Ryouta Arata is an otaku who's just lost his job after the dissolution of his company. Unwilling to return to his old NEET ways, he applies online to a private military security company, thinking the benefits to be promising. After what appears to be a baffling test, he's assigned to be an "operator of operators" and begins his training in a foreign country. Little does he know, the life of a private mercenary is far more grueling than he could have ever imagined!

With Shizuku crucified in Amane’s waiting room, the final match of the quarterfinals ends before it can even begin. Then, while Ikki grapples with how to deal with Amane’s Nameless Glory, the Crimson Princess and the Gale Emperor duke it out in the duel of the century. But when Ikki’s semifinal match finally starts, Amane claims that he’s willing to forfeit! How will Ikki respond?! And will he be able to keep his promise to Stella to fight her in the finals?!

After a tumultuous welcome, Ikki’s finally earned the respect of Vermillion’s people and is busy preparing for the upcoming “war” with Cradleland. He, Stella, and Lunaeyes visit Cradleland as part of those preparations, but little do they know that Puppet King Or Gol is scheming behind the scenes to transform the friendly competition between two allied nations into a genuine war! Ikki and Stella will have to work together to keep Vermillion from being engulfed in a sea of flames!

The school-city of Rokka-also known as "Asterisk." Here boys and girls of the Starpulse Generation all compete in the Seibusai-the "star battle festival," fighting for glory on the greatest combat entertainment stage of the world. Ayato Amagiri has just arrived at one of these academies at the express invitation of its student council president, but when he begins his career by making a dangerous enemy, his life on Asterisk is off to a rough start!

Having begun attending Seidoukan Academy--one of the six magical schools in the city known as the Asterisk--Ayato Amagiri begins the task he's truly there to accomplish: investigating the disappearance of his elder sister! He's given a powerful weapon that she once wielded, and it seems like he's on the right track. But when he and Julis are attacked in broad daylight by mysterious forces, it's clear his search isn't going to be as easy as he'd hoped...

One summer night, Natsuki Uzume meets Yuki Iwato, an art student from the same university, and falls in love. After that, they spend night after night together. But as autumn approaches, Yuki suddenly tells him to find a cute girlfriend, wishes him well, and disappears from his life. Desperate to see her again, Natsuki visits her family home, but an unimaginable secret awaits him there: Yuki suffers from a mysterious illness that forces her to sleep through the winter each year. Is Natsuki...

Ikki’s one big bundle of nerves as he steps out of the Vermillion Airport, not sure what it might take to get Stella’s family, and her people, to accept him as her boyfriend. But to his surprise, the citizens come out in droves to greet him! ...Or so he thinks. In reality, they all challenge him to a duel! It seems Ikki will have to battle the entire nation if he wants Stella’s hand in marriage. All the while, the evil lurking in the kingdom’s shadows starts to make its move!

Kirin Toudou is the top-ranked student at Seidoukan Academy despite her young age, but there's one enemy she cannot face--her controlling, abusive uncle! After witnessing the man's cruelty toward his niece, Ayato steps in to help, but he soon finds himself facing her in a duel! With the Festa just around the corner, can he really afford to reveal his dueling style in front of the whole school, or will he have to accept defeat?

With Shizuku crucified in Amane’s waiting room, the final match of the quarterfinals ends before it can even begin. Then, while Ikki grapples with how to deal with Amane’s Nameless Glory, the Crimson Princess and the Gale Emperor duke it out in the duel of the century. But when Ikki’s semifinal match finally starts, Amane claims that he’s willing to forfeit! How will Ikki respond?! And will he be able to keep his promise to Stella to fight her in the finals?!

The traitor revealed! The one behind the recent "accidents" has finally been unmasked--but Julis alone isn't strong enough to beat him! It'll take a team of unlikely allies to bring this fiend to justice. Those in the shadows know this is only the first of many threats to come. Things will heat up even more as the Festa draws near...!

Ayato Amagiri, the chosen wielder of the Ser-Veresta, has made it into the Phoenix tournament with his tag-team partner, Julis. As they fight their way through the preliminaries, trouble is lurking in the shadows...and heading straight for Ayato!

No Place Like Home...A year has passed since Arata took the child soldiers under his wing - after discovering they were on the receiving end of his orders. In that time, he has toured numerous battlefields across Asia, while doing his best to provide for the kids under his care. Fed up with forcing them to continue to fight just to survive, Arata takes them to Japan in hopes that his peaceful homeland may provide a solution to the dilemma he faces.