Kaoru, Kenshin, and Yahiko visit Maekawa Dojo for a training session. The dojo is very lively, and Kaoru's training is well-received by the students of other sword styles. Then a swordsman named Isurugi Raijuta breaks in. He says he is concerned about the future of sword art, and the man, carrying only an actual sword, dismisses the idea of a bamboo sword match. In order to defeat the challenger, Maekawa, the master of Maekawa Dojo, takes on Raijuta, but...
No, to be precise,
I have lost even before fighting.
،بل لأكون دقيقًا أكثر
.خسرتُ حتّى قبل أن أواجهه
Nein, eigentlich habe ich schon
ohne einen Kampf gegen ihn verloren.
No, para ser exactos,
me venció sin tener que pelear.
No, podría decirse
que he perdido antes de luchar.
Ou disons plutôt que j’ai perdu
avant même d’avoir combattu.
O meglio,
Não, na verdade perdi
sem nem mesmo lutar.
Хотя… вернее будет сказать,
что я уступил, даже не касаясь клинка.