Synopsis
Continues the story of Shangri-La Frontier
Rakurou Hizutome is a high school student who has a strange fondness for badly made video games. Known online as Sunraku, he enjoys titles that are full of bugs and unbalanced mechanics. On someone's advice, he decides to try Shangri-La Frontier, a highly popular virtual reality game, to get a break from his usual choices. Once he enters the game, Rakurou sells off most of his starting equipment for extra money, keeping only a pair of boxers, a bird mask, and a few weapons. He quickly gets absorbed in the game, carefully raising his character's level. But after fighting some tough enemies, he starts to understand the real challenge that comes with a mainstream title. Using his wide experience with games, Rakurou makes his way through the game. His unusual way of playing soon catches people's attention in Shangri-La Frontier.
In this installment
Since Rakurou "Sunraku" Hizutome began playing the popular VR game Shangri-La Frontier, he has become deeply invested in it. Sunraku gained major recognition by defeating two of the seven unique and nearly unbeatable monsters, a feat considered impossible by most players. To advance the game's story, he embarks on a quest with his rabbit-like companion, Emul, to retrieve a magical operation unit from an ancient workshop. Despite successfully completing the task and receiving help from allies Towa "Arthur Pencilgon" Amatsuki and Kei "OiKatzo" Uhi, their true motives for assisting Sunraku remain unclear. However, Sunraku has obtained the key knowledge and allies needed to move the game forward. By confronting powerful enemies and uncovering the deeper mechanics of the game world, Sunraku may permanently change the face of Shangri-La Frontier.
