Light Novel Volume 5

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## Death, Be Not Proud

* Japanese
* English
* English Audio Book
* Textless

**"Death, Be Not Proud"** (死よ、驕るなかれ, *Shiyo, Ogoru Nakare*?) is the fifth volume of the *86 -Eighty Six-* light novel series. The volume covers the first half of the fourth story arc of the series, depicting the Strike Package's new mission to support their allied nation—the United Kingdom of Roa Gracia—while introducing a new foil to the Eighty-Six and giving a new perspective to their pride.

## Tagline

* English
* Japanese

> "*A monster lives in a northern country.*"
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> "*雪山に潜む怪物たちが、彼らに、笑みとともに問いかける。*"
> ― A monster lurks in the snowy mountains, he questions them with a smile.
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## Epigraph

* English
* Japanese

> "***May even death not do us part.***"
> ― Viktor Idinarohk, Artificial Fairy Outline
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> "***死も我らを分かたぬように。***"
> ― ヴィークトル・イディナローク『人造妖精概説』
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## Synopsis

WHAT MAKES A MONSTER?

"Come find me."

Legion developer Zelene Birkenbaum, a figure shrouded in mystery, has left the Eighty-Sixth Strike Package a trail of bread crumbs leading all the way to the frozen north. But as Shin and the Eighty-Six acquaint themselves with the United Kingdom of Roa Gracia, they learn of an anti-Legion strategy that chills them worse than the cold. Here on this new battlefield, surrounded by mechanical ghosts that exist only to fulfill their duty, the Eighty-Six are forced to acknowledge an unsettling truth...

## Contents

* **Prologue: The King of Corpses**
序章　屍の王
* **Chapter 1: Melancholy of Monsters**
第一章　怪物どもの憂愁
* **Chapter 2: Citadel of the Swans**
第二章　白鳥の砦
* **Chapter 3: Deaf to the Songbirds' Lament**
第三章　シンギング・バードの嘆きも知らず
* **Chapter 4: Ex Machina**
第四章　エクスマキナ
* **Epilogue: Flowers Bloom Not on Snowy Fields**
終章　花など咲かぬ、雪の野に

## Appearances

Main Characters

* Shinei Nouzen
* Vladilena Milizé
* Raiden Shuga
* Theoto Rikka
* Anju Emma
* Kurena Kukumila
* Frederica Rosenfort
* Viktor Idinarohk
* Lerche

Supporting Characters

* Brent Bernholdt
* Daiya Irma (mentioned)
* Dustin Jaeger
* Ernst Zimmerman (mentioned)
* Erwin Marcel
* Fido
* Grethe Wenzel
* Henrietta von Penrose
* Kaie Taniya (mentioned)
* Ludmila
* Reki Michihi
* Rito Oriya
* Shana
* Shiden Iida
* Yuuto Crow
* Zafar Idinarohk

## Illustrations

Alkonost Schematics (JP)Alkonost Schematics (EN)Story Prelude (JP)Story Prelude (EN)Reginleif Schematics and Personal Armaments (JP)Reginleif Schematics and Personal Armaments (EN)Character Introduction (JP)Character Introduction (EN)Intro (JP)Intro (EN)Vika's audience with the kingLena's frustration with herselfLerche's introduction as a SirinWinter Reginleif and Barushka Matushka Schematics (JP)Winter Reginleif and Barushka Matushka Schematics (EN)Anju shows Dustin her scarsLena equips the Cicada for the first timeRevich Citadel Observation Base Schematics (JP)Revich Citadel Observation Base Schematics (EN)Skorpion Schematics (JP)Skorpion Schematics (EN)Lerche goads ShinSirin siege routePhönix Variant Schematics (JP)Phönix Variant Schematics (EN)
## Trivia

* The cover of this volume can be seen in the second OVA of *Eromanga-Sensei* after Sagiri Izumi receives a copy to give to her stepbrother. Both *Eromanga-Sensei* and *86* share the same light night novel publisher, Dengeki Bunko, as well as the same animation studio, A-1 Pictures.
* The title of this volume is a reference to "Death, Be Not Proud"—the opening line to Sonnet X, written by English poet John Donne.

## References

1. ↑ ８６―エイティシックス―Ep.5 ―死よ、驕るなかれ― Dengeki Bunko