Chizome No Takarabune Hi Zaru Hikoji Ninjobanashi (Gentosha Jidai Shosetsu Bunko to)

[Machine Translation] Hikoji hears a rumor that a bandit who broke into a big store in Nihonbashi has a similar M.O. to that of his own thief, "Hizaru". However, the bandits were a duo, and contrary to Hikoji's custom, they had robbed a large sum of money and slaughtered a servant. Driven by a sense of righteous indignation, Hikoji enlists the help of Genzawa and pursues the underlings under the watchful eye of the town magistrate, but... The darkness of Edo spreads behind the incident. Who are the bandits and what are their aims? The second installment!

日本橋の大店に押し入った盗賊の手口が自身の裏の顔、怪盗「飛猿」に似ているという噂を耳にした彦次。だが賊は二人組で、彦次の流儀とは裏腹に大金を奪ったうえ奉公人をひとり惨殺していた。義憤に駆られた彦次は玄沢の手を借り、町方の目を忍んで下手人を追うが...事件の背後に広がる江戸の闇。賊の正体、狙いとは何か?手に汗握る第二弾!