Ep. 21: Tatsu mengungkap trauma Tetsu sementara Shinsengumi merencanakan serangan terhadap klan Choushuu.

Tatsu tells Okita that Tetsu has been carrying emotional scars for two years, traumatized that he relived that moment when his parents were murdered by an unknown assailant in an inflamed building. After Hijikata learns from Masuya that the outlaw ronin were ordered to set the Imperial Palace on fire, he spares Masuya's life but leaves him tied up with rope. Suzu feels guilty for not killing Tetsu, but Yoshida suspends his duties as a page in response. The Shinsengumi makes plans to attack the Choushuu clan during a meeting in an inn at a nearby bridge. Tatsu serves dinner to Yamanami, who is unable to join the battle due to sickness. Susumu tries to talk some sense into Tetsu, who has locked himself in the cabinet due to trauma. When Tatsu tries to stop Susumu, the latter tells him that he should be relieved for what Tetsu has been through. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episode
- Ep. 17 · Hijikata dan Okita menyelidiki seorang penipu sambil terjebak di alam mistis yang mengharuskan pencarian Gerbang Kehidupan.
- Ep. 18 · Tetsu menghadapi Susumu mengenai Ayumu sementara Hijikata mempertanyakan motif para ronin di tengah hujan.
- Ep. 19 · Tetsu mengungkap kematian Ayumu kepada Susumu yang acuh, yang mengarah pada pemakaman yang tenang dan janji persahabatan yang baru.
- Ep. 20 · Okita menginterogasi Masuya sementara Susumu menyerangnya dan Yoshida menjebak Tetsu di dalam kabin yang terbakar.
- Ep. 21 · Tatsu mengungkap trauma Tetsu sementara Shinsengumi merencanakan serangan terhadap klan Choushuu.
- Ep. 22 · Yamanami mengingat ikan-ikan kecil masa kecilnya saat Shinsengumi menyerbu penginapan dan Yoshida menghadapi Okita dan Tetsu.
- Ep. 23 · Susumu dan Yugao berdamai setelah pertempuran sementara Tetsu mengalahkan Yoshida dan Okita ikut campur
- Ep. 24 · Tetsu mencari kedamaian sementara Shinsengumi bersiap menghadapi serangan Choushuu selama festival.