A handsome count, ruling a frontier domain, took a wife in a loveless political marriage.

Half a month after their marriage, the count witnesses his wife practicing sword swings with a burdock root.

This is a story about a husband who, despite his cold, expressionless demeanor, internally entertains thoughts such as, 'My wife's cowlick is cute,' and his wife, who is herself earnestly practicing sword swings with a burdock root.