By the time I noticed it, I realized I had no idea how I got here.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSbvLkecza
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There was a sloping area covered in green grass. The sun was still high in the sky, so it might still be early afternoon. The wind blew through the grass, giving it the appearance of green water; a wave of grass flowed in my direction as I sat atop a large rock. The smell of moist soil and the grass mixed with the wind, and the fragrance drifted into my nostrils. The wind carried to the forest behind me, rustling the leaves on the trees.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS12OR3DtTH
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I stand up unintentionally from the rock which I had sat on, and fix my eyes on the overwhelming expanse of the horizon. A view such as this couldn’t easily be seen in little old Japan, could it?1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEh00rpPtv
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Finally, I notice my own appearance.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywPhT9dGTx
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Decorated with the finest of details, a silver full body armor toned with white and blue, akin to those from some myth or legend, adorned my body.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSphmTVTXbR
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A jet-black mantle blows in the wind; inside the mantle, small glimmers of light can be seen, invoking thoughts of a starry night.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsSCgEMB7o
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On my back I carry a large round shield with an elaborate emblem in the center, as well as what can only be described as a divine blade which gave off an awe-inspiring aura.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXPa0Zd0uE
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWAbkCKUaP
This gear is far apart from my normal appearance, but I know it well. Even today, before I fell asleep in front of my computer after playing online games, this gear was equipped to my player character.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnxbFZ8gdj
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAPSLs1yKN
“What the hell?!”1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipRrP0GHeg
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I yell at the top of my lungs. Even though I know there is no one here to answer, I couldn’t help but cry out.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDOLCFVfs1
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I slowly move the sword sheath to my waist and whip out the blade. A thin, blue, double-edged blade surrounded by light is drawn. The beautiful blade shines like the light of day. The length of the sword’s blade exceeds well over a meter, giving the weapon a seemingly heavy look. I take a stance with the blade parallel to my eyes, and swing it down.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxJOH5x9pD
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0hVX1QVTV
“What the hell?!”1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6W3S50pWcP
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYnuE2iiLi
I scream again.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PUXKDtRyt
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvVojX0Fu4
It’s light! The weight is such that I can hardly believe it’s made of metal. I lightly swing the unrealistic sword to confirm the weight. Then I swing the sword with one hand. Even though I’m equipped with body armor, I feel light. It’s as if I’m not wearing armor at all.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dBaSGhAg5
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“【Flying Dragon Slash】!!”1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczS4dJNgC5
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxp47axOSl
While waving the sword around, I call out the name of a skill from the game. A beam of light emits from the sword, and is sent flying into the forest.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp8CbZKcyk
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPluYFyA5vP
Suddenly, a handful of trees slowly fall within the forest. The leaves of other trees rustle, and the of the birds of neighboring trees all fly into the sky. A slightly dull sound echoes through the area as the trees hit the ground.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy02NFWBLyU
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZ39Z2UgVQ
“Really, what the hell…”1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0sip5gtqs
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Finally, I have the feeling that my thoughts have calmed down. But I still did not understand the situation.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgPdqiaDb3
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWUr186jhu
The weapons and equipment that I have equipped were of mythical grade, the same as that of my character in the game I was playing.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccS9wYG2Pr
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM54l60sUg3
It was truly a rarity to be fully equipped with mythical grade gear. There are a total of six grades of equipment: low, intermediate, high, masterpiece, legendary, and mythical.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjF5SXkVF4
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjBLGpLZYK
The silver body armor I have on is the Heavenly Knight armor,『Belen’s Saint Armor』series. The armor is comprised of five pieces: the headgear, torso, waist, arms, and legs. Not only does it enhance defense and periodically restore a fixed amount of health, it also increases attack power, as well as increasing curse resistance. In addition, fire and light attribute damage are reduced by half. A set of truly broken gear.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKUUuf9cxX
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBMgV1SfTX
And the mantle fluttering in the wind behind me is the mythical grade『Overcoat of the Night Sky』. It has the effect of reducing darkness attribute damage, also restoring a set amount of mana over time.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb8bnQwoex
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpd0Mb0MT1C
The shield that I carry on my back was the『Heavenly Shield of Titus』. In addition to high defense and knockdown invalidation, it raised all abnormal status effect resistance values.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwUhbAVua9
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2kH5MudHu
Complaints about the broken Heavenly Knight series led to the administration patching it, but the effects of the armor remained ─ it was just that players could no longer use other accessories with the equipment. Consequently, the already limited number of users of the Heavenly Knight series further decreased.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl6xdrjzvd
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbuXRovu3r
Finally, in my hands I am wielding the『Holy Thunder Sword』.With its high attack power and agility boost, it’s a two-handed sword I am truly proud of. Like every other mythical class weapon within the game, it has its own special attack, with the penalty being that the player suffers a power reduction after its useage.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXr3WIIOKgr
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEHjavgyHk
I return the sword to the sheath at my waist, then, with my right hand, I cast【Flame】. And just like in the game, a torrent of flames shoot out as if my hand is a flamethrower.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWnHJ3E1F2
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAEYLICfaR
No… It’s different from the game.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeb73CR7zf
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYHZqQoAZd
If I’m not mistaken, the main occupation of my character was Heavenly Knight, and the subclass should have been Pope.【Flame】is a Magician’s skill and【Flying Dragon Slash】is certainly a Warrior’s skill. It’s not a skill my current character’s occupation should have been allowed to use in the game.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMYbZ02tZR
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PAiQilbtB
Why can a Knight use a Magician’s skill? Then, I had a thought: considering everything, what if this isn’t the game or a dream, but reality?1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PTqyHGt8n
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3omi7QJ0of
If it’s reality, then the skills that I could not use because of my class change should be fully available. For example, a Judo expert who started a boxing career is still capable of using Judo techniques.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EK2QwUH2x
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeHLMJiVWd
With me often reaching the highest level of my occupations, am I able to use all the high-level skills that I had?1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJwERqwVnQ
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexrlY0Dq3E
The conditions for gaining the Heavenly Knight class are that a character had to possess maximum level in the Magician, Priest, and Warrior occupations. In order to achieve that, I had to gain the occupations of Magic Knight, Advanced Wizard, and Pope. I did not learn all of the skills from each occupation, but I did learn quite a few of them.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYas4gXIHMP
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If anything, if I am able to use all of the skills that I learned, I should be able handle anything that comes my way.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstcHdnHKJ0
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WMNhz6jRo
I wonder if I would have been able to survive if my main occupation had been fixed to Heavenly Knight. Frankly speaking, some of the highest-level occupations can’t really be used. First, there are only four technique skills available. And all of them are flashy skills that cause widespread destruction. Clearly it was a class only meant to fulfill the romance of the developers.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpE8XVrv8Dv
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZcV3ZwwYe
As it is, I am able to use the【Heavenly Knight Sword Techniques】that allows a two-handed sword be wielded with only one hand, but if I were to use both hands, wouldn’t it increase my attack power?1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpa4t4uFVdD
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1JpXONLfB
I’ve been in this area for a while now, but nothing will get done if I stay here. If this is indeed real, I need to find some people or a town and think of a future plan.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrIkUxlILM
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdjVFM3ksL
I try to invoke the Magician’s support skill,【Transfer Gate】. Pale light is emitted as a three meter wide magic circle appears…1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXUg0p5k0h
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJCx0KN1pg
In the game, all I had to do is select the name of a town and I would be transferred there. However there is no selection screen now. For a while, I think about what I should do. Incidentally, my vision darkens. And then I notice that the landscape spread out before my eyes has changed.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfEcvQvkch
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7DMtJe3W5
I traveled about three meters from where I was a second ago. Apparently, this magic can’t be used properly without a clear image of where I wanted to go.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKdlro1yKN
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However, I don’t know any locations in this world, It seems that I didn’t move because of this fact.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjdF8xOXOu
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBlbeTVFmF
I give up…1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyla2pKP3T
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhECH0VqqJg
Wait, there should be one more skill available for movement. The support skill,【Dimensional step】.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIs3x3ng5Mc
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHLhASiyCO
The skill lets me move to any location after I select it. In the early stages of the game, it was a skill that allows you escape the range of enemy attacks ─ a skill used when you were surrounded by enemies. But after the middle stage of the game, when the monsters and the boss’ attack range took up the whole screen, it was regarded as a useless skill. Am I able to use it? With no screen to click, I could just be wasting mana.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlFk7nUR2E
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1CB50jg11
I set my eyes on the intended location and activate【Dimensional step】. The scenery changes in an instant. When I look back, I observe that the place I had just been is a great distance away. It’s probably about five hundred meters. In the game, no matter what you did, the skill could only take you to the edge of the screen. In reality, it appears that I can move to any location within my line-of-sight. Though I can’t blow off heads with beams like a certain Esper girl, it’s still a helpful power. With a cool-down time of one second, it can be seen as a very convenient movement method.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAYZZ7Xow3
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAghnwcc8jY
So I continually use【Dimensional step】to navigate the landscape.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fjuXr5x8S
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As the day fades away, it seems that I’m moving in the southwest direction. After leaving the sloping area a little while ago, I see a large river ahead.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5yMDBFUkm
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I transfer to the riverbank and look around. This river is about two hundred meters across. It seems to hold quite a lot of water. When I look at the river, the water seems to be transparent, and I see many fish swimming along with the current.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNog0oRXH5Y
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRVMRCn7Mn
Why don’t I take a break and have a drink of water?1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEuL2LOtCM
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuwlh6ypvz
I remove my helmet. That reminds me, not only did I not feel heavy wearing the armor, but I also didn’t feel hot. Such a thought was in my head as I brought my face closer to the water.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5OjZamzKR
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At that moment, my mind goes blank──1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KRZCnOls0
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“─Damn…”1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxB8xA5oNUP
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My mutter is lost inside the noise of the water.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU06I8d4FpE
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zBT1tZTof
My vision focuses on the refection in the water. There are no eyes. In fact, there doesn’t appear to be a nose or even any flesh. In the dark eye sockets, the pale light of the undead can be seen. I stare back at the reflection without any emotion.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzI1DxhOCK
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OlQfWF3te
The water was reflecting the figure of an armored skeleton──1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXawDJE0Yz
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZMvLjh8sn
I completely forgot it. The kind of avatar I played the game with.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDobLdgERs
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXawmIylnKa
Your usual game avatar would be a humanoid ─ one that can be customized to suit a person’s own preference. The degree of customization was extensive: you could make a long-eared Elf, or even a pig-nosed Orc.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fTuW4dSbL
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFGL9Xaqu6
There were also special avatars that charged a fee in order to be obtained; one of the special avatars was『Skeletal Body』.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8VfysuLMl
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Despite the fee, “it won’t matter if I’m completely covered in armor,” is what I told my friends…1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2i97FGrw0
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOE7Ubxa8q
I actually wanted a golden skeleton avatar. With that, I would be known as the crazed hero of justice. When I searched about it later, the head of the guy was a skeleton, and from the neck down it was gold just like the costume of a professional wrestler. Nevertheless, I thought that it would be a completely golden skeleton for the entire time before that…1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosnBgLlYhg
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzB4Um8365J
To escape reality, I had thought of the past.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUCqlFO078
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This is very bad.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7DSzLIYZ1
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4xyweKW3l
I can not remove my helmet in public with this appearance. In fact, if I do, I might become a target for monster subjugation.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFe22LCSTW
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My current future plans were just revoked.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIi3ygIssNw
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRJrsF89vC
I will live quietly and not stand out as best as I possibly can.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6ezujr2BP
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QG95cFLYH
However, my body armor is quite luxurious, and it could attract attention alone… Yet, I can’t remove this equipment.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLLmtB3DGQ
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PMrugEX5y
In this world I have nothing to my name except for this armor. I lack all my in-game items, and I have no money.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4l4xkR9Hpb
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcKMLXEAPr
I have to carefully scrape together some money for the time being.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCcoQeccWz
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiCFyde4af
I shove my head into the water and drink. Since I’m a skeleton, did I try to drink out of habit? Where would the water that I drink go? In the first place, can I even taste the water?1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveqNgIvmP9
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOCmFqm5CH
I won’t worry about the small things anymore. The inside of my head was beginning to overheat. Even though I have no brain to speak of.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyA1o3zTDMV
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj29TK2mTk5
A skeleton laughs in a high-pitched voice in my head… Oops, my mind tried to escape reality again.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFVYvFRaLm
1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrPAOw46Kh
First, let’s reconsider the idea of looking for a city. Perhaps I will find some people living at the end of the river.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJKWBvbTAY
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With such thoughts, I put my helmet back on and resume using【Dimensional step】. Since leaving the river, signs of a road has started to develop, so a village shouldn’t be that far.1993Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yfKQJTYfS
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