Tou’s army catches up with the Hi Shin Unit and they enter Nanyou together. The lord of Nanyou, Ryuu’an, meets them and surrenders the city. He says they will follow Qin’s orders and asks that his people not be abused. Tou agrees to that request and says he will be in charge until someone from Kanyou arrives to take over. Rokuomi notices the large number of civilians and asks if they should drive some of them away to make room for their army. Tou chastises him and says the bulk of their army will remain outside the castle. He also orders them to not cause any trouble in the city. However, two children whose parents were killed by Qin hold up a Han flag atop the castle walls. Ryuu’an offers to receive punishment instead of the children, but Tou says he won’t mete out punishment nor will he remove the flag. Instead, he orders that all the Han flags be put back up with the flags of Qin next to them.
Shin and Tou’s officers have a discussion and it seems they will be staying in Nanyou for a while instead of immediately attacking Shintei. Although they took Nanyou without a fight, they merely delayed the fighting for later. Ryuukoku says they will have to fight all of the soldiers from Nanyou along with Han’s other armies at Shintei all while minimizing their losses. Ryuukoku states they will train their armies while they wait at Nanyou. Most of them were assembled in a rush through the forced conscription and have no real experience, so they will turn them into a real army. They will have to defeat Raku’a Kan and his armies through overwhelming force. Ten thinks that’s a good start but won’t be enough to bring down Shintei while minimizing casualties. Ryuukoku says they will do what they can until Tou gives more orders, but for now, Tou is touring the city with Ryuu’an.
Rokuomi complains that Tou is being too careful about Nanyou’s lord, but Ryuukoku says it’s because Ryuu’an is beloved by the citizens. If he had ruled through violence, they could just take his head and make a show of liberating Nanyou from him. Since Qin needs to rule over Nanyou now, the smart play is to make use of Ryuu’an since he has the trust of the people. Tou has Ryuu’an put his noble’s headwear back on. Ryuu’an thanks Tou for his consideration and says that Tou must be a kind man considering what happened with the flag. Tou says his plan with the flag was shallow. For the people that are afraid of Qin, having Han’s flag up will give them a sense of security. However, it’s also deepening the hatred that some people have for Qin because they feel like they’re being made fun of. Tou says he wants to calm their anger, but Ryuu’an says the main emotion of his people was fear and Tou has cleared that fear away for them. Tou remarks that it’s not enough because he believes the key to bringing down Shintei exists in Nanyou.
As they’re speaking, the official from Kanyou arrives to take over Nanyou. The official, whose name is Goukei, notices Han’s flags immediately then conducts a public announcement. He states that Qin is a kingdom of laws, and the people of Nanyou will now be subject to those laws. He acknowledges that there are a lot of laws so the people here should just learn them bit by bit. For now, they need to simply obey any orders given by Qin officials and any resistance will be met with execution. He orders the Han flags be taken down and asks if the former lord Ryuu’an still hasn’t been executed. Goukei says they will track him down and behead him because uprooting any potential source of rebellion is common sense. Tou glares on in disapproval.