Arifureta Zero/Light Novel/Volume 01

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero ① (ありふれた職業で世界最強　零 ①) is the first volume for the light novel of the Zero spin-off series, written by "Ryo Shirakome" and illustrated by "Takaya-Ki". It was released on December 28, 2017 in Japan.

Synopsis
Third-rate Synergist Oscar Orcus wants only to live a peaceful life, raising money to support the orphanage he grew up in. All of this changes when the whirlwind that is Miledi Reisen storms into his life. Miledi, seeing Oscar’s hidden potential, wants to recruit him for her mission to defeat the gods. Oscar wants no part of this–but when the orphanage suddenly comes under attack, he may have no choice!
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Before Hajime was transported to Tortus, the Synergist Oscar Orcus was having his own adventure–but not willingly! Oscar is a simple working man, keeping his head down to earn his money and support an orphanage, until Miledi Reisen bursts into his life. She wants Oscar to join her in a quest to defeat the gods. Oscar refuses to chase after that kind of danger…until that kind of danger finds its way to him.
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Chapters

 * Prologue
 * Chapter I: The Meeting that Started it All
 * Chapter II: Reisen and Orcus
 * Chapter III: The Macho Fairy of the Desert
 * Chapter IV: The Liberators and the God's Apostles
 * Epilogue

Bonus Short Stories

 * Maid Lover
 * Farewell with my beloved

Manga Adaptation

 * Volume 1
 * Chapter 1
 * Chapter 2
 * Chapter 3
 * Chapter 4


 * Volume 2
 * Chapter 5
 * Chapter 6
 * Chapter 7
 * Chapter 8


 * Volume 3
 * Chapter 9
 * Chapter 10
 * Chapter 11
 * Chapter 12
 * Chapter 13


 * Volume 4
 * Chapter 14
 * Chapter 15
 * Chapter 16

Trivia

 * This volume was initially scheduled to be released on December 25, 2017 in Japan, but it had been pushed back by three days.
 * The fate of Ping and his friends after they are captured by Oscar and Miledi is not revealed in the light novel. In the manga adaptation, Ping manages to free himself by using a knife that was hidden under his sleeve and attempts to kill Oscar with it, but is suddenly killed when he is struck by a giant fireball from the dragon guarding the church's Artifact. Torpa and Raul then attempt to escape, but are both killed by a giant boulder that the dragon flings at them.