The Faraway Paladin Series by Kanata Yanagino, 柳野かなた

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... moreIn 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."J-Novel club premium edition includes bonus interview with the author. less

Will has come of age. As a sorcerer, warrior, and priest of Gracefeel, he departs the city and temple where he was raised on a journey to the north. It's been two hundred years since the battle against the High King of the Eternals. Are there any humans left in this world and, if there are, will they accept Will with open arms, or see him as an enemy?

最果ての地に、再び邪悪な影が――。新たな出会いとともに、ウィルたちの冒険が再び始まる! ウィルが聖騎士となってしばらく。悪魔たちやキマイラを倒し、無法と困窮の《獣の森》には、人々の営為と笑顔が戻りはじめていた。しかし最果ての地に、再び邪悪の影が忍び寄る。季節外れの花が咲き乱れたことから始まる、森の異常。解決のため、仲間とともに《獣の森》の深奥に挑んだウィルを待っていたのは、森の王からの不吉な予言だった。「鉄錆の山脈に、黒き災いの火が起こる。火は燃え広がり、あるいは、この地の全てを焼きつくすであろう」滅びしドワーフの都、《鉄錆山脈》に眠る災いとは――?新たな出会いとともに、再びウィルたちの冒険が始まる!

Will and his new allies at last set out for the Rust Mountains to face the dragon Valacirca. After a nostalgic reunion and an unexpected encounter, the curtain of battle must rise in the lost underground kingdom. What fate awaits the Faraway Paladin? The god of undeath is clear: "I will say it once more. If you challenge him, you will die.”