Light Novel Volume 16

This is the sixteenth volume of the Mushoku Tensei light novel.

Synopsis

 * -|English (MF Books)=FIRST MISSION AS A SUBORDINATE Now Rudeus has Eris as his wife and is under the control of dragon Orsted. By summoning a magical beast to protect the house, he was able to recover his peaceful days for the time being. One day,  Orsted give him his first mission, "make Ariel, the second princess of the Asura kingdom, Queen."

Rudeus and his friends go to the Library Labyrinth in search of hints on how to get the backing of Perugius. Then, while they search information of the first king, they will find a diary. Who is the author and contents of the diary ...? "Translated Synopsis from MF books" "Synopsis from Seven Seas."
 * -|English (Seven Seas)=LONG LIVE THE KING Now officially Dragon God Orsted’s underling, Rudeus receives his first mission: to make Princess Arielle the next king of Asura Kingdom! Mighty as the endeavor might seem, it’s just the first of many steps he’ll have to take if he’s going to help Orsted bring down the Man God.

Chapters

 * Chapter 1: Towards the First Mission.
 * Chapter 2: Magical Beast Guardian.
 * Chapter 3: Forestalling / Initiative.
 * Chapter 4: Make Your Decision.
 * Chapter 5: Organization of Cooperation.
 * Chapter 6: Draft of Orsted.
 * Chapter 7 : Library Labyrinth.
 * Chapter 8: Armored Dragon King and Second Princess.
 * Chapter 9: Before Leaving for Asura Kingdom.
 * Side Story - Black Wolf Sword King.

Adaptation Notes
Differences from the original web novels
 * Chapter 5: Organization of Cooperation: In the WN Ariel find the answer to Perugius question with the help of Rudeus, in the LN she wasn't able to find the answer, leading to the events of Chapter 6 and 7.
 * Chapter 6: Draft of Orsted: New original chapter for the light novel.
 * Chapter 7 : Library Labyrinth: New original chapter for the light novel.


 * Chapter 9: Before Leaving for Asura Kingdom: the WN chapters "The Men Meeting" and the "The Women Meeting" where merged in this chapter, also have new events.