Disclaimer - I do not own Konosuba or Sword Art Online. Konosuba is owned by Natsume Akatsuki. Sword Art Online is owned by Reki Kawahara.

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It's the year 2022, and Virtual Reality games had recently become a huge hit in the markets. On November 6th, a highly anticipated VRMMORPG game known as Sword Art Online had just been released. Players from all over the world would kill to get their hands on a copy of this game.

If you looked closely enough, you could spot a boy wearing a green tracksuit dashing through the crowds, holding a copy of Sword Art Online. His short brown hair glided with the wind as he passed by the several other people begging to get a copy of the game he protected.

"I knew it was worth it to leave my room today! The youth grinned.

Right as the youth reached the destination he called home, he swung the entrance door open and blasted himself upstairs. The youth instantly forced a door which had the name Kazuma Satou written on it open. The boy, now known as Kazuma put on his NerveGear, then laid himself down on his bed. After taking in a deep breath, Kazuma prepared to get transported into the world of Sword Art Online.

"Link Start!"

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After going through character customization and choosing his pen name, which he simply kept as Kazuma, the words "Welcome to Sword Art Online" appeared in front of Kazuma's conscience. Shortly after, Kazuma found himself in a fantasy-like game world he was so familiar with. Kazuma's avatar looked much different than what he looked like in real life. Here, Kazuma had worn a short green mantle over a white shirt, somewhat dark pants, and leather boots. Kazuma's hair was also much spikier and slylish than in the real world. Unable to contain his excitement, Kazuma happily shot his arms up to the sky.

"Alright! My VRMMORPG adventures begin here! I, Satou Kazuma, promise to beat this game!

Shortly after purchasing a shortened katana, Kazuma went out to the west field to raise his level up a bit. There, he noticed a few hog-like creatures roaming around. Unseathinf his sword, Kazuma made a break for the hogs. Luckily for him, he was able to get a sneak attack on one of the creatures, slicing across it's back. As it's HP depleted, the hog bursted into millions of tiny shards.

"Man, I love the feeling of this! I should play VRMMORPG's more often!"

A couple other hogs quickly rushed towards Kazuma. However, he was prepared. Dodging their attempts at overpowering him, Kazuma impaled one of the hogs, and sent the other one flying to the ground with a swift kick. The impaled hog quickly bursted into pieces. As for the other, it charged right for Kazuma. Taking in a deep breath, the youth moved his katana to the back of his head, and quickly swung down towards the hog.

Suddenly, a screen appeared in front of Kazuma's eyes.

'Result: EXP: 48. COL: 30. Items: 3.'

A massive grin appeared on the young boy's face. Playing RPGs was one thing, but to actually be inside of one was something Kazuma had wanted for as long as he could remember.

"Man... this is like a dream come true - well, it really is." Kazuma quickly interrupted himself. "Alright, it's time to farm on EXP!"

Kazuma continued to battle more and more hogs as they respawned. Eventually, he noticed quite a few people crowding a around his "personal training space," so he decided to make his way back to the starting town.

"Man... that was great!" Kazuma stretched. "Anyways, I think I'll log out for today. After all, there's still Dragon Hunt IV that I'm so close to finishing!"

After swiping his arm down, a menu appeared in front of Kazuma's face. As he scrolled down to the bottom of the menu, Kazuma couldn't help but notice that something was off.

"Wait... what the hell..? Where's the log off button?" Kazuma's eyes slightly twitched.

The boy wanted to believe that this was merely a bug that would soon get fixed, but a voice in the back of his head kept saying otherwise. His breathing began quickening. It wasn't only Kazuma who had been acting this way. Hundreds of other players could be heard freaking out. Some of which had to cry on a person they'd never met before's shoulder.

Then, a bell rang.

Every player who was outside of the starting city suddenly got transported back to where they began. Their attention directed towards a red pentagon in the sky which read warning. Dozens and dozens more of these pentagons joined together with the original one in the sky. A game master floated above all of the once excited, now terrified players. The GM wore a red cloak which covered it's face.

"Attention, players. Welcome to my world. My name is Kayaba Akihiko. I am currently the only person who has authority over this world." The GM known as Kayaba Akihiko spoke. "I'm sure that you've all already noticed that the log out button on the main menu has been removed. However, this is definitely not a mistake."

"Great, that's just what I needed to hear." Kazuma sarcastically thought.

"I'll say it again, this isn't a mistake, but a part of the true Sword Art Online. You are all unable to log out of SAO, and nobody in the real world is allowed to remove the NerveGear from your heads. If it is attempted, a heavy burst of microwave radiation will discharge from a transmitter in the NerveGear will destroy your brain, ending your life."

Tons of people could be heard freaking out. Some were trembling in place, while others tried convincing themselves this was just one big, but late April Fools joke.

"Unfortunately, it is possible that a member of your family or one of your friends would ignore this warning and attempt to remove the NerveGear from your head. To back this up, 213 players have died due to the attempt at removing the NerveGear."

"Mom, dad, please don't touch my NerveGear. If you don't, I'll promise to stop skipping school to play games." Kazuma put his hands together and "begged" his parents.

"As you can see, news of my warning and the numerous victims are being spread worldwide. Thus, it should be safe to say that the danger of removal attempts has become next to none. I hope you will all keep calm and put your main priority on completing the game."

"Like hell we can be at ease after learning we're trapped inside of a damn Virtual world!" Kazuma's grit his teeth.

"But I'd like you all to remember this. From this point on, all methods of resurrection in the game will no longer work. If your HP goes down to zero, your avatar will have perished, and at that moment..."

Thousands of people were all in one place at the same time. All of them to shocked to even speak a word. Kayaba's next words felt as if they took an eternity to come out.

"The NerveGear will fry your brain."

Kazuma's eyes flew open. A video of one of those hogs he fought earlier ramming into his chest, causing him to burst like they had repeatedly played in his mind. Oh, how he regretted his purchase of this lousy excuse of a game known as Sword Art Online.

"There is one thing you need to do to be free: complete the game. Right now, you are all on the first floor, the lowest floor in Aincrad. If you conquer the floor's dungeon and defeat the Floor Boss, you may continue up to the next floor. Assuming you manage to win against the final boss on the 100th floor, you will have cleared the game for everybody."

"You've gotta be kidding! 100 damn floors?! Like hell anyone will be able to survive for that long!" Kazuma shouted.

"And lastly, I've prepared a present for all of you in your item storages. Take a look."

As Kazuma nervously swiped to see what the item could possibly be, he was a bit unamused when he found out it was just a mirror. Although, he did have good things to say about the way his in-game avatar looked like.

Unfortunately, his compliments could only last for so long. He was soon overtaken in a blinding blue light, as was everyone else around him. Once the light died down, Kazuma found out that his cool-looking custom designed face returned back to what it looked like in real life. It wasn't nearly as bad as some of the people around him, though.

"Wait, you're not actually a girl?!" Kazuma overheard a player shout.

The youth clicked his tongue. The NerveGear must have scanned all the player's faces, or something similar. As for his actual body adjustments, he remembered about how he had do some type of calibration test.

"First, I'm stuck in another world, now, I can't even have a good body?" Kazuma's head drooped down.

"Right now, you're all probably wondering, 'Why? Why would I, Kayaba Akihiko, the creator of Sword Art Online and the NerveGear, do such a thing?' I have already achieved my goal. I made the world of Sword Art Online for my own personal enjoyment. And now, the preparations are complete."

Kazuma's fists clenched into a ball. There was nothing more that he wanted to do right now than to punch Kayaba's face in.

"Thus, the official tutorial for Sword Art Online has come to an end. I wish you all the best of luck, players."

Then, Kayaba's "body" faded out of the game known as Sword Art Online, as did the several warning pentagons. Everyone was left dumbstruck. Would they ever see their families again? Would their parents remove their NerveGears, resulting in their deaths? Nobody knew what to do.

Suddenly, an uproar began.

"Are you kidding me? Let me log out!"

"I have things to do soon! I need to go now!"

"Are you trying to kill us?!"

Mere seconds after the uproar began, Kazuma made his way out of the crowd, and into a dark alley.

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"Is this game... really my new reality..?"

Kazuma desperately wanted to deny the fact he couldn't even see his own room again. However, there was no denying it. He was stuck in this game, potentially forever.

Then, a burst of adrenaline suddenly rushed through his body.

"What the hell?! Kayaba Akihiko! I vow to clear this game to rub it in your face! Once I'm finished, I'll punch your face in a million times over!" Kazuma shouted to the sky, then rushed out of the City of Beginnings.

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That's the first chapter of God's Cursings on This Death-Game! Personally, I'm kind of surprised there hasn't been a crossover where Kazuma got trapped in Sword Art Online yet, considering he was full on obsessed with games before getting reincarnated. Was there anything you'd like to see me improve in the next chapter? If so, leave a review on what I could do better. Anyways, that's all for now. See you in the next chapter!