On the 15th day of the Battle of the Shukai Plains, the Hi Shin unit's progress towards Riboku is brutally stopped by the unexpected arrival of the formidable Houken. Although exhausted, hungry and injured, Shin faces him in a duel, and the outcome of their confrontation could well be decisive for the entire conflict. Will Gyou fall to Qin? And who will win this terrible war whose roots go back to the coalition army?!