Have Sword, Will Travel
Witch and Mercenary, volume 1
By Chohokiteki Kaeru
5 Mar, 2025
Translation
Witch and Mercenary, Volume One is the first volume in Chohokiteki Kaeru’s Witch and Mercenary light novel series. Illustrations are by Kanase Benchi.
A prince determined to prove to his father that the prince (and not his twin brother) should inherit the throne has assembled an impressive army and set out to obliterate the witch Siasha. Witches being notorious dangerous, surely killing one would prove the prince’s worthiness.
Another possibility is that the witch will virtually annihilate the mercenary army, along with the prince, which is what happens. This greatly simplifies the succession, but it leaves surviving mercenary Zig Crane with a problem. Who will pay him now that the prince is dead?
Siasha is alive, rich, and the solution to Zig’s problems.