:22:00
That way, Mito, Satsuma, or
Choshuu... one of them...
:22:03
...will want to engage
me, at a high price.
:22:06
That much is true,
without a doubt!
:22:11
So... sir, what is
your name?
:22:14
Huh?
:22:16
Niiro Tsuruchiyo. Formerly of
Bishuu clan, now a ronin.
:22:22
So, he joined us
because...
:22:25
...he wants to become a legitimate
samurai... Just that?
:22:29
Correct, sir. During our mission, he
will do his best for the cause...
:22:33
...and after we succeed, he'll request
that the Mito, or another clan...
:22:36
...grant him a position.
:22:39
That is his only
motivation, sir.
:22:41
At sunset that day, Hagiiwara
Matasaburo reports on...
:22:47
...the living conditions of Kurihara
Einosuke, the other suspect.
:22:53
Thank you for your
hard work.
:22:55
Sir, Kurihara Einosuke's
home is situated in...
:22:57
...Honjo-Koume, where liege vassals and
rich merchants maintain second homes.
:23:01
Oh? Honjo-Koume?
:23:21
Kurihara was once a retainer
in the employ of...
:23:23
...Matsudaira Sahyonosuke, the chief
of the Yada clan in Joshu...
:23:25
...and his stipend was
more than 300-koku.
:23:27
300-koku? He must've been
an important man.
:23:32
As close to his Clan Lord
as Kurihara was...
:23:35
...as important
as he was...
:23:37
...why did he leave his clan, become
a ronin, and join us?
:23:42
That, sir, we don't
know for sure...
:23:44
...but according to Yamamoto,
a close confidante of his...
:23:47
...Kurihara is an exceptional,
avid scholar, who...
:23:49
...is well-read in Western philosophy.
:23:51
...is well-read in Western philosophy.
Oh?
:23:52
Based on his studies, he
strongly believes that...
:23:54
...unless Elder li is destroyed, Japan
will not see the dawn of a new era.
:23:59
Uh-huh...