Hastu, who is renamed as Jokoin after becoming a priest, heads for Sunpu to prevent armed conflict between Tokugawa and Toyotomi, however, even her desperate efforts cannot change Ieyasu's mind. Hidetada asks Jokoin to hand Gou's letter to Yodo. As Yodo refuses Gou's offer to live with her in Edo, the Siege of Osaka finally enters a second phase--the Summer Campaign.
