What would you do if you were reincarnated as a child emperor—kept alive as a puppet, with corrupt, greedy nobles sharpening their knives on all sides? How would you live with no overpowered abilities, no freedom to act, always one wrong step away from an assassin slipping poison into your next meal?How about this: Survive. Learn magic. Purge the empire of corruption.Sounds ambitious, you say? Well, no emperor ever made a name for himself sitting at home.

Irede: the world’s oldest pleasure town, built as an offering to a god. Here alone, myth has endured the passing of millennia. In a townscape dyed vermilion by the light of hanging lanterns, fine wine and masterful music sate the desires of guests who travel from across the continent to experience Irede’s wonders—and meet its beautiful courtesans.Yet all is not well here, as shades—supernatural entities born of human desires—lurk in the shadows, their motives known only to themselv...

Ever since he was a young boy, Noor has wanted to be like the adventurers in his father’s stories—dragon-slayers, curse-breakers, heroes who always save the day. But as everyone knows, to be an adventurer, you’ve gotta have the right skills!Unfortunately for Noor, his [Parry] is bottom-of-the-barrel useless, his prospects are nonexistent, and everybody he knows is telling him to throw in the towel. Faced with this harsh reality, he figures there’s only one thing to do: make up for i...

Rentt and Lorraine finally arrive in Vistelya, only to be greeted by a familiar—and flamboyant—face. As a chance encounter with royalty lands the trio in a sticky situation, Nive closes in on uncovering the vampire threat back in Maalt, and Isaac and Laura draw nearer to the truth in their own way.Intrigue and clashing motives abound as everything begins to come to a head in The Unwanted Undead Adventurer, Volume 13!

Five years after reincarnating into the politically fraught Bundarte Empire, young Emperor Carmine is little more than a foolish puppet—or so he would have it seem. Living in the viper’s nest that is the imperial court is no easy feat, and Carmine has his hands full feeding them whatever they wish to hear, all while hiding his budding magical abilities. With such a tumultuous upbringing, it’s no wonder escape grows more appealing by the day. Meanwhile, Princess Rosaria of the Kingdom of Be...

Trouble is stirring in Irede, the pleasure town whose existence traces back to the age of the gods. Shade attacks are happening in unprecedented numbers, causing the streets to run red with blood. Xixu begins a solitary manhunt for the shaman believed to have engineered the recent chaos, while Saridi confronts the evil at its source.As the danger comes to a head, the truth of Irede is revealed, and the fates of a young man and woman begin to intertwine. Myth, mystery, blades, and b...

“My victory is preordained!” (Yeah, right! My army’s half the size of the enemy’s!)His Majesty Carmine has hardly settled into his new throne when he finds himself under attack by the sons of the corrupt nobles he purged. If he wishes to unite the Empire, he must win this war, no matter the cost. But with an army half the size of his enemy’s—and missing most of its commanding officers to boot—his numerical disadvantage seems hopelessly daunting.It’s a good thing all his plans...

With the Silver-class Ascension Exam on the horizon, Rentt has arrived in the port city of Lucaris to request some training from his mentor. But first, they must scour the local dungeon for sea spirit herbs—a more dangerous task than it seems, since rumor has it that a demon lord’s agents are causing trouble nearby. A chance encounter has also led to Rentt becoming a mentor in his own right, but only time will tell if his students will prove receptive to his teachings.Ferocious mons...

Noor and his companions’ time in Sarenza comes to a head as Zaid unleashes the devastating Titan of Oblivion upon the world. Our heroes have reinforcements on the way, but will it be enough to seize victory? If not, they might have to call on an old enemy...Don’t miss the action-packed finale to I Parry Everything’s Sarenza Arc! Psst—there might even be a wedding!

Having overcome his former masters’ trial, Rentt earns knowledge of his hometown’s ancient secret, and its dizzying scope is beyond anything he could have imagined; a bloody history, a forgotten dungeon, and long-lost magic are just the beginning.While he and Lorraine come to grips with their discovery, the Gold Class adventurer Nive and her compatriots draw closer to rooting out the vampires planning to attack Maalt. They'll have to move fast to prevent tragedy from striking—but l...

After defeating the Dragon of Calamity and single-handedly overcoming the Empire’s army, Noor now faces his greatest foe yet: his debilitating fear of heights! Though his antics have saved the day, the emperor has retreated, leaving our oblivious hero to ensure justice is served. Impregnable fortresses, superior technologies, and a magical superweapon stand in his path—but he isn’t alone. It’s time for the Kingdom of Clays’s finest to take the stage!

The kerfuffle around Carmine’s betrothal to Rosaria settles just as the Empire’s semicentennial Founding Day looms on the horizon. When the young emperor steps out of the palace’s confines to look into the eyes of his people, will he discover hatred or hope?Young Carmine is now six years old, and while he’s made it alone thus far, he will need allies before long. His best options might be a sinister spymaster and an attendant who’d sooner stab him than shake his hand, but beggars—b...