The shogunate orders the Shinsengumi to move their headquarters to the Fushimi Magistrate's Office to combat the Satsuma and Choshu factions. A few days later, Kondo is shot on his way back from attending a war council, leaving him on the verge of death. The news makes Okita drag himself, weakened by his illness, to Sannan's rooms.
Day by day, the battle with the Satsuma-Choshu forces grows fiercer, and the Shinsengumi is made to feel the disadvantage of their inferior numbers. Amidst all of this, Hijikata comes to a decision.
Up until now, we've been mostly 
fighting a defensive battle,
،حتّى اللّحظة، كنّا نخوض معركة دفاعيّة غالباً
Bisher haben wir uns nur verteidigt,
Hasta ahora hemos estado a la defensiva,
Hasta ahora hemos estado a la defensiva,
Nous n’avons fait que nous défendre,
Finora abbiamo combattuto 
fondamentalmente in difesa,
Até agora, nós estivemos na defensiva,
До сих пор мы в основном
оборонялись.