Heavenly Swords of the Twin Stars: Volume 6 Part 1 by Riku Nanano

Author:Riku Nanano
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, action, battle, snarky heroine, military, historical, male protagonist, past life
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Chapter One

“As much as it pains me to leave you, mother, it’s time for me to depart,” I—Jo Yuushun—said, a cloak wrapped around my body, and my head bowed to the frail woman sitting up in her bed. Anyone could tell at a glance that she was sick, just from how pale her face was.

We were in a room deep within the Jo manor, which was located in central Nansui in the Ei Empire’s southern regions, and I was standing beside Lady Shion, wife of the late Phoenix Wing, Jo Shuuhou, and the woman I regarded as my mother. This was the day I was due to set out for Rinkei from Nansui as part of the logistics team, though the reason for our sortie wasn’t to fight off the invaders from the north.

A rat in the imperial palace had bewitched Jo Hiyou—the man I considered my brother—with clever words, and despite not even finishing their preparations for battle, Hiyou had set off for Rinkei with the roughly ten thousand-strong Jo army. I had to catch up to my brother before he could assassinate the emperor, whom he held a grudge against.

“Yuushun, please be careful,” my mother said, a frown on her face as she listened to the sound of the pouring rain outside. She was stroking the light brown hair of her beloved daughter, Karin, who had exhausted herself with a fit of crying and fallen asleep in her mother’s lap. Karin and our guests were also scheduled to leave Nansui that day.

I may not live to ever see them again. Pushing this thought out of my head, I forced a smile onto my face. “Don’t worry, mother. I swear I’ll stop Hiyou!”

“Yuushun.” Pain marred my mother’s beautiful face, and she clutched my hand even tighter as fat tears streamed down her cheeks.

I wanted to say something to ease her worries, but I was still too young and inexperienced to think of anything appropriate. All I knew was I was willing to put my life on the line to protect her and Karin.

“Shion,” a calm voice called from the doorway. I turned and saw a beautiful woman with shoulder-length black hair, wearing pearl earrings and a cloak identical to mine. She walked in without any hesitation and came to stand beside the bed, then wiped the tears from my mother’s eyes. “It’s inauspicious to cry when seeing off your child. And what if you wake Karin? You’ll only cause her to worry unduly.”

“You’re right, Lady Saiun,” Lady Shion replied, her sad expression brightening slightly.

The newcomer’s name was Chou Saiun, elder sister of the National Shield, Chou Tairan, the only man who had ever come close to killing the White Wraith, Adai Dada, king of the northern horsemen, though as the unofficial matriarch of the Chou family, she was a powerful leader in her own right. According to my mother, back when she lived in the capital, she and Lady Saiun used to drop by each other’s houses often. Even

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