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.
Everyone living in this country 
will be given the Water of Life.
كلّ من يعيش في هذا البلد سيُمنَح ماء الحياة
Ein jeder Mensch in diesem Land wird
Je veux distribuer l’eau de jouvence
à tous les habitants du pays.
L'Acqua della Vita sarà data
a tutti in questo Paese.
Todas as pessoas deste país
 receberão a Água da Vida.
Всем живущим в этой стране
будет дана живая вода.