With the raid on Ikedaya, the Shinsengumi's fame has soared overnight. While on a recruiting trip in Edo, Kondo and the others speak to Ito Kashitaro, who then joins the Shinsengumi. Kondo admires Ito, but the other men harbor more complicated reactions to the situation—Sannan, in particular. While he is still a lieutenant commander, he's unable to follow the path of a swordsman, and with Ito installed as their military adviser, he feels more and more that there is no place for him in the Shinsengumi. Chizuru is worried about him. Then, one day, things take an unexpected turn...
We do not want to give humans
 a reason to resent us.
لا نريد أن نمنح البشر سبباً ليكرهونا
Wenn doch, säen wir nur Feindschaft
gegen uns unter den Menschen.
Podríamos enemistarnos con la humanidad.
Podríamos enemistarnos con la humanidad.
l’histoire des hommes
gardera notre trace.
Potremmo causare ostilità
nella storia degli umani.
seremos tachados de vilões
por toda a história humana.
Иначе люди ополчатся против нас.