The Shinsengumi have decided to retreat from Fushimi. Chizuru and Inoue Genzaburo have headed toward Yodo Castle to request reinforcements, but on their way there, Chizuru's father, Kodo, who had been missing, suddenly appears in their path. Their reunion moves Chizuru to tears. She asks him why he disappeared, and what he says in reply horrifies her. While Chizuru is still in shock, Kazama appears and tells her a cruel truth. She is stricken with despair, and just as she is about to kill herself, Hijikata arrives.
It's the symbol of the 
Imperial Court's loyalist forces.
إنّها رمز القوّات الموالية للبلاط الإمبراطوري
Das Symbol der Streitkräfte
der Kaisertreuen.
El símbolo de los leales al Imperio.
El símbolo de los leales al Imperio.
C’est la preuve du soutien impérial.
È il simbolo dei sostenitori 
della corte dell'imperatore.
É o símbolo das forças
 legalistas da corte.
Это символ сторонников императора.