In 1980 the American Embassy in Bangkok is under threat from one of its own…Diplomat Axel Trink's career is tainted with wrongdoings and an obsession with gaining revenge on his boss Josephine Bateman, who years earlier took advantage of him in Tel Aviv to jump-start her own Foreign Service career. This obsession takes a deadly turn when Trink gets involved with local terrorists and gangsters.

At a remote radio station on a mountain above East Africa, American engineer Neil Keller discovers a strange radio signal that knocks his radio station off the air. As a result, Keller is inexplicably targeted by both the NSA and the Chinese Chang’e Space Agency.When NASA dispatches the Apollo 21 mission into space to disable the interference known as ASMARA’S ANOMALY, astronauts discover a message and their tragic deaths serve as an omen that many believe portends the end of manki...

Middle-aged Beryl Gardinant has only ever accomplished one thing: running a humble sword-fighting dojo in the quiet countryside. But when he’s paid a visit by his former pupil, Allusia, he discovers that she has become an elite commander—and she’s hardly the only ex-student who’s a renowned warrior! Now forced by Allusia to become a special instructor to the strongest order of knights in the kingdom, can Beryl reach his full potential even though he’s an old man?

Old swordmaster Beryl Gardinant has become a special instructor for the order of knights. His former disciple Serena, now a black rank adventurer, asks him to help her go on a dungeon attack. Though he has almost no dungeon-attacking experience, Beryl accepts her request. But when representatives from the adventurer’s guild doubt his strength, he somehow ends up dueling Serena...?! 

After bringing down the deadly named monster Zeno Grable, Beryl returns from the dungeon attack a hero, but the showdown has left him with a damaged sword. At the same time, Curuni struggles with a dreadful losing streak, and Beryl suggests that she could do with a change in fighting style. The solution to both problems lies with the local blacksmith, Balder, who just so happens to be another one of Beryl’s disciples! As it turns out, Balder has a special offer in store for his old master…...

While searching for the pickpocket girl Mewi Freya’s older sister, Beryl and Lucy storm the hideout of Mewi’s bandit gang to interrogate its mastermind, Twilight. Although the thieves are dispatched handily, the mystery of Mewi’s missing sister remains unsolved. An exhausted and dejected Beryl decides to drown his sorrows at the bar, where he quickly hits it off with a skilled knight named Spur. But behind the scenes, it seems Beryl’s new drinking buddy is up to something suspicious!

Having overcome his former masters’ trial, Rentt earns knowledge of his hometown’s ancient secret, and its dizzying scope is beyond anything he could have imagined; a bloody history, a forgotten dungeon, and long-lost magic are just the beginning.While he and Lorraine come to grips with their discovery, the Gold Class adventurer Nive and her compatriots draw closer to rooting out the vampires planning to attack Maalt. They'll have to move fast to prevent tragedy from striking—but l...

Beryl has finally achieved a lifelong goal: He defeated his father in a one-on-one sword fight! And now that he’s beaten the greatest swordsman he knows, Beryl’s confidence finally starts to grow. Just as he begins to channel his newfound energy into teaching, Beryl receives a sudden invitation to a party being held by Margrave Flumvelk. Beryl isn’t at all comfortable among high society, but since his presence was requested by Princess Salacia herself, he has no right to refuse. So, he and...

Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed “humble old man,” is a sword instructor at his dojo in a rural, backwater village. In his younger years, he dreamed of glory as a master swordsman, but those days are long behind him. Out of the blue, he receives a visit from a famous former pupil who brings him world-shattering news—he’s been appointed as a special instructor for the knights of the Liberion Order! With his life now turned upside down, Beryl travels to the capital and reunites with some o...

Philia hails from a family renowned for producing generations of saints, and she is no exception. In fact, she is known as the most powerful saint of all time, so extraordinarily gifted that many people find her insufferable. When even her fiance decides he can't stand her, he suddenly calls off their engagement. He's so eager to never see her again that he sells her off to a neighboring country in dire need of a saint of their own. Now, Philia readies herself to face the unknown, fully ex...

Liam Hamilton is not who you think. On the surface Liam is the son of a failing noble family, but on the inside…he’s actually a lowly peasant?! One night he’s a miserable middle-aged commoner chugging cold beers at the local tavern and the next day he suddenly wakes up as the youngest son of a noble count?! Make it make sense! Liam Hamilton has no idea how he ended up this way, but he does know one thing for certain: as a noble he can finally try learning magic like he’s always dreamed of!...

A new era has come for the Kingdom of Capua, as Queen Aura delegates great powers to her new Prime Minister and Grand Marshal. And even though the Queen is still expecting her second child, Zenjiro is preparing for a very long voyage across the sea to the mysterious and icy Northern Continent. With the ocean teeming with monsters and the route demanding passage through treacherous waters, it's time for some special preparations, both magical and otherwise. It won't be long before it's time...