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Working hard, I see.

Where have you come from?

Nihonbashi.

We brought a merchant to the house
of an acquaintance in this area.

You don't say.

What's this?

A glass whistle?

It looks expensive.
Who could have dropped it?

Matsunosuke!

What are you doing
dilly-dallying out front?

Get back to work already.

Oh, uh, yes, ma'am.

SHABAKE

If you're looking for Ichitaro,
I haven't seen him.

Are you certain?

He hasn't mentioned any place
he wanted to go?

I would've told Nikichi if he had.

You know something, don't you?

Well, Eikichi?

I'll step out to look for the young master.

Oh, there you are.

Chief, I've been looking for you.

What is it?

I'm doing a job for
the Nagasakiya right now.

Small stuff can wait.

Yes, sir, but they say an apothecary
was killed on the way to the Mito estate.

- What did you say?
- What?

Murdered?

Young Master.

I never want to feel like that again.

When did it happen?

About an hour ago, I think.

I haven't heard who the victim was.

A gate guard heard the commotion and
caught the killer, who was covered in blood.

I know it's not your turf, sir, but they say
the killer is raving like a madman.

Chief Shirakabe sent word
that he wants you there.

Like a madman? Saying what?

Doesn't the road to Lord Mito's
run by Shohei Bridge?

Can you think of a reason
the young master might go that way?

Can you, Eikichi?

Where has the young master gone?!

Stop that, Nikichi.
He can't tell us anything like that.

Do you think the young master's
been murdered?

I don't know.

Ichitaro asked me to keep quiet.

He wanted it to be a secret, if nothing else.

What secret? I haven't heard anything.

It's about Matsunosuke,
Ichitaro's older brother.

Ichitaro's been worried about him for ages.

Matsunosuke?

I never knew the young master had a brother.

Matsunosuke works as
an apprentice north of here.

He's at the Azumaya, a cooper's near the Kashu
estate, on the other side of Shohei Bridge.

So he slipped out to meet
his brother that night as well.

I don't think they've met yet.

Finding Matsunosuke took a long time.

Ichitaro couldn't ask anyone,
and he can't come and go as he pleases.

So he asked me to look for him.

Ichitaro has wanted to
meet Matsunosuke for ages.

Let's go see Chief Shirakabe for now.

We need to identify
the murdered apothecary.

I will accompany you.

Ichitaro.

Noderabo!

Have you seen the young master?

The young master?

Nope.

There was a murder near here.
Have you heard anything?

We're busy looking
into a different business.

After all those tool shops we visited,
we're about ready to report back to the young—

He was killed beside the wall
of the Mito estate.

We couldn't leave the body there,
so we moved it first thing.

Young Master!

Sasuke?

Thank goodness. Are you safe?

That hurts, Sasuke.

It's not the young master.

You can tell from just his feet?

My young master's feet aren't so callused
that you could mistake them for clogs.

That's for sure.

This is the master of the Nishimuraya,
an apothecary in Honcho's third district.

You know him?

Our shipping business
delivers cargo to the Nishimuraya.

I see.

Hey, Shogo!

Go tell the Nishimuraya and
get someone from the family out here.

On it.

If the victim's from Honcho,
I've got an interest in this case, too.

I'll need you to let me investigate.

You aren't hurt, are you? How do you feel?

Nothing's the matter with me.

You must be tired
after slipping out on your own.

I know you're there, Suzuhikohime.
Show yourself.

I can't hide from you, I see.

I could hear the faint jingling of bells nearby.

And that tipped you off? You sure are sharp.

Young Master, this is no time
to act impressed.

An apothecary was murdered
not far from here.

Huh?

The shop is in an uproar
because we couldn't find you.

The mistress may have taken to her bed.

I had no idea.

You can explain yourself later.
For now, let's return to the shop.

It's a shame you missed seeing him again.

By the way, Chief Shirakabe,
what made you send for me in the first place?

Shogo told me the killer
was raving like a madman.

As for that, Boss Doshin told me
about a case at the Nagasakiya.

A murderer raided an apothecary for medicine
to give to his victim's corpse.

Yeah. The killer, Chogoro,
got sentenced to death.

These are murderers we're talking about.

They won't repent
even when they're being executed.

But this one you caught
doesn't sob or wail in his cell.

He just prattles on about medicine.
Ever heard anything like that?

No.

Not a word about the murdered
carpenter or his family.

The boss says it makes his skin crawl.
Just a little, you understand.

And this killer demanded medicine
from his victim before stabbing him, too.

Funny kind of robber, huh?

And the victim's seal case and wallet
were lying near his body.

This apothecary offered his killer
everything he had on him.

So why was he killed?

The murderer is a 23-year-old plasterer
from Isecho called Jisuke.

You've already identified him?

He'd been to some samurai estates around here.

People knew him by sight.

He has a good reputation otherwise.
No debts or fighting.

No one can understand why
he'd do something like this.

Hmm, that's just like Chogoro,
the man who attacked the Nagasakiya.

So they are alike?

Jisuke's been asking for medicine
the whole time we've had him tied up here.

But he says the medicines
in the case are "wrong."

He keeps saying "all wrong"
over and over. Gives me the creeps.

That's just like our case.

Say, Nikichi, didn't you say Chogoro posed
as a customer when he first barged in?

On that matter,
it happened exactly as I told you.

I didn't think much of it at the time,
but what medicine did he come to buy?

Well...

He asked for a "special" drug
that "restores life."

At least, I think that's what I heard him say.

And you let a guy babbling creepy nonsense
like that into the back rooms?

What else could we do?
We had mummy in the back.

Mummy? That elixir of youth and longevity?

That's what he was after?

We thought it must be, but we were wrong.

No sooner had he seen the mummy than
he wailed it wasn't right and attacked us.

What in the world did he want, then?

I don't know.

For the time being, I'll return to the shop
and give them the news.

NAGASAKIYA

What idiot told you Matsunosuke's name?

I thought I was going
to die of fright, Ichitaro.

Eikichi came to tell us an apothecary
had been murdered.

Your mother fainted dead away.

You said a relative mentioned
Matsunosuke's name to you. Is that true?

Which relative?

I don't remember.

I feel like I heard it
from nearly all of them.

All of them?

You mean the whole family
has been telling you about Matsunosuke?

It's not like they came
just to talk about him.

You know how they visit me
when I'm not doing well.

It seemed like my uncles would rather
have their kids inherit than Matsunosuke.

Fools. The lot of them.

I started out as a clerk.
I'm only in charge because I married Otae.

I don't have Nagasakiya blood in me.

You're the only heir.
If something happens to you,

I'll close up shop rather than name
another successor.

Otae knows that and approves.

But why, Dad?

It's not like we're samurai.

Lots of families adopt
to carry on their lines.

The point is, we won't have a problem
as long as you're safe and sound.

But with how sickly I am, the workers
will be beside themselves with worry.

Is that why you wanted to
get in touch with Matsunosuke?

Just so we're clear, he's got nothing to do
with the Nagasakiya anymore.

He never has, and never will.

Try to understand that.

But Dad—

Ichitaro.

This conversation is over.

You'll have no more to do with Matsunosuke.

And never scare us by
sneaking out like that again.

It's not safe out there these days.

Is that clear? Well?

Yes.

Is that you, Ichitaro?

Mom. You're awake?

Come here. Let me see your face.

Thank goodness you're safe.

I'm sorry.

I guess I made Eikichi's life
harder today, too.

Byobu Nozoki, come on out.

Are you still sulking?

Eikichi brought dango.
Let's eat them together.

My, how frightening. Since when
have you been so considerate?

What are you scheming?

I'm not "scheming" anything.

Get over it and cheer up already.

Dango! Dango!

You guys can have some, too.

Are Eikichi's dango any good?

You'll find out if you try one.

Not bad, right?

He'd save himself a lot of grief from his
parents if he made everything this well.

That boy and bean paste just don't mix.

So what do you want?

You called me out here
to ask me something, didn't you?

You were already living here
when Matsunosuke was born, weren't you?

I see. So that's what
you wanted to ask about.

You've been here long enough to know, right?

Why is Dad so cold when
it comes to Matsunosuke?

Are you sure you want the story?
Your parents don't come off well in it.

Just tell me already.

Fine. I'll tell you.

It's because your mother, Otae, is involved.

My mom? Really?

Your grandfather, Nagasakiya Isaburo,
started this business.

Well-known merchants and high-ranking samurai
sought the hand of his daughter, Otae.

She was as pretty as a doll back then.

But she preferred a clerk who was crazy
about her instead of a stranger.

Talk about wasted potential.

And that was my dad?

Tobei knew his business.

Isaburo figured the business would be safer
with a clerk he'd trained himself,

so he gave them permission to marry.

Sure enough, the Nagasakiya grew
even more prosperous under its new heir.

But there was just one thing missing.

The couple had trouble conceiving a child.

After six years of waiting,

the long-awaited baby was born.

And it was a boy.
Even more cause for celebration.

Was that my brother who died?

The baby didn't last three days.

Otae's first birth was a difficult one.

The doctors told her
she'd never have another child.

What? But I'm right here.

What do doctors know?

But Otae was often bedridden after that,
and Isaburo and his wife lost heart.

They talked about selling the shop and
taking Otae someplace better for her health.

Really?

Then, the relatives came calling.

The same ones who told you
about Matsunosuke.

I don't know what they talked about,

but a year later, Tobei had a kid
with another woman and brought him here.

And that was Matsunosuke?

You wouldn't believe the uproar.

Otae broke down sobbing
that Tobei didn't love her anymore.

She even brought up divorce.

And Otae's mother wouldn't hear
of taking in another woman's child.

The boy was sent back
to his birth mother in no time.

Why would Dad ask Mom to raise a son
he'd had with another woman?

You're still a child, Young Master.

Tobei didn't want to leave Otae
or the business.

If he had a child, and Otae accepted it,
everything might work out.

That's what he was gambling on.

Otae didn't want some other woman's kid.

She declared that she wanted
to have her own child, no matter what,

and started praying
at the Inari shrine nearby.

That was when Isaburo built
the little shrine on the grounds.

So in the end, they decided
not to adopt the boy.

They paid out a decent sum
and arranged for the mother to take him

and marry a craftsman in Hongo.

Then, just when things had settled down,

Otae's mother passed away,
even though she was still young.

Tobei feared his father-in-law
really would close the shop this time.

Anyway, his trouble started with Matsunosuke.

Tobei wished he'd never had a child
with another woman.

That's probably why he still
doesn't care for the boy.

But that's not Matsunosuke's fault.

Humans are selfish creatures.

But at that point, everything changed.

I guess Otae's devotion to Inari paid off,
because miraculously, she had a child.

I'm talking about you.

Everyone was over the moon
to finally have an heir.

The couple patched things up
and agreed to carry on the business.

They want to put their
inconvenient past behind them.

That's why everyone's so shocked to hear
Matsunosuke's name come up now.

They've done their best to forget it.

So what did you want to see
Matsunosuke for, anyway?

I just wanted to meet him.

Really?

What's so unusual about a rich guy
having a kid with a mistress?

I heard the baby was a boy, so...

So what?

So I thought he must be healthy and strong.

The kind of son I wish I'd been born as.

He wouldn't worry everyone
by nearly dying like I do.

Everyone would be so much happier
if our births had been swapped.

That thought made it
impossible to forget him.

AZUMA

I forgot about this.

TRANSLATION: WILLIAM VARTERESIAN