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.
Vice-Commander, what do we do?
يا نائب القائد، ماذا نفعل؟
Vizekommandant. Wie gehen wir nun vor?
Vicecomandante, ¿qué haremos ahora?
Subcomandante, ¿qué haremos ahora?
Vice-commandant, que fait-on ?
Vice-comandante, che facciamo adesso?
Vice-comandante, o que faremos agora?
Заместитель. Каковы наши действия?