Soul Eater, Vol. 4

 Ohkubo, Atsushi. Soul Eater, Vol. 4. 2010. 208p. ISBN 978-0-7595-3127-7. Available in the graphic novel section of the library.

Soul and Maka have drifted apart, and their wavelength is now diverging enough that it is difficult for them to work together. Dr. Stein proposes a tutoring session where they tell each other how they perceive the other and what their flaws are, hoping to resurrect their synced status. Maka wants to succeed and at least match her mother, who was one of the best students DWMA ever saw and protect Soul from the dangers that lurk out there. Soul is now weary of the power that comes with being a meister's weapon, and he remains haunted by nightmares he can't discuss with Maka.

Medusa, the witch that has infiltrated DWMA, is keen on exploiting the black blood Maka acquired in Soul Eater, Vol. 3. She engineers the release of the Demon Wolf, a man who was imprisoned for over two centuries for stealing the chief witch's eye, and pitches him against Maka, Soul, Tsubashi and Black*Star.

Following their battle, everyone returns to DWMA where they must now pass the most important test of their career at the school: The ultimate written exam. Can this test be worse than some of the enemies the students have encountered before? Meanwhile, Medusa still lurks at the school, and Kid, Patty and Liz hunt for the Flying Dutchman...

The story continues in Soul Eater, Vol. 5.