Within the long decaying empire, in the northern borders where the public order has been crumbling, beasts of darkness threaten the livelihood of the people. Phineas, a young boy who works as a miller, is forced to leave with his family, away from the windmill, to take refuge in a town ruled by the brigands who were once the army. This is the story of a boy who goes on a journey with the support of his family and his friends to find a quiet place they can call home.

“I quit being a Hero.” Leaving behind those words, I separated from my allies and began a life of retirement in a village in the middle of a mountain. Separating myself from a life of fighting the demon lord, I had a rich life cultivating a field and intermingling with the villagers. At the time my life finally began to stabilize, a woman came to visit. “I am called the demon lord Isvel…geh, you! The Hero!?” “The demon lord!?” Before my eyes was my natural enemy, the demon lord. According to her story, she also seems to have come to retire. Since then began the strange life of retirement of me and the demon lord. “You’re not really putting your back into it are you?” “Shut up! I’ve never worked in a farm!” … I’ve been anxious about it from the beginning.

When a boy coincidentally fell into a dimension hole, what awaited him was a world of sword and magic. Two years of tragedies, wars, and schemes, passed until he was finally able to return to Earth. But when he came back, the world was no longer the same. A new world with advanced technology, Garesto, was now trading with Earth, leading to a complete overhaul of Earth’s technology. In the long years that have passed and the great changes that have occurred, his family was not left untouched. His parents were now divorced. His siblings were now strangers. And all his friends were now gone. He who possessed otherworldly power and knowledge hid himself for various reasons. But though he was able to somehow pull the wool over the world’s eyes, there were still those who noticed him. This is a tale that came to be because of a boy who came back home. ——————————————————— Frequently Asked Questions 1. In what order should I read this? Read it from the oldest release until the newest one. This story is NOT written in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, and is meant to be read according to the RELEASE ORDER. 2. What do the numbers AA-BB mean in the titles? They mean Time Axis-Act. E.g., 03-01 happens after all the 02-BB, but before 03-02. 02-02 means that there’s a 02-01 chapter. This also means that 05-00 happens in the far later. NOTE: The first six releases are PROLOGUES, main chapters start from the seventh release onwards.

Cyril was banished from a dragon knight guild. He was banished because he wanted to interact with dragons, but the guild and the world beyond it thought of dragons as items. Cyril was treated like a crazy person. Even after he was banished, though, Cyril didn’t change how he thought of dragons. To beat dragons into submission may have yielded short-term results, but Cyril valued building long-term relationships with dragons. When the guild realized he was right, they came crawling back to him with their heads bowed, but it was too late for them. Dragons treated Cyril like he was family, and together, they would rise to the top.

Solminati Academy is a gathering place for youngsters with dreams, hopes, ambitions, and various thoughts. There was a boy here who entered the school to support his beloved’s dream. However, the boy’s ability, which he had only thought of, did not improve. He was laughed at by the people around him, he had no friends, his lover was separated from him, and his steps stopped. However, he meets an old woman, and that encounter triggers a gradual change in the boy. This is the story of a boy who starts to realise his true strength.

She was driven out from her birthplace and her home. Even her reason to exist was denied. However, there still was someone who willingly offered her a helping hand. Years had passed and then she was alone again. She who had grown beautiful and strong, departed on a journey to explore the world which once rejected her. And one and a half year had passed since then…

There was a mysterious old man who approached the failed swordsman with the “100 million years button”. A magic button which can achieve the same effect as training for 100 million years if you push it. The failed swordsman who pushed the button had his doubts, but immediately felt tremendous power rising in his body. So he pushed the button many times. However it was a cursed button. The moment it was pushed, he was confined to the 100 million years prison of time. The first 100 years were devoted solely to training. After 1000 years he had forgotten why he swung his sword. He stopped thinking completely after 10,000 years had passed. After 100 million years he became crippled and finally managed to return to the real world. At the same time losing all his memories from the past 100 million years, the only thing that remained were his sword techniques. “I can become stronger just by pressing the button!” or so he thought and pushed the button many times after that. Foolishly trapping himself in that 100 million years of hell each time. As he continued this loop, he began to think “If I destroy this world, will I get out of here?” A few billion years later, he finally escaped from the loop. This is the story of a failed swordsman trying to make a name for himself in the world.

Kiryu Shouma, an employee of Arasa Company, resigned from his job. He was thinking where he should go next, but found himself in a different world after walking out the company doors. It was a world with monsters rampaging around, yet the goddess who summoned him didn’t gave him a single skill. In fact, he already has the power and skill needed to overwhelm the people that summoned him. That is because during his “Chūnibyou Phase”, he obtained a skill called “The Overlord of Variant”. He wasn’t able to use it in his former world but can in this wold. Thus, by using the power he obtained, the journey to build a country in the new world has begun.

Noir, third son of a “beggar noble,” lost his job and was at a loss, but fortune struck just as he was contemplating becoming an adventurer. Hidden Dungeons that no one knows how to enter. Legendary places full of extremely rare magical beasts, magic tools for power beyond measure and items that would be considered a rarity all over the world. To such a dungeon the entrance was opened. “Without telling anyone about this place I’ll secretly become the strongest.” This world is harsh to nobles of poverty. Without authority or honor, if I could at least acquire power――

Shion, the ‘Hero of Darkness’. He was said to be the strongest hero ever. He believed one thing, and that was his current party members. “I’ll defeat the Demon Lord with this party!” That is what he swore to do, but a tragedy occurs. He was painfully betrayed by the girls that he trusted. He barely held onto his life, but the incident left a deep scar in his heart. He gave up on living, and while he was wandering around in a forest, looking for a way to die, a single monster appeared in front of him. “Will you kill me, please?” The monster asked Shion, who was still strong, despite losing his powers. What Shion, who wanted to die as well, did was―