While an ill nun named Sara Asano plays the flute, InuYasha and his companions pass by the convent, to which Sara releases demonic aura and dies after catching sight of InuYasha. A resurrected Sara appears to Sesshomaru, reminding him of their encounter at her castle during a time when Sesshomaru defended her castle. She reveals her deep infatuation for him, hoping to garner his interest. Meanwhile, InuYasha and his companions find a woman, unbeknownst as Sara, wanting to be sacrificed to a sea demon to break a curse of ice, of which Miroku and Sango are victimized. InuYasha, Kagome, and Shippo are brought to a shrine, where Sara successfully steals the Tetsusaiga from InuYasha.