

In the manga Oibore in the fallen district (slums) ends up revealing who he is
when asked why he helped Kenshin by telling the people there its his daughters
husband who was there when she died. But how did he know? Kenshin was a top
secret assassin and his identity was kept secret to most of the public. How
did he even know they got married (it happened in the mountains away from
anyone) or Tomoe died while kenshin was there (the only people who would know,
kenshin killed and maybe the higher up imperialists)?

It was stated he abandoned the family after his wife died so he wouldn't have
had any contact with her or Enishi. Enishi doesn't even meet him until after
his fight with Kenshin, even then it is implied he doesn't really know who he
is.


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How does Tomoe's father know who kenshin is or that they were even married?


Tomoe knew that Kenshin was her fiance's assassin. She moved to Kyoto,
desperate to find him. So we can assume that the rest of the family knew about
Kenshin too.

When Kenshin kills, he delivers the "Tenshu", a signature for the crimes, that
identifies the faction responsible for the murders. Kenshin's reputation among
the Ishin Shishi and their ennemies was increasing (remember that the Shinsen
Gumi has a physical description of him before actually meeting Kenshin).

So Mr Yukishiro knows that his daughter's fiance was killed by the Ishin
Shishi's assassin, and later on, that assassin became famously known has a man
with red hair and 2 scars across his left cheek. Even if Kenshin's name was
unknown to most, his appearance and skill was becoming a legend.

Now, how would he know about Tomoe's wedding? She wrote to Enishi, once they
moved close to Ootsu. That is why Enishi meets them in the mountain (and he
already knows that Kenshin is responsible for her fiance's death). We can
assume that Tomoe's father learnt about her wedding from Enishi.

Source: Manga + the OVA Rurouni Kenshin Tsuioku Hen


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Isika the guy who cleans up after Kenshin's assassinations is a spy. He knows
everything about Kenshin. He also tries to weaken Kenshin emotionally to get
him killed when he goes after Tomoe.


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