Episode Title:
Blade.
Episode Description:
Okita warrants Masuya for interrogation, who is responsible for harboring outlaw ronin to aid him in rebelling against the Shogunate. Susumu, impersonating Ayumu, stabs Masuya to unconsciousness, in repayment for her death. Hijikata later interrogates Masuya through torture, finding out that he wanted to act on his own will instead of taking orders from Yoshida. While Tetsu and Suzu walk to an abandoned cabin in a forest, the latter tries kill him. Yoshida, subduing a hesitant Suzu, scares Tetsu into the cabin, and sets it on fire, preparing to kill him. Tatsu is overwhelmed after knowing that Tetsu has been trapped inside the burning cabin.
