After their battle with Glass, Naofumi and the other heroes have a meeting with the queen and Naofumi is shocked to learn about the seven star heroes. Still reeling from this revelation, more drama unfolds on the islands before Naofumi and his party can return to Melromarc. He meets Rishia, who is betrayed by Itsuki and his party members. Naofumi sympathizes with her and invites her to join his party. Eventually, Naofumi discovers that she has a talent for magic, but before they can develop her powers, they are needed elsewhere. A massive monster bearing the appearance of a giant tortoise must be defeated. The monster is so powerful that even the mightiest adventurers cannot defeat him—so what hope is there for Naofumi?

Naofumi is summoned to another world as a hero, but he finds himself the victim of a conspiracy—there’s a warrant on his head for kidnapping the princess! They run to a nobleman’s mansion to escape their pursuers, only to come face-to-face with someone from Raphtalia’s dark past.

The Shield Hero Naofumi and his allies have been caught up in a strange phenomenon and sent flying back into the past, village and all. Naofumi enters into an uneasy alliance with Mamoru, the Shield Hero of the past, but Naofumi remains unable to completely trust him, suspicious of his actions. One night, one of the orphans under Mamoru’s care comes to find Naofumi. The child proceeds to lead him to a chamber below Siltran Castle. “What kind of facility is this?” Just what has Mamoru been gathering up these orphans for? The action continues in the twenty-first volume of this still rising otherworld fantasy!

Motoyasu has been thrown back in time once more. Relying on his vague memories of previous go-arounds, he brings Naofumi to the slave market and tries to convince him to buy a slave. But there is a familiar face among the demi-humans for sale—who could it be?

“I wasn’t expecting you to be in cahoots with the queen, that’s for sure.” Having defeated Kyo and left Kizuna and the others behind, Naofumi and his friends return to Melromarc. The Spirit Tortoise has left a deep scar on the world’s nations, including their own Melromarc. Now with the objective of preparing for future struggles against the waves and the deadly Phoenix, for some reason Naofumi heads straight to the slave trader?!

After the successful revolt in Q’ten Lo, Naofumi returns to his village headquarters. Meanwhile, things in Melromarc continue to deteriorate, so he sets out to restore public order before strengthening his village residents. Now, with more allies than ever, Naofumi is faced with deciding who will participate in the battle against the Phoenix. Not everyone agrees with his choices. “I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to protect all of you. Knowing that, if you’re not confident you can make it back alive, then don’t come!” A difference of opinion causes friends to butt heads, but their bonds only grow stronger as a result. And then the day that everyone has so painstakingly prepared for arrives—the Phoenix finally appears! But a completely unexpected turn of events awaits. Naofumi is doomed to experience unthinkable grief in volume fifteen of this otherworldly fantasy!

“Did he really just start a wave?!” Naofumi and his party have arrived at Kyo’s research laboratory. There, they discover countless homunculi, created as vessels for souls. Controlling the body of the mirror hero, Kyo attacks our heroes—and even has another deadlier weapon up his sleeve.

"I will see to your punishment. Come at me!" Yomogi, a female samurai, attacks Naofumi and his team. The Shield Hero, Naofumi, finds himself separated from his companions–and reduced to level one! With the help of Kizuna, one of the holy heroes from the new world, he is able to reunite with his friends. Naofumi prepares to battle their enemy Kyo, but then Yomogi attacks, declaring she is acting on Kyo's behalf. In the middle of battle, Naofumi notices something strange about her powerful weapon–but what is it? Find out in volume nine of this otherworldly revenge fantasy!

Trahison, monstres et rivalités : comment survivre dans un RPG avec juste un bouclier ? Ce coup-ci, on m’accuse d’enlèvement ! Mais je ne me laisserai pas faire, même si le royaume tout entier veut ma tête ! Grâce au pouvoir de la haine, Naofumi surpasse désormais les autres héros. Mais il doit faire face à Glass, une nouvelle ennemie vêtue d’un somptueux kimono et très différente des monstres qu’il a eu à affronter jusqu’alors !