Together with other guilds, the Round Table Alliance is formed, determined to increase the quality of the city. This inspires Shiroe to found his own guild, the eponymous Log Horizon. In finding their bearings in their new world of Akiba, the group encounters several different guilds. Season 1 of the series had Shiroe teaming up with players Naotsugu and Akatsuki, as the general trappings and government of this new world were established.