A short story about the demon king and her loyal servant, Aslia.

*"There's no way to beat this game. The only difference is when and where you die..."* One month has passed since Akihiko Kayaba's deadly game began, and the body count continues to rise. Two thousand players are already dead. Kirito and Asuna are two very different people, but they both desire to fight alone. Nonetheless, they find themselves drawn together to face challenges from both within and without. Given that the entire virtual world they now live in has been created as a deathtrap, the surviving players of Sword Art Online are starting to get desperate, and desperation makes them dangerous to loners like Kirito and Asuna. As it becomes clear that solitude equals suicide, will the two be able to overcome their differences to find the strength to believe in each other, and in doing so, survive? *Sword Art Online: Progressive* is a new version of the Sword Art Online tale that starts at the beginning of Kirito and Asuna's epic adventure—on the very first level of the deadly world of Aincrad! (Source: Yen Press)

**Read the novel that ignited the phenomenon!** In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, “game over” means certain death - both virtual and real… *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*

Sosei Takarai just wanted to be a regular high schooler. He goes to school every day, hiding a job he doesn't even enjoy, until the class idol, Asumi Shiramori, inexplicably asks him out. Sosei is over the moon, but with all his free time after school and on weekends taken up by his job, he barely gets to see Asumi, let alone go out on dates with her. Then one day, he spies his mysterious classmate Kuchina Hitsujimoto at his workplace. Why is she there? Sosei, after all, is as an assassin. His romantic entanglements are bittersweet and painful, and the closer Sosei gets to his dream of normality, the further away it seems. A dark rom-com about a boy who kills and a girl who takes lives with a touch. (Source: Yen Press) *Note: After the cancellation, the writer continued and completed the work as a Web Novel on the Kakuyomu website.*

The story of Nogi Wakaba wa Yuusha de Aru takes place 300 years in the past, in 2018, the first days of the Divine Era. The six main characters form the first ever Hero Team: Nogi Wakaba, Nogi Sonoko's ancestor; Uesato Hinata, Takashima Yuuna, Koori Chikage, Doi Tamako and Iyojima Anzu. **Includes:** **Chapter 0:** Ni-satsu-me no Yuusha Gyoki (The Second Hero Diary) **Volume 1 extra chapter:** Shiratori Utano wa Yuusha de Aru (Shiratori Utano is a Hero) **Volume 2 extra chapter:** Takusareta Baton (The Passed Baton)

After story chapter to the anime Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru.

Kusunoki Mebuki was up to compete for the hero's position, but lost to Karin Miyoshi. This left a jealous stain on the girl. She was later summoned to Kagawa's Gold tower, where she was given a new duty as a sentinel, a soldier whose job is to stand by and keep watch. Now along with three other sentinels and a priestess, Mebuki will fight and protect her army, the current generation of heroes, and the rest of humanity from the creatures who hide behind the wall. (Source: Yuki Yuna is a Hero Wikia) *Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.*

In the year 298 from the era of the gods, elementary school girls Sumi Washio, Sonoko Nogi, and Gin Minowa are tasked with an important mission. They are to become heroes and fight Vertex, a mysterious enemy that is attacking Shinju-sama, the god tree that protects Shikoku, the only area in the world that is still habitable. What they don't know, is that this fight will cost them more than they could have ever imagined. *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

The alternative version to the Caliber SS in volume 8, where they decided not to save Freya in the dungeon. The SS in the title means 少し失敗 (sukoshi shippai) which translates to Slight Failure.

A compilation of *Uesato Hinata wa Miko de Aru* (上里ひなたは巫女である), *Fuyou Yuuna wa Yuusha de Nai* (芙蓉友奈は勇者でない), and *Karasuma Kumiko wa Miko de Nai* (烏丸久美子は巫女でない). *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

An encounter between a princess and a young man, resolved to defy destiny…!! In the late 20th century, due to the invasion led by the resurrected ancient Roman hero, Caesar, Imperial Japan has fallen under the neighboring Eastern Roman Empire’s rule in all but name only! What enabled Caesar to become the ultimate conqueror was the power known as the “Legion.” These mysterious corps have taken over as the main weapon in the military forces of major world powers—Armies of winged giant soldiers. Harboring ambitions to become the sovereign of Japan, Princess Fujinomiya Shiori of Imperial Japan finally takes action. The princess chooses Tachibana Masatsugu as her trusted general, an ordinary high school student by all accounts. Nevertheless, he is actually a warrior reborn from the ancient past, another resurrected legatus legionis whose greatness is no less than the mighty hero Caesar…!! The curtain is raised: An epic fantasy war story revolving around resurrected heroes and beautiful maidens!!