John Werry

"All of Rin's friends have done their best to hold off the deadly impure King so Rin can confront it." -- p. [4] of cover.

When Rin Okumura learns his real father is the Demon Lord Satan, he swears to defeat him and enters True Cross Academy to become an exorcist.

The holiday season arrives at True Cross Academy, and Rin and his friends kick things off with a combined birthday and Christmas party. More happy news comes as they are invited to Kyoto for the New Year's wedding of Shima's older brother. But underneath the festivities runs a feeling of great uneasiness--tension grows between Yukio and Rin as they question the circumstances of their birth and who their mother really was. Elsewhere, Lightning continues...

Imprisoned by Professor Gedoin, the exwires must fight to survive and rescue Izumo.

"Psychos intends to fuse with Orochi, the Monster King, which would give them immense power against Tornado. Superalloy confronts Garo and experiences fear of his opponent's strength; meanwhile, Saitama gets caught up in a cave-in in the Monster Association's underground labyrinth."--

When several ranking officers are injured in a fierce skirmish, a rift develops in the Library Forces management causing Iku to question her place in the military group, and Iku's relationship with Dojo grows more intimate.

Most of the Face Card games continue to be a deadly challenge to Borderland's visitors, their often complicated or confusing rules meant to trick players into dooming themselves. In contrast, the King of Spades' game is refreshingly direct--kill or be killed! Can an uneasy coalition of visitors band together to take down the sniper King before his bullets declare game over for everyone?

After Tetra is captured aboard the Ghost Ship, Link races to save her but quickly discovers he must embark on a new quest to collect the Sand of Hours to fill the Phantom Hourglass and break the curse that has been placed on the Temple of the Ocean King before Tetra can be freed.

"Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends... School is out for the summer, and Komi is still getting used to this strange new world of having friends. She's discovering that...

"After her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Accustomed to the anonymity of city living, Ann can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when personal tragedy strikes, Ann discovers how much she needs that kindness"--P. [4] of cover.