Lately, an interesting rumor has been circulating within both the pleasure district and the Shinsengumi.

It's the rumor that the fearsome Demon Vice-Commander has gone mad over a woman and is constantly frequenting the brothels.

Guest has been feeling suspicious about a certain man who has been visiting lately. Usually, men try to talk more, get closer, or touch her, but this man simply pays the fee and sits beside her, doing nothing but drinking alcohol.

At that same moment, back at the Shinsengumi headquarters, all sorts of speculation was flying among the subordinates: 'Did the Vice-Commander go to the pleasure district again?' 'That's what I heard.' 'No way... he must have gone for work.' And the man at the center of those stories, Hijikata Toshiro, came to a halt in front of the brothel.