Having defended itself against the invasion of the Atrad Empire and successfully eliminated the darkness choking the life out of the country, Gracis is now busy preparing for the upcoming harvest festival. Seven-year-old Prince Herscherik, the key figure responsible for bringing peace to the nation—and secretly the reincarnation of a thirty-four year old otaku spinster—now finds himself grappling with mountains of paperwork day in and day out. Desperate for a change of pace, Herscherik sets out on one of his usual incognito excursions into the castle town—but instead of a relaxing escape, he finds another mystery when he runs across a pair of shadowy strangers...

The life of Ryoko Hayakawa, a hard-core otaku, came to an abrupt end the day before her 35th birthday, before she was reincarnated as a beautiful prince in a fantasy world. However, her dream-like royal life didn’t last long, as she soon uncovered the depths of politics and corruption of her kingdom. To protect the king and his people, Ryoko, reincarnated as Prince Herscherik, resolved to conquer the darkness within his country. The problem was, the prince had no physical strength or magical powers, and even his stunning looks were surpassed by every other member of the royal family. Still, the prince persevered, using the skills he acquired during his previous life—the experience of an office worker, Ryoko’s drive for change, and her otaku brain.

Ryoko Hayakawa, now reincarnated as Prince Herscherik of Gracis Kingdom, is about to turn seven years old. He has no athletic skills, no magic, and can’t even claim to be a great beauty among the royal family, but he still can’t afford to keep playing the subservient prince for much longer. Now that he’s begun his grass-roots efforts to fix his kingdom (just like the period drama heroes Ryoko used to watch on TV), he is met with a mind-blowing proposal from the Minister Barbosse. Meanwhile, the nefarious agents of the Church are on the move, and a beautiful and mysterious woman appears to Herscherik. As he plunges into danger to save his kingdom, how far will Herscherik be willing to go?

Some years have passed since the otaku spinster, Ryoko Hayakawa, was reincarnated as the Seventh Prince of Gracis, Herscherik. As Herscherik approaches his seventh spring, his campaign to save his kingdom faces an unprecedented challenge—the Atrad Empire has taken advantage of the unrest in Gracis to launch an attack. At the same time, Herscherik's arch enemy, Prime Minister Barbosse, sets another one of his evil schemes in motion. Having failed at both assassinating the prince and winning him over, the minister has yet more dangerous machinations in store for Prince Herscherik and his men...

Prince Herscherik (previously the 35-year-old Japanese woman Ryoko Hayakawa) continues to fight against the powerful corruption in his kingdom and the puppet-master minister Barbosse. Now that he’s 5, Herscherik earned his own room and office among the other princes, his new base of operations. On the HR front, he gains a new ally in addition to Kuro, the former-spy butler, in the form of a delinquent but more-than-capable knight from a well-respected family, Octavian. As Kuro and Octavian clash, Herscherik is left to keep them in check as they further their cause to save Gracis Kingdom and its people.

At last, Asuta is free from his terrifying ordeal at the hands of the little tyrant, Lefreya! And yet, though he’s escaped the young noble’s grasp, his troubles are far from over. After all, the meeting between Cyclaeus and the people of the forest’s edge is fast approaching. And to make matters worse, Kamyua Yoshu and company still haven’t returned with the crucial witness they were hoping to gather! However, it’s not all bad news, as Asuta’s kidnapping left him with a variety of new ideas to try out. Just how much will he be able to reproduce without a noble’s pantry at hand, though, and how will the people of the forest’s edge react to these fresh new dishes? And just what is their new ally Polarth plotting? Plus, just who exactly is this mysterious new visitor to the forest’s edge...? Find out all this and more in the exciting twelfth volume of Cooking with Wild Game!

After defeating the treants in Ajole village, Ash and the Territory Reform Promotion Office embark on a trip to the Sukun region, famous for its hot springs. Maika sees this as the perfect opportunity to confess her feelings for Ash but is beaten to the draw by the boy’s words, “I like you, but my heart lies somewhere else.” Following her rejection, Maika makes it her mission to change Ash’s mind by participating in the Royal Sword Tournament, where the winner is granted any wish. It’s the same tournament that was once won by her father, Klein, who used his victory to ask for Yuika’s hand in marriage! Thus, Maika prepares to put on a legendary performance in the name of love! This is the fifth chapter of the story about a young boy who sets out to revolutionize the world in order to rebuild civilization and create his ideal life!