Yahiko, Kaoru’s new student didn’t really like the way Kaoru’s teaching him. He told Kenshin that he didn’t wan to study the Kasshin style anymore but he wanted to learn Kenshin’s fighting style. Kenshin said that he didn’t want to pass his style to other generations. Yahiko told Kaoru, while they were eating that he was so impressed the way Kenshin fought. It made him think that maybe Kenshin used to be a manslayer. Kaoru didn’t want to tell Yahiko the truth about Kenshin’s past but it made her wonder why Kenshin, A former imperialist of the Meiji Revolution would become a wanderer. Kenshin disappeared at the end of Tokugawa regime but no one knows why. Some rumors said that he had slain someone he shouldn’t have. Some said that he knew too many secrets and new government officials were after him.

Kenshin went out to buy some tofu when the police came looking for him. Yahiko found out from them that Kenshin was Battousai. Godhei, the fake Battousai told the cops that the real Battousai was in Kamiya Dojo. Kaoru told Yahiko told Yahiko to go after Kenshin and warn him about the police. The comps went after Yahiko as he ran away.

Meanwhile, Kenshin was walking with the two girls when three police swordsmen saw him carrying a sword. Kenshin showed them the reverse-edged sword and the police swordsmen laughed at him and left.

Some police swordsmen caught a shoplifter and beat him up. One of the cops tried to stop them but ended up just like the shoplifter. The police swordsmen proudly said that the government allowed them to carry swords and slay people. They arrested the thief and an old man who tried to protect the shoplifter. The old man’s daughter tried to stop them and got arrested too. Yahiko saw it and fought but he was kicked down. The officer ordered his police swordsmen to execute him with the three others.

Kenshin arrived and said that he would take the punishment for the four people who were to be executed. The officer saw his sword and challenged him. The cops at Kamiya dojo heard about it so Kaoru went out to see Kenshin. Kenshin refused to fight so the officers ordered the execution. The people protested so the officer ordered to arrest everyone and allowed his men to slay them. Kenshin drew his sword and knocked down all the police swordsmen.

Kaoru arrived with the other cops and saw the officer attack with a stance called Jigen style which is said to never need a second strike. Kenshin dodged to attack and struck the officer from behind. The people cheered for him and called him a hero.

The cops tried to arrest him with Kaoru and Yahiko but a high ranking officer stopped them and ordered to arrest the police swordsmen. It was Aritomo Yamagata, Lord of the Imperial Meiji Army and Kenshin knew him.

Yamagata offered Kenshin a position in the imperial army but Kenshin didn’t accept the offer. He said de didn’t wanted to be honored as a manslayer and that he would use his sword only to protect the people around him.

After hearing this, Yahiko decided to study the Kasshin style, a style that was used to protect people.