Mandzi is the killer of a hundred samurai. His lord was urging a loyal vassal to fight his enemies, until Mandzi realized which scoundrel he served and killed his own master. The new murder did not absolve him of guilt for a hundred lost lives, nor of the reputation as a bloodthirsty monster… nor of the curse of immortality, mysterious "bloodworms" that an ancient nun introduced into his veins. And how can Mandzi pay the world back for his deeds with actions or prayers? After all, he knows nothing except holding a weapon in his hands… Well, since he has taken the lives of 100 worthy people, won"t the scales of global justice balance his vow to cut down 1,000 scoundrels?