Kanami and Hiyori are taken in and given a place to stay by a former Minoseki Toji named Onda Rui. The girls are able to slow down and consider their next move. They realize their enemy might be a much greater force than they thought and just as things look bleak, Rui introduces the girls to someone else willing to help them in their struggle.
If my opponent is aiming for my forearm,
 I take my kozume and draw it.
،إن كان خصمي يستهدف ساعدي
.سفآخذ كوزومي خاصتي وأستلّه
Wenn mein Gegner es auf meinen Unterarm absieht,
ziehe ich mein Kozume.
Si mi oponente me apunta
al antebrazo, saco mi kozume,
Si mi oponente me apunta
al antebrazo, saco mi kozume,
Si l’adversaire vise le poignet,
relève le sabre…
Se l'avversario mira al mio avambraccio, 
parerei con la mia Kozume.
Se minha oponente está mirando no meu
 antebraço, anulo com um golpe kozume.
Если будут целить по руке, я выверну
руку и отобью его.