Shangri-La Frontier
By Ryosuke Fuji
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A fast-paced, irreverent adventure for fans of isekai and RPGs! High schooler Rakuro loves hunting down “trash games,” but one day he decides to play a AAA VR game called Shangri-La Frontier instead. He creates a character with a bird head, skips the cutscenes and jumps right in—but what awaits him in this game is different from anything he’s ever faced…
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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?
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The wolfpacks are abuzz with activity as the adventure reaches a main event for the ages! The 5-on-5 team match between Schwarz Vulf and the Wolf-Gang has kicked off with a bang, as OiKatzo’s fists of steel smash through the powerful foes in their way. But Psyger-100, Schwarz Vulf’s leader and one of the most powerful sword wielders in the game, is eager to put an end to that win streak. Her blade was honed solely to defeat Lycagon, and now it’s dancing through the air, ready to slash up Sunraku and his team!
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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?
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After diving into the god-tier VR game Shangri-La Frontier, Sunraku (a.k.a. Rakuro Hizutome) suffers a crushing defeat by the unique monster Lycagon the Nightslayer. Sunraku comes away from the encounter with a mark that prevents him from equipping anything on his legs or torso. But don’t count him out yet! Joined by Emul, the gregarious vorpal bunny, he presses on along a path that will bring him face to face with terrifying new foes, and even some familiar names from the gaming world.
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Having survived a fierce attack by one of the Shangri-La Frontier PK clans, Sunraku goes into the fighting ring against ten powerful monsters as part of a unique scenario. He barely escapes with his life, only to then receive an invitation from his gamer friend Pencilgon to help her take down a unique monster known as Wethermon the Tombguard. With Wethermon still undefeated by any of the game’s 30 million players, Sunraku may have bitten off more than he can chew!
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Fresh from hours of level grinding, Sunraku embarks on a quest with fellow gamers Pencilgon and OiKatzo to defeat Wethermon the Tombguard, one of the mighty Seven Colossi. Pencilgon introduces them to an NPC known as Setsuna of Bygone Days, who begs them to put Wethermon’s soul to rest. Though the three friends vow to fulfill Setsuna’s wish, the undead swordsman will prove more terrifying than they could ever imagine.
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The fight against Wethermon has been a brutal battle of attrition. Entering the final phase of the boss fight, Pencilgon’s team is battered, but not broken. While Sunraku goes one-on-one with Wethermon, Pencilgon and OiKatzo team up against Wethermon’s mecha-steed. Most of Pencilgon’s items have been depleted so the prudent course of action would be to play it safe and try to survive the theorized ten minute phase. However, Sunraku is built different and decides to challenge Wethermon head on!
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Sunraku’s squad’s unprecedented victory over one of the Seven Colossi sends the game developers into a frenzied panic. The defeat of Wethermon the Tombguard has unlocked a new chapter in the story of Shangri-La Frontier before it was intended and now the developers must adjust to this unexpected situation. Meanwhile, Sunraku and his pals reap the rewards from beating Wethermon and plan their next moves. Sunraku is eager to advance his unique scenario and charges face first down dangerous paths to unravel mysteries of the ancients.
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Sunraku can’t help but get side-tracked by the allure of challenging overpowered monsters for loot. By exploiting the game-breaking abilities of his Inventoria equipment, Sunraku collects a massive haul of valuable drops from the impossibly strong crystal scorpions. With his precious loot squared away, Sunraku can focus on searching for the magic application unit in order to advance his main quest, but his clanmates have other ominous plans for him…
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Sunraku’s quest to help Beelach level up to an ancient craftsman is nearly complete. Enormous effort has been put into his grand dream of piloting the awesome mech suits in the Inventoria. Unfortunately, when the moment of triumph is at hand, Sunraku realizes he overlooked a critical detail that ends up robbing him of his goal! The only solution is to distract himself with another game?!
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While satisfying his mecha thirst in Nephilim Hollow, Sunraku receives information about a unique scenario in SLF from the most unlikely source! Sunraku eagerly jumps back into SLF and embarks on a journey to meet with an acquaintance from Nephilim who promises an opportunity to learn more about another of the Seven Colossi. However, the journey to the agreed upon meeting is long and fraught with peril, so Sunraku summons his most nerve-wracking ambiguous friend to accompany him, which leads to an unimaginable encounter!
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A chance encounter with Lycagon presents a huge opportunity for Sunraku to take down the beast who forced him to run around the game half naked. However, attacking one of the most powerful existences in SLF without loading up on healing and mana potions is enormously risky. Sunraku usually is up to any challenge, but this time, it’s Rei who provides inspiration and encouragement. The two unlikely companions go for glory against Lycagon in the name of having fun!
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Sunraku’s impromptu party managed to barely defeat Lycagon…or not. The hard-fought victory ended up being bittersweet as it was revealed that the crazy tough boss was merely Lycagon’s shadow. However, a win is a win, and Sunraku is on to the next adventure. After making it to Fifticia, Sunraku meets up with Rust and Mordo, who provide the promised information about a unique scenario. Sunraku, along with some unexpected guests, begin the hunt for a new colossus, Ctarnidd of the Abyss!
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While looking to gather information about Ctarnidd, Sunraku unintentionally gets thrown into a bonus scenario that seems lethally dangerous. Alone in an undersea city full of vicious enemies and separated from his party, Sunraku has 170 hours to clear the scenario. Fortunately, Sunraku meets Araba, a friendly NPC. Araba helps Sunraku get a better understanding of the environment and together they begin the search for Sunraku’s friends. However, time is limited and Sunraku must honor his promise with Katzo to fight in the GGC. Logging off to go fight in a pro gaming competition might be what ultimately ruins Sunraku’s chances of clearing the scenario, but with his party members holding the fort, perhaps there’s a chance…
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Sunraku’s got his hands full preparing to compete in the GGC while also trying to figure out how to beat Ctarnidd’s unique scenario. Sneaking some play time in SLF while at the GGC is all well and good, but Sunraku’s focus returns to Galaxia Heroes Chaos when Kei drops a bomb about his ability to compete. Sunraku and Pencilgon scheme up a desperate plan that just might work, but even if everything goes as planned, Silvi looms as an unbreakable wall…
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The big GGC exhibition match between Star Rain and Nitro Squad begins with show-stopping cosplay and Pencilgon’s role-playing plan to stall for time. Built on the SLF engine, Galaxia Heroes Chaos pits heroes against villains with near limitless freedom to interact with the environment and NPCs. This provides Pencilgon the perfect canvas to paint the most twisted and malevolent masterpiece of destruction.
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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!
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After being humiliated by Sylvie’s Metius, Sunraku discards his plan to stall for time and ignites his vorpal soul to fight to win! After handing Sylvie a shocking loss, a final round to decide the winner begins. Kei finally makes it to the arena to witness his arch nemesis going full throttle against Sunraku. While Kei’s greatest wish is to defeat Sylvie himself, he hands Sunraku a can of Riot Blood and wishes him the best in conquering the undefeated American pro-gamer. Can a trash game expert really take down one of the world’s best pros?!
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Sylvie, the unbeatable champion, has been battered by tricky strategies and the psychological aftereffects of playing against tricksters like Pencilgon and Sunraku. And despite having been taken to the limit in her overtime match against Sunraku, Sylvie remains undaunted and without fatigue. Against such a beast, even with everything pretty much going as planned, Kei must pray for some luck to have any hope of eking out a victory. And for Sunraku, as fearsome as Sylvie was, the rabid media attention he garnered with his play is even more terrifying as he’s mobbed at the afterparty!
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The GGC has come to an end and as soon as Sunraku returns home, he wastes no time jumping back into SLF. Only a few days remain in the unique Ctarnidd quest and Sunraku’s party must defeat the four blockers to have a chance at the colossal boss. Despite going solo most of the time, Sunraku’s ragtag party of acquaintances and npcs work surprisingly well fighting together against the blockers. However, one member of the party has been missing all the action. Rei hasn’t logged in for quite some time and it may have something to do with her furious sister!
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Sunraku and his party have defeated all the blockers and all that remains is the final confrontation with Ctarnidd. However, as they search through Ctarnidd’s castle, they discover clues that reveal the story behind the fall of Ruluiath. According to the information they find, Ctarnidd may be a savior and not a terrible villain! As the plot thickens, Ctarnidd’s tentacles make their move!
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Despite having their genders and stats reversed, Sunraku’s party holds strong against the machinations of Ctarnidd. By deciphering clues from the seemingly random lines Ctarnidd utters, Sunraku manages to guide his party to the final phase of the fight against the devious colossus. With healing items running low and battle gear wearing down, Rei takes center stage and Sunraku rallies the party to support her in a high-risk high reward plan to take down Ctarnidd!
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The battle against Ctarnidd is in its final phase and the colossus has one last trick that makes the already difficult boss fight impossibly harder. Sunraku’s party is battered and running out of steam, but if they can just hold out long enough, Rei’s ultimate attack will have a chance to strike Ctarnidd down for good. Unfortunately, the conditions for activating Rei’s attack are onerous and as Ctarnidd disables Sunraku’s party members one by one, Sunraku will have to pull every crazy idea out of his gamer brain to keep the fight going!
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Sunraku’s misfit party has managed to take down Ctarnidd, but the colossal victory comes with numerous issues to be resolved. As with the defeat of Wethermon, Ctarnidd’s downfall is announced to all players in the game, and a massive wave of attention comes crashing on Sunraku, the only player involved in the slaying of two unique bosses. Furthermore, Rei’s participation in Sunraku’s party enrages Psyger-100 and creates turmoil that could potentially lead to a serious clash between Wolfgang and Schwartz Vulf!
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Glory to the Golden Dragon King! As he works on completing the Vorpal Epic special scenario, Sunraku’s tasked with fetching a family of Delta devices. Armed with new equipment, he dives into a facility deep underground, where the secrets from the age of Divinity lie dormant! Meanwhile, Vysache pays a visit to a certain friend of his by the name of Siegwurm, one of the Seven Colossi. Could this become the greatest trial mankind has ever faced?!
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The serpent of hate must be resisted, as the game shifts toward a curse-hunting quest! Having acquired the necessary items for a Unique Scenario, Sunraku rushes over to Vysache. The vorpal boss not only “ascends” his twin Moonblades, but informs him of a way to get Lycagon’s Contusion off his body! The key lies in a curse aimed at humans, bunnies, and the world itself...and it all leads to Goldhuneenay the Inexhaustible, one of the Seven Colossi! Just as things are heating up with Schwarz Vulf, Sunraku finds himself on the front lines against an all-new, all-powerful menace!
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It’s time to charge into the ever-unyielding battlefield, as the game sends Sunraku into a den of giant snakes! He’s defending Rabituza against the almighty Goldhuneenay, seeing to obtain the “curse” possessed by that monster. Once Aydward takes him to the front line, though, he witnesses a death zone populated by bunny warriors resolved never to return home. The only way to purge the poison consuming them is to defeat Goldhuneenay’s swarms of minions…but the threats run even deeper for Sunraku, as the serpent god turns her attention toward him!
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Despair reigns supreme within the fangs of the serpent god! Sunraku has joined the front lines in Rabituza’s struggle against its reptilian nemesis, but Goldhuneenay the Inexhaustible has just revealed her true form…and then the real assault begins! The hatred she exudes at all times has a literal corrosion effect on the vorpal bunnies fending her off—and it isn’t long before this Colossus and her overwhelming force throws the adventurers into one serious crisis! Later, the fated clan battle between Schwarz Vulf and the Wolf-Gang kicks off…with OiKatzo stepping up to fight first! Can Sunraku’s clan seize victory and teach their arrogant rivals a lesson they won’t forget?!
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The wolfpacks are abuzz with activity as the adventure reaches a main event for the ages! The 5-on-5 team match between Schwarz Vulf and the Wolf-Gang has kicked off with a bang, as OiKatzo’s fists of steel smash through the powerful foes in their way. But Psyger-100, Schwarz Vulf’s leader and one of the most powerful sword wielders in the game, is eager to put an end to that win streak. Her blade was honed solely to defeat Lycagon, and now it’s dancing through the air, ready to slash up Sunraku and his team!
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