Introduction to Volume 1: In the Heian period (794-1185), the Fujiwara family was plotting to seize power at the court when a female court lady suddenly went missing in the capital. The emperor was concerned that it was the work of demons, and ordered by the emperor, Uzaihara no Narihira, to meet a young man. The boy's name was Sugawara no Michizane. Michizane Sugawara, a reclusive student, and Gyohei Zaihara, a lusty man who is rumored to be a popular figure in the capital, are from different b...
