Renji Kuriyama – illustratör

Operation retake Okushiri Island continues! Various teams compete to clear out as many monsters as possible. Overseeing it all is Masatsugi, the strongest adventurer. Haruki’s team has been impressing their live-stream viewers until disaster strikes. A massive hole opens beneath their feet, landing them in an underground dungeon and separating Haruki and Karen from Akane. As the two look for an exit, they stumble upon an underground lake and the boss that dwells within it. Can Haruki come up with a strategy to beat a foe that commands the waves?!

A FIGHT TO THE DEATHHaruki and Karen have almost completed their request! With Ooiso safely in their care, all they have left to do is leave the dungeon–but that’s easier said than done. Just as they reach the gate, they run into Shikama and his unsavory crew, and a monster swarm. Haruki is left with only one logical choice: fight like his life depends on it…because it does!

BOSS FIGHTHaruki is in the thick of battle with the monster swarm boss—a werewolf! It’s pretty clear he’s in way over his head; a single blow could knock him out…forever. Does he have what it takes to avoid defeat and take down the boss?

BACK IN BUSINESSHaruki and Karen’s restorative hot spring trip takes a decidedly unrelaxing turn when they decide to participate in a hunt hosted by Kagemitsu. With the healing effects of the spring on his side, Haruki is back to normal—but the hunt soon proves to be far from routine when he encounters a shrine maiden on her way to Kamuykotan to pray. Is this new heroine here to stay?!

Haruki and Karen participate in the stampede cleanup at Kamuy Kotan. A staircase rising from the heart of the dungeon leads to Kamuy Rock, where a knight in jet-black armour awaits. The knight’s strength is beyond anything they’ve ever faced. Can Haruki and Karen win this battle against a legend?!

Operation Retake Okushiri Island is underway, with Haruki’s team participating alongside some major A-listers! As if that weren’t exciting enough, each team will be live-streamed, giving Haruki a once-in-a-millennium chance at fame! In the middle of their mission, a member of Masatsugu’s team approaches him. She seems to have a history with Akane, but how their past will affect their current quest remains to be seen!