Under orders from Sannan Keisuke, Chizuru races to deliver a message to Hijikata and his men. Meanwhile, Kondo's squad has charged into Ikedaya where Imperial Loyalists, including ronin from Choshu, are holding a meeting. Though the Shinsengumi troops fight furiously against an overwhelming number of enemies, as they wait for their allies to come to their aid, Kondo and his men...
Amidst the fierce battle raging within Ikedaya, Okita and Todo Heisuke confront two ronin who give off a strange and extraordinary air. They face off, one-on-one, but...
I asked the same of that young man earlier.
Darum bat ich auch vorhin
jenen jungen Mann.
Le pedí lo mismo al joven de antes.
Le he pedido lo mismo al joven de antes.
Nous n’avons aucune raison
de nous battre,
Ho fatto la stessa richiesta 
a quel giovane prima.
Como eu disse para aquele jovem,
Я просил об этом того юношу.