(Apart from the presence of his ability for leadership and no matter whether it was good or bad, Kondo also purged Serizawa, and made the group develop close to the Aizu clan.)
（殿内の指導力の有無や、それがよいか悪いかは別として。近藤は、芹沢らをも粛清して、より会津藩寄りに特化されてゆく。）