While returning from a late-night tryst, Lord Narihira and his entourage encounter an oxcart traveling toward them — but there's no ox pulling the cart.

Saying a winged mouse sent her, an elderly servant asks Seimei for help; little Kujo and Lady Fujiko have begun to behave very strangely.

Lord Tachibana consults with Ashiya Doman to cure his daughter of her love of insects, but Seimei is skeptical of her remedy.

While watching over Seimei, Hiromasa sees visions of his dear friend's childhood and the torment he endured for being so different and gifted.

Lady Tsuyuko suspects an unlikely person of being the half demon. Seimei faces off against Ashiya Doman to see who the better Onmyoji is.

A drastic — and revealing — change comes over Atsumi. As Seimei struggles to accept recent events, Yasunori brings him an object that gives him hope.