In Jushun (寿春), Enjyutsu is informed of Sonsaku's position in Koutou by Kirei. Enjyutsu grows paranoid, thinking that Sonsaku is making his way to Jushun to take the Gyokuji. Kirei proposes that they send out their naval fleet, the greatest in all of Mirisha, to take out Sonsaku. When Kirei leaves, Enjyutsu proclaims that only he is allowed to be Emperor, to which the Gyokuji glows with a dark aura again. Over at Koutou, Rikuson is preparing some food for the villagers and the Son Army, when scouts alert them of incoming warships along the Choukou...