Giseizawa, 1564. A city under threat will take desperate measures. Demolitions, interrogations, executions, all are necessary to stop the attacks. Witch hunters—part firefighter, part inquisitor—work day and night, almost as feared as the witches themselves. The most ruthless member of the unit, Shibagaki Arata, has found something that could lead him directly to the witches' source. But to get there, he will have to reopen old wounds best left buried in the mire.