No Game No Life Vol 1 Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Part 1

The Old Deus competed with the ultimate prize of being the supreme, sole God on the line and

This war lasted for a long, long time. So long it felt numbing.

through the skies. The civilised races hated each other, slaughtered each other, and continued to

The Elves had small villages as their bases, and they cast magic to hunt their enemies.

animals.

darkness due to the wars waged between the old Deus.

and dominated the land.

Humans were just an insignificant existence.

The legendary hero who could be hailed by the bards did not appear—and just like that, it was a

called the ‘Disconnect Board’.

land—and even the stars that filled the skies.

enjoying life.

throne for a sole God.

war from the beginning till the end.

the people roaming on the land.

me proof that you, who built towers of corpses, are civilised beings as you so claim." 'What is the

All the races unanimously said that there was no need to prove their own intelligence. But, in

Ultimately, there was no answer that was accepted by God. God said.

words became an [Oath], becoming the absolute unchanging law of the world.

But the population that considered themselves rational sent complaints to god in unison.

God said, in that case-

Those who use all extremes of your reason, intelligence, ability and financial resources. Build

God took out sixteen chess pieces— and laughed maliciously.

resolved by [Games].

Part 2

An area limited to the southern part of the equator, stretching to the northeast of the continent,

it was a small city.

has lost its former glory.

—More precisely.

—At the outskirts of the city not far away.

There were two people who were surrounded by many viewers, two girls that were currently

One of the girls looked to be around 15 or 16 years old, having red hair while giving out a sense

As for the other person—

sense of maturity in other peoples' points of view.

girl. As for the ongoing game that they were having........it seemed to be poker.

due to anxiety.

the color of calmness. Anyway — the red-haired girl was losing thoroughly.

"......Hey, can you hurry it up?"

—It was a pub, and the already drunken audience roared with vulgar laughter in the broad

This added a shade of distress onto the red-haired girl's face. But in any case——it was a scene

…………—

Sitting at a table in the open air, a young girl who was wearing a hood peered through the

"Ah? Don't you foreigners know at all?—-But then again, there aren't any other human countries

Sitting next to the girl who was peeping into the window, were two people that were playing a

The players were a teenage male who was also hooded just like the young girl, as well as a

The teenager replied.

metropolis." Coincidentally, both of them were also playing the same game as the ones

—Only, the bargaining chips they used were bottle caps.

"The so-called humans that don't live in this country...........aren't they hermits?" "Haha, that is

The bearded man was shot back with the same question after cleverly avoiding it.

With eyes watching the situation in the pub, the hooded girl continued asking. ".......Elect........the

"Yes. These were the previous king's last words before dying."

strongest gambler".] Continuing to add on the bottle caps, the bearded man said.

Elchea, which is also the capital of this country—so there was no time to look decent now."

The hooded teen replied.

the situation. "—Well, why? Are those kids like the candidates to be the next king?"

is eligible to participate."

—Obviously playing poker, yet she does not seem to know the meaning of the word "poker

Giving a glance to the red-haired girl whose whining voice could be heard and her intent while

"That red-haired girl over there is called "Stephanie Dora"— the previous king's blood kin. If

will lose everything, so her goal is to become the next king."

children...... Added the man before sighing, bluntly commenting on the noise inside.

"Un.......[Gambling for the country]—even the so-called borders are decided with games, right?"

The girl felt admiration. The teen felt interest.

".........Round robin?"

Regardless of the methods, it will be decided with a game. The loser will be deprived of

—So, the rules are simple. The easier it is to understand, the better it is. But, the hooded teen

"........It really is that casual, eh. Wouldn't there be any problems?"

restrictions, nor any restriction on the competition mode— Including who, what to use and at

"......No, I don't mean that."

whispered to the teen.

Saying it to each other, the teen took out a square-shaped item from his pocket. Facing towards

—After that, the middle-aged man secretly laughed.

Apologizing, the man suddenly spread out his cards.

The man who was convinced that he had won —thought of the people that would be his later and

—But, looking at the hooded teen.

gave out a response.

Saying this, the teen casually revealed his poker and the middle-aged man stared in disbelief.

Towards the man who stayed emotionless and yet received the best hand in the game, the man

"Hey, hey, hey, how rude.......do you have any evidence?"

man continued speaking mercilessly.

get it so easily!" "Then today must be the day where I hit that 1 out of 650000 chances right,

his hands wide.

Clucking his tongue, the man took out his wallet and purse.

Okay, I will accept it."

The hooded teen stood up casually after finishing and left.

At that time, a figure that seemed to be a friend approached the bearded man who was watching

"Hey, although we were all watching from start to end, why did you have to bet on "Everything

"No, compared to that, what did they bet on, making you put up all your living expenses?"

"They said [Free to do whatever you want with us two]." "What—"

from the countryside.........So how?"

"But......bisexual or lolicon, both are out of your league, eh....." "Wuh- hey, hey, wait a moment!"

treat me♪" "No, not that! Moreover, my cash has already been taken away! Compared to this—"

peoples' lives], but the case of getting a royal straight flush while looking so absent-minded?

—………

"Ah? Why did that come out from you too."

—Yep, it was exactly what the man had said.

Coming up with this kind of hand was tantamount to declaring openly that you were cheating.

"Article eight of the [Ten Oaths], once cheating has been discovered in a game, it will be deemed

"—Which means, as long as you are not found out then you can do it. Isn't receiving

experiment, before stretching his waist. "Well, at least we earned some military spendings."

"It's impossible to know, right? But, leave this to me- this is within your brother's field of

Before walking into the building that had the inn and tavern.

Despite the bustling commotion due to the heated game on the central table, two people walked

emptied the coins out, before asking slowly.

us?" The figure which had a boss-like aura glanced over quickly.

However, the hooded teen laughed towards this remark— and with his eyes covered by the hood,

enough to kill me. We are totally exhausted already—so could you quickly tell me, [How many

"—What?"

if you want to raise the price. But, I recommend that when you lie, please take note of your line

The teen laughed while saying these words- it appeared that his eyes had a keen radiance that

".......Che. Two days, then."

"Wha! What kind of compromise is that!!? You, fine... three days with meals, how

"Wuh—"

with the money, then splurging it all, right?"

"And you are the owner of this tavern but not the owner of the inn, right? Should I report you?"

But facing against this teen who spared no pains to negotiate with him, the boss could only make

"Little brother, you obviously have a worldly expression, but you're unexpectedly ruthless,

"Okay~, thank you for the hospitality♪"

"Your room's at the innermost corner on the third floor. What's........your name?"

"Un~..........Kuuhaku[8] would do."

He suddenly patted the head of his little sister, who was ecstatically watching the climax of the

"Look, I finished negotiations, we get to stay for four days. You may quickly worship your oniisama—

Shiro was staring at that Stephen............something, the person introduced by the bearded man

Her askew expression made people think that that without a doubt, she did not have a hope of

"Probably. So what?"

Maybe it was as the bearded man had said, the lineage of the royal family are stupid.

Then, after figuring out the intentions of his sister's words, he could not help but sigh. "Whoa, so

"..........Un."

"Really..........This world's cheating methods are truly incredible. I don't even want to meet

".........Nii, shameful....."

"Heh, don't be silly. No matter how clever a cheat is, it depends on how you apply it." "……Nii,

"—But this really is worthy of a fantasy world, eh....... There really isn't any sense of reality here,

games?"

building while rambling about non-related topics.

—Indeed, for 『 』 , failure was almost impossible.

For some reason—Sora turned towards Steph..........whatever, the red-haired girl. He thought

you're being cheated?"

The girl with the striking red hair and contrasting round blue eyes suddenly glanced over.

not utter another word and went straight towards the door of the room.

Along with the turn of the key in the lock, came a lack of sense of security when the metal hinge

Inside the room— it was wood that was quite similar to the kind in Skyrim , making the house

floor. The table and chairs that were arranged at the corners looked very perfunctory.

Walking into the room and locking the door, the both of them removed their hoods.

A mess of long white hair that covered her red eyes, a skinny girl who wore a sailor uniform—

Sora removed the borrowed robes that when worn, would not look conspicuous in a world like

Taking the phone out of his pocket— he checked off the task that was planned beforehand. "—

think......we can."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,so tired, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............." These

It was decided early on to never say these until the goal was reached.

story that came out of Sora's mouth.

outside world, we had to walk that far."

confirmed the scenery.

long as there's a will, then anything can be done."

express our current situation, eh."

"Honestly, I thought that my legs had become weak from being a hikikomori for so long, so I

".........Because.....we control the mice.....with both our feet?"

was true then!" ".........That's not..........what I originally meant......I meant........"

The little sister, who was staggering as if she was going to faint, fell on the bed that Sora was on.

—This was of course, a natural reaction.

Dueling in a chess match after 5 all-nighters was enough to shock anyone with that kind of

to also walk all the way here without complaints was truly worthy of praise.

"You worked hard. How great— indeed, you are your brother's prided little sister." As if

"........Un. Find a place to sleep.......made sure.........that was completed."

those thieves."

That is— when both of them were lost and wandering around shortly after being dumped in this

Part 5

Waking up and regaining a conscious state for the second time.

pedestrians passing by.

Both of them felt weary, but they still recovered their composure despite being exhausted.

".........Nii, why come.....here?"

someone go through some sort of....."

them, but this sort of things should be placed aside first.

survival play-off game, Sora said it like this.

taken out—

them.

And the last thing was a tablet PC in Shiro's hand.

equipment. And— they were all used to play games.

power outage, they could always play games, so these were items that could not leave their

——Actually, nobody knew whether or not these items could be useful in an actual difficult

"..........Sure enough, electrical waves and the like cannot be received in the fantasy world." Sora

—But, the backlight of the phone could be used as a flashlight at night, and it could also take

Sora gave a heartfelt thanks to the recent high level performance developments for smartphones.

charge the photo voltaic power generator. I downloaded an e-book about games onto that tablet

"........Roger—"

solar charger to charge it up.

best. Shiro knew this due to her own experience.

determined.

into the sea without any nautical charts, so there weren't any changes in the situation.

still got lost in the road of life and fell onto the wayside.

Sora spotted a few people approaching from a side-street(or a Street), pacing towards them.

".........Nii......they look......weird."

Dressed in green and easy to walk in boots—

Sora could not help but complain to the heavens.

Facing against this ferocious bunch, in full accordance with a typical bad guy group— Sora

—But what came out of the thieves' mouths was.

.............

"—This, eh...that brat did say that this was [A world where everything is decided by games]."

The two people who quickly accepted that fact compared the thieves from here with the ones

described as a cute scene compared to an encounter with a real thief, thus forcing both of them to

"What are you guys laughing about! If you don't have a game with us, don't even think about

The siblings then communicated with each other using a quiet voice that the thieves couldn't

what do you feel?" "............Is......good."

"OK, fine, let's have a showdown. But unfortunately for us, we are currently penniless." "Heh, no

But regardless of what the thieves said, Sora continued.

us." "—Ah?"

surprised himself, "In contrast, if we win—"

"You will take us to the nearest street ♪, and give us the robes those two are wearing. Because we

about the game rules of this world, truthfully tell them all to me☆"

He was already convinced that he would win and had even added some additional requests.

Thinking about back then, Sora whispered. "[Ten Oaths]——eh. Shiro, do you remember?"

They had learned about the rules of this world from the thieves (they were no longer

Taking out his phone on which he had written the rules, Sora reread them out loud again.

It appears that these were the absolute rules that [God] had laid down.

in his phone, which were as follows:

【 2】 All disputes are to be resolved through the outcome of games.

【 4】 Unless contrary to "Three", the game content and the things wagered do not matter.

【 6】 "As per the Oath", the wager will be unconditionally adhered to.

【 8】 If cheating is detected during a game, it will be regarded as a defeat.

【 10】 —— Everyone should get along while playing games."

"Nine is used to wrap up everything from above it, but Ten......."

in another way, 'Anyhow, it's not as if you guys are living in harmony anyways'.

"That kid that dragged us here into this world— if that person really is [God], then he really does

Pocketing his phone, Sora said with a wry smile. Just when the thought of lying on the bed came.

began to wear down. "........If I think about it, of course it is a natural reaction. Pulling allnighters

"..........Fuu......."

sister who had reached dreamland.

beautiful face that was like a work of art.

siblings could be perceived as a start of a bad joke.

".........Un."

her cover herself. Although Sora covered his little sister with the blanket that smelled like dust

Watching his Shiro's sleeping face and steady breathing, Sora suddenly became lost in thought.

Sora started fiddling with the phone which he had just taken out.

(—This is a fantasy about being pulled into a different world, so first I should think about and

—Parents who were no longer in this world.

—Himself who did not accept society.

"........Hey, Shiro...the protagonists of alternate world stuff...why did they want to return back to

question, but he did not receive an answer.

Sora was going to try and improvise— but before the conclusion of his contemplations, the

Part 7

The reason why he would wake up only due to polite knocking—

Sora loudly commanded the urges that wanted him to go back to sleep to shut up, then quickly

".....Nyaaa~."

There was drool dribbling down her face and she was tightly grabbing onto her brother's left arm

anyone jealous of the one who got to see that dreaming expression.

"Yeah, thinking about it, in this world, killing, looting, and other things are prohibited......."

Probably understanding this point— no, she certainly understood. Sora, who looked like he had

that comfortable

"Indeed, the degree of flexibility in my mind can't match up to hers......"

Hearing the gentle knocking sound again, Sora replied. "Ah- coming, coming. Who is it?"

today....."

Taking out his phone, Sora confirmed the photos that were taken before.

Yes, the pub downstairs— was also a venue for games to elect a new king.

"—My little sister, it is a brother's blessing for you to stick to me like that, but could you let go

".......?.......What?"

Dragging his heavy body off of the bed, Sora stepped onto the wooden floors that creaked and

Appearing at the door was an appearance that was a far cry from the photo on the phone— A

"—Can you let me in?" "Ah. Ermm, okay."

Sora then retrieved the chair from the corner of the room.

shifting positions. The first to open her mouth was Stephanie.

"—What? Ah, let me start first, because we are siblings, this is not what—" "....Guu......dumped,

—Correction.

Sora's back. Although they did not know what the common sense was like here, a tentative

"Then— is it wrong? I'm Sora. The years I've been without a girlfriend equals my age, and I'm

".............That doesn't really matter at all."

importantly, I want to ask about something that happened during the day." (Day— day. Un, what

(Speaking of which, what's the time now? I can't even see the sun coming through the

Taking a glance at the phone, he saw that 4 hours had passed since the start of the rest— They

"Today, right when you had brushed past my shoulders, you said to me something like 'Can't you

Just when Shiro was grumbling vague nonsense, probably something about the current

".......So you.......really lost?"

"—Yes.........yes, that's right, I LOST! Now, just about everything is over!"

"Ah— because of my lack of sleep, the sound will echo back and forth in my head, so please

Towards Stephanie who threw a heated temper tantrum that included banging the table with her

started crying with an even sharper voice.

explained the cheat to everyone?! I could have won if you had exposed the truth!"

"Eh........ number eight of the [Ten Oaths]: if cheating is detected during a game, it will be

But she failed to realize— if it cannot be proved, the person cheating wouldn't be defeated.

"......So..........."

".......So you lost.........and were in denial.............so you came here.........to vent?"

Stephanie to grind her teeth.

"...........Guu........why did..........you reveal that?"

companions here, sooo, we really should be more friendly—"

Sora suddenly stopped speaking. An idea— surfaced in his mind.

On the other hand, Sora, who seemed like he had changed his mind, said with a sardonic smile.

"........What did you say?"

But Sora disregarded her shock, and deliberately using vulgar eyes, looked up and down

everywhere.

hidden even if she wore a dress.

"Not even being able to see through cheating of that degree, and then suddenly running here to

simpleton. And if you are really the lineage of that foolish old king, then I suppose failing would

Part 8

organisms.

expression emerged on Stephanie's face.

"Be that as it may— I definitely won't allow you to ridicule my dear Ojii-san!" Facing against

"The reason why you didn't notice that cheat was because you were too defensive— rather than

on securing themselves that they don't even have the spare capacity to pay attention to the

He gave a sarcastic smile while tossing out these cheeky words.

so conservative. IMHO[10], that is simply out of the question for a gamer!"

Preventing his escape from the chair, Stephanie was in a posture like she was ready to grab hold

"Then, let's play a game." "......Eh? What?"

had just said. "Nothing, it doesn't really require any complex thinking. It's just rock, paper,

"Rock, paper, scissors—? That.....un, I know."

Saying that, Sora put up his fingers.

"Not ordinary rock, paper, scissors— do you understand? I will only use paper." "—Ah?"

something other than paper, you will also lose, leading to a [Draw]. Of course, if I throw out

"—"

"—The wager, what will it be?"

replied.

lost, or the truth behind that cheat, or even if you want me to die in repayment for calling your

"......Youuuuu!"

Sora looked happy, but he had on an expression that was colder than ice, with a creepy smile that

"We are betting our fates here— so it's not a problem for you to wager your chastity, right?" All

But, because Stephanie's mind had calmed down, she prudently questioned. "What if— we

"Then I will give you a little hint on how you were cheated......as consideration."

"I can make do with a trivial wish. Although what we have on hand seems like it'll last us a few

And in the long run, we are still worrying about what to do next......."

Towards Stephanie's reply, Sora only returned a smile..

Which means that this man was temporarily trying to scrounge a little bit. "So, how do you

"........"

selection. Not to mention that there is no benefit to taking an unnecessary risk if you are

Sora brazenly provoked her.

".......Okay, let's do this then— 【 Acciente】 !!!"

A word that declares full intention to God to perform a wager in absolute compliance to the [Ten

"OK, then I shall also- 【 Acciente】 ."

Stephanie's mind, she began thinking intensely.

(Unless he thinks that I would cheerfully throw out scissors.) (Looking at the conditions he

(This man is only trying to get food and accommodation— he doesn't really understand the

(If he would lose if he doesn't use paper, then my chances of winning are—) Rock: 2 wins, 1

(He announced that he wouldn't choose anything other than paper.) (If I innocently sent out

(He plans on mocking me by saying "Haha, just as I expected~ It was hard on you, you singlecelled

(But it would still fulfill his goals if the result was a draw.) (—This man, definitely thinks that I

(Because, that's the only choice that I have with a possibility of losing!) (—Treating me like an

(Both rock and scissors are good, my chances of winning are [2:1]) (Thinking as you wish— I

Trying to penetrate through Sora, Stephanie stared at him with sharp eyes. "——"

Because there was a skinny man that was troublesome— or not.

Seeing Sora's expression— blood rushed into Stephanie's head once again, as if a bucket of cold

(—No, don't be impetuous, keep calm.)

and simplicity- what if he sees through all of these? Stephanie said to herself and noticed

—Right.

(This guy—this man—declared that paper was the only exception!) (In addition, no matter what

(So— no matter what I choose, this man only announced that he would choose [Paper].......)

that's right!) (The possibility of losing— is the same no matter what!)

Sora asked with the air of winner— but.

that she would win, replied.

"Then let's begin. Ready- rock, paper...—"

Stephanie had used [Scissors]. "What—"

"Although it is laudable that you honestly came out with scissors and did not give into the

Saying that— the ruthless edge and thin smile disappeared from Sora's face.

her. "My provocation was to make rock appear to you as the only way you could lose."

"—But my calm expression drove in an understanding that only by using paper would I [Win]."

"So far so good......But choosing [Paper] would have made me lose........this way, not only would

me."

Stephanie bit her lips and knelt down with her hands supporting her body.

out was also predicted.

The reason why Stephanie lost during the day- this was the hint.

"So, yeah, it was already decided that I would win from the outset of this game." "I know. You

replied- but.

"Try re~ally hard to recall it, okay? How did I say it?"

days— I'll be straightforward, after four days of staying here, we'll have no food or place to stay.

"Right, there's a problem here! When...did I ever say what the specific contents of my [Trivial

Stephanie hurriedly got up and protested.

didn't confirm it~"

mind. With no place to stay, no food, how did he conceal the next words.

—So the reason for his wishful thinking was to scrounge for more— "Ah—ah—"

With Sora wearing a smile, 'Sha'— he suddenly pointed his finger towards Stephanie. "Fall in

Part 9

.......A long silence.

innocently from the sidelines.

"Hehehe, what is it, my little sister. Was my plan so perfect that it moved you to

Although he could not understand his little sister's intentions, Sora was already intoxicated with

【 6】 "As per the Oath", the wager will be unconditionally adhered to.

stopped by anything. Well, of course, that also includes the individual's free will!

"........That.........is..........what is going on..........?"

not understand anything.

'love is blind'? If it is in absolute compliance with the Oaths, then of course she would have to

gained...isn't this killing three birds with one stone♪"

mind. Shiro muttered softly.

".........For that........you.........get everything." "—Eh, ah.....ehhhh?"

just as his little sister had said, the command of [Become my property]...

kind of way be much more favorable.......huh?" (Why didn't I think of that——?)

Planning policies had always been thought out by himself since the beginning, so why would

"...............Nii......your own wish..........was mixed inside?" "——Ahhhh......."

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"I, I actually.........turned out to be like this!? Was it about that- if I missed this chance, I'll never

judgement at the last minute!? No, im...impossible......how could I, I make such a silly mistake—

Impossible.

As if she was unhappy with something, Shiro continued to say with her cold voice.

here.......that would be good enough............"

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" With his little sister pouting on the bed, Sora knelt in front of

"Af, after all I am unable to do those kind of things to my little sister! You are only 11 years old!

natural—"

Furthermore,

After being requested to fall in love, Stephanie was thrown aside and had her head lowered while

Yes. Just as Sora had thought, there could be absolutely no refusal to the Oaths. Which was this

But— her cheeks were burning, and the rapid beating of her heart could not be stopped.

—Even if this was the law of this world. No.

—She actually— "felt jealous"—!

With the force built up from her anger, Stephanie finally shrieked out. Intending to resist the

When their eyes met, her heartbeat suddenly quickened and her face became hotter.

heart!?" To try and avoid this effect, Stephanie changed her line of sight and shouted.

that......."

He had originally wanted a development to happen, but due to his huge mistake, some of his

"That, about that, Shiro? What do I do?" "........I.....don't know....."

Losing face and seeking help from his little sister, only to be coldly cast aside— "What a pain—

No matter. Sora, who had finally made up his mind, coughed. He decided to treat the mistake as

"The definition of trivial depends on the person. You only wanted one bite of the dessert, but that

Probably back to his normal state, Sora fluently said this. "Isn't, isn't that a fraud!"

—The voice of Sora that flowed into her ears made her feel embarrassed.

wanted to listen to his voice.

entanglement in her heart and retorted.

heart(nor any reason to), Sora (eighteen years old, virgin) calmed down.

"Yup, right there. You were paying attention to the content of the game, yet you ignored the

even if an alarmist emphasizes on hearing the winning conditions, sometimes their focus will

—After all, the purpose of this game was to have a draw. That was

Chapter end