New Tale of Zatoichi Page #2

But I don't care what they were.

I can't overlook a blind man

killing a seeing one!

I'm not trying to justify

my brother, or revenge him.

But this has to be settled

in the Yakuza way.

I see. In that case, I'll fight.

Who's that?

Ichi, do you recognize my voice?

That voice...

We meet in a peculiar situation.

Sensei, it's been so long.

Stop this stupid fight!

You started it, didn't you?

Who are you?

I'm the man who taught lchi here

how to use a sword.

As the case may be,

I sometimes stand in for my pupils.

Stay out of this!

Don't be a sore loser.

Consider this as saving your life,

and put your sword away!

Ichi, come, let's have a drink.

Will you overlook

what happened here tonight?

No way! Come back when

you finish your business.

We'll be waiting for you.

Go!

I'm back.

Welcome home.

I've brought an unexpected

guest with me tonight.

- Who is he?

- lchi, the blind man.

Ichi-san!

Good evening, miss.

Really unexpected.

Please, come in, come in.

Welcome back!

Did you all practice hard

while I was gone?

Yes!

- Yayoi, give me some water.

- Yes.

And make some tea for lchi.

Those who can't see,

can smell very well.

So, does it still smell

like when you studied here?

It brings back memories.

Nothing's changed in 4 years.

None of my present pupils

are as hardworking as you were.

You practiced like crazy,

rain or shine.

- Yayoi, l've settled the matter.

- What?

- Your marriage to Morooka.

- But I asked you to decline.

Can we decline? He's the son

of the respected Mizuno family.

- What are you unhappy about?

- Nothing...

So why are you reluctant?

Like Morooka said, for me,

being a poor samurai's daughter,

it's a dream match, but I don't

wish to marry for convenience.

What an ungrateful thing you are!

Is it not for your happiness

that I bowed my head

and begged just now?

Who else would want the daughter

of a degraded samurai?

Is there anyone in the world

who'd pass up a single chance

for happiness, by clinging

to silly ideas?

I know I'm being stubborn,

but just this...

- Have you more to say?

- Please, forgive me, just...

No! Stupid girl!

- lchi-san, your tea.

- Thank you.

- Is this the house of Banno-san?

- Yes.

- I came on behalf of Okamura san.

- Okamura?

Okamura Kinosuke?

I'm going out. Ichi, wait here.

- Where to?

- Close by.

Take care.

- It's been a long time.

- How have you been?

My head is still on my neck.

I heard that some Tengu members

have been caught and killed.

Yes, we already have no place

on this earth to lay our heads.

That's what l've come to ask

your advice about, Banno san.

Here, it's hot.

I'd like to go visit

the grandmother. So...

Have this before you go.

I've already made it.

Very well, since you insist.

- She'll be very surprised.

- Yes, it's been 4 years.

It's like seeing your own mother,

isn't it?

Yes, she breast-fed me,

and brought me up.

You left here 4 years ago.

Time passes so quickly.

I was sure you were already

settled somewhere.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have said that.

- Why don't you have a drink?

- I don't drink. You have it.

Thank you.

- In this.

- In the tea cup...?

Welcome, come in.

Mistress, customers are here.

- Is the usual room ready?

- Yes.

- How much do you need?

- For now, 300 ryo.

- That's a big sum.

- I beg you.

Even so, we don't know how much

money this one or that one have.

For now, there's no other way,

but to aim at a rich man's house.

There's one, Kanda Jimpachi,

an eminent squire in these parts.

His son is a pupil at my place.

He is sure to have a lot of money.

As long as he has money,

I trust you.

I see that the fugitives of Mito

Tengu degraded themselves to stealing

while running from the law.

Nothing can be done about that.

But there are 8 members,

who will be killed, unless we

help them escape. Please help us.

- Have you brought sake?

- Yes.

Leave us for now.

When we need you, we will call.

Okamura, I'm saying this

just to make sure,

I'm helping you because

you asked for it.

But, no matter what,

you mustn't tell anyone I'm involved.

I know.

I don't care about myself,

but I have a little sister.

How old is Yayoi now?

The moon is so beautiful...

Oh, I'm sorry, it was wrong of me.

That's fine. When I'm told

the moon is beautiful,

it floats inside my own eyes too.

I can still see the image

of Shimodate in my mind,

Iit by the moonlight,

back when I could still see.

I feel like playing the flute now.

- Goodbye.

- Take care.

We'll wait for you tomorrow.

Thank you very much.

- Excuse us.

- Welcome.

- Put us up for the night.

- Yes. We have customers.

- Welcome, the bath is ready.

- This is your place too?

Yes.

- Let's have a drink first.

- Let's have it after the bath.

- Brother.

- You're a mean bastard.

- Welcome.

- 2-3 bottles of sake please.

- What would you like to eat?

- What is there?

- There's a very good fish stew.

- That's fine. Bring the sake.

The mistress of this lnn

is a refined beauty...

That good for nothing

has just seen me.

Yes. If we could get into his nest,

we would know where lchi is.

Put 3 bottles of sake on the tab.

Please bring the sake.

- I decline.

- Why?

If they want a drink,

let them go somewhere else.

What are you saying?

I'm not so stupid as to prepare

drinks for such men!

I don't want it anymore.

Damn it!

Masseur, you came

at the right time.

- Do you need a treatment?

- Yes. In that temple there.

I was thinking of calling it a day.

- Please.

- A priest needs treatment?

A samurai. He's asking for

a masseur all the time.

Come, it's here.

- What's taking so long?

- They must be drinking.

Only we haven't had enough drinks.

Damn, hesitating to pay...

Samurai-san!

- What is it?

- l've brought the masseur.

Good. Take him to the next room.

Masseur, here I am.

My shoulders and my back hurt.

You can work on them strongly.

I understand.

Oh, that's good.

Thank you. Sir, you're very

competent, aren't you?

Why?

Your arms, you use

your sword often.

Can you tell?

It's many years experience.

When I press this muscle here,

I can usually tell immediately.

- Is that so, Masseur?

- Yes.

To this day, l've killed 7 men, and

brought 1 1 men close to death,

and l've not been hurt once.

Really? I'm grateful to you, for

letting me massage the shoulders

of such a strong Samurai.

It's a great honor for a masseur.

Masseur, massage me next.

Very well.

Sir, please lie down.

This masseur is very good. You

don't meet one like him often.

Really.

Hey, you must have a lot of work.

Not that much...

- That hurt.

- Sorry.

- What are you doing?

- Forgive me...

It hurts!

You're back.

Don't bring a masseur in here!

You should be more careful.

Anyway, we'll talk tonight.

Send the masseur away.

Sir, please pay me for the massage.

You think I'm going to pay you

for that? Go, get out.

It's been so long since

l've been here, I overslept.

- What?

- What?

- What?

- She's completely deaf...

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