Vol 5 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Chapter 1: Everyday Life of shi+roe

Part 1

God created the world in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested This meant that even God needed a

vacation shi+roe thought humans should follow God in this respect

Taking a break after work

Otherwise humans would have problems

This was common sense

There was no need to break away from this truth just because they were Adventurers, or because of the

Catastrophe

shi+roe was sulking because he had been too busy lately

It was not that his guild hiu, Akatsuki, and

even the new members Minori, Tohya, Isuzu, and Rundelhous all wanted to help shi+roe But the amount of

work from the Round Table Council was just too much

(No, this way of thinking is despicable)

These tasks were not the result of insidious harassment or abuse of authority

Probably

But the answer lies within shi+roe himself

shi+roe was seen by the Round Table Council as the 'battle tactician with incredible foresight', and he

admitted that it was a proper description But even if shi+roe acknowledged this, it was not as if he had a

genius-level intellect or extraordinary talents shi+roe gauged that he was only average in terms of

abilities

shi+roe saw hiht his talent lay in collecting information

before events, analyzing anda proper scenario by taking into

account any changes during its execution

These types were not rare Roughly all players who checked a ga

belonged to this type This was just a tis, but shi+roe had a unique characteristic

He was not content with reading a gah——he had to write one himself This characteristic

should be driven more by curiosity than timidity

Because he's not confident, he would put in effort to prepare If so from him,

he would ot chosen for important positions

unwittingly, even though he didn't like helping others

Timidity was often seen as a weakness, but that was not the case for shi+roe When he played a battle

tactician, being cautious to the extreth

Although, that only held true when they had enough

alone, was unable to breathe due to the pressure of his workload

This alternate world was an over-sized research subject for shi+roe

It was better to have ather was very wide

The ah information the world of Elder Tales had accumulated over twenty years was

enor into this alternate world Moreover, this was not a

stationary world, but it was a world that evolved every second as things interacted with each other

shi+roe tried to prioritize and investigate the necessary data He lacked manpower and finances, but he

could garner public inforet His

efficiency in gathering intelligence was ht after the Catastrophe

Even so, the data he wanted or needed was too colossal, he was unable to shake off his feeling of unease

shi+roe did not start collating data of this world purely out of his own curiosity Whether to go back to the

original world or to give up, he would still need to live on in this world first This was the consensus of

all the Adventurers in Akiba

Information could be a lifeline in many situations

Just as one would need a ate the oceans, the Round Table Council needed information about

this world If you were not clear as happening, you wouldn't be able to make the correct

decision

Hence, shi+roe considered gathering and analyzing data to be official business

As one of the 11 guildmasters in the Round Table Council, he needed to spend a lot of ti

daily co docuuild

like DDD or Oceanic Systems, there would be a lot of talented personnel to assist and support the

guildmaster

In a sense, this was the sa Michitaka or Krusty in their

administrative duties Even if it were not at the level of secretary, having reliable companions to help you

review and give feedback would be invaluable

But Log Horizon had only eightthe t members, so shi+roe didn't expect to have

someone around at all times to assist him in his administrative duties The most proficient person at

administrative matters apart fro If she helped

shi+roe, her level gap with Tohya, Isuzu, and Rundelhous would get wider, so he couldn't ask for her help

too often

So the end result was shi+roe being crushed by mountains of administrative forms and documents

”Woo wah, there is no way I can finish this!”

shi+roe sighed at the paper peaks It , but that

didn'tindoors all this time had made him depressed

shi+roe looked out the

This as just a square opening in the wall a few days ago, butframes and canvas

curtains had now been installed

The ti outside

The autumn rain that descended on the city was as fine as silver threads Falling on every leaf of the

ancient trees of Akiba, it was directly wetting the ground anda peaceful sound

This scene was serene, gentle and beautiful

When Elder Tales was just a gae rando to

the gaames, but juxtaposed to the shi+ny silver

threads now falling in Akiba, it wasstandards

shi+roe felt the scenes in this world were better than old japan's in all aspects

Although they were all rain, they each had their own style, such as the lightning rains in the summer

afternoons, or the mist-like rain in autumn

Living in japan, with its developed transportation system where all delivery services could show off their

speeds, shi+roe could only see such seasonal scenery from the NHK So to him, just the weather alone was

like an epic dra

He opened the canvas curtain and saw the city that seemed to be covered hite lines that went

unbroken all the way froround to the sky It was October, so it was not too cold yet but the chill

would slowly start to set in He could see people all over the city ignoring the rain and Adventurers who

were using this chance to clean their buildings

It had been two n was progressing slowly

No, the clean up stage had already passed They should now consider how to reinforce their relationshi+p

with the League of Freedoanization made up of the People of the Land This had

been confirence, the number of minor skirmishes

had decreased and issues related to resource transportation and trade were gradually increasing At this

stage, it should fall under the jurisdiction of the uilds

The grand preparations for the Libra Festival was the evidence

shi+roe finally felt the burden on his shoulders when he thought about this

But that was only one of his burdens

What worried shi+roe noas the news fro

with Akiba, so he had been ignoring thee where

he couldn't ignore theer The data from his sources was collated and countermeasures executed

But after gathering further infores No, it could be said

that the changes were too extreme

(I thought this ht happen, but it just had to turn out this way, the other areas are really)

shi+roe relaxed and leaned against his wicker chair while gazing at the ceiling

Maps, figures and reports flashed through his mind

The japan that had been recreated at half of its original size using the Half-Gaia project This place

known as the Crescent Archipelago, Yamato, contained five player cities Akiba, which shi+roe and the

others resided in, shi+buya, Minami, Susukino, and Nakasu were known as the 5 major cities and were the

base cities for players in Elder Tales

When Elder Tales was still an MMO game, these cities were connected by devices called the intercity

transport gates that allowed instantaneous travel between the cities This made it feel like the cities were

close to one another, but as the gates weren't currently operational, the time needed to travel between

cities had increased In this world wherein a

decline in the interactions between cities

It had been 5 months since the Catastrophe

Akiba, where shi+roe and the others resided, had undergone es It looked the same from the

outside, but the Adventurers' way of life, and relationshi+ps with others, had both undergone a decisive

makeover With their interactions with the People of the Land as well as the League of Freedom Towns

Eastal, there should be no one left who thought that this was just a game

Everyone in this world have had the equal chance of experiencing these 5 months of time, so shi+roe

thought that the other places would have changed just like Akiba did

But the change in Akiba was influenced by shi+roe shi+roe are of the efforts needed to change this

city If that were the case, other cities could have also been influenced by the will of 'someone' as well,

right? shi+roe felt his heart getting heavy as he thought about this 'will'

shi+buya changed the least

shi+buya held a special place a the 5 player cities

To put it simply, shi+buya was the newest city to be set up It was added to disperse the massive number of

players in Akiba shi+buya, which was made with this purpose in mind, was dependent on the intercity

transport gate With the gate not functioning, the city was all but paralyzed

Hence, almost all Adventurers based in shi+buya had moved to Akiba shi+buya was used by very few

players, akin to the villas of Akiba in the neighboring rural areas

Susukino was evolving just as shi+roe expected The city's security had been deteriorating since the

Catastrophe, to the point of no return It had become a lawless city because of this The Adventurers who

wanted to leave had mostly succeeded in these past few months

Serara was a beginner Adventurer, but she still ed to hide her tracks and escape successfully This

was thanks to shi+roe's rescue operation Shortly after, the Round Table Council sent out several

expedition teams over a period of time to evacuate all those ished to leave Susukino

Susukino, which seemed set to fail as a player city, still had more than 200 Adventurers left They were

not left behind by the expedition teaerous environment of Susukino

by their oill Not only this, Akiba and Minarated

to Susukino

In the Elder Tales world that had changed into reality, there seemed to be some demand for 'lawlessness'

Susukino had evolved into a city where the minority Adventurers ruled over the majority People of the

Land

shi+roe did not sense any evil fro, it was just not obvious

shi+roe sensed fear

shi+roe chahts of the People of the Land at the Round Table Council for two reasons

First, it was a problem of survival The number of People of the Land was ten times that of the

Adventurers Alredients, the resources of this world, were made by the People

of the Land If they governed the People of the Land with an iron fist, friction and conflict would arise

with the People of the Land Whether they won or lost, they would have to bear a heavy price Protecting

the rights of the People of the Land was a way of protecting their own rights It was not based on the

ideals of huhts, but was built on the idea of benefits versus losses

The second reason was fear

shi+roe still ree he visited on his way back from

Susukino shi+roe had felt for the first tie He

could feel their warmth, history, personality and intentions, and saw them as 'humans' for the first time

To enslave an intelligent hu for shi+roe, who received a standard japanese education

This was toothe reasons for justice——evil and morality——and linked

directly to the e a slave hi slaves and

ordering them around was just repulsive

The chill shi+roe felt from Susukino was cut of the same cloth

But there were only a couple hundred Adventurers in Susukino, such small scale activities could still be

salvaged

(But the problem lies over there instead)

Minami's situation was

Far beyond shi+roe's expectation and developing at an incredible speed

Part 2

”shi+roesama!”

shi+roe as lost in thought heard a ratitude

”Please pull yourself together Are you eating your ht? What about sleep? Eh, seems like you

spent the whole day sitting again”

”I a rooo”

shi+roe replied casually as he stood up to take the box of files from Henrietta

The strong physical abilities of Adventurers were based on the game stats, so there wasn't much of a

strength difference between the 2 genders No, coe class, Henrietta from

the weapon-based class was probably twice as strong

But seeing Henrietta wearing a secretary-style e, shi+roe was unable to

bear seeing her carry so many stacks of boxes

shi+roe turned around after leaving the box on his desk

”There is no need to trouble you with this, I will come over if you contact me by telepathy”

”Eh I guess you are right But I heard shi+roe-saht about

dropping by to visit about that”

”If you are looking for Akatsuki, she should be co back soon”

”Ah, fu fu fu fu, it's not what you think”

shi+roe breathed a sigh of relief as Henrietta blushed

The famed accountant that was the pride of Crescent Moon Alliance, Henrietta as in charge of

finance visited shi+roe like this often The guild master of Crescent Moon Alliance was Maryele, but the

operations were all handled by Henrietta, her administrative abilities were beyond praise Instead of

shi+roe asted his time on research and curiosity, Henrietta's contribution to the Round Table

Council was nificant

”Eh, this is”

”The Libra Festival”

shi+roe picked up a file as Henrietta explained from the side

October The air was beco more chilly every time it rained, but the liveliness of Akiba remained

warue of Freedom Towns Eastal, there had been more

co the prosperity of the production guilds

Food, clothes, anic materials, and types of items were imported and exported at

an astonishi+ng rate Akiba was now a city that focused on re-exporting after processing materials

Adventurers could gather basic iteet them in

bulk by purchasing them from the People of the Land

People of the Land, especially nobles and oods made by

Adventurers They were very interested in finding out the secrets of their production and were very active

in all kinds of trade

As the production guilds becauilds also reaped its share of the benefits The

'Fairy Ring analysis Project' that started last

the nu out of town for missions

In this situation, the unexpected project that started was the Libra Festival This event that the Adventurers

of Akiba were looking forward to was a festival celebrated by the entire city

When Elder Tales was a game, apart from events set by the developers, there were also plenty of

unofficial activities organized by the players themselves

There were all kinds of activities that spanned froa events that spanned the entire

server Unfortunately, there had been no news of such activities after the Catastrophe as no one had the

energy to spare But as life stabilized after 5this lively activity

and letting go of the feelings of uneasiness after a while shi+roe understood this point

But instead of preparing for the Libra Festival, shi+roe amped with all sorts of administrative

work, so he didn't know the details He only took a gliuild

h idea

This was a trading activity that would be held in Akiba a few days later, that hat he thought

”How is the liaison committee?”

”Charasin-san is working hard, I really takesmoothly”

Henrietta, as arranging the files with her back to shi+roe, replied

”As expected of the advertiseency”

This project was directed by the production guilds and the 'Production Guild Liaison Committee'

With the formation of the Round Table Council, there was a slew of new inventions bringing a boom to

the econo these new inventions but had finally

reached their lianization that decided the general

direction Akiba should take, it couldn't keep handling trade disputes or complaints

Practical problems related to items and delivery didn't need to be strictly handled by the 11 guild masters,

so they decided to set up a dedicated department

That was the 'Production Guild Liaison Committee'

The Production Guild Liaison Committee was situated 2 levels below the Round Table Council's

conference roo and operated 24/7 It was

better to do and it was a laid back and kind committee The liaison committee had the atmosphere

between a conference room and an office, anyone could visit any time

With their policy of revitalizing the suilds with small

guild halls Michitaka from Oceanic Systems and Rodrick from The Rodrick Firm treated this place as the

training ground for future leaders

A big notice board was full of all sort of requests such as buying resources, trading items or information

exchange They could also source for new items and business partners, a noisy and lively urban

community center It was just a liaison committee and lacked the seriousness of the Round Table Council

The Production Guild Liaison Coanizer of the Libra Festival

Crescent Moon Alliance was one of the suilds that was part of the Round Table Council and should

have plenty to work to do Henrietta had had more work at the Production Guild Liaison Committee than

she had at the Round Table Council recently

”Will Crescent Moon Alliance be participating?”

”Of course we are Our blacks short swords at the flea market, Crescent☪Moon will

also behard on this as the new kids didn't have a chance to

eat it But the main event will be the fashi+on show”

”Fashi+on show?”

”Yes, you didn't know?”

”No, I did hear about it”

The idea of the Libra Festival started out by so 'Let's hold a merchandise exhibition

event alright?' at the Production Guild Liaison Committee

The first thing the Adventurers who came to this alternate world desired was normal food and drinks

With this settled, the next was the increase in de environment and fashi+onable

clothes

In the past when this was a ga out The furniture were

just toys to decorate your personal space that had wonderful variety but lacked functionality

It was the sa the corporations that took part in Elder Tales development, FOE

(Fujiency reputable in design (Suitable for Otaku

culture of japan), but they did not consider functionality when they cans They didn't

even include underwear as part of the iteame by Adventurers

But such inconvenience had been solved recently The Adventurers had been creative and came up with

more inventions everyday

But the citizens of Akiba ht et

information about new inventions was by chance, word of mouth or the periodic advertisement fliers

The proposal to host a merchandise exhibition event was started this way, and after much discussion, they

would be holding a fashi+on show, underwear exhibition, food market, and an exhibition warehouse for

new inventions There had been increasing demand to include more items for the exhibition

Most guilds had at least one product they would say ”We're the best at!” and recoly and

wanted to exhibit to a wider audience

'Since that's the case, let's hold a festival centered around exhibitions!' That hat they decided 2

weeks ago

These discussions were held in the Production Guild Liaison Committee, but half the citizens of Akiba

belonged to production guilds so the news spread like wildfire all over the city

The production guild ed to the minority To be

precise, only visitors from outside the city would meet this criteria

And so, the exhibitors were also the customers, akin to a school cultural festival

shi+roe had been focusing on using the Round Table Council as a way to gather information from the

outside and had been neglecting the neithin the city ”Neglecting” was based on shi+roe's standard,

his knowledge of as happening in the city was her than normal Akiba citizens' Simply

put, the knowledge he had did not meet his tactician level of standards

shi+roe knew the story of how the festival started out, and understood that the exhibition would energize

the economy (they just wanted to have fun under the pretext of work)

The organizer of the festival was not the Round Table Council, but the liaison co under

it Charasin of the 8th District Shopping Center was the reliable director of this activity

This was the reason shi+roe decided not to be involved directly and left them alone

”shi+roe-sama”

”Hmm?”

Henrietta said as shi+roe arranged the files neatly

”How is Isuzu-chan doing?”

”Ah ah, er to talk to her properly one of these days, but I have been busy and it

slipped my mind”

”shi+roe-saood friend of Crescent Moon Alliance, so please don't hold back But Serara has been

worried about how she is doing”

”Yeah, she is doing well and keeping up with her daily training She got a tan in the summer, since the

only good thing about this place is that it's spacious”

The subject of the topic Isuzu was a young female Bard who transferred from Crescent Moon Alliance to

Log Horizon This young girl with freckles joined Log Horizon together with Rundelhous

The Sorcerer Rundelhous and the Bard Isuzu, they were the 2 newest additions to Log Horizon since

Tohya and Minori entered the guild The transfer proceeded smoothly after a peaceful discussion between

the 2 guild uild Hamelin just like Minori Her

time in Crescent Moon Alliance was short and there wasn't much of a problem with the transfer

Log Horizon and Crescent Moon Alliance had always acted like sister guilds, often holding beginner

training session or forh Serara worried about Isuzu, they had still

beenonce every 3 days

”shi+roe-saone out the entire summer”

Henrietta said reproachfully This was the truth so shi+roe couldn't say anything to defend himself

Henrietta was a core member of Crescent Moon Alliance, had similar roles as adviser like shi+roe and

was also handling the accounts for Crescent Moon Alliance She must be busy, but Minori and the others

said that she would occasionally show her face during beginner training sessions and participate actively

Henrietta's words were rather harsh to shi+roe's ears

” I a on that”

”Very well, please take a look at this”

Henrietta handed over so like a venue brochure The copies of such printed materials could be

duplicated using shi+roe's Scribe subclass The original must have been hand written, but it was easy to

make copies

shi+roe browsed through it roughly, Akiba seemed to have several exhibition areas set up all over the city

The content wasbut there were also armor, weapons and furniture made from

steel or wood The festival eve events started the day after tomorrohile the actual festival would last

for 2 days

(The dinner party and the after-festival party)

shi+roe confirmed the event dates and it overlapped with the return of the spy The spy should be able to

sneak in easily with the crowd during the festival, but it would take some effort to secure their reports

(We can't uess we have to wait)

Even if he wanted to gatherthe festival would not be

reliable

”Really, why are youon his actions, you should say

soht?”

”Ah?”

”For instance, use this festival as a chance to deepen your relationshi+ps with your friends in Log Horizon”

shi+roe was stunned by her words for a ood idea He

should be fine doing this once in a while

”I will”

”Also”

Henrietta shook her slender finger Her actions together with her thin fraave her an

alluring air of mischief akin to an elder sister

”Log Horizon is one of the representatives of the Round Table Council, please do your part to make this

event lively”

”Ah I will handle this appropriately”

”And that's a promise okay?”

Henrietta informed with a smile

”Both Akatsuki-chan and Minori-chan are very cute, I a forward to it Heavens, really Just

ioes, 'People can't go on with only bread, but

they can endure ination' My God”

Henrietta isting her body with her hands on her cheeks looked horrifying shi+roe could not

send his precious guild members to uncertain death, so he needed to find out the details of this 'promise'

”What can they do to help?”

”It's very simple, they just need to help with the sales of winter clothes exhibition”

Being a salesgirl should have nothing to do with being very cute correct?

shi+roe saw through the blueprints of Henrietta's future plan and apologized to his guild members in his

heart, thinking of how he could make it up for them

Part 3

Raynesia earing co her small lunchbox

with pretty designs This was a common take away lunchbox in Akiba

(It's delicious)

The vacation she was looking forward to

Even as Raynesia i of sweetness, her supple feminine body still trembled

when she recollected her recent crushi+ng work load Raynesia sighed heavily and drooped her shoulders

Yes, she had been conned Conned by Krusty

She was baited by the sweet talk of '3 meals provided with afternoon nap included' She was remorseful

of her rash actions

It was obvious if you thought about it

The Adventurers were the key to influencing the world The nobles of the League of Freedom Towns

Eastal' which her grandfather chaired also knew this, and was atte to recruit and use them in

political and ave her speech in the nobles conference was because

she could not stand their attitude and behavior

Back then, she worked so hard as she wanted to protect her homeland and not force the Adventurers to

accept their willful and rude demands at the same time

In a sense, Raynesia's effort had borne fruits With the kindness of the Round Table Council and the sense

of justice of the Adventurers, her houe of Freedom Towns Eastal was

saved

After the war in Sand Leaf ended, the situation reverted back to the way it was No, with the Adventurers

showing their ht to the aristocrats, the development that folloas much more concrete

Adventurers didn't only show their y, economy, and

unity as well With their display of force, no nobles held any a Akiba and worked

towards deepening their relationshi+p with the Adventurers in order to increase their gain through taxes

Raynesia had seen so many examples this month that it irritated her

Raynesia took on the role of arandfather's orders her position was

so She was also the first residential ambassador

froue of Freedom Towns Eastal to coordinate relationshi+ps between the two groups

She often received invitations from the Round Table Council to attend events like ceremonies, and would

also participate in balls as a noblewos were