Après une brève réunion, Tamahome décide de partir et de faire un voyage rapide à la maison- donnant Miaka l’occasion parfaite de se faufiler après lui et en savoir plus sur l’homme qu’elle aime, y compris pourquoi il est si intéressé à faire de l’argent! Mais miaka est en danger car des forces hostiles dans la terre voisine de Kutou envoient des assassins après elle- et il revient à un mystérieux nouveau protecteur de la garder en sécurité.

Hotohori, incapable de tuer Miaka, va avec Tasuki et Miaka pour demander l’aide de Myojuan pour sauver Miaka. À Kutou, cependant, après avoir entendu parler de la maladie de Miaka, Tamahome tente de s’échapper seulement être pris et sévèrement puni. Pendant ce temps, une fois que Hotohori, Nuriko et Tasuki arrivent chez Myojuan, Myojuan révèle le terrible secret de Shoka.

Après que Hotohori a poignardé Tamahome, Miaka court vers lui. Il essaie de saisir l’épée pour tuer Suzaku No Miko. Miaka prend l’épée et la met entre ses mains.

After being attacked by lightning, Tamahome and the other two stayed in an abandoned cave and wait for Chichiri to track them down. Tamahome is still unconscious so Nuriko finds the chance to flirt with Miaka jokingly, by trying to kiss her. When awakened, Tamahome explains he has no chance to protect his loved ones, so he promised himself that he will always protect Miaka. Nuriko himself explains he also has a loved one too that he's unable to protect, which is his sister Korin. At the day she died, Nuriko began dressing like a girl in order to keep Korin with him. Just then lightning struck the cave where they were and Miaka and Tamahome began floating in the sea, and Nuriko manages to carry them off because the bracelets Taiitsukun gave him began transforming into armbands. At last, Chichiri and the others found them. While inside the ship, Soi began challenging Miaka and electrifying the others so they won't be able to save her. Miaka uses Hotohori's holy sword in order to protect herself from Soi, and she manages to defeat her. The storm Soi cast is slowly disappearing, and they finally found Hokkan, the land of Genbu, where the Shinzaho is located.

Soi reveals to Miaka that Nakago failed to rape her and that Tomo is fighting Tamahome and has him trapped. Amiboshi helps destroys Tomo’s illusion creating shell with his flute. Miaka arrives and Tamahome defeats Tomo. Miaka excitedly tells Tamahome that she is unspoiled. Amiboshi is trapped and Tamahome is stabbed and dragged off a cliff by Tomo (They only defeated an illusion of him). Tomo traps Miaka with an illusion created from her life force. He explains to Amiboshi that because of the manner in which the illusion was created Miaka is trapped inside the illusion physically, as opposed to just mentally. Tomo puts himself into the illusion as Aono, with the intention of taking Maika’s virginity. He uses the illusion to convince Miaka that she has a crush on him. Miaka sees Tamahome’s name in a book she is studying and becomes confused. Aono stops by and gives her his older brothers lucky exam pencil, putting an end to her confusion. Miaka agrees to go out with him. Aono asks if he can call her “Miaka” and asks her to call him “Tomo.” Back in the real world, Keisuke calls their mother and explains to her that they did not return home because Miaka is studying with him and Tetsuya.

Tamahome et Suboshi sont entraînés dans la bataille et dans le livre, Hotohori et Nakago sont dans la bataille ainsi. C’est une bataille jusqu’à la mort.