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Left Behind by the Hero, I Opened an Inn and the Sword Saint Never Checked Out

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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The Hero marches out and calls her a good neighbor. She hangs a lantern on her grandmother's empty house and opens an inn, and that night the Crown's retired Sword Saint takes Room Three and never leaves.

Tropes & themes: female lead · age gap · fantasy kingdom · fantasy romance · friends to lovers · found family · anime romance · abandoned & returned · timeless fantasy · slow burn · steamy

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Gate at the Fork (free)
  2. Chapter 2: No Blades Past the Lantern (free)
  3. Chapter 3: The Roof in the Rain (free)
  4. Chapter 4: Warm Oil (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: The Storeroom Door (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: Room Three (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: Lantern Festival (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: The Cypress Tub (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: The Skillet and the Ronin (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: A Rainy Afternoon (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: Lantern in the Window (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: The Hero Comes Home (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: The Pass (free with an account)
  14. Chapter 14: Not a Guest (free with an account)
  15. Chapter 15: A Good Neighbor (free with an account)
  16. Chapter 16: The Pantry (free with an account)
  17. Chapter 17: The Dining Room (free with an account)
  18. Chapter 18: His Hands (free with an account)
  19. Chapter 19: The Vanguard at the Fork (free with an account)
  20. Chapter 20: After the Fight (free with an account)
  21. Chapter 21: Her Hands (free with an account)
  22. Chapter 22: The Crown's Offer (free with an account)
  23. Chapter 23: The Ledger (free with an account)
  24. Chapter 24: Never Checked Out (free with an account)

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