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.
this can serve in place 
of a protective talisman, I suppose.
فيمكن هذا أن يؤدّي غرض تعويذة واقية على ما أعتقد
dann soll das hier
mein Schutztalisman sein.
esto tendrá que ser
mi talismán protector.
esto tendrá que ser
mi talismán protector.
je le prendrai comme un talisman.
questo può prendere 
il posto di un portafortuna.
Então acho que isto pode
me servir de talismã.
это послужит мне
защитным оберегом.