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With all the sword academies assembled, the Sword Master Festival to decide which is strongest finally begins!! Participating as representative of Thousand Blade Academy, Allen is thrilled to cross blades with powerful opponents. But at the same time, he can’t hide his unease about the dark power he awakened during his fight with the Obsidian Order…

Lia is captured by the Obsidian Order, and Allen and his friends must do everything they can to save her. With the timer ticking down on them, they finally find their way into the enemy’s base, but more daunting trials await them inside. Facing off against the strongest swordsman in history, will Allen fold to the pressure, or will he awaken to even greater heights?!

Lugh, Tarte, and Dia are invited to the Sanctuary where Alam Karla, the highest-ranking shrine maiden and oracle of the goddess, reveals the world-shattering truth behind the demons! And just what role does Lugh’s new questionable demon acquaintance play in all this?

An intriguing manga series that puts a unique twist on the popular isekai (another world) genre, one in which the protagonist hunts down the typical hero character.

The most dangerous prey… When the most accomplished assassin on Earth meets his end just before retirement, he finds himself standing before a goddess. Her world is headed for disaster, and she has need of his particular set of skills. Armed with powerful new abilities and decades of deadly knowledge, he begins his second life as Lugh, young scion of the Tuatha Dé clan of assassins. His mission: to find and eliminate the strongest individual in this world-the hero!

Within the tenth-floor boss room of the Sazardon Labyrinth, the mighty minotaur awakens once more. Unlike its predecessors, slain at the hands of treasure-seeking adventurers, this monster’s primal urges push it further than ever before. Kill. Consume. Grow stronger. The more powerful its opponent, the more powerful it becomes. Even the very rules of the labyrinth seem to bend to its indomitable will. Can none triumph against this bovine behemoth? Will the minotaur ever meet its match…?

Panzel had been one blow away from bringing an end to the minotaur’s reign, but an unexpected development put their contest on hold. Regretfully, he had to put the Sazardon Labyrinth behind him in order to save House Mercurius and the rest of the kingdom from a developing crisis. Many years have passed since then. Deep within the final boss room, the minotaur yet lives, sharpening its skills by fighting deadly monsters and the occasional human challenger. Up on the surface, a boy from House Mercurius embarks on his own journey of self-improvement. He travels to distant lands, including snow-covered mountains and ocean temples; faces untold perils; and forges many relationships. His every experience contributes to his ultimate goal of fulfilling his father’s legacy. The boy’s name is Zara, and he is the son of the hero, Panzel.

To defeat the minotaur known far and wide as the King of the Labyrinth, Zara, the son of the hero Panzel, embarked on a journey of self-improvement. Over the course of his travels, he met many influential figures-including a daughter of the mountains, a lamia, and a shrine maiden-with each encounter contributing immensely to his growth. On the latest leg of his trip, he meets a knight in red armor named Laura. But shortly after Zara joins her party, the knight’s hometown falls victim to a bloody siege. With many life-changing adventures behind him, Zara returns to the Sazardon Labyrinth…but will his newfound strength and experience prove sufficient for him to emerge with the minotaur’s head?

RAIN VERSUS SUNSHINE! Though Allen managed to protect his friends from harm when the Black Organization attacked, the same can’t be said for Thousand Blade Academy, which now lies in ruins. While their campus undergoes repairs, the students of Thousand Blade are transferred elsewhere to continue their education…and Allen ends up at an all girls school! After that, he and his friends are sent abroad to liberate Daglio, the Land of Sunshine, from the Black Organization’s tyranny. But this will be no easy task, with one of the overwhelmingly powerful Thirteen Oracle Knights facing off against them. Can the former Reject Swordsman awaken his true power and set things right?

’TIS THE SEASON…FOR DUELING?! After putting a stop to Raine Grad and ousting the Black Organization from Daglio, Allen barely has a chance to catch his breath before Claude transfers to Thousand Blade Academy. Things get even more hectic during the school’s annual Christmas Party, which includes the much-anticipated Crush Your Crush Competition! Just a few days later, Allen is invited to the Liengard New Year’s Jubilee to meet his nation’s empress. But when a demon in league with the Holy Ronelian Empire attacks the gathering, it’s up to Allen to fend off his deadliest foe yet!

CRASH THE WEDDING, SAVE THE DAY! When Allen learns that Shii Arkstoria has been sent to the Holy Ronelian Empire to enter a political marriage with an abusive nobleman, he and his friends immediately infiltrate enemy territory and stage a rescue operation. But to return with Shii safe and sound, they’ll have to face a powerful new member of the Thirteen Oracle Knights. Later, Allen proctors a Thousand Blade Academy entrance exam with a catch: Anyone who can land a hit on him in a sparring match will be admitted on the spot! After that, the arrival of Valentine’s Day sends Allen’s female friends scrambling to win his affection!

A JAPANESE FANTASY OF GODS AND CURSES... After dying in our world, Yae is reborn into a strange country called Izumo, which resembles ancient Japan, except for the fact that the supernatural is commonplace. When she is attacked by a terrifying monster called a shade, Yae has no choice but to release Arai, a golden tiger and former god, from his seal. In no time, the bossy tiger has her helping to find his brother, Sui, but it turns out that Sui has fallen ill and will soon become a monster himself. Arai, however, thinks Yae is just the person to heal his afflicted sibling… Does Yae really have what it takes to be doctor to a god?

Nick is a knowledgeable and skilled adventurer who always gave his party his best—that is, until he got framed and unceremoniously kicked out! He hits rock bottom when his girlfriend dumps him, but before long, he finds kindred spirits in a former noble lady, an excommunicated priest, and a dragonian warrior he meets at a bar. Having also lost faith in humanity after individual betrayals, these three share Nick’s distrust in others. That isn’t all they have in common, though—all four are in dire need of money. Thus begins the story of the world's greatest adventuring party!

Allen gets such poor grades at Grand Swordcraft Academy that his fellow students have dubbed him the “Reject Swordsman.” But one day, he is granted a mysterious button that, when pressed, will give him one hundred million years to train in an alternate reality. With an ungodly amount of practice under his belt, the world is about to see what this underachiever can really do!

After honing his swordcraft in an alternate world for over a billion years, Allen Rodol has finally achieved his dream of getting into Thousand Blade Academy. But nothing is quite going according to plan—he suddenly finds himself living with a princess as his servant, and all his classmates hate him! It’s up to Allen to sort out his academy life before the Elite Five Holy Festival, where he’ll need to duke it out with gifted first-years from the other Elite Five Academies. In the face of overwhelming talent, will Allen’s unparalleled dedication manage to come out on top?!

Testing into Class S has given Lugh the perfect opportunity to get closer to his target, the hero Epona—assuming he can survive being the hero’s personal punching bag! It will take all of Lugh’s skills to look past his quarry’s monstrous strength and discover an exploitable weakness, but further complications arise as he’s secretly tasked…with protecting Epona from a potential assassin?!

Thanks to their similiar experiences of betrayal, Nick, Tiana, Zem, and Karan have formed their own adventurer’s party called Survivors to turn their lives around and—most importantly—finance their hobbies. Things are going well, as they have obtained a holy sword with multiple powers that can take on a human form! But then Nick bumps into his ex-girlfriend and is dragged into a duel with her adventurer’s party, the Iron Tiger Troop, whose members are all fraudsters. Will the Survivors be able to defeat them and expose their crimes?

Unjustly expelled from his last party, adventurer Nick and his crew of similarly burned adventurers—a once-noble mage, excommunicated priest, and dragonian lady knight—have conquered the slimes of the first beginner labyrinth, and they now set out toward Goblin Forest. Taking down some goblins? That you can do alone! But trust and teamwork are their only hope to defeat the hordes of hobgoblins and the mighty ogre deep in the woods… Can they really succeed when their strategy relies on Karan the dragonian, who will have to relive her traumatic memories and act as the van guard with her back to her team once again?

Life isn’t going well for veteran adventurer Nick. Despite his loyalty to his party, he was betrayed by a teammate who accused him of embezzlement, then kicked out by his mentor. On top of that, his girlfriend dumped him too! Tired, heartbroken, and looking for a drink, Nick chances upon a few kindred spirits who are as jaded as he is. Can these disillusioned heroes put their faith in each other long enough to save the world together…?

Unjustly expelled from his last party, adventurer Nick and his crew of similarly burned adventurers—a once-noble mage, excommunicated priest, and dragonian lady knight—have conquered the slimes of the first beginner labyrinth, and they now set out toward the Goblin Forest. Taking down some goblins? That you can do alone! But trust and teamwork are their only hope to defeat the hordes of hobgoblins and the mighty ogre deep in the woods…Can they really succeed when their strategy relies on Karan the dragonian, who will have to relive her traumatic memories and act as the vanguard with her back to her team once again?

Nick and his ragtag band of jaded adventurers have managed to carefully establish a system of rules that can make them all comfortable despite?the scars of betrayal each of them carries. When a party relies on checks and balances rather than fellowship and love, dungeon delving for the legendary trust-powered Sword of Bonds is the last thing you would expect them to do—but that quest just pays too well for Nick and the crew to turn it down! And perhaps this odd group will find that there is more between them than they imagined...?

Nick and his party have conquered the labyrinth and claimed the holy Sword of Bonds—just about the last thing you would expect of a group brought together by their pasts full of traumatic betrayals! But maybe, just maybe, the party can come to trust each other at least a little bit and to heal the scars of their histories together…That is, if a chance encounter with Claudine, the wicked woman who duped Nick, doesn’t reopen old wounds first!

After inadvertently wreaking havoc at the Elite Five Holy Festival, Allen has been suspended along with Lia and Rose, and the three are put to work as witch blades. Of course, a few goblins and chimeras are no match for Allen and his billion years’ worth of sword training…but monsters aren’t the only foes he’ll have to cut down. An unexpected reunion awaits him on his mission at the Unity Festival—and this ghost from Allen’s past holds a grudge for him deeper than any other…

To Kill A Comrade!Naoise has turned his back on humanity and become a servant to Mina, the snake demon. Lugh thought he could find a way to stop his way ward friend without killing him, but things come to a head when Naoise turns his sword against his own people. The world’s finest assassin has slainwicked aristocrats and monstrous creatures alike, but this is an opponent unlike any other—one he cares about.

A party of adventurers, beaten down by a cruel world, tied together not by trust or love but by necessity… A description of Nick and the Survivors that could fit just as well for Leon, Claudine, and the Iron Tiger Troop! So when Nick steps into the ring and raises his fists, he’s grappling with a giant tiger-man…and with the vagaries of character and fate. What led his foe astray? And would one wrong step have sent him down the same path…?

An army of orcs is invading, and although the academy is doing its best to fight back, its walls are crumbling. While Dia and the others battle the main force, Lugh chases after the Hero, Epona. Can the two of them take down the demon that’s leading the monsters?

Allen and his friends have completed their stint as witchblades and settled back in at school, right on time for club-recruitment season. After an onslaught of overeager invitations, Allen decides to start his own club instead—but that’s easier said than done, as each club must battle it out for precious funding in the Club-Budget War! And when none other than the Student Council president challenges him, can Allen seize victory against all odds?!

WELCOME TO CHERIN—THE LAND OF SAKURA AND SWORD FIGHTS!After saving Shii from a political marriage and surviving a turbulent Valentine’s Day, Allen and his friends are off to Cherin, the Land of Sakura, for their spring training camp! There, with his head full of romance and cherry blossoms, he’s almost cut down by an incredibly powerful drunkard…who turns out to be Rose’s grandfather, Bacchus Valencia! Once touted as the world’s strongest swordsman, Bacchus knows all about Transcendents and the Time Hermit, and decides to take Allen’s group under his wing. Their days pass in a blur of intense training and relaxing in hot springs, but an ominous shadow approaches…

A traitorous Holy Blade and a former member of the Four Imperial Knights launch an attack to steal the Billion-Year Sakura—an eidolon—forcing Allen and his friends to face their toughest opponents yet. How will they manage to stand against the true power of a Soul Attire…?!