Ep. 15: Okita compartilha um haiku com Tetsu, o que leva Hijikata a persegui-los enquanto Ryoma corre para intervir.

As Tetsu gets back into the swing of things, Okita shows him a collection of humorous haiku to help cheer him up. Unfortunately, the haiku actually belongs to Hijikata, who stands at nothing to retrieve it back from Tetsu. Ryōma then appears and does a footrace against Hijikata to prevent Tetsu from being chased. After Tetsu shows Sanosuke and Shinpachi the haiku, Hijikata begins to pursue them, but he trips over a vegetable. While Sanosuke and Shinpachi are exhausted from being tailed, Tetsu scurries to give Okita back the haiku, but Okita tells Tetsu to hold onto it for a while longer. Tetsu runs toward Tatsu as Hijikata approaches, yet Tatsu hands over the haiku with no hesitation at all. Tatsu thanks Okita for enlightening Tetsu by somehow orchestrating the chase, even though Hijikata was earnest on the matter. It is also seen that the haiku that was given back to Hijikata was a fake made by Okita. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episódios
- Ep. 11 · Tatsu conhece Ryouma Sakamoto enquanto Hotaru tenta espionar para Choushuu
- Ep. 12 · Tetsu encontra uma mulher que se assemelha a Saya no dojo e depois visita uma okiya.
- Ep. 13 · Suzu encontra Tetsu enquanto Akesato enfrenta assédio e tarefas ocultas de serviço
- Ep. 14 · Okita conforta Tatsu enquanto Susumu tenta seppuku e Ayumu aconselha Tetsu a comer e fazer amizade com Susumu
- Ep. 15 · Okita compartilha um haiku com Tetsu, o que leva Hijikata a persegui-los enquanto Ryoma corre para intervir.
- Ep. 16 · Tetsu treina com Heisuke enquanto Ryouma não consegue dissuadir Yoshida de se revoltar.
- Ep. 17 · Hijikata e Okita investigam um impostor enquanto estão presos em um reino místico que exige a busca pelo Portão da Vida.
- Ep. 18 · Tetsu confronta Susumu sobre Ayumu enquanto Hijikata questiona as motivações do ronin durante a chuva.
- Ep. 19 · Tetsu revela a morte de Ayumu para um indiferente Susumu, levando a um funeral silencioso e a uma nova promessa de amizade.