[Touken Ranbu] Welcome to Honmaru No. 421

[I'm terribly sorry, I've abandoned this story]

Synopsis: Nan Ping once worked for the Space-Time Administration, traveling to different small worlds to complete various missions. The Government of Time had no idea the Space-Time Administration existed...

Later, a senior official from a certain Government of Time said, "Those Tsukumogami? You really think they're gods? They're just yokai. Whether they get broken or fall to the dark side, what does that have to do with us?"

"But you handed them over to that lousy Saniwa..."

"Ha ha, if it weren't for us, who knows where they'd be."

Maybe he should take this chance to retire while he was on leave, Nan Ping thought quietly as he left the Administration.

He had a few friends there, some unforgettable memories, and plenty of admirers, but he really wanted to leave.

One week later, at Space-Time Administration headquarters.

"Look at this data!"

"Huh?! This is...!"

"And that's exactly where that senior went! What if..."

"Oh, why are you worrying? It's that senior we're talking about, so he'll be fine. Maybe he went there because he noticed something was wrong?"

"But what if the senior doesn't know?"

"Huh?! What are you talking about? That's our senior!"

And so, thanks to his admirers' blind devotion, Nan Ping eventually lived up to their expectations and (no, not really) got himself into trouble.

The next day.

"Hey, why do you think Senior Nan Ping applied for a long leave?"

"What's strange about that? Even Senior Nan Ping must get tired if he works all the time, right?"

"I wonder when he'll come back... I still want his autograph."

"Oh, he'll definitely come back! Maybe he'll even bring back a fragment of the Great Golden Watch!"

"!!! Are you saying that the anomaly from before was...?"

"Ha ha, clueless much? I sneaked into the database and compared the records. (Could you say that any louder?!) That anomaly was definitely caused by a fragment!"

Those two admirers had no idea that their Senior Nan Ping was about to get caught up in a whole string of trouble because of the fragment.

Notes:

1. The protagonist is an original character, and his characterization is still a work in progress. Other characters may be out of character.

2. This is a revision of an old story. I'll do my best to fix the plot holes and enrich the story.

3. The protagonist has no romantic pairing. The swords may show signs of pairing, such as Mikazuki and Tsurumaru, or Shokudaikiri and Heshikiri.

4. Comments and playful criticism are welcome! (≧▽≦)/

P.S.

Space-Time Administration headquarters.

"Hey, have you heard the rumor?"

"What rumor?"

"The first batch of workers at the Administration were all death-row inmates."

"Huh?! No way!"

Theme: As of March 18, 2021, I plan to start revising this story. Updates will be irregular.