Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles (light novel)
3 primary works • 11 total works
Book 4
Rio emerges on center stage… and is overwhelmed by a chain of encounters!
After discovering Liselotte's party being attacked by a huge swarm of monsters controlled by none other than Reiss, Rio charges into battle. His immense power as he eliminates the enemies one by one leaves everyone present awestruck and intrigued.
Meanwhile, preoccupied by her suspicions of Rio’s true identity, Miharu approaches a certain someone with a question...
Book 7
Contains the Complete Volumes 13-14!
Rio trounces the overwhelming threat of Charles and his army handily, but even with Princess Christina delivered safely to the Kingdom of Galarc as promised, his troubles aren’t over. Rivals, enemies, and oddities await him in Strahl, from the hero Sakata to the eccentric Emperor Nidoll of Proxia. News of his old enemy Lucius’s whereabouts and the uncannily timed abduction of Christina and Flora send Rio off to Paladia, but can he settle the score and rescue both captive princesses in time?
Book 9
Contains the complete volumes 17-18!
Rio returns to Yagumo to update his friends and family on the battle with Lucius. Along the way, he stumbles into an unexpected reunion... Does it portend fortune or disaster?
Meanwhile, a kingdom on the edge of the Strahl region has fallen to a black-haired saint named Erica. With the crown fresh on her head, Erica now leads her revolutionaries to war with the next major nation. Just what drives her rampage?
Rio has known nothing but solitude, hunger, and an overwhelming thirst for revenge. But from the humble beginnings of a poor orphan comes a rebirth that turns the Galarc Kingdom on its head. Rio's awakened magical abilities—and a chance encounter with royalty—earn him a ticket to the most prestigious academy in the land. Naturally, the orphan boy catches the judgmental eye of more than a few nobles, though he is ever under the watchful gaze of a beautiful and doting instructor. Through his trials and tribulations, Rio’s prowess opens the door to an adventure spanning continents, international incidents, love triangles—even an assassination attempt by an adorable werefox girl. Can Rio find himself while protecting the ones he loves? The stakes have never been higher as worlds collide!
After bidding farewell to his comfortable life in the village of the spirit folk, Rio finally reaches his destination: his parents' homeland, the Yagumo region. He arrives in a small village in the country of Karasuki, where he has a fateful encounter with his paternal grandmother, Yuba, and his older cousin, Ruri. After being told that his parents' past cannot be revealed until just the right moment, Rio decides to remain in the village for the time being, and spends his time devising ways to improve the village's quality of life! When the time comes ot move on, Rio travels to the spirit village where Latifa and the others are waiting. After receiving a fiercely warm welcome from the spirit folk, Rio heads toward the Strahl region to gather information. On the way, he is guided by large pillars of light to save three people nearly captured as slaves... one of whom one of whom is Amakawa Haruto’s — Rio’s previous life’s — first love!
After a fateful reunion with Miharu, Rio decides to entrust her, Aki, and Masato to the spirit folk village in order to ensure their safety. With Latifa’s and the other villagers’ assistance, Miharu’s group rapidly adapts to life in the village. As their bustling days continue, Rio decides to head to Beltrum for the first time in four years to meet Celia, his former professor from his days in the Academy. However, Rio learns of a political marriage between Celia and someone of nobility... Will Rio be able to rescue her in time?!
Rio’s quick thinking saves Miharu from Takahisa’s rampage in the nick of time. Masato desperately seeks advice from the others in hopes of salvaging Aki’s future from the stain of his cooperation with the disgraced hero.But a trip to Count Claire’s estate leaves Rio with the unexpected task of escorting Princess Christina and her party to Rodania as they flee from Beltrum’s Royal Guard, led by Charles Arbor himself. The group stays one step ahead thanks to Sara and the other spirit folk girls, giving Christina time to reckon with her inability to apologize to Rio. In the shadows, Reiss pursues Rio on his own, moving his pawns to slowly but surely ensnare him!
Rio and Miharu’s relationship is getting complicated...
With Liselotte’s assistance (after revealing her past life), Rio and Miharu finally gain an audience with the hero, Sumeragi Satsuki, and strike out for the capital of Galtuuk. Miharu and Satsuki are ecstatic to reunite, but the tables turn when Rio reveals his past life as Amakawa Haruto. Meanwhile, Miharu confesses that her feelings for her childhood friend haven’t changed—much to Rio’s chagrin. The situation grows even more complicated with the arrival of a third party!
Contains the complete volumes 15-16!
Things might be working out for Rio. Revenge is his at last; his heroic deeds have been rewarded with a place in Galarc Castle and the honorable duty of protecting the royal siblings. Trouble brews regardless—an unexpected visitor with a cryptic agenda, a string of unsettling international incidents, and the politically complicated advances of Princess Charlotte.
Meanwhile, Liselotte tangles with a romantic debacle of her own as Sakata sets his sights on her!
Contains the Complete Volumes 19-20!
As soon as Rio leaves the kingdom to rescue Liselotte, Reiss and the bloodthirsty Heavenly Lions take the opportunity to strike Galarc Castle. The girls left behind put up a fight—both to prove themselves and to survive. Meanwhile, Rio faces a fight of his own against Saint Erica. Can he return in time to save his friends from the imminent threats, not to mention the ones lurking just around the corner?
Contains the Complete Volumes 21-22! Upon Rio’s transcendence, the people he loves most lose all memory of him. Aishia suffers a similar fate, and the two depart on a journey to get to the bottom of what’s happened. Rio is prepared to fight, even if that means taking up arms to defy the ruthless rules set by god! Will the ties of fate that have endured a thousand years spark a new wave of war?