Light Novel Volume 1

This is the first volume of Reincarnated as a Sword's light novel.

Synopsis
A modern man is reborn into a fantasy world as a sword in this new isekai light novel series!

Reincarnated as a sentient weapon with memories of his past life, but not his name, a magical sword saves a young beastgirl from a life of slavery. Fran, the cat-eared girl, becomes his wielder, and wants only to grow stronger, while the sword wants to know why he is here. Together, the strange duo’s journey has only just begun!

Chapters

 * Prologue
 * Chapter 1: The Lonely Sword of the Great Plains
 * Chapter 2: Sword Meets Girl
 * Chapter 3: A Deal with the Guild
 * Chapter 4: Our First Dungeon
 * Epilogue
 * Bonus Story: My First Supper with Fran

Characters

 * Teacher
 * Fran
 * Randell
 * Nell
 * Donadrond
 * Klimt

Adaptation Notes
Differences from the original web novel:
 * When Teacher wakes up, the "first thing that came to mind" is the darkness. This did not happen in the web novel.


 * In the web novel (WN), Self-Modifying was a skill Teacher received at the start that was not given in the light novel (LN). Several skills also had name/translation changes: Appraisal (WN), Identify (LN); Wielder Status Small Boost (WN), Status+ (LN); Wielder Recovery Small Boost (WN), Recovery Rate+ (LN); Magician (WN), Mage (LN).
 * Small shrines are in the area Teacher awakens which were not described in the WN.
 * There are differences in the stats and levels the goblins who first approach Teacher have. In addition, this applies to basically all monsters they encounter. Usually, the MP is typically higher in the LN.
 * Teacher also obtains another skill named Hawkeye upon vanquishing the Air Floater in the LN.
 * The events of day five in the WN happen on day four. The kills until evolution also changed from 12 to 124 from the WN to LN. (Or maybe it was a typo on the WN machine translator's part.)
 * In the LN, Teacher decided to go on a goblin hunt, but upon finding a lower amount than expected, decides to follow one to find their den. In the end, he was not lead to any goblin nest even after 2 days so he tries a tactic on a group. In the WN, he just follows a goblin to exterminate them (with no specifications).
 * Statuses are shortened where able, while appearing less often, compared to the WN.
 * The next perspective after testing newly-obtained magic came four days after, while in the WN it was ten. Teacher also slaughtered enough monsters to reach Rank 5 in the WN, but in the LN he got to Rank 4. In the LN he encounters a group of slimes, a Cannon Tortoise, and a Flare Leopard, too - something not described in the WN.
 * He encounters a High Goblin in addition to a regular goblin when on his way to Area 5.
 * Identify results exempt monster Threat Levels.
 * The skills tested after defeating the Gluttonous Slimelord (LN)/Slime Lord (WN) now include Camouflage.
 * The defeat of the Tyrant Saber-Tooth was not summarized like in the WN.
 * The Evolution part of the status is a separate section.
 * Teacher's change in perspective at 10 days stuck in the magic-sealing ground is not shown. Instead, it skips straight to the one month perspective.
 * "Level Max" is changed to "Level 10".
 * Slaves are bound by paper contracts instead of Contract Magic.
 * Translation difference: Fran names him "Master" in the WN, and "Teacher" in the LN.
 * Rather than Gorudo or Golde, Gold is "Gold" or "G".
 * Randell also provides information about ranks upon the first encounter.
 * The Black Beetle monster is named differently in the LN, as it is called a Black Bug.