Light Novel Volume 4 Act 1

The first act of the fourth volume of The Misfit of Demon King Academy light novel series written by Shu and illustrated by Yoshinori Shizuma.

Synopsis
The war between demon and human has been successfully thwarted, marking the students’ return to the Demon King Academy. If only peace were so easy to obtain. The people of Dilhade must now face the truth about the long-awaited Demon King and adjust to the abolishment of royalty. Anos must tread carefully–for old enemies, and even old friends, have been awaiting his return. A familiar face from two thousand years ago then arrives at the Demon King Academy—but he’s somehow been possessed by a god! Nosgalia the Heavenly Father, who opposed Anos during the Mythical Age, swears to impose his downfall and return order to the world. But can order truly fight the foe that abolishes all reason? Find out in the fourth installment of The Misfit of Demon King Academy: the Great Spirit Arc!

Chapters
English= Japanese=
 * Prologue: The Mother of Spirits
 * Chapter 1: A Peaceful Fight
 * Chapter 2: A Toast to Victory
 * Chapter 3: Moonlight Blessing
 * Chapter 4: The Exchange Student and the New Teacher
 * Chapter 5: Proof of The Demon King
 * Chapter 6: A God's Lecture
 * Chapter 7: The God's Intention
 * Chapter 8: Demons of Two Thousand Years Ago
 * Chapter 9: Officer of the Conflagration King
 * Chapter 10: Confrontation
 * Chapter 11: The Cursed Shield
 * Chapter 12: The Scarlet Stele King's Stele
 * Chapter 13: Soft and Steadfast Sword
 * Chapter 14: Test of Knowledge
 * Chapter 15: The Demon King's Wisdom
 * Chapter 16: The Vassal's Message
 * Chapter 17: The Location of Aharthern
 * Chapter 18: Aharthern Expedition Exam
 * Chapter 19: The Informant Girl
 * Chapter 20: Solar Eclipse
 * Chapter 21: How to Make Fairies Laugh
 * Chapter 22: Spirit School
 * Chapter 23: Spirit of Hiding
 * Chapter 24: The Spirit Teacher
 * Chapter 25: The Great Tree Ennunien
 * Chapter 26: A Distant Memory
 * Chapter 27: Book Fairies
 * Chapter 28: The Demon King's Answers
 * Chapter 29: Staircases of Guniel
 * Chapter 30: The Demon King Tests His Luck
 * Chapter 31: Flower Garden of Memories
 * Chapter 32: The Hero's Prowess
 * Chapter 33: Trial of the Wolf of Hiding
 * Chapter 34: Spirited Away
 * Chapter 35: The Spirit King's Trial
 * Chapter 36: Omen
 * Chapter 37: Approaching the Depths of the Abyss
 * Chapter 38: The Trinity
 * §プロローグ 【～母なる大精霊～】
 * §1. 【平和な戦い（実戦）】
 * §2. 【勝利の美酒】
 * §3. 【月明かりの祝福】
 * §4. 【学院交流生と新任教師】
 * §5. 【魔王の証明】
 * §6. 【神の授業】
 * §7. 【神の思惑】
 * §8. 【二千年前の魔族たち】
 * §9. 【熾死王の参謀】
 * §10. 【対峙】
 * §11. 【呪いの盾】
 * §12. 【緋碑王の碑石】
 * §13. 【剛剣と柔剣】
 * §14. 【知恵比べ】
 * §15. 【魔王の知恵】
 * §16. 【臣下の伝言】
 * §17. 【アハルトヘルンの在処】
 * §18. 【アハルトヘルン遠征試験】
 * §19. 【情報屋の少女】
 * §20. 【日食】
 * §21. 【妖精の笑わせ方】
 * §22. 【精霊の学舎】
 * §23. 【神隠しの精霊】
 * §24. 【精霊の先生】
 * §25. 【エニユニエンの大樹】
 * §26. 【遠い記憶】
 * §27. 【本の妖精】
 * §28. 【魔王の答案】
 * §29. 【グニエールの階段】
 * §30. 【魔王の運試し】
 * §31. 【思い出の花畑】
 * §32. 【勇者のお手並み】
 * §33. 【隠狼ジェンヌルの試練】
 * §34. 【神隠し】
 * §35. 【精霊王の試練】
 * §36. 【予兆】
 * §37. 【深淵の底へ迫る】
 * §38. 【三位一体】

Keyword

 * Gods: Extremely powerful beings that govern the world alongside demons, humans, and spirits. Each god possesses a particular "order" that can be exercised.
 * Order: The various laws that compose the world, such as time, creation, and destruction, and the power of the gods maintaining those laws. Every order in existence has a god presiding over it.
 * Spirits: Beings formed of the legends and rumors of the world. Spirits possess both a true and a transient form. The more widely spread a spirit's lore of origin, the stronger they are and the more faithful to legend their true form is.
 * Aharthern, the Great Spirit Forest: The realm where spirits reside. Its location changes over time and can only be found by tracking rumors.
 * The Four Evil Kings: The four demons once second in power only to Anos. They reigned as the Conflagration King, Netherworld King, Cursed King, and Scarlet Stele King.
 * Avos Dilhevia: The phony Demon King imprinted into people's minds during Anos's absence. He was discovered to have been performed by Lay/Hero Kanon, and yet...

Adaptation Notes
Differences from the web novel:
 * The chapter "Book Fairies" is extended in the light novel. Anos suggests numerous ways of studying to Sasha: one is using Teles, a spell that is never mentioned in the web novel, to engrave knowledge directly into her head, and another method is using Rivide to control her time and prolong her memory.
 * Grysilis' test score was changed from 97 to 80, as he rushed his test to catch up with Anos, who turned in his test very early. The light novel further adds Ennunien's remark that Grysilis usually performs the best, so he should pick up the slack next time. As a result, the line about Grysilis' grinning face was changed to a humiliated face.
 * The chapter "The Demon King's Answers" ends with Anos revealing how Grysilis tampered with his subordinates' tests. In the web novel, this was shown in the following chapter, "Staircases of Guniel".