ACCA 13: TERRITORY INSPECTION DEPARTMENT (Acca 13: Jusan-ku Kansatsu-ka), by Natsume Ono. First published in 2013 and first published in North America in 2017.
PLOT:
The land of Dowa is a seemingly peaceful collection of 13 districts united under a king. This peace is maintained in part by the Acca Office, whose duty is to inspect the other territorial bureaus for discrepancies. Their best agent is Vice-Chair Jean Otus, who is known just as much for his smoking habit as he is for his keen eyes and mind. Initially, his goal is to simply preserve the office from being shut down as a budget-saving measure, but as the story progresses we learn that he may have more ambitious goals in mind for himself.
