Ép. 3: Rin rencontre Sabato Kuroi qui lui révèle son amour tordu et son lien avec la mort de sa mère.

Rin encounters Sabato Kuroi at a riverbank, who declares his love for her and voices that love is eternal through death in the same way that he killed her mother. However, Manji arrives and cooperate with Rin to overpower Kuroi. When Kuroi's face is exposed, the heads of both his former wife and Rin's mother are shown attached to each of his shoulders. Kuroi delivers a fatal blow to Manji's chest and he collapses. Sabato offers his life in exchange for Rin's as proof of his love for her. However, Manji revives and stabs Kuroi's back just as Rin is about to commit suicide. Kuroi attacks Manji, frustrated by his immorality and Kuroi suddenly decides to kill Rin, but is killed by Manji. Later, Manji reminds Rin of her main objective, which is to prevent Anotsu from taking over the dojo. Meanwhile, as Anotsu is conversing with Kagimura Habaki, he accepts the wager proposed to unite people from different fighting styles into one unique group. (Source: Wikipedia)
Épisodes
- Ép. 1 · Manji avoue à un prêtre qui tente de le tuer, puis jure de tuer mille hommes méchants.
- Ép. 2 · Rin Asano sollicite l'aide de Manji pour détruire l'Ittou-ryuu après avoir révélé l'histoire tragique de sa famille.
- Ép. 3 · Rin rencontre Sabato Kuroi qui lui révèle son amour tordu et son lien avec la mort de sa mère.
- Ép. 4 · Manji et Rin cherchent l'aide du maître Sori pour se venger de l'école Ittou-ryuu.
- Ép. 5 · Magatsu quitte l'Ittou-ryuu tandis que Manji se bat contre lui pour l'épée de Rin.
- Ép. 6 · Kusano Kene est trahie par un assassin déguisé tandis que Manji affronte un rival immortel empoisonné.
- Ép. 7 · Rin tente de guérir Manji tandis que Shizuma tend un piège mortel impliquant une vieille femme déguisée.