Tsuihou Sareta Tenshou Juu Kishi wa game Chishiki de Musou Suru (大ハズレだと追放された転生重騎士はゲーム知識で無双する, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nekoko and illustrated by Jaian. It initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in April 2021. Kodansha acquired the series and began publishing it under their Kodansha Ranobe Books light novel imprint in June 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Lee Brocco began serialization on Kodansha's YanMaga Web manga website and app in February 2022 before being transferred to the Weekly Young Magazine in September 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by GoHands is set to premiere in 2026.
Synopsis[]
“You good-for-nothing bastard.. You are the son of a Sword Saint, yet you dare pull such a defective Class!?”
During the〈 Divine Blessing Ceremony 〉of the 15-year-old Elma who came from a lineage of Sword Saints, he had manifested a commonly deemed defective class known as the Heavy Knight. He had been deprived of his position as the next head of the Edvan Household and was then exiled. The Heavy Knight class had an unbalanced status and useless skills, to top it off, it was even said to be a class cowardly and indolent people have.
But, Elma knew better—that this world was the world of the game he had used to play before—and that the Heavy Knight class was the strongest class to exist. Elma made full use of the knowledge he had in his previous life and began his efficient walkthrough of the world he was reincarnated into.
(Source: Kodansha, translated)
Bibliographic information[]
Novel[]
Written by Nekoko, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 25, 2021. Kodansha acquired the series and began publishing it with illustrations by Jaian under their Kodansha Ranobe Books light novel imprint on June 2, 2022. Three volumes have been released as of February 2024.
| No. | Release date | ISBN | Release Date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | June 2, 2022 | 978-4-06-527822-2 | ─ | ─ |
| 2 | April 1, 2023 | 978-4-06-531646-7 | ─ | ─ |
| 3 | February 2, 2024 | 978-4-06-534769-0 | ─ | ─ |
Manga[]
A manga adaptation illustrated by Lee Brocco began serialization on Kodansha's YanMaga Web manga website and app on February 11, 2022. The manga was later transferred to the Weekly Young Magazine on September 9, 2024. The manga's chapters have been compiled into eleven tankōbon volumes as of September 2024. The series is published in English on Kodansha's "K Manga" app.
| o. | Release date | ISBN | Release Date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | June 6, 2022 | 978-4-06-528143-7 | ─ | ─ |
| 2 | August 19, 2022 | 978-4-06-528804-7 | ─ | ─ |
| 3 | November 18, 2022 | 978-4-06-529810-7 | ─ | ─ |
| 4 | February 6, 2023 | 978-4-06-530715-1 | ─ | ─ |
| 5 | April 20, 2023 | 978-4-06-531392-3 | ─ | ─ |
| 6 | July 20, 2023 | 978-4-06-532366-3 | ─ | ─ |
| 7 | October 19, 2023 | 978-4-06-533609-0 | ─ | ─ |
| 8 | December 20, 2023 | 978-4-06-534021-9 | ─ | ─ |
| 9 | March 18, 2024 | 978-4-06-534932-8 | ─ | ─ |
| 10 | June 19, 2024 | 978-4-06-535606-7 | ─ | ─ |
| 11 | September 5, 2024 | 978-4-06-536878-7 | ─ | ─ |
| 12 | December 6, 2024 | 978-4-06-537904-2 | ─ | ─ |
Character[]
A young man born and raised as the legitimate son of a noble family, he possesses memories as a heavy player of the VR-compatible online game "Magic World." It is said that he has spent up to 20 hours a day playing, and his obsession is so intense that he himself describes it as "delusion." He became interested in the performance of the "heavy knight," which other curious players were testing, and after recognizing the true value of the class he had been developing as a sub-character, he switched to it.
When he manifested the heavy knight class at the "Rite of Blessing" at the age of 15, it caused great disappointment for his father, leading to him being cast out with only a small amount of money, labeled as "the shame of the Edvan family." According to Maris, he is described as a good young man admired by his retainers for his strong sense of justice, sincerity, and clarity, and even after his exile, there are not few who support him.
Although he has come to live as an ordinary adventurer without any backing, he possesses a fiery temperament that does not allow for even the slightest mistake in life-and-death battles, and his demeanor of quietly and calculatedly challenging opponents of higher rank can appear eerie to outsiders.
He is simple yet calm and quick-witted, attempting reasonable dialogue even with difficult individuals. Having received education as a noble tasked with protecting his territory, he cannot overlook those in distress, even if they are strangers.
He is registered in the guild under his full name but generally does not use his family name. He has a keen sense of the distorted structure surrounding adventurers and positively embraces his freedom from obligations before being tainted by noble values (the author commented that if he had no memories of his previous life, he would "steadily distort").
Just as he was about to focus on earning money to obtain the〈Smoldering Fang of Madness〉, he witnessed his companion being cut off from their ties right in front of him and saw potential in Luce's skills as a jester. He proposed forming a party on the spot. Initially, he envisioned a temporary relationship where he would manage her until she could stand on her own as an adventurer in exchange for financial support, but upon witnessing Luce's complete trust and life-or-death camaraderie, he decided to accompany her as an invaluable partner.
Abilities[]
"I've lost everything my home, family, and friends...
But i still have the strongest class, Heavy Knight!"― Elma Edvan
During the ceremony of divine protection, he recalls his memories from his previous life and realizes that the world he is living in is the very VR-compatible online game "Magic World", that he had played extensively in his past life. Although he is pleased to have been a "heavy knight," a top-class character in the game, he forgets that in this world, heavy knights are considered a "defective class" due to the lack of analysis and verification, leading to discrimination against them.
Elma is very skilled in his class, heavy knight; he can utilize his knowledge to learn how to beat the enemy and gain skills. Because of his knowledge and mastery in this class, it is very easy for him to handle every battle. Elma is also a good tactician, which allows him to predict every movement of the opponent. The [status] system is convenient in the Magic World for knowing a monster's or a person's information.
"I'll show you, the true power of The Heavy Knight Class!"
― Elma Edvan
The most important skill book for heavy knights is〈Smoldering Fang of Madness〉. It is a skill tree that emphasizes romance with a willingness to fight at all costs, and when combined with the〈Vow of the Heavy Armor〉, the heavy knight becomes a damage dealer worthy of being called a "human weapon," according to Elma. It was considered a rare item even in the "Magic World," but Elma miraculously found it lined up at the dark shop "Tattered Spellbook Hall" while searching for Rondalum. As it is an illegal item, it also presents a tough challenge in terms of price.
| 【Elma Edvan】 | 【Skill Tree】 | |||
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| Class: | Heavy Knight | Level: | 1 | 〈Vow of the Heavy Armor[5/100]〉【＋5】 〈Increased Defense[0/50]〉 〈Novice Swordsmanship[0/50]〉 |
| HP: | 10/10 | MP: | 4/4 | |
| ATK: | 3+5 | DEF: | 3+5 〈DEF：+10〉 | |
| INT: | 5 | SPD: | 3 | |
| 【Equipment】 | 【Special Skill】 | |||
| 〈Inferior Soldier’s Sword〉, 〈Iron Armor〉 | 〈None〉 | |||
| 【Title】 | 【Normal Skill】 | |||
| 〈None〉 | 〈Rampart Return〉 | |||
| 【Elma Edvan】 | 【Skill Tree】 | |||
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| Class: | Heavy Knight | Level: | 41 | 〈Vow of the Heavy Armor [34/100]〉【+7】 〈Smoldering Fang [5/70]〉 〈Beginner Swordsmanship [5/50]〉 |
| HP: | 100/100 | MP: | 41/41 | |
| ATK: | 27+5 | DEF: | 60+5 | 【Special Skill】 |
| INT: | 32 | AGI: | 32 | 〈Raging Dragon of Death Line〉 |
| 【Equipment】 | ||||
| 〈Inferior Soldier’s Sword〉,〈Iron Armor〉 〈Mad demon's shield〉 |
【Normal Skill】 | |||
| 【Title】 | 〈Rampart Return〉〈Disarm〉〈Parry〉 〈Attack Slash〉〈Shadow Step〉 〈Shield Bash> 〈Life Shield〉 | |||
| 〈Immovable One〉〈D-Class Adventurer〉〈Upset〉 | ||||
| 【Elma Edvan】 | 【Skill Tree】 | |||
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| Class: | Heavy Knight | Level: | 71 | ［Remaining Skill points: 12］ 〈Vow of the Heavy Armor〉[34/100] 〈Beginner Swordsmanship〉[5/50] 〈Smoldering Fang of Madness〉[15/70] |
| HP: | 241/241 | MP: | 99/99 | |
| ATK: | 66+46 | DEF: | 132+15 | 【Special Skill】 |
| INT: | 77 | SPD: | 77 | 〈Raging Dragon of Death Line〉 |
| 【Equipment】 | 【Normal Skill】 | |||
| 〈Mythril Sword〉,〈Black Steel Armor〉 〈The Corpse General’s Shield〉 |
〈Rampart Reversal〉,〈Disarm〉,〈Parry〉 〈Vital Blow〉,〈Shadow Stomp〉 〈Shield Bash〉,〈Life Shield〉 〈Relentless Vigor〉,〈Protect〉 | |||
| 【Title】 | ||||
| 〈Immovable One〉,〈B Rank Adventurer〉 〈Unexpected Upset〉,〈Nightmare Slayer〉 | ||||
Elma level up 74 → 75, by defeating [Akuro] in [<Submerged Ideal City>].
| 【Title】 | 【Skill Tree】 | 【Special Skill】 |
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| 〈Immovable One〉 〈B Rank Adventurer〉 〈Unexpected Upset〉 〈Nightmare Slayer〉 |
[Remaining skill points: 9 >> 1] 〈Vow of the Heavy Armor[57/100]〉【+8】 〈Beginner Swordsmanship [5/50]〉 〈Smoldering Fang of Madness〉[15/70] |
〈Half-Dead Savage Dragon〉 〈Knight's Belief〉 |
| 【Normal Skill】 | ||
| 〈Rampart Return〉,〈Disarm〉,〈Parry〉,〈Vital Blow〉,〈Shadow Stomp〉 〈Shield Bash〉,〈Life Shield〉 〈Relentless Vigor〉,〈Protect〉 〈Magic Guard〉 |
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The Heavy Knight, is a tank role specialized in defense, serving as a shield for allies. The dedicated skill tree is〈Vow of the Heavy Armor〉. As a defensive class, it lacks versatility in performance and has such low offensive capabilities that even leveling up alone is challenging, making it a "defective" class that was treated as a joke in the early days of "Magic World." However, after five years since the service began, the full extent of its abilities has been revealed as a late-blooming type.
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"High risk, High return... A situation where your abilities are tested to the limit. No man wouldn't be fired up. By a situation like this!!"
― Elma Edvan
In addition to the exclusive Skill Tree's assigned to each class, there are items that allow the acquisition of specific skill trees. Since adventurers can only possess up to three trees, using a skill book requires discarding one of the existing trees obtained through the "Rite of Blessing" (along with all points allocated to that skill tree).
- In the "Magic World," these items were commonly bought and sold, but in another world, except for cases found by adventurers themselves, they are collected by the Adventurer Guild and sold to nobles or churches, making acquisition difficult. Distributing them illegally incurs severe penalties, so there are not many places that handle them even in the black market.
- The market price is set high to match the level of advanced adventurers who can consider skill compositions, with beginner-level items trading for several million and rare items that are difficult to use going for tens of millions of G. The price increases further for highly versatile rare skills.
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〈Vow of the Heavy Armor〉 It is the only class-specific skill tree that Heavy Knight have〈Vow of the Heavy Armor〉. It is a skill tree exclusive only for the Heavy Knight and was said to be the weakest joke-skill tree to exist.
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〈Increased Defense〉is a very useful skill tree. It can’t obtain any skills from it but in return, it can steadily improve the defensive power a lot.
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〈Smoldering Fang of Madness〉it allows the acquisition of the [Smoldering Fang of Madness] Skill Tree. The user of this Skill Tree hasn’t been approached. Even the Grim Reaper will not approach the one whose rampage keeps dragging their broken body forward, keeps moving their torn tail, knowing no end.
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〈Novice Swordsmanship 〉 If it is developed fully, it can be evolved into superior swordsmanship using a unique item.
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〈Rampart Return/Reversal〉is one of the Heavy Knight's basic skills. If the skill took a direct hit from an opponent’s close-range attack and blocked off the damage, damage can be inflicted on the opponent based on the skill user’s defense.
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〈Disarm〉is one of the Heavy Knight's basic skills. It reduces the attack power of an opponent that has been slashed by one level for a short time.
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〈Parry〉is one of the Heavy Knight's basic skills. With the use of a sword or a shield, parry the opponent’s attack to create an opening.
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〈Vital Blow/Direct Slash〉is a skill gained in "Novice Swordsmanship" skill tree. A basic technique that uses the tip of the blade to hit the opponent from a point-blank distance. It can more easily deal damage to opponents with high defense.
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〈Shadow Stomp〉is one of the Heavy Knight's basic skills. A skill by stepping on the target’s shadow, the target won’t be able to escape. However, if the foot is even slightly raised, the effect gets canceled.
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〈Shield Bash〉is one of the Heavy knight's normal skills. A technique that bashes the opponent with the shield and sends it flying with great force.
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〈Life Shield〉is one of the Heavy knight's normal skills. It takes 20% of your maximum HP to activate. A shield with the same durability as the HP deducted covers the entire body.
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〈Half-Dead Savage Dragon / Raging Dragon of Death Line〉is one of the Smoldering Fang of Madness basic skill. When the user’s HP is less than 20%, Attack and Agility are increased by 100%.
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〈Relentless Vigor〉is one of the Smoldering Fang of Madness basic skill. A skill that can only be activated when the remaining HP is under 50%. It lowers Defense to 【0】 and increases the Attack by the same amount. While it’s activated, it continuously consumes MP.
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〈Protect〉is one of the Heavy Knight's basic skills. It deploys a barrier that stays on the target for a certain period which will decrease the damage dealt by the next attack by 30%.
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〈Knight's Belief〉 is one of the Heavy Knight's special skills. "Disables frenzy conditions," Has resistance to the sleep status ailment nullifies the frenzy status ailment. |
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〈Magic Guard〉is one of the Heavy Knight's basic skills. By covering the shield with magic, It's possible to increase the defense power of the shield when attacked. |
Elma herself had favored the heavy knight, which had become an "overpowered class" after extensive play, but in the alternate world, due to the high hurdles of leveling up, truly successful heavy knights are rare. As a result, it is openly scorned as a subpar class, branded with names like "cowardly," "lazy," and even the derogatory term "puppet."
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Authors Note[]
This novel is about reincarnation. Since the novels of this genre have been reincarnated, the main character who seems to be able to do anything often appears, but this novel is different.
There are no unpleasant elements because the hero firmly accepts that this is the reality and lives. The story begins when the protagonist pulls a job that is considered incompetent in the world. However, it was just a job for professionals, and it was the strongest job.
The hero becomes an adventurer and makes many achievements. Meanwhile, the update has stopped when the past shackles have emerged and have been resolved. However, even so far, there are various dramas that you can enjoy. This novel is an exciting novel that you can feel the growth. This is a novel that I would definitely recommend to anyone who likes high fantasy with VRMMO and status.
TV Anime[]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 5, 2024. The series is produced by GoHands and directed by Katsumasa Yokomine, with Shingo Suzuki and Tetsuichi Yamagishi serving as chief directors, Takayuki Uchida designing the characters, and Ludvig Forssell composing the music. It is set to premiere in 2026.
- Staff:
- Chief Director: Shingo Suzuki (総監督) & Tetsukazu Yamagishi (チーフディレクター)
- Director: Katsumasa Yokomine
- Music: Ludving Forssell
- Original creator: Brocco Lee (manga) & Necoco (novel)
- Original Character Design: Jaian
- Character Design: Takayuki Uchida
- Chief Animation Director: Keiji Tani, Makoto Furuta & Takayuki Uchida
- Sound Director: Enji Nakajima & Tetsuya Gunji
- Main Animator: Hiroshi Okubo
Reception[]
By September 2024, the series has over 2 million copies in circulation.
External Link[]
 Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
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Official Manga Website (in Japanese)
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See Also[]
- Fushisha no Deshi, is another light novel series with the same author.
- Saikyou Juzoku Tensei: Majutsu Otaku no Risoukyou, is another light novel series with the same author.
- Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyou Igai Mezasa Nee, is another light novel series with the same author.
Trivia[]
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