Episode Title:
Operation Search for the Eldest Son
Episode Description:
Mutsumi announces Operation Search for the Eldest Son. She discovers Kyoichiro left three previous mission incomplete, so his disappearance was a spur of the moment decision. Taiyo recalls that prior to Makoto's arrest, Kyoichiro secretly told him that if he died or disappeared, he was to take rice crackers to Spy Association headquarters and give them to the President. President Kai Izumo deduces Kyoichiro must have been under extreme stress. Taiyo is amazed when Kai reveals how brain damage caused his sensory nerves to overdevelop, so now he can absorb and understand vast amount of information. Kai claims the only Yozakura who can save Kyoichiro is Taiyo, but only if he confronts him directly with Profuse Blooming. Meanwhile, the siblings find and surround Kyoichiro. Kyoichiro sprouts Black Blossoms from his skin, revealing that when he defeated the five heads, Tsubomi's blood inside them infected him with her roots. As a result, he ran away in order to protect his siblings. Shion detects the roots are indeed killing him. Kyoichiro causes an explosion to escape again, but unexpectedly runs into Taiyo in full Profuse Blooming.
