Kengo I Muso Ken Kakioroshi Chohen Jidai Shosetsu [3] (Kosu Mikku Jidai Bunko)

[Machine Translation] He is so handsome that he could pass for a Kabuki actor, and is rumored in town to be a swordsman who is recognized by Shusaku Chiba. He is also a doctor in the inner chambers of Edo Castle, where he is greeted by a palanquin bearing the crest of Aoi no Gomon (the hollyhock crest). He treated beautiful women as if they were in the Dragon's Palace, and lived a life that would be the envy of anyone. One day, a courtesan approached Eo Utsumi for advice. She says that many luxury goods dealers who sell expensive ornaments are asking to enter the house. If they were accepted, a great deal of money would be lost. This was what the ladies' chambre feared. Eo Utsukiya inquires about the luxury shops with the Kita-machi magistrate, Saemonji Toyama, who has become a close friend of his. But the stage is set for something unexpected... The Goten doctor, a master of the Hokushin Itto style of swordsmanship and protector of the government of the Tokugawa Shogunate, is in full swing with his famous sword, "Hidatomaru" in his hands!

歌舞伎役者と見まごうほどの美男ながら、千葉周作から認められる剣客として町で噂の酒匂於兎弥―。しかも、葵の御紋入りの駕籠が迎えに来る奥医師として、江戸城大奥にも登城していた。竜宮城さながらの美女たちを診療し、誰もが羨むような日々を送っていたのだ。とある日、一人の中臈が於兎弥へ相談を持ちかける。高価な装飾品を商う多くの贅沢屋が出入りを願い出てくるという。彼らを受け入れれば金目の物が大量に紛失する。大奥はそれを恐れていたのである。昵懇となった北町奉行・遠山左衛門尉と贅沢屋に探りを入れる於兎弥。だがその舞台は、予想だにしない場所へ...。北辰一刀流の名手にして幕府の政道を守る御殿医が、今日も名刀「鵯丸」を手に乱舞する!