Ritsu can't calm down after finding out Takano's true identity. On top of that, when he's about to immerse himself in the work for the author he's in charge for, he encounters Takafumi Yokozawa, the wild horse of the sales department. He makes a terrible first impression on Ritsu by accusing him of "riding [his] father's coat tails". To top it off, he seems to be quite friendly with Takano in and outside work...?!

While searching the streets at night for a bicycle, Hayato happens across a battle between the YFB and R Wings. What started as games quickly changes with a single shot. Shusuke tries to repair his relationship with Hiyoko, but all his attempts backfire. He gets in an argument with Eriko over Hiyoko's book, and Hiyoko overhears his conversation... Takashi and his younger sister Kobato share breakfast. As usual, their interaction is strangely formal...

A murder has occurred in the clock tower. As Victorique leaves the library tower to investigate the mystery written in Leviathan's book, she meets Avril for the first time and quickly gets into a fight with her. Meanwhile, Inspector Blois warns Kazuya that the academy is a place where Saubure's dark history lies sleeping and that he should back off or be in danger. Finally, a mystery man with some connection to Victorique closes in on her!

Naruto learns from Sai that Sakura intends to kill Sasuke with her own hands. The Sand arrives to brief the Leaf ninja about what happened at the Five Kage Summit.

Himeko was once a delinquent feared far and wide, the legendary yankee Onihime. She's totally reformed now, but starts to hear odd rumors that "the Onihime has started going on a rampage again."

Hypnos gathers the four gods who control dreams. One of them, the Vision Icelus, appears in Sagittarius, avoiding Capricorn El Cid's attacks, and steals the soul of the unconscious Sisyphus. El Cid leaves the Sanctuary alone to get it back. El Cid, who had always been by Sisyphus side, felt the reason why he wouldn't wake up...

Thanatos finally gets serious after being wounded by Manigoldo. But even in the worst position imaginable, Seiji doesn't falter. Don't use the word despair so loosely, he says, and Manigoldo remembers his old days with his master and regains hope. The two use their Sekishiki Meikaiha attack in a final desperate attempt, and succeed in separating Thanatos soul from his body, but...

Rin Okumura begins to worry about his future as his twin brother,his twin brother, Yukio, is starting school at the prestigious True Cross Academy. Sent to a job interview by his foster father, Shiro, Rin encounters a demon-like creature and causes havoc in the store.

Ichigo is placed under arrest by the Soul Society under suspicion of being responsible for the disappearance of the Soul Reapers in the Precipice World. With Rukia’s help, the two make an escape, when Renji and Ikkaku appear to do battle.

Nobunaga learns that Imagawa Yoshimoto has the left leg of the Crimson Armor. But Yoshimoto, while uninterested in the armor, has no intention of just giving it over. She brings a large army and attacks Nobunaga! Nobunaga returns to her castle, where Hideyoshi gives her a plan. And Nobunaga sends a challenging letter to Yoshimoto...

My Lord and His Beloved Daughter. Saito Dosan is an overloving parent who absolutely adores his daughter, Lady Noh. Dosan frets over the idea of marrying his daughter to Oda Nobunaga, a well-known imbecile. In order to determine Nobunaga's true nature, Dosan dresses up as a woman and meets with Nobunaga in Lady Noh's stead...

There are two of Kusunoki!? In order to succeed the Kasuga School of Martial Arts, Kusunoki had forsaken her weak "feminine" side. However, when she engages in weak activity, her lingering "girly side" appears... Kusunoki agrees to go on a date with Keima to draw out the "feminine Kusunoki" and conquer her weakness. Elsie watches nervously as Keima and Kusunoki go on their date. How will their date go...

Gintoki is sick of dealing with a pile of New Year cards year after year. While Gintoki complains, Kagura and Shinpachi are enjoying the yearly ritual. The New Year cards serve as an opportunity to catch up with familiar faces...however, some of the senders appear to be out of control! There are cards with propaganda, declarations of war, grievances, false marriage notices, and missing person inquiries. One of the New Year cards arrives from a strange place called Gondo. It was sent by the missing...! The two male members of Odd Jobs believe that Valentine's should be abolished! Meanwhile, Kagura, with encouragement from Otae, has an opportunity to give them chocolate. However, she's so embarrassed that she starts fidgeting, which leads to an unfortunate misunderstanding. So she decides to ask Tsukuyo and Sa-chan for help...Will the three of them be able to hand over their chocolate?

Judit brought back a young man named Touhara Naoya from the Realm of Man. Lotte, who gave the original task of bringing a human male to their realm, decides to ask Naoya to attend to her that night. But Naoya spills a pitcher of milk as soon as he opens the door to Lotte's room. Naoya finds himself in quite the situation, as Lotte tells him to find new milk, and Naoya is unable to find milk that tastes similar to the one he spilled. It turns out that this was all Lotte's plan to make Naoya take the blame for what happened.

Taro Jiromaru is an unsuccessful writer who has been living at the Kissuiso for some time. Ohana throws away his draft, thinking that it was a piece of scrap paper, and suddenly disappears the next morning while preparing some staff meals. Her fellow workers worry, thinking that she might have gone back to Tokyo; however, Sui ignores them and orders for a cleaning of the entire inn. Nako heads over to Jiromaru's room in order to clean, but he insists for her to stay out.