[Touken Ranbu] This Honmaru Is Not So Cold

Secretly changing this blurb.

The pairing is set: one naturally dark-hearted character.

Also known as: Nothing Is More Beautiful Than a Red Sunset.

I'm done with blurbs! There is no blurb! Basically, it's the story of someone who turns into a sword hilt and becomes a Saniwa! Over!

There's a main plot and side stories!

Volumes one, three, and six follow the main plot at the citadel. Volume one is mostly everyday life, volume three mixes daily life with plot, and volume six is full of troublemaking.

The side stories are volume two, Hunter; volume four, History (with major changes); and volume five, Thunderbolt Fantasy and Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death!

If you don't want to read the side stories, I'll suggest chapters to read instead. Not because I'm happy with how they're written, but to keep the story complete.

The Hunter volume is pretty important, but the writing fell apart in the middle (hides face).

I might come back and revise it someday, but the main events won't change. It'll still have three parts: in 1990, she meets Chrollo in Meteor City and then dies; in 1998, she disappears midway through the Hunter Exam; and six months later, Chrollo takes her out in Yorknew City.

I recommend starting at the Yorknew City arc in chapter 23. If you really don't want to read the rest, just read chapters 23 and 26 through 29.

Content warning: The heroine is very powerful and perceptive, so some readers might find her a bit of a Mary Sue??? I'll try to keep it under control.

A little crackfic style, a big imagination, and maybe a healing story?

There are some original character details, but I'll try to keep everyone in character. If they do go out of character, there's nothing I can do about it, orz. (Actually, most of my original character details don't affect the sword boys' personalities.)

IMPORTANT: If their personalities are out of character, blame the heroine. Like master, like sword, after all. (Passing the buck.jpg)

The Saniwa is adorable and exactly my type (no).

She's perceptive and attentive, doesn't waste words, and is usually serious, with the occasional sarcastic comment. She's probably naturally dark-hearted (and flirtatious), with a lot going on inside, but she's got the soul of an old bureaucrat.

If you judge by her looks alone, she seems aloof and hard to approach. At first, you might think she's a straightforward guy, or rather, an old lady. Get to know her better and you'll realize her thought process is bizarre and she's quite conservative. Maybe that's just what comes with age. (laughs)

Also, the worlds involved are definitely Hunter, Thunderbolt Fantasy, and Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death.

There'll be a short bonus chapter in the middle: a day trip to Psycho-Pass. The lousy author rewatched Psycho-Pass and really wants to write Tsurumaru and Shogo Makishima.

Also, the story will involve real history, though some parts will be changed to fit the setting.