Issue: #6
Rumors emerge that the Choshu clans are gathering in Kyoto and conspiring to set fire to the capital and make off with the Emperor. In a skirmish with the plotters, Soji is badly wounded, and Sei finds herself surrounded and outnumbered. Will she find the strength she needs to survive?
Creators: Rina Mapa, Liza Coppola, Gonzalo Ferreyra, Alvin Lu, Mai Ihara, Rika Inouye, Jonathon Tarbox, Taeko Watanabe, Hyoe Narita, Izumi Evers, Marc Weidenbaum
Characters: Tominaga Sei, Okita Souji