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 it was only a game, 
to keep our minds off the fact
Aber es war nur ein Spiel,
um uns davon abzulenken,
Pero era solo un juego, 
para distraernos del hecho
Mais tout ça n’était qu’un jeu
Ma era solo un gioco, 
per distogliere le nostre menti dal fatto
Mas era só um jogo para
 distrair a cabeça
но мир этот таков,
что здесь нельзя даже умереть…