The God-Tier Guardian and the Love of Six Princesses Vol. 17 (Kodansha, 2026)

The Heavenly Empire did something in secret one thousand years ago... and Lloyd and the princesses believe that thousand-year secret has the potential to shake the world in the present day. Suspecting that someone may be planning to disturb the peace ceremony that would take place during the Mana Corridor's opening ceremony, the gang urgently searches for clues. They find traces of disturbing, twitching, "mud people", and a legend about an autonomous lifeform that had been created by the Heavenly Empire one thousand years ago. Ancient history and a young girl's secrets are revealed in this climactic 17th volume of this popular fantasy series!