The Faraway Paladin

The Faraway Paladin (最果てのパラディン), is a Japanese light novel series written by Kanata Yanagino. Originally published as a web novel, the series has since been published by Overlap with an expanded story-line featuring illustrations by Kususaga Rin, with five volumes released as of September 22, 2017. The light novel series was adapted into a manga series by Mutsumi Okuhashi and published by Comic Gardo, with four volumes released as of October 25, 2019.

The light novel and manga series were licensed by J-Novel Club and were published to international readers, with the first volume of the light novel on February 2, 2017.

Plot
In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he’s being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know.

But one day, Will starts to wonder: “Who am I?” Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man’s land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin.

''“I promised you. It’s gonna take a while, but I’ll tell you everything. This is the story of the deaths of many heroes. It’s the story of how we died, and it’s the reason you grew up here.”''

Manga

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Light Novel

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Web Novel

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