Publisher's Synopsis
Starting at the beginning of Mark's life in another world, this three-in-one volume sees him join forces with an elf with questionable tastes and a prideful servant of the divine to face off against the myriad dangers of a strange land. From a god whose omniscience reaches too far, to a man who expertly manipulates man and monster alike, to a seemingly endless list of monsters that roam this world, Mark finds threats of all kinds waiting for him as he tries to walk down a new path in life. However, Mark soon finds that his greatest challenge may be the struggle with his own inner nature. Light-hearted hilarity, stark introspection, and supernatural violence become the mainstays in his life as he searches for meaning in a world where he may not belong. From the back of the first book: When he finds that he's been transported to another world that's exactly like a role-playing game, Mark is obviously overjoyed, but his enthusiasm is dampened as one thing after another seems to go wrong. His propensity towards choosing to play as a girl has placed him in the body of a young woman who isn't entirely human. What's more, he doesn't have any starting gear or money, so he's forced to trade monster meat for the right to spend the night in the local inn's supply closet. What he never expected to find in that supply closet was a beautiful, busty elf as his roommate, one who is all-too-eager to join forces with him on the path to becoming a hero. Unfortunately, elves aren't all they're cut out to be. These long-lived forest dwellers rely on physical intimacy rather than communicative ability to avoid creating multiple-century-long grudges amongst themselves, so they have lost every speck of eloquence they once had. Their extreme isolationism also means that they never venture abroad or raise their levels. They're tiny, they sound stupid when they talk, they demand hugs and head-pats as if they were children or perverts, and their only stat worth boasting about is their durability. Even so, Mark's new friend left the safety of her home village behind in order to become the first true elfin hero and inspire her people. As a lover of both underdogs and heroic adventures, Mark finds himself drawn to this girl, as well as to her strangely familiar way of seeing the world around her.
