Tsubame wakes up in
the morning with bedhair. When she greets Kaoru, she
frightens the Kamiya Kasshin Ryuu instructor. Kaoru
sits down with Tsubame to comb her hair. A conversation
begins thanks to Tsubame, who asks Kaoru if she has
the slightest clue of what's going on. Kaoru herself
doesn't know, but she bets her money that Sanosuke
and Kenshin know but won't tell. Once Kaoru finishes
up with Tsubame's hair, she tells her to get Yahiko
so they can eat breakfast. Tsubame peeks into Yahiko's
room and finds that he's gone. The two girls go outside
and find Yahiko still standing at the entryway. Yahiko
doesn't face either of them. He stands in place and
again asks Kaoru if he can learn the Kamiya Kasshin
Ryuu succession technique. Kaoru reminds Yahiko what
she told him, but that no longer is a concern for
Yahiko. With tears filled in his eyes, Yahiko says
he doesn't care if he's stronger than most ten year
olds; all he cares about is that he's considered weak
amongst Kenshin, Sanosuke, and everyone else.
On his way home, Kenshin
tries to figure out what he should do with the entire
situation on hand. When the rurouni reaches a small
bridge, the rising sun blinds him for a second. Kenshin
shields his eyes, and before him stands the silver-haired
figure. Kenshin's eyes widen, as he recognizes the
man. Haunting images of the past appear before Kenshin.
An angry young boy and his sad sister are seen by
Kenshin's eyes standing next to the silver-haired
figure. Kenshin refers to the boy as Enishi and calls
out to the girl named Tomoe. Enishi gives off a wicked
smile and asks Battousai if he just saw his sister's
ghost.
