Shizuma manages to thwart an assassination attempt on Ohkubo Toshimichi in the nick of time. While he's recuperating, there’s a strange incident where the moon is blotted out late at night and wooden fish fall from the sky.
Who are these guys? 
What are they doing with these things?
من يكون هؤلاء؟
ما الّذي يفعلونه بهذه الأشياء؟
Wer sind die anderen Kerle?
Und was machen sie mit dem Zeug hier?
Qui sont ces gens ?
Que comptent-ils faire avec ça ?
Chi c'è dietro a questa trovata
 e cosa sperano di farci con queste?
Quem são esses caras? O que eles
estão fazendo com essas coisas?