With the raid on Ikedaya, the Shinsengumi's fame has soared overnight. While on a recruiting trip in Edo, Kondo and the others speak to Ito Kashitaro, who then joins the Shinsengumi. Kondo admires Ito, but the other men harbor more complicated reactions to the situation—Sannan, in particular. While he is still a lieutenant commander, he's unable to follow the path of a swordsman, and with Ito installed as their military adviser, he feels more and more that there is no place for him in the Shinsengumi. Chizuru is worried about him. Then, one day, things take an unexpected turn...
Even if your left arm is forever useless 
and you can never live as a swordsman again,
حتّى لو كانت ذراعك اليسرى عديمة الجدوى
،للأبد ولا تستطيع العيش أبداً كسيّاف ثانية
Obwohl Ihr linker Arm für immer unnütz ist
und Sie nie wieder das Schwert heben können, …
Aunque tu brazo izquierdo sea inútil
y ya no puedas vivir como espadachín,
Aunque tu brazo izquierdo sea inútil
y ya no puedas vivir como espadachín,
Peu importe que votre bras gauche
soit incapable de tenir un sabre,
Anche se avete il braccio sinistro inutilizzabile 
e non potrete mai più essere un soldato,
Mesmo com o braço esquerdo inutilizado,
sabendo que nunca mais será um espadachim,
Пусть левая рука теперь бесполезна,
и вы никогда не станете мечником,