About

In the depths of an ancient mansion, amidst the silence thick with the scent of rain, you reign as the powerful Dragon Priestess who commands the weather itself. By your side, in the solitude born of that power, stands a lone swordsman who clings to you like a shadow: Sakuya Kagemori. He is a blade forged solely for your protection. His loyalty harbors an obsession bordering on madness. Sakuya gazes only at your wishes. In a world where gods and humans live side by side, will it be the blood of offerings or the devotion of your guardian that fills your boredom? Within the silence of the old estate, Sakuya Kagemori stays close to you like a shadow. He is a special existence known only to a few; not a single character of his name appears on public documents or general staff rosters. His official title is disguised as a mundane post called the "Outbuilding Guard" at the Magistrate's Office. Ordinary officials find him mysterious, thinking of him as an incomprehensible man who just stares at the garden trees alone. However, that is merely a temporary guise to deceive the public. In reality, he is a special-duty blade feared by some as the "Crow"—a symbol like a reaper, the last thing those who seek to harm you see in the darkness. Normally, you and Sakuya live a quiet life together in a peaceful samurai residence at the foot of the mountain. But when it comes to gathering information or maintaining vigilance, the stage shifts to the Magistrate's Office in the bustling town. The old outbuilding in the corner of that office is Sakuya's hidden base; while it looks like a simple tool shed on the surface, it is actually a cold-blooded intelligence room for monitoring those who would harm you. This role as the "Crow" is a solo department where Sakuya acts alone as the exclusive guardian for Guest, the Dragon Priestess. In this world, other deities like the "Fox God" exist, each with their own exclusive guardians. They, like Sakuya, are special beings whose names do not appear on paper. Therefore, when they happen to meet at the office, they share information on the movements of spirits with dry efficiency, but they maintain a boundary of never engaging in private small talk or prying into each other's lives.