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**Rakurō Hizutome / Sunraku**
Seventeen-year-old high school student Rakurō Hizutome, born November 21, enters the VR game Shangri-La Frontier as Sunraku. Known online as the "Trash Game Hunter," he specializes in conquering flawed "kusoge" like "Faeria Chronicle Online" and "Berserk Online Passion." Overcoming broken mechanics, unfair systems, and frustrating AI in these games honed his exceptional adaptability and problem-solving skills. While his gaming philosophy prioritizes fun ("A happy heart is unstoppable"), he remains fiercely competitive and focused on victory.
In reality, Rakurō displays a relaxed, carefree demeanor, showing attentiveness to others, such as alerting his mother to escaped pets. His school social skills are average, leaving him oblivious to classmate Rei Saiga's romantic feelings. His hobbies center on full-dive VR and energy drinks, with skills including discerning energy drink flavors and achieving mute full combos in rhythm games. He dislikes lag, biased RNG, and Palawan giant stag beetles due to a childhood incident. He prefers physical game copies but avoids visual novel trash games, deeming them hellish.
Sunraku's in-game avatar is a lean, athletic young man. His initial distinctive look featured blue shorts, a belt, and signature shoebill-styled blue bird headgear, used to conceal his face after selling starting armor. Battles with Unique Monsters drastically altered his appearance. Defeating Lycagon the Nightslayer inflicted "Lycagon's Marking," scar-like curses on his torso and legs that prevent armor equipping. This curse later evolved into "Lycagon's Contusion," permitting temporary equipment use that self-destructs after 180 seconds. Fighting Ctarnidd of the Abyss triggered a temporary female transformation, altering hair, body proportions, clothing, and rendering the bird mask unusable.
As a Mercenary (Twin Blade User) choosing the Wanderer role for its Luck stat bonuses affecting critical rates and item drops, Sunraku employs a high-risk, high-reward playstyle. He emphasizes speed, unpredictability, and psychological pressure to force opponents into rapid decisions, exploiting their unfamiliarity with his rhythm. Primary weapons include dual daggers like the Marsh Dagger and Vorpal Chopper, supplemented by tools such as Throwing Knives for range. Key abilities include "Guiding Light" (revealing Lycagon's location via a flame indicator within range at night, acquired after defeating Lycagon's shadow clone) and the Level 99 Arcanum "The Fool" (halving skill recast times while doubling debuff damage/duration and randomizing healing item success rates).
His achievements include defeating Unique Monsters Lycagon (twice), Wezaemon the Tombguard, and Ctarnidd of the Abyss. The Lycagon fights resulted in his curse and modifications. Liberating ghost NPC Setsuna during the Wezaemon battle facilitated ally Arthur Pencilgon's growth. The Ctarnidd fight induced his avatar's gender transformation across phases. Sunraku uniquely recorded four encounters with three Unique Monsters, though others matching this remain unverified.
He holds numerous titles reflecting accomplishments: "Honorary Rabituzan" (granting exclusive access to rabbitfolk city Rabbituza), "The Caring" (for empathetic actions), "Shadow Wolf Penetrator" (for defeating Lycagon's shadow), and "Billion Earner" (for economic feats). His Rabbituza status connects him to key NPCs: Vysache (Legendary Craftsman leader/trainer), Emul (Vysache's daughter, his guide/companion), Bilac (Emul's sister, a blacksmith he aided to Ancient Craftsman status), and Aramis (a Cait Sith swordsman infatuated with Bilac). These relationships provide unique quests, equipment upgrades, and strategic advantages.
Player interactions shape his journey. He shares a longstanding rivalry and friendship with pro gamer Kei Uomi (Oikatzo), having collaborated against Pencil Knight in "Unite Rounds" and achieved a draw against top player Rust in "Nephilim Hollow." His relationship with Rei Saiga (Psyger-0) involves her unspoken real-world affection contrasting with in-game trust and mutual respect as top-tier players. Arthur Pencilgon (Towa Amane) evolved from adversary to begrudging ally, cooperating to free Setsuna during the Wethermon battle. Sunraku's unconventional methods earned community nicknames like "Tsuchinoko" (Japanese servers) and "Bigfoot" (English translations), referencing his elusive nature.
Seventeen-year-old high school student Rakurō Hizutome, born November 21, enters the VR game Shangri-La Frontier as Sunraku. Known online as the "Trash Game Hunter," he specializes in conquering flawed "kusoge" like "Faeria Chronicle Online" and "Berserk Online Passion." Overcoming broken mechanics, unfair systems, and frustrating AI in these games honed his exceptional adaptability and problem-solving skills. While his gaming philosophy prioritizes fun ("A happy heart is unstoppable"), he remains fiercely competitive and focused on victory.
In reality, Rakurō displays a relaxed, carefree demeanor, showing attentiveness to others, such as alerting his mother to escaped pets. His school social skills are average, leaving him oblivious to classmate Rei Saiga's romantic feelings. His hobbies center on full-dive VR and energy drinks, with skills including discerning energy drink flavors and achieving mute full combos in rhythm games. He dislikes lag, biased RNG, and Palawan giant stag beetles due to a childhood incident. He prefers physical game copies but avoids visual novel trash games, deeming them hellish.
Sunraku's in-game avatar is a lean, athletic young man. His initial distinctive look featured blue shorts, a belt, and signature shoebill-styled blue bird headgear, used to conceal his face after selling starting armor. Battles with Unique Monsters drastically altered his appearance. Defeating Lycagon the Nightslayer inflicted "Lycagon's Marking," scar-like curses on his torso and legs that prevent armor equipping. This curse later evolved into "Lycagon's Contusion," permitting temporary equipment use that self-destructs after 180 seconds. Fighting Ctarnidd of the Abyss triggered a temporary female transformation, altering hair, body proportions, clothing, and rendering the bird mask unusable.
As a Mercenary (Twin Blade User) choosing the Wanderer role for its Luck stat bonuses affecting critical rates and item drops, Sunraku employs a high-risk, high-reward playstyle. He emphasizes speed, unpredictability, and psychological pressure to force opponents into rapid decisions, exploiting their unfamiliarity with his rhythm. Primary weapons include dual daggers like the Marsh Dagger and Vorpal Chopper, supplemented by tools such as Throwing Knives for range. Key abilities include "Guiding Light" (revealing Lycagon's location via a flame indicator within range at night, acquired after defeating Lycagon's shadow clone) and the Level 99 Arcanum "The Fool" (halving skill recast times while doubling debuff damage/duration and randomizing healing item success rates).
His achievements include defeating Unique Monsters Lycagon (twice), Wezaemon the Tombguard, and Ctarnidd of the Abyss. The Lycagon fights resulted in his curse and modifications. Liberating ghost NPC Setsuna during the Wezaemon battle facilitated ally Arthur Pencilgon's growth. The Ctarnidd fight induced his avatar's gender transformation across phases. Sunraku uniquely recorded four encounters with three Unique Monsters, though others matching this remain unverified.
He holds numerous titles reflecting accomplishments: "Honorary Rabituzan" (granting exclusive access to rabbitfolk city Rabbituza), "The Caring" (for empathetic actions), "Shadow Wolf Penetrator" (for defeating Lycagon's shadow), and "Billion Earner" (for economic feats). His Rabbituza status connects him to key NPCs: Vysache (Legendary Craftsman leader/trainer), Emul (Vysache's daughter, his guide/companion), Bilac (Emul's sister, a blacksmith he aided to Ancient Craftsman status), and Aramis (a Cait Sith swordsman infatuated with Bilac). These relationships provide unique quests, equipment upgrades, and strategic advantages.
Player interactions shape his journey. He shares a longstanding rivalry and friendship with pro gamer Kei Uomi (Oikatzo), having collaborated against Pencil Knight in "Unite Rounds" and achieved a draw against top player Rust in "Nephilim Hollow." His relationship with Rei Saiga (Psyger-0) involves her unspoken real-world affection contrasting with in-game trust and mutual respect as top-tier players. Arthur Pencilgon (Towa Amane) evolved from adversary to begrudging ally, cooperating to free Setsuna during the Wethermon battle. Sunraku's unconventional methods earned community nicknames like "Tsuchinoko" (Japanese servers) and "Bigfoot" (English translations), referencing his elusive nature.