SAMPLE-ADB: https://sevenseasentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/9798897658367_assassinLN1-sample.mp3?_=1 ----------------------------------------------------------- COVER-ADB: https://i.ibb.co/1JZgxGj4/cover-adb.jpg _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's, Vol. 1 Light Novel By 赤井まつり Narrated by Knox Riley 4.7 56 ratings DEATH FROM THE SHADOWS Oda Akira is the kind of guy who people forget is even there. His unassuming nature pays off, though, when his entire class is swept away to a fantasy world, and he slips easily into his new role as a silent assassin. Between his suspiciously high starting stats and too many details that don't fit, Akira is sure something is wrong. But digging into royal secrets is a dangerous game, and when Akira uncovers an evil scheme, he also makes a powerful enemy--the very king who brought him to this world! With the help of the elven spirit medium Amelia, can he find the power to set things right, and get his revenge? ©2017 Matsuri Akai (P)2017 Matsuri Akai Series Book 1, My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Release date 09-12-25 Language English Format Unabridged Audiobook Length 7 hrs and 20 mins Publisher Seven Seas Entertainment, Seven Seas Siren Categories Science Fiction & Fantasy whispersync Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Assassin Royalty ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Product Details Series Title [AUDIOBOOK] My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Light Novel) Author Matsuri Akai Artist Tozai Narrator Knox Riley Publisher Seven Seas Siren Genre Audiobook ,Action ,Adventure ,Fantasy ,Romance ,Shounen Available since January 22, 2026 (12:00 AM) PT / January 22, 2026 (05:00 PM) JST Page count 0pages (*Note) ----------------------------------------------------------- Book: My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s (Audiobook) Vol. 1 My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s (Audiobook) Vol. 1 Siren Series: My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s (Light Novel) Story & Art by: Matsuri Akai Tozai Release Date: September 18, 2025 Length: 7 hrs 20 mins Narrated by: Knox Riley Produced by: John Marshall Media ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Transported to a fantasy world for a roguish new take on the isekai genre. Inspired the anime! And don’t miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas. Oda Akira is the kind of guy who people forget is even there. His unassuming nature pays off, though, when his entire class is swept away to a fantasy world, and he slips easily into his new role as a silent assassin. Between his suspiciously high starting stats and too many details that don’t fit, Akira is sure something is wrong. But digging into royal secrets is a dangerous game, and when Akira uncovers an evil scheme, he also makes a powerful enemy—the very king who brought him to this world! With the help of the elven spirit medium Amelia, can he find the power to set things right, and get his revenge? _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- November 25, 2017 _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ Table of Contents Color Inserts Title Page Table of Contents Page Copyrights and Credits Prologue Chapter 1: Summoned to Another World?! Chapter 2: The Trap Intermission: Commander Saran Chapter 3: The Labyrinth Chapter 4: A New Companion Chapter 5: The Elven Domain Afterword Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------- ANSATSUSHA DE ARU ORE NO SUTETASU GA YUUSHA YORI MO AKIRAKA NI TSUYOI NODAGA VOL. 1 © 2017 Matsuri Akai First published in Japan in 2017 by OVERLAP Inc., Ltd., Tokyo. English translation rights arranged with OVERLAP Inc., Ltd., Tokyo. No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission from the copyright holders. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Any information or opinions expressed by the creators of this book belong to those individual creators and do not necessarily reflect the views of Seven Seas Entertainment or its employees. Seven Seas press and purchase enquiries can be sent to Marketing Manager Lianne Sentar at press@gomanga.com. Information regarding the distribution and purchase of digital editions is available from Digital Manager CK Russell at digital@gomanga.com. Seven Seas and the Seven Seas logo are trademarks of Seven Seas Entertainment. All rights reserved. Follow Seven Seas Entertainment online at sevenseasentertainment.com. TRANSLATION: Colby W. ADAPTATION: Leigh Teetzel COVER DESIGN: Hanase Qi INTERIOR LAYOUT & DESIGN: Clay Gardner COPY EDITOR: E.M. Candon PROOFREADER: Linda Lombardi LIGHT NOVEL EDITOR: Rebecca Scoble PREPRESS TECHNICIAN: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein PRODUCTION MANAGER: Lissa Pattillo MANAGING EDITOR: Julie Davis ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Adam Arnold PUBLISHER: Jason DeAngelis ISBN: 978-1-64827-658-3 Printed in Canada First Printing: September 2021 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________ ☕ _________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________