The Sword of Kaigen

by M.L. Wang

There were days Misaki could convince herself that it was enough.

I relate so much and already love her

“Since the dawn of Kaigen, this peninsula has held its enemies back without fail. This is why we are called the Sword of Kaigen. And again, during the Keleba, the Matsudas, the Yukinos, and the other powerful jijakalu of the Kusanagi Peninsula beat back their enemies in resounding victory.”

The Emperor doesn’t care who lives and dies—he definitely doesn’t care about fighting nobly. He cares that his Empire stays intact under him.”

A decade later, a fifteen-year-old Hiroshi would become known as the youngest swordsman ever to master the Whispering Blade. What the world would never know, was that he was the second youngest.

Takeru-sama?”

This man has traumatized me and dare I say redeemed himself?

Because it was nighttime and no one was around to see, Misaki reached out and found her husband’s sword-calloused fingers. They had been married fifteen years. It was the first time they had ever held hands.

STOP IT RIGHT NOW 😭