Lion Coeur Senki

Lioncoeur Senki (リオンクール戦記, The Saga of Lioncoeur / The Saga of Lion Coeur / A History of the Lioncoeur War) is a Japanese novel written by Hiroaki Ogura. Originally published via the novel posting website in "Shōsetsuka ni Narō", it was serialized under the title of "Tanaka Tadashi (41) Founding Record - Medieval European Style is Too Hard!", And won the 6th "Net Novel Award". The title was changed on September 10, 2018, and the book version was published by Tsugikuru Books (SB Creative), the series in print with illustrations by toi8.

The illustration is by toi8. A comicalize version illustrated by Nagy, is serialized in "Monthly Kisuka" (Takeshobo) from the December 2019 issue to the final issue  in February 2022. Transferred to "WEB Comic Ganma" (same as above) from February 20, 2022 and serialized.

Synopsis
Tanaka was a salaryman who lived an average life. That life came to an end when he was 41 years old... or it was supposed to. But when he came to, he was standing in a world that resembled Medieval Europe. There was no heating, and food was eaten with your hands. On top of all that, pigs run wild in the city... And in this harsh world, Tanaka would live his second life as "Varian de Lioncoeur". Will this average-salary man be able to survive?

Novel
written by Hiroaki Ogura. Originally published via the novel posting website in "Shōsetsuka ni Narō", it was serialized under the title of "Tanaka Tadashi (41) Founding Record - Medieval European Style is Too Hard!", And won the 6th "Net Novel Award". The title was changed on September 10, 2018, and the book version was published by Tsugikuru Books (SB Creative), the series in print with illustrations by toi8.

Manga
The illustration is by toi8. A comicalize version illustrated by Nagy, is serialized in "Monthly Kisuka" (Takeshobo) from the December 2019 issue to the final issue  in February 2022. Transferred to "WEB Comic Ganma" (same as above) from February 20, 2022 and serialized. Lioncoeur Senki has been published digitally in English as The Saga of Lioncoeur by J-Novel Club since June 8, 2022.

Character
The main character of this work. Japanese. Today, he is a salaryman and had two children, his wife Yumiko, but died early due to stomach cancer at the young age of 41. After that, he was reborn as a 7-year-old Varian de Lioncoeur. He is a nobleman and a count. He is the Countess of the Lioncoeur family and was born to his father Rudolph and mother Srienne. He has an older brother, Robert, who is five years older. At the age of 7, Tadashi Tanaka, a real-world office worker, is reborn as Varian's body. Varian (Tadashi Tanaka) remembers his life, but since he was reborn at the age of 7, he has no memory of this world until then. His family and those around him believe that Varian has lost his memory because he was beaten by Rudolph with a sword when he was reborn.

Abilities
"I won't let go a second time. I won't let my family and friend be snatched away. I will lead all enemies to their destined death."

- Varian de Lioncouer

Varian left behind outstanding achievements in many fields, to the extent that he was called a "Universal Genius". It is said that he is a very skilled fighter and has never lost a single big battle. Varian was rigorously trained by Albert de Groote from an early age, and his talent for military affairs blossomed. His prowess is unrivaled, and he always inspires his soldiers at the front, playing an active role as an undefeated tactician. He is also very good at surprise attacks, and in the subjugation of Berge, he defeated five times as many enemies with the entire army as in ambush. In addition, Varian had an unusual sense of economics at the time, and he used strategies such as hitting the 「enemy's economy」 in detail in his book 「Teachings of the Old Knight」.


 * Thus, Varian grew up training for 7 yrs. old, he wants to protect his family in his time. He spent his year developing anything that can help his homeland because of his memory it gave a help. At the age of 9, he trained himself in hand-to-hand combat even grappling style. He mastered it even bigger skilled warrior or bigger opponent Varian able to defeat in hand-to-hand combat.

Lioncoeur-style wrestling, which has developed unique throwing techniques (judo) and joint techniques, is said to have inherited the techniques of Varian. And he was an expert wrestler and an unbeatable champion.


 * At age 14 he experiences the battlefield, having experienced it following the invasion of Bachelard Country, and has wealth and training of battle experience. He quickly grew into a highly skilled warrior capable of swiftly killing warriors like a beast. As Varian's fight style plays focus on striking vital points instead of clashing with blades directly adding brute force and tactics, he developed a nimble style that emphasizes speed.
 * Varian fighting style emphasizes speed and mobility combined with the dual-wielding weapon this method applying in prevents degradation of fighting skills when under the effect of mental hindrance. By targeting his opponents' weak points and taking advantage of his speed, he could typically finish off an opponent swiftly while avoiding their attacks. Varian dexterity of combat arts performed to the extremes. Prevents the degradation of fighting skills no matter the kind of circumstances, even if he loses his armaments, etc.

Trivia
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