Nise Yūsha, Honmono ni Naru Vol. 2 Releases September 10, New Color Insert Spotlights Kurushuna

Nise Yūsha, Honmono ni Naru (ニセ勇者、ホンモノになる) continues with Volume 2 on September 10, 2026. Dengeki Bunko has begun showing material from inside the book, including a new color insert centered on Kurushuna.

The August 26 preview depicts Kurushuna with her sword while invoking 「神威装衣」. The illustration directly fits Volume 2's focus as Elmika attempts to prevent the bad ending that would otherwise consume her.

> Light spoiler notice: This article discusses the official Volume 2 premise, including Kurushuna's original fate and the threat Elmika intends to confront, without revealing the outcome.

Quick Summary

• Title: Nise Yūsha, Honmono ni Naru Volume 2
• Japanese title: ニセ勇者、ホンモノになる2
• Full title: ニセ勇者、ホンモノになる2 ～鬱ゲー世界の極悪勇者に転生したので、最強の“先代勇者”として原作知識で無双したら〖大人気キャラ〗になってしまった～
• Format: Light novel
• Volume: 2
• Author: Sakura Sakuragi / 桜木桜
• Illustrator: Hino / 火ノ
• Publisher: KADOKAWA
• Imprint: Dengeki Bunko
• Japanese release: September 10, 2026
• Price: ¥924 including tax
• Book format: Bunko
• Pages: 294
• ISBN: 978-4-04-952308-9
• ISBN-10 / Amazon ASIN: 4049523086
• Volume 1: Released June 10, 2026
• Volume 1 price: ¥880
• Genre / direction: Isekai fantasy / game-world reincarnation / heroine rescue
• Protagonist: Elmika / エルミカ
• Elmika's original role: Fake hero and mid-boss
• Game within the story: Wiridisutera Quest / ウィリディステラ・クエスト
• Core concept: Use knowledge of the original game to destroy the heroines' bad endings
• Volume 1 development: Elmika successfully saved Saint Faltina
• Volume 2 focus: Kurushuna / クルシュナ
• Kurushuna: One of the main heroines and a top-tier character in the original scenario
• Character identity: A woman living publicly as a “prince”
• Kurushuna's bad ending: She becomes a lone sacrifice for the survival of the Sacred Kingdom
• Elmika's goal: Prevent that sacrifice route
• Primary threat: The Dragon King / 竜王
• Dragon King's role: Connected to the cause of Kurushuna's fall in the original scenario
• Latest color insert: Revealed August 26, 2026
• Character featured: Kurushuna
• Scene introduced: Activation of 「神威装衣」
• Volume 2 cover: Also centered on Kurushuna
• Volume 3: Unannounced

Kurushuna Color Insert and Volume 2 Cover

Kurushuna Activates “神威装衣”

Dengeki Bunko's latest preview is not merely another cover illustration but one of the book's color inserts.

Hino's artwork places Kurushuna in her military-style clothing with a sword dividing the composition. The accompanying scene shows her calling for power before activating 「神威装衣」.

Dengeki Bunko has not provided a separate mechanical explanation of the ability in this promotional post, leaving its complete context for the novel itself.

Volume 2 Puts Kurushuna at the Center

Author Sakura Sakuragi previously described Kurushuna as the main character focus of Volume 2.

She is one of the primary heroines and a member of the Sacred Kingdom's royal family. The author's character profile describes her as a woman who lives under the identity of a “prince,” with blue-silver hair and green eyes.

Unlike Faltina's earlier rescue arc, Kurushuna's conflict is directly tied to whether her country survives.

Kurushuna's Bad Ending Demands a Sacrifice

The official synopsis begins after Elmika has succeeded in rescuing Faltina and turns his attention toward preventing the destruction of the Sacred Kingdom.

Kurushuna is the key to that outcome. In the original route, she moves toward a bad ending in which she becomes the sole sacrifice required to preserve her kingdom.

Knowing what the original scenario demands, Elmika refuses to let it happen and once again attempts to break the game's predetermined story.

The Dragon King Becomes Elmika's Next Target

To prevent Kurushuna's fate, Elmika heads toward a confrontation with the Dragon King, the hidden boss connected to the events that cause her fall in the original story.

That decision raises the scale of Volume 2 beyond saving one individual.

Elmika is now trying to alter a chain of events tied to the future of an entire kingdom while continuing to exploit the knowledge he carried into this world as a former player.

From Fake Hero to an In-World Fan Favorite

The series retains the meta structure introduced in Volume 1.

Elmika was originally a fake hero—a mid-boss mistakenly identified as the prophesied hero, whose arrogance eventually made him an expendable antagonist.

Once the reincarnated protagonist begins saving characters who were supposed to meet tragic endings, the scenario itself changes. Those alterations are even reflected back through the story's original-world game context, where Elmika's reputation changes dramatically.

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Volume 2 continues that structure with Kurushuna as the next bad ending he intends to erase.

Arriving Only Three Months After Volume 1

The first book launched on June 10, 2026, placing Volume 2 exactly three months later.

The second volume contains 294 pages and costs ¥924, compared with the first book's 296 pages and ¥880 price.

Preorders are already available through Japanese retailers, including Amazon.co.jp.

Why This Matters

1) Kurushuna receives the central spotlight

After Faltina, the story turns toward a heroine whose predetermined death is directly connected to the survival of the Sacred Kingdom.

2) The color insert previews one of her major power moments

The 「神威装衣」 illustration offers an early glimpse at Kurushuna in action before the book reaches stores.

3) Elmika's rescue mission is becoming larger in scale

This time he is not only trying to change one character's fate, but also a chain of events involving a kingdom's destruction and the Dragon King.

Light Novel Information

Additional confirmed information currently includes:

• Volume 2 is published by Dengeki Bunko on September 10, 2026
• the official Japanese price is ¥924 including tax
• the bunko edition contains 294 pages
• its ISBN is 978-4-04-952308-9
• ISBN-10 and the Japanese Amazon identifier are 4049523086
• Dengeki Bunko marks Volume 2 as having retailer bonus information
• exact bonuses and availability may vary by retailer
• the Volume 2 cover prominently features Kurushuna
• Sakura Sakuragi directly identified Kurushuna as the focus of Volume 2
• Hino provides the illustrations
• Dengeki Bunko introduced the 「神威装衣」 color insert on August 26
• the official synopsis confirms Elmika has already saved Faltina before Volume 2's conflict
• the Sacred Kingdom faces a destruction route in the original scenario
• Kurushuna is key to avoiding that outcome
• the Dragon King is the target Elmika plans to defeat
• the result of that battle and Kurushuna's ultimate fate are not revealed in the official synopsis
• Volume 3 has not been announced
• official details are available through Dengeki Bunko Volume 2
• the latest insert is available through Dengeki Bunko Official X
• series information is available through Dengeki Bunko
• author updates are available through Sakura Sakuragi on Kakuyomu
• additional character and setting material is available through Kakuyomu

Closing

Nise Yūsha, Honmono ni Naru Volume 2 shifts its central rescue story toward Kurushuna, with Dengeki Bunko now previewing one of her action scenes through the new 「神威装衣」 color insert.

The novel launches on September 10, 2026. The outcome of the Dragon King confrontation, Kurushuna's final fate, and any potential third volume remain unannounced.