A young woman called Yukimura Chizuru travels from Edo to the capital, Kyoto, in search of her missing father. Once there, she's nearly attacked by a monster who is thirsting for blood. The monster, a rasetsu, is slain by group of men feared as assassins, the top officers of the Shinsengumi—Hijikata Toshizou, Okita Souji, and Saitou Hajime. Chizuru stays with the Shinsengumi to search for her father, Koudou. Then, one day, they receive testimony that someone has seen her father near a certain shop. When Chizuru arrives, she gets caught up in a scuffle...
Prove to me that your sword isn't just 
a decoration hanging at your waist.
أثبتي لي بأنّ سيفكِ ليس مجرّد زينة
مُتدلٍّ من خاصرتكِ
Beweise mir, dass du deine Klinge
nicht nur zur Zierde trägst.
Demuestra que tu espada
no es un simple adorno.
Demuestra que tu espada
no es un simple adorno.
Prouve-moi que ce sabre
n’est pas qu’un accessoire.
Dimostrami che l'arma che porti alla vita
 non è solo un ornamento.
Prove-me que essa espada na sua
cintura não é apenas um enfeite.
Докажи, что клинок у тебя —
не просто украшение.