Illustrated by Max Fiumata
In a near utopia, the gods are about to come together for The Harvest Festival, which takes place only every twenty years. At that time, they demand a seemingly small price from the beings who enjoy the peace and prosperity of the world below. We follow Pigeon, one of those souls as he goes off to pay that price, not entirely certain what the gods will demand of him and the others who are with him. Within the castle of the gods is Soluna, young the daughter of the powerful sun and moon deities, who is eager to defy her father and eavesdrop on the business of the divine at her first Harvest Festival. However, she finds herself helplessly entwined in a much bigger power struggle between several gods and the souls from below.
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Illustrated by Miya Tashiro
Mio and Yuri make their escape through the currents and end up in Millicuffs, the kingdom to the south, rather than Aquatia! Mio is rather unhurt, but Yuri needs medical attention, and Mio racks up quite the debt from an unhuman doctor. She goes to town to try to earn some money and does so with one of the only skills she knows — healing people. This also makes her a big target, as the inhumane here know that means she’s probably very valuable. Mio also meets another powerful unhuman who tells her she, and everyone else, would be much safer if she returned to the sea and learned to embrace her true powers. As it is, she may be putting everyone in danger! This volume also has Part two of Eno’s Flight.
Laios confides in Shuro, one of their former party members and the man in love with Falin, but it backfires and Shuro is appalled by what kind of magic Marcille used to resurrect their fallen party mate. The large group’s resting activities gain the attention of monsters in the area, including a certain human-chimera they’re searching for, and Shuro’s worst fears are realized. After the fight, Shuro decides to report Marcille to the Elves of the West. Laios’s party make up their minds to venture father in to confront the Lunatic Magician to see if there is any way to save Falin, or if they’ll have to rectify their wrong. They head down to level 6, where the monsters are all about mind games. While on this floor, they are joined by a member of Shuro’s party - Izutsumi, who has some special traits and reasons of her own for finding the Lunatic Magician.
Illustrated by Tsukasa Abe
Frieren, Fern, and Stark hear about Denken’s past with the Golden Valley and why he wants to visit his village. He explains a bit of the history behind his relationship with the demon, Macht, who has turned everything and everyone to gold. Frieren has battled with Macht before and tells her companions that she doesn’t believe they will win a battle with Macht, even if they all fight him all together. Denken tells them that they should all go to the castle for tea instead.
Adapted by HereLee, illustrated by SUMPUL
All the scheming finally comes to a head, and Navier finally agrees to marry Heinrey. She is straightforward with him that this is a marriage of convenience, but he doesn’t care about her reasoning. At last, the moment from volume one is upon us, and Navier strides into the hearing in front of Sovieshu and Rashta with her head held high. Before Sovieshu has a chance to ask his wife for a divorce, as he plans to do, Navier asks him for one, and for the permission to immediately remarry. Sovieshu is beside himself, and immediately seeks the guidance of the clergy, but no one can find any reason to stop Navier from remarrying.
Illustrated by Chris Wildgoose, colored by Msassyk and Diana Sousa, lettered by Simon Bowland
The world is dying - scarce farmland is being fought over by orcs and a desolated human population, but now the two sworn enemy races find themselves in a tentative alliance against a more violent foe - the Vangol. In an effort to ally the races, Tara, a promising young healer and cousin to one of the most powerful orc overlords, is stationed with the human warrior Callum Battlechild and his group known as “The Last Men”. Their mission is to discover how the Vangol are finding their way so far in from the shores where they land, but to also secure the shrinking farmlands from further violence.
While the adventurers have finally reached Level 5 where the Red Dragon has been dwelling, Namari and her party reach the surface and resolve the tasks of their party. Namari's benefactor report to the Lord of the Island, and we learn some background about the dungeon and some hints as to who might be the creator of the dungeon. Back inside, Marcille, Laios, and Senshi hatch a plan to take on the Red Dragon. Initially, Chilchuck wants nothing to do with it, but he gets sucked into the planning phase and agrees to help. Then, it's time to find out if Falin can be revived, and someone in the party has been harboring a secret that will help, but terrifies the rest.
Illustrated by Tsukasa Abe
Frieren, Fern, and Stark have reached the Northern Plateau, and there are many fierce monsters around. Within the plateau is a corporation that has tried to help the flow of goods and protect the small towns from demons, but even their resources are stretched thin. It seems on Frieren’s last journey through the Plateau, she worked up a sizable debt to the Norm Corporation, so they work out a deal putting her to use in their mines. Once Frieren settles the score, they’re off again and they find a village decimated by a powerful demon, but Fern isn’t the only First Class Mage answering their call for help.
Adapted by HereLee, illustrated by SUMPUL
Sovieshu comes up with the ultimate plan to have everything he ever wanted, but it involves divorcing the empress, elevating Rashta to be his empress for long enough for their child to be a legitimate heir, then to divorce her and have Navier back as his empress. But rather than let anyone else in on his plans, he sets a few things in motion and is overheard by Navier who doesn’t fully know how to handle the idea of her husband wanting to divorce her. She instead leaves the capital for a few days to check in on a mage student she’s been sponsoring who has reportedly been losing her magic, and while there, she runs in to King Heinrey who has escaped his kingdom for a short getaway. Heinrey yet again begs Navier to become his queen. In the meanwhile, Navier’s brother, Kosair, is banished for what the emperor supposes is conspiring against Rashta.
The procession of Silver Eve is here, and it’s time for Coco and Agott to show off the spells they’ve made and hope that people find them useful. They’ll present their spells while floating on stages above the crowd, while everyone else watches from below and waves tiny flags to show their support for how useful they believe the spell will be. Olly goes first, and his spell is an ingenious trapping of fire into what looks like a crystal, giving a versatile lamp for folks, or a beautiful stone for jewelry for others. Coco goes next, and her contraption doesn’t resonate as well with the audience at first. After a pep talk from Agott and a little intervention, Coco’s spell is a little more successful, but the procession is ultimately interrupted by nefarious doings on the other side of the castle.
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