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The first year of Meiji (1868).

A period of transition from the end of the shogunate (Edo) period (1603-1868) to the Meiji era.

Landing in Ezo, Hijikata Toshizo and the former shogunate army suppressed the new government army, making Hakodate's Goryokaku their stronghold, and started preparing for the upcoming battle in spring.

This is,

the Seiryoto.

[Note : Seiryoto means star-crested sword.]

Hijikata Toshizo

The government forces, huh...

Hijikata!

Prepare yourself!

What happened?

Why did you halt?

Are you going to let this opportunity slip away?

A star?

Please stay assured!

The two wakizashis are confirmed to be inside this safe.

[Note : The Wakizashi is a traditional Japanese sword with blade length ranging from 30 to 60 cm.]

Currently...

it's 10 P.M.

I won't allow it to be broken into until two hours from now.

Tonight at 00:00 hours,

I'll pay a visit to the residence of the Onoe Takuzo

and acquire the two of Higashikubo Eitatsu's wakizashis

in his possession.

Darn you, Kid!

Onoe Takuzo

I don't mind if you continue using

the metal detector at the exit.

Although, we've always had strict security measures in place,

access is prohibited tonight.

I've come to pick up a scroll for restoration.

Please excuse me...

Security, thank you for your hard work.

There doesn't seem to be a problem.

What did you say?!

That's right!

It's attorney Hisagaki Sumito!

You can't get in touch with him?

He should be back in the country!

Hey, kid!

Just because you're the Kid Killer,

doesn't mean you can wander around freely!

Okay...

I knew it, something's missing...

Welcome back, Uncle.

Sorry for going to the washroom in the middle of our conversation.

Oh,

was the brat here too?

Yeah!

I'm the Kid Killer, after all.

Don't go boasting about it yourself!

That detective boy from Osaka is here with me too.

I wanted to go as well...

So,

what about Onoe Keizaburo?

Ah,

we were talking about the Onoe family.

The founder, Onoe Keizaburo, was a

prominent businessman who thrived in Hokkaido

Onoe Keizaburo

and laid the foundation for the Onoe conglomerate.

After his death, his only son, Tadayuki, took over the business

and further expanded it.

I see.

But the second generation, Tadayuki, also passed away from an illness a year ago.

The third generation is...

Takuzo, Tadayuki's son, right?

Yes.

But since Takuzo-san took over, unlike ours, it seems that their business hasn't been doing well.

He was facing financial trouble, so he put his collection up for auction.

The one who bought it all up was,

the Suzuki conglomerate, right?

But the wakizashi that Kid is targeting

has nothing to do with the big jewel, right?

Yeah, that's right.

Keizaburo was a big fan of Hijikata Toshizo,

and seemed to buy all the things he could find related to him...

But there were no jewels in this inventory...

Moreover...

the wakizashi that Kid is targeting

isn't all that valuable.

I heard it was forged by an unknown swordsmith named Higashikubo Eitatsu.

I'll have to recheck the purchase list now.

Onoe family's inventory collection doesn't match the catalogue.

It's just one book...

but thanks to that, my trip to Hakodate has been ruined.

It was a chance to meet Kid-sama!

Just to be sure,

let me check the scroll once more.

No problem.

Can I see the other scroll?

Go ahead.

Who's there?

By sending a warning letter,

he diverted the security's attention towards the warehouse,

and planned to confidently steal it from the entrance where the security had become shorthanded.

Hey, you...!

He snuck into the warehouse last night...

and replaced the wakizashi inside the safe before, with a fake one.