Exit the house and go straight to the next area. Open the red box for a map:
- Map: Gifu Castle East Area Map - you probably picked up if you played as Ekei early.
Exit to the outside.
Route: Magoichi
A new scenario occurs, and you'll automatically obtain a new weapon as well from Magoichi:
- Equipment: Tri-barrel
Scenario 7-4: Magoichi Gives Jubei a Gun
Follow the boardwalk, ignore the right turn, then open the treasure box near the gate (one of your allies will help you in this area so make sure to kill all demons until they left).
- Key Item: Cherry Blossom Key - you already picked this up if you played as Ekei early.
Enter the gate to the courtyard (Kotaro will join the fight in this area too if you play on his route).
Hidden Red Souls #24: Just above the underground spiral stairs.
Hidden Red Souls #25: Northwest corner above an inaccessible door.
Once you clean up the area, enter the Keep Tower.
Route: Kotaro | S-Rank
This is another mini side quest where you have to kill all demons without taking damage from the Fuma Bombs. Basically, you just have to run away from the bombs while killing demons. Restart the game if you did not get the tech manual.
- Technique Manual: Dokoutsui Vol. 3
Scenario 7-3: Kotaro Uses Fuma Bombs
Next, take the main door to the next room.
Skipped the small door on your right If you played as Ekei early, otherwise, use the "Cherry Blossom Key" to open it. Inside contains 4 items:
- Key Item: Crescent Key - in the red box
- File: Humans as Food - the purple book
- Item: Magic Jewel - (Solution: Middle Left, Left Top, Top Right), use it immediately.
- File: Artwork #12 - on the floor
Leave the room, then enter the red door.
Hidden Red Souls #26: Right in the top right corner.
Enter the next area to the hallway with the green-sealed door.
I personally skip these red souls and hidden chests since they are too far to go back and forth. Behind the green-sealed door has 2 hidden red souls and 2 hidden chests:
Hidden Red Souls #27: Inside the green-seal door, behind the skeleton wall.
Hidden Red Souls #28: From #27, go all the way to where you got the iron horse.
Hidden Chest #4: Perfect Medicine - Inside the green-sealed door, in front of the skeleton wall.
Hidden Chest #5: Super Magic Liquid - From #4, it's on the way to where got the iron horse.
Backtrack to the hallway if you went to collect hidden souls or hidden chests.
Continue on the hallway and enter the door after the Magic Mirror.
Hidden Chest #6: Special Magic Liquid - Inside the room beneath the staircase where you used "Purify Charm".
Take the staircase to 2F, then take the door on your left.
Hidden Red Souls #29: Keep Hall, 2F, to the east above the broken staircase (on your right side after the double door).
Then keep moving forward until you reach the orange seal. Use your earth hammer to destroy it.
Hidden Chest #7: Normal Bullet x10 - You'll also notice a hidden chest in this room.
Inside has 2 items:
- Technique Manual: Dokoutsui's Secret - (Solution: Bottom Right, Right Bottom, Left Bottom, Middle Right, Middle Bottom, Top Right) inside the trick box. Just like other weapons "Down + Up + Attack", then "Attack" to perform the secret move.
- Item: Medicine - in a regular treasure box
Backtrack to the boardwalk area, then take the right turn you skipped early. While in the courtyard on your way back, one of your allies (except Kotaro route) is fighting the demons, so you should them clean up the area before leaving.
Turn right, destroy the blue seal with your ice spear and enter the house. Inside, pick up an item in the box:
- Gift Item: Gourd
Behind the large statue is a narrow path with a portal to the Demon Cave.