Ep. 9: Aoi pursues Shizune but faces Kazura before she vanishes after revealing her duty.

Aoi trails the convoy carrying his fiancée Shizune but loses her. He infiltrates her residence undercover, only to be confronted by Kazura, who poses as an imperial guard and disapproves of Aoi’s subordinate status. Aoi escapes with Shizune, and they hide in an abandoned house. Shizune explains she cannot leave due to her foresight ability and duty to guide leaders. Although Aoi vows to abandon everything for her, she disappears when he leaves to find a horse. Meanwhile, Yukina visits her brother Isao at the hotel where she and Natsume are staying. Isao allows her to read his thoughts, revealing visions of the atomic bombings in Japan. Yukina collapses from shock and wakes up traumatized by the disturbing images she witnessed.

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