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Old Paths Intertwine... As the Burmese army terrorises the local population, Arata realises he has to clean house before he can focus on the Chinese. His efforts to end his allies' suppression of their own citizens lead him to Yangon, where the UN peacekeeping team is detained and an unlikely reunion lies in wait for him... Marginal Operation: Volume 12...

After forming a truce with the cult they were originally contracted to confront, Arata and his crew set out for Thailand. Immediately upon landing, a rich aristocrat by the name of Li Seiran comes to him with a proposition—to stop a certain company from trafficking children out of the country. But with his reputation as the renowned Headmaster now flowing...

The fires of vengeance burn on... With Arata's battle against his former employer concluded, the situation's finally stabilising. After careful deliberation, he decides to recruit child soldiers from Thailand's slums on Miss Li's request. Unbeknownst to Arata, while his rival company may have backed out for now, there are still those within it whose personal grudge against him won't let...

An ill-fated encounter... Driven insane by the loss of his daughter and the death of Hakim, Kishimoto turned on his coworker and killed him in cold blood. After this, he used Sophie to goad Arata into a final showdown at a park in Thailand. From training camp comrades to bitter adversaries, how will this confrontation end as their two paths...

With Peace Like This... Arata brings the child soldiers to Japan in the hopes of showing them a country free from war. Little did he know, they would soon be forced to take a government contract to protect one of their new informants. Looking for a peaceful resolution, Arata and the kids quickly find themselves dragged into a full-scale conflict...

Good Friends - Better Enemies Arata believed his travails in Thailand were over, but Kishimoto has other plans. The moment Arata lets his guard down, his former colleague strikes, kidnapping Hakim and Sophie. For the first time, Arata must contend with the imminent threat of a subordinate's death. Will he crack, or will he find a way to follow through...

Pushing foreign borders... Arata finally makes the move against the Chinese army his sponsors have been waiting for. The effort goes well at first as he recaptures a series of villages with no casualties, but his seemingly unstoppable momentum grinds to a halt as Arata discovers deeper complexities to this struggle than he ever imagined... In Marginal Operation: Volume 11,...

Tensions flare amidst jungle warfare... The battle in Myanmar rages on fiercer than ever before. China has deployed their helicopters and drones, while Arata's allies, the Burmese Army, turn out to be far less reliable than he'd hoped. It will take the full extent of his considerable wit to continue winning his battles and keeping his kids alive. Fortunately, by...

Going on the offensive... With the Chinese Army presenting an overwhelming difference in firepower to his own forces, Arata employs guerrilla tactics to successfully take out a key refuelling base. However, this enrages the Chinese Army more than expected, leading to an air strike against Camp Hakim in retaliation. With the Burmese Army still disorganised and his sponsors unwilling to...