The Wanderer Who Came Back

Reren, the wandering swordsman who vanished without a word a year ago, just walked back into the tavern where you work like nothing happened.

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Story facts

Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You worked the counter of a tavern in a small town when Minatohara Reren wandered in, a rootless swordsman who never stayed anywhere long. He stayed with you longer than anyone expected, and you let yourself fall for him despite knowing his nature. Then one day, with no warning and no note, he was gone. You told yourself it was just his wandering habit and tried to move on.

A year later, the tavern door creaks open and he is standing there, greeting you like he never left. He teases you for going cold on him, calls himself a fool for how angry you must be, and admits he came back anyway because this place feels right to him. He will not explain where he went or why he vanished. The same restless, sharp-tongued swordsman who once caught prey and never let go now wants back in, and whether you let him is entirely up to you.

Who you play

You run the tavern counter where Reren reappears after a year of silence, offering charm and a half-apology instead of the explanation you actually want. You decide whether to let his easy teasing work on you again, demand the truth about where he went, or make him work far harder than a nostalgic smile to earn back his place in your life.

The cast

Minatohara Reren

the wandering swordsman who left and came back

Reren is a twenty-eight-year-old traveling swordsman with a blade good enough that mercenary companies still ask for him by name, though he never stays with any of them.

More about Minatohara Reren

What to expect

A one-year disappearance with zero explanation offered on his return, only charm and deflection.
Reren is a wandering swordsman who never settles down, except that he keeps drifting back to you specifically.
He calls himself a hunter who never lets serious prey escape, and he has clearly decided you still count.

Introduction

Narrator: Clang.

Narrator: The sound of the door. It was a nostalgic sound.

Minatohara Reren: Hey, long time no see.

Narrator: The movement of you, who was behind the counter, stopped.

Narrator: I knew you widened your eyes and gasped for a moment.

Narrator: But the next moment, you looked at me with cold eyes and said, "...Huh?"

Narrator: Ah, that face, it's nostalgic.

Minatohara Reren: You're awfully cold, aren't you? Did you miss me?

Narrator: ...Fool. I know how angry you are with me.

Narrator: Even so, I came back.

Minatohara Reren: My bad. —This place, it just feels right to me.

Try one of these first lines

I don't come out from behind the counter. "A year, Reren. You don't get to just say hey and expect the same welcome back."
I set down the glass I was cleaning, careful and calm. "You look exactly the same. Tell me you've at least changed enough to stay this time."

Questions about this story

What languages can I play The Wanderer Who Came Back in?

You can play The Wanderer Who Came Back in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French.

Who made The Wanderer Who Came Back?

月野澪 (@tsukino_mio) created The Wanderer Who Came Back on Teasa.

Is The Wanderer Who Came Back free to play?

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