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.
And even if the Shinsengumi's 
lot is a harsh one,
،وحتّى لو كانت مجموعة الشّينسنغومي قاسية
Auch wenn die Shinsengumi
aus groben Männern besteht,
Y aunque estar
con el Shinsengumi sea duro,
Y aunque estar
con el Shinsengumi sea duro,
Même si le Shinsengumi
a sa part de responsabilité…
E anche se la Shinsengumi ha poche speranze,
O destino do Shinsengumi
 pode ser sombrio,
И даже если Синсэнгуми ждёт крах,