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...
In this test site known 
as the Shinsengumi...
...في موقع الاختبار هذا المعروف بالشينسينغومي
Die Shinsengumi diente ihm
als Versuchskaninchen …
En este laboratorio de pruebas
conocido como Shinsengumi.
En este laboratorio de pruebas
conocido como Shinsengumi.
en le testant
sur nos propres hommes.
In questo banco di prova
 noto come Shinsengumi...
Neste... "laboratório"
chamado Shinsengumi.
На испытательном полигоне,
именуемом Синсэнгуми.