[Machine Translation] A report is delivered to the tenement of former Shinsengumi member Tadasuke Sawa that the last Shinsengumi leader, Chikara Soma, committed suicide by disembowelment. His last will and testament was a single word written in ink on a summer kimono sash: "Hitotsu. That was all that was left. Soma, Sawa, and Saisuke Yasutomi, who was also a member of the regiment, took care of Hijikata Toshizo at the Battle of Goryokaku in Hakodate, the last battle of the war. Although Soma and Yasutomi also lost an arm and a finger respectively in the fierce battle, they survived to the Meiji era. While living in exile on the island, Soma and Yasutomi had unexpected encounters and inevitable feuds. Their lives are eventually tossed about by the stormy waves of the "Goichishin" era. This is a masterpiece of historical fiction that elaborately depicts the way people live and the pain in their hearts. Winner of the 10th Funabashi Seiichi Literary Award.