Suzuhito Yasuda – illustratör

A student rebellion has broken out! Discontent with a new tax on orichalcum quickly builds in the School District, rising to a fever pitch when all contact with Orario is suddenly cut off. But the festival-loving gods aren't about to pass up a chance like this. It's time for a tournament to decide whether Orario or the School District will come out on top. Unsure of which side to join, Bell asks a certain knight for a favor...

NOT THE REUNION THEY HAD HOPED FOR... After encountering intelligent monsters in the Dungeon, Bell and Wiene share a tearful good-bye as Hestia Familia returns to the surface short one member. But not long after their parting, the Guild confirms the existence of armed monsters and immediately calls on Orario's strongest to exterminate this threat. Bell is forced to make some of the hardest decisions of his life when he ends up being the only thing standing between a massacre of monsters and adventurers...!

After saving the young dragon girl Wiene, Bell's name has become synonymous with "greedy", "despicable", and "traitor." He and his familia have completely lost the trust and respect of everyone residing in Orario. There's no time for him to feel sorry himself when his newfound monstrous friends, the Xenos, need his help to get home. But now that the the greatest obstacle in their way is Loki Familia, does Bell have what it takes to raise a fist against his beloved idol, the Sword Princess Aiz Wallenstein?

Having reached a new level of the Dungeon, the Colossal Tree Labyrinth, Bell meets a dragon girl named Wiene who can speak human language. Once he learns she has come under attack from humans and monsters alike, he vows to protect her. This decision brings chaos to the capital as the two navigate ruthless hunters, the irremediable strife between monsters and humans, and the plans of the Guild's true leader. The bizarre situation shakes humans, monsters, and deities to the core in volume nine!

“After all, my goddess once told me that resting is part of an adventurer’s job.” After going deeper than they’ve ever gone before and surviving the dangers of the Dungeon, Bell and his companions have more than earned themselves a respite. In the warm sunlight and safety of the surface, everyone has a moment to sit and reflect on just how much they’ve changed. Bell’s thoughts return to the day everything began. Hestia remembers her trials after leaving the heavens. Lilly thinks of the cindery past she has overcome. Welf gazes into the sky but sees days long gone. Eina’s scarred heart reminds her of what she’s lost. Lyu mulls over her oath to uphold justice. Mikoto and Haruhime relive the peace of their youth. These are the stories of where they all came from and how far they’ve come...

Seeing the future always comes at a cost!Someone has been murdered. The prime suspect in the latest crime to rock Rivira is the elf Gale Wind, now a blacklisted fugitive with a bounty on her head. After hearing this shocking accusation, Bell and his friends prepare to pursue her in order to clear her name. On the eve of their journey, Cassandra recalls a terrible dream that portended seventeen prophecies-and if they come true, the people she cares for most will die. Her solitary battle against ruin begins as Bell chases a Lyu consumed by a thirst for revenge!!

IT’S AN HONEST-TO-GODDESS DATE! After every Elegia, there must be a Goddess Festival. The celebration of the harvest is meant to clear away the somber mood hanging over the city and bring about joy and laughter. The festival promises to be anything but fun for Bell, though, after a love letter is hand delivered to him by a high-ranking member of Freya Familia-and it’s from Syr of all people! What’s Syr’s connection to one of the strongest familias in the city? Why did she choose this moment to ask him out? And what will his answer be?!

ORARIO HAS NEVER SEEN A WAR GAME LIKE THIS! The Labyrinth City is finally free from Freya’s charm, and the people are angry. Feeling violated, many are demanding that the Goddess of Beauty be severely punished. Some are even demanding blood. Of course, none of them are ready to take on Freya Familia, who is widely considered to be the strongest familia in the whole city—none except Hestia Familia and their few allies, who must fight harder than they’ve ever fought if they want even the slimmest chance of keeping Bell out of Freya’s clutches!

The prophecy of despair continues... When an unprecedented calamity on the twenty-seventh floor leaves Bell and Lyu stranded, Bell’s party needs to keep fighting without him. With their route to the surface lost and Hestia Familia’s captain missing in action, Lilly must take command to ensure they all make it home alive. Ten floors below, Bell and Lyu are injured and alone, forced to struggle against the harshest challenge the Dungeon has to offer, which puts their very lives on the line. Bell has never been this deep down before nor completely unprepared, meaning Lyu’s knowledge and strength are essential to their survival. However, the forlorn elf finds herself standing on the border between life and death, bound by her past, remembering once again exactly how her devotion to justice died so many years ago...