With the Mystic Forest threatening to overflow, Peylon is under lockdown. Tragically, this means even Lera is barred from entering the earl’s domain, leaving her stuck in the royal capital where she’s bored out of her wits. Still, she’s determined to go home and help, one way or another. But before she can even try, she’s informed that it’s time for her to succeed her father as head of House Duval, and Lera quickly learns that she’s inherited a lot more than just a noble title.

Power continues to accumulate within the World Tree, bringing the return of a destructive masked god ever closer. Well, it’s still at least a century away, but only Krai seems to take any solace in that.With the statue of Luke now lost somewhere within an impregnable treasure vault, Sitri devises a plan to avert the incoming calamity and save the lost Swordsman. It will require risking lives, cooperating with a former foe, and committing what would be an immense crime in Zebrudia. ...

With summer break over, Lera returns to the royal capital to begin a new year at the noble academy. Hoping that this year won’t have any of the chaos of the previous, those hopes are quickly dashed when an older student starts bothering her. It’s not long before this incident drags her into a greater dispute she really wants no part of. If that’s not bad enough, she gets a surprise visit from her father, Ribbons is being her usual self, and Bear keeps foisting work onto her.On the ...

Upon getting back from Kreat, Krai finds that the seventh member of Grieving Souls, Eliza Beck the Vagabond, has once again swung by and dropped off the spoils of her travels. Much to Krai’s delight, this haul includes a mysterious Relic, a dark blade unlike any he’s familiar with.However, the Sword Saint is once again feeling very aggrieved, an occupational hazard that comes with being Luke’s mentor. In an attempt to placate him, Krai gives the man the newfound Relic as a gift, an...

The purification of Marin’s Lament might be imminent, but Krai’s curse troubles are far from over. Not if a certain vulpine phantom has anything to say about it. From the vault of Peregrine Lodge, a small box makes its way into the hands of Hugh Regland, and from there, into the clan house of First Steps. And so the storm is unleashed, and the Divinarium’s prophecy is fulfilled at last.Krai’s battle with the lingering fury of a long-dead queen results in a petrifying curse laid upon...

Raised to be the perfect consort to the crown prince, Anrietta Augustia’s careful plans for the future come crashing down when her fiancé publicly breaks off their engagement, calling her a foul witch and exiling her from the kingdom. For a sheltered daughter of a duke like Anrietta, it’s essentially a death sentence...but fate has one more twist in store.The crown prince’s dramatics awaken something buried deep within her: memories of her past life as a mighty sorceress, along wit...

While the rest of Grieving Souls enjoy their time in Yggdra, Krai heads home early in hopes of getting some rest. What he finds instead is a number of well-meaning people who want him promoted to Level 9. Strangely, though the advancement exam is usually done solo, he gets teamed up with two other promotion candidates. The assignment isn’t just a difficult quest: it’s practically a suicide mission, one for which the Explorers’ Association is desperate for a solution. With little say in the...

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At age three, Tafelina Lowell Lera Duval was disowned by her birth parents, but was that actually a blessing in disguise? Raised in a remote region of Ozeria by the kind earl of Peylon, she was allowed to hunt in a forest full of monsters, invent magic tools based on memories of her previous life, and let her extraordinary magical talents flourish.But that all begins to change with the approach of her thirteenth birthday. As the child of a noble, she’s obligated to attend an academ...

Her first year at the academy finally over, Lera returns home for the summer. Unfortunately for her, she’s barely been there an hour before she receives a marriage proposal. And it doesn’t end there, as Lera then learns Lord Peylon has plans for her that she wasn’t even aware of! It turns out that her suitor isn’t the only one interested in her future...Nonetheless, Lera is home and that means going into the Mystic Forest, seeing old friends, and attending the annual hunting festiv...

Krai’s excellent performance during the journey to Toweyezant has brought him his deepest desire—more work that he can’t turn down. His new task is to mentor the imperial princess, Murina Atolm Zebrudia. According to experts on matters of fate and fortune, the young princess is certifiably unlucky, and the emperor believes the Thousand Tricks might be able to help her learn to manage this condition.Krai gets paid in advance in the form of a VIP ticket to the upcoming Supreme Warrio...