01x01 - I'm Elymas the Heavy Knight

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Heavy Knight.

A class specializing in defense
that protects their teammates

by taking the enemy's attack.

But even compared to
other defensive classes,

their skills are hard to use.

Leveling up is difficult because
their offensive power is very low.

That is why...

It is known as the strongest class,
beyond the misfortune.

♪I held my breath in
this labyrinthine city♪

♪Hey, let's go find♪

♪Our real voices now♪

♪Gathering up those nameless days♪

♪Behind the scarred, invisible shield♪

♪Lies a wish known only to me♪

♪As long as I can keep walking
with it in my heart♪

♪I'm sure I won't be afraid♪

♪This is my story♪

♪No time for sorry♪

♪I have no doubts;
this is the path my heart has chosen♪

♪No chains can hold me♪

♪As I reached out♪

♪To a closed door, a new world♪

♪Awakens♪

♪The heartbeat that
had been dormant awakens♪

For a long time, every time
I saw and learned something...

I got washed over by a sensation
that I had known it all along.

Huh? I think I have seen this before.

Doppellusion!

Let me show you the true skill
of a Master Swordsman!

Cold-As-Steel Cutter!

And then today...

As the heir of the Edvaughn family,

I'll undergo the sacred
Ritual of Divine Blessing.

Finally...

I feel nervous myself.

I feel this strange déjà vu again.

It will be okay, Elymas.

You're my son.

Believe in the God of Swords.

Now then, Elymas Edvaughn...

A class shall be bestowed upon you.

Baptisma!

Just as I thought. I knew this.

Five years back? No, further before.

Right, before I was born...

This world is exactly the same
as the VR online game

I was so into in my past life:
Magic World!

It's hard to believe,
but I've been reincarnated!

Since I know everything
about the game,

I'm thrilled and sure I can win!

Then, I want to be
my go-to class!

The broken class that is known
to be the strongest in Magic World!

All right!

I did it, Father! It's Heavy Knight!

W-What did you...?

Father?

What did you say?!

It was Master Swordsman, was it not?!

Huh?

Was my perception muddled
by my past life's memories?!

In this world, the easy and
strong class dominates,

while the technical and late bloomer
classes have bad reputations.

It must be because the class analysis
and verification haven't progressed yet...

Ah... No, I mean...

Show me!

Heavy Knight?!
What is this nonsense?!

It's just a wooden doll with abysmally
low stats without good offensive skill!

This is undoubtedly
just a defective class!

Calm down, Father!

My HP and defense are high!

Nobody cares about that!

Tch. It's good that we're in a church.

Otherwise, the Edvaughn name would
be tarnished if this happened outside.

Wha...

She's stunning.
- She gets even prettier.

That girl?
- From the branch family?

I've seen her when she was young.
- I don't know...

Excuse me, I am also scheduled
for the Ritual of Divine Blessing.

May I?

She's a daughter from
the Edvaughn branch family.

Her name is Malice.

We played together
several times as children.

But because she is from a branch family,

in the last five years,
we rarely talked at all.

But, right now...

It's fine!

Hurry and begin the ritual.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Baptisma!

Master Swordsman, huh...

Sorry about this.

It looks like I'm stealing
Master Elymas's talents.

My bad feelings came true.

If a branch family member gets
to be a Master Swordsman,

Father's bad mood will worsen!

Wonderful, dear Malice!

I expected nothing less
from an Edvaughn!

Malice, from now on
you are my daughter.

You're the heir of the Edvaughn family!

Wha...?

Father...

Master Elymas is...

No, I mean...

I always thought being the heir
is too much for Elymas to handle.

Scram, Elymas.

Someone like you who betrayed
my expectations is no longer my son!

Having a Heavy Knight will only
bring shame to the Edvaughn Family!

Leave this house at this instant!

F-Father! This is too much!

H-Heavy Knight is a strong class!
For Edvaughn, I will...

Silence!

You have shamed us this far!

Never show your face to me again!

And don't you dare use
the Edvaughn name out there.

Once you do,

I'll be the one who
will cut your head off!

Father!

Pack your belongings!

- My father didn't even listen to me.

- This is all I can give.

- I'm sorry I can't do anything for you.

This is all they allowed me to take

- Thank you.

- before they kicked me out
of the mansion on the same day.

- Master Elymas?

What should we do
with the member request?

Any fast, offensive class will do.

How is it lately?

I'll soon have a class promotion quest!

The judges seem to recognize me.

Wow, amazing!
- That's Master Teal for you!

Today is definitely the day!
I will do my best!

Yeah!

At least don't be a burden.

We just want to finish the hunt.

Damn him.
He treated me like trash.

I lost everything...
my home, my family, even my life.

But!

I have the strongest class,
the Heavy Knight, in my hand!

It's just...

This world's history and topography,
even this town, Rondalm,

they are totally different from the game.

I guess I need to
research various things.

First of all, I need to verify
my class and skill.

Status.

If the settings changed and
Heavy Knight lost its broken feature,

things could get ugly.

Good, it's still the same!

Skill tree.

In other words, we can choose
which branch of skill to pick.

I have five skill points to allocate,

but those are just bonus starting points.

Then, one point is granted
for each level up.

You may say your fate is decided
by how you use these points.

The skill tree comes
with two types of skills:

Fixed class-specific skills
and skills you earn randomly.

The only fixed one I have here
is the Oath of the Heavy Armor.

In Heavy Knight's skill tree,

the Oath of the Heavy Armor is mocked
as the weakest and a waste of space.

It's quite powerful if it works,
but it's hard to use.

Moreover, the timing is difficult.

Defense Booster is quite a useful skill.

It doesn't give a skill command,
but it passively raises defense.

Beginner Swordsmanship isn't bad either.

By allocating skill points and items,

I can level it up to
the Swordsmanship skill tree.

However!

Oath of the Heavy Armor
has reached level 2.

Unlocked common skill: Rampart Reflection.

Unlocked Defense +10.

All right!

I can do this!

Raana, huh?

Status!

Hasty, aren't you?

Come!

Rampart Reflection!

You're now level 2.
- That said...

Skill: Rampart Reflection.
- That looks grotesque.

On successful interception of
a melee attack from enemies,

deals damage based on
the user's defense stats.

Magic stone level 2.
It's cheap, but let's take it.

Help! Someone save me!

I-I-I'm gonna get k*lled!

Are you an adventurer?

P-Please, help me!

Leave this to me.

C-Can you really handle that?

Don't tell me you're a famous
adventurer, despite your looks?

No.

Huh?

I just started and leveled up
for the first time recently.

T-Then you're no better!

Y-You're much weaker than me!

A-A newbie like you
can't possibly defeat those mobs!

Take off that heavy armor!

Let's get out of here!

Rampart Reflection isn't foolproof.

It nullifies damage by having a
defense stat exceeding the enemy's attack.

It won't work unless
we make ourselves impenetrable.

Run!

It won't work on higher-level
or unknown enemies.

However...

Come!

Rampart Reflection!

What?!

I know all about starter enemies!

I raised my defense high through
my equipment and skill tree bonus!

If they are only Raanas,

I will win no matter
how many there are!

What?!

You defeated that many Raanas alone?!

W-Who the hell are you?!

I'm Elymas Edvau...

And don't you dare use
the Edvaughn name out there.

Once you do,

I'll be the one who
will cut your head off!

Sorry about this.

No...

I'm Elymas, the Heavy Knight.

♪[Find your way]♪

♪[Come whatever may]♪

♪Shall we make some noise?♪

♪Shall we try everything?♪

♪Do you value life?♪

♪Let's do one or the other♪

♪Capacity overload
Not enough memory♪

♪Is there still room for growth?
Is it more a yes or a no?♪

♪Arrivederci
I want to run away at once♪

♪Survival instinct, afflictions, impulse♪

♪I've had enough
being surrounded by them♪

♪Failure, disgrace♪

♪It pained me a lot,
made me like a corpse♪

♪Can't you do something about life?♪

♪I want to be stronger♪

♪It's okay to be a bit weak♪

♪I want to live well♪

♪It's okay even you're being clumsy♪

♪[Find your way]♪

♪[In the night, stars will sway]♪

♪Can't live my life well
[Find your way]♪

♪[In my heart, I'll light the way]♪

♪[Find your way]♪

♪[Life is Canvas, draw your day]♪

♪Ah, I want to be known someday♪

I secured my first win
as a Heavy Knight.

I knew it! Just like in the game,
Heavy Knight is the strongest class!

But I need to increase my level
in order to evolve.

There's no time to waste.

Then, a formidable enemy
twice my level appeared before me!

Next time: "Menacing Crawlies".

I can win this battle!