Kodo, Okita, Nagakura und Todo stürmen die Gaststätte Ikedaya, in der die Rebellen ihr Lager aufgeschlagen haben. Zur gleichen Zeit kommt im Hauptquartier auch für den verzweifelten Tetsunosuke schließlich die Stunde der Entscheidung.
Tetsu gained courage from Yamanami Seisuke and decided to pack up ti fight Yoshida. Yoshida who was fighting at inn convinced Suzu to leave and get reinforcement while he fought. Yoshida and Souji gets to amazing fight and Souji was winning and weakening Yoshida. Suddenly Tersu appears in his uniform noticing the fight. He ran and Yoshida who had Souji on the ground suddenly forgot about Souji and went after Tetsu. Souji quickly got up and stabbed him but at the moment, Souji coughed and Yoshida grasped this moment and took him down. He stepped on him hard making Souji screamed horribly. Tetsu was beind the closet and was saying how sorry he is because he can't do anything to help him. Tetsu then forget all his emotions and knock door open stabbing Yoshida's legs. Tetsu then realize he didn't want to kill Yoshida but was the person who was himself that was helpless.
