Trouble brews from within as a new military code of conduct is unveiled for the Shinsengumi. The penalty for disobedience? Seppuku-ritual suicide. So when Vice Commander Yamanami disappears and is branded a deserter, will his friends hunt him down and force him to take his deadly punishment? Meanwhile, what trickery does Suzu have planned to further complicate
things? Dark times await in this volume of Peace Maker Kurogane...