Chapter of the Red Spider Lily: Masahide's dream was to rule the land as its lord. That dream was broken, and with it, whatever pride he had left. A woman named Sahana confronted him for choosing to live as nothing more than a cog in the government machine. He enters a loveless political marriage with her. Gradually, something changes between them. As the relationship transforms into something passionate, Masahide finds himself reaching back toward the dream he once abandoned. Chapter of the Water Lily: A man with no memories — not even his name — is found and saved by a girl named Suirin. He rebuilds himself for her sake. Somewhere across the sea, where the nagidori bird calls, his past waits dormant in the deep.