Category: They Call It Reincarnation, but If It’s Not Possession and I’m in a Familiar World, Then I Just Want a Quiet Life

  • Kichiten 98

    Chapter 98 Talent That’s Lost Its Way Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  I stored the freshly finished tuna-butchering knife into my Inventory and stepped out of the forge. The concept behind it was… weird, so I went to find Master to ask what it meant. It didn’t take long—she was on the veranda, sipping tea while watching…

  • Kichiten 97

    Chapter 97 Tuna Cutting Knife Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  ”So, the main idea behind creating Artificial Orichalcum,” I started, tapping the metal bar on the table, “is replacing the impurities inside a steel ingot with Mana Stone.”  ”What—you’re going to manipulate the impurities in the ingot!?”  ”Shamir!!”  The sharp crack of Est’s hand hitting Shamir’s cheek…

  • Kichiten 96

    Chapter 96 The Dawn of What Would Later Be Called the Easy-to-Use Forbidden Weapon Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  The morning light slipped through the curtains and hit my face, jolting me awake. I had no clue how long Ethelena had devoured me while I was out cold, but the marks scattered all over my body told…

  • Kichiten 95

    Chapter 95 New Possibilities Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  ”…Yohira, aren’t you afraid of getting hurt, holding that blade like that?”  Mother-in-law asked it hesitantly, her voice trembling just a little, because of course she’d worry—her daughter was cradling a naked sword against her chest, after all.  ”Mother, this ‘Temarihana’ would never hurt me. We’re one and…

  • Kichiten 94

    Chapter 94 The Blade That Cuts Through Bonds Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  I wanted to test the hammer I’d just been given—my fingers itched to feel the weight of metal, to hear it sing—but my master slammed her fist into me before I could even lift it. She ordered me to take the day off from…

  • Kichiten 93

    Chapter 93 The Blade That Splits the Sky Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  It began like any other day. If I had to name a single difference, it was quieter—eerily so—but everything else looked the same. On the surface, at least.  As the work began, I triggered Concept Appraisal, focusing hard enough to catch even the faintest…

  • Kichiten 92

    Chapter 92 That, surely, was an ending Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Hinagiku knelt on the ground. My mother-in-law stood before her, hiding her mouth with a folding fan and scolding her in a flat, cold voice.  ”Hinagiku, injuries in training sometimes cannot be helped. But why did you strike so hard at someone who just learned?…

  • Kichiten 91

    Chapter 91 The Blacksmith Cannot Escape Fear Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  ”I completed the scabbard, which had a unique purpose. Next, I needed to attach a hilt to turn the blade into a true katana.  Without a tang to work with, I couldn’t use a standard hilt. I drilled two screw holes at the hilt’s end…

  • Kichiten 90

    Chapter 90 Good Night Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Even as I ate, my thoughts were consumed by one thing—how to contain the concept of that sword. Breakfast today was an omelet and sausage, a lettuce and onion salad, and tomato soup.  Using chopsticks, I broke into Ichika’s omelet, and thick cream cheese oozed out. I placed…

  • Kichiten 89

    Chapter 89 A Blade That Cuts Everything⁕ Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Heh heh, it’s truly massive, isn’t it? It won’t even fit in the mouth.  Yohira opened her mouth wide and tried to take my—yes, my—Oni Cleaver, as she called it. But it was too big, so she pulled away, her voice full of surprise and…