“Failed job-seeker Hideo enters deadly "Holy Devil Cup" tournament for world-ruling power after finding virus-infected computer.”
Sentou Jousai Masurawo
戦闘城塞マスラヲ
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Failed job-seeker Hideo enters deadly "Holy Devil Cup" tournament for world-ruling power after finding virus-infected computer.
Kawamura Hideo, a typical ordinary guy with no job, he came to Tokyo searching for jobs, he sent a total 34 job applications to only failed at the first hurdle (all of the companies didn't even ask him to attend an interview). Feeling rejected, he became a hardcore hikikomori and shut the world around him, his parents also won't send him money since then. When he starved to death without any money, lost hope and would decide to go just die he found a computer on the street (containing Will.CO21 virus) and took it home. He found a way to participate in a martial arts tournament "Holy Devil Cup" from that computer. Where the winner could get the power to rule the world, martial artists, soldiers, vampires, Majin - all 3024 participants gather there. Now what Hideo would do to win this mad tournament...
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 28 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 44m approx
- Published Oct 2006 – Jan 2009
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M15225 catalog