In the aftermath of the battle against the Blood Risshidan, the experience weighs heavily on the Roshigumi, and perhaps no one has taken it harder than Nio. Fortunately, he'll have plenty of support from his companions-and on top of that, a trip to Osaka for a change of pace. But even outside of their duties in Kyoto, the Roshigumi are a group of rough and tumble men, and there is always a darkness within them that threatens to spill forth...