The Sasaki family is as elite as it gets, and one of its members, Tetsunosuke, has joined the Shinsengumi.  He would have joined the Mimawarigumi, a police force with pedigree, but he is considered a troublemaker, which is why he was sent to the Shinsengumi.  Kondo assigns Tetsu to Hijikata as an assistant, so Hijikata is forced to endure the new recruit...
The next thing he knew,
Cuando despertó, los bandidos 
estaban tirados en el piso.
Quando ele se deu conta,