Aizen Kunitoshi and Hotaru can't help but be worried about making things work out in the citadel with Akashi Kuniyuki and his lackadaisical behavior. During all this, strange things keep happening around the citadel and the suspicion falls on Akashi Kuniyuki. Meanwhile, Kogitsunemaru and the others are dispatched to Edo. Despite the sunny skies, the rain falls on the battlefield and they have an encounter with a fox's wedding.

Yamatonokami Yasusada happens to encounter his former master, Okita Souji, on the first floor of the Ikeda Inn. Becoming a member of the Shinsengumi, he infiltrates the Ikeda Inn with Okita. Feeling uneasy, Kashuu Kiyomitsu goes after Yasusada...