:17:03
You're nothing but a bunch
of superfluous lackeys.
:17:06
I was hoping that at least one
of you was an Elder's son...
:17:08
...or the son of a
troop leader...
:17:11
...I guess I was wrong.
:17:12
...I guess I was wrong.
Sir?
:17:13
So the reason Tsuruchiyo helped
them was because...
:17:16
...if one of them turned out
to be an important figure...
:17:20
...he could extort a large
sum of money?
:17:22
No... that wasn't it...
:17:24
"Built with utmost care..." but the Ecchuu
Loincloth, upon completion, falls apart.
:17:29
Huh?
:17:30
Well, you see... If one of you were
somebody significant, then...
:17:35
...I could've asked for a
reward for saving you.
:17:37
I could've used that chance
to obtain a position, but...
:17:42
The Ecchuu Loincloth
must've fallen apart!
:17:47
Well... as we are of low rank, we really
don't have any way to thank you.
:17:54
No matter how much searching
you do around Edo...
:17:57
...it's impossible to stumble upon
a truly sweet opportunity.
:18:00
So you see, from
now on...
:18:03
...if you aren't a high-ranking officer
somewhere... you're doomed.
:18:06
But... you're such a swordsman that
any Daimyo house would want you.
:18:11
Don't be ridiculous. You're all men
with meager positions in life...
:18:15
...but you still don't know the
hardships of being a ronin.
:18:20
You have no idea to what extremes I've
sunk... I've done everything I can.
:18:25
Skills alone won't get
you anywhere.
:18:28
I wonder if what you're saying is true.
:18:30
I wonder if what you're saying is true.
By the way, fellows...
:18:32
...you were saying some rather serious
things back there in Nihonbashi.
:18:36
About beheading Elder li, or
something to that effect.
:18:41
But, you know... that's
pretty interesting.
:18:45
Certainly interesting, if you're
really serious about doing it.
:18:47
Sir, what you're saying
is very odd.
:18:50
Still, you wouldn't
have saved us...
:18:52
...if you didn't resent Elder
li's arbitrary conduct.
:18:54
I've got nothing to do with him,
no connections whatsoever!
:18:58
I hold no grudge against him,
nor am I indebted to him.