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.
with wars against other countries 
rapidly approaching,
،مع اقتراب الحروب ضدّ بلدان أخرى بسرعة
da uns viele Kriege gegen
andere Nationen bevorstehen,
con la acuciante guerra
contra otros países,
con la acuciante guerra
contra otros países,
des pays étrangers
nous menacent de guerre.
con le guerre con gli altri Stati ormai prossime,
Como guerras com países
 vizinhos são iminentes,
в грядущей войне стран