Light Novel Volume 5

"Death, Be Not Proud" (死よ、驕るなかれ,) is the fifth volume of the 86 -Eighty Six- light novel series. The volume covers the first half of the fourth story arc of the series, depicting the Strike Package's new mission to support their allied nation—the United Kingdom of Roa Gracia—while introducing a new foil to the Eighty-Six and giving a new perspective to their pride.

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Synopsis
WE ARE NOT THE SAME.

Live to fight. Die with honor. That was all the Eighty-Six knew, and they were proud. However, seeing themselves reflected in the Sirins-slaughtered by the thousands, with nothing to show for it-a crack has formed in their ironclad resolve. Shin's mind festers with doubt. At the same time, Lena's heart tears at the seams as she struggles to understand him. Will the two find common ground over the course of the United Kingdom operation? Or will they only drift further apart...?

Contents

 * Prologue: The King of Corpses 序章　屍の王
 * Chapter 1: Melancholy of Monsters 第一章　怪物どもの憂愁
 * Chapter 2: Citadel of the Swans 第二章　白鳥の砦
 * Chapter 3: Deaf to the Songbirds' Lament 第三章　シンギング・バードの嘆きも知らず
 * Chapter 4: Ex Machina 第四章　エクスマキナ
 * Epilogue: Flowers Bloom Not on Snowy Fields 終章　花など咲かぬ、雪の野に

Appearances

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 * Supporting Characters

Trivia

 * Along with Under Pressure and Darkest Before the Dawn, it is considered the second part of 86 -Eighty Six-.
 * The cover of this volume can be seen in the second OVA of Eromanga-Sensei after Eromanga Sensei receives a copy to give to her stepbrother. Both Eromanga-Sensei and 86 share the same light night novel publisher, Dengeki Bunko.
 * The title of this volume is a reference to "Death, Be Not Proud"—the opening line to Sonnet X, written by English poet John Donne.