Synopsis

While researching the Traditionalist factions of Kyoto under Minoru's tutelage, Tatsuya encounters the owner of a restaurant, himself a Traditionalist, en route to Kiyomizu Temple. The shopkeeper expresses worry regarding the absorption of Nara’s Traditionalist sects by practitioners from across the sea, and offers to share information with Tatsuya. Drawing on this knowledge, Tatsuya identifies a potential location in Kyoto where the Traditionalists are concealed. He meets Mayumi, driven to find