Ougan-douji immediately leaves to go to the North West. Aoi is greeted with hostility by Orio-ya's staff and is imprisoned by Ranmaru. Aoi is given a meal by a young boy named Taichi, a Night Sparrow. She finds that Chibi has stowed away in her pocket and he manages to free her by bribing Nobunaga with food in exchange for the key. Ranmaru catches her and reveals he hates humans because he knew her grandfather, Shiro...