Book excerpt: OLD FRIENDS, NEW TALES While Team Haruhiro is trapped in Parano, life in Grimgar continues! Far away from Alterna, Ranta struggles to survive behind enemy lines while concealing his identity behind a mask. Meanwhile, Yume trains her hardest to become strong for her comrades—and to reforge her very self. Six other tales round out this special anthology of Volumes 14+ and 14++, revealing new stories about the party’s early days in Alterna.