Spice and Wolf New Series: Okami to Hiyoshi 9 (Dengeki Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Coru broke the mental spell that Lutia, the wolf incarnate, had been under and ended the conflict in Akhent over the textbooks. With the printing of the scriptures in sight, Kor and his team began preparations for the council. The clergy from all over the world would gather for the Council, and it was important to gather as many allies as possible in order to gain an advantage in the coming debate. However, the news arrives that an impostor has appeared, pretending to be the "Cardinal of the Twilight". Orburg, the city of hope, was built in the name of the "Cardinal of Twilight" to fight the oppressive rule of the cathedral city of Eshtadt. Kol, who cannot prove that he is who he claims to be, is forced to make a decision.

狼の化身ルティアが抱えていた心の呪縛を解き、教科書を巡るアケントでの争いに終止符を打たせたコル。目的であった聖典印刷の目処も立ち、いざ公会議に向けコルたちは準備を始めるのだった。全世界の聖職者が集う公会議、来るべき論戦を優位に進めるべく、一人でも多くの味方集めが重要となる。だが、その出鼻をくじくように“薄明の枢機卿”の名を騙る偽者が現れたとの報せが届く。聖堂都市エシュタットの圧政に立ち向かう、“薄明の枢機卿”の名の許に建てられたという希望の街オルブルク。かねてからの謙遜が仇となり、自分が本人であることを証明できないコルは決断を迫られる―。