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!

It's the final showdown with the rock eater, but who's walking away from this fight? Read the next chapter of Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One the same day as Japan!

While the novice warriors embark on a Rock Eater quest, the armored man, having left behind the remnants of his youth, drenches himself in the blood of freshly slain goblins. His old friend, who bears witness to this change, laments the divide that has formed between them and resolves to turn over a new leaf. Unable to quench his thirst for goblin slaying, the man heads out on a quest near the mountains to eradicate his next targets alone, carrying with him only what he needs to paint the landscape red...

Not so very long ago, the Death began stalking the continent. The King of Time issued aproclamation: "Find the source of this Death and seal it away."The source: the Dungeon of the Dead. A fortress city that arose at the mouth of thedungeon serves adventurers who seek companions, challenge the dungeon, battle, find loot... and sometimes die. You are an adventurer who has come to the fortress city in hopes of reaching the dungeon's lower- most depths-but can you and your party conquer the untold evils that lurk beneath the surface?

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!

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...

Feet and claws sink in mud as Goblin Slayer and his elven mentor dance with the pseudo-Tarasque! Goblin Slayer runs up against his own limits—but limited or not, he knows what he must do... Read the next chapter of Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One the same day as Japan!