After finishing a sentence for dine-and-dashing, young Ashitarou is released from prison. But it seems that his past still haunts him as a perilous group begins chasing him in pursuit of his "treasure." Is there more to his history and offenses? Join Ashitarou and his partner, Aran Inoue, as they embark on the next chapter in the realm of Rurouni Kenshin. This tale now serves as the prologue in Volume 1.