:57:05
Come back here!
:57:10
Just who was the lady
that you speak of?
:57:12
She was of the House of
Takatsukasa in Kyoto...
:57:14
...the daughter of Sir Ichijo Narihisa,
the 3rd-ranking General.
:57:19
Such an important person!
:57:21
On top of that, this "princess"
was named "Kiku-hime."
:57:27
Oh, my... Even our names
are the same!
:57:33
Indeed... Strange things can
happen in this world.
:57:36
So... what happened
after that?
:57:42
You may fool others... but you cannot
deceive the eyes of this samurai!
:57:47
Who do you wait for... at Kanda Myojin
Shrine, after the day's lessons?!
:57:55
You are still in training... yet
you're lusting after women!
:57:59
How dare you let your mind
stray from the sword?!
:58:01
Further carelessness
won't be tolerated!
:58:04
Kiku-hime was to wed the eldest
son of Miyamori Betto...
:58:08
...a distinguished Shinto priest known
throughout the Kanto region.
:58:12
As Sir Kii's auxiliary mansion was
in Edo, near the Akasaka Gates...
:58:17
...she often traveled there with her father,
Sir Narihisa, all the way from Kyoto.
:58:23
Kiku-hime would leave the Kii Mansion
just about every day...
:58:26
...to visit Matsunaga Wafu's residence,
to study Nagauta singing.
:58:33
For a lady of a famous family,
she's rather spirited.
:58:37
Instead of requesting that the instructor
visit her, she'd travel so she could...
:58:41
...take lessons in the company
of regular girls.
:58:43
It seems that you're visiting the Kanda
Myojin Shrine all the time, Miss Ichijo.
:58:47
Offering special prayers, perhaps?
:58:49
Offering special prayers, perhaps?
No... I don't believe in gods or buddhas.
:58:53
Then, perhaps you're meeting
someone special there?
:58:55
Yes... Someone special
is waiting for me.
:58:58
If you'll excuse me...