Makie Otonotatsubana is a beautiful and talented geisha, but also the deadliest swordsman in Japan. No one can resist her, either as a woman or as an assassin. However, Makie herself cannot resist the will of the man she loves, Anotsu Kagehisa, who asks her to kill the immortal ronin Manji before he becomes a victim himself. Thus, the man who lost his right to death is called to face a woman who lost her right to dream... Amidst all this, Rin will discover if her hatred for the leader of the Itto-ryu makes her more like what she is trying to destroy...