Arifureta (Main Series)/Light Novel/Volume 12

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest ⑫ (ありふれた職業で世界最強 ⑫) is the 12th volume of the light novel series, written by "Ryo Shirakome" and illustrated by "Takaya-Ki", and was released on January 25, 2022 in Japan.

Synopsis
The battle for the fate of Tortus has begun, and Hajime and his companions have made it into the Sanctuary. Apostles, monsters, and strange dimensional bubbles bar their path, but this time, they’re ready—with new powers, new weapons, and a ton of new tricks up their sleeves! But traitorous ex-classmates, powered-up rivals, and elite followers of the false god Ehit all stand in their way. Can Hajime find his way to Yue before it’s too late?
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The battle for the fate of Tortus has begun, and Hajime has made his way into the Sanctuary. Apostles, traps, and strange dimensional bubbles bar his path, but this time Hajime’s ready, so he blasts through them all with ease. Eventually, the group finds itself in an abandoned city where Shizuku, Suzu, and Ryutarou cross blades, and words, with their old friends. Meanwhile, Hajime, Shea, and Tio have to deal with a powered-up Freid, as well as a new silver apostle. Will the three of them surpass their limits once more and clear this final obstacle between them and Ehit?
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Chapters

 * Prologue
 * Chapter I: God's Domain
 * Chapter II: An Outstretched Hand
 * Chapter III: Their Own Endings
 * Chapter IV: The White Dragon and the Platinum Apostle
 * Chapter V: Ragnarok
 * Chapter VI: Shea Haulia's Utter Domination of the Platinum Apostles
 * Chapter VII: Advent of a Dragon God
 * Chapter VIII: Unexpected Aid
 * Epilogue
 * Extra Chapter: An Affectionate Challenge for the Vampire Princess

Bonus Short Stories

 * The Rabbit Who Heralds the End of a Journey
 * Liberator Myu’s New Friend?
 * The White Dragon’s Hope

Web Novel

 * Chapters 165-171

Trivia

 * This volume was originally released after Volume 6 for Arifureta Zero in Japan. However, the English version was released before the release of Arifuteta Zero Volume 6. As a result, it contained some spoilers for Volume 6 prior to its English release date.
 * In the Web Novel, Kouki had not been turned into an apostle-hybrid.
 * When Hajime compares some of the ruins within the Sanctuary to that of his homeworld, Shea is shocked after hearing this and expresses her eagerness to travel to Earth for the first time. However, in the Season One Blu-ray Short Story "Eternal Artifact", she, Hajime, Yue and Tio had previously explored a simulation of Hajime's home that had been fabricated by the living artifact Eto Shin.
 * The battle against Eri and Kouki is slightly changed from the Web Novel, where the combatants utilize more spells/attacks in the Light Novel.
 * In the Web Novel, the original name for Shizuku's new artifacts "Hundred Onyx Blades" are "Living Swords". Furthermore, Ryutarou's gauntlets "Demonic Fists" are not named in the Web Novel.
 * The revelation regarding the Leviathan that Hajime fought as having been the same one that the Liberators fought in Arifureta Zero was not revealed in the Web Novel.
 * Miledi appearing before Hajime's companions as the Sanctuary starts to breakdown does not occur in the Web Novel.