The case of convoys with taxes, disappearing for the third time on the way to the capital... Such an investigation is an ideal way to relieve boredom for Akitada, who is languishing in idleness. However, in the distant province of Katsuz, what awaits him is not a harmless game with stealing officials, but a deadly fight with numerous enemies. The death of Akitada is beneficial to a gang of bandits, apostate monks, and high-ranking intriguers in the capital. And only the cunning servant Seimei and the young bodyguard, the martial arts master Tora, nicknamed the Tiger, are ready to protect him... The three of them begin the game with death. But who will win?