**A legendary miner teams up with a runaway princess to combat demons and track down cursed jewels in this hilarious fantasy manga series!** Alan is no ordinary miner. He’s the greatest miner in the world, thanks to a shovel that can shoot lasers and level mountains! After scooping up a princess in distress, Alan finds himself drawn into a quest to save her kingdom. Dig out your common sense and delve into a land of shovels and sorcery, where a spade is not a spade, but an invincible shovel like no other! *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1*

*Sword & Magic Online*, a VRMMO consisting of 255 floors to clear, hides a horrible crappiness: Everything from floor two onwards hasn't been implemented yet. All the devs ran away. There is no magic implemented in this world of swords and magic. The gold value has inflated indefinitely due to a dupe glitch. This *kusogē* (shitty game) is going down the toilet. And yet, there are friends enjoying this kind of game. For that reason, and to avoid this world's (game's) destruction (end of service), a youth named "Sasaraki" continues developing this *kusogē* world together with the mysterious girl Alice who dwells in the debugging room, and ?? A VR *kusogē* development rom-com!

*Serialisation of the novel originally published on Syosetu.* Alan is the strongest miner in the world, able to reduce mountains to rubble with simply a swing of his trusty shovel. But when Princess Letitia begs him to escort her on a quest to save her kingdom from an invading demon force, he agrees to leave his solitary mountain abode and venture forth, on one condition: she must help him find a successor to train. In this hilarious fantasy tale for fans of RPGs, evil doesn’t stand a chance against the mighty power of the shovel! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

“Sword & Magic Online,” a VRMMO consisting of 255 floors to clear, harbors a horrible secret: Everything from floor two onwards hasn’t been implemented yet. And all the devs ran away. “What are you gonna do about this?!” “We’re gonna make them now!” “People are already close to beating the first floor, you know?!” “No problem, I’ll let everyone die at the boss!” Also, there is no magic in this world of swords and magic, the gold value has inflated indefinitely due to a dupe glitch, this kusoge (fixed term for a shitty game) is going down the toilet. And yet, there are friends enjoying this kind of game. For that reason and to avoid this world’s destruction (end of service), a youth named “Sasaraki” continues developing this kusoge world together with the mysterious girl Alice who dwells in the debugging room, and…? A VR kusoge development rom-com!