Petals of Reincarnation

With Haito gone and Touya and Yagyu Jubei Sankichi in pursuit, A. Einstein and his group were searching for the "Seed of Reincarnation," the heart of all Reincarnated beings. They were gathering information from stray Reincarnated beings rampaging around the world, defeating them, and selecting targets to collect the Branches of Reincarnation. In Paris, they were facing formidable opponents such as Napoleon B, who used the Arc de Triomphe as his base and summoned the ghosts of soldiers who died in World War I from their graves to fight, and Rachel L. Carson, who was rarely seen at sea and whose movements were difficult to ascertain accurately. However, the Reincarnated being group "Floating Weeds," left behind by Xiang Senyu, joined their forces. But among them was a mysterious figure in a black suit whose identity was unknown to anyone present.

Alan Smithee, the creator of the "Branch of Reincarnation" and an unmemorable, transdimensional being, shows Haito and Yagyu Jubei Sankichi memories from before they became reincarnated beings. Haito is devastated to learn of his father's death, and Jubei is enraged to learn of Haito's past actions. Haito tries to offer his own head to Jubei, but against his will, he is possessed by a mysterious black shadow. The duel between Haito and Jubei begins, and Touya watches in stunned silence, unable to comprehend what is happening. Haito unleashes a series of powerful attacks, but his blade never reaches Jubei, who seems to see through everything. Jubei, as a swordsman, is dominating Haito, but the wound he received from Gaius J. Caesar reopens...

Albert Einstein confronts Albert, a wandering Einstein who claims to be Einstein but shouldn't exist, and Isaac Newton, who has been subjugated by Florence Nightingale. Albert suggests to Einstein that Nightingale is dormant and completely defenseless, and challenges him by saying that he will reveal the coordinates of Nightingale's headquarters if he can inflict even one wound on her. Seizing this golden opportunity, Einstein clashes with Gottfried V. Berlichingen and others. Against Albert, who displays unfathomable talent, and Newton, who attacks relentlessly due to his subjugation, Berlichingen tries to come up with a way out...

Having been trained in fighting techniques and inherited the "Eye" from Yagyu Jubei Sankichi, Touya challenges Haito, who is possessed by a black shadow, to a duel in order to restore his sanity. Armed with the swordsmanship, patience, and bluffing he learned from Jubei, he endures, but even the "immortality" he inherited from Funasaka Hiroshi is beginning to show its limits, and he is being held together only by willpower. Haito takes advantage of a momentary lapse in Touya's guard and inflicts a fatal wound, then leaves the scene, telling Touya never to get involved again. However, Touya still gets up and struggles to defend against the fierce slashes that Haito unleashes once more. He is cut down many times, but he stabs the Branch of Reincarnation into his neck and regenerates with his "immortality," refusing to give up and getting back up, but finally he reaches the limit of his immortality, and the final duel begins.