Ep. 9: Hijikata menghadapi tekanan saat Republik Ezo terbentuk sementara Chizuru kembali ke sisinya.

Hijikata and his army manage to capture the city the Matsumae Clan is guarded by. However, they lose their battleship, The Kaiyo Maru. During a meeting, Hijikata experiences blood thirst, and has a hallucination of Chizuru. Back in Sendai, Chizuru visits Koudou's grave on a daily basis, but finds Kazama Chikage there one day. Chizuru believes that he has stopped going after Hijikata, but Kazama swears not to go back on his promise to fight Hijikata once more. The Republic of Ezo is found, and Hijikata is elected as the Vice Commissioner, putting him under more pressure. Ootori secretly sends for Chizuru to work as Hijikata's attendant. She arrives and at first is upset, but says he is happy she came back, and that he wondered how he survived without her. The Republic of Ezo attempts to attack the enemy once more at sea, but they only have one ship, having lost the others in the bad weather. They are forced to retreat, and Hijikata tries to get Chizuru to leave. She refuses and promises to stay with him to the end. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episode
- Ep. 5 · Transformasi Rasetsu Hijikata dan Pengunduran Diri Medis di Nikkou
- Ep. 6 · Kekuatan Rasetsu Okita habis saat ia hancur lebur setelah membunuh para pembunuh bayaran.
- Ep. 7 · Saito memimpin Shinsengumi dalam pertempuran Aizu melawan pasukan Masaki di Shirakawa-guchi dan Bonari Pass
- Ep. 8 · Hijikata dan Heisuke menghadapi Unit Rasetsu Koudou sementara Chizuru diculik di Sendai.
- Ep. 9 · Hijikata menghadapi tekanan saat Republik Ezo terbentuk sementara Chizuru kembali ke sisinya.
- Ep. 10 · Hijikata menyatakan cintanya kepada Chizuru sebelum bertarung dengan Kazama dan menghadapi nasib yang ambigu
- Ep. 11 · Those Who Fall
- Ep. 12 · Beyond the Clash of Arms