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My husband... I have a favor to ask you.

Will you let me see the account ledger?

What will you do after you see the ledger?

I want to see how much money is being lent and

how much is being repaid, so I can organize how

much the remaining balance for each feudal lord is.

You're going to do that?

Father said a woman shouldn't see it,

but I think it's better if we hurry.

If we panic after the world has changed,

it'll be too late.

Why would I do something like that?

Please!

I guess it can't be helped.

Asa ga Kita

Week 3 "A Visit From the Shinsengumi" Episode 18

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

Theme Song: "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" Sung by: AKB48

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Shirooka: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Shokichi Shirooka: Masaomi KONDO

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

Shinjiro and Asa?

According to the women workers, lately, they've

been together in the bedroom every day.

I'm so glad. All we have to do now is wait for a baby.

However, what these two were doing every night was...

Are we going to do it again today?

Yes. I've been waiting for you.

I don't have any interest at all in these things.

Thank you.

That's old already, and it's meant for a child.

Why don't you buy a new one?

No! I like this one

I can't work fast unless I'm using this click-click thing.

I see...

With all these account ledgers, even if you

do this every night, you haven't gotten through a single one yet.

In that case, will you read it to me?

Read the numbers to me.

Me?

Dad used to read it to me all the time.

I don't want to, but I guess it can't be helped.

Which one?

Let's see...

I'll start with the Amagasaki clan...

Silver... 800 ryo.

Silver... 700 ryo.

Silver... 200 ryo.

Silver... 1000 ryo.

Silver... 2500 ryo.

It was a week later that Asa finished entering

all the numbers from the huge volumes of ledgers.

9,000,000 ryo!

This is the total of the money we lent...

What? Did you finish?

My husband...

Will you come with me?

It's the first time since I was little and my

older brother and I used to play hide-and-seek

in here... Hiding behind the 1000 ryo boxes.

Is that right?

It's gone.

Is this all the 1000 ryo boxes we have left.

What's going on here?

It's like having an empty storehouse.

I thought so.

According the ledgers, the money we lent out isn't coming back.

If there should be a war what's going to happen

to the money we lent to the feudal lords?

I don't know. Even if that should happen, it won't

change the Tokugawa's rule that easily.

I know, but I'm just saying what if...

If the Tokugawa should lose...

I'm sorry.

If that should happen, the feudal lords will

lose their power, and the money we lent them

might not come back.

Wait a minute!

Asa!

What is she going to do today?

What is it?

Father... Won't you collect the money you lent?

Go out right away, and get them to repay the money that you lent them.

If you wait until the war starts, it'll be too late.

What's going on, Shinjiro?

It doesn't matter to me, but Asa...

It's way past the deadline, isn't there still a lot of

money that hasn't been repaid yet?

That's true, but...

Miss Asa!

A woman barging into the business, and saying such rude things.

I'm terribly sorry!

But if the world ends up changing completely,

unless the people and business change, we won't survive.

You still won't stop talking?

Shut this mouth.

That's enough.

Stop it!

Asa.

Yes?

I don't need a bride who just keeps quiet in a merchant family.

I want you to be a wife with backbone,

but your way of thinking is a bit shallow.

The people that Kano-ya does business with

are people that we've been dealing with for decades and decades now.

If we rush and try to collect our money,

it'll look like we don't trust those people.

Just like you said to the Shinsengumi, trust is

the most important to a money-changer.

That's because we handle something as precious as money here.

Unless we're both truly sincere, we won't be able to trust each other.

I'm sorry. You're absolutely right.

I told you that.

Thank you so much for worrying...

But leave the business to us.

I will. I'm sorry for over stepping my bounds.

Unless we change, we won't survive...?

I'm going out.

Are you going to see your shamisen teacher again?

Dad will hear you.

Besides, today is noh chanting.

And I could see that you didn't agree with what

Dad was saying earlier.

Of course I agree with him.

But I was thinking if there isn't some other way...

How can you be so earnest?

Why do you pretend that you're not earnest?

Hurry home, and if you see Sanouji-ya at the meeting,

give him my regards.

Come to think of it, I haven't seen Sobei around lately.

I heard rumors that Sanouji-ya was having a little trouble.

I wonder how they're doing.

Are you going out before me?

It's the sound lot a koto. It's Sis playing the koto.

Excuse me.

Asa?

It's Asa. Asa came to see me.

What are you doing?

That's the way to the store.

You know very well that a merchant's wife

shouldn't go out into the store, don't you?

But my little sister is here.

I see... Your mother was just here the other day...

Have you been writing to them, and telling them you're dissatisfied here?

I wouldn't...

In any case you can't go outside.

Please...

My sister and I are close.

She seems to be fine, but she gets lonely and needs someone.

I see... If you won't listen to me, then it can't be helped.

Come with me.

Come over here.

Come here!

Get in here.

No! Open the door!

Open the door!

Open the door!

Asa!

Please! I'll do anything you tell me to do.

I'll never go outside without permission.

So, please! Let me out!

Sobei... Don't let her out.

My husband... Help me.

Help me!

My husband... My husband!

My husband! Help me!

Help me, Asa!

Help me, Asa!

Is she really out?

I heard her playing the koto.

Ohatsu is not here today.

But...

Sis...