ShangriLa Frontier ~ Shitty Games Hunter Challenges Godly Game ~

Amachi Ritsu did not wanted to kick on the door again. Partially because she knew it would be meaningless, and partially because she knew that her knees would most probably not be able to withstand it.

「Every time, every time, every time, every single FUCKING time……Always doing whatever the FUCK you want and not giving a single FUCK about the ones who are affected by it……!!!」

Even though she knew that there was absolutely nothing she could have done about it, she would still curse her own misfortune and destiny for having to deal with someone like Tsukuyo. And at the same time, she was wondering how it was possible for someone like her to actually be able to do tasks so pivotal so quickly and efficiently that no one else could do them. It was honestly quite a mystery.

「…… But then again, I think that there is actually a reason for things being the way they are.」

It is honestly a problem that Unique Monsters keep on being defeated one after another in short spans of time. Another problem is the fact that Leviathan managed to be conquered in what seemed like not even a whole day. All of the above were quite the pickle for the management staff, especially since there was no real way in which they could possibly address the idea.

But the biggest problem of them all was neither the Unique Monsters nor the Bahamut…… It was actually about Raid Monsters……

「Putting the notion of the New Continent to the side, the capture of the Old Continent is going way slower than it was initially expected……」

The total number of engagements with Raid Monsters was turning out to be way below the number that they have initially estimated. And just to be clear here, it was not that the players were being defeated way more often than they were emerging victorious from those fights. It was all about the small number of actual combat encounters with the Raid Monsters.

The reason for that was also pretty simple. Aside from the fact that only the Great Red Devourer has been defeated, and it was defeated only once by a small number of players, the vast majority of the playerbase was yet to venture far away from the starting point of the New Continent, not to mention crossing the desert in the middle of it. The furthest where general population managed to get was the middle of the Great Sea of Trees area, and that’s about it.

「God fucking damn it! You are the ones who are responsible for this mess, you stupid users! So don’t you dare to blame the administrators and management for your stupid decisions and the fact that you can’t even handle the consequences of said decisions in a right way……!」

But the truth is, she knew the reason for that state of affairs as well. The Siegwrum the Heavenly Emperor’s Unique Scenario EX, which was originally supposed to be faught after taking down all of the Colored Dragons separately. But for some reason it has changed into an all-out war against all of the dragons all at once, because by some miracle they were gathered in one place at the same time. Not to mention the activation of the Leviathan that took place right in the middle of that war, plus the coup d’etat event on the kingdom’s side, resulting in a delay of the overall tempo of the in-game events. If you add to it the fact that there was also a large PVP event centered around the conflict of the Beast People with Humans…… In a nutshell, there was simply too much going on at the same time, and it was turning out to be one hell of a giant mess. For both the players and the administrators of the game.

Because of all of the above elements, even Ritsu herself and her committee had no idea how to present to the players what needs to be done and in which way should the World Quest go. All of the plans that they initially had could now be effectively thrown out the window.

That is why, in a sense, the enhancements of the performance of Raid Monsters that Tsukuyo made without permission behind everyone’s backs was also part of the problem, and a one that would need to be addressed as soon as possible.

After all, Raid Monsters carry the risk of ending the game world itself if they advance the built-in “time limit” designated for them to rampage around. But it was also a hidden parameter that no player would be able to see, something that was supposed to change only in the game’s final phase.

Especially, what is in a really bad state now is “Green” Raid Monster on the Old Continent, the one that has to be defeated by the end of the sixth part of the World Quest. As for all the others, “Black”, “White” and “Red”, they have more of a timeframe to be completed, so they are a problem that can be dealt with sometime later.

Fortunately, the good news is that the “Blue” of the Old Continent, which could not be defeated by beginners, was defeated, although just barely…… But this still goes to show that there are players out there capable of fighting the Raid Monsters just fine. And as long as there are no brutal time limits put on the Raid Monster, or Tsukuyo trying to change the parameters on her own, defeating the Raid Monsters is just a matter of trial and error, until the players eventually succeed in their efforts.

「Especially the White Wall is going to be a real challenge……Kuh, don’t be discouraged, Users! Fight on and persevere! But it may be a good idea to fortify the cities just in case the worst possible scenario is going to come to pass……」

According to Tsukuyo, even if the limit missions would reach their final phase, she boasted that there would still be some sort of a “final defense line” …… but one of those things came all crushing down fairly recently, causing Ritsu a great amount of anxiety. And that anxiety was slowly starting to wear her out.

「Even if this is her world, this is also my game, damn it……」

She was never going to give up on this world, even if she was to be shunned for being protective of something that was not her own original creation. She was also not going to let this world end pre-maturely. She was going to see it develop and grow, making a name for itself in the annals of history.

「Shangri-La Frontier is a World-Class game, and we want it to be remembered as such, its contents loved forever by everyone……」

Perhaps she is still living in her own private shackles, trying to compare herself to the figure of her father and the world in which he used to live and work. But there was no reason for her to torment herself like that over and over again. If she keep on living in the past, she won’t be able to move forward and move on with her life, her own dreams and aspirations.

And since it was impossible for her to turn towards the World Advisor for her opinions and knowledge to deal with certain problems, she would have to utilze her own talent, knowledge and imagination to deal with the problems at hand. That was also a part of her role as a Creative Director of the game. So she would do just that, navigate thorugh things her own way, making necessary adjustments later on as they would be needed. This is also the reason why she have gathered excellent staff for the sake of Shangri-La Frontier, a staff that could each operate as a creative director if there was a need for them to do so.