A thousand years in the past, Makoto Takatsuki has successfully recruited the legendary hero party, and they’re finally ready to take on Demon Lord Bifrons. At least, that was the plan. But then the demon lords assemble, rallying an army that outnumbers the heroes a thousand to one. Makoto must shift tactics to counter the onslaught, and just when the situation seems dire, Ira reveals a shocking secret about water magic that could turn the tide of battle. Unfortunately, the Great Demon Lord is hardly one to play fair. Seeing the might of the heroes’ army, Iblis offers Makoto something truly tantalizing: power. The final showdown for the fate of history has begun. Can the heroes’ light pierce through the Clouds of Darkness? And is Makoto’s will as strong as his magic?

Makoto Takatsuki is a normal high school student and a hardcore RPG player. However, “normal” goes out the window when his whole class is involved in a bus crash and whisked away to another world! Powerful gods rule this strange new land of magic and monsters, and every newcomer is blessed with strong stats and unique skills. Well, not quite. Makoto’s stats turn out to be pathetic, and his skills are super weak compared to his classmates’...he’s even stuck as an apprentice mage. Worse still, he’s given only ten years to live! Luckily, Makoto soon meets a minor goddess named Noah, who appears in Makoto’s dreams and asks him to become her first believer. With the help of Noah's blessings and a divine weapon, Makoto seeks to become strong enough to rescue his goddess from the dungeon where she’s been trapped. By training hard and using his weak skills in unorthodox ways, Makoto proves that, even when playing on hardcore difficulty, an RPG player always makes it to the end!

After being dragged to another world with his classmates, hardcore RPG player Makoto Takatsuki has spent his time training and grinding. Nearly a year has gone by since Makoto became an adventurer, and he has finally reached level 20 and iron rank, which should be a cause for celebration... However, despite these accomplishments, Makoto feels as though he’s hit a wall. All seems dim until the goddess Noah tosses him a lifeline—head for the great maze dungeon of Labyrinthos! The place is well-known for its difficulty, but since he and Lucy are now iron rank, they’re strong enough to challenge it. Makoto and Lucy head off to conquer Labyrinthos, fully intending to stay in areas that are relatively safe. But the best-laid plans often go awry, and after an accident plunges them into the depths of the dungeon, the pair end up facing off with both monsters and revelations wildly beyond their expectations.

Makoto Takatsuki has journeyed a thousand years into the past at the behest of Goddess Althena. His mission? Save the world from the Great Demon Lord’s diabolical plan to manipulate history. In order to stand a chance, Makoto must team up with Abel the Savior. However, Abel’s famed party is still in its infancy, and the hero himself isn’t quite what the legends have made him out to be. Humanity will need to consolidate their forces, disrupt the demons’ reign, and break through the Age of Darkness. Yet before they can rally, a fierce enemy bursts onto the scene: Noah’s contemporary disciple, Demon Lord Cain. A face-off between Noah’s past and future believers is imminent—with a little divine insight and a lot of improvisation, can Makoto topple the Mad Hero and keep history from falling apart?

After being summoned to another world with his classmates, Makoto Takatsuki starts a new game and a life of adventure. But as an apprentice mage with weak skills, he's playing on hard mode! At the start of his journey, he becomes the sole believer of Noah, a cute goddess who's actually a wicked deity. She’s trapped in an ultra-difficult dungeon, and Makoto has vowed to clear it and rescue her. But first, he has to become stronger. In between bouts of intense training, he befriends the elven fire mage, Lucy. Her magic is overpowered, but she’s unfortunately a bit butterfingered when aiming. Together, they tackle all sorts of quests―including one that brings them face-to-face with a fearsome griffin! During this harrowing fight, Noah commands Makoto to escape and leave his new party member behind, but... "Goddess, I won't abandon my partner." Will the eccentric fighting style of our cheatless hero allow him to grasp victory from the beak of defeat?

Demon lord Zagan has been defeated! Long live the alliance! After fighting alongside the Hero of Light to drive back the demon army, Makoto Takatsuki finds himself stuck in the infirmary battling a new enemy—boredom. As he sits idle, the alliance braces for another incursion from the demon continent. However, the next attack comes from an unexpected direction: Alexander, the Hero of the Sun, targets Furiae, seeking to take her into custody. Highland’s State-Authorized Hero is a powerful foe...so strong that even Sakurai cannot match him! Meanwhile, Makoto is contacted by the Goddess of the Sun, Althena, who pleads for him to save humanity from the Great Demon Lord. Hunted by enemies and allies alike, can Makoto and his friends unite the continent before Iblis’s resurrection shrouds the world in darkness?

Reincarnated otherworlder Makoto Takatsuki is an apprentice mage with lackluster skills and stats, but when he is recruited by the goddess Noah, he becomes her sole believer. There’s just one caveat—Noah is actually a wicked deity! Along with his fellow mage Lucy, Makoto has been making a name for himself as an adventurer, taking down everything from ogres to griffins. After nearly a year in this new world, Noah finally offers Makoto a helpful revelation: a “fateful encounter” awaits him in the Great Maze Labyrinthos. He enlists the support of his best friend Fujiyan to tackle this vast dungeon, but before long, Makoto and Lucy are attacked by a dragon! When the floor of the dungeon collapses, the pair find themselves stranded deep underground and surrounded by high-level monsters that are eager for their next meal. Is this what a game over screen looks like? And when all seems lost, can a “fateful encounter” save Makoto from a bad end?