Yahiko and Misao enter
the Rakuninmura and immediately find themselves getting
into a fight with the locals. The two deal with anyone
who gets in their way, until they are piled on by
a whole bunch of residents, a "technique" called Tenraku
Jinsei. Out of the blue, a scruffy old man appears
to break up the conflict. Oibore is what he is referred
to as, and he gives a present of cigarette butts to
the men. Yahiko and Misao are let free from the pile
and have their presence questioned by Oibore, the
nicest guy in the Rakuninmura. The kids explain what
business they have, then walk away to find Kenshin.
Megumi finishes telling
Aoshi everything she knows. That something still makes
no sense to Aoshi. He asks Megumi if there is any
evidence from the fight still around that hasn't been
taken into investigation by the police. Megumi thinks,
then remembers the Iwanbou model Sanosuke had claimed
prize for. Aoshi asks to see it, so the two set off
together to the Kamiya Dojo, where Gein's creation
lies in the dojo's storage room.
Kenshin finds himself
in Hell again. Shishio approaches the rurouni with
a smile on his face. He has come to laugh at the man
that had defeated him, but Kenshin doesn't care what
his successor has to say. Instead, Kenshin asks for
Shishio to take him away, seeing that his life is
completely meaningless. Shishio agrees to do so, but
under one condition. What Shishio wants is for Kenshin
to regret his sword, his beliefs, his life - his everything.
Misao breaks Kenshin's
depressing thoughts by calling out his name. Kenshin
comes back to his senses, but is still in the same
position as he was the day before. It sickens Misao
to see her friend in such condition. Yahiko kneels
down so his eyes meet with Kenshin's. With a straight
face, he tells Kenshin that he will do his best to
avenge the death of Kaoru. Although he's unsure of
what'll happen after that, Yahiko promises to grow
strong by fighting with the Kamiya Kasshin Ryuu style
and the same beliefs that Kenshin once upheld. He
stands up and turns around. As he begins to exit the
Rakuninmura for the last time, Yahiko turns his head
and smiles at the rurouni, saying he'll be waiting
for his return at the dojo.
On the way back to
the Kamiya Dojo, Yahiko is forced to listen to Misao's
complaining about the environment of Kenshin's new
home, but he and the complainer overhear Megumi shouting
in disbelief about something inside. The two quickly
make their way over to the scene and are hit with
the news - Aoshi wants to open Kaoru's grave when
night falls.
