The shogunate orders the Shinsengumi to move their headquarters to the Fushimi Magistrate's Office to combat the Satsuma and Choshu factions. A few days later, Kondo is shot on his way back from attending a war council, leaving him on the verge of death. The news makes Okita drag himself, weakened by his illness, to Sannan's rooms.
Day by day, the battle with the Satsuma-Choshu forces grows fiercer, and the Shinsengumi is made to feel the disadvantage of their inferior numbers. Amidst all of this, Hijikata comes to a decision.
The cannon fire stopped 
in the middle of things,
،توقّفت نار المدفع أثناء ذلك
Das Kanonenfeuer hörte mittendrin auf.
Los cañonazos se detuvieron de repente.
Los cañonazos se detuvieron de repente.
On a pu s’en sortir
quand ils ont arrêté de nous canarder.
I cannoni si sono fermati 
nel bel mezzo della battaglia.
Os canhões pararam de
disparar de repente.
Выстрелы резко прекратились.