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This world is filled with too many games to count,

though the vast majority simply come and go in obscurity.

The greatest of all games

is the fully immersive VR game boasting over 30 million players worldwide—

Shangri-La Frontier, which rightly earns the title of "god-tier game"!

One lover of trash games, Rakuro Hizutome,

is trying out the god-tier game, Shangri-La Frontier!

What adventures await him there?

Okay, let's get climbing!

Rare Items, Worth More Than Life Itself

Wait for me, Crystal Scorpions!

First, I'll use Moon Jumper to boost my vertical jumping power.

Moon Jumper

Then... Six-Boat Leap!

Over-level-100 monsters, the Crystal Scorpions...

I gotta find out what they are!

It'd be pretty rude not to say hi while I'm in the area!

What, you expect me to find out about an unexplored area filled with unknown monsters

and just forget about it?!

What's the point of playing games if you can't go buck wild?!

Hey, would you look at that?

It's way more fantastical than the area down below...

Crystal Nest Cliff

Really hard to make progress...

The footing's just terrible.

Okay, let's find those Crystal Scorpions I've heard so much a—

So they're the type to camouflage into the field, huh?

You're the one I'm here to see, Crystal Scorpion!

Crystal Scorpion

Too damn close!

This thing's like a runaway train!

Guess it utilizes the field's awful footing

to drive the players into a dead end, huh?

Well, what's the matter?

Is a straight-up charge the only trick you know?

My first time around, I'm just here to say hi.

I don't expect to beat the thing in my current state.

Scout out the area, take back any rare materials I find—

That's my mission today!

If I can do that, I'll take it as a win...

Huh?

Crystal Scorpions

They're a bunch of tough nuts not even I could crack.

Crystal Scorpions attack as a swarm,

so if one sees you, you're dead.

Yeah...

Okay, I'm dead.

I wonder when Sunraku-san might finally return...

Oh, what if he's unable to return to Rabituza?!

Perhaps I should have waited for him in Eighthold after all?!

Respawn Rabituza

Freaking damn it!

That's too many of those stupid scorpion jerks!

Hey, Emul!

Can I get a gate back to Eighthold?

Sunraku-san...

You have been fighting the Crystal Scorpions, haven't you?!

Ah, crud.

We told you the Crystal Scorpions were dangerous!

Man, this sucks.

What did you just say?!

Here you are! The carrot I promised you!

Hooray!

Truly delicious!

You're so predictable, it's kind of scary.

Okay, I'm gonna give it another go.

Really, must you go?

I can't hang it up until I get something out of it.

And this won't be my first visit.

I won't die empty-handed.

Okay... let's move slow and keep hidden.

I noticed a pretty interesting spot last time.

Hey, there it is.

I got a glimpse at it just before they got me.

A shiny li'l number that's just begging for my pickax.

I bet it gives up items unique to this area!

Damn it! I'm not giving up!

Overheat Climax Boost Nitro Gain

I'm gonna get me some loot, no matter what!

That one went by fast.

It's no use.

They're so big, and so fast...

And they overwhelm you with numbers in an area that's already hard to maneuver in.

How am I supposed to survive that?

It's just as we told you, yes!

Yeah... but I also told you something, Emul.

I won't die empty-handed.

Let's have a look.

Let's have a look!

Aroncaleth Hard Lapis Produced via repeated compression and refinement through ingestion by geophagic monsters, refinement through ingestion by geophagic monsters, its beautiful blue color recalls the land itself.

"Aroncaleth Hard Lapis"

"Produced via repeated compression and

refinement through ingestion by geophagic monsters,

this crystal possesses an extremely dense magic content.

Its beautiful blue color recalls the land itself."

I dunno what I'd use it for,

but it's gotta be worth more than what I spent to get it.

I'm gonna check the game guide site later!

Are you satisfied now?

Maybe.

I hate to give up here, but I should probably take a break for the day.

Yes, you should have a nice sleep!

The Crystal Scorpions...

The slightest vibration on the crystals gets them swarming you.

Though the AI's not particularly clever...

Go to sleep, go to sleep,

They just charge at me mindlessly, so...

beneath your bunny's ears...

When they collided, they tore off each other's carapace...

Hang on a freaking minute here!

Could I get the torn-off carapace bits as an item?!

Man, I wanna find out!

Now that I got the idea, I wanna find out!

Emul, open the gate!

I'm going back!

What? You still haven't given up?

They're just going to kill you again!

I want materials

As long as there's unknowns out there, a pioneer must never fear death!

You're clearly fueled by greed.

But... even if I could pick it up, how would I go about doing it?

It was pretty much luck that let me recover that mineral...

Honestly.

The mana used to open gates isn't free, you know!

That's it!

You just gave me a great idea, Emul!

That'll work just fine!

Wh-What are you going to do?!

Just you wait!

I'm gonna take that Crystal Scorpion

minefield swarming with level-100-plus monsters...

and turn it into a walk in the park!

Please put me down now!

What's wrong, buddy? I'm right here!

So scary!

Oh, gosh, I'm surrounded!

What do I do? I'm in so much trouble!

Just kidding.

Six-Boat Leap

Six-Boat Leap!

Okay, great!

Carapace breakage confirmed!

You wanna run me through the scorpion blender, huh?

Part of me would like to find out what that feels like,

but it might be kinda traumatic, so I'll pass this time.

Enter Travel!

Enter Travel

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{Missing} {Z: I couldn't find this in the masref}

Three cheers for civilization! Inventoria!

Inventoria

Technology always gets the last laugh!

I got the idea from watching Emul use that item.

I can move myself instantly to the Inventoria, like I'd transmit an item or a weapon.

That means I can create myself a safe space wherever I need it!

This Inventoria thing is seriously OP if you use it right!

Now... guess it's time to head back.

Exit Travel!

Exit Travel

Dropped Item Crystal Leg

Dropped Item Crystal Scorpion's Carapace

Dropped Item Crystal Pincer

Dropped Item Crystal Talon

Hell yeah!

Just like I thought, the Crystal Scorpions cleared out!

Time to loot all the spoils!

Materials from monsters that tough have gotta be pretty rare!

Bet you Bilac could make something awesome out of them!

I'm so awesome! I'm a genius!

I'm gonna make materials out of every one of you!

Come at me in the tens or the hundreds!

Just you wait, Bilac! I'm gonna have a huge collection for you!

Players have a hard limit on inventory capacity.

Heave-ho! Heave-ho!{bg}

If you carry too much, it gets too heavy, and slows you down.

But...

Inventoria Key

The Inventoria lets you store unlimited objects with no penalty at all!

Yay! Yay! Unlimited!{bg}

Inventoria Key

So if you use it just right...

I can get unlimited materials from the over-level-100 Crystal Scorpions!

You rock, Inventoria!

I just hide out in the Inventoria until the Crystal Scorpions' aggro dies down...

Then I return to the real world when the heat's off, and would you look at that?

The Crystal Scorpions are gone, back to hiding in the scenery,

Dropped Item Crystal Leg

and the ground is littered with items generated from their infighting!

Dropped Item Crystal Scorpion's Carapace

Dropped Item Crystal Pincer

Dropped Item Crystal Talon

Figuring out these little tricks is what I love about gaming!

I'm gonna get so many valuable materials!

Although...

Sunraku

Looks like I'm pretty low on MP.

I'm down to my last use of the Inventoria.

But I still got tons of sweet item drops!

I'll do one last run, then head back.

Crystal Leg Crystal Talon Crystal Pincer Crystal Scorpion's Carapace Aroncaleth Hard Lapis Lapisteria Stellar Crystal Amurcidian Quartz Crystalline Sand Lowenanva Amber Crystal

Still, there's something so satisfying just looking through rare items...

Eh? What's this?

Wait a minute!

I still don't have a stinger?

You can't fight a scorpion and not get a stinger, can you?

It's kind of the most defining feature!

Maybe the stinger's too sturdy to tear off just from basic infighting?

Seems pretty plausible, which means...

The Crystal Scorpion's stinger could be the rare drop!

Okay, I get it.

I definitely wanna get me one of those.

But...

In order to get that rare drop,

I'm gonna have to face a horde of level-100-plus monsters,

in a place with awful footing, and pinpoint target the stinger.

And the part I'm after is so super-tough that normal attacks won't break it off.

C'mon, guys.

This is some trash game-tier stuff, y'know?

But that's what's gonna make it fun!

Let's get it done!

I'm gonna tear off your precious stinger, no matter what it takes!

On my honor as a trash gamer!

Overheat Climax Boost Nitro Gain

Even with my buff stack, it's a no-go?!

Figures it'd be that tough!

Didn't even leave a crack!

I had a feeling I might need some help on this.

I'll have to get their attacks to focus on a single stinger!

I can't fully control my enemies' attacks.

Getting the best possible pull out of the random number generator...

That's what being a gamer is about!

Dodge the stingers' attacks.

Land.

Stay to the very last second to lure the other scorpions' attack...

Yes, that could do it!

I only get one chance at this.

Enter Travel!

Then right back to reality!

Perfect placement!

You rock, Goddess of RNG!

Overheat Climax Boost Nitro Gain

Now that the stinger's pretty busted...

Overheat Climax Boost Nitro Gain

Glowing Pierce

Glowing Pierce

Glowing Pierce!

Just break already!

Yeah! How you like that?!

That's what I can do when I put my mind to it!

Got me a rare drop!

The second I claim it,

even if I'm insta-killed, I'll still get to keep the...

Hey. Hang on.

Huh?

I'm not as close as I thought I was.

Huh? You're kidding me, right?

I almost had it.

If my trajectory had been just a little different,

I could've had it.

Hey, you listening? Goddess of RNG?

Why you gotta be so cruel?

A-Are you all right, Sunraku-san?!

You haven't moved this whole time, and you seem to be trembling...

Yeah...

I can break off the scorpion's stinger, and it's possible to retrieve it.

I know that now, so... I guess that's enough.

It's enough. Yeah, it is.

Like hell it is!

It doesn't mean jack if I don't get the thing!

Random Number Generator

Screw you, Goddess of RNG! You totally suck!

Missing it when you almost had it is the biggest psychological blow you can take!

And despite getting stuck in the scorpion blender,

why didn't it tear up the Staring Bird Mask?!

Was it a miracle? Why is that where I pull the miracle RNG?!

It actually kinda makes me more pissed!

Sunraku-san has grown rather unstable.

That pissed me off way too much.

I don't wanna look at any more scorpions for a while.

There's only one way to bounce back from this.

Wh-What is is?

I'm gonna brag to Bilac about the materials I got

and bathe in her praise!

I just know she'll appreciate how valuable these materials are!

Time is money! Let's go, Emul!

R-Righty-o...

Nothing beats the moment when you brag to someone about your accomplishments!

That's rather perverse thinking!

Sorry, but I take that as a compliment!

SLF Theater!

SLF Mini

Records of Battles With Lycagon

Mini!

Equip

SLF Theater

Cannot equip.

Cannot equip.

Cannot equip.

Cannot equip.

Cannot equip.

Cannot equip.

Curse you, Lycagon!

What now? Still wasting your time on that?

There could be a glitch that gives a

fraction-of-a-percent chance of breaking through Lycagon's curse to put on armor.

Well, dreaming is free.

Everything past that will cost you.

So stingy!

Speaking of, quite a few people have fought Lycagon, right?

It's just that no one's beaten it.

Yeah, that's true.

Momo-cha—

Someone I know is pretty passionate about it.

But they haven't beaten it?

Just don't mention that her.

I have, of course.

You...

So, just for my edification, how did this person fight it?

Well, from what I've heard,

they came at it with a V formation,

but it got behind them and blew them away like bowling pins.

Then they tried the Dynamite Bone-in Muscle Burst.

Momo-chan said that one went pretty well, I think.

The what?

Oh, would you look at the time?

Sorry, I've got an early morning. Better log out.

Hey! Wait a minute!

You can't just not explain that one!

Dynamite Bone-in Muscle Burst?

Dynamite Bone-in Muscle Burst?

Dynamite Bone-in Muscle Burst?

S-Sunraku-san, what are you doing?

Bone-in meat and a muscle burst!

Bone-in meat and a muscle burst?!

So I just need the dynamite.

An explosion.

That's where you come in, Emul.

Wh-What are you going to get me to do?

Explosion? Are you going to explode me?!

You're going to become the dynamite!

No!