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.
If the alternative is to let you do 
whatever you want to me, then I'd rather...
إذا كان الحلّ البديل هو تركك تفعل
...ما تشاء بي، فأفضّل إذاً
Wenn ich nur noch dir folgen kann,
dann würde ich lieber …
¡Si la alternativa
es que ganes tú, prefiero…!
¡Si la alternativa
es que ganes tú, prefiero…!
Je préfère mourir
que suivre tes ordres !
Se l'alternativa è permetterti
di fare di me ciò che vuoi, preferisco...
Prefiro isso a deixar que 
faça o que quiser de mim!
Чтобы не достаться тебе, я...