In the 18th century, seeking "freedom and equality", the event that became the starting point of modern French society, the French Revolution, began. There was one more protagonist that lived within the darkness, Henry Charles Sanson. He was the fourth generation family head of the Sanson Family, and executioner of Paris.

This is the historie of him nobly facing the harsh fate.

Note: Was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award in 2014 and for the 8th Manga Taisho Award in 2015.