Infinite Checkpoint Project: No Game No Life

"Here are your gold coins. Thank you for defeating those bandits for us and even providing free protection."

"It was nothing. Thanks for giving me a ride."

Just like completing a quest in an RPG game, after traveling with the merchant caravan to the capital of the Kingdom of Elkia in the Andalusia Continent, Nangou Haruya received their gratitude in the form of gold coins.

Speaking of Elkia, according to the novel Haruya had read, it was a small country, or more accurately, a small city-state located at the Westernmost edge of a continent that stretched from the equator to the Northeast. Even though it was once a nation that occupied half the continent during the mythical era, it had long since lost its former glory.

Now, it was merely a weak little country with only its capital city remaining...

To be more precise, this was also the last kingdom of the human race, Immanity.

Standing on the bustling streets, Haruya stretched lazily and decided to find a place to stay first.

Whether it was an inn or something else, as long as he could rest comfortably, Haruya didn't particularly mind.

Besides, he hadn't had the chance to read the Doujinshi and Manga he bought at the Comic Convention. He had to finish them today.

Looking around, Haruya suddenly noticed a place where beautiful girls were constantly coming and going.

Raising his head, he saw a sign that read: 『Elkia Public Bathhouse』

"Should I Save, barge into the women's bathhouse, take a good look, and then Reload?"

Such a reckless act wasn't entirely out of the question for Haruya. After all, he had once broken into a gang leader's girlfriend's bathroom for revenge... though he ended up getting shot to death as a consequence...

Putting aside his unfortunate past, wasting time here trying to break into the women's bathhouse wasn't a fun idea.

Instead, breaking into a Werebeast Female's bathhouse was what Haruya really wanted to do.

Forget it... He should set aside those risqué thoughts for now. The important thing was to find a place to rest.

The first thing to do was to Save his progress. He mustn't forget that.

In his mind, he Saved the Checkpoint...

<< Checkpoint: Save... >>

< Archive Name: No Game No Life – Human Capital Elkia, 1st Street >

With the Save complete, Haruya rubbed his stomach. After continuous movement and thinking, he couldn't help but feel hungry.

"Let's find something to eat first, then find an inn to stay at and finish reading the Doujinshi."

Along the way, Haruya tried to Load a Checkpoint from his original world but found that it failed...

It seemed he could only 'Load' Saves from this world now. Even the Saves from the Supreme Deity's 'Intrinsic Domain' were locked...

As Haruya pondered this, he arrived in front of a restaurant. Just as he was about to enter, he heard cheers not far away.

Driven by curiosity, he decided to check it out before eating.

"I, Ferrand Ascrill, declare that whoever can pass this [Bullet Hell] game will receive everything I own!"

A middle-aged man spoke. He had a rather wealthy appearance and a cunning look.

Beside him stood a soldier armed with a weapon, and a few young men knelt on the ground, looking dejected.

"However, if you fail, you must become my slave for life! Those who wish to challenge me, come and test your abilities now!"

"Ferrand-sama, I'll give it a try!" one guy accepted the challenge.

"Very well, but before that, if you wish to obtain my noble title and everything I own, you must first swear by the pledges..."

""Aschente!!""

The Noble, Ferrand Ascrill and the challenger swore the oath together, completing the necessary steps for the game.

"What is this [Bullet Hell] game?" Haruya asked a young man from the crowd.

"Are you new here? The [Bullet Hell] game is basically a dodging game. It's a 50-meter path, and if you can reach the end and touch the cowboy, you win."

Hearing the young man's explanation, Haruya looked at the game area.

It was a 50-meter long, 3-meter wide path. At the end stood a cowboy with two guns. The goal was to dodge the cowboy's attacks and touch him to win.

It didn't seem too difficult, as the dodging area was quite wide.

Haruya had always enjoyed Manic Shooter games, and this game was similar, requiring him to dodge bullets.

The challenger stood at the starting line, and when Ferrand said "begin", he started running.

For the first 20 meters, the cowboy used a single gun to shoot. After 20 meters, he switched to dual guns.

The challenger dodged to the left while lowering his body, hoping to wait for the cowboy to reload.

However, the cowboy aimed the revolver, which had already fired six shots, at the challenger and pulled the trigger. A bullet hit the challenger.

The bullet had a soft tip, knocking the challenger back slightly before he let out a groan.

"What was that? Why was there an extra bullet?" asked someone from the audience.

"It wasn't an extra bullet," Haruya cleared the confusion of the nearby spectators, "After 20 meters, when the cowboy starts dual-wielding, he deliberately fires continuously without actually using up all twelve bullets."

"So, he's trying to confuse the challenger by firing continuously?"

"Exactly. You have to learn to distinguish how many bullets he's actually used amidst the continuous gunfire."

Watching the challenger rolling on the ground, the cowboy blew on his gun barrel, and Ferrand sighed.

"This one has also failed. According to the Covenants, he is now my servant. Is there another challenger?"

"I'll give it a try," Haruya stepped forward.

Since he needed a place to stay, he might as well win the Nobles mansion through this game.

Ferrand acknowledged, "Very well, a young challenger! You know the rules, so..."

"Aschente!" "Aschente!"

With that, Haruya stood at the starting line.

As soon as Ferrand announced the start, Haruya began running.

According to the rules, the cowboy would only start dual-wielding after 20 meters.

The first 20 meters were easy to dodge, as there were only six bullets, and the cowboy needed time to reload, even if the bullets were pre-loaded.

Continuing to run forward, Haruya quickly passed the 20-meter mark, then the cowboy began dual-wielding, and the difficulty suddenly increased.

Haruya focused intently, watching the direction of the cowboy's gun barrels.

"Left?"

Predicting the shooting direction, Haruya braked with his right foot and instantly changed direction to the left.

In the next moment, the cowboy reacted quickly, aiming his gun at Haruya.

Haruya jumped up, a risky move, but he used the fence on the side to his advantage.

These fences surrounded the path, and Haruya used them to leap in the opposite direction.

A bullet grazed the tip of his nose. Haruya noticed the cowboy preparing to reload.

Seizing this opportunity, he landed and sprinted toward the cowboy.

"So impressive!"

"He's so fast!"

Even though he was an otaku, thanks to being chased so often, Haruya's stamina was top-notch!

Haruya had already ran 35 meters, and Ferrand grew anxious, "Hit him already!" he roared.

Haruya began zigzagging, and the cowboy's eyes widened.

"Just hit him!!" Ferrand urged.

Hearing the Noble's panicked prompt, Haruya lowered his body and increased his speed.

At this moment, the cowboy fired two bullets in quick succession. Haruya had predicted their trajectory and quickly dodged...

But...

The two bullets suddenly collided like magnets, changing their trajectory and hitting Haruya in the chest.

"No way..." He opened his mouth wide.

This... was cheating, right?!

Ferrand gleefully announced the outcome, "Ahaha, it seems this challenger has also failed. Well then..."

<< Checkpoint: Reload... >>

Haruya Loaded the previous Save. He realized that the last two bullets indeed acted like magnets, changing their trajectory after being fired.

Although bullets wouldn't attract each other at high speeds, this was a different world with different laws of reality. Who knew what tricks that noble was using?

This time, the same situation occurred, but Haruya positioned himself to dodge in advance.

*Bang!*

The bullet hit the ground, and Haruya punched the cowboy in the face.

"Ah, I hit him..."

Compared to the calm Haruya, the surrounding crowd erupted in cheers.

"I... I lost?!"

Haruya patted Ferrand's shoulder, "Yes, Uncle Ferrand... Your mansion and wealth are now mine. Oh, and all of you who lost to him earlier, you're now free."

The former slaves of Ferrand now belonged to Haruya, but he freed them all.

'Now then...'

As Haruya walked toward the former Noble Ferrand's mansion, he thought for a moment.

"First, I'll hire a few maids..."