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...
But even if this isn't our world,
Aber auch wenn das hier
eine andere Welt ist,
Pero aunque no sea nuestro mundo,
On parle de monde parallèle,
Ma anche se questo non è il nostro mondo,
Mas mesmo que este não
 seja o nosso mundo,
Погодите…
но мы же в «Элдер тэйл»!