Sanosuke is visiting the sukiyaki restaurant Akabeko, where he always leaves his bill on a tab. One of Akabeko's workers, Tae, asks him to go buy a Nishiki painting from the painting shop on her behalf. Though Sanosuke had no interest in paintings, he finds one at the store that catches his eye. It was a painting of the man he looked up to as his master back when he was a member of the Sekiho Army, Captain Sagara. With a gleam in his eyes, Sanosuke makes his way to meet with the artist of the painting.
Born in 1860 as the oldest son
of a farmer in Shinshu.
.وُلد في 1860 وهو الابن الأكبر لمزارع في شينشو
Geboren im Jahr 1860, als ältester Sohn
eines Bauern in Shinshū.
Né en 1860 à Shinshû,
dans une famille de paysans.
Figlio primogenito di una famiglia 
di contadini di Shinshu nato nel primo anno Manen.
Nasceu em 1860 como o filho mais
velho de um fazendeiro em Shinshu.
Старший сын землепашца,
появился на свет в 1860 году.