Kenshin's sakabato is broken and he is trying to find its legendary maker, who has already passed away. Despite the fact that his son continued his father's art for a while, making katana swords, he eventually stopped and decided to live peacefully. Kenshin, respecting the former swordsmith's wish to renounce his past, leaves him in peace... but not the spies of Sishio Makoto, as they learn that his father had made another final sword... Meanwhile, the clouds of revolution that Sishio Makoto envisions over the country are thickening...

Having achieved great success as an anime, Rurouni Kenshin is very popular among its readers, thanks to its accurate historical elements, amazing battles, and of course, its romantic character. "The Romantic Story of the Swordsman of the Meiji Era" continues in this ninth volume, by Anubis Manga.