The Swordsman's Willow Branch, Waiting for Your Return

Since ancient times, the sword has been known as the gentleman's weapon, commonly called the gentleman's sword. Swordsmen, too, are renowned for their dashing, free-spirited ways! Yet wherever a swordsman appears, someone famous or fearsome in the martial world is often found dead: either slain in the wilderness or lying lifeless in their own home. The victims are usually killed with a single strike to the throat, with no other wounds on their bodies. It is a sharp sword, impossibly fast. Even the victims never know who killed them before they die. Who the swordsman is remains unknown.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.