Chiri Tsubaki (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Shinbei Uryu, an accountant who was once known as the "Four Heavenly Kings" of the Itto Ryu Dojo, was forced to leave the domain after he accused his superiors of corruption. 18 years later, he returns to the domain after the death of his wife, Shino, and finds the conflict between the retainers and the retainers following the change of the domain's lord, and the secrets hidden in the domain. A camellia that falls can fall beautifully only if it is thought that there are camellias that remain. This is a moving story about people struggling to live faithfully with their hidden feelings!

かつて一刀流道場の四天王と謳われた勘定方の瓜生新兵衛は、上役の不正を訴え藩を追われた。18年後、妻・篠と死に別れて帰藩した新兵衛が目の当たりにしたのは、藩主代替わりに伴う側用人と家老の対立と藩内に隠された秘密だった。散る椿は、残る椿があると思えばこそ、見事に散っていけるもの―たとえこの世を去ろうとも、ひとの想いは深く生き続ける。秘めた想いを胸に、誠実に生きようと葛藤する人々を描いた感動長編!