Kanetsugu and Keiji continue to recount their many adventures when they were younger. Keiji asks Kanetsugu how he got to know his spear-bearer, Mosuke.  Kanetsugu tells him about their meeting and the sad past that ended up connecting them for the rest of their lives.
I, Higuchi Yoroku, the retainer 
of Uesugi Kenshin, shall aide you!
¡Yo, Yoroku Higuchi, 
vasallo de Kenshin Uesugi,
¡Yo, Higuchi Yoroku, 
vasallo de Uesugi Kenshin,
Moi, Yoroku Higuchi
 du clan Uesugi,
E eu, Higuchi Yoroku, vassalo de
Uesugi Kenshin, o auxiliarei!