The Archer of a Fictitious World is a light Japanese web novel written by Kamameshi Yori Umareshi Otoko. With only 12 chapters, this makes up for a perfect light novel that anyone can read. The novel comprises of genres like Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Yuri.
The main character of The Archer of a Fictitious World is Sena Kohinata. Since she was a child, she had a hard time making friends. All her life, she felt it hard to communicate with others, which made her loner. This was an illness that made her go to the hospital for a lot of times. As times went by, her social anxiety grew.
As she graduating her junior high school, she decided that won’t have the regret of not having friends at all. Rather she told herself that she’ll be just fine being a loner.
One day, she was sitting in the corner, listening to a group of girls chatting with each other. As she grew up, she created the ability to overhear people’s conversation clearly.
So by listening to them, she learned about a VR game called ‘Another Dimension World Online’. She heard it had massive open fields, powerful weapons, new skills to learn and various quests to pick on and numerous monsters to kill.
She was already experienced in archery, so she thought to get herself the game, hoping it will help her let go of her despair.
Now with the game, she aims to shift her life around, trying to make herself the strongest she can be.
This is a refreshing novel which raises awareness about a very common mental illness. Numerous people around the world suffer from social anxiety and The Archer of a Fictitious World serves as hope or consolation to the people who are the victims of the illness.
With a novel this short, you certainly can’t go wrong!
