The Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary Novel Volume 9 was written by Mine with illustrations by peroshi.

Having made it to Lapis's home, Loren finds himself tasked by her mother, Demon Lord Judie, to destroy a dangerous artefact by throwing it into a nearby volcano. Unfortunately, an old foe has his sights on the artefact in question. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the volcano just so happens to be occupied—by an ancient dragon!