Going back to Kanryuu was harder than Megumi expected. In a short span of time she had grown fond of the people she had met. Even the raccon girl. And despite his hard feelings, Sanosuke as well.

Shinomori gave her a knife to end her life. Was he right? Why did she want to believe that she would have a life with that strange, patched up group she had met?

Her hands trembled as she gripped the handle, hesitating. She was supposed to save lives, not take them. Yet, the opium she had made destroyed people. Where did that leave her?

The noise from downstairs frustrated her. She wanted one second of silence to make a decision…