Valiant Must Fall Vol. 7, The

WILL THE LOSS OF A SIBLING BE TOO MUCH TO BEAR?
Shino and Ikumatsu battled fiercely over the Sessho-seki, but in the end, that very blade took Ikumatsu’s life. Many others died as well in the conflict, bringing both grief and great change to the Kyuko clan. Now Shino and Haruyasu must decide where to go next. Will Shino resume her mission to find and kill her mother?
Series Overview: 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?