The Arbiter Has Been Crying All Along

[Return Journey Arc] No CP, but everyone is focused on the protagonist. Includes injury and battle damage. One person, one Honmaru.

The Dresden Slate shattered. The Seventh King, Minazuki Ren, should have died when his power vanished. But when he opened his eyes, he discovered that not only was he still alive, he had also been taken to the Temporal Administration by a man who claimed to work there.

The man told him that if he agreed to become a Saniwa, he could stay alive and even reunite with his friends and family in the present day.

Minazuki Ren replied: Whether I live or die doesn't matter. I just can't bear to part with my clansmen.

And so he signed a contract and became one of the most dangerous Saniwa around.

Years later, when Minazuki Ren could easily monopolize the top spot in the Temporal Administration's monthly performance rankings, he still regretted one thing most whenever he woke from a midnight dream: why hadn't he simply chosen to die back then? After finally getting rid of four hangers-on, he had ended up with over a hundred more!