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Light of the Nameless Star (名も無き星の光, Na mo Haki Hoshi no Hikari) is the ninth arc of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu. It is preceded by Arc 8, Vincent Vollachia, and followed by Arc 10. In the web novel, the first chapter of Arc 9 was released on July 22, 2024. It currently consists of 23 chapters and 1 interlude in the web novel, and it has one light novel volume.
In the aftermath of the Great Disaster and in the wake of Priscilla's passing, the Vollachia Empire is set on the road towards recovery, ridding the country of the remaining zombies with the help of Spica and picking up the pieces of the destroyed empire to rebuild itself. No longer needed in Vollachia, the Lugunicans decide to return to their home country, all with their own individual tasks. One such task includes escorting Al to the Pleiades Watchtower so that he might read a certain Book of the Dead. However, shortly after arriving, Subaru finds himself in his worst predicament yet: captured and sealed away by Al. With his goal to rid the world of the cause of its apparent end, even if it makes him an enemy of the world, Aldebaran sets forward on his scheme with his companions to go to Kararagi and drop Subaru off of the Grand Mogolade Geyser.
A prologue with content not featured in the web novel is added.
Chapter 1
The narration stating that, other than Lupugana, each of Vollachia's major cities, including Garkla, Glarasia, Chaosflame, and Mezoreia, had all avoided destruction, was removed.
Trivia
Arc 9 is Aldebaran's main arc, per the afterword of Volume 39.
Contrary to popular belief, the arc has not been confirmed to center around the Felt Camp. In 2022,[1] the author indicated that the Felt Camp's spotlight would begin in Arc 10 (formerly Arc 9), although it is not known if these plans have been altered since then.
While no numbers were paired with the focus of later arcs, in 2022, the author confirmed that after Arc 7 (which was split into two arcs), the remaining arcs would have a spotlight on the Felt Camp, then the Crusch Camp, and lastly, all Royal Selection camps.[2]
As the original plan for Arc 7 changed and it was split into two separate arcs, it can be assumed that the author's original statements about Arc 8 now apply to Arc 9.
The author has said Arc 8 would have a situation where Subaru is unable to die in an unnamed battle.[3]However, this is not a confirmation that Subaru will be unable to utilize Return by Death in the midst of the unnamed battle.
It should be noted that in Arc 7, during the events of Volume 31, Subaru found himself in a situation where he thought he could not die. Furthermore, in a reply to the sourced comment above, a user suggested Subaru could put a poison in his teeth, something else that was seen in Volume 31. It is feasible that, rather than implementing this in a battle during Arc 9, the author instead chose to do this in the aforementioned Arc 7 volume.
As of February 13, 2014, Ton, Chin, and Kan were said to appear in Arc 8.[4]
In 2014, the author claimed that Arc 8 had the feeling of urgency within it.[5]It should be noted that this is not the arc's theme.
According to the author, Arc 8 or Arc 9 will feature the scene he wants to write the most.[6]
On February 14, 2018, responding to a question asking which arc that Petra would “shine the brightest” in, the author concluded it would likely be Arc 8.[7]
References
↑“As I’ve said before, the main arcs for Felt and Reinhard will be in the later half of the story, somewhere in 9, 10, or 11.” Re: Zero 10th Anniversary Space.
↑“Now the spotlight is on the Priscilla Camp, next is going to be the Felt Camp, then the Crusch one, and finally, all of them.” Re: Zero 10th Anniversary Space.
