Ep. 4: Aoi cares for Oryo while Suzuran defeats Akatsuki in a spider battle.
Kasuga notes that servants despise Oryo, leaving her isolated. Aoi tends to her by making Tofu ice-cream, which softens Oryo’s resentment. Oryo reveals her devotion to Odanna, who rescued her from abuse, prompting her ruthless rise to seniority. Meanwhile, Suzuran and Akatsuki fight as giant spiders, with Suzuran emerging victorious. Odanna explains that Shiro took in the homeless siblings forty years ago. Suzuran wishes to visit the human realm to remember him, despite Akatsuki’s objections. Aoi attempts to cook Odanna’s favorite meal, but he declines to share the recipe. She later finds a shrunken, injured Akatsuki outside. A happy Oryo requests Oyakodon, claiming Aoi’s cooking possesses spiritual energy beneficial for healing spiders, a fact unknown to Aoi.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Aoi Tsubaki marries into a spirit inn to settle her grandfather's massive debt.
- Ep. 2 · Aoi helps a Tengu elder and negotiates a debt settlement at the inn.
- Ep. 3 · Aoi travels to Youto with Odanna and meets Suzuran while facing Ayakashi threats.
- Ep. 4 · Aoi cares for Oryo while Suzuran defeats Akatsuki in a spider battle.
- Ep. 5 · Aoi Helps Akatsuki Cook Dumplings to Reconcile Suzuran and Honor Shiro
- Ep. 6 · Aoi opens Moonflower, faces an assassin, and investigates a mysterious mask.
- Ep. 7 · Aoi Receives Orders to Profit or Marry While Cooking for a Masked Author
- Ep. 8 · Aoi shops for stew ingredients while suspecting Odanna and Ginji are her childhood Ayakashi.