Hakuoki Saito Hajime Hen Vol.2 (Otomate Novel)

[Machine Translation] Chizuru Yukimura, a young girl who went to Kyoto to search for her missing father, found herself in the Shinsengumi after a certain incident. At first, Chizuru was discouraged because she was under house arrest, but as she assisted the leader of the Sanjo clan, Hajime Saito, and assisted in numerous incidents, she came to be recognized by those around her. Then one day, while on a business trip, the chief, Keisuke YAMANAMI, is seriously injured and is unable to wield a sword ever again. One night, Chizuru sees Yamanami, who has become depressed due to his wounds, and follows him to see him drink down a secret medicine called "Henshin Wakamizu. Henshwakamizu" is a drug that turns people into demons, a research project that his father Tsunamichi was involved in. Chizuru, who has been exposed to the dark side of the Shinsengumi, is at a loss for what to do. Izumi Nagano, who also wrote the scenario for the game, has novelized the life of Hakuouki Saito Ichi!

行方不明の父を捜すために上洛した少女・雪村千鶴は、とある事件をきっかけに新選組に身を寄せることになった。当初、軟禁状態にあったため気落ちする千鶴であったが、三番組組長・斎藤一の手助けや、数々の事件を手助けする内に、周囲に認められるようになった。そんなある時、出張に出ていた総長・山南敬助が重症を負い、二度と刀を振るえなくなってしまう。そしてある夜、傷の影響で塞ぎ込みがちになった山南を千鶴は見かけ後を追うと、彼が「変若水」という秘薬を飲み干すところを目撃してしまう。「変若水」こそ父・綱道が携わっていた研究で人を鬼に変える薬―。新選組の暗部に触れた千鶴は、途方に暮れることしかできなかった...。ゲームでもシナリオを担当する長野和泉氏が、薄桜鬼斎藤一の生き様をノベライズ化!!