Touru, a Major Counsellor, complains when a messenger brings news that Princess Suetsumuhana has rejected his overtures again. He then has his consort murder the messenger before kissing her and absorbing her energy. Raikou and Kintoki are summoned by Inari for a mission meanwhile Suetsumuhana helps Yorinobu distribute food to those who lost their homes when the Raise Gate collapsed...