The person who had sent Hajime to face Kenshin was none other than the Head of the Home Ministry, former Satsuma Domain Revolutionary warrior, Toshimichi Okubo. He asks Kenshin to go to Kyoto to stop the secret plans of a man who claims to be the legitimate successor of the Hitokiri Battosai. However, that man was supposed to have been killed 10 years ago by his own comrades in the government, as they regarded him as a threat. Receiving this request to conduct an assassination, what will Kenshin's answer be...?
However, even with his entire body
engulfed in flames,
،ولكن، رغم أنّ ألسنة اللّهب التهمت جسده
Aber Shishio Makoto war noch am Leben,
Pero a pesar de haber ardido
entre las llamas,
Pero, a pesar de haber ardido
entre las llamas,
Pourtant, même si son corps
a été passé par les flammes,
Tuttavia,
Contudo, mesmo com o fogo envolvendo
seu corpo, Shishio Makoto continuou vivo.
Но даже… пожранный огнём…