Book excerpt: One billion krams in two years—that is the price for the national martial arts tournament of Nia’s dreams! With this new goal in mind, Nia brings new students under her wing, and Lynokis makes her adventuring debut. Nia’s usual persona is too famous to assist with fundraising directly. So instead, she takes on the guise of Lily—student of the up-and-coming adventurer Leeno—and the two set out for their monster hunting vacation to Vanderouge, the Empire of Flight. With Nia’s long-awaited days of blood-boiling violence here at last, country borders won’t stop this Merciless Maiden from wielding her iron fists against dangerous beasts!