The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time
Kaito Ukei was destined for greatness in his new world, landing himself the role of a hero and defeating the evil sorceress alongside a band of noble adventurers. When he's double crossed, though, and brutally murdered by his former allies, something inside him snaps. Death brings Kaito neither peace nor salvation. Rather, it instills in him a singular desire-to squeeze the life out of his blasted betrayers in the cruellest manner possible...! The strange twist of fate that gives him a second chance in the world with all his memories intact provides opportunity to do just that, and so begins his quest to stalk and torture the members of his former party in the bloodiest, unholiest, most sadistic ways imaginable!
Kaito Ukei was destined for greatness in his new world, landing himself the role of a hero and defeating the evil sorceress alongside a band of noble adventurers. When he's double crossed, though, and brutally murdered by his former allies, something inside him snaps. Death brings Kaito neither peace nor salvation. Rather, it instills in him a singular desire-to squeeze the life out of his blasted betrayers in the cruellest manner possible...! The strange twist of fate that gives him a second chance in the world with all his memories intact provides opportunity to do just that, and so begins his quest to stalk and torture the members of his former party in the bloodiest, unholiest, most sadistic ways imaginable!
Now that Kaito Ukei’s been given another shot at life, he has set out on his journey to exact revenge on the party members who brutally murdered him. He walks this path of vengeance with the beastfolk girl Minnalis, inching toward the capital to carry out his plan. Their first stop along the way? The City of Learning, Elmia. There, he brushes shoulders with the band of adventurers who purged the place most precious to him...as well as the damned Eumis-the traitorous spellcaster who turned her back on him in his time of need!
Now that Kaito Ukei’s been given another shot at life, he has set out on his journey to exact revenge on the party members who brutally murdered him. He walks this path of vengeance with the beastfolk girl Minnalis, inching toward the capital to carry out his plan. Their first stop along the way? The City of Learning, Elmia. There, he brushes shoulders with the band of adventurers who purged the place most precious to him...as well as the damned Eumis-the traitorous spellcaster who turned her back on him in his time of need!
As Kaito plots his revenge against Eumis, he discovers that the spellcaster has bolstered her powers by selling her sister Shuria’s soul to a demon. Not one to let an opportunity to humiliate his foes go to waste, Kaito saves the girl from the brink of death and invites her to join him and Minnalis on their quest for vengeance. Now the stage is set for the three partners in crime to corner their common enemy and strip her of everything she holds dear in a spectacular act of retribution…
As Kaito plots his revenge against Eumis, he discovers that the spellcaster has bolstered her powers by selling her sister Shuria’s soul to a demon. Not one to let an opportunity to humiliate his foes go to waste, Kaito saves the girl from the brink of death and invites her to join him and Minnalis on their quest for vengeance. Now the stage is set for the three partners in crime to corner their common enemy and strip her of everything she holds dear in a spectacular act of retribution…
The next target on Kaito’s quest for vengeance is Grond the merchant, a money-hungry villain who goes as far as murder to satisfy his greed. But when Kaito finally gets Grond in his clutches, he forces the corrupt magnate to make an impossible choice: Would he rather part with his money or his life?
The next target on Kaito’s quest for vengeance is Grond the merchant, a money-hungry villain who goes as far as murder to satisfy his greed. But when Kaito finally gets Grond in his clutches, he forces the corrupt magnate to make an impossible choice: Would he rather part with his money or his life?
Sights set on their next target, Kaito, Minnalis, and Shuria travel to the magical city of Karvanheim, where they find Minnalis’s traitorous childhood friends leading carefree lives. But soon, the partners in crime come across an obstacle not even Kaito could have foreseen—a merchant woman named Leone who was also summoned from Japan and remembers the world of Kaito’s first life. Still possessed of her morals, Leone attempts to interfere with the trio’s rampage of revenge… but there’s no stopping Minnalis from exacting hellish reprisal on the people who doomed her to slavery and killed her mother.
Sights set on their next target, Kaito, Minnalis, and Shuria travel to the magical city of Karvanheim, where they find Minnalis’s traitorous childhood friends leading carefree lives. But soon, the partners in crime come across an obstacle not even Kaito could have foreseen—a merchant woman named Leone who was also summoned from Japan and remembers the world of Kaito’s first life. Still possessed of her morals, Leone attempts to interfere with the trio’s rampage of revenge… but there’s no stopping Minnalis from exacting hellish reprisal on the people who doomed her to slavery and killed her mother.
Metelia ambushes Kaito just after he completes his latest feat of vengeance, forcing him through a portal to his home of present-day Japan. Stripped of his memories, Kaito comes to terms with his tragic new reality—a world where almost everyone he knows is dead, having been sacrificed when he was summoned as a hero the first time, and the few survivors of the incident are being hunted by a group of conspiracy theorists. Even this fragile status quo is disrupted when an assassin nearly succeeds in taking his life. But the brush with death restores Kaito’s memories and powers, giving him the perfect opportunity to take revenge on his assailants and chart a course back to his partners in crime…
Metelia ambushes Kaito just after he completes his latest feat of vengeance, forcing him through a portal to his home of present-day Japan. Stripped of his memories, Kaito comes to terms with his tragic new reality—a world where almost everyone he knows is dead, having been sacrificed when he was summoned as a hero the first time, and the few survivors of the incident are being hunted by a group of conspiracy theorists. Even this fragile status quo is disrupted when an assassin nearly succeeds in taking his life. But the brush with death restores Kaito’s memories and powers, giving him the perfect opportunity to take revenge on his assailants and chart a course back to his partners in crime…
After successfully coming back to the other world, Kaito happens upon Leticia, only to discover that she doesn’t recognize him. From there, he and his two newest accomplices, Mai and Yuuto, travel to the town of Zolkia and start climbing the ranks at the Adventurers Guild. Don’t think they’ve turned over a new leaf, however—it’s all in service of drawing the attention of their next targets: a prince of the beast lands named Leon and Leticia’s elder sister Lilia. In the past, this accomplished duo betrayed Kaito out of a conviction that it would save their realm. But Kaito couldn’t care less about their motivations; the only thing he’s concerned with is returning the pain they inflicted on him, a thousand times over.
After successfully coming back to the other world, Kaito happens upon Leticia, only to discover that she doesn’t recognize him. From there, he and his two newest accomplices, Mai and Yuuto, travel to the town of Zolkia and start climbing the ranks at the Adventurers Guild. Don’t think they’ve turned over a new leaf, however—it’s all in service of drawing the attention of their next targets: a prince of the beast lands named Leon and Leticia’s elder sister Lilia. In the past, this accomplished duo betrayed Kaito out of a conviction that it would save their realm. But Kaito couldn’t care less about their motivations; the only thing he’s concerned with is returning the pain they inflicted on him, a thousand times over.
Surviving thanks to Yuuto’s sacrifice, Kaito and his partners in crime are warped away to safety by the previous hero, Towako Kuroi. In Towako’s domain, they finally learn the truth of the structure of the world—including that Kaito’s thirst for revenge was incited by the previous heroes of the realm. Reeling from these revelations and overcome with a deep sense of despair, Kaito sinks into an inescapable slumber. His partners in crime, however, will see his dark task done at any cost, embarking on a journey into Kaito’s mind to rekindle the fires of vengeance within him. Meanwhile, Princess Alicia uses the power of the goddess to alter the world according to her wishes. After everything he and his companions have been through, will Kaito be able to exact one final, extravagant act of retribution? Or will the last laugh forever elude him?
Surviving thanks to Yuuto’s sacrifice, Kaito and his partners in crime are warped away to safety by the previous hero, Towako Kuroi. In Towako’s domain, they finally learn the truth of the structure of the world—including that Kaito’s thirst for revenge was incited by the previous heroes of the realm. Reeling from these revelations and overcome with a deep sense of despair, Kaito sinks into an inescapable slumber. His partners in crime, however, will see his dark task done at any cost, embarking on a journey into Kaito’s mind to rekindle the fires of vengeance within him. Meanwhile, Princess Alicia uses the power of the goddess to alter the world according to her wishes. After everything he and his companions have been through, will Kaito be able to exact one final, extravagant act of retribution? Or will the last laugh forever elude him?