Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles manga volume 5 features story by Yuri Kitayama and art by Futago Minaduki.

Life in the spirit forest is pleasant for Rio and Latifa—but alas, their time together there isn’t meant to last. With a promise that he’ll eventually return, Rio departs for his parents’ hometown in the Yagumo region. A small village holding the secrets of his birth awaits him…

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles manga volume 6 features story by Yuri Kitayama and art by Futago Minaduki.

Rio has settled into village life with Chief Yuba, Sayo, and Ruri. A trip to the capital, however, has him sharing the secrets of his origins and his tragic past with the king and queen. As he prepares to leave the Yagumo village afterward, it seems Sayo also has something to share...

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles manga volume 7 features story by Yuri Kitayama and art by Futago Minaduki.

After departing his parents’ hometown in the Yagumo region, Rio reunites with Latifa in the spirit folk village. She pours her heart out to him, and he responds with a special promise. Rio’s travels then take him to the city of Amande, where he witnesses six pillars of light rise up toward the sky. A voice in his head beseeches his help, leading him to an unexpected discovery…

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles manga volume 8 features story by Yuri Kitayama and art by Futago Minaduki.

With the emergence of the pillars of light come shocking discoveries! Miharu, Haruto's beloved childhood friend from Rio's past life, is among the people he rescues—and that's not all. Rio then learns of a sacred prophecy that connects the pillars to the arrival of six heroes, two of whom may well be Miharu's missing companions.