While Gintoki Sakata was away, the Yorozuya found a new leader in Kintoki, Gintoki's golden-haired doppelganger. To regain his former position, Gintoki needs the help of those around him, a troubling feat when no one can remember him! Between Kintoki and Gintoki, who will claim the throne as the main character? Additionally, the Yorozuya make a trip back down to the red-light district of Yoshiwara to aid an elderly courtesan in her search for her long-lost lover. Although the district is no longer in chains beneath the earth's surface, the trio soon learn of the tragic backstories of Yoshiwara's inhabitants that still haunt them. With flashback after flashback, this quest has the Yorozuya witnessing everlasting love and protecting it as best they can with their hearts and souls.