Masaru has been captured by the Kuroga puppeteers. When he regains consciousness, he sees in front of him his grandfather Shoji, who Masaru had thought dead. However, the once kindly Shoji is now hostile and calls Masaru by his father's name, Sadayoshi. Forced to drink Shoji's Aqua Vitae-infused blood, Masaru begins to experience Shoji's memories of working as a town doctor in Tempo-era Nagasaki.