Episode Title:
The Oniwabanshu Strike
Episode Description:
Hyottoko tries to incinerate Kenshin and Sanosuke but is quickly defeated. A hidden Beshimi tries to kill Megumi with a poisonous bullet but Yahiko blocks the shot. As the poison takes effect, Kenshin tries to attack Beshimi but is interrupted by the Oniwaban Hannya. Kenshin injures him but he escapes with the men. Megumi helps create an antidote to heal Yahiko. It is revealed that Megumi originally belonged to the Takani clan, who forced their children to study Western medicine. After a conflict in Aizu, Megumi loses her family and is forced by Kanryu to produce the opium he distributes. Realizing the guilt she carries, Kenshin requests Megumi to stay in the dojo which Kaoru agrees with. As a wounded Hannya reports to Shinomori about Kenshin, his boss becomes interested in the swordsman. In the post-credits scene, Kanryu becomes delighted upon seeing an unknown item on a Western ship.
