Following the untimely loss of his fiancée Suzune, Naoto confronts the pressing demands of his clan’s longstanding curse. No male heirs can be born without a deliberate union, so the moment has arrived for him to seek a fitting partner from the Higetsu household. This episode follows his first tentative steps into that responsibility, highlighting the centuries-old bond between the two families and the quiet resolve required to uphold it. As he weighs tradition against personal grief, the heir begins to understand the spiritual legacy now resting on his shoulders.
