44 years ago, a great war known as the Valbanill War raged in the land. One of the war's most dangerous weapons was the Demon Contract, where a human could sacrifice his or her body to become powerful demon. Realizing the damages the contracts have caused the land, the surviving nations made peace and banned the use of the Demon Contracts.

A Knight's Sword The Market Festival has come to the city of Housman, where a fabulous blade known as the "Demon Sword" is put up for auction. Recently knighted Cecily Campbell's newest mission is to guard the sword at all costs. There's just one problem: the sword has the mysterious ability to transform into a beautiful woman known as Aria. Still, it's all fun and games at the festival, and Cecily and Aria become fast friends—until a huge fire demon appears! The demon will stop at nothing to steal Aria, even if it means reducing the entire city to ashes. Can Cecily and her companion Luke—the Sacred Blacksmith—save the citizens of Housman from a rampaging demon and its master plans?

かつて、大陸で“悪魔契約”を駆使した忌まわしい戦争があった。そして今――。騎士団に所属するセシリー・キャンベルは謎めいた鍛冶屋の男ルークと出会い、自身の剣を鍛えてもらうことを約束してもらう。『市』の場で狙われた『魔剣』アリアの護衛を何とか果たしたセシリー。二人は固い友情を誓い合うが、謎の少女たちがアリア、そしてルークを狙う。

For fans of Full Metal Alchemist and Final Fantasy comes an all new epic fantasy manga series! This manga is the fourth book in an ongoing series that features stunning artwork and color inserts in each volume. Like her father and grandfather before her, Cecily Campbell has entered the noble ranks of the Knight Guard, sworn to protect the Independent Trade City of Housman. Now the time has come for Cecily to prove herself in battle. A veteran of the great Valbanill War goes berserk in the marketplace. Cecily confronts him with the prized sword she inherited from her father—and it shatters to pieces! All seems lost, when a lone figure swoops to the rescue, an expert swordsman with a sword unlike any Cecily has ever seen. His name is Luke Ainsworth, a blacksmith of much renown, who will forge a new sword for Cecily and join her down a path of magical adventure beyond her wildest dreams.

Book by Kotaro Yamada, Isao Miura

This manga is the sixth book in an ongoing series that features stunning artwork and color inserts in each volume. Friends and Foes As the power of the Sacred Blade wanes, Luke, Cecily, Lisa, and the Demon Blade Aria travel to the Militant Nation, seeking information on forging a new Sacred Blade to combat the inhuman Valbanill. Meanwhile, Siegfried and the Empire have nefarious plans of their own that would trigger a second Valbanill War. With the help of old friends and new allies, can Cecily and Luke find the strength to stand up against that encroaching darkness?

The Sacred Blacksmith is a sweeping swords and sorcery epic about a female knight and her adventures with a young mysterious blacksmith. The Sacred Blacksmith orginated as a light novel series in Japan and was adapted into a popular manga series, as well as a hit anime, which is currently available through FUNimation. This manga is the seventh book in an ongoing series that features stunning artwork and color inserts in each volume. Like her father and grandfather before her, Cecily Campbell has entered the noble ranks of the Knight Guard, sworn to protect the Independent Trade City of Housman. Now the time has come for Cecily to prove herself in battle. A veteran of the great Valbanill War goes berserk in the marketplace. Cecily confronts him with the prized sword she inherited from her father—and it shatters to pieces! All seems lost, when a lone figure swoops to the rescue, an expert swordsman with a sword unlike any Cecily has ever seen. His name is Luke Ainsworth, a blacksmith of much renown, who will forge a new sword for Cecily and join her down a path of magical adventure beyond her wildest dreams.

Like her father and grandfather before her, Cecily Campbell has entered the noble ranks of the Knight Guard, sworn to protect the Independent Trade City of Housman. Now the time has come for Cecily to prove herself in battle. A veteran of the great Valbanill War goes berserk in the marketplace. Cecily confronts him with the prized sword she inherited from her father-and it shatters to pieces! All seems lost, when a lone figure swoops to the rescue, an expert swordsman with a sword unlike any Cecily has ever seen. His name is Luke Ainsworth, a blacksmith of much renown, who will forge a new sword for Cecily and join her down a path of magical adventure beyond her wildest dreams.

A SWORD REBORN As the Independent City of Housman prepares for the imminent awakening of the inhuman Valbanill, the original Sacred Blade appears at Atelier Liza in her human form, freed from her duty by Luke and Cecily’s recent reinforcement of the seal. She reveals to Luke, Cecily and the rest of the group the last key pieces of information that they need in order to create a new blade and reseal Valbanill. While the process would consume the last remains of the Demon Blade Aria, reviving her as the new Sacred Blade, it would condemn her to a lifetime of centuries under Blair Volcano, alone in the darkness. As Cecily wrestles with this bitter knowledge of what she must do, the people of Housman plan for a very special wedding...

"First published in Japan in 2017 by Kadokawa Corporation, Tokyo"—Colophon.