As the gang rolls into the village to take Tetsuo's head and the village's wealth, Kenshin lies in wait, ready to detonate his makeshift bomb and get revenge for his father. Refusing to let his family be pawns in the village's cult, Tetsuo plots to rescue Kasen and Reika and escape before the gang kills them all. However, after he witnesses something truly vile, he's fully prepared to scrap his humanity and embrace his inner monster if it means saving his loved ones.