The setting of .hack//Alcor: Hagun no Jokyoku is in the virtual game "The World." Nanase, a bashful and inexperienced girl, is a member of the beginner support group called "Canard." Her ultimate desire is to accompany Silabus, the guild leader whom she greatly respects. But when the rival group Kestrel's player killers (PKs) set their sights on Canard's members, can Nanase muster the courage to face the danger?