Upon returning to the capital, the group has an unsettling encounter with Naoshi Usui. Kiyoka assigns Miyo a bodyguard: the dashing Kaoruko Jinnouchi.

Miyo overhears soldiers disparaging Kaoruko and defends her friend. Later, she has a troubling nightmare. Is it just a dream or a glimpse of the future?

As Kiyoka rushes to meet Arata at the imperial family's vacation estate, Usui surprises Miyo and her guards at the dojo, revealing a traitor among them.