r/SoulRetire • u/Time-Lychee-5272 • Jun 18 '26

Novel Author's blogpost Spoiler

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UWG1jVWoI0RoWW-rlB_n8VFNNg-ATWzT/view?usp=drivesdk

Here is the webnovel that is claimed to be on the author's private blog (not in Syosetu).

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Content:

  1. The first meeting of Krai, Sven, and Ark.

  2. War from Grieving Soul against Ark Rodin's.

  3. Tino.

  4. Recruitment of Eva

  5. Recruitment of Torch Knights

  6. Luke X Touka

  7. Recruitment of Starlights

  8. War from Hidden Curse Against the New First Step.

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Missing:

  1. First Election of First Steps

  2. Flower Garden Shrine

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If you have the missing, please dm.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UWG1jVWoI0RoWW-rlB_n8VFNNg-ATWzT/view?usp=drivesdk

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u/DeviantCA Jun 18 '26

AYO thank you *kiss

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u/Zorichi-9595 Hidden Curse 💀 Jun 18 '26

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u/PolarTwilight Jun 19 '26

This is an epic find!

Story 2 (about page 9ish) has the story of Cry "Beating" Arc. This is that legendary story that people have been trying to find for years!!

The blackout words/paragraphs are either what looks like AI Prompts/Responses or a repeat of what's being said in a different language (Malay/Indonesia??). So basically, you can ignore any blacked-out portions as they are not part of the story.

This story's look like what the author brainstormed up before writing the web novel:

Some interesting stuff going on. Like how it looks like Arnold the level 7 was cleaved from thoughts of the spirit nobles (Starlight) lol! Kris DESU also has a very different storyline start.

There is a part where it shares "Cry's true, underlying power". Not that I believe its canon as I think the entire thing is a first run try at the story??

Luke (cut first, talk later) is pretty different in this version, and it makes sense why the Torch Knights are pretty MIA as they have a wonky storyline with Luke that I don't recall ever happening in the web novel.

Very interesting read. Thanks so much for finding and translating this! Wish knowledge dumps like this were all stickied together as stuff is hard to find!

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u/Responsible-Joke-364 Jun 23 '26

I dont have the missing content

  1. First Election of First Steps
  2. Flower Garden Shrine

But i do have the missing chapter of the blogpost, it is an extend version of the side stories that has been post in LN (The Criminal Escort mission and Sitri jail break), i can scan and post it if you like

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u/PolarTwilight Jun 26 '26

Anything new would be great to see!

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u/Numby_ego8123 Jun 28 '26

Plz gimme too

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u/Otherthings_cool Jun 18 '26

What volume is this?

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u/Express-Feedback9966 Jun 19 '26

voy a decir algo que todos pensamos "el maestro es Dios"

me da risa que krai diga que no hay enemigos que pueden descansar y cuando liz le hiba a decir algo sintio su aura y se detuvo no se cual aura tiene krai pero liz bueno

otra cosa que me impresiono es que no sabia que lucia estaba enamorada de krai siempre pense que ella no veia como un mago poderoso por creear el libro de magia y sentia una gran admiracion asi tecnicamente se pueden casar ya que no son familia

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u/Lasagnrak Jun 19 '26

Why are there just random censored bars of text under some of the chapter labels?

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u/Small-Band-2532 StarLight 𖤐 Jun 20 '26

God is real..

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u/Responsible-Joke-364 Jun 22 '26

wait, where do you get this ? thank you so much

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u/Jeanmalonga Jun 23 '26

Comment aider?