The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (異世界の沙汰は社畜次第) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yatsuki Wakatsu and illustrated by Kikka Ohashi. It was serialized online from March to December 2018 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, which has published three volumes since February 2019. A manga adaptation with art by Kazuki Irodori has been serialized online via Enterbrain's B's Log Comic digital magazine since March 2020 and has been collected in seven volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired from January to March 2026.

Premise

Seiichirou Kondou, a Japanese accountant in the modern world, tries to save a teenage girl from a magical portal but falls through it with her. It transports them to a kingdom that had summoned the girl to be their Holy Maiden, and Seiichirou receives a job in the royal accounting department.

To support his intense work ethic, Seiichirou begins a habit of drinking energizing tonics, not realizing that this could be dangerous to his health. One day, he experiences a tonic overdose, and the knight captain Aresh Indolark uses a healing spell on him. However, this worsens Seiichirou's condition because he lacks a tolerance for magic, and the only treatment is for Aresh and Seiichirou to engage in sexual activity and physical contact.

Characters

• Seiichirou Kondou (近藤 誠一郎)
• The main character of the series. He was summoned along with Yua Shiraishi by accident as she is to be the Holy Maiden. As Seiichirou cannot go home, he receives a job in the royal accounting department.
• Aresh Indolark (アレシュ・インドラーク)
• A knight, and the commander of the kingdom's Third Royal Order. Other people have called him the "Ice Nobleman" because of his disinterested attitude.
• Norbert (ノルベルト)
• Kamil (カミル)
• Julius (ユーリウス)
• The prince of the Kingdom of Romany. For some reason he seems to distrust Seiichirou.
• Yua Shiraishi (白石 優愛)
• Yua is the girl who was summoned to be the kingdom's Holy Maiden, said to be the only person able to purify a deadly miasma. Yua is determined to save the people and the kingdom, causing her to clash with Seiichirou, who is concerned that the kingdom may be endangering her for their own gain.
• Ist (イスト)
• Siegvold (シーグヴォルド)
• Ciro (シーロ)
• Orjef (オルジフ)
• Selio (セリオ)

Media

Reception

By November 2024, the series has over 1.4 million copies in circulation.[25]

External links

• at ComicWalker