Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Otherworldly Knights Edition

Q: Is it wrong to fall in love with a game heroine?

Everyone has at one time or another been captivated by a manga, anime or video game character.

Since we were born as men in Japan, the country of this lovable pervert and culture, we all have one younger wife.

Dimensionally, though.

As an example, I fell in love with a video game heroine.

Also, impurely, I fell in love with two heroines at the same time.

If I talk to anyone about it, theyll say Im an idiot.

Theyll say, Why would you fall in love with someone you cant touch, you idiot?

And two people?

They would tell me to wake up from my delusion and look at reality.

I know that.

The one who knows that better than anyone else is not the commentator who, with an obvious look on his face, links anime to reality.

Its us who understand that theres nothing we can do about it, even if were longing for it.

And yet we did, so we cant help it.

How many times have I wished I could go to that world?

What would I do if I went there?

But I know it wont come true.

Thats why Im going to see them again today, in a world created with an inorganic start-up sound.

Today, this time, I want to save them.

From this shitty scenario.

The two of them.

***

The winner is the player called Sword!

I struck a small gut pose.

PN Sword, real name Kenya Mitsurugi, Im the winner.

Woah!

Wow! You won with the God of Thunder?

How did you manage to avoid that?

As expected of the previous years world champ, hes still got half his HP left.

The online competition for a certain game was being broadcast on a well-known distribution site.

The winner, i.e. the Japanese champion, was decided, and the excitement was so great that over 200,000 spectators were present from Japan alone.

I would like to say that the audience was excited, but what was excited, unfortunately, was the chat room.

Today was an online tournament, so there was no separate venue. It was all done on the internet.

For me, its convenient because I dont have to show my face, but it must be hard for the management.

All complaints should be directed to the infectious virus.

Then the interviews with the winners, begin.

How do you feel?

A woman who looks like an internet idol asks something bland over the internet.

I think she only said wow during the whole game, but I guess she doesnt care about the game.

And even more so to us nerdy gamers.

Her geeky clothes make her look like a princess from anime, and she probably has a boyfriend whos a yo-Kai.

I was so cynical that such an irony immediately came to mind.

Yes. Its been about six years now Im very happy because Ive been playing this game for so long.

Six years! That means youve been an old player since Season 2 of KOG!

Yes, I have been playing this game for about six years now.

Knight of the Giant, also known as KOG, is a very popular game worldwide.

The reason why it became such a big hit is because it is a perfect VR game and a game that fulfills the dream of every boy in the world to ride a robot.

KOG is a game in which you fight by controlling a so-called robot with a special controller and VR equipment.

There are many battle modes, starting with 1 vs 1, then 3 vs 3, and finally Battle Royale with more than 100 players.

Incidentally, the name of this robot, or aircraft, is Knight of the Giant.

The literal translation is Knight of the Giant.

So everyone calls the aircraft KOG.

Its called Kog, KOOG, and so on.

Today was a 1vs1 match to decide the Japanese champion, but will you be playing any other modes, such as 3vs3?

No, I prefer to play alone.

Thats a lie, because I dont have any friends. If I could, Id like to form a team of three!

Im a loner.

Why am I a loner? Because I dont go to school?

No, I dont go to school because Im a loner.

Is that so

Silence flows, and in the chat column are filled with sad letters that tell you to guess, what?

The idol also doesnt know what to say back, and my heart hurts too. Please quickly change the subject.

And now, Im going to end this interview!

Im done!

Then I sighed, went offline, and took off my headset.

Thats the end of todays events. I havent talked to a person in a long time.

In front of me is a PC. This is my room and home.

Its a small rented house, about six tatami mats.

I m not that happy about winning for the second time.

I won last years competition as well.

Ive been out of school almost since junior high school and have dedicated my life to this game.

After high school, I would say I gave almost everything I had.

I think I have talent.

I seem to have better reflexes than other people, and if I believe the information on the internet, they say Im quite good.

His reaction time from recognition to reaction is within 0.1-0.2 seconds.

I tested this with a game that tests reflexes on the internet.

Its something that people who like to play FPS and other games often do.

So there was talent.

But there was no one to rejoice with.

I get up and open the fridge.

Inside there is only water, eggs, and seasoning. It s a lonely fridge.

Its like living alone.

But not for such a happy reason, like being away from my parents because high school is far away.

My parents are divorced.

They divorced for the common reason that they both love someone else, which is adultery.

They agree and get divorced, but there is a problem.

I was supposed to be the fruit of their love.

But once the love was gone, I was just an obstacle.

I still remember.

They argued loudly that neither of them wanted to take me in.

Did they not think about how the children listening in between them would feel?

The last time I received love from my parents was when I was in primary school?

Thats 1 VS 100, of course, but only about 1 VS 5 to fight at a time.

No matter how many times you try, you run out of power around the time you beat 10 opponents.

If youre a normal person, you give up here.

But Kenya grabs the controller again.

Huh, it feels like when I was beaten up by a sub in the first rank. But

He picks it up again and says hes going to screw it up.

He says hell never do it again, but then he grabs it again in his hand.

Its like an electronic drug.

Its an addiction, I know it, but I cant stop.

Because.

Its fun!

~Two months later.

The time has come.

My beard has grown and Im no longer looking young enough to be a high schooler.

Ive tried many times since then.

I analyzed the enemys algorithms.

I wrote it down on paper and worked out the strategy many times.

1 vs 100.

An impossible and overwhelming difference in strength, which essentially makes it impossible to even fight.

And yet the only advantage he had was the unlimited right to challenge.

He never gives up, that one thing is his only weapon.

He uses it to challenge again and again, and pulls in the thin thread.

Superhuman reflexes and the manipulation skills he devoted his youth to.

I can do it! I can do it! With this 90!

After defeating the 90th enemy, with 10 remaining.

In the virtual world, Kenya has reached the limit of his concentration.

Kaguya! You have too many Tsun! Hurry up and dere it!

91, 92, 93

Reina! I love it when cool characters dere! Smile for me!

94, 95, 96

If there is a way for both of us to survive.

97, 98, 99..

Id love to see that!

100!!!

Enemy character KOG explodes to pieces after defeating the last one.

Finally .defeated Hahaha

Kenya strikes a gut-punch and laughs.

Its been a long time, one thousand? Ten thousand? No, more?

I feel like I did this every day from morning till night.

A quest that even felt impossible.

But eventually Kenya overcame it, with only his feelings for them

Then, in the VR world, a message appears in front of Kenya riding KOG.

Congratulations on a fantastic victory!

Congratulations on a fantastic victory?

Immediately afterwards, the message changes.

NEW route has been released, do you want to try it?

Yes.

No.

When I saw that, I was so overjoyed.

Here it comes!

Without hesitation, I pressed Yes.

And so the story begins.

The story of a socially awkward high schooler who is just good at games.

Here, his story takes a new route.

The story of a high schooler who could have been a hero if the world had been different.

Good Luck!

With that message, Kenyas vision went dark.

***

Hm?

Immediately afterwards, his blurry vision gradually became clearer.

When he thought it had become brighter, he was in a familiar room.

In other words, I was at home.

What is it?

Kenya was at home.

However, there is a sense of discomfort, because it is slightly different from his familiar home.

Hey, when did I take off the headset? Or rather, its not here.

When he looked around, there was no VR headset.

And on the desk is an unfamiliar envelope.

It is sealed with an unfamiliar mark.

Kenya unconsciously takes it in his hand and opens it.

Certificate of Enrolment 2nd Class Asgar Imperial Citizen, Kenya Mitsurugi-dono? What is it? This.

Immediately afterwards there is a roar like an aircraft.

I open the window and look out to see whats going on.

There is no familiar Tokyo scenery, but instead a strange, almost military base-like scene.

The scene was incomprehensible, but there was something even more unbelievable there.

Huh?

Kenyas voice comes out unintentionally.

He cant stop his mouth from gaping at the impossibility of it.

He checks his head again and again, but the headset is not on.

He pinches his cheek, but it hurts.

Then is this real?

Is it a dream? I dont know.

But I only know what is there.

Ahead of Kenyas gaze, there is a black giant of about six meters.

That robot that he has ridden so many times.

As its name suggests, it is a knight of the giants, in other words.

KOG?

Knight of the Giant.

In other words, Knight of the Giant was standing there.

No way whats going on

The world I longed for.

The world I had dreamt of.

The world I longed for, which I knew would never come true.

What if?

What would you do if you really came to the world you longed for?

What would you do?

Hello there, Finally got time to work on this Novel. Im gonna take No.1 priority for this novel until i catch-up to the previous Translation. So you can expect Chapter or two Everyday.