Only I Can Inherit the Skills of Dead Heroes

In the labyrinth city of Granzel, the profession that is despised as the lowest is ``relic collector.'' The main character, Rain, earns a living by doing miserable jobs such as picking up equipment and letters from dead adventurers. However, he has a secret that will allow him to inherit the fragments of the deceased's skills only if he can read the "lingering feelings" left in the deceased's belongings. An abandoned porter, a betrayed swordsman, a nameless explorer, and a hero buried in the city. Every time Rain collects a legacy that no one else has picked up, he quietly becomes stronger. Eventually, together with the beautiful swordsman Celia, he will delve into the ``truth of the hero's death'' that the labyrinth city has hidden. Author note: I wrote the original version of this story in Japanese first on Narou. This English post shares the opening chapter for Royal Road readers. Original Japanese version: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n6635mb/ If you want to help out, likes, follows, ratings, and comments all help a lot, even if you do not speak Japanese.