TSUKIKAGE RAN Kaze ga touge wo... The wind came down...
...orite kita. ...the mountain peak.
Tamoto yurashite... It rustled my sleeve...
...sugitetta. ...and passed me by.
Onna hitori no... Are you gossiping about me?
...tabiyuku wake wo The woman who travels alone?
Uwasa shiteruka, yanchana suzume. Mind your own business, mischievous sparrow.
Nanoru namae wa... The bigger a name to call oneself...
...arudake jama yo. ...the more a nuisance it is.
Aru wa kimama to... What I have is freedom and...
...tomo no osake. ...my companion, sake.
I WAS A TARGET BEFORE I KNEW IT
Where'd that bastard go?!
- Do you see him?! - Nope!
- That means... - He's at the shrine!
That way!!
You caused us a lot of trouble!
You know better, Sanji. Were you trying to make off with the treasure map?
I'm grateful to you for killing the boss. He was trying to hog it all for himself.
It's not here, chief!
What?!
You're Oharu, right? Did Sanji tell you where the map is?
What are you talking about?
You shouldn't hide anything from me, for your own sake.
I don't know anything about it.
Has something happened to Sanji?!
Shut up!
You're Sanji's woman, ain't ya? There's no way you don't know!
The lady says she doesn't know!
Who the hell are you?!
Humph, it's a woman.
That's the sort of thing a dumb-looking man would say.
You bitch!
- Let's go! - We'll be back!
I certainly hope not! I don't want to see your dirty mugs ever again.
Are you all right?
Yes. Thank you so much. My name is Haru.
Oh, that's okay.
It's a shame what happened to your flowers.
Say, Bro... There's no map anywhere.
That's because you're not looking for it right, so don't whine.
Yeah, but you can't find what ain't there.
Say ah.
Search for it seriously! Listen! If we find the map...
...the chief promises we'll become full-fledged bandits!
I know. Right now, we're on the waiting list, eh?
But still, what kind of map is it?
What kind is it? It's a, you know...
At any rate, just look for it!
Oh, nuts! Somebody's coming. Hide!
Hung-ng-ng...
So hung-ng-ng...
I'm so hungry.
Dear God, I won't be picky, but please give me food, any food.
Oh?
Oh, well. I'll use an offering...
An offering...
I found it...
I can't believe I just threw in what little money I had!!
I could have bought one rice cracker with that!!
Give back my money!!
Ow...
"Jingle"?
Oh, my, a money pouch.
A gold coin! It's a gold coin!!!
Thank God.
Praised be...
Oh? I wonder what this is?
It looks like a map.
- Bro Kuma...! - Yeah.
It's gotta be the map the chief is looking for.
That means we'll be full bandits now!
Yeah.
Okay, so let's snatch the map from that moron right away!
Yeah!
Hey, you! Give up and hand over that map!
If you don't want to get hurt, you'd better...
...huh?
Idiots! She got away with the map, you say?!
Yessir...
Then why aren't you out looking for her?!
Yessir, but we thought we ought to inform you first...
Idiots!
That's no reason for both of you to return together with mud on your stupid faces!
Yessir...
Use this to draw her likeness.
I think she had a funny thing stuck to her head...
...and her eyebrows went a bit more like this...
Aren't you done yet?!
Yessir. I think she looked something like this.
Th- This is... horrible.
Yo, Sister Ran!
Over here, over here! Come on up!
What is that girl doing? This is quite a fine-looking restaurant...
Welcome.
My friend is inside. She's the elated fool on the 2nd floor.
There's no mistake. It's that woman on the 2nd floor.
We're lucky, huh?
- Let's go. - Yeah!
- My friend's inside! - Yeah!
You're disturbing our business. Get lost!
I've been expecting you, Sis.
What's all this? You're awfully generous today.
Well...
Today, it's my treat. Order anything you like!
Excuse me, who ordered the lees?
Oh! Over here, over here!
When did you order that?
Yum!
You're weird. There's no need to order something crummy like lees...
...in a fancy place like this!
Mumble, mumble, mumble!
Yeesh. Eat a little slower...
Al- Almost there...
Ow...
Big brother Kuma! She's here, she's here!
What do you think you're doing?!
You two again? I don't know what you're up to...
...but if you can't heed a simple warning, you're begging for a bruising.
What's the trouble?
Please forgive me, miss. Some garbage got in, but I will throw it out right away.
You should know better, you mere maggots!
- What'd you say?! - You called us maggots?!
Just because we don't have money, that makes us maggots?!
That's right! Now, throw these scamps out!
Hold it.
I believe I'll take care of their bill.
Yes, but, miss...
I have plenty of your beloved money, see?
Well, if that's the case...
Kiss my ass!
- Thank you for helping us. - Lady, we owe you one.
They say even fluke acquaintances are the result of karma.
Come on in!
- Very well... ...if you insist.
Go! Go!
I like you guys! Come, come, drink more!
Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
This is great!
This is good! I've never drunk such good sake!
I sure wish we could give some to Dad, too...
What's wrong with you? There's plenty more sake where that came from.
Why don't you take a bottle home to your dad and mom as a souvenir?
We can't possibly do that.
We caused nothing but trouble in our hometown, you see.
No matter what we do, it's half-assed, and we bring nothing but grief to our family.
Ultimately, we used up all their love, and came close to being disinherited.
But you know what, lady? Only after we were separated...
...did we first come to realize the value of parents.
I know. I know what you mean...
That's why we vowed to do something great someday...
...and return to our hometown in triumph.
I see, I see!
Uh-huh, uh-huh. I'm proud of you. I'd be glad to help you in any way.
- Really, lady? - Yeah.
In all honesty, we need that thing you're holding, that...
Aah, the world contains impressive youths such as these...
...and here I am, drunk in broad daylight, partying...
I'm such an idiot! I'm a nincompooping dunderhead!
'Cause I'm... I'm...!
...I'm nothing but an offering box thief!!
H- Hey! What do you mean, offering box thief?!
Are you saying your treat is someone else's offering?!
Don't "uuuh" me, you! "Uuuh!"
I was a fool!!
I always knew you were a fool, but I never imagined you were a fool of this calibre!
How can you do this to me?! For crying out loud!!
So, you are saying that after all that eating and drinking...
...you cannot pay your bill...?
Well, master, for the time being, here are 30 mon.
It may not appear as such, but it's more than I normally carry...
This is not worth discussing.
I don't doubt it. Come on, all of you. Apologize to him.
I'm very sorry.
Sorry, sir.
Oh, well. Apologies will not bring back the food and drink...
That's true, isn't it?! You really are understanding, mister!
There's no use crying over spilled sake, is there!
...so, I will require you to work off the bill.
I hate this.
I knew I had a bad feeling when she stopped me in the street.
Hey, there! Please work hard for me now!
Yes, sir!
Say, you have a real knack for this!
Mom's frail, so she made me do most of the kitchen work ever since I was a kid.
I see!
What's up with these stupid plates?! They're as slippery as eels!!
Ow...
I cut my finger!
Look, I cut my finger...!!
Oh, you... Go on, I'll clean it up. You take this.
Carry it to the Botan Room.
Botan, Botan...
Hey! Isn't the sake I ordered ready yet?!
Don't ask me! I'm only carrying stuff because I was asked to carry stuff!
Don't bitch and complain to me!
H- Hey! I'm a customer!
I'm terribly sorry, sir! This girl is still an inexperienced apprentice.
Here, let me pour for you.
What's with him?!
What are you talking about? The young master of that house is...
- Ssh... I'll tell you later. - Don't look at them!
- Hey... - What is it?
Why are we doing this stuff?
Well, because we can't pay the bill...
That's not what I mean...
We're here to retrieve the map, aren't we?
Hey... That's right! That's right!
I'll inform the chief of this. You stay here and keep watch.
Right.
I see, I see. Well done!
Now you two are in our gang with full honors!
Thank you, sir.
Ah, shit!
Lady Samurai?
It is you! From this afternoon.
Oh, Oharu, wasn't it?
Yes... What are you doing in a place like this?
Oh, I couldn't pay my bill, you see.
My! I'll go speak to my father so you don't have to do this menial work!
Your father?
My father runs this restaurant.
Hoh... No, it's all right. Money owed is money owed.
I will not accept that!
No, it's all right, it's all right.
But...
Young miss!!!
- What's wrong? - M- Mr. Sanji is...
What's wrong with Sanji?!
Sanji!
Sanji...
Make way, make way!
- Sanji... Make way, make way!
He brought it upon himself.
They say his back was slashed...
...in the woods behind the shrine.
So, he was killed by his fellow bandits...
Sanji... was trying to get out of the evil gang.
He swore to leave his life of crime, to marry me someday...
...and it's all come to this...!
Those thugs this afternoon mentioned a map.
As proof of his reform, Sanji was attempting to return everyone's stolen money.
Do you mean the map is...?
It's a map to a box hidden by the bandits containing 1,000 ryo.
1,000 ryo?!
Still, 1,000 ryo, huh? That's a shame...
It's not as though you're going to receive 1,000 ryo, you know.
That's true, but, you know...!
Still, by the way they were talking, Sanji was successful in stealing the map.
Then where's the map?
This is no time to be calm! It's 1,000 ryo we're talking about!
While we're wasting time here, some idiot might find it...
...blow his stupid nose on it, and throw it away!
Where's that thing you blew your nose on a while ago...?
What... this?
Where did you get that?
I found this in the offering box along with the offering money...
...Sanji was also killed near the shrine.
Y- You mean, this is...?!
W- W- One thousand ryo!!!
I believe Sanji threw it into the offering box out of desperation.
Shall we go find out right now...
...whether this really is the map Sanji gave his life for?
Yeah! Good idea!
Oh, dear... Samurai never have patience.
Father!
Oharu!
This is the samurai I told you about this afternoon who saved me from the bandits.
What? This is the one?
Huh? What? What? What's this about?
What? You say Oharu owes her life to Sister Ran?!
Mister, don't you think it's horrible to make a servant out of your daughter's benefactor?
I apologize for my inexcusable behavior.
As long as you understand, that's fine.
I know! Would you like to become a bodyguard for my restaurant?
If you accept, you will be able to pay your bill comparatively easier than servant work.
Father!
Hey! Is that any way to talk to your daughter's benefactor?!
That is that, and this is this.
Besides, my daughter's benefactor is this samurai.
I owe you no debt of gratitude whatsoever. What is more...
...I must add 52 broken plates to the bill for your food and drink!
O- Ooh, if we keep cooling our heels here...
...the bandits will get away with the box of 1,000 ryo!
- Chief! - See her?!
- Not here! - Nothing here, either!
Search harder! Dammit...
Looking for something?
Can't you look a little quieter?
- You! - I thought you'd show up.
I, Lady Meow, take a strong dislike to being woken up when I'm about to fall asleep!
Chief, that's the woman! She's the one who took off with the map!
What?!
Gimme...
- Kuma. - Yessir?
It doesn't look a thing like her!
Huh? What are you doing?
Be afraid, because we are actually part of the bandits!
What?!
- Huh? - Yeah...
Hey, you, lady! Hand over the treasure map without any tricks.
- Brother Kuma! - Hachi, get yourself over here, too.
No!
No?
Brother Kuma, they're bad guys!
I know that! That's why they're called "bandits", stupid!
That's not what I mean!! They tried to steal the map by killing their buddy, Sanji!
Not only that, Sanji was the fiance of Oharu here...
...and he was going to marry her! Isn't that right, Oharu?
But for all that, they killed Sanji 'cause they were blinded by greed!
They are reeeally bad guys!
SAY WHAT?!
Are you bastards reeeally that kind of bad guys?! That's unforgivable!
That's right! Unforgivable!
So, we're unforgivable, are we?! What are you going to do about it?
- The rest, ladies... ...is in your hands.
Ha?
I'm not all that interested in interfering in quarrels amongst thieves, however...
...however, I, Lady Meow, will clean up you garbage all at once!
Saucy broad! K- K- Kill them!
Hey?!
Did it!
How can I ever thank you? Thank you, truly!
Oh, it was nothing...
Think nothing of it!
Lady...
As for you, you've been given jobs by this kind man, so work an honest living.
Yes'm!
I've given the government official the money from the map to benefit the town.
That's good.
That's what Sanji wanted as well.
Now listen, treasure your parents!
Yes'm.
After all... Huh? Sister, wait up!
Ladies, stay well!
Wait up!
Good grief, you're so cold!
- Ladies! Take care!! - We'll never go down the wrong path again!
How idiotic can they possibly be?
The calibre of idiocy doesn't differ much.
No kidding! They're both huge idiots!
I meant you.
The next episode of Tsukikage Ran is: "It Was Pretty Amazing When I Stripped."
Don't miss it.