Synopsis

Shiraishi falls into the hands of the Seventh Division, despite valiant but ultimately unsuccessful attempts by Hijikata and Kiroranke to secure his release. Tsurumi encounters his old comrade, Lieutenant General Arisaka, a man skilled in weaponry. Arisaka crafts for Nikaidō a prosthetic leg capable of firing buckshot. Meanwhile, Hijikata introduces his companions to Kiyohiro Suzukawa, a cunning con artist bearing numerous tattoos, currently incarcerated. Suzukawa, in a meticulously planned sche