Takemitsu Zamurai, Vol. 2

A ronin tries to escape his violent past, but in the shadows of Edo, the sword that made him a killer refuses to stay sheathed.

In Edo-period Japan, the country is at peace but the samurai still carry their swords. With no wars to fight, the warrior class has nowhere to direct their urge for violence, except toward each other. Can a man trained to master the art of killing escape the fate that art demands, or is the power over life and death too strong a pull to ever truly renounce?

When he arrived in Edo, Seno sold his sword Kunifusa in an attempt to leave the violence of his past life behind. But a killer named Kikuchi is now seeking him out at the behest of an aggrieved lord. With this threat hanging over him and the spirit of Kunifusa whispering temptations in his ear, Seno considers buying his sword back. Seno’s mother once warned him that he would become a demon if he took up the sword. With a confrontation with Kikuchi building, can Seno control the demon within himself?