(W/A) Hiroaki Samura It is said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, but couldn`t he just be another enemy? Rin and her bodyguard, the immortal swordsman Manji, need to know the answer when they visit the headquarters of the mysterious Akagi assassins - led by the beautiful and deadly Hyakurin - who are out for vengeance against the Itto-Ryu, the rogue sword-school of Anotsu Kagehisa, the man responsible for the murder of Rin`s parents. Can Rin and Manji hold to their own course once they`ve agreed to join forces with the misfit band of killers? .