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...

THE DIE IS CAST. Guild Girl summons Goblin Slayer to discuss his promotion—and introduces him to a beautiful woman in men’s clothing: the proctor who will oversee his exam! This colleague of hers doubts Goblin Slayer’s accomplishments, which consist entirely of slaying goblins, and she has come all the way from the capital to test him herself. Goblin Slayer soon ends up in an impromptu adventuring party with Examiner where he gets a glimpse of her spiked chain weapon and her history in the Dungeon of the Dead. Together, they hunt down a growing horde of goblins attacking a nearby village and plunge straight into the nest!

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!

After his sister is brutally murdered during a goblin raid, a young boy swears vengeance upon the creatures who killed her and the rest of his village. Five years later and now a novice adventurer, he is by chance reunited with his childhood friend, another survivor of the massacre. Despite his inexperience, crude battle gear, and low rank, the boy sets off alone on a mission to defeat a lair of goblins--thus begins the origin story of how he came to be known as Goblin Slayer!

Goblin Slayer and Arc Mage continue their goblin research with a dissection, which provides both useful information and tantalizing theories. Meanwhile, Rookie Warrior heads into an abandoned mine with a gaggle of inexperienced but fearless adventurers-can he protect this newly formed party from ending up like his last one when they come under attack from an unexpected and deadly threat?! And the women in Goblin Slayer's life show some concern about all the time he's spending with Arc Mage...

As autumn arrives, so too does the harvest festival, and everyone is in a celebratory mood. Dwarf Shaman, Priestess, and even Female Knight help with preparations for the revelries, but Guild Girl has her eyes fixed on an even greater prize--a date with Goblin Slayer! With no goblins around, the awkward adventurer has no reason to refuse, but where does that leave his old friend Cow Girl...? Emotional entanglements are in the air, but Goblin Slayer senses some menace lurking behind these seemingly peaceful days...

Goblin Slayer is back on his feet...much to the dismay of many, many goblins... Read the next chapter of Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One at the same time as Japan!