Miaka, Nuriko, and Tasuki are having a good time at the festival, while Tamahome still thinks about what Miaka has said to him. When Miaka finally has a discussion with Tamahome, she explains herself, making Tamahome feel happy again. The trip has just about come, and Tamahome is off to bring some of his family with him. But when Tamahome, Miaka, and Nuriko get there, Tamahome finds that he's in for it...
北甲国への旅立ちを控え、柳宿と翼宿は美朱を誘い星見祭りへと繰り出す。わずかに与えられた休息を楽しむ3人。だが美朱は亢宿へ花を贈る為に、ひとり彼が消えた川へ……。一方鬼宿は、美朱のそっけない態度が腑に落ちず、理由を問うために美朱を追いかける。鬼宿の態度に、太一君との話を隠し通せないと悟った美朱は、全てを打ち明ける。