Xian's HM/SoS Wonderland

From the official socials: @everydaybewear has made some more amazing edible art, this time celebrating the first anniversary of Guardians of Azuma!

You can see some of their previous stuff in this post:

the grand bazaar boys

While we're still waiting to see the results of the big popularity poll, Marvelous has announced another part of their anniversary celebration: A "Memory Contest," featuring Illustration, Photo, and Video categories for both Story of Seasons and Rune Factory, with three winners in each category. The Story of Seasons winners will each receive a "Golden Watering Can" trophy, and Rune Factory winners will receive a "Golden Turnip." Artwork is submitted via Google Form or Twitter post. Obviously, AI is prohibited.

The deadline is June 30, 2026 (Tue) at 23:59, JST. The contest is only open to residents of Japan. We hope that other international branches of Marvelous will open their own contests soon. For now, we can at least look forward to seeing all kinds of fun new artworks from the JP side of the fanbase soon!

(Previously: Episode 32)

Episode 33

Hero, I am resolved to live with the Demon Lord in his charming and magical lair.

Thank you for your understanding, hero.

"It's nothing. It seems I am no match for the Demon Lord at present so it is only right for me to withdraw from the field in honor."

"So you realize that the time to part has come. In that case, allow me to give you a token of my esteem, by healing your wounds. Snap!"

Wow! With just a snap of his fingers, the Demon Lord made the wounds our hero suffered in their battle go away. It's like a magician's trick. Amazing.

"I keep telling you, it's real magic."

Hey! My wounds are sealing themselves! Thank you. And with that I will take my leave.

"Oh, by the way..."