The Gold of the Kunie

Gold of the Kunie is the seventh volume of the Log Horizon light novel series written by Mamare Touno.

Summary
Shiroe, Naotsugu, and Ri Gan are off to negotiate with the Kunie clan. Negotiations fail, but Shiroe gets wind of a new Raid that leads to infinite gold, so off they go towards Susukino in the direction of the Raid and Silver Sword, which is now in control of the city.

On the way, they meet Tetra, a Cleric from Minami sent by former Debauchery Tea Party member Kazuhiko, who decides to help them out (and tease Naotsugu). In Susukino, the group encounters both Silver Sword and Demikas, who still harbors a grudge towards Nyanta for that overwhelming defeat in the first month of the Apocalypse. He's now married to a Lander woman, who understands about the Adventurers' true role and now henpecks him. Shiroe requests Silver Swords' help in the Raid, but only around 20 of them are willing due to the loss of morale after dying too many times to Raid Bosses.

Meanwhile, Krusty's and Isaac's group are off to finish that Return of the Goblin King event. While that is happening, the flavor text of items turning real begins to take effect. Takayama Misa's scythe, which causes calamities, starts glowing ominously. Krusty immediately grabs it out of her hands when it creates a glow that engulfs Krusty and Misa's right arm before disappearing with him and the arm.

At Shiroe's quest, William Massachusetts divides the party members into three groups (Demikas joins their party for the time being) and they set off on the quest. When they are fighting the Raid Boss, though, it turns out that the Bosses had gained intelligence; two other Raid Bosses come to the aid of the first, resulting in a party wipe. During this time, Shiroe meets up with Akatsuki on the Moon after she dies against Enbart Nelles.

They decide to attempt the Raid one more time, and again, two other Raid Bosses come to the aid of the first, and the first injures itself in order to spawn Mobs; however, in a last-ditch attempt, Demikas throws Shiroe into the room where both the Kunie elder and the gold production was. Shiroe also successfully negotiates with the clan this time, and temporarily gains access to 7 million gold in order to the entirety of the Yamato server and then gave it all back to the server so that no individual could now hold them, relieving the Round Table Alliance of the duty of maintaining the Guild Meeting Hall.

This also effectively destroys Plant Hwyaden's method of controlling the Adventurers in the city, much to a distraught Nureha. During this time, it is revealed that Indicus, a former member of the Debauchery Tea Party and now a fervent hater of Kanami, is really the one pulling the strings by reminding her of her past and telling her that Shiroe has no need for her.

On Silver Sword's side, the Raid Party successfully cleared the raid after killing two of the three Raid Bosses, and William gave Shiroe a Phantasmal accessory as a token of thanks. Having successfully accomplished his goal, Shiroe's group returns to Akiba. Shiroe learned from Kazuhiko that Tetra is male, although it is unspecified whether it was just Tetra or also the avatar. Tetra asks him to keep it a secret, then asks if she could join Log Horizon. Although she was sent by Kazuhiko, who was trying to reign in Indicus' regime, she truly wanted to join the guild on her own accord. He agrees, and the guild now has its Cleric member.

Upon returning to Akiba, Shiroe is immediately hugged by Akatsuki, who herself had completed her first Raid battle. Tetra flirts with Naotsugu, who has yet to realize that Tetra's a former male, in front of Maryelle. Maryelle is still Naotsugu's one true love, though, and he has a Griffin-saddle-for-two that he enjoys teasing her with since she hates it.

Log Horizon

 * Shiroe
 * Naotsugu
 * Tetra

Silver Sword

 * William Massachusetts

Plant Hwyaden

 * Nureha
 * Indicus

Other

 * Demikas
 * Ri Gan
 * Krusty
 * Takayama Misa