Forty-year-old Akane attends the opening of a new art exhibit by her former cram school teacher, Mr. Imai, who has now become a sculptor. Akane notices that Mr. Imai's new sculpture bears a striking resemblance to her middle school best friend, Yukari, who she remembers suddenly transferred out of the school. It even has a distinct scar that Yukari shared with Akane privately. Wondering what this could mean, Akane reaches out to her old friend, and learns that there was something else going on when they were children that she only partly understood. Was Yukari just a muse? Or something with more upsetting implications?
One fateful day, unknown blacksmith Lutz accidentally forges a truly exceptional katana: his life's magnum opus.
However, a certain incident forces him to give up the blade. To make matters worse, he forgot to stamp his maker's mark on it, making it impossible to prove that he crafted it.
Meanwhile, the katana falls into the hands of Gerhardt, the local lord's personal spellforger. The moment he picks it up, he is enchanted by its beauty...
In this sword-making tale, an obscure blacksmith and a nameless katana move the hearts and fates of people!
Londo Von Edward was born as the illegitimate child of a noble. Since he seemed to have no magical abilities his family considered him worthless. When he came of age at 15, his father, ordered him to drink poison so it would seem like he had committed suicide. Londo sees so other option than to drink the poison. However, instead of killing him, the poison causes a magic symbol to appear on his back and awakens his ability to use poison magic. Realizing that his life is not over yet, he uses his newfound power to make his escape from the family that cast him aside and start life anew.