Nina and the rest of Maid & Co. have only just escaped the clutches of one noble when a summons arrives—this time, from the Yupiter empress herself! Before they know it, the four friends are swept off to the imperial palace, where efforts for the empress’ 50th jubilee are still in full swing and, perhaps even more significantly, everyone is gearing up for the Council of the Sages. The combined wisdom of the Five Sages has the potential to change the world. The only trouble is, they can’t s...

For plain little Nina, working as a maid in the house of Count Mirkwood is her whole world—until a false accusation has her swept out on the streets. Jobless and with nowhere left to turn, Nina decides to set out on her very first solo journey. But Nina isn’t just any maid—she’s a supermaid! Her talents quickly prove indispensable to the people she meets during her travels. There’s Emily, a mage who can’t use magic; Astrid, a brilliant inventor whose experiments never quite work; and Tien,...

Flum Apricot was never meant to be a hero. Despite zero stats across the board and a power she can't even use, she somehow finds herself included in a party of heroes. But Flum's life hits rock bottom when the party's renowned sage, Jean Inteige, decides that the useless girl is dead weight, and arranges to have her sold into slavery. Tossed to monsters to be feasted upon for her master's entertainment, Flum makes the desperate choice to reach for a cursed weapon...and something new awaken...

Even in winter, Baarbadal is bustling! There are herds of wild baars looking for protection, wolves roaming the domain’s edges, and a whole host of expecting mothers about to give birth to new pups, baars, and falconkin! The newly built maternity ward is all set up for things to run safely and smoothly. Unfortunately, a group of scheming forestkin decide to stir up trouble at the border, and they’ve got their sights set on Senai and Ayhan. The twins decide it’s their responsibility to meet...

After surviving a recent assassination attempt in the capital, Eizo worries that he and his family might someday need to flee from enemies trying to invade the forge. They decide to investigate a possible escape route out of the Black Forest, and that can mean only one thing—it’s time for a camping trip! But given the forest’s dangerous reputation and the threat of another attempt on Eizo’s life, this journey through the wilderness could be quite harrowing. As they trek deeper into the mur...

The shocking return of Gadhio's dead wife reveals that the Church of Origin has been researching necromancy, ostensibly with the goal of helping people work through grief. Unconvinced, Flum decides to sneak back into one of the church's research facilities to conduct an investigation of her own--if, that is, she's prepared for what she might find there.

A new year is fast approaching, and so is trouble! Baarbadal begins its winter preparations and food stockpiling, but Dias doesn’t have the time to help out. He’s got a whole host of other tasks on his hands! There’s a new mine to inspect, a farming industry at the western border station to grow, and pregnant baars to look after. But all of that gets thrown into disarray when political unrest in the neighboring Beastland Kingdom threatens to spill into Baarbadal!

Dias’s plate is full! With winter on its way, the villagers of Iluk Village should be thinking about their winter stockpile, but there’s too much else going on for them to even get started. First a pregnant baar arrives looking for her lost husband. Then Eldan decides to visit with his entire entourage in tow, just as Peijin-Octad arrives with a band of traveling performers. And as if that weren’t enough, there are bandits lurking east of Baarbadal, and another god in the wasteland ready t...

Life is going well in Iluk. The new temple in town is coming along, the border station to the west is nearing completion, the twins are starting to bring life to the arid wasteland to the south, and Peijin-Do has just arrived bearing gifts. That’s when word arrives that six strange creatures are marching through the wasteland to Baarbadal. Who are they? Where are they from? What do they want? And what if the biggest threat Baarbadal has ever known is not far behind them?

Crooked adventurer Dein and his band of bullies continue to be a thorn in Flum's side--especially when she rescues a strange, mutilated girl named Ink from some of Dein's goons. Sweet Ink quickly endears herself to Flum and her companions, but the girl with the sewn-shut eyes comes with her own dark baggage. Can Flum save her, or will her instinct to help another maiden in need lead to her own ruin this time?

After learning what Jean did to Flum and witnessing what horrors the spirals have wrought on Maria's body, Cyril finally snaps. Fleeing the castle, she wanders the streets until she crosses paths with a child named Mute. This chance encounter puts her story on the fast track toward tragedy as the capital counts down to a chaotic anniversary!

The Church was defeated. Flum was ready for the peaceful life she'd always wanted. And then Origin struck without warning--driving the inhabitants of the capital mad and making them kill each other. Even Flum, overtaken by Origin's brainwashing influence, is compelled to draw her blade and attack Milkit. Can her true love's voice--and her power of Reversal--restore her sanity before it's too late? And can they make it out of the bloodbath the capital has become before they join the growing...