(W/A) Hiroaki Samura It is said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend* but couldn`t he just be another enemy? Rin and her bodyguard* the immortal swordsman Manji* need to know the answer when they visit the headquarters of the mysterious Akagi assassins led by the beautiful and deadly Hyakurin who are out for vengeance against the Itto-Ryu* the rogue sword-school of Anotsu Kagehisa* the man responsible for the murder of Rin`s parents. Can Rin and Manji hold to their own course once they`ve agreed to join forces with the misfit band of killers?