Kenshin and the gang are out to lunch and he notices a boy stealing the wallet from an old man, but returning it after seeing his grandson wanting a gift. Kenshin tells the boy that he's a good kid and is dragged off by Kaoru. Later, we find out that this boy is Yahiko, whose parents owes a large debt to the yakuza. But when they died, Yahiko was forced to pay it back for them and he became a pickpocket. Kaoru, unable to stand this, goes and tries to save him. Later, Yahiko refuses to steal for the yakuza anymore and Kaoru comes to help him, but of course, Kenshin arrives in time to save both. Yahiko then becomes the new student of the Kamiya dojo.