The episode starts out by setting out the time period which is One Hundred and Fourty year's ago, near the end of the Edo Dynasty. The Legendary Samurai known as Hitokiri Battousai led the people into a new era, the Meiji Era. The time is now 1878. It introduces the character Kaoru who is conveniently trying to fight the Battousai because she thinks he is a serial killer, but it turns out to be someone else killing people in the town. The killer turns out to be one of the students at the dojo where Kaoru's father taught but was cast out because he wanted to use the budo for killing. The guys name is Hiruma Gohei. Gohei try's to destroy the dojo which doesn't work Kenshin stops him and beats him rather easily.
In the beginning of the episode Kenshin is helping out around the house and babysitting two little girls. Apparently Kenshin is real good at house work as well. Also Kaoru is moping around because it's too quiet, there used to be lots of people going to her dojo. The Kamiya Dojo, but there is rumors that the man going around killing people trained at that dojo. Next the story introduces Yahiko who is stealing a wallet from the doctor who stays at the Kamiya Dojo, but he gives it back because he feels guilty because the doctor was buying something for a little girl. Than he pickpocket's Kenshin's wallet, but Kaoru saw him do it and she takes it away and gives it to Kenshin. Than Kenshin offers the wallet back to Yahiko. Yahiko won't take it because he has a lot of pride. Next it introduces Yahiko's boss, but doesn't give his name. His boss beats him up because he didn't steal any money for him. Kenshin and friends are eating at the Akabeko Restauraunt when someone tells them that Yahiko was brought to the leader of the Shuei group after his parents died. The Shuei group has fooled Yahiko into thinking he has to work for them in order to pay off a debt that actually doesn't exsist. Kaoru goes to get Yahiko out of the group and she ends up making a bet. She has to play their game, if she wins she gets Yahiko, if she loses they get her. It doesn't matter though because the game is rigged, but Yahiko messed it up and Kaoru wins. The Shuei group does not keep to their word. Gasuke (yahiko's boss) claims to be the hitokiri and beats up Kaoru. Than right before Gasuke's about to beat up Yahiko, Kenshin shows up. Kenshin beats Gasuke in about 2 seconds, basically Kenshin just takes Yahiko with him. Yahiko will start learning Kasshin Ryu from Kaoru and he will stay at the dojo.