Out of nowhere, Shiroe finds himself in the city of Akihabara, inside the game "Elder Tale".  Thirty thousand Japanese players have been locked inside the game!  The world on the other side of the screen becomes reality, and amidst the chaos Shiroe finds his old friend Naotsugu.  And as they relax at finding one another, they meet the powerful assassin "Akatsuki".  Akatsuki has a request to make of Shiroe...
Ask before you do it, shrimp!
Hast du doch schon getan, du Dreikäsehoch!
¡Pregunta antes de hacerlo, renacuajo!
Tu l’as déjà fait, avorton.
Chiedi prima di farlo, piccoletta!
Pergunte antes de fazer, tampinha!
Сначала спрашивай,
а потом бей, малая!