Within the Shinsengumi, distrust of Ito's faction is increasing, and Nagakura Shinpachi's irritation with Hijikata for not saying anything grows.
Around the same time, there's a string of incidents in which the shogunate's edict boards that stand along the roadsides in the capital are pulled out of the ground. The Shinsengumi is ordered to guard them.
Later, Harada Sanosuke receives a cash reward for successfully protecting the edict boards. He and a group of like-minded members set out to go drinking. In high spirits, they head for their destination not knowing that Hijikata is waiting there.
How many times has it been, I wonder...
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Wie oft habe ich nun schon …
¿Cuántas veces he visto ya
¿Cuántas veces he visto ya
J’ai déjà vu tant de fois
Mi chiedo quante volte...
Quantas vezes será que eu vi as flores
de cerejeira abrirem pela capital?
Интересно, сколько раз...