Remembrance 14: And So, Time Passed is the one hundred seventy-ninth chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.
Synopsis[]
Two weeks after the death of his beloved, Kenshin sits alone in his farm house wondering why Tomoe did such a thing. A faint wind blows, opening and rustling the pages of Tomoe's diary. Kenshin looks up and heads over to the book. He cannot help but read what Tomoe had written down. Kenshin's eyes the words to the part of the death of her fiancé, Kiyosato Akira. Kenshin finds his name familiar, until an image flashes in his mind, the man who gave him his first scar. At long last, Kenshin realizes that he was the one who stole Tomoe's happiness at the same time Katsura makes his way in without forewarning, telling hitokiri that it was just two pieces of bad luck that Kiyosato had to die by his sword and Tomoe fell in love with him.
Katsura sits with Kenshin to talk about the latest events. Iizuka, the traitor, has already been assassinated by Battousai's replacement, Shishio Makoto, but the main subject is about Kenshin's repositioning. Katsura asks the boy if he could come out of the shadows and join the other patriots in Kyoto. Their conversation is interrupted by the children Kenshin always plays with await his company at the doorstep. Kenshin leaves Katsura to join them, but gives his answer first. He agrees to help out the cause because if the new era doesn't dawn, the men he killed would be nothing but wasted lives. Yet, when the new era becomes a reality, Kenshin swears that he will never kill again. As Kenshin left the house, As he leaves, Katsura felt guilty as Shinsaku foresaw, understanding now that Kenshin's sword is meant to protect the new era than a way to create one.
After playing with the children for one last time, Kenshin heads to Kyoto, where he confronts a Shinsengumi squad in a narrow street chasing fellow patriots during the evening. Aware of who Battousai is given his description of red hair and cross scar, the captain of the troops, Saitou Hajime, steps forward and positions his sword in the Gatotsu stance. Battou Jutsu versus Gatotsu, however the fight went, the outcome was a draw.
Characters[]
- Himura Kenshin
- Yukishiro Tomoe
- I'izuka
- Katsura Kogorō
- Takasugi Shinsaku
- Kiyosato Akira
- Saitō Hajime
- Shishio Makoto