Yahiko's heart is moved by Kenshin and he decides to quit pickpocketing. Yahiko refuses to pay Kanto Shueigumi and resists their demands, but he is beaten up. Kenshin comes to his rescue and settles the matter. Regretful that he could not solve the problem by himself, Yahiko wishes to become stronger. Seeing this, Kenshin takes Yahiko to the Kamiya Dojo.
One day in early spring
in the 11th year of Meiji,
في يوم ما من أوائل ربيع السّنة
،الحادية عشرة من فترة ميجي
An diesem Frühlingstag
im 11. Jahr der Meiji-Zeit
Este día de primavera
del año 11 de la era Meiji,
Aquel día de principios de primavera
del año 11 de la era Meiji,
En ce début de printemps 1878,
l’école Kamiya
मेइजि के 11वें साल के
वसंत ॠतु के शुरू में एक दिन
In questo giorno di inizio primavera
 dell'undicesimo anno Meiji,
Neste dia do ano 11 da Era Meiji,
Ранней весной
одиннадцатого года эпохи Мэйдзи