In the suburbs rich with greenery sprawls the massive performing arts school Saotome Academy. In order to grab ahold of the light leading to show business, a girl walks through the academy's gates... Her name is Nanami Haruka. Inspired to become a composer by the popular idol HAYATO, the story of her numerous trials and beautiful princes of music is about to begin...!

Yui and Yukari share stories of their first meeting in elementary school, Yuzuko listens with jealously. The conversation shifts from first meetings to death and memories.

Hello, I'm Uehara Ayuko. We find out this episode that I could die at any time. Thank goodness. Er, wait, that's not it! In this episode, I end up killing Kanakana... That's not it either! I wonder why I feel like I'm being messed around with as soon as I started high school...

In the hotel industry, Golden Week isn't all about fun times. Manager Shiokawa is raring to go, but all Misono feels is dread. So, what crazy incidents will befall Sparrow's Hotel during Golden Week?!

A man by the name of Yagi Heizaemon, one of the Shogun’s direct retainers and the Chief Commander of the Kitamachi Police, begins to make an appearance in the city of Edo. Afraid that Yagi will find out about the “Five Leaves,” Yaichi tells Masanosuke to stay away from Yagi. Amidst that trouble, Masanosuke’s younger sister, Sachi, comes to visit. Unable to agree to an arranged marriage introduction, she fled her hometown and came to ask Masanosuke for assistance in the matter.

There are two people Matsukichi is indebted to for life. One of them is the owner of “Kiku-ya.” That owner was struggling with a particular problem. The wooden tags, which he needs to conduct business, were stolen by a competitor in his trade, the “Otsu-ya.” Upon finding that out, Matsuichi sneaks into Otsu-ya to take them back. However, while looking through some cabinets, a sword is placed on his neck.

Now that Masanosuke has recovered, he returns to Edo with Yaichi. It has been a while since he walked around town, but he bumps into someone, causing trouble again. The people he bumped into are other ronins that he caused a commotion with earlier. The ronin threatens him and they end up having a duel using wooden swords at the shrine. Masanosuke, unable to bear the overbearing gaze of the crowd, cowers in fear and flees the scene.

Seeing how Yaichi is worried about Masanosuke, Umezo draws a map to the Elder’s home. Though still reluctant, Yaichi accepts it. At the same time, a man by the name of Tokujiro, an old friend of the Elder, pays him a visit. This man always stops by the Elder’s place on the outskirts of Edo for small-talk. Upon hearing that a group of thieves are about to pull a job in Edo in the near future, he goes to warn the Elder to be careful.

Not long after Masanosuke begins working as a bodyguard at Katsura-ya, he is struck with an affliction called “Edo disease,” which is the colloquial term for beriberi. Seeking help to recover from his illness, he goes under the care of the “Elder,” an old man who frequently helps the “Five Leaves” with their various jobs. Masanosuke asks the Elder for advice on whether he should join the gang. The Elder quickly replies that Masanosuke should quit while he still can.

Masanosuke is fired from his post as a bodyguard, as he was unable to prevent a kidnapping. Though he didn’t know at the time, the fact remains that he assisted in that kidnapping, causing him to feel an endless amount of guilt. Seeing as how Masanosuke refuses to take the money made from the kidnappings, Yaichi refers Masanosuke to a bodyguard job for Katsura-ya.

Through Yaichi’s referral, Masanosuke starts working for the rice wholesaler, Ohmi-ya. Masanosuke works very diligently, as it seems to be a job that he can hold onto. Little does he know that the next target of the “Five Leaves” is the head of the owners of Ohmi-ya. Masanosuke gradually becomes an irreplaceable member of the “Five Leaves.”

Even though he did it unknowingly, Masanosuke becomes depressed after finding out that he had become an accomplice in crime to the “Five Leaves.” Yaichi keeps trying to recruit Masanosuke, who is still suffering from his internal strife. Masanosuke grows an interest in Yaichi and follows him around one day. He ends up in the unauthorized brothel district in Fukagawa. There, Masanosuke learns that Yaichi lives in a brothel called Katsura-ya as their bodyguard. Now, he’s even more confused about who Yaichi is.

One snowy night, Yaichi is standing on a bridge, thinking about what Yagi said. He stares blankly into the sky. Yaichi’s memories and Yagi’s stories are strewn together to construct Yaichi’s true past. At the same time, the rest of the members of the “Five Leaves” gather at Umezo’s tavern and talk about how strange Yaichi has been acting recently.

The “Five Leaves” do not have a reason to continue their kidnappings. However, Yaichi insists on keeping the gang together. The rest of the “Five Leaves” become troubled, as they have no way of knowing what Yaichi’s true intentions are. However, Masanosuke is the only one who figures out that there is more to Yaichi’s true motives than money.

Masanosuke is walking around Edo with his sister, Sachi, when Yagi Heizaemon invites him to his residence. While Yagi is looking at the maple tree in his yard, he starts reminiscing about the two people were his neighbors in the past.

The ronin, Akitsu Masanosuke, was working as a bodyguard in Edo, but due to his shy personality, he was let go from his current job. Unable to find new work, he wanders around town and meets a man, the playboy who calls himself Yaichi. Despite having just met for the first time, Yaichi treats Masanosuke to a meal. In exchange, Yaichi wants a bodyguard to protect him. However, Yaichi is a member of a group of kidnappers who call themselves the “Five Leaves.”

In the modern world, Hinohara Arata's family knows something is different about Arata, but they continue to try to converse with him despite their confusion. In Amawakuni, Hinohara Arata has made it out of Gatoya and is heading toward the Capital. Along the way, he learns of the relationship between the princess of Amawakuni and the Twelve Shinsho. He also encounters some nomads who say that, with the princess gone, the world will fall into chaos...

Our own president of the student council at Hakuo Academy: Hinagiku Katsura. Excelling in both literary and military arts, in both brains and beauty, she's basically unrivaled. But when she's in love, she just can't be honest with her feelings. "This can't keep up! Surely the others don't think I'm a weakling!" In episode 5, Hinagiku musters up a little courage to walk away from her old self. "Today, I'm not the same person I was before!"