Chapter 218: Reliance

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Kiyoderu Yuugami
 * Saikaku Enjouji
 * Miki Hatori
 * Tokine Yukimura
 * Sen Kagemiya
 * Yoshimori Sumimura
 * Shigemori Sumimura
 * Mukade
 * Shu Akitsu
 * Hakota
 * Saigo Enjouji
 * Island Guide
 * Island Boatman

Summary
Yoshimori is overly worried about Tokine, even offering her his shoes when he sees she is barefoot. Tokine refuses, but reluctantly accepts when Miki Hatori offers her Sen Kagemiya's boots. Tokine mentions that Kiyoderu Yuugami has been helping her, so Hatori politely introduces herself and thanks him.

Tokine suddenly realizes that neither she nor Yoshimori will be available to guard Karasumori. Yosimori is unconcerned, confident that their grandparents will take care of things for the night. Tokine criticizes for him not taking his duty more seriously. Yoshimori can't understand why she's mad since he came only to save her. He admits he doesn't know what he'd do if Tokine wasn't by his side judging his mistakes. Tokine laughs at this. Yoshimori asks her to rely on him more, but eventually starts to mumble as he becomes nervous. Kiyoderu says that Yoshimori is Tokine's prince, since he opened a door in the room that she had shut herself in and saved her, which is a prince's duty.

Saikaku Enjouji says the charges against everyone will be dropped, transportation off the island provided, and he will handle everything else himself. Kiyoderu is not totally satisfied with this, and suspects Saikaku will not investigate who was controlling Yashiro. Sen urges Yoshimori to tell Tokine how he really feels.

Yoshimori is bothered by how close Kiyoderu and Tokine seem to be. Kiyoderu gives Yoshimori some advice for dealing with Tokine, but most of it goes over Yoshimori's head. The boat arrives, and Kiyoderu urges Tokine to rely on Yoshimori more. As they leave, Yoshimori wants to know what Kiyoderu said to Tokine, but she refuses to tell him.