Illusion of Blood Page #3

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Is this my face?

Poor lady!

I will confess!

I will tell you everything!

I cannot bear having you worry

over money matters.

What's this?

In a vault, it's useless.

Spend it, make it useful.

Use it as a betrothal gift.

I cannot pardon my husband,

but I hate the Ito family more!

He also told me to have an affair with you,

so he could leave you.

If I refused, he would kill me.

So I had to do it. Please forgive me.

Takuetsu...

My tooth dye.

You've just had a baby.

Should you use it?

A woman should look nice.

I'll dye my teeth and comb my hair...

Then I will say a word of thanks to my

husband and the Ito family.

It's terrible, with your looks...

Dead.

The child's here.

Who?

You... You're a cruel man!

You're the boy Takuetsu brought?

You're terrible! I heard it all!

Shut up!

If you've heard, I've no choice.

Ready?

Why me?

Why do this to me?

Then you put the corpses

on either side of the door?

Yes, and nailed both down.

To warn people not to sin.

Sin? She didn't, did she?

Ssh! Be careful!

You did a horrible thing.

I'm to dump them into the river?

And say your wife

and boy left home?

Yes.

She must be bitter in the next world.

Even if she is,

what can a woman do?

Haven't you ever been in love?

Where's the door?

By the post.

Not here.

Has to be...

Not dreaming, were you?

That's strange.

Don't joke.

You asked me to help you tie a stone to

the door and dump it in, so I...

That noise?

I'm sure I closed it.

Hey, hey, hey, don't be funny.

Hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Where are you off to?

Hey!

I give up.

What is it?

There!

There. There.

They walked here, then fell down?

Stop joking.

How can corpses move?

Oh! Look at the eyes!

Be quiet!

Oh! Oh! Dead! Dead!

Dead! The... the baby's dead!

Your baby!

Sister!

Sister...?

Sister!

Oh, sister!

Where have you been?

I'm so glad you're safe!

Don't just stand there,

Tell me everything! Come inside!

Naosuke!

What is it, Osode?

My sister! She's here!

What's that?

My sister who's left home!

She's outside!

Don't be silly! She can't be.

Why?

Why? If she appears anywhere,

it wouldn't be here.

It will be at Iyemon's wedding.

But she's right there!

All right, I'll have a word with herthen...

Sister! Sister!

Where did she go?

Sister!

Not here.

She left home with Kohei.

That's right.

She was right there.

I opposed her coming here,

but gave in to her pleadings.

When we are married tonight...

I'm entrusting her in your care.

Please rest assured.

But for her sake, too,

please recommend me to your lord.

Don't worry, things are going well.

Please help me.

It is your wedding night.

Your bride is waiting for you.

So am I to consummate our love?

Shall we leave, my lord?

Then, Oume...

Yes?

Excuse us.

Our hopes have come true.

We were destined...

...to be together.

Yes.

I must find a lord

to serve and make you happy.

Why would that make me happy?

What? It would be a disgrace

to make you live here.

For your sake, I must serve a lord.

Oume.

Why don't you say anything?

Oume.

Oume.

There's no need to be shy.

Raise your face.

Raise your face and smile.

"My husband, may we be blessed

and share a long life together. "

Now, say what I just said.

My husband, may we...

I am happy as I am.

Oume!

What sh*t! I thought I'd caught an eel.

A tortoise-shell comb. It'd cost 5 ryo.

Iyemon! I looked all over for you!

Father-in-law.

What, may I ask, brings you here?

Iyemon, tell me the truth.

About what?

Where did Oume go?

No one's seen her since the wedding night.

Why?

I'd like to know too.

You'll have to ask Oume herself.

Iyemon!

Enough.

Iyemon! Feigning ignorance?

Please tell me the truth!

I ask you to! Please!

If she's disappeared,

it's my former wife's curse.

How can you be so shameless?

You're the one who's shameless!

The medicine my wife

drank was from your box.

Rascal! From now on, we're strangers!

And I refuse to recommend you!

Return my money then!

You took a bribe, yet refuse to help me.

You're no friend, Kibei!

Enough! That was a betrothal gift!

I know nothing!

Liar!

You and I are equally guilty

about the medicine.

I'll report it if I have to.

If you report it,

you'll never find a lord again!

Will I, or won't I?

Look for her in hell!

Can't you rest in peace?

You ghost!

Two unusual funerals today.

A man and a woman nailed to both

sides of a door drifted to a bridge.

Is it their funeral?

There are cruel people in this world.

Even sold the clothes of their backs.

Stop such unlucky talk!

What evil thing did they do

to deserve such a fate?

Osode. Will you pay your rice bill?

I'm sorry.

Don't be troublesome!

Be sure to pay tomorrow!

Don't be so harsh. Go home.

That's all for today.

Thank you.

Osode.

Will you wash these old clothes?

Yes.

You're kind to give me such work.

Who sold this to you?

Who? It came from a pawnshop.

I'm sure it's what my sister wore.

I doubt it.

Lots of people wear the same stuff.

Wash it and the man's kimono.

Both are very dirty.

I'm counting on you.

It's still wet.

You're back?

No eels today.

Is that so?

I got fed up and went for a drink.

That's no surprise. I can smell it.

Why...

Why do you run from me?

Still married in name only?

This is past a joke! I can't stand it!

It's poisoning my life! Think how I feel!

Not until you avenge Yomoshichi!

Yes, I promised to avenge him, but...

Please wait until then!

If you say that, I can't do anything.

Never mind. I'm sorry.

I really do love you.

Listen, Naosuke.

The rice shop man came to remind me,

and I owe the sake shop.

I know. Money?

Yes.

They'll lend 5 ryo on this.

This comb! Where did you...?

I found it.

Mother's keepsake! I know it is!

My sister's precious comb!

Sister?

It's so strange.

The kimono brought for me

to wash was hers too.

So? There are lots of similar kimono.

The comb.

No, not this comb, please!

I see. If it's so precious, I won't pawn it.

Thank you.

Hey, it's safer to put it

on the family altar.

Yes, yes.

Please don't take it away.

No, my lady, I'll respect your wish.

So will you please prepare my supper?

Yes, yes.

I like you being funny...

Right away.

Say, Yomoshichi, Osode's

still true to your memory!

Wretch!

But like this comb, Osode will become

mine soon. Remember it!

Naosuke. It'll be ready soon.

Naosuke. Naosuke! Where are you?

Osode! Osode! Osode!

What's the matter?

What are you doing here?

It's nothing. Nothing at all.

Nothing...

You gave me a fright. Your supper's ready.

A rat took the comb!

What? That comb?

The one I put on the family altar?

It's here! It's right where I put it!

My, my, it's kind of you to come

to offer incense so often.

Master must be happy.

Please.

It's my duty to offer incense

to my father-in-law.

My, my...

But why did he fall into that moat?

It's very strange.

Please.

Lady Oume is also missing.

I wonder where she is?

She had a lover, it seems,

and ran away with him.

There's no one here.

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