Ko Okami Ken New Edition (Tokuma Bunko 9-21 Shogunke Kembun Yaku Motohachi Ro 2)

[Machine Translation] Muneharu Tokugawa, lord of the Owari domain, is ordered by the 8th shogun Yoshimune to refrain from living in hiding. Yagyu Shuzen, who was forced to leave the domain with Muneharu, relentlessly attempts to avenge the death of his successor, Ieshige, in order to avenge Muneharu's death. Meanwhile, in Kyoto, a plot is hatched to incite the Emperor Sakuracho to disrupt the shogunate. The struggle for leadership among the court nobles becomes more intense, and the turmoil in the shogunate and the Imperial Court is threatening to escalate. Former Hatchobori Sadamachi-mawari-doshin, Mitamura Motohachiro, plays a dark role in the recovery of the situation. With a sword of divine speed, he cuts his way into the enormous darkness.

尾張藩主徳川宗春は八代将軍吉宗に隠居慎みを命じられる。ともに藩を追われた柳生主膳は宗春の無念をはらすべく、執拗に世継ぎ家重の命を狙う。一方、京では桜町天皇を扇動して幕府を混乱させる策謀がうごめく。さらに公家内の主導権争いが熾烈を極め、幕閣、朝廷の混乱は風雲急を告げる事態に。その収拾に暗躍するは元八丁堀定町廻り同心・三田村元八郎。神速の太刀で巨大な闇に斬り込む。