Manji and Rin visit the famous swordsman and artist Master Sori to enlist his aid for revenge on the Ittö-ryü. Rin tries to convince him to join her, revealing that she is aware that he is a spy for the shogunate. Manji storms out of the house, but Rin stays, and wakes to find herself attacked by followers of the Ittö-ryü. Manji returns and slays many of them but is trapped against spikes on a tree. Rin unsuccessfully tries to fight off their leader, but just as he is about to kill her, Sori awakens from his artistic reverie when blood spatters on his face, and he stabs the leader through the throat...