Betrayed by Sanosuke?! Greetings of Fate.

Isn't that a painting of Sagara!? At the Akabeko, Tae asks Sano, who is dining as usual with his friends, if he can buy her a color woodblock print, since he seems to have a lot of free time. Sano figures he might as well do it being a nice guy and all. The one Tae wants is called Ibahaci by Tsukioka Tsunan. Before Sano leaves, Tsubame stops him, but shyly tells him that she forgot what she was going to say. Sano understands and leaves, promising to return with two Ibahacis. The stand that sells the paintings is not too far away, and there, Sano meets up with Kenshin and Kaoru. After telling the nosey two what he's doing for Tae and Tsubame, Sano asks Kaoru for a loan. Kaoru grumbles, demanding that she get paid back for a change. Once Sano purchases the two paintings, he browses through the others and finds one with his boss, Sagara, on it. Immediately, Sano asks the stand owner where Tsunan lives. The owner tells the ex-gangster directions, but says Tsunan doesn't like to be bothered. Of course, Sano doesn't care as he walks off.

Katsu shows off his bombs, preparing for revenge. Sano makes his way to the next town and knocks on the door of Tsukioka Tsunan. There is no answer until Sano calls the artist by his real name, Tsukioka Katsuhiro. It's been a long time since the two have seen each other, former Sekihou Tai members. Both Sano and Katsu spend time together reminscing of the past over cups of sake. Katsuhiro suddenly brings up that it's been ten years since Sagara and the Sekihou Tai were assassinated. Ever since then, he's been planning to take revenge on the government to set up a new one were there would be true peace like Sagara wanted. To accomplish this plan, Katsuhiro will use bombs, which he shows off to Sano. Sano tries to talk some sense into his friend, but Katsu refuses to listen. He tells Sano that he doesn't need to force joining the revolution upon himself if he doesn't want to.

That red-nosed guy on the right can't be Sekihou Tai... Robberies with the usage of bombs have been occurring lately. The painting of Sagara that Katsu painted is always left behind the scene, and the men that are suspected are remaining members of the Sekihou Tai. When Sano hears of the news, he goes to Katsu's place, only to find no one's home and the bombs missing. Sano goes around town, asking nearly everyone if they've seen Tsukioka. He doesn't get an answer until two of his friends report that someone in a gambling hall on the east side is boasting that he's got a lot of money with the Sekihou Tai. Evening falls upon Tokyo and Sano waits until the man nicknamed red-nosed Shinzo is through gambling. Shinzo walks the streets by himself to an unknown destination until he is jumped by Sano, demanding to know everything about the new, imposter Sekihou Tai.

Sano gives some payback to Tatewaki after ten years. Shinzo leads Sano to a place where the "Sekihou Tai" discuss their plans. The true identity of the imposters is the Shiranui Yakuza lead by the man who tricked the Sekihou Tai, Shindo Tatewaki. Sano makes his presence known and takes care of the imposters with his fists outside. A couple of minutes into the fight and Katsu joins to wipe out the imposters. Once the true former Sekihou Tai members are victorious, all that is left is Tatewaki, but he wields a gun. Kenshin watches on, Sakabatou ready, as Sano charges for the high ranking police official. Tatewaki pulls the trigger, firing a bullet, but quickly, Katsu pushes Sano away, taking the hit to his shoulder. In rage, Sano punches Tatewaki directly in the gut, knocking him out, and tosses him into the pile of laid out bodies. The police whistle is heard, signaling that they're nearby. As fast as they took care of the "Sekihou Tai", Sano and Katsu leave the scene.