The Valiant Must Fall Vol. 9

An action-packed and supernatural historical drama about a samurai-turned-rebel and a mysterious young woman–from the creator of the hit manga and anime Gunslinger Girl!

The Tokugawa shogunate has fallen, and former samurai Haruyasu is adrift in a strange new world, searching for a place to die. But when he attempts to assassinate a government official, hoping this will bring the eternal peace he craves, Haruyasu finds himself at the mercy of the official’s bodyguard, a young woman who claims she’s the daughter of an immortal. What will she ask in return for sparing his life?