N09 (Slayers)

Slayers Vol. 9: The Cursed Sword of Bezeld (Japanese: ベゼルドの 妖剣ようけん Romaji: bezerudo no yōken) is the ninth book in the Slayers novel series, written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was published in 1995 by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing. WhileTOKYOPOP never released this or any future novels in English, on July 3, 2020, J-Novel Club announced their rescue license of the series during their panel at Anime Expo Lite. The digital version of volume 9 has been released on 4th of August 2021.

=Plot Information=

Synopsis
Having lost the Sword of Light, Lina and Gourry search for a replacement.

Debuts

 * Luke
 * Milina
 * Sherra

Setting

 * Time: Approximately 1012-1013
 * Place: Bezeld and surrounding areas

Characters

 * Lina Inverse
 * Gourry Gabriev
 * Luke
 * Milina
 * Sherra
 * Zain
 * Galva

=Trivia=
 * This novel begins the second novel story arc.

= External Links =
 * Lost Slayers - Fan translation of novel 9 by Patas and Tokitama
 * Baka-Tsuki - Fan translation of novel 9 by Spore
 * QP' Slayers Page - QP Diana's summary of Novel 9