Synopsis

A smaller detachment of the Shinsengumi tracked the Choushuu conspirators to Ikedaya. Chizuru was dispatched with Yamazaki to relay information to the other soldiers positioned at Shikokuya, enabling them to reinforce their comrades. She carried the message herself, while Yamazaki defended them against attackers. Upstairs in Ikedaya, Okita and Heisuke found themselves locked in combat with two enigmatic and formidable strangers. The events at Ikedaya precipitated a request for the Shinsengumi to