The substitutes begin operating as members of the Shinsengumi. Their first job is escorting Sakuma Shozan. However, something seems to have happened between Sakuya and Shozan in the past...
Suzuran-dono, would you 
lend me that broken sword?
Suzuran-dono würdest du meiner Wenigkeit
das zerbrochene Schwert überlassen?
Suzuran,
¿puedo quedarme con esa hoja rota?
Suzuran,
¿puedo quedarme con esa hoja rota?
Suzuran, accepterais-tu
de me confier ta lame brisée ?
Suzuran, potresti affidarmi la tua spada rotta?
Suzuran, pode me dar
essa espada quebrada?
Судзуран, не против отдать мне
 отколотое лезвие?