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...
I have already served my purpose, and yet 
they spout nonsense about my being needed!
لقد أدّيتُ الغرض المطلوب منّي ومع ذلك
!ما زالوا يتفوّهون بهراء بشأن رغبتهم لي
Mein Zweck ist erfüllt und nun reden Sie
diesen Unsinn, dass sie mich noch brauchen.
¡Cumplí con mi deber
y se cuestiona si se me necesita!
¡Cumplí con mi deber
y se cuestiona si se me necesita!
Je n’ai plus aucune utilité,
mais on prétend le contraire !
Sono servito al mio scopo e loro sputano
 assurdità su quanto sono necessario!
Sou um inútil, e mesmo assim eles
continuam dizendo que sou necessário!
Я отслужил своё, а они несут
чепуху, что я нужен им!