Niou Miya, who still cannot give up his attachment to Ukifune, discovers her residence through a letter from Naka no Kimi, and visits Uji pretending that Kaoru had an affair with Ukifune forcibly.
浮舟への執心やまぬ匂宮は、中の君への手紙から彼女の居所を察し、薫のさまを装って宇治に赴き、強引に浮舟との関係を結んでしまう。