The exciting light novel series that inspired the manga (also from Seven Seas) set in the same universe as the hit series I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (By the author of Trapped in a Dating Sim.)Emma has just taken her first step as a knight. Emma’s new job? Commander of a squad of useless layabouts. Just as her efforts start to change minds, a pirate base is discovered on Alias. What will happen when an elite force is sent in from the home planet to eliminate them?! An epic new tale of a failure’s rise to glory in the Intergalactic Empire begins!

LORDING IT OVER A NEW PLANET!Finished with his disappearing act, Liam goes back to training on the Capital Planet. But the Guide is planning his next move, and enemies are declaring war on the Empire! As that clash unfolds, Liam gets his marching orders: he’ll serve as magistrate for a frontline planet. There, he needs to hold down the fort—while playing out all the “corrupt magistrate” fantasies he can dream up!

EVIL ON PATROLWhat comes after boarding school for an evil lord? The military academy, of course! Liam's subordinates arrange the perfect overpowered patrol fleet for his post-academy training period, but the Guide is hungry for revenge against the young evil lord and takes this as an opportunity to strike! Will the Guide succeed? And will Liam ever notice that the Guide isn't actually trying to help?

A hilarious sci-fi isekai about a guy who just can’t manage to be the villain he wants to be, from the author of Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs! Manga also from Seven Seas—and don't miss the anime!In his last life, Liam lived as a moral, responsible person…but died deep in debt and betrayed by his wife. Reborn into the ruling family of a vast interstellar empire, Liam knows that life is divided between the downtrodden and the ones who do the stomping, so this time he’s going to take what he wants and live for himself. But somehow, things refuse to work out that way. Despite doing his best to become a tyrant, Liam’s decisions lead to nothing but peace and prosperity for the empire under his rule, and he just gets more and more popular!

AN EVIL LORD'S PRIDE IS ON THE LINE!After being contacted by one of the princes, Liam finds himself dragged into the Empire's succession conflict. The Guide warns him about his ""true enemy,"" but...who could it be? Then, Liam finally completes his military service and it's time to start his college career. His friends poke fun at him for not having any ""fun"" in his schooling so far, so he sets his sights on a brave new world of casual flings with coeds! Will Liam finally grow into the perfect evil lord with a league of ladies by his side?

LIAM THE HERO?!After repelling the United Kingdom’s invasion, Liam’s faction is now more powerful than the First Prince’s. Before he can settle things with Calvin, though, a magic circle pops up out of nowhere right at Liam’s feet. He and Japanese high school girl Kanami have both been caught up in an undeveloped planet’s hero summoning and are tasked with nothing less than defeating the Demon Lord! But…Liam’s supposed to be evil, so why is he fighting some Demon Lord as a hero?!

EMMA’S PROTOTYPE MOBILE KNIGHT—SHELVED?!Emma, test pilot for an experimental mobile knight called Atalanta, heads to the Seventh Weapons Factory for upgrades. But the prototype's development team is visiting, and they seem to have lost faith in Atalanta! When a strange engineer nicknamed the “Mad Genius” warns against piloting the mobile knight, development seems on the verge of grinding to a halt. On top of that, who's behind the mysterious organization pursuing the prototype craft?! Find out in the second volume of a failure’s rise to glory!

A KNIGHT SCHOOL REUNION!Starting her new mission aboard the Melea, aspiring knight of justice Emma crosses paths with former classmate Russell. He’s an elite knight now, and his jabs at the Melea—and at her—could turn idealistic Emma into a nervous wreck. When top knight Marie takes a shot at training Emma personally, it's a chance for the young knight to prove her former classmate's trash talk wrong. But how badly did Russell rattle Emma? Can this B-rank knight still buckle down and bring her A game?!

GONE IN A FLASH!Becoming proficient in the Way of the Flash is a tall order, and Liam has plateaued. Honing his skills further will be tough at this point—to say nothing of passing those skills along to Ellen! Hoping that his master, Yasushi, can help him through the rough patch, Liam goes to track him down. But finding Yasushi at long last doesn’t entitle Liam to a crash course in the Way of the Flash. Instead, he discovers that he’ll need to deal with a “flashy” imposter…

WEDDING WOES...Liam at last sets out to tie the knot with Rosetta-but the proxy war for the imperial throne could postpone their nuptials! Soon, more and more factors distract Count Banfield from his fiancee: enemies' plots, allies' betrayals, and even a fearsome assassin. Will he overcome those curveballs and wed his patient bride-to-be? With Liam himself in danger, his betrothal is on even thinner ice...

DOES THE MELEA PASS MUSTER?!After training under Marie's wing, Emma has finally managed to move the hearts of the Melea's crew-just in time for them to join the Empire's war!But before they're permitted to head into battle, the Melea's notoriously laid-back crew has to prove they're ready. The inspector who turns up to take stock definitely doesn't mesh with the ship's slackers...and the quirkiness on the team developing a new mobile-knight unit adds fuel to the fire.Staying focused on justice will be a challenge while Emma's hemmed in by countless eccentric comrades-especially if those comrades start to clash...

WEDDING CRUSHERSNow that Liam himself is a newlywed, it’s Kurt’s turn to tie the knot—but treacherous Crown Prince Cleo has no intention of allowing Kurt's wedding to Cecilia to play out smoothly. Before long, the imperial army floods House Exner’s home planet, effectively trapping members of the house!When Liam gets wind of Kurt and Cecilia’s trouble, he drops everything to try and salvage the couple’s future together. But the Avid is missing from Liam’s own arsenal for the moment… So holding his own against the imperial army may take a miracle!

Aboard the Melea, Emma’s got her nose to the grindstone—but when her diligence is recognized with a promotion, she’s told to put her work there on hold. She’s got to complete the training for senior officers, so she’ll need to head back to House Banfield’s home planet of Hydra!On Hydra, the lord of House Banfield—Emma's longtime role model—has gone missing. Naturally, that encourages those working against him. It starts to seem like House Banfield will have to actively stave off foes, and Emma is put in charge of those defensive measures! When and if House Banfield’s lord reappears on Hydra, will he discover his domain unscathed thanks to a heroic knight—or will Emma's chance to shine devolve into disgrace?!

The exciting light novel series that inspired the manga (also from Seven Seas) set in the same universe as the hit series I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (By the author of Trapped in a Dating Sim.)Emma has just taken her first step as a knight. Emma’s new job? Commander of a squad of useless layabouts. Just as her efforts start to change minds, a pirate base is discovered on Alias. What will happen when an elite force is sent in from the home planet to eliminate them?! An epic new tale of a failure’s rise to glory in the Intergalactic Empire begins!

LORDING IT OVER A NEW PLANET!Finished with his disappearing act, Liam goes back to training on the Capital Planet. But the Guide is planning his next move, and enemies are declaring war on the Empire! As that clash unfolds, Liam gets his marching orders: he’ll serve as magistrate for a frontline planet. There, he needs to hold down the fort—while playing out all the “corrupt magistrate” fantasies he can dream up!

EVIL ON PATROLWhat comes after boarding school for an evil lord? The military academy, of course! Liam's subordinates arrange the perfect overpowered patrol fleet for his post-academy training period, but the Guide is hungry for revenge against the young evil lord and takes this as an opportunity to strike! Will the Guide succeed? And will Liam ever notice that the Guide isn't actually trying to help?

A hilarious sci-fi isekai about a guy who just can’t manage to be the villain he wants to be, from the author of Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs! Manga also from Seven Seas—and don't miss the anime!In his last life, Liam lived as a moral, responsible person…but died deep in debt and betrayed by his wife. Reborn into the ruling family of a vast interstellar empire, Liam knows that life is divided between the downtrodden and the ones who do the stomping, so this time he’s going to take what he wants and live for himself. But somehow, things refuse to work out that way. Despite doing his best to become a tyrant, Liam’s decisions lead to nothing but peace and prosperity for the empire under his rule, and he just gets more and more popular!

AN EVIL LORD'S PRIDE IS ON THE LINE!After being contacted by one of the princes, Liam finds himself dragged into the Empire's succession conflict. The Guide warns him about his ""true enemy,"" but...who could it be? Then, Liam finally completes his military service and it's time to start his college career. His friends poke fun at him for not having any ""fun"" in his schooling so far, so he sets his sights on a brave new world of casual flings with coeds! Will Liam finally grow into the perfect evil lord with a league of ladies by his side?

LIAM THE HERO?!After repelling the United Kingdom’s invasion, Liam’s faction is now more powerful than the First Prince’s. Before he can settle things with Calvin, though, a magic circle pops up out of nowhere right at Liam’s feet. He and Japanese high school girl Kanami have both been caught up in an undeveloped planet’s hero summoning and are tasked with nothing less than defeating the Demon Lord! But…Liam’s supposed to be evil, so why is he fighting some Demon Lord as a hero?!

EMMA’S PROTOTYPE MOBILE KNIGHT—SHELVED?!Emma, test pilot for an experimental mobile knight called Atalanta, heads to the Seventh Weapons Factory for upgrades. But the prototype's development team is visiting, and they seem to have lost faith in Atalanta! When a strange engineer nicknamed the “Mad Genius” warns against piloting the mobile knight, development seems on the verge of grinding to a halt. On top of that, who's behind the mysterious organization pursuing the prototype craft?! Find out in the second volume of a failure’s rise to glory!

A KNIGHT SCHOOL REUNION!Starting her new mission aboard the Melea, aspiring knight of justice Emma crosses paths with former classmate Russell. He’s an elite knight now, and his jabs at the Melea—and at her—could turn idealistic Emma into a nervous wreck. When top knight Marie takes a shot at training Emma personally, it's a chance for the young knight to prove her former classmate's trash talk wrong. But how badly did Russell rattle Emma? Can this B-rank knight still buckle down and bring her A game?!

GONE IN A FLASH!Becoming proficient in the Way of the Flash is a tall order, and Liam has plateaued. Honing his skills further will be tough at this point—to say nothing of passing those skills along to Ellen! Hoping that his master, Yasushi, can help him through the rough patch, Liam goes to track him down. But finding Yasushi at long last doesn’t entitle Liam to a crash course in the Way of the Flash. Instead, he discovers that he’ll need to deal with a “flashy” imposter…

WEDDING WOES...Liam at last sets out to tie the knot with Rosetta-but the proxy war for the imperial throne could postpone their nuptials! Soon, more and more factors distract Count Banfield from his fiancee: enemies' plots, allies' betrayals, and even a fearsome assassin. Will he overcome those curveballs and wed his patient bride-to-be? With Liam himself in danger, his betrothal is on even thinner ice...

DOES THE MELEA PASS MUSTER?!After training under Marie's wing, Emma has finally managed to move the hearts of the Melea's crew-just in time for them to join the Empire's war!But before they're permitted to head into battle, the Melea's notoriously laid-back crew has to prove they're ready. The inspector who turns up to take stock definitely doesn't mesh with the ship's slackers...and the quirkiness on the team developing a new mobile-knight unit adds fuel to the fire.Staying focused on justice will be a challenge while Emma's hemmed in by countless eccentric comrades-especially if those comrades start to clash...

WEDDING CRUSHERSNow that Liam himself is a newlywed, it’s Kurt’s turn to tie the knot—but treacherous Crown Prince Cleo has no intention of allowing Kurt's wedding to Cecilia to play out smoothly. Before long, the imperial army floods House Exner’s home planet, effectively trapping members of the house!When Liam gets wind of Kurt and Cecilia’s trouble, he drops everything to try and salvage the couple’s future together. But the Avid is missing from Liam’s own arsenal for the moment… So holding his own against the imperial army may take a miracle!

Aboard the Melea, Emma’s got her nose to the grindstone—but when her diligence is recognized with a promotion, she’s told to put her work there on hold. She’s got to complete the training for senior officers, so she’ll need to head back to House Banfield’s home planet of Hydra!On Hydra, the lord of House Banfield—Emma's longtime role model—has gone missing. Naturally, that encourages those working against him. It starts to seem like House Banfield will have to actively stave off foes, and Emma is put in charge of those defensive measures! When and if House Banfield’s lord reappears on Hydra, will he discover his domain unscathed thanks to a heroic knight—or will Emma's chance to shine devolve into disgrace?!