As the Tokugawa clan's messenger, Nobuyuki heads to Aizu to inform the Uesugi clan of their punishment following the battle of Sekigahara. He meets Kanetsugu Naoe, who refuses to accept the severe, and almost cruel, demands, but Nobuyuki refuses to budge too. On the other hand, while Yukimura escaped the death penalty, he was leading an empty life, without being able to find the "meaning of his life" that Nobuyuki had asked him to reconsider. But one night, things start to get noisy in his vicinity.
Kanetsugu and Yukimura, who had shared 
a vow of righteousness with Mitsunari,
كانيتسوغو ويوكيمورا اللّذان قد تقاسما عهدَ الشرف مع ميتسوناري
Kanetsugu und Yukimura, die sich einen Schwur
der Rechtschaffenheit mit Mitsunari teilten,
Kanetsugu y Yukimura, que juraron 
en el nombre de la justicia con Mitsunari,
Kanetsugu y Yukimura, que juraron 
en el nombre de la justicia con Mitsunari,
Kanetsugu et Yukimura,
ayant prêté serment avec Mitsunari,
Kanetsugu e Yukimura, che avevano fatto 
voto di rettitudine con Mitsunari,
Kanetsugu e Yukimura, que haviam 
trocado juras de virtude com Mitsunari,