Cause of death: vending machine. Is there any end more suitable for a vending-machine enthusiast than giving his life to cushion the fall of one of his favorite machines? So perhaps it was only fate that he was reborn as a vending machine in another world!

A SINISTER NEW SHO-VILLAIN! Lucy, Catria, and Lithisia embark on a mission to invade the Fire Tower. While facing off against the Mage King Farshinal in a grueling battle, Catria’s shovel powers awaken! With Alice and Alan’s towers already down, Pazuzu shows himself at last!

FROZEN SHOV-LID! Alan and his companions head for the kingdom of Shilasia, seeking the next Orb. But what they find there leaves them utterly shov-struck-every soul in Shilasia has been trapped in ice! At the heart of it all lies one of the kingdom's founders, Ice Sage Riezfeld. Who attacked her? And where is the Silver Orb?!

BURIED TREASURE! In search of the fifth Orb, Alan and his friends have arrived in the Lactia Republic. But when an increased guard presence in the port where they're staying forces Lithisia to lie low, Alan and Catria must investigate the town alone. It isn't long before Alan's Shovel Search uncovers a captive woman aboard a unique ship and our heroes are drawn into an unprecedented legal shovel battle!

DEEP-SEA DIGGING! Beyond the safe shores of the Lactia Republic, in the middle of the perilous ocean, echoes a voice only Lady Lucrezia can hear. The voice belongs to Elias, a mermaid of Lernia Hydra, who leads Alan and his companions deep into the sacred waters to seek out the Green Orb...and a message from Lucrezia's dead father!