The Corpse Speaks

Introduction to the Work: “For 10 years, live as quiet as a mouse. After that, I won’t care what you do.” Jeanne, a girl once praised as a war hero. To stop the tyrant's rampage in the 30-year civil war, she cut off the Emperor's right hand and fled to the North, changing her name to escape the tyrant. Her new job is the Noble Crime Investigation Unit, which deals with crimes committed by nobles. As if erasing the Jeanne of the past, she leaves behind a trail of red bloodstains wherever she goes, earning her the nickname 'The Witch of the Blood Branch.' And so, 10 years after the promised time. The past she had forgotten begins to creep up on her, a woman who just wants to live quietl...