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21 Volumes / 2555 Chapters (Completed):
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In a thrilling tale of otherworldly dimensions, a young boy finds himself thrust into a dark and mysterious parallel world, inhabiting the body of his senior sister, Lily. On her very first day in this enigmatic realm, Lily encounters the mesmerizing night parade of a hundred ghosts, setting off a chain of events that will test her resilience and survival instincts.

Amidst the chaos of warriors and their disputes, Lily must navigate the treacherous landscape, seeking not only to survive but to carve out her own destiny. With unwavering determination, she sets out on a quest to forge a cursed sword, an extraordinary weapon that may hold the key to her survival and success in this chaotic world.

As she battles formidable adversaries and unravels the secrets of the parallel realm, Lily’s journey becomes an unparalleled adventure. Her transformation from a boy into a captivating young woman is just the beginning of her extraordinary odyssey. Boundaries blur and reality intertwines with the fantastical as Lily embraces her newfound identity, forging her own path in a world that defies imagination.

In this unimaginable otherworldly adventure, join Lily as she embarks on a quest of self-discovery, facing ghosts, warriors, and the unknown. Will she unravel the mysteries of this parallel world and emerge victorious? Prepare to be captivated by a tale where survival, courage, and the indomitable spirit of a lone girl intertwine to create an unforgettable journey.

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Maiden of the Cursed Blade
Youtou Hime
妖刀姬
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Bizmatech
Bizmatech rated it
March 31, 2019
Status: --
I dropped it after a few dozen chapters.

The setting was great, and the plot (at least as far as I got) was decent.

The problem is that the author feels the need to constantly remind us how hot the MC's body is by mentioning her ti*s every chance he gets.

The main character also comes off as a complete idiot when it comes to the girl whose body he is in. He has her on such a pedestal of purity that he considers himself to be dirty for even seeing it when... more>> he takes a bath.

Spoiler

Come on dude! You had ONE SINGLE conversation with her before you died, and in it she told you that she wanted to take you to a love hotel! I'm not saying that she's not worth saving, but you clearly don't know the first thing about her! She straight out told you that she wanted to f*ck you, so stop blushing every time you see her/your tits!

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novaes
novaes rated it
June 26, 2019
Status: c57
It's a novel that wants to be an ecchi doujin. Everything exists as a vehicle to promote the protagonist's sexiness, but without art to uh.. Appreciate, so it falls flat on it's rather disappointing mess of a story.

All in all, it's a tolerable novel that gets sadly worse as it goes on. Expect to be reminded constantly about the protagonist's large breasts and flawless skin in ever more awkward, and sweaty, detail. Expect to see her (his) devastating beauty get her into ever more ridiculous situations, then get into a... more>> powerup scene where we are reminded, again, about her breasts and how darn much she seems to sweat. Her clothes are constantly in danger of showing her naughty bits and there's a mountain of mentally, and morally deficient weirdos all over the place to provoke her le*dness out. You are absolutely only reading this for the ecchi, and the latest chapter I read, ch57, is particularly bad for it. <<less
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DoomCalibur
DoomCalibur rated it
December 16, 2018
Status: v2c6
Well I am surprised that this golden egg finally got picked! As for the detail of my review, since I just reached somewhere around the early part of vol 2, I don't think I can tell much. However, I can definitely assure you all that the characters all have unique personalities (Lol, in my word, funny weirdo!) while each having a clear background and distinct story plot. Sadly, this is why I couldn't convey much of my thought in this, since this reading material requires high level of Chinese understanding,... more>> thus preventing from comprehending much as I read deeper.

So I am happy to know that this novel got picked now and hopefully the Re;Library and Silva will keep up their good job translating this novel! <<less
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420hacker69
420hacker69 rated it
June 30, 2022
Status: Completed
5/5 enjoyment/entertainment, 4/5 plot.

Reread this novel recently and damn I still think this is one of the best "long" novels I've read. I mean being able to keep me entertained and hooked for 3000+ chapters is already a great feat. Although I personally wasn't too bothered by the "sexualization" of our main character but I can see why it would be a turn off for many people. If you can look past the flaws that many of the other reviews have pointed out, I believe that any lover of yuri... more>> will enjoy this novel a lot.

Things I liked about this novel:

  • The gender bender is actually relevant to the story, in fact, as a true yuri connoisseur
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    It is later revealed that Lily was female all along, in fact, she was born a biological woman, which made a lot of sense, as she got stronger and felt more comfortable in a woman's body. Lily is actually Tsukuyomi herself, but due to certain reasons, had to escape to a different world with only her "god soul" and ended being reincarnated in a boys body, but this caused the boy's appearance to appear very "girly"

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  • The lack of plot holes. After reading this novel from start to finish, you can tell that the author had the entire novel planned out from the very beginning. The mysteries of the world are unraveled one by one forming an intricate tale that spans thousands of years. And it was amazing how events that occurred hundreds of years ago are still affecting the present. Kinda like LOTM but more focused on the yuri and action.
  • The power scaling. This novel is still technically a xianxia however the entire power scale is revealed pretty much at the very beginning. We know that there are only the 3 realms, and the peak of power is Tsukuyomi, the goddess of battle. Not only that, the reason why Lily is so "overpowered" has a very very very good explanation that is revealed later:
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    If you read the earlier spoiler, Lily is Tsukuyomi herself. She has natural battle talent, and the mirror is actually a divine relic that contains the power of Tsukuyomi. In fact, you could even say that her entire journey is reclaiming her own scattered power, and even growing stronger than her peak state.

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  • The misogyny. Ok this one is probably a bit counter intuitive but I personally felt that because the novel (at least the first half) is set in 12th centuryish Japan, the bias against women not only added to the setting but also gave Lily an excuse to beat people up in this world were "strength makes right". And of course, the author understands that this novel is fiction, so they didn't write anything that would piss off the readers. It's just sweet yuri from beginning to end. A lot of reviews are saying that all the men are s*um but there are actually a lot of men that appear throughout the story that are genuinely good people, which makes them stand out all the more.
  • The characters. Where do I begin... every single character was unique and felt real to me. In fact in this aspect, I don't think our main cast even deserves to take the spotlight here. It's the main antagonists that have the best characterization.
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    I won't go into too much detail but the main antagonist in the mortal realm was absolutely goated. He wasn't exactly evil, he saw the plight humanity was in and decided he needed to take things into his own hands in order to save humanity, even if it means sacrificing the majority to save a minority. And the thing was, he was completely correct in doing so... if Lily didn't show up. Even Lily acknowledged that his actions were for the good of humanity, and if Lily wasn't there, it would've been the best solution. In the end they fought because our antagonist wouldn't risk placing survival of humanity in another person's hands and Lily insisted she had a better solution (and she did). Funny thing was they were never enemies in the first place, just had a difference in views. Our antagonist also makes it onto my list of "genuinely good men" in the story.

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  • Even though this is technically a xianxia, and we're following Lily's journey to become the strongest, the story wasn't repetitive at all. Every single arc was completely different from the last (although still following a recurring theme). Not only that, we get an absolutely goated ended where
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    Lily becomes the strongest and marries all the girls so we get a true harem ending. In fact, after senior sister awakens, and Lily gives her first time to her, its like the author had their shackles unchained and had Lily sleep with all the other main members of her harem lol.

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Things I didn't really like:

  • The misogyny. Yup, it did kinda annoy me at times but it also makes the retribution all the more satisfying. During Lily's time in the mortal realm, this did happen all the time but most of the time I felt that it was justified due to the setting and it let the genuinely good men stand out all the more.
  • Yes, our MC is sexualized a lot to the point that sometimes I'm like was this really necessary? Like it happens for the entire length of the novel. Though I'm pretty sure the author is female so I don't know if its just her fetish or if thats just how she wanted to portray our MC. If you've started reading and this really bothers you I recommend you just drop it now cause it isn't gonna stop.
  • The ending. Probably not relevant to readers that can't read the raws but the author obviously planned everything out until the end of volume 18. And we did get a very nice ending, but then
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    most likely due to popularity at the time, the author decided to write a "canon" story after the ending that was just utter garbage. You could tell that they just wrote it up on the fly to rake in that cash, which is fair cause who doesn't want more money. In my heart, only volume1-18 is true canon to me, everything after that is just a non-canon side story.

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So basically if you like yuri and you like satisfying novels where all the bad guys get whats coming for them, tHis is the novel for you. Just don't think about it too much and I'm sure you'll enjoy it a lot. <<less
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SilvaLau
SilvaLau rated it
February 20, 2019
Status: c29
This novel has all the cliche scenes as expected from a gender bender series, like the scene where the protagonist explores her body or the scene where she was too embarrassed to look at herself. And though this series has many cliche scenes where you can easily predict what is going to happen next, you just can't help but look forward to it, since those are the types of "good cliche" you just can't seem to get enough of.

Also, the protagonist seems to be the smart and cautious type, though... more>> she can also be a knucklehead at times. I especially like how the protagonist had the mindset to avoid getting tangled up in the cycle of hatred, but she's no stranger to danger either. If people come making trouble for her, she'll deal with it accordingly. The protagonist has a likable personality so far, I've just been getting tired of protagonists that were too proud for their own good and got into trouble because of their personality, so this is a nice change of pace. For now, I am expecting good things from this novel. <<less
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FeedMeYuri
FeedMeYuri rated it
January 11, 2019
Status: c14
I'm very happy that Silva has decided to pick up this unpolished diamond. Although (tragically) I cannot read or write Chinese with only the capability of speaking it, Demon Sword Maiden is intriguing and undoubtedly a welcomed new addition to the ranks of novels.

The only problem I have to up to now is confirming whether or not this gender-bender novel has Yuri since I can 't trust the tags on Novelupdates. At all. Another thing that deserves my salutations is that despite the author being Chinese, (as stereotypically;... more>> Chinese and Japanese people hate each other) they have clearly done their research on Japan. <<less
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Nyamu
Nyamu rated it
June 26, 2019
Status: c57
Tried reading it because of the high ratings but as of somewhere in volume 2, I got sick of it.

First, the backstory is weird. Girl confessing to a creepy stalker, the stalker's sudden noble desire to preserve the dignity of the girl's body, acting ashamed, etc (feels like the sudden opposite of a stalker's state of mind.) But let's ignore the backstory for a moment, its simply there to set up the background, motivation, etc. Let's talk about the general route this story is taking. Motivation for level up... more>> montages : Check

Cheats: Check (umbrella)

Idiotic and unreasonable villains/troublemakers: Check (A girl wanting to destroy two mountains because it reminds her of her flat chest, villain 'fell in love' with the MC and decided the best thing to do is harass her.) And now, we got another woman immediately trying to do yuri things upon first appearance.

Its like the author decided to take whatever excites people (female protag, ero stuff, training montages) and mix them into a cauldron without caring about characters in general. The best character he had in this story so far is the dead father turned into a monster trying to protect his daughter. Even then, that entire part felt set up and then thrown away in a flash. (MC received daughter's clothes as a gift, gets saved by the daughter's zombie father, followed by getting said clothes torn few chapters later because why not?)

Translations good though. <<less
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Mortrexo
Mortrexo rated it
January 29, 2022
Status: v3c77
The novels is extremely is extremely and I mean sexist to the point that they are demeaning the whole female gender. Moreover, if there is a named BEAUTIFUL enemy woman she won't ever die, they will either join the MC, fall in love with the MC or be saved by the MC even if they have tried to kill her, rob her, r*pe her, or her cherised ones. I repeat, if they are a woman they won't die, so read with this in mind.

The only thing that the MC has... more>> is luck. The fights in volume one are impressive be it against demons or humans, but, later they are only extremely good when they are against monsters and demons. On the contrary, if the enemy is a human the enemies will suddenly use mystic and any methods for the MC to have a 2 chapter extended chapter when she could kill with a single slash, Not recommended if you are easily frustrated or if you are a girl. Another thing is that sometimes her blows can annihilate 50 people at once, but other times, the struggles against the same amount of people after the power up to put dramatic effects. I'm not angry, I'm just extremely disappointing with this, and that is why I'm making this review.

To end with my tirade, the most absurd thing is the obsession of the MC with his/her (is a genderbent nobel) supposed "love" who hasn't said a single word since chapter 10m and this novel has already almost 600 translated chapters. She is just a tool for the MC to be adverse towards the love that other females throw to her. I mean, the other females literally sacrifice their self-being, have saved her life N times, given her protection and much more while the supposed "love interest" is lying on a bed unconscious ALL the time. The worst thing is that MC likes them, but, she doesn't answer their love because this shitty reason. I've reached the limit of my tolerance in this last volume. <<less
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SunsetChaos
SunsetChaos rated it
March 26, 2020
Status: c789
Your typical powercreep story where there's always a bigger fish.

-1 star because more of the shallow 2D hypocritical enemies and plot commonly found in Chinese novels.

Justified self defense or even a fair duel. The moment you defeat/insult/kill 1 guy, then their entire relatives, clan, friends, etc or even someone unrelated all come at you scheming and hounding you to the end of the world. Rinse and repeat, except with increasing powercreep.
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Lyle Walt
Lyle Walt rated it
March 6, 2019
Status: v2c18
While I'm only quite at the beginning of the novel (vol2 arc1 chapter 18 - the curent highest available free chapter), I'd call this novel a hidden gem!

But before I begin to swoon over the novel let's point out its weaknesses:

-The story takes place in the ancient Japan where men rule supreme. Still, as this is a yury story there are quite many - of course beautiful, young and powerful - women in leading positions.

- As this is a "wuxia" story we have the thing called blood feud. Meaning, because... more>> the weak child of a unimportant branch family lost to and is hurt by the MC, members of the branch family, then the main family and later even a leader wish to kill the MC. A small stone thrown into a pond causes ripples that get bigger and bigger. All that because of a nobody / useless child, while the MC has the name of a powerful family, shows incredible growth (normally impossible without the backing / genes of a powerful family) and has increasingly mighty backings. This has logic gaps, but the story requires enemies and a reason for the MC to get stronger quickly and this is an easy way for story building.

- And last my main peeve: Once the action is rolling the author seems to sometimes forget the (currently more unimprotant) story threads / characters. For example the MC rushes after her friend after a "fight" and tells her companion he/ she'll be back in no time, but the companion should call for help if he/she is not back at a certain time. The MC reaches and rescues the friend, but decides to stay with her family for some time instead of going back or even informing her companion at home.

Of course the MC needs to stay there for some action only a few chapters later and of course the MC need to be "missing" from home for some time for another story thread to play out. Still, I don't like how the MC seems to completely forget the companion and how this companion currently got so little story focus / remains sallow and in the background.

Now, lets get on to the swooning:

- It is a Chinese novel that takes part in Japan and does a good job at painting a halve way realistic picture and in no way (at least so far) will it bash the Japanese people or culture.

- What sets DSM apart from other novels is, that while it is constrained by its main themes yuri, gender bender and wuxia it does a good job to not adhere to these limits very strictly.

* It really shows a world where the women (mostly) have no say in important decisions and are seen as the weaker gender.

* The soul of the MC, being a man before coming to this world, is interested in girls. While the body he resides in is that of a woman, who of course was interested in men. Most gender bend yuri novels completely ignore this discrepancy and just set the soul as dominant, so that the now female MC will like women still. DSM though tries to give this situation some thought. While the soul is still dominant and the MC will therefore like women, he/ she can't help but blush and get a bit excited if she sees a beautiful man or gets helped by a warrior.

* The MC no longer behaves just like a man, nor does he behave and feel perfectly like a woman. The body remembers how to move, so (intuitive) actions are done mostly girlish while he/ she still has to learn some etiquette. Especially interesting is, that in DSM the MC does get influenced by the body (?) over time - meaning he for example starts to like buying and wearing several woman’s cloths and makeup.

- The MC comes from our peaceful time / world and is thrown into a world with ghosts and fighting. It takes time for the MC to adjust to this. While still a boy the MC was shy and quite weak, but as the story progresses he grows in character. The MC will not immediately like fighting / hurting people, but he also doesn't remain afraid of hurting or even killing other people. The growth is a bit fast, but still told in a believable fashion.

- What also sets this novel apart from others is, that the MC has needs! An inconvenient topic that most novels steer clear of as it does not fit well with heroic stories in a beautiful fantasy world. Or as a certain arch wizard once said "Crimson magic clansmen don't need to use the washroom". Well, in this story / that age there are no convenient flush toilets and showers - especially not in the wildness and the MC is now in the body of a woman. The story deals with and describes this topic quite well.

- As all yuri novels the girls around the MC are interested in her. Still in DSM the girls each have quite a character and won't be satisfied with only looking at eh MC. The story shies away from being R-18, but it is quite descriptive and does touch upon the topics.

- And of course, there is love! It is nicely told how the MC tries to stay true to his love for Lily, while all the while also falling for another girl in this world. (Also, according to the tags, the MC also won't get attached to the other girls liking her and the story won't become a typical harem.)

All in all, while it has its weeknenes (same as other stories of similar kind and mostly even less than those) - mostly caused by it contrains - its a great story that takes a realistical approach, is fast paced and has great action scense, but also has its comedy moments. It is a gender bend yuri story and doesn't fear to be a bit more descriptive than most <R-18 novels. As for character development, not only the MC is growing, but also the persons around the MC (though so far we only got shot flashes of the character of the probable love interest and the sotry focuses on only the growth of one of the girls around the MC). Finally the mysteries of the world and around the MC are continuously growing and I trust the author to connect and explain them well.

Oh, as for the translation, its very well done! Silva is giving explanations where necessary, but makes sure to keep them as well as comments to a minimum as not to break the reading flow. The flow and tone of the interactions / story is well preserved. <<less
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Aurizu
Aurizu rated it
March 15, 2023
Status: c800
I‘m baffled. Not because this novel is about a boy turning into a gay girl, no no...

It's because it is so hard to give a proper rating to this read.

Now, let me explain.

If you’re new to eastern culture and eastern novels, be it Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, then this particular novel should be GREAT for you. Five stars, no contest. It has EVERYTHING, that represents the east (in this case - Japan and its mythology). Even the translators did an astonishing job, which is kinda rare. Just skip the rest... more>> of my review and go on a journey.

Good luck and goodbye.

Now, if you have some experience (let’s say, you did some reading, perhaps a hundred novels with a sprinkle of mangas), your experience will probably be no different from mine. At this point, let’s divide this novel into three parts.

I. Chapter 1 to chapter 200.

This is the part where the true representation starts. The story setting is great. The characters are great. The enemies are smart, and cunning and they feel real. The sad parts are overly sad, the drama parts are overly dramatic, and the battles are over the top - like they like to do in the East. And even the ecchi moments add to the atmosphere. MC seems like a smart bo... girl, and life seems good, even if it’s bad.

One of the best novels I ever read. Great job, Author!

II. Chapter 200 to chap. 600.

Welp, it seems that all good things need to end somewhere...

This is the part, where the story takes a strange turn. I have some vague ideas of what could happen - perhaps the author was affected by slightly dropping ratings, or he overestimated himself. After all, his characters aren’t dumb. In fact, they seem really smart. Even too smart.

When you make your characters too smart, you’re kinda supposed to keep that level to the very end. And go even higher. The problem with this approach is that you can’t make them smarter than yourself. It just doesn’t work. In such cases, authors purposely dumb down their characters, at least at the beginning, so they could make them smarter later. But, as I said, this novel had smart characters from the very beginning. So the author panicked. While panicking, he decided to up things a bit... with p*rn.

No, not the actual p*rn. The ecchi.

In these chapters, ecchi becomes kinda annoying, because there is too much of it. Moreover, because of the ecchi moments, the MC (Lily) doesn’t look so smart anymore and her decisions become kinda dull and questionable. The enemies, though, remain as smart as ever. Perhaps they saved the ratings from plummeting to oblivion. Thank you, enemies!

III. Chapters 600 to 800 and beyond

At this point, the novel becomes overly saturated with erotics, which is really BAD. I’m not even talking about erot*c moments - every movement of Lily and her friends becomes a gallery of p*rnhub. Even when the situation is truly dire and the heads of friends and enemies fly everywhere, every tiny movement of MC is oversexualized. Naked breasts, buttocks, and shiny white legs everywhere. Lily blushes whenever she can and even when she can not. Her decision-making skill becomes so impaired, that I was praying for the enemies to finish her off as soon as possible.

Why? Because the enemies still remain the smart ones to the very end. That kinda SAVES the novel from bombing itself. Which is strange. Usually, it’s MC who saves the day, but who am I to judge...

In the end, even translators start mocking the author in the notes, which indicates the level of disaster.

The prose, though, remains on the same level. It’s still great prose... from a technical point of view. Everything else is going straight to p*rny hell.

And here my journey ends on chapter 800... (sigh)

So... Is it worth reading?

The answer is a strong YES. Up to chapter 200, it is a great read, especially if you’re a beginner author. It’s a truly great example of how to build a world and your characters. And how to write proper prose.

Just... keep the ecchi things to a healthy minimum, okay?

The rest of the novel... up to you.

3 stars out of five from me. <<less
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Kensin
Kensin rated it
June 4, 2022
Status: c600
Such a strange feeling to see what could have been a great novel be ruined by pseudo-r*pe every few chapters.

Every time she encounters a woman they end up almost having s*x until Lily suddenly decides to remember her everlasting love towards senior sister.

From the beginning the mythological Japanese setting creates such a poignant atmosphere. So unique and fantastically executed but it pains me so much to see these ridiculous scenarios that completely destroys all immersion.

On that point, other than these moments, Lily is actually quite a good character yet it’s... more>> simply impossible to appreciate.

This may be a bias towards Japanese culture from my part but Lily has one of my favourite set of abilities and most fitting that I’ve seen in a long time. Well this is coming from someone who has read a lot of xianxia/xuanhuan which most of the time does a horrible job at this but that’s besides the point.

Basically this is a novel on the verge of being great but it’s very difficult for me to find the greatness when 66% of the novel is a fetish-fest. <<less
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shirox3
shirox3 rated it
June 29, 2023
Status: --
I am a Spanish speaker and I read this novel in English and fell in love with it. The author's writing style is quite consistent, with detailed descriptions of the environment, complex emotions of the characters and protagonist, intricate plot development, and a well-planned story structure.

I say this for those who haven't read the complete story and dare to criticize the story and protagonist based on just a few initial chapters!

Some may criticize the protagonist for his contradictory behavior, such as how the girl confesses her feelings to him when... more>> they first meet and how he feels ashamed when he acquires her body, or how he tries to remain faithful to her but is drawn to other girls and then backs away when he realizes his infidelity. But I ask, who hasn't felt complex and contradictory emotions in their life? Who hasn't wanted to be faithful to one person while feeling physically attracted to another? Who hasn't wanted to avoid defiling their partner before marriage but still wants to make them feel pleasure? Aren't these emotions that every human being can feel? So why criticize the fictional protagonist for them? Just because someone hasn't experienced them doesn't mean they can't happen. Sometimes, by judging someone else, we judge ourselves.

That's why I like the protagonist because he feels sufficiently human and fights for his loved ones and friends. He runs away when he has to. The story isn't like others where the protagonist overcomes his limitations and defeats his enemies just because he's the protagonist. The protagonist in this story runs away when he can't win. He trains hard, steals, kills, and does everything he can for his loved ones and sisters, even when he could have given up. The characters in this story don't defeat those who are stronger than them. They are realistic, they need revelations in their training, they need effort to become stronger.

The protagonist, as contradictory as he may be (like every human can be), struggles with blood and sweat to survive, to become strong, to defeat his enemies. The mystery of the plot is revealed little by little, and it's clear how well-woven and interrelated the elements of the world are. The entire story and world are well-crafted. You can feel the density of the scheme. The way the author builds a story with Japanese mythology and Chinese concepts is excellent.

It can be said that the author emphasizes the protagonist's good body. But... so what! I like the protagonist. What does it matter if her body is sexy and the author wants to highlight or remember that? Kagami Lily is the best, body, personality, and soul. She never gives up, she suffers a lot and persists until she fights, she has the spirit of a man in the body of a girl. Her personality has as much of a male as a female quality. And I like how she sacrifices her masculinity to save her loved ones and her friends. She has her fears, her difficulties in becoming strong. She's capable of giving everything.

Anyone who asks why she protects the body of a girl she just met and doesn't take advantage of it doesn't understand what true love (agape) is. A love that goes beyond s*xual love and lasts forever. That's the love she has, capable of giving her life for a girl she just met. This is a story of love, struggle, sacrifice, with its tragedies and sadness.

I don't know how to end these words of appreciation for the story and the protagonist. But there it is, and I'll say more later.

"Thus, I give it a rating of 5." <<less
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Cactiii
Cactiii rated it
February 22, 2021
Status: c237
This novel has great translations and is your typical martial arts progression type of novel so it's an enjoyable read. The only issue is the author keeps ruining the mood by adding lines about how sexy the main character is and the author goes overboard on talking about the scent and how sweaty women are in this novel, many impactful scenes have been ruined by lines talking about how sweaty her breasts are...

Some other issues with this novel are...

    • Pretty much every single female in this story is into yuri and every single one wants the MC... I get having yuri theme but the author goes overboard. While it's normal for stories like this the issue is everything just feels faker, one way you can tell if it's a well-written thought-out novel is if someone other than the main character gets a relationship. This isn't something I would say is negative about the book but this book would be a lot better if the author at least made a reason like "All the men of this era are brutes who don't care about women so, therefore, most women like other women" would have made the story better.
    • The main character starts out with a mysterious mirror (which is for the plot) and an umbrella which is a shinigami. The shinigami teaches her spirit power and they give hints that this is going to be an insanely powerful tool but after the beginning, it is just never spoken of again. She sometimes uses it as an umbrella but that's pretty much it. There was no need to create an item with a will if that will is irrelevant once the main character gets powerful
    • Volume 2 ->
      Spoiler

      The author added a character that gets really possessive over the main character. The main character is in love with her senpai and says she will stay loyal but every time another girl makes advancements on her she just allows it to happen. While I can ignore the occasional teasing shimizu starts to get really possessive and the main character does absolutely nothing to stop it.

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Question2
Question2 rated it
March 12, 2025
Status: v3
The premise was interesting, but ultimately the execution failed hard. Ancient Japan is not a common isekai setting... its usually a generic european kingdom. So at least, it had potential for exploring a unique setting. But the usual bad isekai tropes show up here and ruin everything. The MC is insanely OP and by the end of the first volume (and I use volume loosely since volume 1 alone is 150+ chapters) she is one of the strongest people in her starting region and by volume 3 she is capable... more>> of defeating some of the strongest fighters in the whole of Japan. Absurd.

The gender bender part is also terribly done. Not only is it mostly used for fanservice purposes but the fanservice is mostly girls flirting with the MC, and a heavily censored s*x scene... to the point where all the dangerous words were replaced with something else entirely. I cant tell if the author is just prudish or afraid of drawing the wrath of China's censors. Unlike a light novel, theres zero art drawings other than the cover image.

It's also incredibly frustrating how the MC is so terrified of his new female body that he won't even look at it because it looks like the body of a girl he admired.

Almost all of the story is just the MC powering up at a ridiculous pace and killing stronger enemies, along with some girls flirting and simping for the MC. By the end of volume 3, I was speed running through the chapters trying to look for something interesting but finding nothing. If this was a manga, at least you could use the fanservice as selling point, but its just a badly done web novel. <<less
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Asura290
Asura290 rated it
August 7, 2021
Status: c30
This WN is very good if you like your typical powerleveling story with a samurai twist. The author has clearly done their research when it comes to the historical context of the time period when this story was set. One star lost due to the over excessive sexualisation of the MC. I get that it’s something that needs to be done to get more readers, but you hear about it around once at least every 15 sentences and it interrupts the flow of the story a little. Overall though, this... more>> is an excellent read. I may update this when I have read further. <<less
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HealthtPatchuri
HealthtPatchuri rated it
June 9, 2021
Status: c82
Great background, good fighting scenes, good descriptions, good plots and so-on etc- The author has a great writing technique. That's just enough for five stars.

I'll skip all the minor details.

I can relate to the reviewers below. Dropping off in early chapters due to; the author keeps reminding how the MC is so hot, MC is harrassed consistently, heh, I can relate.

I'm sure that women's s*x drive doesn't work as the story describes. So this story is more of a yuri-fantasy and it's HILARIOUS. The author didn't disappoint cause', I just... more>> had so much fun reading the yuri-fantasy. The author's imagination going beyond the expectations I had ever imagined. I REPEAT, I'M SURE WOMEN'S s*x DRIVE DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

So, yeah. Hmm. I just can't recommend this story to women. I can't even recommend this story to men if they were to take transgender novels so seriously. I can recommend this to readers fond of transgender stories.

If I weren't immune to TG descriptions I would've also dropped off in disgust.

So, read at your own risk! <<less
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SDevil
SDevil rated it
November 2, 2020
Status: c271
This is one of my favourite genderbender novel. The story is mysterious, the plot get revealed slowly and I just can't help but want more chapters
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Nixolas_Zinn
Nixolas_Zinn rated it
September 10, 2020
Status: c84
.... Haaa there are times where crossing over two genres from differing cultures turns out great, this is not one of those times. The Author is a pe*vert and constantly thinking with his dick, but not outright putting anyone in *ahem* situations, just that he makes too much mention of things he really shouldn't... No joke it reminds me of a webnovel written by h**ny tweens that focus too much on details like how the protagonist is very sweaty, and the like. Beyond that shitshow, there is also the issue... more>> of they tried to blend Japanese with wuxia in a way that makes the entire story boring, too much arrogance, hypocritical characters, and people that don't stick to their personality. Oh suddenly this character has memory issues like a ditz, why wasn't this done sooner? Idk screw yourself. The entire novel ain't consistent the yuri is terrible and there really ain't any progress here, and the author loves to swear, making a lot of censored words in the thing which makes it even more unreadable. All in all? The author did have a good concept, you can enjoy the first few chapters, but beyond that, you will be more annoyed than corrupted nobles in a grimdark story. I'm not joking there's way too much inconsistency with the clans of this novel and everyone does things dishonorably which really shouldn't be done in an honor striven society at the time. Want a better read? Legend of the Five Rings has a better portrayal than this shit <<less
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TheRedOne
TheRedOne rated it
May 5, 2020
Status: v2c12
The story is interesting. Even though the story is a gender bender from a chinese author, I like how the author kids different themes unlike other Chinese cultivation novels. The story is a good pick for people who are interested in cultivation, gender bender, a bit of Yuri, and training to be strong in Japan. The author also did a lot of research in Japan's culture and demons.
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