Intrigue in the Bakumatsu - Irohanihoheto Episode 9 English Dubbed Episode Title:The Black Cat Cries.Episode Description:In the Ueno Kan'ei Temple, on April 11, fourth year of Keiō, the final Tokugawa Shogun left for Ito. Saigo met with famous tactician Masujiro Omura to discuss the attack on Ueno. Oryo is given a boat ride by Glover to Yokohama, and she seeks shelter in the Yuyama Theater when it begins to rain. Soji Okita is attacked by officers, but Yojiro intervenes and saves Okita from committing seppuku. Yojiro and Okita were once acquaintances in kendo at Sato Dojo in Tama. In Edo, on April 30, fourth year of Keiō, Katsu visits Tatsugoro, who states that there will be bloodshed no matter what happens. Okita recuperates under Yojiro's care at Uekiya Heigoro's home in Sendagaya. Oryo tells Kakunojo and Zagashira about when Yojiro first became the bodyguard of Ryoma Sakamoto. Tatewaki explains to Lord Shoten that Yojiro guarded Ryoma because the presence of the Head of the Conqueror was always nearby. In Ōmiya, on November 15, third year of Keiō, this presence went somewhere else, diverting Yojiro away while Ryoma was killed by an unknown assailant. Before dawn, on May 15, fourth year of Keiō, Yojiro chases after Okita, who is walking straight into a battlefield.