Happy Kaoru. Kenshin's Proposal!?

Such thanks is only what Kaoru can give. After seeing a lovely engagement ring with a sapphire stone on it with Tae and Tsubame, Kaoru definitely hopes that Kenshin give it to her if he ever proposes. The ring is suppose to be even more special if it's given on Tanabata, which is just a few days away. When the special holiday arrives, Kaoru expects something to be given to her by Kenshin, but all the rurouni does is go off fishing. However, both Yahiko and Sano are acting a bit nicer than normal. When Kaoru and Yahiko spar, Kaoru's hand is hit hard, as she was not paying attention. Quickly, Yahiko ran off to tend to Kaoru's wound. Sano had brought over sponge cake, and Yahiko let Kaoru eat it all if she want. However, the nice attitudes were just an act. Yahiko had accidentally broken Kaoru's favorite vase, and Sano wanted to borrow some money because his bill at the Akabeko is getting too high. For tricking her, Kaoru nailed both of them.

Kenshin's Engagement Ring to Kaoru When Kenshin returns back home, he has a great catch in hand. Unfortunately for Kaoru, it's a catfish, which she doesn't like. Kaoru sits in her room while the boys eat their meal. Tae unexpectedly comes along and begins pestering Kenshin about the day being a special day. While eating his fish, Kenshin finds something hard. To his surprise, it's a ring, the one with the sapphire stone, Kaoru wanted. It was just ironic or luck that bestowed Kenshin. Either way, Tae forced him to give it to Kaoru. Dumbfoundedly, Kenshin entered Kaoru's room and presented her with the ring. Kaoru was overwhelmed, as expected. All of this was going well, according to Tae.

What Kenshin looks like after finding out the truth. All day the next day, Kaoru couldn't stop thinking about her future with Kenshin. As for Sano, it was his turn to catch dinner, but at the river he found a man trying to commit suicide by jumping in. Sano stopped him and asked that he not do such an act before his eyes. The man was upset because the other night, he had thrown his fiancee's engagement ring into the river after seeing her with another man, but that other man was just an old friend. Sano described Kaoru's ring and it had matched the man's description. Quickly, Sano returned to the Kamiya Dojo and explained to Kenshin and Yahiko. They just had to get the ring off of Kaoru's fingers. Kenshin was stunned; he didn't know it was an engagement ring, he just thought that it was a present for Kaoru's birthday.

The Drunken Rage of Kaoru's Ultimate Move Yahiko had tried first by getting off the ring from Kaoru during a forced training he insisted. Yet, that failed. Both Yahiko and Sano tried to see if Kaoru had the ring off when she was soaking in the tub later that day. That failed as well. Finally, Sano gave Kaoru a beer from the Akabeko. As Kaoru began to get drunk, Yahiko and Sano began pulling the ring off of Kaoru's fingers. Kaoru hit the two away. Sano began to get sick of his attempts and complained to Kenshin that it was his fault. When Kaoru heard that, Kenshin immediately apologized to Kaoru and explained the whole story. Kaoru was left in shock. Again, Yahiko and Sano tried to pull the ring off. After many attempts using all sorts of items to pull the ring off, the ring still wouldn't come off of Kaoru's left ring finger. Kenshin explained that Kaoru's fingers were fatter than most women's because she practices kenjutsu. Angered at his comment, Kaoru sent Kenshin flying with a punch on the cheek. That's how the ring finally fell off.

Kenshin tries to make up to Kaoru for his "mistakes". The ring was given back to its rightful owner and the couple walked off happy. However, Kaoru wasn't as merry as the soon-to-be married couple. Instead, she was eating nonstop at the Akabeko. Tae gave Kenshin a bouquet of flowers as an apology jpgt to give to Kaoru. Kenshin accepted the bouquet and gave them to Kaoru. Yahiko gave the same type of bouquet to Tsubame. As Tae watched on, hoping to make things work on the next time for Karou, Sano walked off, thinking it's about time he go visit Megumi again to check up on his hand.