Hijikata visits a swordsmith to fix his favorite sword. He ignores the owner’s advice and leaves with a cursed demon sword. On his way back to the Shinsengumi headquarters, a group of ronin pick a fight with him. Hijikata decides to test out his new sword, but once he takes hold of it the demon sword's curse turns him into a weakling! Hijikata is stuck in a dangerous situation but someone saves him.  Kamotaro Ito, the Shinsengumi's advisor who has returned to Edo after a year-long absence.
He broke the Kyokuchu Hatto
rules more than ten times.
Rompió las reglas del Kyokuchu 
Hatto más de diez veces
Ele já descumpriu mais de dez
 regras do Kyokuchu Hatto.