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...
You, the shogunate's stray dog, 
lusting only for glory on the battlefield.
أنت يا كلب الشوغونيّة الضالّ لا يتعطّش
إلّا للمجد في ساحة المعركة
Du Streuner des Shogunats, den es nur
nach Ruhm auf dem Schlachtfeld gelüstet.
Perro del shogunato,
que solo buscas la gloria en combate.
Perro del shogunato,
que solo buscas la gloria en combate.
Vous, les chiens du shogun
assoiffés de gloire,
Voi, cani randagi dello shogunato,
 che bramate solo la gloria in battaglia.
Cão sarnento do xogunato,
que busca a glória no campo de batalha...
Ты, шавка сёгуната,
жаждешь лишь славы.