Chigiri Tabi Hi Ken "Murasame" Jiken Shimatsu (Gakken M Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Komoda Koshiro, a married man and son-in-law, and his best friend Yamada Asaemon, known as "Asaemon the Manslayer," escort the great bandit "Yahachi the Little Tengu" to Kasama in Hitachinokuni, at the request of Hasegawa Heizo, the head of the fire-breaking bandit control bureau. The two defend Yahachi against numerous traps and attacks along the way, all in pursuit of the 1,000 ryo of gold hidden by Yahachi. During this time, Yahachi's true identity is gradually revealed, and in the end, a surprising turn of events unfolds...

入り婿で恐妻家の菰田幸四郎は親友『人斬り浅右衛門』こと山田浅右衛門とともに、火付け盗賊改め役頭・長谷川平蔵の依頼で、大盗賊『小天狗の弥八』を常陸国・笠間まで護送する。弥八が隠した千両の金をねらって、道中数々の罠と襲い来る敵の攻撃をことごとくはね返し弥八を守る二人。その間に、徐々に弥八の正体が明らかになり、最後に意外な展開が…。