Kenshin and Tomoe hide in the remote village of Otsu posing as a married couple in order to avoid suspicion. Months later, Tomoe's brother, Enishi, comes to visit their house and secretly reveals to her that the Shogunate agents are assigned to kill Kenshin. Realizing that she has fallen in love with Kenshin, Tomoe leaves the house while he is asleep in an attempt to deceive the forces into giving up their pursuit of the Battosai.
