Hara, Takeda’s retainer, suddenly introduces his daughter Ritsu to Kansuke to be his wife. Ritsu’s passionate approach to Kansuke appalls him. On the way to Suwa to visit Princess Yu, Kansuke encounters a suspicious group escorting a beautiful princess, Ogoto. Having heard from Ritsu that Harunobu will receive a new concubine, Kansuke links the princess as the new concubine. Yu is jealous of Ogoto and anxious about her son Shiro’s future which might be threatened by Harunobu and should Ogoto bears his child.