A THIRD CHANCE AT LIFEAfter being summoned to another world as the 68th hero in order to protect the world from monsters, Setsuna Sugimoto is abandoned because of his weak and sickly constitution and waits for his inevitable death. But when he meets Kyle, the former 23rd hero, he is given another chance at life and inherits Kyle’s vast knowledge, power, and life force. Having finally gained the freedom to travel the world, Setsuna embarks on a journey as an adventurer, where he’ll encounte...

EVERY FAMILY IS UNIQUESetsuna continues his journey with his apprentice Alto in tow. Along the way, Alto experiences a host of new feelings toward Setsuna—from doubt to envy to love—as their teacher-pupil relationship evolves. But the pair’s bond is put to the test when Setsuna is attacked by two beastfolk who mistake him for a slave trader and attempt to separate them. Still, this is but one more trial they will have to overcome as Setsuna and Alto happen upon a mysterious woman in a cave...

Having attained the rank of S-Class Healer, Luciel reads an account of the life of Healers' Guild founder Lord Reinstar. And yet, each page he reads only leaves him more startled at the differences between himself and the legendary figure. What's more, the gears of fate keep edging him toward a fateful reunion with none other than the wicked healer Bottaculli…

On their way to the Dwarf Kingdom, Luciel and party are caught in an unexplained earthquake. They stop at a nearby town where Luciel searches for anyone injured in the quake, but the newly joined healers ask if he intends to steal patients from the town clinic. Unexplained tremors, antagonism from his fellow healers…does trouble loom over Luciel's journey to the Dwarf Kingdom?!

Luciel discovers that the problems in Yenice all originate with the elders. Until now, no one was able to stand up to these leaders, but Luciel's efforts to reform the city-state bring change, and their countryman Galba is set to mete out justice. The reform of Yenice reaches its conclusion!!

A KNIGHT AND A DRAGONAfter parting ways with Tuuli, Setsuna and Alto happen upon a man being attacked by monsters in the middle of a forest and come to his aid. The man introduces himself as Cyrus, knight of Lypaed, and explains that he was banished from his country as punishment for a crime he did not commit. But when Setsuna processes everything the distraught Cyrus tells him, he realizes that, far from being cast out, the knight has actually been tasked with a secret mission to find an ...

THE SUN SETS ON ONE ADVENTURE, AND DAWN BREAKS OVER THE NEXT The time approaches when Alto will have to say his final good-bye to Ragi. The elderly beastfolk man uses what little life he has remaining challenging Setsuna to a fight, hoping to show Alto the strength of their race and leave him with a memory of their unique combat style. Amid the changing seasons, the young boy comes to know grief and loss as he grows into adulthood.

Punishing Places applies a unique spatial analysis to mass incarceration in the United States. It demonstrates that our highest imprisonment rates are now in small cities, suburbs, and rural areas. Jessica Simes argues that mass incarceration should be conceptualized as one of the legacies of U.S. racial residential segregation, but that a focus on large cities has diverted vital scholarly and policy attention away from communities affected most by mass incarceration today. This b...

After the position of Yenice Representative, selected by all the beastfolk races, is vacated by the death of Sharzah, Luciel is appointed as the temporary replacement. He's determined to solve the city-state's issues and make it a good place to live, but relations with some of the races will be more complicated than others…

It's time to aim for the skies--namely, the ancient ruins in Tempest's floating research tower! His search for the Fly spell leads Al to the tomb of the man who built said research tower, where he discovers giant golems that can speak with the help of special artifacts. Unfortunately, his exploration of Tempest's tomb is interrupted when he discovers a company of knights from the neighboring kingdom attempting to infiltrate the tomb. What political shenanigans are foot? And can Al break fr...

The Great Water Spirit told Luciel and friends to head for the Bee-race colony, but a giant slime has filled the area with miasma. Can Luciel's party successfully meet with the Bee-race?!

Since being summoned to another world, Setsuna has encountered all kinds of people on his new path as an adventurer. Now, with the Beastfolk boy Alto under his wing, Setsuna is ready to set out once more. As the two leave the Kingdom of Gardir behind, the world they share expands bit by bit…What scenery awaits them at the end of their journey?