When a Kindergarten Dad Becomes a Sword Master

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When bad luck strikes, even water can make you choke.

One day, Saniwa Kashuu Kiyomitsu, a hardworking kindergarten dad, runs into a strange man at the supermarket after work.

The man has long white hair and golden eyes.

He wears a white haori and looks as carefree as a crane.

Instead of introducing himself, he shoves a round metal object into Kashuu's hands, then dashes off.

Unable to resist his curiosity, Kashuu presses the button on top of the metal object and is transported to a Honmaru shrouded in black mist.

"As you can see, this Honmaru... is about to become a dark Honmaru."

So says the most beautiful sword in the world, a man named Mikazuki, when they first meet.

Mikazuki and the new Saniwa agree on three rules: the Saniwa provides spiritual power, and the Tsukumogami help the Saniwa get home.

Faced with the psychological scars left on the swordsmen by their previous Saniwa's intended abuse of the little tantos, Kashuu pats his chest.

You may not be able to trust anyone else, but you can trust me, a kindergarten dad!

And so, a new Saniwa who knows nothing about sword Tsukumogami accidentally transmigrates into this Honmaru, which has fallen outside the Time Government's jurisdiction.

He unexpectedly begins a happy daily life of survival in the Honmaru and Edo alongside the sword warriors.

After a series of mishaps,

the Saniwa and sword warriors are forced to activate an unstable space-time device and set off to find the present day.

We're going home!

And then...

First, where are we?!

Second, why have my Tsukumogami all gotten so small?!

[Detective Conan World: National Treasure Thieves: Adorable Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Little Thief]

Beika Town.

A group of tightly wound, two-head-tall figures walk down the street, surrounding a young man.

Passersby look at them strangely.

"Hey, Ishikirimaru, is something a little off...?"

The two-head-tall version of Papa nods, trying to lower his childish voice. "I shall exorcise disaster and purify impurity for our lord!"

"...I mean, don't you feel like something about your body is really heavy...?"

The Saniwa looks strangely at the one-meter odachi hanging from the waist of the two-head-tall figure, which has been dragging along the ground this whole time.

[Demon Slayer World: Demon Slayer: The Poor Old Dad Sells Food to Raise the Kids]

They can't go out in the sunlight.

They've turned into little children.

They have to be carried around in bamboo baskets.

"…"

The Saniwa looks silently at the tiny bamboo basket at their feet.

The Five Great Swords, the favorite sword of the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, the prized treasures of the Genji, the Secret Child, the Imperial Treasures, the sacred swords of the shrines...

...There's no way all those gods will fit!

[Reader's Guide]

1. This is a slice-of-life Touken Ranbu fanfic, following the amusing daily life of an energetic, easygoing, healing-type Saniwa who works as a kindergarten dad, and the sword Tsukumogami, each with their own personality.

2. The story contains a ton of headcanon and also touches on Japanese history, which the author knows nothing about. Please treat it as an alternate universe. If that bothers you, read at your own risk.

3. The swords who appear in the other worlds may not be exactly the same as those mentioned in the blurb.

4. The story currently has a 60% anti-piracy threshold. Thanks to every lovely reader who supports the official release~

Theme: Work hard, get rich through labor.