Let This Grieving Soul Retire

It’s the golden age for treasure hunters—adventurers hungry for wealth, fame, power, and glory, who risk their lives in treasure vaults throughout the world. “Let’s become treasure hunters.” Krai and his childhood friends swore to become the greatest of them all, but that dream should have died the day Krai realized he wasn’t cut out for the job! Yet expectations continue to mount, right along with Krai’s fear for his life. While his childhood friends climb closer toward their dream, this grieving soul has one simple wish: to pack it all in and retire!

Krai has been on edge ever since realizing he accidentally released the Sitri Slime—a deadly creation that could bring the entire capital to ruin—and now the Explorers’ Association is asking for his help investigating strange occurrences in and around the city. To make matters worse, Krai’s thoughtless response escalates the situation into a national disaster. And to top it off, Sitri Smart, Alchemist of the Grieving Souls, returns amid the chaos. With a devastating slime on the loose and an evil magic syndicate lurking in the shadows, can the Grievers save the capital from the unseen perils they’ve unleashed upon it?

A Relic that Krai desperately wants comes up for auction, but he finds himself in massive debt—over ten billion gilds! Realizing his sticky situation, he has declared an end to his unending Relic shopping spree until he clears his debt. Krai desperately scrambles to raise money, but no one, not even Ark, will land a hand. Meanwhile, the situation takes an unexpected turn as rumors circulate that the Relic is highly sought after by the Thousand Tricks. Soon, the situation unfolds in unforeseen ways.

The Zebrudia Auction has come and gone, meaning Krai can now return to his peaceful life—but only briefly. His respite is interrupted all too soon by an invitation to the Gathering of White Blades, an exclusive annual party for the most elite hunters. Wanting to avoid such an affair at all costs, Krai decides that now would be an excellent time for a vacation. He makes plans to visit a hot spring, meet up with the other members of Grieving Souls, and—most importantly—not come back until after the Gathering of White Blades is over. Unfortunately for him, a request from Earl Gladis, pursuit from Falling Fog, and a mysterious monster lurking in the mountains will all ensure that Krai’s vacation is anything but relaxing.