Chief Uramura
had explained to Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko
about Sanosuke's situation. Kenshin then assumes
that most likely it was that of a personal matter
Sanosuke wanted to handle everything himself,
thus explaining why he didn't ask either of
them for any assistance. After dwelling on the
type of person their ex-gangster friend is,
one of Sanosuke's friends passes by the Kamiya
Dojo and quietly asks the three to come with
him.
Later that night,
Kenshin and the others meet up with Sanosuke
at a harbor, where he is already prepared to
leave by a small wooden boat. Sanosuke explains
that he'll be leaving Japan for now to see the
world. Before anymore words are exchanged, the
police are heard approaching, but thanks to
Chief Uramura's belief that the crime wasn't
Sanosuke's fault, he purposely misguides them.
With the given time he has, Sanosuke says he'll
be back once Kenshin has a kid or two, embarrassing
Kaoru greatly, and tells Yahiko to move out
of the dojo and into his flat. Yahiko argues
with Sanosuke, demanding that he fight and try
to clear his name because the character of evil
on his back isn't suppose to take such mistreatment
from the likes of the Ishin Shishi. Sanosuke
places his hand on Yahiko's head and asks if
he'll be seeing Yahiko support the character
of evil on his back as well. Yahiko looks a
bit confused, but understands everything when
Sanosuke whispers to him that not only Kenshin
and Kaoru are those expecting of him. With that
said, Sanosuke slaps hands with Kenshin, then
sets off to the unknown.
And so, time
had passed. Four years later, Tsubame is harassed
by three hoodlums in the middle of the street,
most likely because of her new Akabeko attire.
One draws his sword after being annoyed by her
resistance to come along with them, but before
the sword connects with her, it is caught in
the middle of someone's two fingers. Tsubame
opens her eyes and looks up, only to see Yahiko
as her savior. Just the mentioning of his name
scares away the three pests. Supporting the
character of evil on his back, Yahiko is quite
well-known, now that the Kamiya Dojo has gained
back its good name. Tsubame offers him lunch
at the Akabeko as a gift of thanks, but for
once, Yahiko decides to pass up a free meal.
He has more important matters to attend to,
like answering the call Kenshin gave him.
