I'm Standing on a Million Lives

Ninth grader Yusuke Yotsuya is practical, friendless, and not active in any clubs. Then one day, he and two female classmates are suddenly sent to another world where they must work together to battle for their lives. Yotsuya is a lone wolf and has always lived his life according to his wants, but how will that work out now that he’s supposed to be a hero?! Get ready for a one-of-a-kind fantasy story that will challenge everything you thought you knew about fantasy!

The ultra-practical third-year in junior high, Yusuke Yotsuya, is still stuck in this alternate universe where his next quest is to “transport cargo.” While on the journey, he and his party rescue a platoon of soldiers being attacked by monsters who join them on their way. However, the soldiers, who hail from a military power, had actually been on their own journey to publicly execute supposed heretics in their custody?including a child! As if this political dissent and religious conflict weren’t enough to contend with, Yotsuya and the gang then find themselves trapped in the dungeon of an ancient cavern. Yotsuya’s a far cry from the “ideal hero” in this world, so what secret plan will he concoct to get them out!?

"We’ll bring the Deokk soldiers to the pit of despair and kill them!" The ever-calculating Yotsuya carries out a very non-Heroic revenge for his friends—but when the truth about the world he’s sent into is revealed, it is a heavy cross to bear for the fourteen-year-old. His next quest, sending him to the island of Jiffon, will make him question the very meaning of his existence!

As part of their fifth quest, Yotsuya and the other heroes are involved in an orc-hunting expedition. Between the squabbling among the human side, the suspected presence of a traitor, and the intelligent orcs’ massive frames, things look grim for the team. Yotsuya himself is deemed unfit to join the battle - but after a job change, he’s aiming to get back into the fray! Is he ready to truly take the "hero" role in this intense fight?!

The battle reaches its thrilling climax at Kumamo Castle! As volcanic rocks rain down upon the islanders and orcs, the sudden appearance of a dragon strikes dread in their hearts, even as Yotsuya remains dedicated to orc slaying. The only way to handle these tricky, intelligent foes is to work with Torii. Will Yotsuya learn to be a team player for a change? Will this unlikely combo hold tight as they face off the dragon? And what will Jiffon Island look like once this disaster reaches its close?

The sixth Hero is Glenda, a fetching American who isn’t shy about broadcasting her lack of interest in men. Through her, Yotsuya learns of other Hero groups dotted around the "real" world. There’s a clear need to make contact with them--and so Yotsuya decides to...make a movie?! But in the ensuing sixth quest, the nastiness of the unseen enemy facing Yotsuya and Torii drive them to the brink! Volume 6 kicks off the Ihar-Nemore Drug War, a mission more difficult than anything that came before it!

The race is on to infiltrate the drug cartels! At the battle arena, Yotsuya scores an audience with a top cartel boss--but when a bomb rips through the stadium, events start unfolding fast. Three of the Heroes decide to split up and dig into each of the conflict’s three sides...but compared to the experienced Glenda and the guilelessly charming Torii, Yotsuya’s deep-seated misanthropy gives him a serious disadvantage! Will his solution--a crash course in critical thinking and ethics--bring order to the chaos in Ihar-Nemore?

Yotsuya has been captured -- but Glenda, leading a three-pronged resistance, steps up for a daring counterattack! Occupying Mount Sancielo, the heart of drug cultivation in the area, she smiles boldly as a vast narco-army pushes toward her position. Meanwhile, Torii receives a secret order from the largest cartel on the scene, as Shindo, Hakozaki, and Tokitate remain in the kingdom of Goldia. Can they all band together to save Yotsuya? And before long, the dragons at the core of the story begin to make their presence known...

Thanks to the underhanded scheming of the Dragon Bishop Epifonio, the two largest drug cartels of the region have declared war against each other—but before all-out hostilities begin, a giant mantis invasion throws all sides of the battle into chaos! Now’s the time for Yotsuya to step up as a hero once again, and the solo mission he undertakes is as low-handed as they get! Will his latest round of sheer malice put a stop to the seemingly never-ending Ihar-Nemore drug war?

Yotsuya and the others lead a massive takedown of the mob that has long ruled Goldia’s criminal underworld. Unfortunately, the end of organized crime hardly spells the end for the nation’s problems with its neighbor, Ihar-Nemore. Thankfully, Yotsuya thinks up a way to help the two countries begin to heal. With their quest completed, the party returns to Japan for some well-earned rest, but their world may not be as safe from the dangers of the other one as they’d like...

To solve an oppressive situation that has kept hundreds of blacksmiths working around the clock for years, Yotsuya and his companions must help defeat the mysterious beast that’s thwarted all would-be challengers. While some of the party heads to the mountains with the latest contingent of soldiers hoping to slay the undefeated monster, Yotsuya remains behind in town to gather information and has an unexpected reunion with an old acquaintance. However, they clearly aren’t the person Yotsuya used to know anymore...

A group of mighty Cathean monks has arrived, and they join Yotsuya and the rest of the party to finally kill the dragon that’s plagued the kingdom. Something goes awry, however, and when the smoke clears, Habaki Futashige is the only player left standing. Now it’s up to the man who believed himself a loser back on Earth to step up and clear the quest before time runs out!

It’s the wizened sage Ozu (actually a Dragon Bishop) against Fatina, the beautiful and mysterious sorceress! But as Round 2 of this epic battle between high-powered magicians kicks off, Futashige is still having trouble cornering the corrupt oligarch Basma. It’s down to the wire in round 7, with just a day and change left to go...but a stroke of luck brings Yotsuya back to life! Now it’s into the belly of the gigantic beast in search of a breakthrough!

The seemingly-invincible mimic has been slain, and the villain in league with the dragon priest is locked away. All that remains is to attend Jangani’s coronation, and the quest will be complete. Will it really be that easy, though? Yotsuya and the others better hurry. Time is nearly up, and the longer they delay, the more the real world is swallowed by the fantastical other one…

Shindo has a problem. Somewhere during her attempt to escape the Nophist extremists, she wound up being hailed as their reborn savior, throwing the nation of Ahtunu into chaos. Meanwhile, Yotsuya launches a rescue to liberate imprisoned journalists, hoping they can help bring back democracy to this land in the grips of tyranny. Will it work in time, though? The countdown to the end of the eighth quest is constantly ticking…

After discovering the inhumane Berserker production, Yotsuya hoped to reveal this secret to the Sotagan government and force it to take action against the oppressive nation of Ahtunu. How convenient, then, that he runs into Sotagan forces already in Ahtunu. This should be great news. It’s exactly what Yotsuya needs to finish the latest quest, but there’s something off about the Sotagan warriors. They seem to be more interested in killing than liberating…

Iu thought she’d found the dragon bishop at last, but it seems more than one Fohno is hiding among the six body doubles. Worse yet, she and Glenda are in the wicked sorcerer’s clutches, ready to be brainwashed by his creature magic. Even if the dragon bishop is defeated, his magic may linger, altering their minds forever! Can Yotsuya and the others stop the ritual to empower the dragon and save their friends, or will they need to make an impossible choice?

As the civil war in Ahtunu rages to its climax, Iu Shindo finds herself in a strange position…from merely pretending to be a prophet, to becoming a “real” prophet who could shape the country’s religion and future! But the evil dragon bishop, the many-bodied Fohno, will not give up his plan to massacre Ahtunu without a fight. Then, after the end of the quest, the heroes return to Japan in time for a school festival, a school play and…a love confession that may change Yotsuya’s life!

The ninth round begins, and the heroes’ mighty new ally is…Hoichi, a 40-year-old bus driver?! Teleported to the land of Taldiorff, the heroes are hired to protect a mining camp in a forest filled with monsters, including the terrifying Curus. Facing some of their deadliest enemies yet, Yotsuya starts to wonder how much time he has left and regret not going out with Shindo. But even if he’s lost his chance with Shindo, someone new—a woman from the gameworld—is suddenly eager to become Yotsuya’s wife!