The Shinsengumi have decided to retreat from Fushimi. Chizuru and Inoue Genzaburo have headed toward Yodo Castle to request reinforcements, but on their way there, Chizuru's father, Kodo, who had been missing, suddenly appears in their path. Their reunion moves Chizuru to tears. She asks him why he disappeared, and what he says in reply horrifies her. While Chizuru is still in shock, Kazama appears and tells her a cruel truth. She is stricken with despair, and just as she is about to kill herself, Hijikata arrives.
But the moment you're really beaten isn't 
when you suffer defeat in battle...
لكن اللّحظة الّتي يُهزَم فيها المرء
ليست عندما يُهزم في المعركة
Doch man ist erst besiegt,
wenn man den Mut verliert, …
Pero no pierdes
cuando te derrotan en batalla,
Pero no pierdes
cuando te derrotan en batalla,
Tu sais,
Ma non è quando perdi in battaglia
che sei davvero sconfitto...
Mas a verdadeira derrota não surge
 quando há um revés em batalha.
Однако... настоящее поражение —
это не миг поражения в битве...