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.
This is a work of fiction. The characters and organizations which 
appear have no connection with any that exist in reality.
هذا عمل من وحي الخيال. كلّ الأسماء والشخصيّات
والأماكن والحوادث هي من مُخيّلة المؤلّف
Dieses Werk ist fiktiv. Namen, Charaktere,
Orte und Begebenheiten sind entweder
frei erfunden oder fiktiv erzählt.
Esta es una obra de ficción. Los personajes y organizaciones
que aparecen no tienen ninguna relación con la realidad.
Esta es una obra de ficción. Los personajes y organizaciones
que aparecen no tienen ninguna relación con la realidad.
Cette œuvre est une fiction
sans lien avec la réalité.
Questa è un'opera di fantasia. Nomi, personaggi, luoghi ed eventi sono
prodotti dell'immaginazione dell'autore o sono usati in modo fittizio.
Esta é uma obra de ficção. Os personagens e organizações
retratados na obra não possuem conexão com nenhum outro acontecimento real.
История вымышленная. Все имена, персонажи, места и происшествия
либо выдуманы, либо специально изменены.