Having turned down Nobunaga's request for his help with vanquishing the yakuma, Hideyoshi returns safely to his castlewith Yuzuki at his side. Yuzuki's return after so long away brings much chear to the rest of the Toyotomi Army. However, yakuma begin to attack the castle again, threatening the newly rebuilt town and army that Hideyoshi and his people worked so hard for. Hideyoshi realizes he will need to come up with a way to protect both his people and Yuzuki, and it is then that Nobunaga's words about how to vanquish the yakuma come back to him.