Revenge of the Soul Eater: Cast Out as a Weakling by My Sword Saint Father Volume 2 by Gyokuto

Author:Gyokuto [GYOKUTO]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2025-08-26T00:00:00+00:00

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“Why am I playing an instrument in a place like this, you ask? Hee hee, perhaps you have a hobby of asking people strange questions?”

The old man who’d been strumming away on his lute without a care in the world in the corner of the public cemetery grinned, showing his yellow teeth. There was no malice or hostility in his aloof tone; however, the light in his eyes as he stared at me was sharp, like a needle.

“Why does it matter to you what an old man does in his spare time or where he does it? Shouldn’t my actions be completely beneath your notice, guest of the Dragonaut dukedom?” He plucked his lute with his finger several times as he spoke.

When Claudia had greeted the old man yesterday, he’d only briefly looked in our direction. We hadn’t even introduced ourselves to him, and yet it seemed he’d remembered my face.

“It’s none of my business, it’s true, but yesterday I heard that your job was to guide the lost souls in this cemetery to nirvana. Why would you take it upon yourself to do something so selfless, when no one asked you to do it in the first place? That’s what has me curious.”

The man let out a shrill laugh. “I see, you must have asked that girl about me. For her to believe the ramblings of an old man without any proof when most people would just let my words go in one ear and out the other, she sure is an honest soul.” Even as he talked, he strummed his lute as dexterously as ever. “I believe I also told that girl that whenever I see a wandering soul, I can’t just leave it be. I’m a senile old coot now, but long ago I carried around a staff and pacified evil spirits. You could call it an urge left over from that time, I suppose.” He cackled.

“Actually, I have another question for you as well. Do you mind?”

“Go right ahead.”

“Last night, did any strange people or spirits visit this graveyard?” By “last night,” I was referring to around the time Claudia had collapsed at the dinner table.

The old man cocked his head, as though not understanding the meaning of my question. “I didn’t see anything like that. Wait...come to think of it, there was one shady-looking individual here.”

“Oh? Who was it?”

“Why, the old coot in front of you,” he said with a grin. “To be here in the cemetery at that hour, playing a strange instrument, what could be more suspicious than that?!” He cackled again.

Despite his laughter, my expression remained unamused. He was clearly making fun of me, in which case, I was wasting my breath talking to him. I turned away without another word.

“You’re worried about the curse that’s bitten into that girl, aren’t you?”

His voice reached my ears, stopping me in my tracks. With a wary expression, I turned back to face him. “What makes you think so?”

“Isn’t it obvious? You’re asking strange questions

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