After learning of a plan to attack the Shinsengumi Command Post, Hijikata and the others decide to raid a meeting of Imperial Loyalists, which include men from Choushuu. The meeting will be held at either Shikokuya or Ikedaya. It's impossible to know which based solely on the information provided by Yamazaki Susumu and the other intelligence agents. With no other choice, the Shinsengumi splits into two squads. Kondou takes ten men to Ikedaya, while Hijikata takes twenty four to Shikokuya, but then...
No matter what happens, 
 keep running down this road.
مهما حدث، استمرّي في سلوك هذا الطريق
Lauf immer weiter die Straße runter.
Pase lo que pase, sigue adelante.
Pase lo que pase, sigue adelante.
Quoi qu’il arrive,
va au bout de cette rue.
Qualsiasi cosa accada, 
continua a correre per questa strada.
Corra até o fim desta trilha. Não olhe
para trás, não importa o que aconteça.
Беги по этой дороге, что бы
ни случилось. Не оглядывайся.