Central protagonist and skilled martial artist. Hired to free a condemned prisoner, he becomes entangled in conflicts involving yakuza, triads, and corporate corruption. He protects oil heiress Sarai, loses his sidekick Rakuda, and engages in brutal confrontations with multiple criminal leaders. Despite sustaining critical injuries, he consistently outsmarts and defeats his enemies, demonstrating resilience and a complex moral code.
Mutaguchi serves as the criminal employer who initially engages Tsurugi's services and later attempts to expand their arrangement.
Tsurugi initially acts as the savior of Shikenbaru, fulfilling a mercenary contract to extract him from execution.
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