Before long Ukifune also comes to love Miya, while Kaoru, who knows nothing about them, begins preparations for having her move to Kyo, so Niou Miya enters into a rivalry with him, planning to take her to his residence.
やがて浮舟も宮を憎からず思うようになるが、何も知らない薫は彼女を京にうつそうとして準備を始め、匂宮もこれに対抗してみずからのもとに彼女を連れ去る計画を立てる。