Makako's ``The seventh son of the imperial family, but he's in trouble because he's better at shoveling than swords'' Volume 1 was released today, March 27th, by Tokuma Shoten's Ryu Comics Unicorn. This is a comic version of a novel by Ordinary Nichan.

Ashley, the emperor's seventh son, was shunned as a deformed son born with long eyes and special hands, and was officially considered non-existent. Georg, her older brother and fifth son, tries to train her in swordsmanship so that she can survive as a soldier, but no matter how much she trains, Ashley cannot use a weapon, and the only thing he can use in his hands is a shovel. Ashley finds a hidden room while excavating ruins as a hobby, and there she receives a book from the evil dragon Zirant. It is a book of guidance that will allow the owner to grow dramatically if he or she completes the tasks written on it. The story depicts a hated prince who slaughters evil with a shovel in accordance with a strange book that desires condemnation