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, I will pass for now, that I will.
.عفوًا، لكن أخشى أنّ سأرفض دعوتك
Nein, ich passe für heute.
No, yo creo que paso esta vez.
Me temo que declinaré la invitación.
Je passe mon tour.
Je dois couper le bois,
Grazie per l'invito 
ma sono costretto a declinare.
Não, melhor eu não ir.
Приятно слышать,
но лучше я останусь дома.