Kaoru, Kenshin, and Yahiko visit Maekawa Dojo for a training session. The dojo is very lively, and Kaoru's training is well-received by the students of other sword styles. Then a swordsman named Isurugi Raijuta breaks in. He says he is concerned about the future of sword art, and the man, carrying only an actual sword, dismisses the idea of a bamboo sword match. In order to defeat the challenger, Maekawa, the master of Maekawa Dojo, takes on Raijuta, but...
F-Face is valid! One point!
!إ-إصابة وجه! نقطة واحدة
D-Das war der erste Treffer!
¡Golpe al rostro! ¡Punto para ti!
¡Golpe en la cara! ¡Ippon!
Men a segno, un punto!
O "men" foi válido! Um ponto!
У… удар в голову! Одно очко!