My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer

Belgrieve once walked the world as a capable adventurer, but a grievous battle injury that cost him his leg forced him to trade his sword for a quiet life in a remote village. Years of peaceful obscurity seemed his destined lot—until a routine walk through the forest led him to a helpless infant abandoned among the roots of an ancient tree. Choosing to raise the child as his own, he named her Angeline and devoted himself to passing on every hard-won lesson from his adventuring days, even as the ghost of his former career lingered in every scar and memory. Inspired by her father’s quiet strength and burning to honor his legacy, Angeline departed their rustic home for the great city, determined to forge her own name. Her prodigious skill and unwavering resolve propelled her through the adventurer ranks with startling speed, culminating in the prestigious title of S-Rank—and the fearsome epithet of the Black-Haired Valkyrie. Yet the summit of renown proves a precarious perch; between unrelenting monster hunts and the desperate pleas of those who see her as their only savior, she can scarcely steal a moment to breathe. Though she commands power that would make legends tremble, her heart remains fixed on the modest cottage and the gentle father who raised her. With each new catastrophe demanding her immediate attention, the question lingers: can the world’s mightiest adventurer ever find her way back to the man who gave her everything?