⟫ Honoka na Koi no Danpen wo > Goshintou
〚 Multiple couples. exorcism story in an asian fantasy base. This is volume features a lot of backstory that glued the past and present together, like how the holy swords came to be and why Mikoto is alone and heartless in the recent times. 〛 + for pairing details
vol. 1, page 1-41: Sword no.1 x exorcist. Taboo love of the priest and the sword he created. #long-haired seme x #girly-looking exorcist #elopement. #historical - heian.
vol. 1, page 42- end: Sword no.3 x sword no. 4. Mikoto's back story from kamakura era. Painful love of the sword from opposing camps. I'm curious of the similarity of the current master to sakura even if he himself said that he's not the reincarnation of the sword. cute glasses seme x seme-like devilish uke. #secret identity, spy/infiltration, #palace politics.
vol 1: 1-17: omake. the human boy toranosuke (and shen jin) created an advert for the temple w/c failed in an epic way.
vol 1, page 18-51: Sword no.1 x Exorcist. Continuation of the historical elopement drama with a taboo pairing. And so the pair continued to be chased. Kikkyou decided to pass on his knowledge to the clan and ninomiya was born.
vol 1, page 53-87: Holy Swords 2 x 7. The story of Nanaki's birth and how the frigid-for-decades ninomiya fell inlove for the first time.
vol 1, page 88-107 : human x demon - toranosuke and shenjin. tora continues doing part-time work at the temple as eternal thanks for making him able to touch shenjin. They were happy right now but there's currently a tide of evil spirits. tora wondered if they can still continue as it is so he decided to study more about them and approached the kannoushi.
vol.2 chap 5. p.107-132: bittersweet star-crossed love of holy sword 5 x ayakashi. after ninomiya, itsumi is my second favourite because he's such a nerd. BUT WHY.... WHY DOES HE HAD TO HAVE A VERY SAD LOVE STORYYYYY *cries.
vol.2. page 133- : Holy Swords 2 x 7. Youngest Nanaki wanted to get stronger and Tora hooked him up with his Master on swords Totoki, a mysterious strong guy. And lol, OMFG I just love Ninomiya and his closed eyes. Anyways I don't think I'm alone in this but Nanaki somewhat looks like Kikyou. It feels weird. Especially when in the past, Kikyou said that he dreamt about "huge castle that looked like boxes"... DEJA VU. But I would be saddened if Nanaki would turned out to be the modern Kikyou because he's already adorably together with Ninomiya. But Kazuto said he would snatch him from time so I guess there's another way?
BTW. for those still doubting it I can read a bit of Japanese and I can totally confirm that the sword at the bottom that Totoki is holding is marked as number "one". Maaaan. His modern-day look magnified his handsomeness 1000x.
Goshintou