Has the Big-Puppy Overseer Destroyed the Honmaru Today?

[Coming soon: Why Do We Still Have to Go to Work After We’ve Fallen into Darkness? See the first book on my author page for the blurb!]

It’s not uncommon for sword warriors to have unusual memories or experiences. Tsukumogami live long lives, and once they experience something unforgettable, it leaves behind memories that are vivid yet hazy.

For instance, Hasebe, from a certain incarnation, who cannot forget his first master; Norimune, from another incarnation, whose memories were erased; and Chogi, who waited a hundred years for a promise to be fulfilled.

They all eventually arrived at the same citadel.

It was a citadel that had been empty for three years after its master disappeared, where every blade was despondent and consumed by guilt.

They had failed their master, causing her to disappear. So perhaps it wouldn’t matter if they disappeared, too... Just as the blades decided to give up completely, a new directive arrived from the government of time.

Good news: They wouldn’t be wiped and returned to their original swords.

Good news (possibly): A new master would be taking over.

The citadel’s first sword, Kasen Kanesada, still remembers that snowy night.

For some reason, the inspector who was supposed to arrive with them, Yamanbagiri Chogi, was nowhere to be found. After the government employee responsible for the handover rattled off the instructions as if the words were burning their tongue, they shoved the master into Kasen’s arms and fled.

Kasen: “?”

The adorable little beagle in his arms, just the right age for treats: “Wer?”

That’s right, a beagle. Not a metaphor.

Guilt over the previous master’s disappearance? Stress from adjusting to a new master? NONONO. A beagle won’t give you time to think about any of that. The beagle says nothing, just immerses herself in tearing up the house. By the time the blades come to their senses, they’re chasing her around the entire citadel, begging, “Please don’t chew on the citadel!”

Yamanbagiri Kunihiro is gloomy. Yamanbagiri Kunihiro’s bedsheets are chewed up by the beagle.

Hachisuka Kotetsu is gloomy. Hachisuka Kotetsu is chased by the beagle, who may have gotten into something nasty.

Izuminokami isn’t gloomy, but the beagle still runs him around like a kite.

Still feeling gloomy? Keep it up and the citadel will be gone!

Hasebe says nothing. He’s a steadfastly gloomy blade, and nothing, not even the sky falling, can stop him from being gloomy over his first master.

Then a strange beauty appears in the bathhouse and slides out from under his... The blades are all exposed to her.

Wait, isn’t the master a beagle?

Isn’t she a dog?

Then who’s this woman?!

Izuminokami says in terror that their master must have become a spirit. Gokotai cries and says he really saw a female ghost.

“...”

Then the blades watch helplessly as the beagle turns back into that beautiful woman. After expressionlessly surveying the stunned blades, she performs a series of flawless backflips.

S-so the beagle really is a person...

Wait! She’s also the one who gave them those unforgettable memories and experiences!

The beagle herself has plenty to think about, too.

Umemiya Sumire is an eighteen-year-old, sunny university student and the only child of a hereditary shrine family. She’s been able to see all sorts of strange things since childhood. One day, supernatural phenomena start appearing around her more and more often, and she begins turning into a beagle against her will.

Since she has no self-awareness at all while in beagle form, she has no idea what she’s doing as a dog.

...How do I save face online? Help.

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[Reader’s notes and warnings]

·Also known as [Living for a Thousand Years]

· [Important] This book contains a lot of tasteless humor reminiscent of Gintama, as well as scenes parodying tacky fanservice from male-oriented fiction, but with the genders reversed. For example, in traditional male-oriented trashy stories, the male lead always ends up touching the heroine’s private parts for one reason or another. Here, Beagle Master falls down and pulls off the sword spirits’ pants / Beagle Master witnesses the sword spirits naked for fanservice / Beagle Master barges in while the sword spirits are bathing / Beagle Master accurately catches the sword spirits’ thrown balls, and so on.

In other words, Beagle Master = male lead in traditional male-oriented trashy fiction, and the sword spirits = heroines in traditional male-oriented trashy fiction.

And our Beagle Master was born to be an emperor. There will absolutely be no fanservice scenes involving Beagle Master. Only the sword spirits will have wardrobe malfunctions.

Please take note and steer clear if you’re very particular about this sort of thing.

·All the blades love their master. The official pairing is Yamanbagiri Chogi, but it also includes, without being limited to, Hasebe Master, Goto Master, Norimune Master, and others. The harem list is subject to change. Our motto is: eat everything for balanced beagle nutrition. But the one with the male lead role is Beben! Readers with strong preferences, please take note.

·Just to be safe, let me make this clear too: our Beagle Master (in beagle form) will not do, eat, or play with beagle dishes. Beagles are good! We have to maintain at least a little dignity!

·The heroine (in human form) is the only child of a hereditary family of shrine priests. She’s a sunny, straightforward, cheerful dog-girl university student, though in beagle form. As long as she doesn’t open her mouth or move around too much, she’s an elegant beauty who turns heads. She’s naturally insensitive to pain, holds no grudges (and forgets easily), and has an absurd amount of energy. She’s sociable and needy to the point of being annoying, but instinctively resistant to traditional domestication. That last part only comes after she turns back into a human from her beagle form. .jpg

·There’s a complete main plot. Overall, it’s a mix of slice-of-life and serious drama. Most missions take place in the modern era, and the citadel is my own interpretation.

·Gloomy blades? Raising a beagle will cure them. (Crossed out.)

[Weibo/RedNote: @GuZaiGu] Slowly filling in the plot... I’ll post commissioned art there from time to time~

Theme: Come on, believe in love and hope.