How to Stay Single in the Honmaru

In two utterly different worlds, Arakawa Ye lived an ordinary life in his previous life, until the wheel of fate hurled him into a time of swords and blood. There, he was no longer an ordinary person, but a lord surrounded by blades.

Yet the carefree "Honmaru life" that should have awaited him was shattered by an unexpected crisis. Their status as an illegal Honmaru was exposed, the Time Government's pursuit grew ever more relentless, and an invasion by the Time Retrograde Army plunged the entire Honmaru into dire straits. The sword warriors who had once fought at his side fell silent as blades, while the parting of those dearest to him became a grief he could not bear.

Now, Arakawa Ye carries the scabbards of the sword warriors and a solemn vow in his heart as he walks alone between the present and another world. He is a lonely survivor, yet also the only hope of restoring a miracle. Beyond the Honmaru, he juggles an ordinary school life and the care of his friends, but at night, nightmares he cannot quiet always return.

"If a miracle has a name, it must be the price of battle."

When the call from his memories rings out once more, Arakawa Ye finally understands that salvation across time and space requires not only courage, but also the resolve to face every fear.

The blades are not yet cold, and fate is not yet decided.

He swears that no matter how thorny the road ahead, he will find them, and bring them home.

Honmaru's Eternal Honor Attendant: The above is a biography I have written wholeheartedly for my lord as the Honmaru's honor attendant, in celebration of the coming New Year. I humbly ask my lord to correct it!

Tsuru Ball: Hahaha, Aruji, you look incredibly cool in this book! (Meanwhile, he tugs at Arakawa Ye, who has passed out drunk on the table.)

Arakawa Ye: Don't pull me, I'm drunk! (He braces his elbow firmly on the table, wailing inwardly: Why didn't Yagen bring his blanket?! If I had a cloak, I could at least hide my face! My toes are about to bore a hole through all of Tokyo!)

Mitsunari: Hahaha, wonderful, wonderful. Our young lord, once so green, now has his own biography. This is the beginning of a new legend for us.

Arakawa Ye: (He lies in despair on the table, screaming inside: Stop! Stop thinking! Don't write any more! Please, won't someone look at your nearly broken saniwa?!)

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