Shingo Adachi

This next installment in the hit series is yet another tale of Goblin Slayer's escapades as a solo adventurer! Follow along in this prequel and learn more about the man behind the grimy armor in Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One, volume three!

Goblin Slayer and his examiner infiltrate the goblin lord's lair and attempt to save a girl being held hostage there—but Goblin Slayer takes a nasty hit to the head in the process...!! Will the two of them be able to make it out, or will his promotion exam end in something far worse than failure?! Meanwhile, having stumbled into a legendary sunken city, Young Warrior’s party comes across a grotesque ritual intended to resurrect the demon lord...!!?

Goblin Slayer and his examiner infiltrate the goblin lord's lair and attempt to save a girl being held hostage there—but Goblin Slayer takes a nasty hit to the head in the process...!! Will the two of them be able to make it out, or will his promotion exam end in something far worse than failure?! Meanwhile, having stumbled into a legendary sunken city, Young Warrior’s party comes across a grotesque ritual intended to resurrect the demon lord...!!

Goblin Slayer's promotion exam begins in earnest! The seemingly simplequest hechose ends up taking him and his examiner all the way to a distantvillage next to amassive goblin nest. The two of them venture into the nestto exterminate the goblins,where they soon discover that this horde is beingled by a kind of goblin moredangerous than any Goblin Slayer has seenbefore... Meanwhile, after Heavy Warriorcollapses due to overwork, YoungWarrior’s party is sent to investigate the source ofthe recentfrequent, disruptive earthquakes in his place, but the answer they findissomething they never could have imagined...!!

"I think she went far away. And I doubt she will ever come back. But I donot believe she is dead." Now that Goblin Slayer and Arc Mage have parted ways,a whole new story begins! “Is he capable of anything other thanhunting goblins?” When a certain promising adventurer’speculiar quest record comes under scrutiny, an Adventurers Guild examiner comesfrom the capital to the frontier to get a look at the man in the flesh. Thusbegins Goblin Slayer’s promotion exam under the watchful eye of thissenior colleague of Guild Girl...!

After finding out that Goblin Slayer has been spending so much time withArc Mage,Cow Girl finds herself becoming shy and awkward in her interactionswith him onceagain. Meanwhile, Spearman and Witch party up for the firsttime, thanks to GuildGirl’s introduction, and set out to take down awarlock—only to find an even deadliercreature waiting for them!Finally, Goblin Slayer and Arc Mage make their way to adark tower at thevery edge of the world...that has become an enormous goblinden?!! From afar,the clacks of rolling dice sound out...

When Goblin Slayer and Arc Mage continue their goblin research with adissection of one they killed in the ruins, they discover something new aboutthe creatures. Rookie Warrior also heads into an abandoned mine with a party ofinexperienced but fearless adventurers, attempting to master his weakness, butwhat will he do when they come under attack from yet another new threat?!

After protecting a village from a horde of goblins, a certain young man hasbeen called "Goblin Slayer" for the first time. One day, while slaughtering yetanother group of goblins, he finds a ring that glows with a mysterious light,which he has appraised by an eccentric magician who lives outside town known asArc Mage. She, in turn, requests his help in compiling a bestiary for the Guild.He is put in charge of the section on-of course, goblins. With a single ring,and a single light, a brand-new story begins.

The novice warrior, whotook part in the subjugation attack against Rock Eater, throws himself in themidst of rigorous fighting to honor his fallen comrades. Meanwhile, a young boysingle-handedly fights to protect a small village from the threat of goblins.But while felling goblin after goblin in the pouring rain, he's faced with adanger that comes crashing in with the thunder andlightning...

After killing a group ofgoblins, the young man just starting to make a name for himself as Goblin Slayerfinds a ring that emits a strange glow. In order to make sense of this item,he's introduced to an eccentric Arch-Mage, who then employs him in her quest toupdate the world's encyclopedia of monsters - starting with the entry ongoblins. She and the young Goblin Slayer travel to the ends of the earth togather information, and eventually reach an ominous darktower...

In the course of learninghis "craft," Goblin Slayer begins building a bit of a reputation forhimself...but Goblin Slayer isn't the only one who has to find his place in theworld. Cow Girl has her own questions about her role...