Cocoon: Awakening of the Asura. Book 1

Where there are more people, there is more pain…

The age of Témméi. Edo, Yoshiwara Ward.
A secret society, “Kokuun”…
Ordinary townspeople have no idea that its main stronghold is hidden right at the heart of Tokugawa power—in one of the most famous urban brothels, “Kuroba-ya.”

Ruri is a celebrated high-ranking courtesan and the fourth chapter of “Kokuun.” By day, she receives guests and plays the role assigned to her, and by night she goes hunting for demons that have flooded Edo.

With an enchanted sword in her hands, savoring the freedom and power she has gained, she decides the fates of those who have died—taking with them a searing grudge into the grave. Affluent visitors, loyal companions, and cunning demons… Each of them, in their own way, seeks to get closer to her…

But Ruri has to fight not only the otherworldly: her mind is troubled by her own, terrifyingly immense power.

And then, one day, her best friend disappears without a trace…