Nagasone Kotetsu, beloved sword of the Shinsengumi commander, Isami Kondou, manifests at the citadel and soon after dispatch orders arrive for the Ikeda Inn. The beloved sword of Sakamoto Ryouma, Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, is chosen for the dispatch unit along with swords with ties to the Shinsengumi. Captain Yamatonokami Yasusada vows to annihilate the History Retrograde Army in order to avenge his previous loss at the Ikeda Inn.