The Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top Vol. 2 (manga)


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RIZE N' TENSIONS Blundering into battle with the bordering barony, the Bottom-Tier Baron continues his rise to the top! Thanks to the misunderstandings of his subjects, Baron Rize has maxed out his approval rating. Next on the agenda? Bouncing back business in the Barony of Babalon! His secret scheme was to counterfeit specialty products from the neighboring Barony of Bonclair, beginning a bootleg bonanza. However, Baron Zhaikov has caught on and declared war! Rize's number one priority is safety–specifically for number one: himself. So he goes to battle with the sleazebag strategy of using his adoring subjects as meat shields. But thanks to even more misunderstandings, their loyalty to him continues to skyrocket! Can he ride this accidental, electric morale and snatch victory from the jaws of his foe?!




The Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top Vol. 1 (manga)


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EVERYBODY LOVES AN UNDERDOG! Welcome to the Barony of Babalon, where barbarians battle and blasphemous believers babble. After the death of the Babalons, the Baron and Baroness of the Barony, young Rize Babalon inherits both the title of Baron of Babalon and the barren Barony of Babalon. But as soon as he rises to the rank and files paperwork to take over, the rank and file citizens of the barony rise up and try to take over instead. To save himself, Baron Rize does what he does best--sucks up to the citizens! Magic is the divine might that makes divine right for the nobility and aristocracy to rule. But our young baron decides to use that power for the citizens and bribe his way into a comfortable life... Or so he thought! His approval ratings suddenly skyrocket, and before he knows it, his people hail him as a savior! His magic may be revolutionary, but he didn't want a revolution! He just wanted to relax on the seaside, not commit regicide! He started empty-headed and empty-handed, but now things are getting out of hand! And thus begins the Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top!




The Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top Vol. 3 (manga)


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LET THE SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE INCOMPETENT COUNTESS COMMENCE Thanks to Baron Rize's wisdom (emphasis on the "dumb"), Babalon has brilliantly bounced back into beauty! To further develop his territory, Rize plans out a beach resort. Meanwhile, his resort rival, Countess Silica Palaceside has her hands full cracking down on the krakens crashing her coral reef and county commerce. Her plan? Kidnap some subjects who won't be missed and use them as live sacrifices to bait the krakens away. Upon stumbling into evidence of Silica's crime, Rize hatches a scheme of his own: Blackmail the corrupt countess with evidence of her crimes to secure maritime rights for himself! Will he fight Silica one-on-one to monopolize resort tourism?! Thus begins the third act of the lord who never learns!










86--EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 1 (manga)


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Long besieged by the fully autonomous killing machines known as the Legion, the Republic of San Magnolia endeavors to turn the tide of war by employing autonomous weapons of their own... Enjoy Asato-Asato's award winning novel in fully illustrated manga form!




My Dad's the Queen of All VTubers?! Vol. 1


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VTubers: These online entertainers have seen a surge of popularity, capturing the hearts of millions across the internet.But none of them have quite become as much of a household name as Kizuke Yai, the so-called 'Queen of VTubers.' Takashi, an average high-school student, is one of her biggest fans. He always tunes in to her broadcasts, and he might even have a little crush on her. Kizuke Yai is the real deal, an actual cute girl behind the screen, at least according to the rumors... But reality is often disappointing. The Queen of all VTubers is actually Takashi's dad.The hapless youngster stumbles upon his old man's dark secret, and soon finds himself flung into a nightmarish world of virtual song, dance, and endless cringe. Will Takashi succeed in getting his dad to quit, or will he find himself drawn deeper into the booming virtual scene despite this disillusionment?







The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 2


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AN UNLIKELY PAIR! On the surface, he's the babysitter for the boss's only daughter Yaeka, but Kirishima is really a member of the yakuza by trade. Thanks to Kirishima's persuasion, Yaeka finally resolves to visit her mother in the hospital, where she shares the feelings she's built up over the past three years. Join this unlikely pair as they make Valentine's chocolates with the gluttonous high school girl Ayumu, become reunited with Kirishima's own former babysitter, and even meeting Yaeka's first friend!




The Black Jacobins


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A powerful and impassioned historical account of the largest successful revolt by enslaved people in history: the Haitian Revolution of 1791–1803 “One of the seminal texts about the history of slavery and abolition.... Provocative and empowering.” —The New York Times Book Review The Black Jacobins, by Trinidadian historian C. L. R. James, was the first major analysis of the uprising that began in the wake of the storming of the Bastille in France and became the model for liberation movements from Africa to Cuba. It is the story of the French colony of San Domingo, a place where the brutality of plantation owners toward enslaved people was horrifyingly severe. And it is the story of a charismatic and barely literate enslaved person named Toussaint L’Ouverture, who successfully led the Black people of San Domingo against successive invasions by overwhelming French, Spanish, and English forces—and in the process helped form the first independent post-colonial nation in the Caribbean. With a new introduction (2023) by Professor David Scott.