Takei's gambit to kidnap Nanao sparks a battle between him, Captain Suitengu Sara, and Captain Kikuoji Issei. Yako withdraws from the scene with Nanao by his side. But as they flee, Yako is shocked to sense the presence of a Great Yokai! As the Oedo Fireworks Festival reaches its zenith, what unbelievable “thing” has appeared before them? Are the wounds within the Benitsubaki clan returning to haunt them? And as Takei's plans are revealed, the stage shifts past the Imperial capitol to somewhere far more dangerous: beyond the Elemental Barrier protecting the Empire itself!
