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...
but you would never think they 
were human, would you?
لكن لم تتصوّري بأنّهم كانوا بشراً، صحيح؟
doch man würde sie kaum noch
als Menschen betrachten, oder?
pero ya no se pueden considerar humanos.
pero ya no se pueden considerar humanos.
L’on peine à croire
que ce sont des hommes.
ma non diresti mai che sono umani, no?
mas não dá pra enxergar
nenhuma humanidade neles, né?
но их сложно назвать людьми.