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The Sword Roses have miraculously made it to their fifth year fully intact. The six friends continue to study hard and turn their thoughts to what they want to do after graduation—except for one of them. Meanwhile, the Kimberly Magic Academy faculty members are dispatched across the Union to handle an approaching threat. However, they soon realize they’ve walked right into a trap! With the school in an unprecedented crisis, Oliver, Nanao, and their classmates find themselves on the front lines, face-to-face with the enemy. Who will come out on top? And what fate lies in store for the Sword Roses…?

Reign of the Seven Spellblades is a rising star in the world of light novels, a compelling and action-packed series that is described by fans as an edgy Harry Potter with magical sword battles.

A DESCENT INTO MADNESS Pete’s abduction at the hands of Ophelia Salvadori’s chimeras has the entire academy in a frenzy and Oliver’s group reeling. After all, what can a bunch of first-years do to save their friend from Salvadori, who’s been “consumed by the spell”? At this pivotal moment, a certain someone offers a deal to help rescue Pete from the witch holding him captive within the depths of the school’s perilous labyrinth…but will Oliver and his classmates succeed in their desperate mission and live to tell the tale?

DON’T LET THE MASK SLIP​Another year gone at Kimberly Magic Academy means a new crop of first-year students. Oliver and his classmates, now second-years, see their studies becoming increasingly intense. The reality of life as a mage is a cold slap in the face... Nanao, meanwhile, is grabbing attention left and right due to her skills with a blade and her broom-riding talents. Dying for a reprieve, the six friends take a brief trip to the magicity of Galatea…but is their bond proving detrimental to Oliver’s clandestine duties…?

It’s springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy, and that means the arrival of a fresh crop of first-year students. Whether it’s the quiet and studious Oliver Horn or Nanao Hibiya, a samurai girl from a distant land, they come with wands and swords at their waists, ready to take their first steps on the road to magical mastery. However, beneath its brilliant facade of cherry blossoms, the academy hides countless dangers and dark secrets, ready to take the lives of the unprepared…!

As night falls on Kimberly Magic Academy, the halls transform into a dark and deadly labyrinth...with Oliver and his friends still inside! Faced with a maze of evershifting passages and upperclassmen who hardly have their well-being in mind, the dark side of the school will test their mettle. However, even as they run from certain death, they have to stop Nanao from walking toward it. Just what mysteries does her fierce past hold...?

Kimberly Magic Academy has lived up to its shadowy reputation in Oliver’s first weeks as a student, with him and his friends encountering one mystery after another. Why did a garuda appear in the underground Colosseum? Why did the troll attack Katie during the entrance ceremony? As the final pieces of the puzzle fall into place, the stage is set for a deadly duel!

VENGEANCE WILL BE HISThe Sword Roses are blossoming into proper Kimberly mages, but that growth doesn’t come without trials: Magical biology continues to bring Katie anguish, and an upperclassman is putting Guy through labyrinth boot camp. Meanwhile, Oliver has set his sights on his next target-Enrico Forghieri.When Enrico whisks Pete off to his laboratory with Nanao and Oliver hot on their heels, the three friends get a horrifying glimpse of the longstanding conflict between mages and Gnostics. This may be the perfect opportunity for Oliver to finally exact his revenge on the mad old man...

TAKE TO THE SKIES A second faculty member’s disappearance in as many years sends shock waves through Kimberly Magic Academy. Without any clues as to the culprit’s identity, the headmistress is treating everyone as a suspect. Amid this turbulent state of affairs, the student body presidential election is fast approaching, and the incumbent president, Godfrey, has yet to back a successor. Meanwhile, Nanao endeavors to help star athlete Ashbury, who’s hit a wall trying to improve her broomriding speed. To top it all off, there’s a shady new transfer student prowling the school! Yet as friendly as he is, no one seems to know much about him…

The clashing of blades echoes in the depths of the labyrinth, and Oliver takes his first steps onto the path of blood. As he plots his vengeance from the shadows, though, other students are putting their own schemes into motion. Despite Oliver’s best attempts to remain obscure, he and Nanao have attracted the attention of their classmates with their magical prowess. “Who is the strongest first-year?” they wonder. Well, there’s only one way to find out—a battle royal–style tournament!

There’s no “I” in “Team” The Kimberly Magic Academy combat league approaches, and the school’s future may be riding on it! Now third-years, Oliver and his friends jump at the opportunity to showcase their growth, splitting into three-person teams and entering the event. However, the competition’s extravagant rewards are merely a ploy by the headmistress to ascertain who murdered Instructors Grenville and Forghieri; what’s more, the results of the combat league will influence the outcome of the looming school election. Yuri, meanwhile, is pursuing the culprit behind the Case of the Stolen Bones: seventh-year Cyrus Rivermoore. Just what is that warlock planning…?

DEATH COMES FOR US ALL The Kimberly Magic Academy combat league is heating up with the upperclassmen now going head-to-head! Meanwhile, the Sword Roses—joined by several seniors—delve deeper into the labyrinth in pursuit of Rivermoore, who has stolen one of Godfrey’s bones for purposes unknown. They find themselves on the necromancer’s home turf, a veritable kingdom of the dead where hordes of skeletal beasts and ghastly foes are at his beck and call. Will Oliver and friends manage to fend off his onslaught and recover Godfrey’s missing sternum? What role does the coffin on Rivermoore’s back playin his schemes…?

As the battle to determine the strongest first-year heats up, Katie comes to her friends with a daring proposal—to build a secret base within the labyrinth! Having a shared workshop would be a great boon for each of their personal projects, but the dark corridors under the school are a perfect spot for an ambush. With new opponents entering the fray nursing grudges against the group, Oliver and the others will have their work cut out for them if they want to stake their claim!

THE COMPETITION HEATS UP, BUT AN ICY GAZE LINGERS The combat league is reaching its climax, and the four teams that fought tooth and nail to get there are ready to take center stage. First is Oliver’s team against Team Valois, a group of tricky sword arts users whose leader harbors an unnatural loathing that’s ready to bubble up to the surface. Next, Team Cornwallis faces the favorite to win the league: Team Andrews, a ragtag trio combining dynastic talent with unbridled chaos. Demitrio, the astronomy instructor, makes a rare appearance among the spectators; he seeks the culprit behind the faculty murders, and his eyes are trained on Oliver’s team…

THE PAST RISES TO THE FORE It’s the final round of the combat league. Godfrey and Leoncio clash like titans, and Kimberly gets a new student body president. As the dust settles, Oliver is faced with Nanao’s desires, Yuri’s absence, and his comrades’ plans to strike down a third target: Demitrio. The faculty’s investigation demands swift action—so the battle begins. Demitrio reveals secrets from the age of the divine. The comrades’ path to victory collapses beneath them. And the desperate struggle begins to uncover even more dire secrets: ones trapped deep within Oliver’s past…

Chela, Nanao, and Oliver against Stacy, Fay, and the indomitable Joseph Albright. A worthy match to be sure—but down in the labyrinth, there are no witnesses to cry foul if a duelist fights dirty! In a clash of blades and emotions, the battle to determine the strongest first-year heats up!

A FLEETING RESPITE Oliver and his friends are about to start their fourth year—but first, a nice, long vacation! They plan to sail around the Union, visiting several of the Sword Roses’ homelands, including the Aalto abode up north in Farnland with its huge forests and countless lakes, and the famous McFarlane manor in the south of Yelgland where Chela’s mother lives. During this voyage, they’ll meet people from all walks of life who will broaden their horizons…in what may be the group’s last chance to enjoy their time beyond Kimberly’s walls.

Kimberly is rocked by devastating news: Ophelia Salvadori has been consumed by the spell. Oliver and his friends might have bested Joseph Albright, but when faced with the horrors rising from the labyrinth, they could only run—and some of them not fast enough! With Pete in Ophelia’s clutches, all the Sword Roses can do is cling to hope and prepare for their descent into the depths, even if they’re in over their heads…

Alvin Godfrey, a failure of a mage, entered Kimberly Magic Academy unsure of himself. Unable to cast a single spell, he was mocked by his peers. Yet he faced the darkness of Kimberly, made friends—and in time, became the student body president. Set five years prior to Reign of the Seven Spellblades, this is a scorching account of how Godfrey earned his famous nickname Purgatory.

With their brief respite over, our heroes begin their fourth year at Kimberly Magic Academy. The school is still rocked by the “disappearance” of the philosopher, Demitrio—and a lineup of new oddball teachers arrive to fill in the gaps. Chief among them is the Great Sage Rod Farquois, a reversi. Concerned for his friends and certain that the new winds Farquois brings will lead to storms, Oliver urges everyone to exercise caution. Meanwhile, Pete and Guy seek new bonds and strengths, hoping to match their comrades. But a mage’s life is hell, and it will not give them solace. Once more, this year, in the labyrinth’s depths...someone will be consumed by the spell.

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