FIGHTING THE BLIGHT After the near disaster with Bishamon, Yato takes Yukine and retreats. Hiyori finds Yato in bad shape as his blight reaches a critical level. Yukine continues to torture his master with his bad behavior, causing the blight to worsen and even threaten the god's life. Hiyori tries to desperately find someone to help Yato. Can any of Yato's few friends save him? Does the stray god even have friends?
Yato has a new shinki and is deliberately trying to sever his own lifeline, disregarding Yukiné’s attempts to keep him safe and sound. Rejected by the god he serves, Yukiné wanders alone, sinking deeper and deeper into despair, until he finds someone who offers to make it all better…
FAMILY MATTERS As Yato and Kazuma continue to hunt the crafter, Kōto convinces his new shinki to confront his past. Now Yukiné is determined to track down the family that abandoned him when he was alive and give them a taste of his suffering. Can Yato save Yukiné before it’s too late?
LIVES ON THE LINE Now that Yato has defeated Takemikazuchi, he must protect Bishamon long enough for the thunder god to convince the Heavens to call off their punishment. Meanwhile, Yukin. strives to keep Yato and the crafter alive to ensure Yato’s safety, but when Bishamon takes deadly aim at Kōto, Yukin. resorts to drastic measures…
LIVES ON THE LINE Now that Yato has defeated Takemikazuchi, he must protect Bishamon long enough for the thunder god to convince the Heavens to call off their punishment. Meanwhile, Yukin. strives to keep Yato and the crafter alive to ensure Yato’s safety, but when Bishamon takes deadly aim at Kōto, Yukin. resorts to drastic measures…
GEARING UP Yato has promised Hiyori that he’s going to confront his father, and now there’s no turning back. The first thing he’ll need is a shinki powerful enough to take the crafter down, but vessels that can survive an attack from Chiki aren’t easy to come by. As he contemplates his options, he realizes an even bigger problem: now that Bishamon knows what the crafter looks like, her life is in grave danger…
TRIAL BY PLEDGE With Bishamon badly injured and Yato and Yukiné arrested by the Heavens, Tenjin has invoked their very last hope: a Trial by Pledge. If the plan works, Amaterasu will pardon all perceived wrongdoings, but the stakes are high. Three gods must pledge the lives of their most trusted shinki. The score is tied when Daikoku volunteers himself as a sacrifice...
As his father continues to ravage the world of the living, a child stumbles upon a familiar land full of suffering…lost to the ages and desperate to save his stray sister, a clear voice calls out to ground him-”Yato!” Elsewhere, the gods and their many shinki have their hands full while one high school girl leans against a cherry tree to rest. Perhaps someday, she'll catch a glimpse of a beloved god… FINAL VOLUME
Osuke's excited about finally getting to live on his own, but on his first day in his new apartment, he finds himself kicked out onto the street! So, when a real estate agent appears out of nowhere offering him a beautiful, new place (with just a couple conditions), he jumps at the chance. But when he opens the door, a drop-dead gorgeous blond guy pops out! It turns out living with him is one of the conditions! His name is Nijio, and he tells Osuke that, not only are ghosts real, but Osuke himself is a magnet for all things supernatural…
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