The bloodbath continues. The Kingdom of the Rising Sun is plunged into a waking nightmare as the layabout wretch himself lays waste to his old hosts. The halls will run red with blood and the walls will tell tale of gruesome slaughter before Inori finishes taking out the trash. There’s just one thing standing between him and absolute freedom—Aegiana Itze, captain of the knights. On her shoulders rests the burden of an entire nation, and ultimately, its fate falls to her. Screams echo in the night. Terror reigns. The dead stir... And sunrise is a long way off.

Enter: Masayoshi Date. A red-blooded man on a mission to prove himself, and nothing but the lamentations of a certain Inori Takafuji can sate his hunger for victory. He’s also a distinct thorn in everyone’s side and a total vibe killer. Inori is, of course, less than interested in putting up with the ramblings of a madman, but if there’s one thing he’s good at, it’s being a snake, and this situation is ripe for the swindling. As the Kingdom of the Rising Sun plays host to heroes from foreign lands, their prodigal layabout hatches a plan of diabolically petty proportions.

Fenrir—an elden beast bound by an ancient pact to protect. Inori Takafuji—just some guy. A seemingly one-sided battle becomes a cruel experiment as the cynical scoundrel himself goes up against a veritable monarch of the canids. But Inori isn’t the only one conspiring against thrones. As anyone with eyes could have suspected, all is not well in the Kingdom of the Rising Sun... Perhaps the undead layabout’s encounter with the great wolf was but an omen of things to come. Can two estranged sisters bridge the rift driven between them since birth? Who is the mysterious entity looming behind the scenes? Will Inori EVER get to sleep in again?

A day of celebration ends in blood, and with the falling of the sun, an era comes to an end. In a matter of seconds, heroes are made villains, villains are made heroes, and morality blurs as the future writers of history make their bids for power. Among all these players, and unbeknownst to the rebel movement, is Inori. No one knows just how much of a threat one layabout can be, and it just so happens that this one is more than capable of tipping the scales however he’d like. The only question is which side serves his interests the most—and whether a certain princess-made-fugitive has the strength to weather tragedy. In a battle for the greater good, only the strongest will see the sun rise again.

The battle for the Rising Sun reaches its bloody conclusion—and from the ashes will rise only the strongest of souls. Aegiana proves a more dangerous threat than Inori anticipated, and even with all his world-defying power, he’ll need to utilize every tool in his sinister toolbox if he wants to bring his plan to fruition. Meanwhile, deep in the palace, a will stirs, tempered by the flames... As ideals clash, corridors burn, and walls crumble, dawn finally breaks upon a kingdom in darkness.

Hey, everyone! It’s your favorite protagonist, Inori Takafuji. Not much has changed since you last saw me. I’ve still been summoned more times than any person has a right to be, I still love sleeping, and I still have more skills than I know what to do with. But I’ve got a new job! I’m no longer the Rising Sun Kingdom’s extraneous hero—I’m an adventurer. That’s right, it’s a brand-new me! I’m gonna live free! No more training for— Huh? There’s still training? Well, at least now I can kick back and— Oh? That’s a no-go too? And what’s that? Literal gods are gunning for me? Welp...that’s just fantastic. No rest for the wicked, I guess. Anyway, time to see what the Holy Land of Ryne has in store for me...

Rimuru and everyone from “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” fame are back… this time as office workers!? The official and unique spin-off’s long-awaited second volume is finally here! The darkness surrounding Tempest Corporation grows deeper and deeper. Rimuru, back as the office worker-turned-slime, along with Shuna, Shion, and the rest of the General Affairs Division, will have to survive long enough to meet all of the company’s insane demands…! What will they have to do next?!

Takahiro’s group finds themselves in a hopeless predicament, facing off against the Skanda Iino Yuna’s overwhelming power. But thanks to Mana’s sacrificial play, they successfully overcome Iino’s strength. However, as a result, a landslide splits the party in two and half the group is washed away by the river raging below the cliff. When Lily manages to find Takahiro and the others who were separated, yet another cheater launches a sudden attack on them. With Takahiro’s forces scattered and exhausted from the previous battle, can he fend off this mad warrior?

Shiori is an average Japanese office worker who was suddenly teleported to another world. Four years later, she’s managed to carve out a niche for herself—as a housekeeping mage. Alec is an A-class adventurer, just returned from a long-term assignment. When his friend Zack, the local Guild Master, tempts him into going on a manticore hunt by promising to bring in a mage with special skills, what Alec finds is the last thing he could have expected. On the outside, the two couldn’t be more different. Yet deep in their hearts, they each yearn for the same thing: a place to belong. In the face of old wounds, their dark pasts, and the everyday challenges any adventurer must overcome, will they find the courage to risk being hurt again?

As Kelvin, the battle junkie Summoner hailing from another world, continues his extraordinary exploits, Goddess Melfina finally returns to his side, finally having completed her artificial body. When she grants him her blessing, he gains the power to summon a Hero of his own...who wants to become his stepsister?! As Kelvin and his party grow stronger by the day, he receives a summons for his Rank S promotion exam. The contents of the exam involve saving an elven settlement from the threat of a terrible monster, but just how much is the militaristic nation of Trycen involved? The black-clad warrior and his allies smash through everything in their way as they dive full throttle into the third volume of this epic journey!