Rensuke, disguised as a hannya warrior, goes to the Tokaji temple to eavesdrop on the conversation between shinagawa and tenjuin. He learns that the women have been hiding in the temple during the autumn wind, and that the men have been leaving the grooms in front of the takebashi gate. He realizes that the rumors about the seven spears are behind this, as the brides have not returned, and the grooms have been left behind in the courtyard. He also learns that he went to the temple the night before wearing a mask, intending to attack the hannya warriors, but he was discovered and attacked. He is left with only one choice: become a bride-groom and be abducted.