Sunraku-san!

Allow me to show you around the palace!

Ah, one second.

I've been playing for so long already,

so I'm actually thinking about resting for today.

Oh, I see... That's too bad.

I want to do research on these Unique Scenarios and Unique Monsters, too.

Well then, let me take you to the Rabituza inn instead!

I see! So I can update my respawn point here?

Yes, that'd be great.

Of course! Leave it to me!

Oops, that was close. I almost forgot about this.

Eh?!

Wh-What's this?

A forced equip?

Vorpal Soul Collar obtained.

(Cutting EXP earned by half when equipped in exchange for boosting the status points earned when leveling by 2.5x (decimals ignored))

What?! "Cutting EXP earned by half when equipped"?!

Hey!

It's useless.

You can't take that off without my permission.

For the weak to get stronger,

they gotta go through a trail like none other.

Never forget your Vorpal Soul!

It looks great on you, Sunraku-san!

I...

I got even more restrictions now?!

2.5x the status points, huh...

Although it cuts EXP I earn by half, it is actually a pretty good merit.

To put it mildly, it's a broken item.

Looking at the forum, nobody's said anything about this collar

nor about Vash and Emul, either.

And nobody has discovered a Unique Scenario that

let the player go inside the Palace of Rabituza.

A completely unknown Unique Scenario that nobody knows but me!

This is exciting!

Oops, almost time for the meet up.

That damn Katzo.

He asked me to play "BOP" outta nowhere.

I haven't logged in in ages!

Berserk Online Passion, "BOP" for short...

...or BERP.

BOP is a fighting game Rakuro used to play a lot,

and is of course, a trash game.

Currently, its daily user count is in the double digits.

Since the game's population is so low you wonder why the servers is still going,

most of the remaining players know each others

and are birds of a feather.

The trash game enthusiasts.

You finally come, Sunraku.

Let's get started.

What are the rules?

Ready... Fight!

Isn't it obvious?

Vale tudo!

Anything goes!

Eww, that's such a gross-out bug.

It's a new trick I found while you were busy with Failia Chronicle!

NSFW Tentacle Attack!

You developed yet another bugged move, eh?

You're a pro gamer, but you're as crazy as ever!

Modor Katzo!

Quick-Draw Fist!

What?!

I put delays in, but you dealt with those?!

Your reflexes are what's crazy here!

In theory, as long as there are twelve frames to respond,

Quick-Draw Fist is the strongest style that can counter even a boss's insta-kill attacks!

I'll smash all your attacks!

Whoa, Modor Katzo is fighting!

Hey, ain't that Sunraku?!

No way!

It's a fight between two high-end players!- Despite being a trash game,

this game has a niche appeal.

Hey, guys!- this game has a niche appeal.

That is Vale tudo... but also Bug tudo.

"Any bug goes."

Woohoo!

There's hit box on the smashed fists, too?!

You lose!

But well...

I've been fighting nothing but NPCs lately,

so thanks for the match and the trash game recharge, Katzo!

When you texted me you started playing SLF,