Akina and Hime discuss Enjin's possession of Gin Nanami, Ao's brother, with Yūhi, who claims that Gin's soul is likely destroyed. Elsewhere, Enjin realizes that he cannot use his full power because Gin's soul is still present in his body. Ao and Tōka Kishi, Kyōsuke's sister, prepare food for Hime on her business trip. When Akina searches for headphones for Hime, he finds a monkey statue that he won in a yakisoba-eating contest with Gin and Hime. That evening, Enjin attacks the barrier created by the Seven Pillars and passes through it. His associate, Eiji Shinozuka, is confronted by Kotoha, Ao, and Yūhi, who realizes that Shinozuka is a hanyō like Kotoha. Akina confronts Enjin, but is unwilling to use tuning on him after Enjin reveals that Gin's soul is still present in his body. Akina is saved by Yae Shinatsuhiko, Yūhi's sister, and Enjin retreats.

ヒメと秋名は雄飛から円神の妖力の強さについての報告を受ける。生活相談事務所に戻った二人の仲がぎくしゃくしているのを事務所のメンバーは心配していた。二人と仲の良かったギンのことが原因ではないかとメンバーは思案する。その夜、秋名は七郷の結界を破った円神と遭遇する。そこで、円神の秘密を知る。

계절은 초봄이지만 이례적으로 한여름 날씨가 지속되자 히이즈미 사무소에서는 위로회를 꽃놀이에서 수영대회로 바꾼다. 미나의 인어모습에 술에, 독일어 노래에 왁자지껄한 순간을 보내는데... 그러나 아키나는 칠향의 꽃이 피는 시기가 1년 정도밖에 남지 않았다는 것을 깨닫고 조금 초조해진다.