Behold Valacirca, the eldest and mightiest dragon! Will and his companions finally confront the formidable predator lurking at the heart of the Rust Mountains. The party think themselves ready, yet Valacirca's attack is unexpected, striking at their resolve. Faced with the choice between peace and death, Will must see through temptation to the sinister schemes lurking beneath. Only then can the true battle begin.

Will is met by the grim reality of life on the edge of civilization. Beasts roam the woods, villages are under attack by demons, and the half-elf Meneldor is not the friend Will hoped he would be. There is light to be found even in this dark place, but Will must carry the torch.

Menel's brush with death taught Will to take nothing for granted. With important lessons learned, the adventurers regroup and free Beast Woods of the demon scourge. The road ahead is long for Will, who now carries responsibility for the woods and the people who live there, but now is the time for celebration. The troubadour Bee sings a poem, a living testament to the immortals who raised the Faraway Paladin. Will discovers that great heroes transcend time, and their deeds light a flame of courage in the hearts of men. And so, a new tale of a hero just born begins its journey down the ages...

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."

A man dies alone after living a stagnant and fruitless life—but that's not where his story ends, as a boy named William is born into a land of fantasy and magic. Raised in a city of the dead by his new family—a mummy, a skeleton, and a ghost—he can remember glimpses of his past life, enough to know his time on Earth was wasted, and he vows not to let that happen again.

In the 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 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 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.

Now on the cusp of adulthood, Will has his first true battle against the man who raised him and taught him how to fight: the skeletal warrior Blood. Afterwards, Will learns the truth his undead family has been keeping from him, and finds that he must summon the courage to exorcise the ghost of his own past before an echo of theirs takes everything he holds dear...

With the heads of the Agency and the Port Mafia on the brink of death due to a “cannibal” virus, the vicious rivalry between the groups rears its head once more! As the fearsome Akutagawa and former assassin Kyouka face off in a fatal battle, a rare confrontation between the cocky Chuuya and genius detective Ranpo threatens to disrupt the city’s peace. Meanwhile, Kunikida and Atsushi are off to search for a cure, but will they make it in time or will they be doomed to fall before their old nemeses?

Under the flame's protection, thou shalt challenge the dragon...and thou shalt die defeated."" After an unexpected encounter with an old adversary of two years past, Will is faced with a decision, and the lives of many hang in the balance: should he bide his time, or act swiftly to save everyone and risk total defeat? Confronted with his own mortality, Will realizes that when it comes to knowing the true nature of courage, Al may be wiser than the paladin himself...