Ep. 3: Prince Shōtoku sets a pitfall trap for Ono no Imoko who spends the week spying on him.

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Prince Shōtoku prepares a pitfall trap with the intention of catching Ono no Imoko. Unbeknownst to the prince, Imoko witnesses the setup and decides to spend the entire week observing Shōtoku as he waits for his target to fall. This period of mutual surveillance forms the central event of the narrative. Additionally, this episode features a change in the Japanese voice cast, introducing a new voice actor for the character Ono no Imoko. The story focuses on the tension of the trap and the subsequent week-long observation period without any further complications or resolutions mentioned in the source material.