Hamaji is kidnapped by the 5 Kitsune and the master, Osaki Kaname. Shino and Sosuke travel to the city where they encounter Satomi Rio, one of the four beast clans, whom transports them to an inn and informs them that Hamaji is safe and that they'll be reunited with her the next day. In the meantime, Shino wanders curiously around the city with Murasame, where he hears a rumor of a demon that eats spirits. Shinto gets trampled on by a man named Kobungo during a dispute with several monks and their head Seiran, over the whereabouts of someone named Genpachi. Seiran claims that Genpachi is a demon that cannot be released, however Seiran has ulterior motives and plans to release the demon...