How A Realist Hero Rebuilt The Kingdom Volume 8

My retainers are my strength. With a massive number of monsters appearing in a "Demon Wave," the group of small to medium-sized countries known as the Union of Eastern Nations faces a crisis. During a conference with Empress Maria of the Gran Chaos Empire, Souma is asked to dispatch reinforcements to the union. The place Souma sends those troops to is the Kingdom of Lastania. Which is where a former foe, the crown prince Souma once drove from the Principality of Amidonia, Julius, is putting up a hard fight as a visiting general...?! And so, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Julius, Souma uses his retainers' strength in an operation to save Lastania! The revolutionary administrative fantasy series, volume eight!

MY RETAINERS ARE MY STRENGTH Beset by an unprecedented wave of monsters, the group of small to medium-sized countries known as the Union of Eastern Nations is in dire straights. Requested to send reinforcements to their aid, Souma dispatches troops to the Kingdom of Lastania—where Julius, former crown prince of the Principality of Amidonia, is currently holding the monsters at bay. And so it comes to be that Souma, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with an old foe, must depend on his retainers’ strength to save Lastania...

"Starting today, I will formally become the king of this Kingdom of Friedonia." Having returned from the Union of Eastern Nations and rested awhile, the ceremony that will turn Souma from a provisional king to the true king is rapidly approaching. Because Souma's marriage to his fiancées is to be held on the same day, the capital gets more lively than ever! Meanwhile, using his own marriage as an impetus, Souma encourages his retainers to get married, too. Those who are already engaged to be married, those who aren't ready to be husband and wife yet, those who haven't even recognized their own love—Souma shows concern for all his retainers' different circumstances... The revolutionary administrative fantasy series, volume ten!

Souma, who has come to the Union of Eastern Nations to deal with the demon wave, pushes east toward the intense fighting in the Duchy of Chima. Duke Chima has been gathering reinforcements with a promise to reward those who distinguish themselves in battle by presenting them with one of his six capable children, but the battle has reached a stalemate. En route to the Duchy of Chima, Souma meets the king of the nomadic state of Malmkhitan. As they travel together, Souma learns Fuuga is also there to support the Duchy of Chima. But for Fuuga, who is aiming to be the top contributor to the war effort, Souma is an enemy competing with him for one of the six brothers and sisters. When faced with Fuuga's shocking power, how will Souma handle it?! The revolutionary administrative fantasy series, volume nine!

The Gran Chaos Empire is the largest nation on the continent and the leader of the Mankind Declaration, a united front against the demons. Amidonia uses part of the text of that declaration which states, "The moving of national borders by force will be deemed inadmissible," as their shield, borrowing the might of the Empire to demand the return of their capital, Van, but Souma refuses. And so, negotiations begin with the Empire's envoy, Jeanne, the younger sister of the Empress. "We do want to enter an alliance with the Empire. A secret one." With the tempest of war behind them, the goals of the different nations send sparks flying in the seventh volume of this transferred-to-another-world administrative fantasy series!

Summoned to another world to slay the mighty beast...of governance! (And soon to be an anime!) When Kazuya Souma is unexpectedly transported to another world, he knows the people expect a hero. But Souma's idea of heroism is more practical than most--he wants to rebuild the flagging economy of the new land he's found himself in! Betrothed to the princess and abruptly planted on the throne, this realist hero must gather talented people to help him get the country back on its feet--not through war, or adventure, but with administrative reform!

With the intense conclusion to the war against Gaius, the warrior king, the long period of conflict that transpired from the civil war comes to a close. Amidonia now occupies the capital of the Principality, Van, and Souma sets about preparing for the challenges that await him in a post-war world. "This is where the king's real work begins." Using an unorthodox plan, Souma aims to win the hearts and minds of Van's people. He keeps the importance of his comrades, who he has grown closer to during the war, in mind as he takes his next steps as king.

With the talks to relinquish Van concluded, Souma returns to the Kingdom to meet face-to-face with the primary culprit of the rebellion, Georg Carmine. When Souma presses Georg about reasons for committing such a crime, the man remains silent. Refusing to talk, and no recourse left, the once famed general is offered “poisoned wine” as a means of atonement... Following this, Castor Vargas, the remaining culprit in the rebellion, is put to trial. “What do you think is the appropriate judgment for fools who raised the flag of rebellion against me?” Souma’s treacherous allies promptly call for the death penalty. However, in order to protect what he must, Souma makes a decision that calls into question his determination as king.