Hime meets with the Senior Council, and discovers that one of its members is severely injured, as all of the members of the Senior Council are linked to the Seven Pillars. Meanwhile, several yōkai begin to lose control of their powers. Tōka accidentally uses her oni powers to break a car, and is hospitalized. Kyōsuke confronts Akina, accusing him of lacking the resolve to remedy the situation by using tuning on Enjin. Ao attempts to visit Hime, but finds her furiously training. Enjin recalls the time a member of the Hiizumi clan used tuning on him after he claimed Sakurashin should be a city only for yōkai. Ao confronts Akina and tells Akina that he should use tuning on Enjin regardless of the danger to Gin's soul. The following day, Akina and Hime meet with the Senior Council members, who order them to cut down the Seven Pillars.
円神の抹殺と七郷の開花の阻止を元老院から命令されたヒメ。町では傷ついた七郷の影響により、町に住む妖怪たちは体調を崩したりパワーを制御できなくなってしまっていた。町民たちは若い事務所の面々に不安をいただき始めた頃、秋名とアオは円神の存在について悩んでいた。
