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...
Since a brilliant military 
advisor has joined us,
،بما أنّ مستشاراً عسكريّاً متألّقاً قد انضمّ لنا
Da uns nun ein brillanter
Militärberater zur Seite steht, …
Ahora que tenemos
un consejero militar brillante,
Ahora que tenemos
un consejero militar brillante,
Un stratège hors pair
nous a rejoints,
Ora che un brillante consigliere militare 
si è unito a noi,
Com a chegada desse
conselheiro militar brilhante,
После появления блестящего
военного советника