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.
THE MOLE WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE
S- Spare me! You can have my money, here!
The sky is sunny...
My heart is also sunny...
Mm, this smell...!
It smells more like hard-boiled eggs than a hot spring.
An egg boiling leisurely in a hot spring, gooey on the inside. Sounds yummy!
- Okay! - Stop, stop!
I told you to stop!!
Who, me?
Suspicious character with intent of passing us by pretending not to hear! Stay there!!
Stay there? Okay, what do you want with Meow of the Iron Cat Fist?
You introduce yourself without being asked? Even more suspicious!
Yeah!
What is it?! Is there a law against introducing yourself?!
No! Now backed into a corner, she has become uppity!
Even more suspicious-er!
Huh?!
Yet wait! Recently, a tyrannical duo has been ransacking this area!
We will now compare you with their composite sketch!!
Wh- What're you looking at me like that for?!
- It definitely looks like her. - The spitting image. - More like two peas in a pod!
What's this? What's this? I've never done anything so bad...
...I would be ashamed to show my face in broad daylight...!
Well, maybe I have done a few bad things.
But I haven't done anything to be called a suspicious character...!
It looks like her. Especially the forehead.
- Even more... Look at the mouth. - Above all, that glare!
Hey, I'm talking to you! What's your problem?!
Ah... It looks as though she's finally ready to confess her crimes!
Now, tell us and free yourself of burden.
Now, tell us!
Now that you mention it... Not long ago, I ate an offering to a stone Buddha...
Not only that, I picked persimmons from someone's yard without permission...
I sent someone who asked directions on a wild goose chase...
I squashed a mantis...! And I haven't had bath for ten days...!!
No, it doesn't look like her.
Nope, nope. It doesn't look a thing like her.
We were completely wrong.
You may pass now!!
Excuse me?! I can't believe it, after making me confess all that stuff!
If you guys are government officials, you had better find bad guys!!
What a loud voice.
Sis!
Suspicious character! Stay there! We will clear your identity!
The closer I look...
Like two peas in a pod!
Say, say! What about me? Come on...
Argh! We are done with you. Go!
Uh, no! You stay put!
- They're all yours. - Huh? What?
- Hey, wait! Sis! - Stop, stop!
Sister!!
What is it?
You!! You are not involved in anything shady, I trust?!
- I am not. - Ow...
They all deny it initially!
It is our duty to obtain confessions!
- Move. - Hold it!!
I will pass now.
Well... YOU MAY GO!
You may go!
Sister, wait! Wait!
C'mon, I said wait, Sister!
It's a female samurai and a martial artist.
It's definitely them. They have finally shown up...!
For Pete's sake! I wonder how beautiful, warmhearted Meow...
...could look like a fugitive?
Ow!
Why did you stop like that? Huh?
Welcome! Thank you for coming!
We have been expecting you.
Expecting us?
Of course! Your prestigious reputations precede you.
Prestigious reputations? Do you mean we're famous?
Yes!
It is our joy to see to your comfort.
I see. Somewhere along the way we became famous! Famous!
We have a room ready for you in the main inn.
Please go there straight away to unburden yourselves.
Come, come!
Very well, take me there!
If you please, Lady Samurai...
Boy, this is pleasant! This is truly enjoyable!
Isn't it good?
Here, here. Have another.
Would you like to see a dance? Or perhaps you would like to listen to the shamisen?
Whatever you see fit. I'm so satisfied!
Lady Samurai! Please forgive me...
I didn't notice your cup was empty. Here, here...
Are you dissatisfied with anything?
No...
Oh, you! You're hopeless, Sis! You should take my example!
Enjoy the moment and be pampered, like me!
Lady Samurai, if you're tired, shall I massage your shoulders?
Massage 'em, massage 'em!
We have a private spring over there, too...
Excuse me, but where are you going?
I'm going to enjoy myself my way.
Wait, Lady Samurai!
Did we do anything careless a moment ago?
I like to pour for myself.
But it would be rude of us to make you...
Live with it.
- Hey... - Yeah...
The terrifying power behind her glare... I couldn't get near her.
- Hey, everyone, where did you go? Hik! - The other one is anything but terrifying.
Idiot! Ones like her can be quite nasty. She's probably pretending to be drunk.
I see. So that's all an act. They are indeed a terrifying duo!
We're going to make them relax and enjoy themselves more!
Yeah!
Okay...
Delicious! A cup of sake in a hot spring! What more could I ask?
Dammit. I can't get a good look because of the steam.
I wish it would clear away more!
Okay...
Who's there?
Stay back! Go away! You pervert!
Don't you have that backwards?
That is usually said by the person who has been peeked at.
Is it fun to spy on nude people? Or were you planning to wash my back for me?
Wh- Why would I?!
The people of this village are almost uncomfortably nice...
...but I see there are some who aren't.
Either way, it doesn't bother me.
Did you twist your ankle?
I did not!
Oh. I see.
But I think...
...it hurts a little.
This is far enough. I'll walk the rest of the way myself.
Oh, I see. Bye.
Huh? If you're returning to the inn, it's this way.
Oh, that... I left the bottle behind, you see.
Bottle?
It would be improper not to return it, right?
Wait...
Take care of that leg.
You are a girl, after all.
She knew.
Oh, will you look at this happy girl?
Hey, Meow! Sleep in a futon.
Aw, no... I couldn't eat another bite...
Still... where have our attentive hosts gone?
Considering their warm welcome in the beginning, they should be around...
Hey, come quick!! The Elder...!
- E- Elder!! - Mr. Yohei!
H- Hold on!
Water... no, bring me sake! Get sake to bring him 'round!
- Right! - And medicine!
Coming!
Elder, who did this to you?!
It- It was them... That woman samurai...
...and that woman martial artist...
Huh? But they're at the main inn...
What is it? That looks like a sword wound.
Oh, hello, everyone. I see you're all together this fine evening...
What can I say? Thank you for the wonderful feast!
Um, where's the bathroom? I need to pee. I think I ate and drank too much...
G... Get out!!
Huh? Get out?
Wasn't I enough to satisfy you?!
Are you still going to attack villagers as well?! What the hell did we ever do?!
You murderers!
I can't take it any more!
There's no reason to fear them! They're only two! Get them!!
Yeah!!!
Huh? What's wrong?
This is not good. It appears they're mistaken about something.
It's a hassle, so let's get out of here for now.
- Meow! - Huh? Ow, ow, ow!
- They're getting away! - After them!! - Pulverize them!!
Hey, hey! Just a minute, Sister! What's going on here?
I don't know that myself!
You don't know?! But weren't we honored guests with hero status a second ago?
How can that suddenly switch to "murderers"? I need an explanation!
I found them! Over here!
- Meow! - Sis!
There they are! Over here!
Over here, over here!
Who's that?
- Get inside and hide, quick! - What? Wait...
H- Hey, Gin! They came this way, right?
- They? - The murderous thieving duo!
No, they didn't come here.
Gin, they got Yohei!
What? They got Grampa?!
He'll live, but it's a very severe wound!
He's being taken care of in the village right now.
Just as we first thought, they are violent scoundrels!
But now, we're hunting them down! They won't have their way with us any longer!
Good. Let's search down below. Gin, it's dangerous, so you wait inside!
Hide out in here for a while.
Are you sure you want to conceal us?
It doesn't bother me!
But aren't we supposed to be violent murderous thieves?
Nope! I don't think so. You guys don't look like bad people to me.
That's true! Far from it! We're actually champions of justice...
Huh? What? How did we become violent murderous thieves?
We've probably been mistaken for someone else. What are they like?
They're a female samurai and a female martial artist from an island prison...
...who indiscriminately attack villages and rob people.
A female samurai and a female martial artist?
Yeah.
But that's just like me and Sis!
That's why the villagers are chasing you, because they believe you're them, silly.
Oh, I get it!
Come to think of it, before we entered this village...
...those government officials on the road said we resembled their composite sketch.
Do you mean that violent murderous thieving duo looks just like us?
So it would seem.
How can this be?! I can't believe there's a villain who looks just like cute, sexy me!
So, Mr. Yohei the village Elder is your grandfather?
Yeah. Grampa said that a wimpy village like ours is no match for the two thieves...
...so he was going to at least try to team up with the neighboring village.
And that's why he went out?
Yeah, but before he could talk with the other village...
...you guys came, sending the village into a panic... At any rate, he said...
...that if we pampered and entertained you, you probably wouldn't act violent.
That's not funny! In what way do I, Lady Meow, champion of justice...
...more colorful and charming than any flower, look like an evil criminal?!
- You don't look it. - I told you!
You're way too sloppy to be a hustling fugitive.
What did you say?!
I thought I'd make sure 'cause you might be the wrong people.
That's why you peeked at me?
I heard that the female samurai has a mole.
A mole? Where?
On her bum.
Her bum?! Sis, do you have a mole on your butt?
Stupid. If I had, that would make me a vicious thief!
- So, you don't? - Beats me.
Oh, yeah? Now I'm curious.
Is there indeed a mole on Tsukikage Ran's butt?
Hey! Have you seen them?! Anything in the back hills?
They're very thorough.
Of course! They think that if you get away, you'll be back for revenge.
They want to give you a firm scolding, you'll never mess with them again.
Firm? In what way?
I think they want to tie you up in a bamboo mat, smash you...
...until your bones are runny pulp, and then throw you into a hot spring.
That's not funny. I haven't done anything wrong!
They can't just tie me up in a bamboo mat, smash me...
...until my bones are runny pulp, and throw me into a hot spring!
They can't do that!
Okay, I believe I'll teach them just how pure, gentle, beautiful...
...and strong I really am! It's time to recruit my honor!!
Don't you mean reclaim your honor? It's like you haven't been schooled at all, Lady.
What an annoying child you are!
Okay, do you know how to say one, two, three, four, in Chinese?!
Haw! I bet you don't! I'll tell you. Uh... Yi, er, san, si! There! I taught you!
Hey, Meow, why are you wasting energy on this silly competition?
But she...
It actually goes to show how uneducated you really are.
Huh? Sis, where are you going?
Sis? What, what is it? Tell me!
This bridge is the only way into the village.
What about it?
If the violent duo comes to this village...
...we'll meet them if we wait here, don't you think?
Oh! That's right, that's right!
I already thought the same thing. We should sit and wait right here!
Well, I believe I'll get a good look at the face of the beautiful villain...
...who looks exactly like me!
Wait a second. If the villain looks just like me...
...I'll be pitted against me who looks like me...
...and so, even if I who looks like me wins, me who looks like me will lose...
...and the loser will be me who looks like me, so in the end...
...I will be the winner, but I will have lost...
...I'm confused now!
You have no education, so you should try not to think too hard.
How can you say such things?!
Enough of that. I believe we have company.
It's true!! She really looks just like you!
Good afternoon.
Who the hell are you?
You're the one! You're half of the villainous duo! We know you!
I hear you're going around ransacking all the towns and villages you want in this area!
As for us, we're sorely inconvenienced 'cause we're being mistaken for you!
What are you gonna do about it, huh?!
Who's this blundering dimwit?
Did you say blundering dimwit?!?
Certainly, when it comes to blundering dimwits, this girl is second to none...
Sis, are you slandering me, too?!
...but, she's single-mindedly gentle. She's a blundering dimwit for justice...
...with a pure heart, who is more charming and beautiful than any flower.
I can't understand if that's a compliment or an insult!
It's a huge, sloppy compliment.
- Really? - Really.
Well, okay then.
Anyways, as you can see, no matter how similar we may appear to be...
...our human nature is completely different.
What did you say?!
I hear you have a mole on your bum.
What?
I thought so. That appears to be what separates...
...a violent thieving fugitive like you and a mere beautiful drifter like myself.
So what?
That goes without saying! We have to exterminate you villains...
...on behalf of Heaven! To recruit...
To recruit our honor!!
It's "reclaim our honor", you blundering nitwit!
Did I get it wrong again? What'll I do?
Don't ask me.
You're a noisy woman. Can't you ever shut your trap?
There you are, pretty villain who looks exactly like m...
Hey! Y- Y- You're supposed to look exactly like me?!
Th- That's not funny! You're middle-aged!
In what way is this dumpy old woman similar to trim, sexy Meow?!
How could you let yourself be thrown so easily?! You're so clumsy!
I can't help it...!
I don't know where you hobos came from, but if you interfere, we'll cut you down.
In spite of your beautiful body, so much like mine...
...it seems the beauty of your heart is no match for mine.
Th- They're the ones! They're the ones who got me!
See? They're not bad guys after all, right?
I told you so from the very beginning, didn't I?
I am so terribly sorry about what we did...
How can we make it up to you?
No, no, no! Think nothing of it! Just as long as you understand... right, Sis?
The way that kid looked at you was awfully fervent, don't you think?
Like she's fallen for Tsukikage Ran!
What nonsense are you blithering?
But I'm sure of it...
Stop, stop, stop!
I told you to stop!!
Hey... It's those officials from yesterday again.
Suspicious characters! We will clear your identity!
What's this?! You look just like the duo ransacking this area recently!
HEY!
Tell me how this composite drawing looks like me!!
The other vicious criminal has a mole on her bum, correct?
That's right! She does indeed have a distinguishing mole on her bum!
Then why don't you go examine the duo tied up at the village ahead?
Wh- What? Is this the truth?!
- Is this truth? - Is this truth?
'Tis truth, 'tis truth.
All right, we're going there!
How unreliable can they be? Did they intend to arrest the criminals like that?
Still, you're lucky, Sis! That you don't have a mole on your bum!
Actually, I do.
Yeah, I'm glad that kid didn't see it in the spring. I was scared half to death.
Pardon?
The next episode of Tsukikage Ran is: "I Buzzed With Electricity."
Don't miss it.