The gilded yet determined daughter of Lord Daichi of the Tokonobu clan, Akemi dreams of controlling her own fate. After her engagement to Taigen is thwarted, she sets out on the open road. Akemi is the daughter of Lord Daichi of the Tokunobe clan. Daichi built himself from a poor man to one of the lords and seeks a position and status higher still. Akemi wants to be a free bird and marry her lover, the reputable samurai Taigen.