"With the horrors of the fourth event's amusement park behind them, Mai and her friends are enjoying their freedom. Actually, their dilemma doesn't feel as bad these days. Alongside top rankers like Sugiura and Masuda, supportive peers like Asagi and Taichi, friendly Familiars, and new addiitions to the Nightmare Conquerors' Club, Mai is beginning to feel confident for once. Even when Nightmare starts back up, an alliance with veteran players Tsubasa and Tanaka has the club ready for anything. But when the Gold Event boss strikes, all of Mai's confidence goes flying. The way the Nightmare developers see it, Mai and her friends have had it a little too easy--so it's time for them to ramp up the difficulty level!"--from back cover.