ケガで戦線を離脱していたザンキが復帰。弦を使う鬼・斬鬼として再び変身。弟子の戸田山も変身、また一緒に戦えると大喜び。しかし、斬鬼は突然、重大な決定を告げる。ヒビキはイブキ・あきらとトレーニング中、ばったり明日夢の母・郁子と出会い……。
Asumu returns home after spending a week hospitalized and begins his recuperation. Elsewhere, Zanki reveals that he will soon be retiring and expects his apprentice Todoyama to take his place, a revelation that Todoyama is less than pleased with. Even more, they are called to aid Sabaki at Tsukama Village, where a Yamaarashi is running rampant.
