Yamakawa Naoki

It's the wizened sage Ozu (actually a Dragon Bishop) against Fatina, the beautiful and mysterious sorceress! But as Round 2 of this epic battle between high-powered magicians kicks off, Futashige is still having trouble cornering the corrupt oligarch Basma. It's down to the wire in round 7, with just a day and change left to go...but a stroke of luck brings Yotsuya back to life! Now it's into the belly of the gigantic beast in search of a...

DEFEAT THE DRAGON A group of mighty Cathean monks has arrived, and they join Yotsuya and the rest of the party to finally kill the dragon that’s plagued the kingdom. Something goes awry, however, and when the smoke clears, Habaki Futashige is the only player left standing. Now it’s up to the man who believed himself a loser back on Earth to step up and clear the quest before time runs out!

WORK IS HELL To solve an oppressive situation that has kept hundreds of blacksmiths working around the clock for years, Yotsuya and his companions must help defeat the mysterious beast that’s thwarted all would-be challengers. While some of the party heads to the mountains with the latest contingent of soldiers hoping to slay the undefeated monster, Yotsuya remains behind in town to gather information and has an unexpected reunion with an...

Yotsuya and the others lead a massive takedown of the mob that has long ruled Goldia’s criminal underworld. Unfortunately, the end of organized crime hardly spells the end for the nation’s problems with its neighbor, Ihar-Nemore. Thankfully, Yotsuya thinks up a way to help the two countries begin to heal. With their quest completed, the party returns to Japan for some well-earned rest, but their world may not be as safe from the dangers of the...

Thanks to the underhanded scheming of the Dragon Bishop Epifonio, the two largest drug cartels of the region have declared war against each other—but before all-out hostilities begin, a giant mantis invasion throws all sides of the battle into chaos! Now’s the time for Yotsuya to step up as a hero once again, and the solo mission he undertakes is as low-handed as they get! Will his latest round of sheer malice put a stop to the seemingly...

Yotsuya has been captured -- but Glenda, leading a three-pronged resistance, steps up for a daring counterattack! Occupying Mount Sancielo, the heart of drug cultivation in the area, she smiles boldly as a vast narco-army pushes toward her position. Meanwhile, Torii receives a secret order from the largest cartel on the scene, as Shindo, Hakozaki, and Tokitate remain in the kingdom of Goldia. Can they all band together to save Yotsuya? And...

The race is on to infiltrate the drug cartels! At the battle arena, Yotsuya scores an audience with a top cartel boss--but when a bomb rips through the stadium, events start unfolding fast. Three of the Heroes decide to split up and dig into each of the conflict's three sides...but compared to the experienced Glenda and the guilelessly charming Torii, Yotsuya's deep-seated misanthropy gives him a serious disadvantage! Will his solution--a...

The sixth Hero is Glenda, a fetching American who isn't shy about broadcasting her lack of interest in men. Through her, Yotsuya learns of other Hero groups dotted around the "real" world. There's a clear need to make contact with them--and so Yotsuya decides to...make a movie?! But in the ensuing sixth quest, the nastiness of the unseen enemy facing Yotsuya and Torii drive them to the brink! Volume 6 kicks off the Ihar-Nemore Drug War, a...

The battle reaches its thrilling climax at Kumamo Castle! As volcanic rocks rain down upon the islanders and orcs, the sudden appearance of a dragon strikes dread in their hearts, even as Yotsuya remains dedicated to orc slaying. The only way to handle these tricky, intelligent foes is to work with Torii. Will Yotsuya learn to be a team player for a change? Will this unlikely combo hold tight as they face off the dragon? And what will Jiffon...

As part of their fifth quest, Yotsuya and the other heroes are involved in an orc-hunting expedition. Between the squabbling among the human side, the suspected presence of a traitor, and the intelligent orcs' massive frames, things look grim for the team. Yotsuya himself is deemed unfit to join the battle - but after a job change, he's aiming to get back into the fray! Is he ready to truly take the "hero" role in this intense fight?!

"We'll bring the Deokk soldiers to the pit of despair and kill them!" The ever-calculating Yotsuya carries out a very non-Heroic revenge for his friends—but when the truth about the world he's sent into is revealed, it is a heavy cross to bear for the fourteen-year-old. His next quest, sending him to the island of Jiffon, will make him question the very meaning of his existence!

The ultra-practical third-year in junior high, Yusuke Yotsuya, is still stuck in this alternate universe where his next quest is to “transport cargo.” While on the journey, he and his party rescue a platoon of soldiers being attacked by monsters who join them on their way. However, the soldiers, who hail from a military power, had actually been on their own journey to publicly execute supposed heretics in their custody?including a child! As if...

Ninth grader Yusuke Yotsuya is practical, friendless, and not active in any clubs. Then one day, he and two female classmates are suddenly sent to another world where they must work together to battle for their lives. Yotsuya is a lone wolf and has always lived his life according to his wants, but how will that work out now that he’s supposed to be a hero?! Get ready for a one-of-a-kind fantasy story that will challenge everything you thought...