To protect her village, Chohee is offered as a human sacrifice to the feared Choneun Peak. But instead of death, she finds herself face-to-face with the infamous leader of a band of outlaws—rumored to be more beast than man. Yet the more time she spends in his shadow, the more his brutal reputation begins to crack. Who is the man behind the mask of the wolf—and why does he seem more protector than predator? In the deadly silence of the mountains, a dangerous bond begins to form.
Raised in the slums of Ebelstein, Derek knows all too well that magic cannot bridge social divides. Through harsh lessons and hard-earned discipline, he rises to become a second-tier mage, scraping by as a mercenary. Life takes a different turn when he is appointed as a magical tutor to Diella Duplain-- the temperamental youngest daughter of a noble house, unable to wield magic despite her lineage. Though Derek is her last resort before exile to a convent, Diella clashes with him from the start. Together, will they be able to prove that there’s no such thing as a “bad” lady?
Lina Inverse, the precocious and dangerous sorceress, has teamed up with the barbaric and busty Naga the White Serpent. Together they fight demons, thieves and monsters...all in the name of treasure and a good meal. Join Lina and Naga in their latest tale of tribulations and triumph in a medieval world of monsters, mayhem and monkey business. Adapted from the Slayers Special light novels.