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...
This is a work of fiction. The characters and organizations which 
appear have no connection with any that exist in reality.
هذا عمل من وحي الخيال. كلّ الأسماء والشخصيّات
والأماكن والحوادث هي من مُخيّلة المؤلّف
Dieses Werk ist fiktiv. Namen, Charaktere,
Orte und Begebenheiten sind entweder
frei erfunden oder fiktiv erzählt.
Esta es una obra de ficción. Los personajes y organizaciones
que aparecen no tienen ninguna relación con la realidad.
Esta es una obra de ficción. Los personajes y organizaciones
que aparecen no tienen ninguna relación con la realidad.
Cette œuvre est une fiction
sans lien avec la réalité.
Questa è un'opera di fantasia. Nomi, personaggi, luoghi ed eventi sono 
prodotti dell'immaginazione dell'autore o sono usati in modo fittizio.
История вымышленная. Все имена, персонажи, места и происшествия
либо выдуманы, либо специально изменены.