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One snowy night, Yaichi is standing on a bridge, thinking about what Yagi said. He stares blankly into the sky. Yaichi’s memories and Yagi’s stories are strewn together to construct Yaichi’s true past. At the same time, the rest of the members of the “Five Leaves” gather at Umezo’s tavern and talk about how strange Yaichi has been acting recently.

The “Five Leaves” do not have a reason to continue their kidnappings. However, Yaichi insists on keeping the gang together. The rest of the “Five Leaves” become troubled, as they have no way of knowing what Yaichi’s true intentions are. However, Masanosuke is the only one who figures out that there is more to Yaichi’s true motives than money.

The ronin, Akitsu Masanosuke, was working as a bodyguard in Edo, but due to his shy personality, he was let go from his current job. Unable to find new work, he wanders around town and meets a man, the playboy who calls himself Yaichi. Despite having just met for the first time, Yaichi treats Masanosuke to a meal. In exchange, Yaichi wants a bodyguard to protect him. However, Yaichi is a member of a group of kidnappers who call themselves the “Five Leaves.”

Masanosuke is walking around Edo with his sister, Sachi, when Yagi Heizaemon invites him to his residence. While Yagi is looking at the maple tree in his yard, he starts reminiscing about the two people were his neighbors in the past.

Through Yaichi’s referral, Masanosuke starts working for the rice wholesaler, Ohmi-ya. Masanosuke works very diligently, as it seems to be a job that he can hold onto. Little does he know that the next target of the “Five Leaves” is the head of the owners of Ohmi-ya. Masanosuke gradually becomes an irreplaceable member of the “Five Leaves.”

A man by the name of Yagi Heizaemon, one of the Shogun’s direct retainers and the Chief Commander of the Kitamachi Police, begins to make an appearance in the city of Edo. Afraid that Yagi will find out about the “Five Leaves,” Yaichi tells Masanosuke to stay away from Yagi. Amidst that trouble, Masanosuke’s younger sister, Sachi, comes to visit. Unable to agree to an arranged marriage introduction, she fled her hometown and came to ask Masanosuke for assistance in the matter.

Seeing how Yaichi is worried about Masanosuke, Umezo draws a map to the Elder’s home. Though still reluctant, Yaichi accepts it. At the same time, a man by the name of Tokujiro, an old friend of the Elder, pays him a visit. This man always stops by the Elder’s place on the outskirts of Edo for small-talk. Upon hearing that a group of thieves are about to pull a job in Edo in the near future, he goes to warn the Elder to be careful.

There are two people Matsukichi is indebted to for life. One of them is the owner of “Kiku-ya.” That owner was struggling with a particular problem. The wooden tags, which he needs to conduct business, were stolen by a competitor in his trade, the “Otsu-ya.” Upon finding that out, Matsuichi sneaks into Otsu-ya to take them back. However, while looking through some cabinets, a sword is placed on his neck.

Masanosuke is fired from his post as a bodyguard, as he was unable to prevent a kidnapping. Though he didn’t know at the time, the fact remains that he assisted in that kidnapping, causing him to feel an endless amount of guilt. Seeing as how Masanosuke refuses to take the money made from the kidnappings, Yaichi refers Masanosuke to a bodyguard job for Katsura-ya.

Now that Masanosuke has recovered, he returns to Edo with Yaichi. It has been a while since he walked around town, but he bumps into someone, causing trouble again. The people he bumped into are other ronins that he caused a commotion with earlier. The...

Even though he did it unknowingly, Masanosuke becomes depressed after finding out that he had become an accomplice in crime to the “Five Leaves.” Yaichi keeps trying to recruit Masanosuke, who is still suffering from his internal strife. Masanosuke grows an interest in Yaichi and follows him around one day. He ends up in the unauthorized brothel district in Fukagawa. There, Masanosuke learns that Yaichi lives in a brothel called Katsura-ya as their bodyguard. Now, he’s even more confused about who Yaichi is.