Under Empress Shoshi (mentioned in the previous episode), Kaoriko has trouble writing The Tale of Genji, caused by both pressure and humiliation by fellow court ladies. She retells flashbacks from her childhood with her old friend Fujiko, who admires her and her poetry. Her flashbacks cut off when one of the court ladies say that Fujiko is in the capital and is going to leave soon. When Kaoriko runs to her friend, she is too late, and Kaoriko can only see a glimpse of her. A messenger gives Fujiko a letter in the form of a poem from Kaoriko. Finally, Fujiko decides to write the next parts The Tale of Genji not as a romantic story but as one that expresses the strength of women, and also that Fujiko can remember her more. At the end of the episode, Kaoriko presents the next chapter of the Tale of Genji to the Empress.