[Original Webcomic](https://manga.bilibili.com/detail/mc31055)
The Sword Saint and the Grand Sage’s true identity is a failing student at the academy!? A new clandestine fantasy begins! The apathetic Roy Luvel, a minor noble on the outskirts of a small country, is known as a poor student at the academy, earning the nickname *“The Failing Noble.”* However, he harbors a certain secret. **"The Guardian of the Sword Nation, the White Sword Saint, Cloud"** **"The Guardian of the Magic Empire, the Black Grand Sage, Eclipse"** The true identities of the most praised individuals in these two great nations are none other than Roy, who pretends to be incompetent! To protect his family, Roy hides his identity and leads a triple life, secretly working in each country and enjoying freedom at the academy. Moreover, he catches the interest of beautiful girls at the academy who aspire to become Sword Saint and Grand Sage… Roy’s extraordinary daily life and battles are fiercely intense! *“I’d love to quit being a guardian, but until a successor appears, I guess I’ll keep protecting the world.”* The new clandestine fantasy of the ultimate noble who has mastered both sword and magic begins here!!
Year 1999. Due to a meteorite collision, Holes connecting Earth to a parallel world opened. Lemuria Confederation, one of the two major powers in the parallel world, launched an invasion against Earth, disregarding their bafflement. The Earth’s side fought hard against the parallel world’s magic, enlisting aid from Astoria Kingdom which was the other major power from the parallel world, and succeeded in developing magic technology. With the appearance of magic technology, the war fell into a stalemate. At last, an armistice between Lemuria Confederation and Earth was established in year 2002. And then 50 years later. Lemuria Confederation and Earth repeated waging wars and declaring truce while somehow maintaining balance. In the middle of that, at the border zone of the parallel world’s Astoria and Lemuria, one Japanese boy descended. His name is Yuuki Mamoru. Nicknamed Sir Dreadnought. One of the 48 knights who supported Astoria Kingdom.
Six up-and-coming female artists adapt Atukagawa and Oe awards-winning author Yu Nagashima's stories into manga. (Source: Futabasha, translated) 1. 三の隣は五号室, Sumako Kari 2. もう生まれたくない. Misato Konari 3. 今も未来も変わらない, Niwa Tanba 4. 問いのない答え, Kaori Tsurutani 5. 舟, Hanna Mimoto 6. 三十歳, Kyo Yoneshiro
This exquisite collection of short stories includes "Tentoumushi no Kenshin," which was distributed on Web Action, and four other stories published by Shogakukan: "Kandata's Prayer," "Fukou TV Show," and "Kochira Uchuu Hito Chousa-tai." (Source: Futabasha, translated)
