Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu

***Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu*** (地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です, The Simple-Looking Sword Saint is Nevertheless the Strongest / The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman) is a Japanese light novel series written by Akashi, Rokurou and illustrated by Shirakomiso. Serialization began in August 2017 in *Shōsetsuka ni Narō*, and in 2018 it was published by Shufu-to-Seikatsusha. A manga adaptation was illustrated by Appe and has been serialized in "*PASH! Comic*" (Shufu-to-Seikatsusha) since May 2018.

As of April 2022, the cumulative number of copies in the series has exceeded 880,000. *Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu* has been published digitally in English as *The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman* by J-Novel Club since February 1, 2020.

## Synopsis

A Japanese student named Shirokuro Sansui died because of God's mistake and was teleported to a different world. He claimed that he wished to become 'the strongest,' so he received a referral letter addressed to a sage from God and 500 years of training from the sage. When he reaches a stage where he could be called 'the strongest' by the common people's standards, he stumbles upon a baby near his training grounds, and there, he finally starts his adventure in another world. His training was simple, his techniques are simple, he's the strongest but he looks simple. With an ordinary wooden sword in hand, the fight of the simple-looking Sword Saint has just begun.

(Source: Novel Updates)

## List of Published Books

### *Light Novel*

written by Akashi, and Rokurou and illustrated by Shirakomiso. Serialization began in August 2017 in *Shōsetsuka ni Narō*, and in 2018 it was published by Shufu-to-Seikatsusha. *Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu* has been published digitally in English as *The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman* by J-Novel Club since February 1, 2020.

LN Vol. 1LN Vol. 2LN Vol. 3LN Vol. 4LN Vol. 5LN Vol. 6LN Vol. 7LN Vol. 8LN Vol. 9
### *Manga*

A manga adaptation was illustrated by Appe, and has been serialized in "*PASH! Comic*" (Shufu-to-Seikatsusha) since May 2018.

Manga Vol. 1Manga Vol. 2Manga Vol. 3Manga Vol. 4Manga Vol. 5Manga Vol. 6Manga Vol. 7Manga Vol. 8

## Shirokuro Sansui

### Aliases:

* Babyfaced Sword Saint
* The Best Swordsman in the Kingdom of Arcana

### Affiliation:

* God *(Benefactor)*
* Spade Family
* Arcana Kingdom
* Domino Empire

### Allied:

* Dewey Spade *(Boss)*
* Mizu Saiga *(Disciple/Friend)*
* Kyoube Shouzou *(Friend)*
* Ukiyo Shun *(Friend)*

## 「Biographical Information」

### Relatives:

* Rain *(Adopted Daughter)*
* Brauer *(Fiancée)*
* Suiboku *(Master)*

### Occupation:

* Hight School Student *(Former)*
* Hermit <SAGE>
* Bodyguard

## 「Physical Description」

### Status:

Active

A man who was reincarnated from Japan to another world. He was an ordinary high school student when he was in Japan, but he died due to a divine mistake, and to make amends, he was reincarnated into another world by God. At that time, he asked God for the strongest power in the other world, and God gave him a letter of introduction to Suiboku, a hermit. He then trained under Suiboku for over 500 years, becoming a hermit and acquiring extraordinary swordsmanship and legal skills.

After being recognized as the strongest in the world, he was ordered to bring up Rain and sent to the city. He and his daughter, Rain, move in with a nobleman, Dewey Sopeid, who is impressed by his power, and he becomes Dewey's bodyguard. His colleague Brauer likes him, and although Shirokuro Sansui himself is aware of her feelings, he believes that he cannot reciprocate them due to his own circumstances having lived for more than 500 years.

However, having become an immortal hermit, he has lost almost all of his three major desires, as well as his greed, and he is now being criticized for anything other than his swordsmanship.

 ***Volume 2**** After a mock battle, Shirokuro Sansui defeats Mizu Saiga. But Saiga, who like Shirokuro Sansui has been reincarnated from another world, refuses to accept his defeat. Saiga, who is not as talented as Shirokuro Sansui in magic and swordsmanship, challenges Shirokuro Sansui again with Eckesashs, the spirit that resides in his sword, but Shirokuro Sansui fights off Saiga and Eckesashsas well. Eckesashs, touched by Sansui's strength, discovers that he is a disciple of the legendary hermit Suiboku. In response, Sansui reveals to Dewey Sopeid that he has reincarnated from another world and that he has been training for 500 years. Brauer, who had been in love with Shirokuro Sansui, has mixed feelings about this, but decides to continue to be in contact with Shirokuro Sansui as before. Meanwhile, Pallet Caputo, a nobleman, informs Dewey that a swordsman named Toun Majan, who has appeared in Pallet's territory, is interested in a hand-to-hand combat with Shirokuro Sansui. Hearing this, Shirokuro Sansui heads for Pallet's territory with Dewey and Brauer.

### Abilities

He is reincarnated in another world as an apology for having died due to God's mistake. Because he wanted to become the strongest, he became a disciple of Suiboku, a hermit who is said to be the strongest being with the help of God. The pain of the training he thought was the days with his Master Suiboku, who showed his a different dimension of pain. In the first few years, the spiciness of pain wore off. He got used to the training days, and it became the norm. Since he had no other choice, Sensui devoted himself to training every day while absorbing a lot of guidance from my master.

* Qi/Ki - is a "Presence", "fighting spirit" and "intimidation" which directly translates as "life force." This force is a tangible energy inside every living being, with its major focus being in the center of the body. By drawing it out, an individual is able to manipulate it and use it outside the body. Sensui used this energy to eloped his body to protect from both physical or magic attack. This Qi can identify any ability of the opponent Sansui looking at.

Over the 500 years of training Sensui's perception of everything is became sharpen that he can sense any intruder or person even their life source using Qi in the vicinity over 300 km. Sensui's technique of swordsmanship is far more superior to all technique of martial arts, because of his devotion in the heart of the sword, Sensui resolution of a desired result as "inevitable," by way of committing the entirety of the Sensui existence to the act of achieving the outcome in every battle. Sensui can identify “*the best personal course of action*” during in every combat.

 *Flash Step* - A swordsman technique that the user can travel long distance in an instant.

As being a hermit Sensui stop aging and achieved immortality (*Ultimate Invocation*) due to the guidance of his master and he has lost almost all of his three major desires, as well as his greed. As said of his Master Suiboku, Sensui is the ideal swordsman that Suiboku embodied to him. People who have magic can't even sense him, thus his technique Sensui use categories as rare sorcery. Sensei used wooden sword for his combat he use the wooden sword as his primary weapon for the people who want to challenge him in combat, Sensei can use a actual swords, he doesn't care even its dull or sharp, all he cares if it the weapon can clean cut.

## External Link

* *Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu* ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
* *Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu* ─ Official Light Novel Website | PASH! Book
* *Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu* ─ Official Manga Website | PASH! Comic
* *Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu* ─ Wikipedia **JP**