“A villager inherits the Sword Demon's memories and dreams of slashing stars with his sword.”
Hoshikiri no Kenshi
星斬りの剣士
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A villager inherits the Sword Demon's memories and dreams of slashing stars with his sword.
Julius, a mediocre villager, had a strange dream on the day of his eighth birthday. In that dream he saw the life a swordsman living a different kind of life from him. The swordsman had continued to swing his sword day after the day with the hope of being able to slash the stars twinkling in the sky. This is the story of a swordsman who inherited the memory of an infamous man who was called "Sword Demon" in a certain world. "I want to cut the stars!" (Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated)
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A Light novel Publication
- Published Jan 2021 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M61520 catalog