- [Gintoki, Kagura, and Shinpachi are staring at each other]
- Shimura Shinpachi: [narration] Hello everyone. I'm Shimura Shinpachi. The leaves have come in since we last met, haven't they? By the way, there's actually a long story behind our glaring at each other like this.
- Kagura: [narration] All right, I'm next. Well everyone, the battle to decide the fate of the universe is finally underway! I don't know the details, but it really comes as a surprise!
- Sakata Gintoki: [narration] What the heck is this? I can hear what you're thinking! Do you hope to get sympathy by feigning insanity?
- Shimura Shinpachi: Leave me alone. This is a part of my plan.
- Kagura: Feigning insanity? How rude. I'm not feigning anything!
- Sakata Gintoki: [to Hijikata] Oh, could it be... Oogushi-kun? Oh my, you've really grown up. Oh, and do you still have that goldfish of yours?
- Okita Sougo: [on Gintoki] He's an interesting man. I'd like to cross swords with him myself.
- Kondo Isao: Don't bother. He'd kick your ass, Sougou. He's the kind of guy who's fighting another battle far away, even as a sword swings at his throat. Fair or unfair, it doesn't matter to him.
- Sakata Gintoki: Fighting, isn't it all about protecting something? One fights to protect something, like you fought me to protect the Shinsengumi.
- Hijikata Toshiro: Protect? So what are you protecting?
- Sakata Gintoki: My honor. See ya.