1 Chapter 1 - An Unremarkable Spark

"Christ, why do I have to deal with this crap?"

At this moment in time, I had been attempting to complete one of the raids on a new MMO with a pickup group. Needless to say, I found little success in this endeavour.

However, this seems like a bad place to start.

My name is Nayasuki Izaki. I'm the average 19-year-old university student and Otaku although I have, sadly, been moving into the more casual side of things. I don black hair that's more on the medium side, my eyes are green and my face is relatively unremarkable. I was wearing my usual set of attire which consisted of a casual red t-shirt and blue jeans with a random pair of black off brand shoes I managed to get for an insanely low price.

So, overall, I'm just a normal and probably boring guy. I live a life that many would regard as being a painfully average one lacking any sort of ambition. Although I myself can't complain, my parents don't hide their distaste for my...lack of ambition. This has resulted in several 'clashes of vision' between us.

Anyway, a new MMO came out and I was dying to play it. I was reading up on guides and preview trailers just waiting for the game to launch. However, this was certainly not what I expected when trying to raid with high-level players.

"This is bullshit, I'm out of here!" I screamed.

The forty-fifth wipe was the final nail on my mental coffin. At this point, my desk was on the verge of total collapse and I had ushered in my parents's wrath. This time there would be no negotiations. Today was not my lucky day.

So, sadly, I was forced out of the grand castle that was my room and decided to try to pass the time elsewhere. I had money to spare and decided to go to a net cafe for a little while. I couldn't get behind in the game as that would jeopardise the rankings that I've been putting so much effort into getting so this is the best strategy.

"The cafe better not be full. Damn, if only those incompetent noobs learned how to control their aggro."

After some time managed to make my way into a cafe and got logged onto a PC. The cafe was surprisingly empty. Finally, a shining light in such a dark and trying time. I launch the MMO, however, something else appears in the place of its launcher.

MASTER OF DEFENCE

"The Master of Defence is skilled in all aspects of defensive warfare and strategy, and holds powerful support abilities. Equipped with the most protective gear, abilities and magic the Master of Defense utilizes a powerful and legendary multi-purpose shield alongside a magical gauntlet to protect and strengthen not only himself but his allies too. The Master of Defence is the wall in which evil shatters."

SUMMON COMPLETE

"Summon complete...what is this?"

Right after I read the message everything I see turns into a bright white. The sporadic clicking of the keyboards and the whispers of wind gets drowned out by a deafening static.

Even an otaku like myself laughed at the mere suggestion of being transported into another world as a grand hero. I laughed at the stupidity of such a crazy idea. But yet here I was, about to start my adventure in another world.

And, just like that, my journey from average Otaku to fabled Hero would begin.