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CAN YOU GO HOME AGAIN?So you’ve got the Eldant Empire, a fantasy world somehow connected to Japan by a mysterious “hole.” And you’ve got Kanou Shinichi, general manager of Amutech, a company whose whole purpose is to promote cultural exchange with this new land—using otaku stuff! Shinichi’s father is a master at churning out popular light novels, but when something happens to him, Shinichi rushes home. His Eldant friends, worried this is another ploy by the Japanese government, send Myusel and Elvia with him—and the Empress Petralka sneaks along for good measure. The Big Three—America, China, and Russia—know something’s up in Japan. That’s why the kids’ sightseeing jaunt to Akihabara turns into a war zone. That’s how Minori gets captured by the Russians. And that’s why Shinichi’s house is surrounded by a mysterious armed squadron. Can Shinichi and his friends rescue Minori and get back to Eldant, or does their journey end here?!

By drinking a vial of vampire blood, Rentt Faina, undead adventurer, successfully achieved his next stage of Existential Evolution and has become a lesser vampire!Rentt, now short on funds, sets off on a journey to retrieve items required to craft equipment and weapons for his discple, Alize. With his faithful mouse familiar, Edel, Rentt sets off to the New Moon Dungeon, slaying his share of forest wolves and lizardmen. But is he prepared for the legendary monster that's appeared in the dungeon's boss chamber in place of the usual earth dragon...?Meanwhile, a priestess-saint and Gold-class vampire hunter shows up at the doors of the Stheno Trading Company, where the sale of the tarasque is to be negotiated. But they're here for one reason: the suspicion that a certain adventurer is actually a vampire in hiding...An undead with a dream, eternally striving toward the rank of Platinum-class, even in undeath! All this and much more in the fourth volume of Rentt's undead adventures!

Ryoma Mikoshiba prepares to open a new destiny for the Kingdom of Rhoadseria!The Kingdom of Rhoadseria's inner turmoil grows all the more intense. Ryoma Mikoshiba, a high-schooler summoned to another world from modern day Japan, begins gathering forces for Princess Lupis, heir of the Rhoadserian throne. Lupis's camp gathers powerful warriors, like the mercenary woman Lione the Crimson Lion, but they're still at a vast numerical disadvantage.But Ryoma marches into the battlefield, ready to decide the critical battle with strategies that would guarantee his victory...

HOLY SHORT STORY COLLECTION, SHINICHI!A mysterious “hole” connects Japan to a fantasy world called the Holy Eldant Empire.The company Amutech was set up to spread otaku culture in this new land... but the employees are going on vacation. It’s a trip to a nearby lake to help burn up Minori’s accrued vacation days! That means swimsuits! Swimsuits for everyone!And you know where that leads, right…?!It’s all fun and games until—wait, does that cloud look weird to you? It almost looks like someone… taking aim at them?!But that’s not all, no sir! In this volume, we’ve got your stories about more assassins and surprise attacks (we think), about Minori-san’s, uh, propensities exploding onto the scene, about Myusel’s long-kept secrets... Strap yourself in, because a short story collection means s#!t can get as crazy as we want! Wait, where does this even fit in the canon?!

The end of Hajime's journey is finally in sight. So long as he and his comrades can overcome this final trial, his long-awaited dream of returning home can be realized. But one last obstacle stands in their way: Yue, Shea, Tio, and Kaori must still overcome their copies. With all of the baggage they're carrying with them, will they be able to accept themselves for who they are?

You journeyed with Jint and Lafier through three volumes of interplanetary-scale action and intrigue in CREST OF THE STARS. Through pain and companionship, they forged their way through an impossible ordeal unscathed. But that adventure, though grand, was just the introduction to a larger, decades-spanning chronicle of galactic war.Join our two heroes, now bona fide starpilots appointed to a warship in an Abh Empire fleet, as they participate in their very first official military operation. They are tasked with helping defend a strategically crucial star system from the Three Nations Alliance. Complications arise, however, when they learn that their commanding officer is none other than the sister of the Abh baron they killed three years prior!

With the Haulia clan’s battle behind them, Hajime and the others return to Verbergen. Amidst the cheers of the freed beastmen, Hajime is forced to reexamine his relationship with Shea. Still unsure of his own feelings, he heads to the next labyrinth, the Haltina Woods. But this time there's a challenge like no other lying in wait; the party is forced to deal with impostor doppelgangers of themselves! Will they be able to find their way through the most difficult labyrinth yet as Hajime and the others’ bonds are tested like never before?!

Orphen's wayward journey continues as he pursues the dwarf brothers Volkan and Dortin, who have absconded with a dangerous artifact known as the Sword of Baldanders. His two companions, Claiomh Everlasting and Majic Lin, however, are not used to traveling such long distances, so the group stops off at the popular tourist destination of Alenhatam along the way. But an ancient, slumbering secret has been awakened beneath the depths of the city; one that could threaten to wipe out the very nature of sorcery as the world knows it...

Gin's summer is just beginning, and his family and all his little sisters (even old men that just take the form of little sisters) head to the beach for a little fun, which can only mean one thing: Literary Experiences galore! But Gin is still processing what happened that night in Kuroha's room... Something is changing in him and his relationship with Kuroha... And greater forces are beginning to make themselves felt from the shadows.

Princess Fie escaped her life as an unwanted second bride, and is now living a happy, cross-dressing life as Heath, a squire for the Royal Knights.Now, it's time for Fie's northern squire dorm and the eastern dorm to compete with each other in a duel championship. However, their opponents are all the top winners from the entrance exam! Fie and her friends have been training hard, but will their efforts be enough to beat the squires of the eastern dormitory?Volume 2 continues the adventures of the plucky, princess-turned-squire Fie in her quest to become a Royal Knight!

Rentt Faina has achieved Existential Evolution, evolving from a skeleton into a ghoul. His next objective: rising the ranks and becoming a Copper-class adventurer! But to do so, Rentt must face his next greatest challenge... A written test?!Using his years of wisdom and the help of two companions, Rentt tackles the challenge head-on. But the worst is yet to come as Rentt finds himself in yet another pickle as he tries to prove his innocence to none other than trusted guild member, Sheila, as she raises concerns over his potential involvement in a recent string of adventurer disappearances.On his journey, he accepts a new quest, leading him to a new area that pits him face-to-face with a mighty monster of the bog! Will Rentt make it out alive to prove his uninvolvment in the disappearances and retrieve a highly-valued medicinal herb? Or is this the second end to the fate of our hero as we know him?

Thanks to Ray and his allies, the chaos in the city of duels is gradually abating. However, Giga Professor Franklin is far too obsessed with victory to let it end so easily... “Plan C!” he cries, as he plays yet another ace up his sleeve. But as Franklin stands proud, watching Gideon — and the kingdom with it — face utter destruction, a certain man moves out to show the Giga Professor the true meaning of the word.

IS THAT REALLY A SPY?!It's already been a few months since Shinichi came to Eldant, where dragons are commonplace and magic is real. His job is simple: spread otaku culture to the masses of this other world. But of course, things aren't that easy (are they ever?). Eldant is in a state of war, and war includes espionage... so how will Shinichi and company deal with a spy in their midst?Add that to his growing suspicions about his own government's motives, and Shinichi definitely has his hands full. Heavy is the head that wears the otaku crown...

GONE MISSIN’On the other side of a wormhole somewhere in Japan is the Holy Eldant Empire, a fantasy world with dragons flying around and everything! Kanou Shinichi is the general manager of Amutech, an interdimensional commerce company created to introduce otaku culture to this new world.But wouldn’t you know it, he’s been kidnapped! The Eldant Empire’s longtime enemy, Bahairam, is behind it—but what’s that? There are political factors at play that mean no one is going to help him?! Shinichi’s loyal maid, Myusel, is determined to rescue her “master” herself. Can she and a small group of volunteers succeed in saving Shinichi? Just what kind of a place is Bahairam, anyway? What could have driven them to this astonishing abduction? And just what tricks does the rescue squad have up its sleeve? We can’t tell you, but you can bet it’ll be otaku to the bone!

Some urban legends are best left untested!Yuuto Suoh gets more than he bargained for when he joins his childhood friend Mitsuki Shimoya in testing out an urban legend. When he uses his phone to take a picture of himself with the local shrine’s divine mirror, he is whisked off into another world – one heavily steeped in the lore of the old Norse myths. Using his knowledge gained from school and from his solar-powered smartphone, he has the chance to bring the Wolf Clan, the same people who cared for him, to prominence, all while earning the adoration of a group of magic-wielding warrior maidens known as the Einherjar.

The account hack has been resolved, but the fallout isn't over. Pony Entertainment has begun to sink its hooks into Narrow Fantasy Online, threatening the Thistle Corporation's independence. When Ichiro himself is arrested for unauthorized access of the company's servers, he finds himself in a dilemma that even money can't solve!