The Soldier and The Novelist

Type
Web Novel [JP]
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Year
2014
Status in COO

WN 81 Chapters (Ongoing)
LN 2 Volumes (Ongoing)

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Yes
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Summary
The Soldier and The Novelist, known as 傭兵と小説家 in Japanese, is a web novel that delves into the unique encounter between a mercenary and a novelist in the backdrop of 1873. The narrative follows the unlikely pairing of a mercenary, left jobless, and a novelist seeking an escort to an uncharted mountain. Amidst constant bickering and disagreement, their journey unfolds against the backdrop of a nation's intrigue during a period of rapid economic growth. With genres spanning adventure, fantasy, historical, mystery, and shounen, this tale offers a captivating blend of storytelling set in a 19th-century American landscape.

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“You know what, you are more of an unpleasant fellow than I imagined.”

“Your opinion that comes from your poor imagination lacks any cogency in any standard.”

The smoke from the steam engine covers the city in 1873. A request from a certain novelist happens to reach a mercenary who has lost his place of employment. It is an escort request to ‘the mountain that was not recorded on the map’ in order to collect information. The mercenary who has to protect his belly with his back and the novelist who has no choice but to hire him after the process of elimination.

The journey of the two people, who are constantly swearing at each other, eventually gets caught up in a plot involving the nation……

The era of rapid economic growth when the transcontinental railroads were completed, but the era of twilight when the illuminations from electricity were not yet born. A world narrative similar to “why” in 19th century America.

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