In this chapter, we learn that the Todo family has been destroyed by the rise of the Azai family. The Azais have been loyal to the Todos since the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, but they have not been able to protect the family from the rising power of the Mingo. The Mingo have ruled Japan since the time of Hirohito's death, and they have continued to do so even after the death of the Emperor.