Let This Grieving Soul Retire: Volume 4 [Parts 1 to 3] by Tsukikage

Author:Tsukikage
Language: eng
Format: epub

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They were in the southwestern decaying district. In a corner of a street that no respectable person would ever walk, Liz clicked her tongue with irritation.

“Aaah. Hah. This is the issue with magic syndicates, they refuse to meet you head-on...” she said.

“Most magic syndicates survive by being cautious. Though I think Akashic Tower was still a cut above in that regard...”

This response was given by a person wearing a hood that concealed most of their face. It was Sitri Smart.

The two sisters were following conflicting leads obtained during the auction to track down the remnants of Akashic Tower. The golem produced by the disgraced sage Noctus Cochlear was a revolutionary weapon and had grabbed the attention of the other labs of Akashic Tower. There was no doubt that the bandits who broke into the auction storehouse were after the golem. They didn’t steal anything, but that was because Sitri wasted no time retrieving the golem once the bidding was over.

They had investigated whoever bid against them, how the golem went from the Vault Investigation Bureau to the auction, and lastly, they had investigated anyone who had had contact with the golem’s winner— Greg.

Liz and the rest of Grieving Souls were all used to dealing with criminals. They had often tangled with ghost parties, and this wouldn’t be their first time crushing a criminal organization or a magic syndicate. But this foe put their previous opponents to shame.

For one thing, there were only so many people who could make deals with the Vault Investigation Bureau. This meant that whoever their enemy was, they were connected with powerful people.

Kneeling before Liz were three people, all with bodies clearly honed in battle. Even through their well-worn armor, they gave off the sort of overwhelming presence you only saw in those who had absorbed high amounts of mana material. Laying to the side were high-quality daggers and blades painted black. New weapons of this quality could go for over ten million gilds.

The imperial capital was the hunter’s holy land, but as there is light, there are also shadows. Liz had chased the faintest of threads, leading her to these failed hunters. They were shady hunters who did discreet work of dubious legality and excelled at fighting other humans. Their strength was above that of the average hunters and they occasionally proved a problem for the Explorer’s Association.

But, if you asked Liz, they were just some washouts. She considered them losers who forgot what being a hunter was about and chose to prey on weak humans instead of challenging monsters, phantoms, and treasure vaults riddled with traps. It’s not that Liz didn’t abide by preying on the weak, she just felt no fear towards wimps who only ever took on lesser foes.

The three assailants had their hands bound behind their backs and paper bags placed over their heads. Their expressions weren’t viewable, but their bodies trembled nervously and the stench of blood and sweat permeated the narrow street.

This was a band of professional hired-blades who knew to never let their guard down, but Liz had no trouble beating them down.

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