“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?!

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!

The long-awaited climax of the battle against the Spirit Tortoise has arrived! With Ost’s guidance, Naofumi and the others have descended deep into the Spirit Tortoise’s body to face off against the mastermind behind it all. But will unexpected guests interfere?

Finishing the battle with Kyo, Naofumi and his friends return safely to their world. The queen of Melromarc wishes to reward Naofumi for saving the world from the Spirit Tortoise. "Then can I have my own land?" After thinking about what he could do for his friend and partner, Raphtalia, Naofumi decides the best thing for their future would be the establishment of their own settlement–and he decides to build it on the ruins of Raphtalia's old hometown! The start of a whole new chapter in our hero's life begins here, in volume ten of this otherworld revenge fantasy!

“It sure has changed since the last time I was here.” A deadly illness has spread from the dragon corpse left unburied as a tourist spectacle. The shadow of death falls over the village to the east. Following Wyndia’s wishes, Naofumi and Motoyasu head there to try to put a stop to the plague. But the attitude of the villagers, who want a scapegoat for their misfortune, push the heroes to their limit . . . The heroes, seeking a proper burial for Gaelion and Wyndia’s father, head to the site of the corpse—only to find it transformed into a dragon zombie!

Sayu’s dismal and lonely high school life suddenly blossoms after she meets her one and only friend, Yuko. But once vicious bullying directed at Yuko begins, the two friends plunge into misery. “I’m sorry, Sayu.”

Get ready to dive into the giant, mysterious hole in Volume 10 of this laidback farming fantasy! A party from Tall Tree Village travels to the giant, mysterious hole in the hopes of building a temple. However, when the village chief and the benevolent founder start patrolling the area, they encounter giant monsters and a spirit knight to boot. They just can’t catch a break! Not only that, but the benevolent founder’s helpers aren’t as happy as one might think!

Naofumi is summoned to another world to serve as the Shield Hero. After a long struggle, he finally succeeds in exacting punishment on the king and princess Myne, the ones who framed him, and makes it widely known that the accusations were false. Then following a meeting with the other heroes and his party’s class-up ceremonies, Naofumi and crew set out for the Cal Mira islands to continue leveling up. There they meet the mysterious young man L’Arc Berg, but things are not quite what they seem! The otherworldly fantasy about the Shield Hero’s indomitable rise from the depths of despair continues!”

The otherworldly fantasy continues! Naofumi finally gets his revenge! But there’s a new problem: the heroes discover a dragon hourglass in an underwater shrine. They end up fighting a massive inter-dimensional whale, but nothing could prepare them for what happens next!

“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.