In 2045, NerveGear launches worldwide. After five years of updates and iterations, game worlds have become strikingly similar to the real world, making full-dive machines the clear choice for high-end players. A new game launch halfway through its press conference, mysterious opponents, strange trial slots, an apocalyptic survival game that may or may not be real... Do the NPCs have minds of their own?
What? I can't log out of the game! Did I transmigrate?