Sword for Truth (修羅之介斬魔剣死鎌紋の男, Shuranosuke Zanmaken-shi kama mon no otoko, lit.
[1] Shuranosuke Sakaki, a ronin who wears the mark of two crossed scythes, is hired by the Nakura Clan to rescue Princess Mayu from the Seki Ninja.
Meanwhile, Marouji, an assassin who kills his targets with his jujutsu skills also carries out his own missions.
However, Princess Mayu stops the execution before she suddenly collapses, coughing up blood after being poisoned by the Seki Ninja.
Later, Sakaki crosses paths with the assassin Marouji, both with the strong smell of blood about them.