Dance of the Snowflakes

(第六章 雪華の舞, Dairokushō sekka no mai) is the sixth episode of Hakuōki: Sekkaroku that is meant to be an extension of the main plot of Hakuōki: Shinsengumi Kitan. This episode is focused on Chikage Kazama.
==Plot==
Chizuru meets Senhime while going on patrol with Okita. Senhime informs her friends about a conspiracy to attack the Shinsengumi headquarters, and Okita comes up with the infiltration plan to send Chizuru looking like a geisha to spy on the suspicious individuals at Shimabara. Senhime and Kimigiku help her dress up, and she starts working while other members of the Shinsengumi stay nearby ready to protect her if needed. Heisuke comes running to Chizuru's room worried about her and eventually decides to convince Hijikata to stop the operation. He leaves telling her to stay in and wait for him, but Kazama appears behind her and demands to bring him some sake.
While in the room together, Kazama quickly lets Chizuru understand that he knows who she is and that her disguise is far from perfect. He attempts to harass her claiming that she would be a perfect fit for his wife. Right before he kisses her, Senhime opens the door and slaps him with her hand fan. Chizuru walks away and Kazama tries to stop her but Senhime attempts to lecture him about how to treat women. 
Senhime starts off assuming that due to his upbringing as the head of the Kazama family topped by his good looks Chikage is certain about being considered attractive, which is why he never takes a lady's heart into consideration. To that Chikage only replies that there is no need for him to ever think about such things. He keeps drinking, and Senhime continues talking about how she sees his intentions towards the rogue samurai plotting behind his back and towards Chizuru. She tries to understand how Chikage truly feels about Chizuru, and the demon replies that Chizuru is a rare female oni from the main bloodline which makes her precious. Protecting the demon bloodlines is more important for him than anyone's personal feelings.
Hearing the commotion outside, Senhime goes out to see the situation. Kazama leaves, and Chizuru stumbles upon him while running away from drunk men. Kazama protects her and lets her go.
Later in winter, Kazama is shown to have a conversation with Amagiri about his debt to the Satsuma Clan which he is not planning to repay now that the Satsuma have allied with the Chōshū and are part of the upcoming war. He decides to pay a visit to Senhime and goes to the Yase village to see how she lives, encountering her and Kimigiku on the way back. They almost engage in a fight while talking about the Emperor's worsening heath condition and the increasing crime rate in the capital, but Amagiri stops the fight. Their discussion is interrupted by Kaoru Nagumo who intends to warn Kazama against chasing after Chizuru and mentions the SatChō Alliance that is planning to stir a conflict. Shiranui joins the scene, and another fight is about to start with Kaoru's attempts to provoke Kazama, but when Shiranui threatens him with a gun Kaoru leaves, and so do the other demons.
On New Year's Day, Chizuru and Heisuke go to a temple but get separated, and Chizuru has to go back alone but she stumbles upon Kazama once again. The demon offers to walk her home. When Chizuru thanks him and decides to let him go half way, Kazama claims that it is unsafe for a woman to walk alone in the twilight, and Chizuru chuckles claiming she did not expect to hear that from him. He responds in a joking way:
He proceeds by explaining that demons value traditions and formalities which is why he would not attack her in public out of the blue. Chizuru asks him why he comes after her and the Shinsengumi, and Kazama explains that demons are different from humans and humans always try to abuse demons' strength to then betray them. Chizuru disagrees and yells that the Shinsengumi will not betray her, and Kazama doubts her claims about their wish to become true warriors. 
When they reach the headquarters, Kazama announces that he has to leave Kyoto for now but next time they meet he will take Chizuru with him. On the way back he meets Hijikata and the scene from the previous episode is meant to follow.
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Category:OVA