The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage Vol. 3 (Kodansha, 2022)

A great sage, abandoned by humans after his reincarnation, sets about building a powerful empire for monsters! To remove the threat of the rampaging legion ants, Belamus goes on a one-man mission to sneak into their nest. But having hatched the same plan, Delarosa and her friends set out for the enemy's base before he does! Can he make it there fast enough to prevent disaster? And all the while, they are still unaware of the sinister figure behind these events who wishes for nothing less than the great sage's demise… Includes a bonus comic chapter and a new short story by the author of the original light novels!