"Ah, you've come to uphold your promise, Leonis." The Queen of Shadows' plan has been thwarted, but that hardly means the end of the Void threat or the mysteries surrounding it. While Riselia and the others head for the capital of the Rognas Kingdom, ancient enemies prowl its ruins, and the return of the eighth Dark Lord looms. What awaits in the remains from a thousand years ago, and what are the Voids and their masters truly after?
Leonis and Riselia finally reunite amidst disaster in the imperial city. And although the Voids are being pushed back, they have a new problem: Leonis's minion, Rakshasa Nightmare. Meanwhile, Prince Alexios, hoping to defeat the Voids once and for all, searches for any surviving Dark Lords and unwittingly contacts Leonis! During all this trouble, a mysterious person known as the Queen of the Realm of Shadows plots from the dark...
The eighteenth platoon are attending an evening party hosted by the Imperial Princess when Demon Swordsmen plunge the ship they're on into chaos! Can Leonis and the others stop the vessel from heading to its inevitable doom...and save the princess before it's too late?
Overwhelming fantasy landscapes. The first art book by concept artist Yo Shimizu is finally published! The first art book of Yo Shimizu, who has been drawing a series of breathtakingly beautiful and overwhelmingly fantastic landscapes, is finally available. The book contains more than 160 representative works of the artist, including illustrations of fantasy backgrounds, and illustrations with characters, which appeared on the paper bags at Comic Market 97. The book introduces a wide variety of Shimizu's work to date, from fully-realized digital art to those that still retain the more natural touch of handwriting. At the end of the book, a feature on the making of the cover illustration is included with bilingual Japanese and English text, giving readers a glimpse into the techniques that Shimizu uses when drawing. Immerse yourself in the incomparably beautiful landscapes of fantastical imaginary worlds.
After completing the mission at the abandoned city, it's time for the eighteenth platoon to take part in the Holy Light Festival, jointly held alongside the Sixth Assault Garden. Their event of choice? A haunted café! It's not all fun and games, however, as Nefakess's dark influence begins to creep upon Riselia...
A sudden SOS arrives from Riselia's birthplace, the Third Assault Garden, which was supposed to have been destroyed six years ago. To ascertain the truth behind it, Leonis and the others head for the abandoned city haunted by Voids! What awaits them at this nightmare from the past?!