Goblin Slayer and his examiner are backed into a corner when the rank exam goes wrong...but even a goblin lord is no match for the fearsome strategies Goblin Slayer can devise with a supply of explosive fire powder! Elsewhere, deep in the bowels of the earth, Young Warrior’s party engages in fierce combat with the undead at the gates of an underground city—they will soon learn the walls were built not to keep them out but to keep something in...

With the battle in full swing, who's better prepared for the foes they face...? Read the next chapter of Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One the same day as Japan!

Cow Girl contemplates the brevity of things while Goblin Slayer takes a moment to regroup... Read the next chapter of Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One at the same time it releases in Japan!

Three days after his sister's death, he finally regained the will to move. In the aftermath of a goblin raid, a lone boy mourns the loss of his village, his family... Five years later, that same boy visits a city on the frontier and becomes an adventurer. Despite being the lowest rank and wholly inexperienced, the young adventurer immediately accepts a quest and sets out alone to raid a goblin lair. His mind already burning with a clear vision of his calling, the legend of Goblin Slayer begins!

For the sake of his fallen party member, Rookie Warrior puts his life on the line in the fierce battle against the Rock Eater. Meanwhile, as the rain pours down on a small village in the foothills, thunder and pale-blue light rend the evening sky to shreds, and a certain young adventurer kills goblins one by one. Who knows what perils lie in wait for him there...

After hearing how much time Goblin Slayer has been spending with Arc Mage, Cow Girl finds herself becoming shy and awkward around him once again. Meanwhile, Spearman and Witch go on their first “date” together, thanks to Guild Girl’s introduction, only to run into a creature even deadlier than the warlock they expected to encounter! Finally, Goblin Slayer and Arc Mage make their way to a dark tower at the distant reaches of the world...that has become an enormous goblin den?!! From afar, the clacks of rolling dice resound...

After protecting a village from a horde of goblins, a certain young man is called Goblin Slayer for the first time. One day, while slaughtering yet another group of goblins, he finds a ring that glows with a mysterious light. He has the ring appraised by an eccentric magician known as Arc Mage, who, in exchange, requests his assistance in compiling a monster manual for the Guild. What section will he help research? The one about goblins, of course! With a single ring-and a single light-a brand-new story begins.