Ep. 4: Nanami and Kirihito escape the Netherworld fortress while Tomoe arrives to rescue them from the War God's seal.
Nanami and Kirihito encounter Izanami at her fortress, where she imprisons Kirihito and warns Nanami that he inhabits a dead man's body. Nanami refuses to leave and uses a white talisman to locate him. Flashbacks reveal Akura-Ou possessed Kirihito Mori, a climber who died in an avalanche, to apologize to his mother. In the present, Nanami finds Kirihito in a cell, and he reveals he took her hair to sustain his human form in the Netherworld. They flee from a cat yokai named Hio. Meanwhile, Tomoe travels to Yomotsu Hirasaka but is blocked by Takehaya, the War God. Kotetsu restores Tomoe's yokai form, enabling him to break the seal and enter the Netherworld. Kirihito attempts to attack Tomoe but departs after questioning Nanami's significance to him.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Nanami Faces Otohiko's Test at the Izumo God Gathering
- Ep. 2 · Nanami travels to Izumo for the Divine Assembly after resolving familiar selection disputes.
- Ep. 3 · Nanami Enters Yomotsu Hirasaka to Rescue Kirihito Amidst Divine Bargains
- Ep. 4 · Nanami and Kirihito escape the Netherworld fortress while Tomoe arrives to rescue them from the War God's seal.
- Ep. 5 · Nanami visits the Grand Shrine during the Divine Assembly while Tomoe faces imprisonment.
- Ep. 6 · Nanami meets a young tengu while Himemiko advises her to cherish her time with Tomoe.
- Ep. 7 · Kurama Returns to Mount Kurama Amidst Village Crisis and Miasma
- Ep. 8 · Nanami and Tomoe plan to infiltrate the Grand Hall to deliver peach pills to Soujoubou.