Level. 3 You Have to Accept That Things Won't Always Go Your Way

'level. 3: You Have to Accept that Things Won't Always Go Your Way (思い通りに行かないのが 世の中だと割り切るしかなくても, Omoi Dōri ni Ikanai no Ga Yo no Naka Dato Warikiru Shikanakutemo, Even If Things Go Awry, That Is How the World Works) is the third volume of Hai to Gensō no Grimgar' light novel series. It was first published on March 25, 2014.

Synopsis
Haruhiro's party members' biggest challenge yet―their very first large-scale raid battle!

"Choco... Wait, could it be that Choco...?"

Haruhiro and his comrades have become famous due to achievements no one expected from them. With his comrades more confident, Haruhiro is still agonizing over what to do when more experienced volunteer soldiers come to him. Among them is a girl whose name is still in Haruhiro's memories.

At that same time, the town of Alterna moves to retake the Deadhead Watching Keep held by orcs. Looking to earn some of the reward money, Haruhiro's party ends up joining their first raid alongside Renji and Choco.

The tale of high drama and high fantasy continues!

Chapter 1: Social Status, Talent, and a Slight Bitterness
The volume opens with Haruhiro's party battling against a kobold foreman in the Cyrene Mine. Haruhiro tries to feel the faint line that allowed him to defeat Death Spots, but fails to see it, recalling Barbara's words that "anyone who’s gained some experience will have seen it once or twice".

Moguzo soon takes down the kobold foreman with a Thanks Slash, now using the cleaving blade of the defeated Death Spots, named The Chopper. Ranta takes on a follower of the foreman while Merry and Yume take on another. Using a newly-acquired skill, Reject, Ranta manages to defeat the follower while Moguzo takes down the other, just as a new foreman and three followers arrive as reinforcements. Moguzo takes the foreman, while Ranta takes on one of the minions, Haruhiro and Yume dealing with the two remaining ones. Haruhiro is momentarily disappointed in himself for being impressed by Ranta's new skill. Yume uses Weasel Somersault, a machete fighting skill to dodge her opponent's blows.

Haruhiro uses his new Arrest skill to take down his opponent, while Shihoru casts a recently acquired spell on Yume's opponent, Shadow Complex, confusing it and allowing Yume to take it down. Moguzo blocks the foreman's attack with his new Steel Guard skill, before taking it down.

The battle ends with Ranta killing Yume's opponent, to which she objects. The two bicker as Ranta makes crude comments about her chest, telling her to squeeze it if she wanted it to grow. To everyone's shock, Yume cluelessly complies, until Shihoru steps in to stop her. Haruhiro ponders on Ranta's crudeness and everyone's distaste of him.

Ranta confronts Haruhiro about his strange behavior during the fight, having noticed Haruhiro's attempt to take his opponents down in one blow, trying to see the faint line. Haruhiro is surprised by Ranta's perceptiveness. Haruhiro quietly wishes he could somehow control the line for his teammates' sake, before Merry snaps him back to reality from his thoughts. Haruhiro refrains from opening up to her about his concerns.