After learning of a plan to attack the Shinsengumi Command Post, Hijikata and the others decide to raid a meeting of Imperial Loyalists, which include men from Choushuu. The meeting will be held at either Shikokuya or Ikedaya. It's impossible to know which based solely on the information provided by Yamazaki Susumu and the other intelligence agents. With no other choice, the Shinsengumi splits into two squads. Kondou takes ten men to Ikedaya, while Hijikata takes twenty four to Shikokuya, but then...
In exchange, I will pick 
the men for my squad.
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Im Austausch werde ich mir
die Männer für meine Einheit aussuchen.
A cambio,
yo elegiré primero mis hombres.
A cambio,
yo elegiré primero mis hombres.
Par contre, je choisis mes hommes.
In cambio, io prendo 
dieci uomini per la mia squadra.
Mas eu vou escolher os
homens da minha tropa.
Только людей я выберу себе сам.