Arifureta (Main Series)/Light Novel/Volume 4

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***Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest ④*** (ありふれた職業で世界最強 ④, *Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō ④*?) is the 4th volume of the light novel series, written by "Ryo Shirakome" and illustrated by "Takaya-Ki", and was first released on July 27, 2016 in Japan.

## Synopsis

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**FATHER FIGURES?!**

With their business in Ur concluded, Hajime and his party return to Fuhren. After getting Yue, Shea, and Tio their Status Plates, Hajime decides to take a break from adventuring–or so he thinks. If he doesn’t find trouble on his own, it manages to find him! Running afoul of a shady underground organization during a date with Shea, Hajime ends up rescuing a young girl named Myu. Wait. Is he supposed to be her surrogate father now?!

With their business in Ur concluded, Hajime and his party return to Fuhren. After getting Yue, Shea, and Tio their Status Plates, Hajime decides to rest in the city for a while. But as always, if he doesn't go to trouble, it manages to find him. During a date with Shea, he runs afoul of a shady underground organization. There he rescues a girl named Myuu and becomes... her father!?

## Chapters

* Chapter I: Hajime Becomes an XXX
* Chapter II: A Looming Shadow
* Chapter III: A Generic NPC's Valiant Struggle
* Chapter IV: Questioned Worth
* Chapter V: The Best at being the Worst
* Epilogue: The Creeping Silver Malice and Madness
* Extra Chapter: Kaori Shirasaki, Age 17. Specialty: Shock and Awe

### Bonus Short Stories

* Arifureta Fairy Tales: Alice in Wonderland
* Arifureta Magic Academy 3
* A Certain Peaceful Hero Party
* Yue's Magic Lessons
* Midnight Tag
* Don't Call Me A Goddess!

## Characters

* Yue
* Shea Haulia
* Tio Klarus
* Will Cudeta
* Ilwa Chang
* Dott Clowe
* Lehman
* Myu
* Kaori Shirasaki
* Shizuku Yaegashi
* Kouki Amanogawa
* Ryutarou Sakagami
* Suzu Taniguchi
* Eri Nakamura
* Daisuke Hiyama
* Yoshiki Saitou
* Reichi Kondou
* Shinji Nakano
* Jugo Nagayama
* Kentarou Nomura
* Ayako Tsuji
* Mao Yoshino
* Kousuke Endou
* Cattleya
* Meld Loggins
* Alan Somis
* Aiko Hatayama
* Yuka Sonobe
* Nana Miyazaki
* Taeko Sugawara
* Atsushi Tamai
* Noboru Aikawa
* Akito Nimura
* Liliana S. B. Heiligh**\***
* David Zahler
* Saria Cudeta
* Hansen
* Loa Bawavis
* Noint**\***

Note: **\***; Unnamed

## Adaptations

### Manga

* Manga Volume 7
	+ Chapter 39
	+ Chapter 40
	+ Chapter 41
	+ Chapter 42
	+ Chapter 43
	+ Chapter 44

* Manga Volume 8
	+ Chapter 45
	+ Chapter 46
	+ Chapter 47
	+ Chapter 48

### Anime

* Episode 11
* Episode 12
* Episode 13
* S2 Episode 3
* S2 Episode 4
* S2 Episode 5
* S2 Episode 13

## Trivia

* In the Japanese version, when Shea is riding the motorcycle "*Steiff*", Hajime compares her behavior to that of someone from *Fist of the North Star*.
* Ryo Shirakome originally intended to end the volume when Hajime had arrived just in time to save Kaori and Shizuku.
* The way Hajime rescues Kaori and Shizuku was inspired by the episode from *Mobile Suit Gundam SEED* "*The Descending Sword*", when Kira Yamato appears in the Freedom Gundam and manages to save his friends on the Archangel from being shot down by an enemy GINN.