Katsuro's Quest

Katsuro, a young samurai on the last stop of a tour of the domain on behalf of his lord, is in the town closest to the castle when a battle breaks out. The only survivors seem to be Katsuro, a Buddhist monk, and a Shinto priestess. When Katsuro hurries to inform the daimyo in the castle, he finds the man has been murdered in his bed. Overcome with grief, Katsuro is on the verge of committing ritual seppuku when he remembers that he has a reason to live: the daimyo's son.

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