My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Light Novel) Vol. 3

Name: My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Light Novel) Vol. 3
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781648276606
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By Matsuri Akai

Series: My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Light Novel)

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Oda Akira continues his quest to defeat the Demon King, but first takes a detour with his elf companion Amelia to a grand festival featuring a beauty contest. Amelia is eager to win, but rivalry ignites when the Demon King's daughter unexpectedly enters the competition, hinting at darker dangers beneath the festivities.
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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Light Novel) Vol. 3

Battle of the Beauties

Oda Akira is more eager than ever to reach the Demon King's castle and put an end to his enemy once and for all. But after reuniting with his classmates, he and his elf companion Amelia get sidetracked and decide to visit a grand festival for some R&R... and the main event is a beauty contest! Amelia is determined to take the grand prize, but an unexpected challenger appears—the daughter of the Demon King himself! Sparks fly as a new rivalry forms... but is there something more dangerous hiding behind this innocent-seeming pageant?

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781648276606

Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 January 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC

Contributors:

Illustrated by Touzai
Illustrated by Tozai

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 266g

Pages: 252

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About the Author

Matsuri Akai is a Japanese author best known for the light novel and manga series My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's. Tozai is a Japanese artist best known for illustrating the light novel series My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's.

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