In this sequel to THE GHOST IN THE TOKAIDO INN, a 14-year-old boy named Seikei is given some very big responsibilities. Seikei is already trying to prove himself as a samurai when samurai Judge Ooka asks Seikei to help him solve a mystery. Seikei poses as an attendant in a teahouse hoping to gather information about who has set a series of fires in his Japanese city.