Renji Naoki, a weary young chef with nothing but hard work keeping him afloat, never asked for heroics. But when a king’s desperate ritual rips him from modern Kyoto into a world of swords and sorcery, Renji is thrust into a role he never wanted: guiding Princess Illyandaril Rose, the arrogant he...

The Philosopher’s Stone—an artefact capable of elevating any magic beyond its natural limits—has resurfaced. To claim it, magicians must enter a secret competition and hunt one another down, hidden from the world. MAGI, the Magical Affairs & Governance Institute, exists to keep magic concealed. ...