Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 9 (Overlap Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Hajime and his friends finally have a clue to return to their hometown. Their goal is the "Hyosetsu Cave" - the last great labyrinth of extreme cold and extreme conditions, closed off from the world by ice and snow. Armed with new powers, Hajime and his group take on the challenge, but in addition to the labyrinth of ice mirrors, they are troubled by strange whispering voices. The trickery steadily erodes the group's spirit. In the midst of this extreme situation, Shizuku, separated and left all alone, is confronted by a false version of herself. Shizuku faces the challenge of surpassing herself, but when she is confronted by a false image of the truth she has been averting her eyes from, her heart breaks...? I'm a little tired, Nagumo-kun. I'm a little tired. Protect me... I'm not sure I'm ready for this. Conquer your inner self. The "strongest" otherworldly fantasy, Volume 9!

ついに故郷へ帰還する手がかりを得たハジメたち。目指すは“氷雪洞窟”―氷と雪に閉ざされた、極寒にして極限を成す最後の大迷宮。新たな力を携え挑むハジメたちだったが、氷面鏡の迷路に加え、奇怪な囁き声に悩まされる。その仕掛けは一行の精神を着実に蝕んでいき―。そんな極限状態の中で分断され、一人ぼっちとなった雫の前に現れたのは、偽りの自分。自身を超える試錬に臨む雫だったが、目を逸らしてきた真実を虚像に突きつけられ、心が決壊してしまい...!?「南雲君、少し、疲れたわ。ちゃんと...守って...ね?」内に秘めた自身に克己せよ。“最強”異世界ファンタジー、第9巻!