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Jiyu Nanohana, a junior high school student, attempts to live a normal life one year after the Ryujoji clan events. Despite striving to forget the past, she carries guilt over Koinosuke Odago's fate and initially rejects reconnecting with the Lovely Eyepatch or her role as Yagyu Jubei II. Her desire for normalcy includes asking her father, Sai Nanohana, to write love stories under his own name instead of ghostwriting samurai novels.
She befriends Freesia Yagyu, a Russian transfer student, unaware Freesia is the cryogenically preserved biological daughter of the original Yagyu Jubei seeking the Lovely Eyepatch as her inheritance. Their friendship fractures when Freesia manipulates Sai into slapping Jiyu during a conflict, triggering Jiyu's psychological breakdown. This causes temporary amnesia, leading Jiyu to mistake Mikage (Sai's supervisor) for her mother and reject Sai as her father.
Recovering with help from Sai, Mikage, and spiritual guidance, Jiyu accepts her destiny. She dons the Lovely Eyepatch, transforming into Yagyu Jubei II—a calmer, serious persona wielding masterful swordsmanship. This grants enhanced strength and techniques like "Yagyu Shinkageryu Mutodori" (bare-handed sword-catching), though prolonged use causes fever-like physical strain.
Jiyu confronts Freesia, now channeling her father's power through a self-made spade-shaped eyepatch. Their duel escalates until Jiyu reveals Freesia’s eyepatch holds equal power to the Lovely Eyepatch, making both legitimate successors. This revelation, coupled with Jiyu deflecting Freesia’s strike using Mutodori, resolves their rivalry. They unite to defeat Kita Retsusai, a spirit from Freesia’s past.
Afterward, Jiyu reconciles her dual identity, recognizing her role as Jubei II involves freeing others from hatred, not perpetuating violence. She adopts Ayunosuke Odago (Koinosuke's child), who becomes part of her life after initially seeming to depart for the afterlife. Jiyu’s journey concludes by embracing both her ordinary self and her legacy as a successor, embodying her name "Jiyu" (freedom).
She befriends Freesia Yagyu, a Russian transfer student, unaware Freesia is the cryogenically preserved biological daughter of the original Yagyu Jubei seeking the Lovely Eyepatch as her inheritance. Their friendship fractures when Freesia manipulates Sai into slapping Jiyu during a conflict, triggering Jiyu's psychological breakdown. This causes temporary amnesia, leading Jiyu to mistake Mikage (Sai's supervisor) for her mother and reject Sai as her father.
Recovering with help from Sai, Mikage, and spiritual guidance, Jiyu accepts her destiny. She dons the Lovely Eyepatch, transforming into Yagyu Jubei II—a calmer, serious persona wielding masterful swordsmanship. This grants enhanced strength and techniques like "Yagyu Shinkageryu Mutodori" (bare-handed sword-catching), though prolonged use causes fever-like physical strain.
Jiyu confronts Freesia, now channeling her father's power through a self-made spade-shaped eyepatch. Their duel escalates until Jiyu reveals Freesia’s eyepatch holds equal power to the Lovely Eyepatch, making both legitimate successors. This revelation, coupled with Jiyu deflecting Freesia’s strike using Mutodori, resolves their rivalry. They unite to defeat Kita Retsusai, a spirit from Freesia’s past.
Afterward, Jiyu reconciles her dual identity, recognizing her role as Jubei II involves freeing others from hatred, not perpetuating violence. She adopts Ayunosuke Odago (Koinosuke's child), who becomes part of her life after initially seeming to depart for the afterlife. Jiyu’s journey concludes by embracing both her ordinary self and her legacy as a successor, embodying her name "Jiyu" (freedom).