Akane is forced to wear an extravagant outfit just to meet the general of the emperor which turns out to just be Tomomasa. Struck by how beautiful Akane is, Tenma nearly confesses his love for Akane. The Hachiyou and Akane are assigned a job to purify the red tainted cherry blossoms, if the petals fall, disastrous event will occur. While purifying the tree the masked man shows up and speeds the process of the red petals falling. The petals which become demons attacked the humans. Akane's determination purifies the petals. And she catches a glimpse of the masked man's face before holding a shard of his broken mask and crying.