What about Akemi.

If you're following the MANGA timeline, why doesn't Sano have the same opinion of Raijuuta he had at this point?

I'm surprised Kanryuu didn't try to bribe Kenshin.

Nice twist having Sano go to the gambling hall with Hikari instead of Kenshin.

Did Kenshin agree to protect Tani in spite of not trusting anyone in the Meiji Government?

Yeah, that gambling difference between the manga and the anime caught me by surprise. Not as much surprise as you bringing it up before the Jin-E arc.

I understand your points regarding Kaoru and Gohei. I can't imagine Gohei not needing his thugs to make her need Kenshin's help.

To me, the Random Omake #5 reminds me of the anime episode "Run, Yahiko". Why did you mention the manga instead?

I understand you not writing how Kenshin rescued Yahiko other than him telling Hikari about it. It couldn't have been too different from how it happened in the manga.

I agree that this Kenshin has a more serious reason to refuse the government job. This Aoshi certainly won't tell Kanryuu a purely money-driven Kenshin would have taken the job.

Nice bit basing it on the anime but giving Gohei his brother's motivation.

Don't worry about 'copying too much'. Some things are expected to remain the same in spite of what makes the story diverge from canon.

Kenshin really didn't know his friends back in the day.

Disregarding that pilot story where Yahiko and Megumi are Kaoru's siblings, which side do you think Kenshin would take if he entered the Seinan War?

Once again, a politician comes up with a stupid idea and innocents suffer.

Please update soon.