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.
SHE HID A ROMANCE IN THE PAST
I'm pissed off!! You sake-swilling woman!
You act so superior for an incessantly whining penniless bimbo!
Oh?! YOU have a lot of nerve for an incessantly whining bimbo...
...penniless inside of your head!
The inside of my head is penniless?!
I'm pissed off again!!
That does it! I'll never travel with the likes of you ever again!
Oh, yeah?! I'm sick of you, too!
I'm sick of endlessly wiping up after your nincompoop's poop!
Now you've said it!! Then I guess we're through as of today!
Okay, goodbye!
Hey, I said goodbye! Don't follow me!
Hey, you. Stop pointing at people. It's rude.
Go away! You're an eyesore.
I'm going this way. You go somewhere else.
Humph! Okay, I'll take this road!
Sure, why not? It's a slovenly road, just like you!
And that road is perfect for you, because it's so dirty!
Good things happen on roads like this.
More good things will happen on MY road!
Okay, this time it's really goodbye!
I botched it...
I allowed myself to become emotional, and broke up with Lady Meow...
This is bad. I forgot I was carrying so little cash today.
Hmm... It's too late to go back and try to appease her...
At this rate, I can only afford one bottle of sake at best...
I wonder if there are any gold coins lying around here...?
SAKE - 30 MON
One bottle of sake is 30 mon? This restaurant is expensive...
Welcome, Miss.
Uh...
What would you like to order?
Um, yes. How much is your 30 mon sake?
Pardon?
No, you see, I was wondering how much your 30 mon sake costs.
Oh... Uh, the 30 mon sake is 30 mon, Miss.
I see, I guess it would be. Hmm...
What do you say, mister? Would it be possible...
...for you to take 9 mon for the 30 mon sake?
Pardon??
Um, no, never mind, never mind.
SAKE - 20 MON
SAKE - 15 MON
So close...
SAKE - 35 MON
It might be too hopeless to try to buy sake with just 9 mon.
At this rate, even one bottle of sake is but a distant dream.
Ho, ho... This appears to be a bar, too, but...
...they must be open since the noren is out...
SAKE - 9 MON
Oh!
Come in!
Say, mister? Is the 9 mon sake 9 mon?
Yeah.
So, you aren't going to tell me there used to be a 3 written above the 9...
...but it faded over time and it only looks like 9?
Yeah. It's just 9 mon.
Oh, really! That is wonderful!
To allow customers to drink sake for such an incredibly reasonable price...
...you must be more of a master businessman than you appear to be!
Right now, this store really doesn't have any glow in the way of looks...
...though some might say it's tasteful in some way...
...but before you know it, I bet you'll be prospering in a big way in no time!
You want sake?
Yeah, yeah! I want this, the 9 mon sake here.
Oh, yeah. I don't need a side dish!
Mister, I'll take a bottle, too.
Junzaburo...
Lady Ran...
It's been a long time.
Wh- What are you doing here?
Oh, yes. That... I'm travelling.
Travelling? Where?
Oh, nowhere in particular.
Why are you doing it?
I don't have a goal. I travel on a whim.
What about you, Junzaburo?
Huh?
Are you living in this town?
l... I'm...
I thought you'd be here!
Jun! I told you over and over how midday sake isn't good for you! Now, come home!
It's my body. Leave me alone!
Your body is my body! My body is your body!
How do you expect me to ignore this? Come now, let's go home. Jun!
- Here you are. - Great!
WHAT???
Mister! What is this?!
It's sake.
Don't "it's sake" me! I'm asking you what the hell this tiny excuse for a bottle is!
That's what you get for 9 mon.
Oh, so you mock 9 mon customers, eh?! Don't mock 9 mon customers!!
I'm not mocking you. The sake is good stuff.
If you don't want it, don't drink it.
I'll drink it, dammit. I'll drink it, but...
Aw, my 9 mon is drunk...
There you are, Shina! Come quickly! It's a dojo-break!
It's too much for us to handle!
- How many are there? - One!
- All right... - We're counting on you!
Jun?!
Jun... Oh, Jun!
Want to drink this? There's still some left.
Huh?!
Mr. Shina's liquor bill is covered by the Otagaki Dojo.
I pity sake without an owner... Go ahead. If you want it, take it.
I'll take it!
OTAGAKI DOJO
Next! Next, I said! Next, next, next!!!
Is there anyone to fight, or shall I help myself to your dojo sign?!
Argh... What is Shina doing? I keep him around for times like this!
I will be your opponent.
Don't blame me if you get hurt... ...I mean, killed!
Do as you please.
I am Otagaki, the owner of this dojo!!
So, I was a moment too late... I rushed here from my appointment...
...but I missed the fight. That's a shame.
Please excuse me.
Perfect, Shina! Well done!
Otsuta...
Oh, Sis!
Don't be such a stranger! Come closer!
Wh- What the heck happened to you?
Yeah! After we split up, my luck took a huge turn for the better!
After I took that road, I spotted a wallet THIS thick.
Now, honest girl Lady Meow had just decided to deliver it to a police station...
...when she ran into a young master from the most wealthy jewelry store in this town...
...named the "Yoshimatsuya," who was frantically searching for that very wallet.
The wallet was packed with important money for a business negotiation.
The young master was so grateful to honest girl Lady Meow...
...he said, "This is just a little thank-you" and gave me THIS! See?!
Ooh! Why, Lady Meow! If those aren't gold coins!
That's right! As you can see, these are five gold coins!
You know, Meow, I always thought you were a promising youth.
So, without further ado, let's find a restaurant suited to those coins...
...so we may drink to our hearts' content!
That's great! I thought the day was going to end with that meager fare.
Just a minute! This money came to me as a reward for my honesty!
How does it turn into your sake money?!
You're not too smart, are you?! Have you forgotten that I'm the one...
...who led you to take the path where the wallet was lying?
If you hadn't split up with me, you would never have come across that money!
Well, yes... That's true, but...
Ah! I remember now! We're having a fight, aren't we?!
Why the heck should I buy sake for someone I'm fighting with?!
Oh, that. In regards to that, I'm completely at fault.
I'm sorry. You're always right.
Now come on, time's a-wasting. Let's go, let's go!
What do you think of that!? I know it happens every time...
...but that sake-swilling woman has taken me for a ride again!
- Proceed... - Yes, ma'am!
KAMO-TEl
Damn, that's good!
Come on, Sis. Drink as much as you want!
I'm doing just that without being told!
Meow, you're a nice girl, you know that?!
You're good-natured and generous! Not only that, you're beautiful!!
Oh, my... Beautiful? Do you think so, too?
I always thought that might be the case...!
Happy-go-lucky, and weak for flattery!
Aw, shucks... I'm not that great...
Say, it looks like they're having fun in the next room...
Should we get geisha at our table, too?
Now, what would two women want with a geisha?
If you have that much money, spend it on more lees! Lees!
Say! You really should go nuts and order something more glamorous...
...than those crude lees, like a snapper or Halibut.
What's so crude about lees?! Don't make light of my lees!
Yes, yes. Lees aren't the only crude things around here...
Crude is you all over, Sis. Okay! Even I will use this occasion to drink.
That was great!
Hey, Otsuta. Come here and fill my cup.
Coming!
Oh! Do you wish me to drink, too? Very well, I will have some.
Hear ye, all those assembled here today!
I have called you, my intimate friends, here tonight...
...so that I, the unworthy Genma Otagaki, may make the ceremonial announcement!
At this moment, I and Otsuta have just emptied the engagement cups...
...therefore solidifying our marriage vows!
What? Oh, no, Sensei. That's supposed to be our little secret.
Owner! Is the owner of the restaurant in here?!
Yes, I'm sitting right here.
Everyone! This is not drinking entertainment!
Owner, the advance payment Tsuta owes this restaurant...
...you said it was 150 ryo, yes?
Yes, I confirm it was 150 ryo...
Now, now. This is Tsuta's deed. Please accept it.
Yes, I confirm this is the deed. Now, Tsuta is mine.
Yes. Now you can do whatever you please with her, Mr. Otagaki.
Ah, please wait...
Everyone present is a witness! Please bless this union!
The lees of a first-class restaurant are definitely superior!
Meow, order me more... Oh, dear. She's down...
She insists on chugging it down even with her low tolerance. How ungraceful!
Oh, well. I guess I'll go get it myself.
Back then, I was...
Never mind. It's in the past now.
I couldn't go! My determination gave out...
I was afraid of the consequences... But now, in the end, look at me...
Just let it rest.
Jun?!
Excuse me!
Ah, excuse me! Was a samurai here a moment ago...?
You're the one from this afternoon...
Hi. We met in the bar, didn't we?
If you mean the same samurai, he rushed through here just now, heading that way.
Just because he's a little skilled with the sword...
He can't give up being a samurai.
I wish he would throw away his silly sword...
He calls himself a samurai, but he lives the life of a yakuza bodyguard.
If someone tougher shows up, he'll soon be discarded.
He won't listen to me when I ask him to come to my family's home...
...so we may live humbly in peace...
Yeah... Men like him don't have decisiveness...
I wish he would break his arm.
Then he would probably take 'us' more seriously.
That's strange... I had so much money, but it's all gone in one night...
Did I eat and drink so much, that the bill cost me all the jewels I was wearing, too...?
Restaurants like that are expensive.
Sis, how many bowls of lees did you order?
Who knows?
Please, dear! Leave town with me!
If we don't, I'll belong to Otagaki!
It's better than drinking sake in a place like this!
If you don't decide now, you'll regret it your whole life!
Come on! Let's leave town together! Please, Jun?!
What's wrong, Sis?
I have an obligation to Otagaki.
You have no obligation to that slime! He's done nothing but use you!
Not only that, he lets money do the talking...
...even though he knows about you and I! He's dirty!
Come on, darling... let's run away. Run away and take me with you...!!
Aren't you even capable of running away with one woman?
I am a man who failed to run away once in the past...
I'm not good at running away.
Hmm? Sis?
Meow, I recognize you as a woman among women, and I need your help...
Huh? What's wrong? Why so formal?
If you need money, I don't have any more. We used it all.
It won't cost anything.
Mr. Shina! Oh, there you are!
Mr. Shina! Please come quickly! It's a dojo-break! It's too much for us to handle!
- How many are there? - Two!
- All right! - We're counting on you!
Jun?!
Okay, next! Next... ...huh? There's none left.
I finished them off, Sis! You never got a turn, huh?!
Yes, well done, well done.
What now? Want to take their sign?
Argh! What's keeping Shina?!
The important one is still left...
I will be your opponent.
Sis, him?
This is quite a formidable-looking opponent. Meow, I'll take him.
Yessah, understood!
Lady Ran...
Let's do it.
Huh? What's this about? They have the same stance...
Lady Ran... I am the one who taught you how to hold a sword.
Sake as well... You were the one who gave me my first sake.
I give up.
With an arm like that... You probably will never be able to hold a sword again.
Don't you think you had better give up living on your sword?
All you can do now is run.
Right, Junzaburo?
O- Otsuta! Hey! Where are you going?! Sh- Shina!! You bastard!
Come back here!! Otsuta is mine! I bought her with money! Hey!
Nobody likes clingy old men.
What?!
They say that idiots who interfere with people's love should get kicked by a horse and die.
Y- You... Get her!!
Damn! My money and my reputation are riding on that woman! I won't let her get away!
Why, you!
I realize I am a beautiful horse...
...but if I kick you, you will die.
I- I give up.
Say, Sis? Do you think those two have passed the mountain peak by now?
Who knows?
WHO KNOWS?
It was like they were starting some extraordinary journey...
...but I hope they live happily ever after!
I wonder.
Oh, you're awfully indifferent!
A lot of things happen during the course of life.
Well, that's true, but... Say, say, Sis!
What should we do with this sign?
What? Meow, did you bring that with you?
But we defeated the dojo, so it would be a waste not to.
Throw that silly thing away.
That's true. I don't need this silly thing!
Ah, that feels better!
Yup, if you're travelling, you should travel light!
You've got that right!
Huh? That's the first time we've agreed.
Ooh, you're right!
Well! Now that we've agreed once, which way shall we proceed?
That goes without saying.
We'll go where the wind blows.
Isn't travel great?
Travel IS great!
THE END