The Duo Magicians [KHR x Log Horizon]

01 - Into the New World

Chapter 1: Into the New World

"Where in the world am I?" The young boy looked at his surroundings. All around him, there are nothing but trees. It is no surprise as this area is the middle of a forest. However, the young boy had no memories of having entered the forest.

He shook his head and thought back.

He was playing Elder Tales.

He remembered sitting on the bed in his room at the home (mansion) and enjoying the game displayed on his laptop.

That day, when he read the news about the release of the 12th expansion pack of Elder Tales, he logged again after half year of 'hiatus'. He heard the data he had downloaded beforehand would be lifted of its restricted status and would bring about new items, new zones, new monsters and battles; and, above all else, raise the level cap of the world of Elder Tales, which is 90.

So, to escape his reality about the mountain of paperwork sitting innocently in his office, he decided to play his favorite MMORPG again when he have (not really) a free time. His tutor and all Guardians are out for the missions in somewhere.

Sawada Tsunayoshi was a veteran player in Elder Tales.

He started that game when he was third year in middle school, and had been playing it for 7 and half years. Even after he became a boss of Mafia, he still played in his free time. Also, he invited his friends/Guardians to play with him. Surprising, the first person who joined him is his best friend and fellow boss, Kozato Enma.

Enma was with him when Tsuna first login. And the both of them make the character at the same time (with different PC/laptop of course).

Oh, his name in Elder Tales is Yoshie and Enma is Setchi.

Even after the Simon's boss moved back to Italy, he was still playing. And the both of them always logged at the same time. Whatever one is online, the other one is also online.

Then, some of his other friends also joined in later. But unlike Enma, they didn't login as often as him.

Of course Tsuna has been looking forward to the new expansion pack. After logged, he decided to pass time as usual. He'd been doing a small quest while waiting Enma (who messaged him that he'll late).

But there his memory was abruptly cut.

Tsuna remembered seeing some sort of demo. Words of shining flames in a black scene. The sky was filled with sticky darkness like asphalt scrolling quickly and a white moon that cut out that blackness.

And now, Tsuna/Yoshie was sitting in middle of forest with no one around.

The bright of the sun.

The smell of forest trees.

The noise of waterfall from afar.

The cold feeling of wind brushing onto his cheeks.

Everything is... too real.

He's still playing a game right?

Then he stood up and looked at himself. He paled by what he saw. He's really like the avatar he made in Elder Tales. Tsuna made an avatar almost like him in real life.

Yoshie is several centimeters taller compared to his real-life body, 168 cm (Tsuna made character in middle school when he's 157 cm). Instead of brown hair and eyes, Yoshie have blonde hair and orange eyes. He wears a sleeveless black skin-tight shirt, brown pants, and a white hoodie coat with orange designs around the edges. He wears dark green boots matching with his gloves, on his right wrist, he wears a blue bracelet, and white ring on his middle finger. Also he have a purple tattoo on his left cheek.