The residents find Sora in Ginjiro's room, much to Seikichi's jealousy. Akai later ambushes Ginjiro in a nearby forest with the help of the group of armored men, known as the Men in Black. However, this was a test of combat skills orchestrated by Yozo Torii, who reveals that Ginjiro is destined through lineage to become the leader of the Men in Black. It is said that two meteors harboring the two sky beasts, had landed in the forest, though the white sky beast is still on the loose. Ginjiro is reminded of the story of the Silver Fox and the Night Flower, who were once recruited by Heihachiro Oshio to raid and inflame various storehouses that have caused poverty, however Oshio had committed suicide out of cowardice.
清吉たちと同じ長屋で生活することになったソラ。その若くて美しい少女との突然の同居に、ソラに一目惚れをした清吉の弟・駿平を筆頭として、長屋の住人たちは一斉に色めき立つ。その喧騒の中、銀次郎はトイレの影に隠れていた赤井を見つける。そんな赤井は「会わせたい人間がいる」と銀次郎を外へと連れ出すが…。
