After learning of a plan to attack the Shinsengumi Command Post, Hijikata and the others decide to raid a meeting of Imperial Loyalists, which include men from Choushuu. The meeting will be held at either Shikokuya or Ikedaya. It's impossible to know which based solely on the information provided by Yamazaki Susumu and the other intelligence agents. With no other choice, the Shinsengumi splits into two squads. Kondou takes ten men to Ikedaya, while Hijikata takes twenty four to Shikokuya, but then...
There is no guarantee that the ronin 
aren't watching our command post.
لا يوجد ما يضمن بأنّ الرّوينن لا يراقبون مركز قيادتنا
Womöglich spähen die Ronin
auch den Stützpunkt aus.
Rien ne dit
que nous ne sommes pas surveillés.
Non possiamo essere sicuri 
che i ronin non ci stiano osservando.
Não temos como saber se os ronins
estão vigiando a nossa base.
Ронины могут следить за штабом.