When the foul-tempered Princess Alexia is captured by the Cult of Diablos, the Shadow Garden takes the stage, assaulting the cult’s hidden base. Crossing swords with the kidnapper, Cid gets the chance to make his true debut as an eminence in shadow (and show off his totally awesome secret technique). As the attack lights up the night sky over the capital, all will know of the hidden powers that lurk in the darkness!

The Midgar Academy for Dark Knights is occupied by terrorists posing as the Shadow Garden! Faced with a stressful, high-intensity hostage situation…Cid is having the time of his life! Whether it’s being the first student struck down as an example or swooping in dramatically from the rooftops in the nick of time, there’s no better opportunity for him to show off his prowess as a shadowy mastermind!

All eyes are on the Bushin Festival as the totally enigmatic Mundane Mann advances toward the finals, winning all his matches in an instant. Just who could this mysterious knight (who is certainly not mild-mannered Cid Kagenou in disguise) possibly be? However, beneath the festivities, a dark drama unfolds as Princess Rose goes on the run following her assault on her fiancé! Was the sordid affair simply a prenuptial argument gone too far, or is something more wicked afoot?

Cid is invited to Lindwurm, the Sacred Land, where a ritual known as the Goddess’s Trial is held. Ancient warriors are summoned according to the strength of the challenger, providing an opportunity for honor and glory—all the normie stuff Cid specifically wants to avoid! If his truestrength is revealed, all his work to play the part of anobody will be for naught...

TALES OF YESTERDAY This gorgeous collection of short stories provides detailed snapshots from the lives of Kaito, Elisabeth, and many other colorful characters. Kaito endures nightmares from his past, crazed fanatics pursue Elisabeth to no end, and Hina...goes missing? After avoiding yet another catastrophe, Kaito and Hina decide to throw a party to celebrate the third anniversary of Elisabeth’s appointment to captain of the Brigade. Later, Izabella shows off her natural charms, Jeanne bra...

i love youIn order to end the bloody rampage wrought by Lewis, Alice, and their army, the demand is made for Kaito Sena-crystal-bound savior of all-to be offered up in sacrifice. Elisabeth would sooner see the world end a thousand times over than give him up. He and Hina, who slumbers beside him, are all she has left in a world utterly bereft of hope. Choosing to find her own way forward, Elisabeth discovers Jeanne and Izabella, damnable lapdogs for the Church, barring her path. But in her...

INTELLIGENCE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON Following a devastating military conflict, countries fight their wars in the shadows. One unusual spy, Klaus, has never failed on the job despite his quirks, and he is building a team to take on an Impossible Mission-one with over a 90 percent chance of failure. However, his chosen members are all washouts with no practical experience. They’ll have to use every trick in the book (and some that aren’t) to prove they’re up to the task!

DOES HOPE HAVE A PLACE AMONG SPIES?Klaus finally has a lead on the Empire’s mysterious spy team, Serpent, and Lamplight sets off to a major economic conference hosted in the metropolitan capital of the United States of Mouzaia to strike back. However, what awaits them at their destination is beyond anything they could have imagined—and Thea will have to decide what being a leader means to her.

Klaus reveals he is married to a member of Lamplight, but the identity of the bride remains unknown. In an effort to uncover the truth behind this strange secret, the girls review some of their recent smaller adventures to find any revelatory clues—until the investigation descends into a full-on battle royale! Get a peek into the girls’ daily lives in this collection of vignettes!

LIGHT THE WORLD ON FIREAfter suffering a devastating betrayal, the spy team Lamplight must pull themselves together and find the truth in the Fend Commonwealth before it’s too late. Meanwhile, one girl is forced to turn everyone against her—and when she has a real reason to give it her all, it’s possible no one will be able to stop her.

IT’S TIME TO FLY THE COOPAfter completing her job in the Fend Commonwealth, Lan suddenly declares she won’t work anymore and holes herself up in the Heat Haze Palace. If Lamplight wants this now-permanent guest to get out of their headquarters, they’ll have to find Cloud Drift somewhere new to work…

THE LAND WHERE REVOLUTIONS DIETo learn the truth about the Nostalgia Project, Lamplight sets its sights on the Lylat Kingdom, the country where it all began. Separated from the others and leading lonely double lives, Erna and Annette diligently lay the groundwork for a revolution. Unfortunately, they’ve embarked on a mission so difficult, even Inferno once failed to get it done. Lylat is home to a world-class counterintelligence agent who always seems to be right on Lamplight’s heels, and ...