It's been a week since the resolution of the crossroad killing case, in which the name of the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu was deceptively used. Although the name of Kamiya Dojo has been cleared, there's no sign of an increase in the number of Kaoru's students. Then a passing boy, Yahiko Myojin, pickpockets Kenshin's wallet. Kenshin gives him the wallet, saying that it was his fault for allowing it to get stolen. Yahiko is repulsed at being treated like a child, but he has a reason to collect the money.
A swordsman needs to slay a man
every so often to keep his senses sharp.
يحتاج السّيّاف لقتل رجل من حين 
.لآخر ليُبقي على حدّة حواسه
Ein Schwertkämpfer
Un espadachín debe cortar a alguien de
vez en cuando para no perder el toque.
Un espadachín debe matar de vez
en cuando para no perder la destreza.
De temps à autre,
दिमाग को पैना रखने के लिए तलवारबाज को
समय-समय पर लोगों को काटते रहना चाहिए।
Da spadaccino quale sono,
Um espadachim precisa matar alguém
vez ou outra para manter-se afiado.
Мечнику-офицеру