So this was Sougo's thought path. If he got a mail order bride, he could train it to become a mail order assassin and therefore increase the odds of killing Hijikata. It was an elaborate plan, but one he hadn't tried before. And given his complete lack of success in the things he had tried, he really needed to start thinking outside the box.

When the delivery guy came, the first division captain was up with surprising energy -- opening up the door to see just what he received. He'd ordered the mystery package because it made it more exciting that way -- like when you got action figures in the surprise packaging and then got disappointed when it wasn't the one you wanted.