A blue planet was displayed on the panoramic monitor.

Standing within that space was a mysterious silver-haired girl.

“Nice to meet you. I am the tutorial AI, HMXX-18b Beta.”

“I’m Aoyama Satsuki. Nice to meet you too!”

“The pleasure is mine.”

Beta bowed politely.

“The theme of Stardust Frontier is classic fantasy. The game centers on battles using swords, magic, and countless skills. The world of adventure is built upon the remnants of an ancient civilization destroyed by war, whose ruins have inspired the development of many cultures.”

“Okay!”

Satsuki responded energetically to the smooth explanation.

“First, please decide the name you will use within Stardust Frontier.”

She had already decided that.

During an English lesson the other day, she had discovered the perfect name.

“Please make it… May!”

“May. Understood.”

Naturally, it was because Satsuki meant “May.”

“Next, we will begin scanning your physique.”

A laser projected into the air began shaping a body that matched May’s current appearance.

Shoulder-length black hair.

Bright, wide eyes.

An average build standing 140 centimeters tall.

A girl resembling a classic idol soon appeared within the space.

Her starting equipment consisted of a light armor piece that protected only her chest, a pair of leather boots, and a shortsword.

Satsuki spun around several times, inspecting her new appearance.

“I wonder what happens when I grow up.”

“The scan is updated every six months. Any discrepancy in body shape would create discomfort during actions and movement.”

“Ooh.”

“You will be able to learn about combat methods and detailed game systems in the city to which you are about to be transferred. Please check them there.”

“Roger that!”

“You will also receive your random pre-order bonus item at your destination. Now then, I wish you a wonderful Frontier life.”

“Okay! Thank you, Beta!”

Satsuki waved at the AI with a smile.

The AI waved back.

The world brightened—

When she came to, she found herself standing in a grassland facing a large castle town.

“Let’s check the item I got right away!”

Opening her inventory, she found an item called [Griffon’s Feather].

This was the item that had been distributed to May.

“Let’s see… Teleports you to a random location in the world…”

May took out the Griffon’s Feather and examined it closely.

“I wonder what random means… Maybe I’ll understand if I use it?”

Then, completely by accident, she activated the item.

“…Huh?”

Accompanied by a burst of light, Satsuki was launched high into the sky in an instant.

An endless blue sky.

Vast green lands stretching to the horizon.

Snow-capped mountains.

The magnificent scenery rushed into her view all at once.

“Wow… It’s beautiful…”

She couldn’t help but voice her amazement at the breathtaking sight.

Then, in the next moment, May transformed into a brilliant sphere of light and shot across the heavens at incredible speed.

“…Where am I?”

She arrived in the middle of a dense jungle filled with countless trees.

The sunlight filtering through the canopy was intense, making the air slightly humid and hot.

Animal cries she had never heard before echoed from every direction.

When she looked up, a vividly colored bird unlike anything she had ever seen flew across the sky.

“Could this be… a jungle?”

Correct.

The place May had arrived at was a jungle region far, far away from the starting city.

It was an unexplored land that no player would reach for many years to come.