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...
I'd heard that Nishi Hongwanji 
was sheltering Choshu ronin.
سمعتُ بأنّ نيشي هونغوانجي كانت تأوي رونين تشوشو
Nishi Hongwanji soll den Choshu-Ronin
Unterschlupf gewährt haben.
Oí que Nishi Honganji
da cobijo a los ronin de Choshu.
He oído que Nishi Honganji
da cobijo a los ronin de Choshu.
D’après ce que je sais,
des hommes du Chôshû s’y sont cachés.
Ho sentito che Nishi Hongan-ji 
ospitava i ronin di Choushuu.
Ouvi dizer que Nishi Hongwanji
estava abrigando os ronins de Choshu.
Я слышал, что там
обосновались ронины из Тёсю.