A down-and-out samurai named Ryudo Konosuke struggles through his hardscrabble life in early 19th-century Japan. nIn early 19th-century Japan, a down-and-out samurai named Ryudo Konosuke struggles through his hardscrabble life. His dear departed mothers last hope was for him to live his life as a splendid warrior, but a cruel curse repels and distorts any metal that gets near him. Will he ever be able to wield a sword, much less live the life of an honorable samurai? n nIt is said that a samurais spirit rests in their sword--and Konosuke cant even pick one up thanks to a cruel curse that repels anything made of metal that gets near him. Destitute and hopeless, he decides to end it all. But when a beautiful and mysterious woman saves his life and his soul, it is the beginning of Ryudos journey into a strange world of magic that exists a step away from his own.n