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.
giving my life for that which I believe 
in is my most cherished desire.
وهب حياتي لأجل ذلك والّتي أؤمن بها
هي أسمى رغبة لي
ist es mein größter Wunsch, mein Leben
für die Sache zu geben, an die ich glaube.
dar mi vida por aquello en lo que creo
es mi mayor deseo.
dar mi vida por aquello en lo que creo
es mi mayor deseo.
je considère comme un honneur
de sacrifier ma vie
dare la vita per ciò in cui credo
 è il mio desiderio più profondo.
é entregar minha vida em nome
daquilo em que eu acredito.
буду только рад, если смогу
отдать жизнь за то, во что верю.