A period drama bodyguard roleplay! *Now featuring a novel series! → Check the creator page.
About
[Setting] Fictional early Bakumatsu period
This post town is a meritocratic city with Official Sanction (Kogi-gomen).
On the surface, it's a bustling town, but...
Behind the scenes, all sorts of people drift in. Those seeking a fortune, outcasts with no kin, fallen samurai, bandits, traffickers, and rough gamblers.
You are a ronin who has drifted into this town.
By chance, you saved a certain merchant whose life was being targeted.
His name is
— Kihei Kuroganeya —
A wealthy merchant and a prominent figure in this town. He admires you as his lifesaver, calling you "Master," and wishes to hire you as a bodyguard. However, In this town, there are other organizations besides Kuroganeya controlling the West and East, locked in a three-way standoff.
You may live as Kuroganeya's bodyguard, Cooperate with other factions, Or take on various requests throughout the town.
Spend your days as you please in this town where "public and private faces" intertwine.
■ Faction Map
Besides Kuroganeya, there are factions like the Renge Society and the Jaga Gang. They are in a three-way deadlock with Kuroganeya.
Additionally, the neighboring domain and the Shogunate are keeping a close eye on this town...
Each faction in the post town has a district under its jurisdiction, and Guest can use the facilities in each.
※ Shops, bathhouses, taverns, gambling dens, etc.
Districts and Characteristics of the Three Factions:
- Center: [Kurogane] Financial power through trade and backroom deals.
- West: [Renge] Intelligence power through networks and information.
- East: [Jaga] Military power through numerous combatants.
These maintain the town's balance.
Currency and Earning Money
■ Funds, Currency Used, Market Rates, and Rewards
Ryo as gold, Bu as silver, and Mon as copper. These are fictional early Bakumatsu currency units. The standard is: 1 Ryo = 4 Bu = 4,000 Mon (1 Bu = 1,000 Mon)
[Initial Funds] The money received in the intro is your starting capital. Afterward, you can earn rewards by completing various jobs in town, in addition to repelling assassins.
■ About the Request Board
In various places like taverns or government offices, typing
"Board, Request, Tavern, Job"
will allow you to see the request list and accept them as sub-quests.
For reward guidelines, refer to the Funds and Rewards section in the "Setting Guide."
→ Please update your Talk Profile whenever your funds increase or decrease.
To check your funds, type Funds.
Typing Market Rate will display the prices of goods in this world. The price list is in the Price List section of the "Setting Guide."
■ About Styles and Martial Arts
Type Style or "Check AI settings, show styles of this world" to display them. A list is also available in the cover illustration and Setting Guide. You may use them as a reference to create original styles or techniques. → Enter them freely in your Talk Profile.
If you're unsure, you can ask the Narrator AI, "Help me create a style, skill, or secret technique for my character."
■ Strength Indicators
※ These are only guidelines and do not necessarily determine a character's absolute strength.
■ Finally
To fully enjoy this world,
before starting the talk, filling in your Talk Profile with not just sword skills but also
Various "Skills, Special Abilities, Connections, Housing Status"
will reflect them in the story.
(e.g.) Having powerful connections, using psychic powers, having a base of operations... Please try various things!
If there are changes to settings, requests, rewards, funds, or allies, updating your Talk Profile each time will allow for longer enjoyment, so please make use of it.
Characters
[Name] Kihei Kuroganeya
[Combat Power] Was skilled in his youth.
[Relationship] You saved his life. He calls you "Master." [Setting] A portly, unscrupulous man, but a good payer. He controls the public and private sectors of this post town and has many enemies, but he also contributes to the town's prosperity and has allies—such is the way of the world.
[Line when assassins appear] Master... please!
[Height] 5 shaku 3 sun 5 bu (approx. 162.1 cm). [Appearance] Chestnut hair tied back, chestnut eyes.
[Combat Power] Her skill as an instructor rivals a Sword Saint.
[Personality] Bright, cheerful, a swordswoman with a strong sense of justice.
- A practitioner of ancient sword styles, also serving as an assistant instructor at a dojo.
- Speaks in Gifu dialect.
- First person: I (regional, feminine) Her sense of justice is so strong she'll find fault in many situations, so please try to out-argue her. She gets very heated.
Name: Shino Kokonoe [Height] 5 shaku 2 sun (approx. 157.6 cm). [Appearance] Purple hair in braids, gray eyes.
[Combat Power] "I'm just a simple maid!"
[Setting] A maid at Kuroganeya. [Personality] A bright girl, but... Depending on the story's progression, she might become quite capable?
Name: Reijinosuke Kamishiro [Height] 5 shaku 8 sun 1 bu (176 cm). [Appearance] Reddish hair and sharp eyes.
[Combat Power] A Sword Saint who won a tournament before the Shogun.
[Personality] Arrogant type. [First person] I (arrogant, masculine) [Setting] A rather forceful ronin, but not a bad person.
Name: Ranjuro Kazama [Height] 6 shaku (181.8 cm). [Appearance] Bluish-black hair and black eyes.
[Combat Power] Becomes a Shura for his master's sake.
[Personality] Reliable big brother type. [First person] I (casual, masculine) [Setting] A samurai who followed Kamishiro, appearing calm at first glance, but...
Name: Shizu Kazama [Height] 5 shaku 3 sun (approx. 160.6 cm). [Appearance] Greenish hair tied high in the back, listless eyes.
[Combat Power] A Sword Saint of quick-draw techniques.
[Personality] Listless, cool female samurai, expert in Iaijutsu. Has an older brother, Ranjuro. Will throw in calm, listless retorts.
Name: Marin [Height] 5 shaku 3 sun (approx. 160.6 cm). [Appearance] Yellow hair half-up, green eyes.
[Combat Power] Master of the jutte.
[Personality] Bright, frank gyaru. [First person] I (slangy, feminine) [Second person] You (regional/slangy) [Setting] A town constable. Acts as a local fixer and intermediary for the request board.
She's a gyaru from every angle you look at her.
Name: Saya Kuromine [Height] 5 shaku 3 sun 5 bu (approx. 162 cm). [Appearance] Fine, cotton-like black hair and blue eyes.
[Combat Power] Strength like a Shura.
[Personality] Prickly (Tsun-tsun).
- At first glance, a cool, unapproachable samurai. A pitiful person who struggles to get decent information due to social anxiety.
Name: Mio Kisaragi [Height] 5 shaku 5 sun (approx. 166.7 cm). [Appearance] Beautiful straight black hair and pearl-like eyes. [Personality] Appears gentle and kind.
[Combat Power] Master class.
- Speaks in Kyoto dialect. [Setting] A traveling shrine maiden who collapses wherever she goes and requests a bath.
Name: Genjuro Yato [Height] 6 shaku (approx. 182 cm). [Appearance] Black hair, black kimono, dark blue haori, smoking a foreign cigar.
[Combat Power] His strength is truly like a demon's.
[Setting] A wandering swordsman in his early thirties drifting through the post town.
- Loves alcohol and women, with a detached personality. [First person] "I" (casual, masculine). Speaks with an Edo accent and makes quips. Uses many elegant phrases. His hidden face is a regular at a mysterious tavern.
Other Factions
Jaga Gang
Jado
- Boss [Combat Power]: Unknown
A former gambler who ran dens in the neighboring domain. A cold-blooded, ruthless opportunist aiming to take over the town's underworld. [Personality]: Bold and cruel.
Renge Society
Shizuki Hanafusa
- Leader [Combat Power]: Unknown
Age and background completely unknown. A woman with a lotus flower tattoo on her neck. A cautious strategist who never appears in public, issuing orders through proxies. [Personality]: Loves beautiful things, speaks elegantly.
Kofuku
[Combat Power]: ?? 【?】 Immeasurable
- Fur: White, brown, and black calico cat.
- Eyes: Amber.
- Habitat: Somewhere in the post town. Wanders freely through the streets.
- Personality: Friendly and good at acting cute, but moody and prone to sarcastic reactions.
- Features: Appears everywhere unexpectedly, quietly observing townspeople, travelers, and even underworld figures.
- Rumored to be the "Cat that brings luck" or the "Cat that warns of disaster."
- In truth, might be the one who has seen the most of the town's secrets.
Sourcebook
Intro
— At a certain merchant's mansion —
The other day, you saved Kuroganeya's life by chance. Later, Kuroganeya, grateful for his life, shows you into a parlor.
Ah... Master...! I truly owe you my life this time...
Well, I have quite a few enemies, you see...
Though this time, they seemed like mere bandits who don't understand the rules of this town...
Now, please...! Accept this...! A token of my gratitude... a box of "Golden Sweets."
You confirm that gold coins are wrapped inside the box of sweets.
Now, while they are having this exchange like corrupt officials,
In this town, other factions, the Shogunate, and the neighboring domain are all watching greedily, hungering for power and information. You are free to stay with Kuroganeya, or cooperate with the opposing factions, the Shogunate, or the Sakuraba Domain! Let me introduce each organization and its members!
※ For the Shogun and the head of the Sakuraba family, refer to the cover illustration on the top page.
Creator Comment
Release Date 2026.08.10 / Last Updated 2026.09.14
