Makie approaches Manji in an alleyway and tries to seduce him, but he realizes it is a trap and they fight. She reveals that she is from Ittö-ryü, but Manji easily defeats her. Later, In a quiet moment on a bridge, Makie meets Anotsu and asserts that he only interested in her fighting ability, but Anotsu says he also desires her as a woman and kisses her. After Anotsu leaves, three swordsmen who have been sent by her former employer attempt to take Makie back by force, but she cuts her hair short then easily cuts them to pieces. Makie then seeks out Manji again, and this time she does not hold back and they fight viciously in the narrow laneways...