Arifureta Zero/Light Novel/Volume 05

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero ⑤ (ありふれた職業で世界最強　零 ⑤) is the 5th volume of the Arifureta Zero light novel spin-off series, written by "Ryo Shirakome" and illustrated by "Takaya-Ki". It was first released on April 25, 2021 in Japan.

Synopsis
The Liberators have continued growing in strength and power. But after discovering the true nature of her ancient magic, Miledi suddenly transforms into a totally different person, shocking her companions. However, the Liberators have more pressing concerns: Laus has betrayed the church, and they’re hunting him down. If the Liberators ever hope to call on Laus’s strength to defeat Ehit, they’ll have to send out a rescue party to save their old foe before Ehit’s pawns get him first.
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The Liberators have continued steadily growing in strength. But after discovering the true nature of her ancient magic, Miledi has transformed into a totally different person. Oscar and the others are shocked by the sudden change, nevertheless, they track down Laus and send a rescue party to save him. But the church is hot on his trail and his battles have left him exhausted. Will the Liberators find him first...or will Ehit's pawns?
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Chapters

 * Chapter I: There's No Way My Little Miledi Can Be This Cute!
 * Chapter II: Laus’s Great Escape
 * Chapter III: Spirits of the Lake
 * Chapter IV: Liberators Assemble
 * Chapter V: Tolling the Bells of Revolution

Bonus Short Stories

 * The Good-for-Nothing Girls of the Liberators
 * The Legendary Sword Born of Hatred and Confusion
 * In Search of My Beloved Synergist - Part 4
 * A Challenge in the Two of Them
 * The Reason Miledi Doesn't Tell Anyone Her Birthday
 * The Sadistic Princess and the Usshi of Ur Lake
 * Never Take the Forest Queen Out of the Forest

Trivia

 * This volume was initially scheduled to be released on March 25, 2021 in Japan, but it had been pushed back by one month. In addition, the release date in Japan is the same for Volume 6 of the manga adaptation, Volume 8 of the main series manga adaptation and Volume 4 of the Arifureta Nichijou.
 * Debra is regarded as Laus' mother-in-law, rather than his mother.
 * In this volume, Failur and Scurdy are called "Hetarei" and "Bibitori" respectively.
 * In "The Legendary Sword Born of Hatred and Confusion", several of the artifacts that Oscar demonstrates to Vandre are based on the Sacred Vessels wielded by members of the organization Omnibus on Earth (in particular the tonfas wielded by Anna Folk, and the metal book with a chain wielded by Patrick Dime).
 * In addition, Oscar's greatsword "Dragon Slayer" was first introduced in Chapter 1 of Arifureta Nichijou. It is based on the sword from Berserk that is wielded by the series' protagonist Guts.