Ryo Kamito – illustratör

THE HEART OF THE MATTER After being abandoned by her fiancé and her friends and being kicked out of their adventuring party, Romelia is still determined to keep the kingdom safe, even if she has to do it on her own. Romelia’s soldiers gain valuable fighting experience by taking the remote region of Cashu. Having defeated demon soldiers, Romelia can see that her own men have grown, so she begins a campaign of military expansion to prepare for war with the Demon King’s army. To finance this, Romelia meets with Sellule, the leader of the Yalmach Company. She opens the meeting by talking about “the heart of the new world.” Can Romelia make her grand vision a reality?

After fighting alongside her fiancé to defeat the Demon King, Romelia is dumped and sent packing, her engagement annulled. Despite being abandoned by her ex and her friends, Rome is still determined to keep the kingdom safe, even if she has to do it on her own.Romelia sets her sights on the remote region of Cashu. She and her novice soldiers defeat demons as they go, only to find their true enemy blocking the way--a new race of intelligent, malicious demon soldiers. On a real battlefield, will Romelia manage to rally her soldiers to defeat these demons? Or will her inexperienced troops falter?

Deemed useless by her fiance, one woman proves that even without magic and strength, she can save the kingdom through her own skills.After journeying alongside her fiance on his quest to defeat the Demon King, Romelia is suddenly deemed useless and sent home, her engagement annulled. While the prince and his group return as celebrated heroes, Rome goes home as a disgrace. But she's not the same girl who left her province. While following the adventurers, Rome was the only one without magic or strength but she found her own abilities in trade, negotiation, finances, and gathering information. And now, she plans to use these skills to not only help her family's province, but help the still struggling kingdom. The Demon King may be defeated, but his allies and demons continue to roam. With only her wits and brilliance, Rome will build an army of her own and keep the kingdom safe-no matter what it takes.