In Seiki, Ki Sho has fallen ill. His son, Shuko, asks Taikobo to meet his brother and Ki Sho's successor, Ki Hatsu, to determine whether he'll be a worthy successor if the worst happens to Ki Sho. Meanwhile, in Choka, Dakki's scheme is still steadily moving forward. Bunchu rebukes her, but at the same time, he can't allow Seiki to continue to exist now that it has become Choka's enemy... Deciding that war is necessary, Bunchu heads to Kingo Island, Konron Mountain's counterpart.
We're just controlling them from the shadows.
إنّنا نتحكّم بهم من الظلال فحسب
Wir sind doch letzten Endes
nur die Strippenzieher.
Siempre controlamos a los humanos
desde las sombras…
Siempre controlamos a los humanos
desde las sombras…
Tandis que nous autres
tirons les ficelles…
Volendo essere pignoli, 
manovrarli da dietro le quinte...
E nós controlaremos os
humanos por trás das cortinas...
Мы просто руководим их действиями 
из тени.