One by one, the mercenaries who raised Loren fell in a terrible, bloody battle. The lone survivor in a hard world with only his wits and his sword to his name, Loren hires himself out as an adventurer. His new party, however, 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. They must rely on each other, or else neither of them will live to see the end of their first adventure.
A gritty swords and sorcery tale of a veteran mercenary who must start anew after he loses his old company--and don't miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas!One by...
ESCORT MISSION FROM HELLFormer mercenary Loren survived his first adventure by the skin of his teeth. Now he’s bound to Lapis the priest by an ever-growing debt. In the middle...
WHAT DARKNESS LURKS BENEATHLoren knows better than to share Lapis’s excitement when she brings him a new quest. It sounds easy enough—proctoring students from an adventuring academy on their final...
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...
BLOOD RUNS THICKERDespite 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...
DESIRES DARK AND DIVINE 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,...
Loren’s wallet is never heavy, and these days it’s even lighter than usual. Gula Gluttonia, dark god of gluttony, is devouring everything in sight and leaving Loren to foot the...
INTO THE DEMONIC DARKLoren’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...
INTO THE DRAGON’S DEN 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...
TO THE HOT SPRINGS! 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...
ENTER ENVYNow that the party knows the names of all the evil gods, it’s clear there’s something fishy about one of their acquaintances—namely one Ivy Bridgeguard, humble receptionist at the...
THE PACIFIST DRAGON AND THE WEDDING QUESTThe mysterious man called Magna continues to hound Loren and his companions, who’ve had enough. Seeking to put a stop to him once and...
JOURNEY TO THE NORTHThinking it high time they meet the enigmatic chief of Loren's defunct mercenary company, Lapis proposes the party head to the northern reaches of the continent. While...
AN END TO ANGERAfter momentarily fending off the evil god of wrath, Loren is finally reunited with Juris, his old chief. But there isn’t much time for catching up, as...
THE MAD KING 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...
A gritty swords and sorcery tale of a veteran mercenary who must start anew after he loses his old company--and don't miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas!Loren...
DUNGEON CRAWLThe mercenary life was hard on Loren. Despite his enormous skill with a blade, he found himself alone and out of work. Joining up with a team of newbie...
FOR A FEW COPPERS MOREAfter disaster struck his mercenary band, Loren was broke and desperate. To make ends meet, he signed up as an adventurer, and that fateful decision landed...
ESCORT QUEST 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...
BATTLE TO SURVIVELoren 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...