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...
When it was just a game, 
you'd revive at the Cathedral.
Im Spiel wurde man damals
in der Kathedrale wiederbelebt.
Cuando era solo un juego, 
revivías en la Catedral.
Dans le jeu,
on ressuscitait au sanctuaire.
Quando era solo un gioco, 
tornavi in vita nella cattedrale.
Quando era o jogo, você 
revivia na Catedral.
Когда «Элдер тэйл» был игрой,
мы воскресали в Храме.