Mitsuhide continues to have nightmares of him betraying Nobunaga. As Mitsuhide begins to question his loyalty to Nobunaga and his goal, he advertently reveals to Hideyoshi that he was the assassin that killed Nobukatsu, which Hideyoshi fathoms as an act he would have taken if Mitsuhide had not done it but warns to kill him if ever he disavows his trust to Nobunaga, who continues to grieve over his sister's death. Elsewhere, Mitsuhide seeks out to question King Arthur of his true intentions. In exchange after seeing King Arthur's "face", Mitsuhide vows to eliminate Nobunaga.
ミツヒデはイチヒメを襲った悲劇に、ノブナガが本当に救世王であるのか疑念を抱かずにはいられなかった。
ジャンヌが受けた「破壊王」の天啓も、ミツヒデの疑念に拍車をかけるものとなった。
それはノブナガも同様で、次々と訪れる災厄に、自分の進む道が正しいのかと自問自答をするが、ヒデヨシの言葉によってその迷いを振り払う。
そのころ、アーサーは聖杯発動作戦を本格化させ、12人の神器有資格者たちの集結を急がせるのだった。
