Oume

Oume has long, soft blonde hair which appears to be kept in a french twist, save for a few stray strands of hair that sit around her face.Oume is a gentle, soft-spoken woman who isn't afraid to show her tougher side when necessary. Oume used to be the wife of the tailor whom made the Shinsengumi's uniforms: Serizawa had the uniforms custom made for the shinsengumi as a surprise, however, he never paid for the work, which made trouble for Oume, who was sent many times to collect the fee at the threats of her husband, but to no avail. Oume's husband told her not to return home until she had collected his money from Serizowa. Oume remained determined and came each day to ask for the money owed by Serizowa. Serizowa lies about not having the money to pay her with, tells his servants to claim that he is away, and ignores her. Finally, Serizawa offers for her to stay at the Shinsengumi head quarters since her husband had kicked her out. He later killed her on the night when he realized that the Shinsengumi members were going to kill him. Serizawa knew that he would be killed that night, and we can guess that putting her to rest before himself was his way of ending things, however it wasn't very clear cut in the anime itself.