J-Novel Club

Contains the full Volumes 11 and 12! Can a City Catch a Break Alread? he attack continues and the situation in the City of Duels worsens by the moment. Ray Starling steps outside the city’s walls to stop the mastermind behind it all...but with Franklin’s menacing RSK standing in his way, has Ray finally met his match? And even if he can overcome this, is he ready for Giga Professor’s “Plan C”?Then, Franklin puts his Monster Factory into overdrive outside Gideon, causing beastly hordes to loom over the city. Something else seems to be stirring beneath the duel arena as well... Ray finds himself hard-pressed to handle the overwhelming crowd that stands against him, even with his own reinforcements at hand. It’s clear that a job like this calls for area denial on a massive scale—and luckily for Gideon, Altar’s very own King of Destruction is ready to step up and toss his own brand of chaos into the fray!

Just when Allen and the No-life Gamers think they?ve finally bought themselves some time to savor clearing of the Rank S dungeon, they receive a call for help from the Holy Land of Elmahl. The execution of the Pontiff of Daemonism has failed, and the capital has gone up in flames. Worse yet, just as the Gamers prepare to depart, reports begin pouring in about multiple invasions by the Demon Lord Army... As Allen embarks on his latest adventure, he also finds himself confronted with the challenge of what it means to be a leader and learning to respect his friends? wishes?even if it means allowing one of them to knowingly put their life on the line!

Reincarnated as a girl far in the future, former Hero-King Inglis has the chance to hone her fighting skills. The now fifteen-year-old Inglis, her cousin Rafinha, and their new friend Leone have just enrolled in the Chiral Knights? Academy. Their school days are off to a roaring start as the girls face golems in a high-gravity arena, where Inglis stuns the school and shows them that she?s no normal squire! Next up? Flygear piloting lessons with a special guest: an underwater magicite beast! When the girls are recruited to offer protection for a trade deal, the principal agrees to sign off on their extracurricular activities...under one condition: the girls must brave the Labyrinth of Ordeals, where they?ll come face-to-face with demons from their pasts.

After having fulfilled the requirements for his promotion to Rank S, Kelvin, the eccentric Summoner who transmigrated from another world, finds that a series of festivities are being prepared in his honor. To his surprise and delight, he learns that part of it involves a one-on-one practice round with Silvia, a Rank S adventurer nicknamed ?Ice Princess.? Eagerly anticipating this match against a truly worthy opponent, he promptly dives into his training like never before. At the same time, his companions head off to a dungeon to procure a special high-ranked food ingredient for his sake, but a shocking encounter lies in wait! Come along for the ride as this black-clad battle junkie and his allies continue to make a name for themselves in the fourth volume of this epic journey!

With the events of the tower behind them, Yogiri and Tomochika begin making their way through the Meld Plains, a foggy expanse of crystalline plants and animals, towards the capital, in hopes of reuniting with the classmates who left them for dead on the bus. After dealing with a short distraction on the plains, they manage to make it to the city but find that getting permission to enter may be a bit more complicated than they had first hoped. Meanwhile, another member of the class who had been abandoned wakes up in the ruins of their tour bus. Disoriented and critically wounded, she finds she is not quite as alone as she thought, and Yogiri left behind just the thing she needs to treat her wounds.

Leaving their growing entourage behind, Yogiri and Tomochika set sail on a cruise ship for the eastern island nation of Ent. But as always seems to be the case, things don''t go quite as planned, and after attacks from pirates and the rebirth of an ancient High Wizard, they find their ship sinking with no land in sight. With the help of a mysterious ancient-dragon-turned-young-boy named Kouryu, they manage to escape the damaged vessel and just make it to shore in time. But as they continue on their journey to the Empire of Ent in search of the Sage Yoshifumi and the Philosopher''s Stone he possesses, they are met with new obstacles as the twin goddesses Malna and Rilna finally begin to take measures to deal with Yogiri...sort of.

Why are we doing this...?When Haruhiro came to, he was in the darkness. Not knowing why was he here, or where "here" even was. With him were others who also remembered little more than their own names. What they found when they came out of the underground was a world that was "just like a game." In order to survive, Haruhiro forms a party with others in the same situation as him, learns Skills, and takes his first steps forward into the world of Grimgar as a Trainee Volunteer Soldier.Not knowing what awaits him... This is a tale of adventure born from the ashes.

"...So, this thing, what do you think it is?" It has now been some months since the party came to the Wonder Hole. Haruhiro and his companions have been slowly but steadily improving their skills as they clear the labyrinth. One day, while exploring, they find a "hole" they've never seen before. A hole that, as far as they know... wasn't there when they passed through the area three days earlier. It may lead to a new and unexplored area, which would be highly profitable for them if they are the first to set foot in it. Haruhiro is hesitant on whether to go inside or not, but Team Tokimune, a group known for being full of eccentrics, but still highly capable, appear and propose exploring it together. The tale of adventure born from the ashes continues with new encounters.

Having overcome many trials and tribulations, Haruhiro and the others succeed in returning to Grimgar. However, though they have returned, they are a long way from the human sphere of influence. When Haruhiro and Yume go scouting, they're lucky enough to encounter members of another party in the Day Breakers clan, the Typhoon Rocks. However, they engaged in a battle against groups of orcs and undead in order to accomplish a certain goal, and Haruhiro and Yume, along with the other four who were left behind, are caught up in the fighting.In the world they've returned to, more comrades, encounters, and battles await. As the ashes dance, no one yet knows what lies waiting beyond the fantasy.

"I'll do what I have to. I'll do it. Now."Gritting his teeth, and bracing his legs, Haruhiro faces the guorella onslaught once more. He rouses himself with a sense of purpose, and tries to avert his eyes from the reality of her death.Then, when he finds himself facing a regret and despair greater than he can handle, that mysterious man, Jessie, whispers to him, "There is a way. Just one."Meanwhile, Ranta, having left Forgan, is desperately fleeing his former keeper Takasagi's pursuit. In Thousand Valley, there's no telling when his flight might end. When his stamina and will are pushed to their limit, what is it that comes back to Ranta's mind...?

"This isn't Grimgar. We have to get out of here."The party have been split up in Parano, the other world, where dream monsters and mages run wild. Without their trusty comrades, they can only rely on themselves."But how far can I believe that 'I' am me?"The goals are to find his comrades and to escape. The king holds the keys. Sharing their hearts and strength with Alice C and Io's party who also wandered into Parano, will Haruhiro and company be able to make it back to Grimgar?! This is the concluding chapter to the story of the other world colored by different illusions, Parano.Then, the tale of adventure born from the ashes will reach a major turning point!

“Honestly, none of this makes sense...”When they come to, Haruhiro and the others find themselves in the darkness. None of them remember much more than their own names. The only one they can rely on is Merry, who, for some reason, hasn't lost her memories. Once they get out of the darkness, they find Alterna destroyed.First and foremost, what they need is information. Narrowly escaping the town with their lives, they use the skills and abilities their bodies remember to race across the frontier of Grimgar. Then, they meet the forces of the Kingdom of Arabakia, set to take back Alterna?!The tale of adventure born from the ashes enters its end game!

Enter Bastian, the third prince of the Belgarian Empire, soon to bear witness to why the war truly began!Thanks to Regis’s careful planning, the princess’s return to the capital—as well as her subsequent battle with the White Wolf Brigade—ends in her favor. Altina’s army breathes a sigh of relief upon their safe return, but once again that peace is short-lived. Out of seemingly nowhere, the Belgarian Empire is invaded by its neighboring powers. Colonel Oswald Coulthard leads a fleet of steamboats from High Britannia, and the Grand Duchy of Varden launches a surprise attack on Fort Volks!But what drove them to attack? And how exactly is Bastian, who has gone to High Britannia as a foreign exchange student, involved in the war?Here is a tale of war, love, and politics, woven by the bookworm and the sword princess.

Sagara Sousuke isn't your typical high school student. He reads military enthusiast magazines; he responds to questions with "affirmative;" he brings grenades to school in his bag. Though everyone at school takes him for a hopeless military geek, Chidori Kaname thinks there might be something more to him. When their plane is hijacked in the middle of a field trip, Kaname's instincts will prove correct: Sousuke is an elite, mech-piloting mercenary... and he's here to protect her!

A week after the first nightmare, Shun begs his classmates not to go anywhere near the abandoned mansion on the outskirts of town ever again, but the gears of fate seem to be turning against his will. They find themselves in the Jailhouse once more, and the man-eating monster that lives inside is happy to welcome them. Will they have the power to change anything? The game is the same, and the rules are simple: get caught and you’re dead. It’s time for round two in this lethal game of tag!

Shun and his friends may have fled the Jailhouse, but now that the game is broken, the terror doesn’t end there. The rules—as well as the maps and the players—are changing rapidly, and they’ve only just yet scratched the surface of the mysteries at play. Things will culminate in one final round of the deadliest game of tag ever. Will they truly find a way to escape? Or will they be stuck in this nightmare forever?