Second-year high school student Rakuro Hizutome loves nothing more than finding so-called “trash games” and beating the crap out of them. When he decides to change things up by playing a new, “god-tier” VR game known as Shangri-La Frontier (a.k.a. SLF), he does what he does best: min-maxes, skips the prologue, and jumps straight into action! Rakuro may be a seasoned gamer, but a meeting with an old rival will change the fate of every SLF player forever.Clad in nothing but shorts and a bird mask, Rakuro (player name: Sunraku) launches into the world of SLF. Things are going well at first as he takes down a goblin, a bunny, and even a python. But then Sunraku comes up against a huge, hard-hitting wolf known as Lycagon the Nightslayer. Will Sunraku’s years of “trash game” experience be enough, or is he about to suffer a rude awakening just a few hours into his SLF adventure?
Pencilgon’s mad reign of terror continues as she tortures another member of team Star Rain with her evil tactics. Unfortunately, she’s gone too deep in her role-play as a villain and forgotten her main purpose is to buy time for Kei to make it to the match! If she beats her opponent too quickly, the undefeated champion Silvi will come out to play and inevitably crush any hope of stalling for time! Predictably, Pencilgon will do as she pleases, and it will all come down to how well Sunraku’s skills stack up against America’s best!