Mori Ukonmaru and the Temple Mystery

A mysterious shrine maiden flashes a mirror at a young swordsman. An entertainer’s daughter inherits a speaking doll. A boy selling balloons discovers that an apparently innocent toy can become the instrument of a terrible plot.

In Kyoto during Nobunaga’s rise, Mori Ukonmaru is charged with investigating a Christian temple’s guarded secret. His search brings him into conflict with traveling showmen, slave traders, and the followers of a dispossessed princess. The daughter Tamiya must meanwhile protect herself as rival groups close in.

A cryptogram hidden in a room, a fortress disguised as a garden, and an unexpected rescue lead the story toward a revelation that overturns its early accusations. Sword fights and comic villains share the stage with loyalty, repentance, and the desire to restore a fallen house.