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One by one, the mercenaries who raised Loren fell in a terrible, bloody battle. No one else survived. Alone in a hard world with his wits, his sword, and no coin to his name, he hires himself out as an adventurer. But Loren's new party proves all too willing to run headlong into danger using him as their meat shield. Only Lapis, the party's sly priest, sees his true worth, just as Loren sees hers. Soon, they must rely on each other, or neither of them will live to see the end of their firs...

Loren's enigmatic partner Lapis never did explain how the enchanted greatsword in her family's keeping mysteriously found its way into his hands. But no matter how Loren likes to let Lapis keep her secrets, some tales must be told. Together, they set off to the fabled lands ruled by demons. But first they'll have to make it through the cave system that protects demonkind from the rest of the world, which quickly proves as immense as it is deadly...

Despite Loren's seemingly unending string of losses, the adventurers' guild has noticed his promise. They offer him a chance to take a test to prove his mettle and raise his rank. The only complication is that he's also caught the attention of a young woman of strange abilities--a vampire. Even stranger, she's not the only one of her kind eyeing Loren...and some of them may have a connection with the long-lost captain of his old mercenary company.

Loren and company team up with another mercenary band to seek some much-needed downtime in Karlovy, a town known for its hot springs. Their hopes of rest and relaxation are ruined, however, when it turns out the springs have been tainted by something evil at their source. Can both parties work together to solve the mystery? The fate of Karlovy's entire economy depends on them--and so does the fate of their vacation!

Having made it to Lapis's home, Loren finds himself tasked by her mother, Demon Lord Judie, to destroy a dangerous artefact by throwing it into a nearby volcano. Unfortunately, an old foe has his sights on the artefact in question. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the volcano just so happens to be occupied--by an ancient dragon!

In order to repay his debt, ex-mercenary Loren parties up once again with cleric Lapis as adventurers for hire. Their latest mission is to escort the chief of state's only daughter, Shaena, back to her hometown. Along the way, however, their fellow adventurers keep inexplicably disappearing. Between their mysterious charge and the sudden appearance of an undead horde, Loren and Lapis might be in for their most complicated adventure yet!

Loren spent years fighting for the highest bidder, drifting from one battlefield to the next as part of a mercenary band. All that changes when a battle goes horribly wrong, and Loren barely escapes alive. Alone and without so much as a coin to his name, Loren resolves to start a new life as an adventurer. The adventuring trade is a world unto itself, and Loren's cynical common sense clashes with the foolhardy courage of his new comrades. Meeting the enigmatic and beautiful priestess Lapis...

Loren and Lapis accepted a quest to escort Scena, daughter of the chief of state, to her hometown of Hansa. Mid-travel, several of their fellow adventurers mysteriously lost consciousness, and the group encountered a horde of undead, including a dragon. The remaining adventurers barely manage to escape and reach their destination. Unfortunately, their troubles continue, as all fifty thousand of Hansa's city folk have vanished without a trace. With the undead threat fast approaching, Loren,...

The mysterious man called Magna continues to hound Loren and his companions, who've had enough. Seeking to put a stop to him once and for all, they go digging in the ruins of the ancient magical empire. An ancient dragon might just have the information they seek, but first, they have to help a fellow mercenary...get hitched?! By letting her join them on their quest?!

The victorious army marches forward, only to encounter a town cloaked in eerie silence. In the enemy capital, Loren and his companions learn their foes are ruled by a mad king. Even better? The circumstances of his madness are somehow connected to the destruction of Loren's former company. Now, Loren must face off against the man who started it all...

Desperate for a job that actually results in success, Loren agrees to Lapis's newest suggestion: instead of a quest, they'll partake in a monster hunt. But fate seems to have it in for Loren. The moment they hit the road, they come across a bandit army from whom they rescue a kidnapped elf child. The child leads them to the discovery of dark things afoot in the elven forest. Worse, there may well be a connection between these strange happenings and the darkness Loren and Lapis uncovered be...

Fresh off his promotion to iron rank, Loren takes on a request from an old friend, Claes. A supply run to a nearby village needs security, which Loren and Lapis can happily provide. However, to reach the village, they must pass through a dangerous forest that devours everyone who dares to enter it. All too soon, Loren suspects they've identified the culprit behind these disappearances--the dark god Gula Gluttonia. But Gula isn't the only threat lurking in the night, and her hunger isn't th...