Episode Title:
The Imperial Capital.
Episode Description:
A young girl is informed that ‘they’ have arrived. She then laments how she can’t stop worrying about her brother. Meanwhile, at Hakuroukaku, the group enjoy their feast to celebrate their arrival at the capital when the young girl, revealed to be Nekone, gatecrashes the party, who seems to be quite popular with the audience. Nekone approaches Ukon and as she interrogates him, Haku is dumbfounded to find out they are siblings. After the siblings briefly catch up, Ukon suggests it is time to try out the inn’s famous baths which electrifies Kuon. At the bath, Nekone questions Kuon’s relationship with Ukon whilst Rurutie is happy Kuon considers her as a friend. On the other side of the bath, Ukon asks Haku what he is going to do now that he has reached the capital but Haku is lax about the whole situation and instead jokes if Nekone is really his sister. Then Maroro reveals that Nekone is actually a genius who was refused the title of scholar due to her young age. With the conversations on both sides intensifying, the topic turns to the relationship between Haku and Kuon but the two hints their relationship is platonic with Kuon being nothing more and nothing less of a guardian for Haku. The next morning, Nekone offers to guide Haku, Kuon and Rurutie around the capital. As the group tour the capital, it is revealed Yamato was built by the emperor centuries ago who is still alive and rules the country...
