The Rising of the Shield Hero manga volume 24 features story by Aneko Yusagi and art by Aiya Kyu.

“Give up on the Lurolona villagers.”

Naofumi and his friends are fighting in the Dark Coliseum in order to rescue the demi-human Lurolona villagers. The mysterious woman who they encountered there, Nadia, seems to be aware of their objective—and warns them that it's better to give up on it. As they proceed to face off against Nadia in a showdown in the ring, Raphtalia seems to be acting strange—but what could it mean?