When staff members from rival inn Orio-ya show up at Tenjin-ya to retrieve Ginji, Aoi isn't about to let them take her friend. But her impetuous attempt at a rescue ends up with her spirited away to the Southern Lands! Now Aoi must find a way to navigate a new, hostile situation without the support of the friends she's grown so used to at Tenjin-ya. Good thing she can always count on the power of good food!