An alarm is raised in Kyoto when it is discovered that the Shogun is dead. The Emperor tries to maintain order by calling all his daimyos and samurai to court, fearful of a potential coup by whoever killed Ashikaga Yoshinori Shogun.
The first of these noble warriors arrive in the morning hours as the adventurers are sleeping off their hangovers from last night's revelry.
The increased security around the imperial palace might assuage the Emperor's fears, but the common folk are still afraid of the dark of night, and the yokai, oni, and kami that lurk therein...