Saying that he'd received an appointment to guard the royal tomb with the Goryo-eishi, Ito has left the Shinsengumi. Saito and Todo have joined Ito, leaving the Shinsengumi in pieces. One night, a soldier who has been turned into a rasetsu attacks Chizuru. Hijikata charges in and manages to save her by a hair's breadth, but something strange happens to Sannan. At the same time, Kazama Chikage and his cohorts raid the Shinsengumi headquarters. Kazama approaches Chizuru. What could his objective be...?