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Okiku and the World

Prologue: The People of Edo Sure Can Talk

Late Summer, 1858, Edo

- Just you? - Yeah

The one who usually picks up dung with me has diarrhea Probably not planning to work today

Do you have all the money with you?

Oh, sorry, we're short-staffed today Only half the money

Here's fifty mon

So you collect waste paper, huh?

You picking up dung look down on me?

Why are you looking at me like that?

What do you mean?

Are you collecting paper that the temple doesn't want?

If the paper gets wet it can't be sold

How much paper can they give you?

They can give me a full basket

I think it's all pointless

Stop talking, you're really annoying

Ah

Huh?

You're the one from Kinuta-cho What was your name again?

Ah, need to use the restroom?

No, not that

- If you need to use the restroom, we'll make room for you - I'm going to the temple

- I saw you bustling over there, I thought - I'm here to escape the rain

Ah, you're Okiku, right?

- You're Jiroemon Nagaya's - Please don't call me by my name in a place like this

Are you Miss Okiku?

- You are - How come he can call her by name

Well I sometimes collect waste paper to sell

So, you know each other?

If you collect, I occasionally have some unused character paper, I can give it to you

Right, I remember there's a teacher who teaches reading in the temple school over here, Miss Okiku, right?

Don't call me by my first name in a place like this

Ah, with this rain, you can't see anything

It might be impossible to leave for a while

Could you move aside, please?

I said, could you please move aside

Okay

Okay

It stinks

Goodbye

Thanks for your hard work

Where are you going to deliver this bucket?

It's going to Katsushika Province by boat

How much can you earn from this?

Huh, why?

In your line of work, if you work hard but earn little, no one will do it

You work so hard to collect waste paper, but you can't make much money, right?

Mind your own business

I need a deputy now

Leave me alone

- My helper - Leave me alone

- I need a helper - Leave me alone

Kameari Village, Kasai Territory, Musashi Province

Who said I shouldn't handle this?

It's not easy The Edo mansion is over here Chuji, push this way

I really hate going to those places that aren't down-to-earth

Actually, it's just a very dilapidated longhouse

Why haven't we arrived yet?

- Ouch, it hurts - You can't even push properly, you're all over the place

Look how you're making the cart shake

It's your problem with pulling the cart in front

I can't feel my legs anymore

You're not uncomfortable at all?

Thank you very much

I wanted to say

- Take all of these to the market - Okay

Let's go right away

Why are you pouring it all in like that?

I just want to finish quickly

Move aside

- I have to go back to Edo again - Huh?

The river is calm now It should be fast by boat

But when we come back, won't it be too late?

Then we'll just unload the poop by the river and leave it to ferment overnight

Fermenting for two or three days is fine

Poop, like miso, needs to sit for a while

That's how "shit miso" is made

You should laugh now, Chuji

Big brother…

Big brother?

Yasuo, your hand

Go wash your hands at the well

Looks like a big wind is coming

The river might flood

We won't be able to go back to Edo

Hurry up and work The sooner we finish, the sooner we can rest

Let's go eat rice balls I'm starving

- Big brother, how does this cycle work? - What?

Why do we pile up Poop and then vegetables grow on top?

It's simple Once you eat something, it becomes a mess inside you, no longer what it was before

It's a cycle, like drawing a circle

Kobikicho Jirohama Togaya

Father, what are you praying for?

I'm not praying for anything

I'm just praying for money to fall from the sky

But surely God won't grant my wish

Father,

What's wrong?

During the hour of the Rabbit (5-7 AM), Father, why did you suddenly fart?

And not just one or two farts

I don't know

I guess I'm getting old

Sometimes, even when I fart, poop comes out

Thanks to you, I couldn't sleep all night

Okiku

What's wrong, father?

You always call me Father I'm still not used to it

After all, we're not from a noble samurai family anymore

Mother is no longer here

And you're still acting like the boss

I'm going to poop

So sweaty

Chapter One: Invincible Okiku

Autumn, 1858

Oh, it stinks so bad

The roof is leaking again

Can't even withstand a bit of rain

Really

Can't even withstand a bit of rain

- This is a disaster - Oh

Sorry

Oh, be careful where you're looking

- Such a foul smell - How did the longhouse become like this?

Mr Landlord

If this continues, I'll lose my sense of smell

I've been holding it in, not unloading yet

The landlord's cesspool is like a sea of poop now

If a family of three goes to poop there again, it will definitely overflow

It's about to overflow

If you can't hold it, just find something to hold it up your butt

Why hasn't the dung collector come yet?

- His name is Yasuo, right? - Yes, yes

I'll take care of it

Do whatever you want, just come up with a solution quickly

Yes, my husband is about to lose it

Me too, I just can't hold it

I can't hold it anymore, I can't control it

- Mr Landlord, you need to think of a solution - yes

We'll follow your lead, just don't let us suffer

I really can't take it anymore, I can't stand it

We can't just sit here and suffer

- That's right - I have to find a way

Those who haven't paid their rent have no right to dictate

Father, let's pay the rent

Our rent?

Sir, why don't you show off your skills?

Oh I have something else to do

You seem pretty calm and composed

I'm telling you, enduring hardship is a good thing

What's wrong with that? It won't kill you, right?

Sir, look at me

I'm just a commoner, not a samurai

What hardship do I endure? If you want me to endure hardship

People treat me like a monster, avoiding me

I've encountered things that are worse than each other

Some people, their butt just gets deformed after a hit, no matter how you move their hands, they can't touch their butt I've seen it all

You probably don't understand these hardships, sir

There was another time, a person's eyeballs, worms kept crawling in and out, flying around

At that time, I felt that the world was so miserable

Let's talk about these things later

I'm useless now

When I walk on mountain roads now, my knees tremble

Feels both numb and tingly

After I finish pooping and wipe my butt, I feel like my legs and feet are not listening to me

My swordsmanship is only half-hearted

Let's talk about these things later

Okiku

When is "later"?

We've talked this much, and you still want to postpone it to "later"? Not talking it out properly makes me uncomfortable

Someone is poking needles in my spine

Father, this is so annoying

When others say "East," you say "West" When others ask about the ground, you answer about the sky

Clearly, you don't need to pick up the leftover straw, but you insist on picking it up and saying a few words

As the saying goes,

"Father-daughter love is as heavy as a mountain, difficult to untangle"

Do you know how much suffering I've endured because of you?

I'm someone who

My heart is filled with national affairs,

while love between children and parents is trivial

That's something people like you, full of fireworks, pursue

What happens between you two

Can we discuss it later?

I can also understand what Miss Okiku said

but what we're discussing is the problem of poop,

and none of you seem to think in the same direction

I've been dealing with common people for so long,

nowadays, even words like poop, pee, and fart, I can say without changing my expression

I shouldn't be criticized like this

Excuse me

Ah, what's going on? Why are you so late?

If you hadn't come, something big would have happened

- We really don't know what to do - Sorry

It's been raining for so long, we were trapped in Katsushika The rain is so heavy, people won't let us cross the river

We went upstream in the Okawa River, took a boat and came down with the current, taking a risk, we finally made it here

It wasn't easy at all

- Is this person new here? - Right

His name is Chuji He's new and not very skilled yet

Alright, everyone, let's hurry up Don't just stand around Grab whatever tools you can and get to work

Let's clean up this mess as soon as possible

There are no tools for me in here

Ah, what did you say?

I said my tools aren't in here

I'll go prepare them myself

Is she going to clean up the poop herself?

Yeah that's how she is

Sir, someone is looking for you

Shinjiro, everything okay?

Mr Landlord, why are you going ahead? Are you embarrassed?

This longhouse is quite strange

These people are quite strange, talking one way and acting another

- That's true - Coming to a place like this is worse than going to a samurai's mansion

You like places like this?

Chapter Two: Regretful Okiku

Late spring 1858

- What? I'm still squatting - Sorry

I've been waiting for you

Tell me an interesting story

This morning, I felt a bit constipated

My legs are numb

So tell me a joke to cheer me up

I don't really know any jokes

Yasuo, my brother, he likes to listen to people tell stories He's good at storytelling

But actually, I

Do you have any relatives?

I have a sister, Aya

She got tuberculosis and

I see

My wife also got tuberculosis and passed away

Were you two living together before?

Losing her, I immediately realized

having someone by your side is good

But a child like Okiku is quite difficult to deal with

My daughter, as soon as her hands touch pots and pans,

she can actually cook up a decent meal

Before, when she heard about relatives who were struggling, she would send them vegetables

She would also make me some rice balls

One time I said:

Can we stop always eating salty rice balls?

Occasionally, we can add some miso inside" I said something like that

I didn't say much more

But this stubborn child didn't give me a single grain of rice to eat

Finally, I managed to poop

Before,

I used to wipe with paper now I have to make do with straw

Maybe this is my

last meeting with you

It's up to fate

You know

what is the "world"?

No I'm not quite sure

I feel like I don't even know this word

Do you know where the end of this sky is?

How can there be an end?

That's called the "world"

The world on the other side, we don't understand at all

Even if we know this much

Really,

we're all just a bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well

If one day you meet a girl you like,

you should say to her: "The person I like the most in the 'world' is you"

That's the highest level of liking

How should I put it

you probably don't understand, right?

This is also a long time ago for me,

when I was young and reckless, just a kid

I couldn't imagine at all how I would spend the rest of my life

Mr Chuji

Have you seen my father? Our family's sword is also missing

Yes, he was just here using the toilet

I remember he did seem to have the knife with him

He didn't take the main road Where could he go wearing straw sandals?

- Probably a few people came to fetch him - Fetch him?

He and those samurai went east together

Hey

- Why didn't you stop Okiku? - Huh?

I saw it

But I didn't stop her either

I'm just a commoner

What business of mine is it to intervene in the affairs of samurai lords?

Don't just stand there, get back to work

Excuse me

- Mister, have you heard? - Come in and tell me

I…

It's truly unfortunate about Mr Genbei

But Okiku did save her life

It's so cold Come inside

Actually, you know

I used to be a very skilled coffin maker

I used to deal with coffins

On the way to funerals, there were funeral items and Buddhist implements everywhere

But now, I'm just someone who repairs and hammers wooden barrels

It's really hopeless Unconsciously, I've ended up like this

Like a tiger falling to the plains and being bullied by dogs

That's how it is When someone's barrel falls apart, I have to repair it

I have become an insignificant little guy

But you know,

even when people buried underground decay and get bitten by insects, after being bitten, they return to the earth

Humans,

no matter how good their hand is, in the end, they can't keep anything

If that's really the case, it's quite sad, isn't it?

After Okiku returns from the clinic, she probably won't be able to say a word

There's no need to be taboo about it with her

"Today's sky has a cloud right?"

Just speak to her like that

But when she comes back,

it'll be two or three months, right?

Maybe even four months

Chapter 3: Okiku in love

Late spring, 1859

Hey Chuji

What are you doing?

Ah, the boatmen around here are always active

a boat comes this way, they'll all be stuck at Eitai Bridge

After that, they'll come over here

Uncle Magoshichi, where are you going?

me?

while I'm still able at this age,

I'll hurry back to continue as a funeral director

But someone cried and begged me to go to a funeral

They begged me to use my strength and effort to make a coffin

I should be back You take care

Thanks you for everything

By the way, Okiku is back

But she's been staying at home and not going out

Let her recover slowly

It's fine to let her be alone for now

Take care

Okiku

we made some small fish today I brought them for you

Remember to eat

Let's hurry

Okiku

today is your father's monthly memorial

I brought some wine Let's drink together

I borrowed money from your father and he hasn't paid me back yet

Over here,

Miss Okiku

I am filial

Come, everyone, let's talk to the teacher

- Teacher - Teacher

Teacher, please come back

- I want to see the teacher - I want to see the teacher

Teacher

Teacher

Teacher

Teacher

Teacher

We're so sad too

so lonely

Teacher

The children keep asking me when you'll come, always asking me when you'll come

These children gather every day in the temple's warehouse

Miss Okiku is still very important

Even though you can't speak or read aloud,

you can still write

Even if you only rely on writing, can you continue to teach?

Whether you convey orally or in writing

the most important thing is the message conveyed

It's just like that

In areas where you're not comfortable,

you can find someone to assist you

I feel ashamed to say this,

but I prefer quietly eating rice balls over preaching and teaching

But the word "人" (person)

is made up of two parts, supporting each other

So, dividing the tasks into two parts, Miss Okiku only needs to do one part well

If you focus only on one thing, it can be difficult

For example, my life is supported by preaching and eating rice balls

In other words, I can only come up with good words and phrases when I eat sweet snacks

After preaching, I can eat rice balls After eating rice balls, I can preach well

I don't really understand what I'm saying

The poor monk himself doesn’t quite understand

Anyway it's just being a monk is being a monk

Indeed

Preaching is about persuading others In this respect, I don't really have much talent

Did you agree?

I really want to eat rice balls

Is the gatekeeper here?

Excuse me

Thank you for your hard work

What, so you're the one picking up poop

Now I get it You can go about your business

What about the previous gatekeeper?

He quit

Come on

- Wow, you've been working hard - Brother

But we've had it tough too

What, just this little money?

- It's been this price before - I don't care about that

Do you think just because we live in a rundown house, you can take advantage of us?

You can't say that It has always been this price

Give me some more

Hey

Give me the money

You're unbelievable

You don't have to worry about me

Hello

What's going on?

How could you walk with someone like him?

It's not what you think

- Sister, let's go - Okay

You don't have to care about me or think about me

I don't want anyone's sympathy that will cause me trouble

Sorry Miss Okiku

I'm the one causing trouble for you

The schoolhouse is at the other end, and you came all the way here

I'm sorry for putting you in a difficult position in front of everyone

And you

Even though it's so difficult for you,

I heard from Chuji

We were drinking then he said it's okay to talk about it now

it stink…

Big brother, someone's watching me while I'm picking up poop

Brother, what's wrong with you?

Nothing

It's still early before it gets dark Let's take a few more rounds

Big brother, you don't seem very happy How about taking a day off today?

What did you say?

This is the peak time for manure in Edo

If you feel uncomfortable, just give up What should I do if I have trouble poop? Isn't it a waste?

We make a living from Poop

We can only eat because others can produce Poop Don't you understand gratitude?

- Don't speak of us so lowly - What's lowly about it?

If you look down on it, then don't do it

There are plenty of other jobs you can do in Edo

I just saw Okiku

I said some unpleasant things if you get a chance, apologize to her for me

I can never get away from it in my whole life splat splat splat splat splat

It's because I'm not kind enough splat splat splat splat splat

The world is a sea of pool splat splat splat splat splat

(Back home)

Excuse me

Miss Okiku, I am Chuji

Ah, excuse me

I was picking up manure today and went to Marunouchi

I passed by a kikyo shop and got this

They don't even know how they got it, but it's pretty cheap

That's all I wanted to say

And that's all…

Oh, Yasuke said something he shouldn't have

He asked me to apologize on his behalf

I will come again take care

Chapter 4: Two Idiots

Early summer 1859, Kasai district

What should we do, big brother?

Huh?

Huh?

why…

don't leave the ones who feed us out of it

What oh, sorry

You're talking about manure I didn't catch on at first

- Can you hold on? - I'm okay, just my eyes hurt What's up?

Big brother, big brother

Brother

Brother, wait for me

Brother

This is too silly how did we end up like this?

It's not that funny

Hey

You've thrown half of it away, haven't you?

- Halfbei-san, there's a reason for this - It's because our cart broke down

Why do I care? You two idiots

You two, get back to work

I wanted to let the world taste poop, but we're the ones who ended up eating it

Chuji, you should be laughing now

- Huh? - I mean, that was a joke

Hey what are you laughing at?

Are you making fun of me?

I'm really sorry

I'm sorry

Chapter 5: Silly Okiku

(Chu)

(ji)

(Chuji)

Chapter Six: Moving Forward

Let's talk about the brave thief, Jirojiro Mouse

who stole a thousand ryo, robbing the rich to help the poor,

light as a feather, flying around with no trace

- Walking on the river, flying on the grass, only the sound of the wind is heard - Big Brother

Big brother, in such troubled times, why do you keep going to tell stories?

Is it a way to pass the time while picking up poop?

I want to be a storyteller

Then tell me an interesting story

There's nothing interesting

It's really frustrating

Summer 1859, Nakagawa

Don't just talk, practice It's better not to do it at all

- ｰChuji - It hurts

- Huh? - Do you have a crush on any girls in Edo?

What's wrong?

I just realized it now

You say there's nowhere good to go in Kowaramachi, so why do you keep going?

Isn't it because you like working in the samurai's mansion?

You like Okiku, right? The one living in Jiroemon's Nagaya in Kowaramachi

You like Okiku, right?

Ah, there's a turtle

What's so special about a turtle? You can see them every day You're quite observant

Is it inappropriate to give a hairpin or something like that?

That's too broad

Big brother

Whether you use more or less fertilizer depends on how much the other person gives

How are you? The food you ate before should have come out by now

I don't just eat to poop

You know, even though you have a personal status, why don't you live in Edo?

I'm different I'm a poor farmer and only deserve to drink water

Why are you looking at me like that?

Okay, I'll pretend I didn't see it

Isn't it because of that Hanbei in Katsushika? He's so annoying, always saying we're not giving enough

His son is always dealing with samurais, but he keeps making mistakes

I always end up cleaning up after him

Do you really clean up after him?

Chuzo, should we be laughing now?

There's nothing we can do The world is like poop

After we finish, I'll take you out for a meal

Eating sounds good

- After eating, you'll poop and increase the amount, right? - Yeah

Regardless of who they are, from top to bottom, from rich to poor, everyone has to poop and wipe their bottoms

Whether they're samurais, businessmen, or even courtesans from Yoshiwara, after pooping, they all have to wipe their bottoms

Ah even Okiku, huh?

Stop talking

Okiku probably poops a lot too

I said stop

How does Okiku squat in the toilet?

- I don't want her poop - I see It's not really useful anyway

Oh, it's no use

Now you should laugh, right?

I'm not hungry anymore

Hey, you've been acting strange since earlier Are you possessed by Raijin?

- We really don’t have any relatives around us - There's always a way to deal with this kind of thing

At least we don't have relatives criticizing us or women dying for us

I say, why don't we team up and become bandits?

Regardless of whose territory it is, we pretty much know the way to go

Don't drag me into this

I've already set my sights

- I'll show you when I have the chance - What sights do you have?

The head of the Nagaya, the samurais, they'll all come out to beat you up

I'll give you a good show

You're so unsure about me?

Then just find a wife and live a mediocre life

You'll have to follow my plan, slowly make a name for yourself in the world, experience the thrill of the sword

Hmm, this is the most interesting part

I hate this kind of brother

You always liked to brag in the past

Your mouth is not idle when you're scooping dung

Even when others talk about you, you're indifferent

Just now, you were watering the poop, cutting corners

How come you're so good with words?

I'm embarrassed for you

The feelings you have are all a matter of your mindset

Sometimes, putting on a great facade like you do,

people have to pinch their noses when they see you

When people pinch their noses at you, it's not because you stink

Hey, now you should laugh, right?

I'm sorry, big brother

I didn't mean it

Big brother

Just now, the turtle

- Huh? - The turtle

The turtle

I'm going back to the boat

it hurts

I didn't cry

I don't understand what you're saying

Chuji,

One day I'll speak my mind to the world

That's the spirit, big brother

But if both of us are gone, Edo will definitely be flooded with poop

Yeah

- How about slacking off a bit when scooping poop next time? - Alright then

Chapter Seven: The World of Okiku

Winter 1860

Good morning

(Why is your face sunken?)

(And your body thin?)

Ah it's nothing, I haven't lost weight

It's snowing now

When it snows, the world becomes quiet

I like snow

- When you come back, remember to bring rock salt - Anyway, it's just pickled small fish I'm off

But it's really delicious

- Good morning - Good morning to you

- Good morning - Good morning to you too

- Good morning - Ah, thank you

Good morning

- Good morning - You drank too much again

- Good morning, Okiku - Good morning, Okiku

Landlord?

Recently, I lowered everyone's rent a bit, so I can afford to charge a bit more for the bathroom

With the rent decrease, everyone managed to pay up

Last month's rent

I mean, how much can you really earn by doing this?

Why does he seem so timid?

Here you go, the rent

You should probably gamble a bit less

Really,

why do you always walk looking up at the sky? You're just asking to get hit, aren't you?

Right?

What's up?

I don't understand what you're saying Write it down

Chuji is in room one, two, three, four

That one

Why did you come all this way?

(I was going to bring you rice balls)

The cart?

(But on the way, the cart hit me)

(So the rice balls flew away)

(And they were gone)

There's rice grains

The rice balls got dirty Miss Okiku, you

Are you feeling unwell?

Why did you come over?

Miss Okiku is still the daughter of a samurai after all

With my status it's not possible

so…

Can someone like me also do it?

I can't say it

(In this world)

(The person I like the most)

(It's you)

If there's a chance, could you teach me those two characters?

Final Chapter: Okiku's World

Late spring, 1861

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please don't hit me anymore

If this continues, I won’t be able to eat

It's your own fault if you can't eat

You're really disgusting

- Disgusting? - You're the shit here

- What did you say - Huh?

What did you say?

I said you are a disgusting piece of shit

Piece of shit

It's not even funny damn it

Get lost

I'll beat the shit out of you, you piece of shit

it hurts…

Go on

You motherfucker, you motherfucker

Eat shit, you piece of shit

I feed you stinky dog ​​shit

You should be laughing now, you damn thug

Damn it

Now let’s talk about today’s topic:

(The world)

world…

First, everyone please gesture with your hands

This is youth

This word, read as "world," has the meaning

That you walk out in that direction

and then you can come back from that direction

That's what it means

Where are you going, Okiku?

(The world)

This is youth

How many times do you want to say it?