:42:10
I must say that what I saw
today was splendid.
:42:14
Shichidayu Dances... Always
a delight to see.
:42:17
When people say something is "out of
this world," this is what they mean.
:42:19
They've all dedicated their
lives to their craft.
:42:21
'Tis the excellence achieved only by
those devoted to a single thing.
:42:25
However...
:42:26
However...
Huh?
:42:27
Why did you choose an evocative
piece as the "Kurozuka?"
:42:30
Well, as I would be watching the play
with you, Sir Sahyonosuke...
:42:33
...I thought that we ought to watch
something joyous and gorgeous...
:42:36
...but, 'tis disheartening that you see
it only as an evocatory piece!
:42:40
If you put it that way, I must not
say what I was about to say.
:42:44
No need for such formality.
Please speak your mind.
:42:50
A unit of Mito's Tengu Faction
has assembled...
:42:53
...and they've filtered
into our district.
:42:55
Yes, I'm aware
of that.
:42:57
They pose as Mito vassals, and can use
the Mito Mansion in Koishikawa.
:43:03
From this base, they've contacted
Satsuma and Choshuu vassals...
:43:06
...and together, they've been
hatching various plots.
:43:08
I am aware of that, too.
:43:09
I am aware of that, too.
Things look to be coming to a head.
:43:12
Things look to be coming to a head.
:43:12
And, if so?
Things look to be coming to a head.
:43:13
And, if so?
:43:13
And, if so?
What if... your life were in danger?
:43:18
That's totally ludicrous!
:43:20
That's totally ludicrous!
But... what if it were so?
:43:23
No, it will not happen.
:43:25
No, it will not happen.
Why not?
:43:26
Why not?
:43:26
Do you expect me to put it in words?
Why not?
:43:28
Do you expect me to put it in words?
:43:28
Do you expect me to put it in words?
Tell me. Today, tell me everything.
:43:32
Our Fourteenth Shogun, lemochi...
is how old as of this year?
:43:38
Fourteen years old.
:43:40
I am the Lord of Hikone, a Tokugawa-
affiliated domain.
:43:45
I am the li Family's 15th descendant:
"Kamonnokami" Naosuke.
:43:48
And, to top it off, I'm the Great
Elder of the Shogunate.
:43:50
It is no exaggeration
to say...
:43:52
...that the Tokugawa government
cannot run without me.
:43:58
So, why would the men
of Mito seek my life?