THERE'S NO WAY THAT MY FUTON IS THIS COMFY!
It's a senbei futon!
flat mattress filled with barley.
WHERE THE HELL AM I?
DID YOU SLEEP WELL?
TATSUMI SAN.
YOU...
YOSHIMUNE!
I JUST REMEMBERED!
I CAME HERE TO GIVE THIS GUY A PIECE OF MY MIND...
YOSHIMUNE!
COME OUT! I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU!
Yo!
ANIKI!
I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO GO AND SEE YOU.
DAMN YOU....
YOU TOLD THE OWNER TO VACATE WITHIN THE WEEK OR PAY UP, DIDN'T YOU!?
And don't call me your aniki!
We're not related so it had better be "Tatsumi san", all right!?
THAT LAND BELONGS TO THE ENGOKU GANG, AND IMPROVING THE GROUP'S ASSETS IS PART OF MY JOB.
YOU THINK IT WAS MAYBE SUDDEN!?
SURE THAT SHOP IS SMALL BUT THE OWNER BUILT IT UP BIT BY BIT ALL BY HIMSELF!
AND YOU JUST....
I COULD ABANDON THAT ENDEAVOR.
WH-
IF YOU COME AND LIVE WITH ME HERE, ANIKI. HOW ABOUT IT?
THAT'S ALL
WELL, IT'S PART OF MY FATHER'S WILL.
Oh!
ALMOST FORGOT. I'LL ALSO NEED YOU TO QUIT BEING A HOST.
WHAT?
IF IT GOT OUT THAT A MEMBER OF THE ENGOKU GROUP WAS MOONLIGHTING AS A HOST, OUR MEMBERS COULDN'T HOLD THEIR HEADS UP, COULD THEY?
YOU KNOW I'D NEVER AGREE TO THAT.
AND YET YOU'RE GOING TO.
CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
ANIKI.
WE CAN PROVIDE ANYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED.
OKAY, APPARENTLY TALKING DOESN'T GET ANYWHERE WITH YOU, SO GOODBYE.
THAT'S RIGHT!
THEN THEY TOOK ME TO THIS GUY'S ROOM!
BREAKFAST IS READY.
SON OF A BITCH! YOU'VE GOT A NERVE!
This is a crime. you get that!?
HE DODGED!
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, JUST ASK HIM.
WELL, I'M GOING OUT.
I NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS PLACE....
OH AND....
....UNTIL YOU AGREE TO MY TERMS, YOU'RE NOT TAKING A SINGLE STEP OUTSIDE.
All right, see you.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?
HE'S REALLY JUST A LOW CLASS, PERVERTED YAKUZA SON OF A BITCH!
I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE SHOP.
IN ANY CASE, NO MATTER WHAT I'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE SOON!
THERE'S NO WAY I'M SHARING A HOUSE WITH THIS FREAK!
THAT NIGHT, UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS.....
AH....
....THEY FOUND ME.
WHEN I HID AMONG THE GANG MEMBERS.....
....THEY FOUND ME.
WHEN I CAME HEAD ON WITH NO TRICKS....
....THEY FOUND ME.
Okay, l get it!
Just go back to my room. right!?
YOU SEEM TO BE ENJOYING YOURSELF LATELY, KASHIRA.
YES.
AFTER THIS, YOU HAVE A MEETING WITH THE 1ST LIEUTENANT OF MINAMOTO. AFTER THAT....
RIGHT.... ACTUALLY, FOR A WHILE I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO CANCEL ALL MY EVENING APPOINTMENTS.
UH.... BUT THAT WOULD....
I TOLD YOU TO DO IT.
UNDER STOOD.
I WANT TO GET HOME EARLY.
HE'S NOT EATING?
NO HE HASN'T TOUCHED ANYTHING WE OFFER.
SO.....YOU'RE SO USED TO EATING DISGUSTING, POOR PERSON FOOD THAT YOUR STOMACH CAN'T TAKE HIGH CLASS FOOD?
WRONG!
IT'S A HUNGER STRIKE!
Damn.... l just wasted some calories....
AH....
So that's what it was.
I WAS WORRIED YOU MIGHT NOT BE FEELING WELL.
WHAT'S THAT FACE FOR?
Mmm..... looks good!
HE'S MESSING UP MY RHYTHM.
ANIKI, ARE YOU REALLY NOT GOING TO EAT?
NOPE.
OKAY THEN, I'LL TAKE YOU AT YOUR WORD.
it a dakimasu.
FAKING STRENGTH OF WILL IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH, TOY KNOW.
HOW ABOUT JUST ONE BITE?
IF YOU'RE SO WORRIED, THEN LET ME GO.
Why do you think l'm doing this hunger strike?
WELL, I CAN'T DO THAT.
THEN I WON'T EAT.
CAN'T HAVE THAT EITHER.
WH....
NH!?
PRETTY GOOD....
....STRAW BERRIES, RIGHT?
HOW ABOUT ONE MORE BITE?
DON'T EVER TOUCH ME AGAIN! PERVERT!
THIS ONE LOOKS GOOD, ANIKI.
This pillow isn't very tasty....
DAMN IT, I'M SO HUNGRY.
PARDON ME.
PLEASE EAT THESE.
HUH?
THEY'RE FROM KASHIRA.
FROM YOSHI MUNE?
I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU SORRY, BUT GET LOST.
THAT WOULD RESULT IN MY BEING PUNISHED. PLEASE....
UGH...
PLEASE!
THAT YOSHIMUNE, HE'S COMPLETELY UNSCRUPULOUS!
I'M VERY SORRY YOUR FREEDOM HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY LIKE THIS, TATSUMI SAMA.
BUT KASHIRA HAS HIS OWN PROBLEMS AND STATUS TO THINK OF.
THERE'S A GOOD REASON HE DOESN'T NORMALLY INTERFERE WITH ORDINARY CITIZENS.
SORRY, I CAN ONLY SEE HIM AS A THUG.
THAT WAY BE, BUT THIS THUG YOU SPEAK OF DID REARRANGE HIS SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE YOU ATE SOMETHING.
THOUGH HE'S NOT NORMALLY THE TYPE TO WAIT ON OTHERS.
PERHAPS I'VE SAID TOO MUCH.
PLEASE EXCUSE ME.
HELLO?
AH! TATSUNI CHAN?
I finally got you it's kana!
KANA SAN, I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN IN TOUCH....
IT'S FINE, NO WORRIES! BUT HEY, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? ARE YOU OKAY?
HOW AM I.... FEELING?
THE OWNER GOT A MESSAGE FROM YOSHIMUNE KUN....
.....AND I ASSUMED, IF IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT YOU COULDN'T CONTACT HIM YOURSELF...
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
I'M ALL RIGHT.
REALLY? WHAT A RELIEF.
"WITHOUT YOU, TATSUMI CHAN, THE WHOLE SHOP FEELS SORT OF DARKER."
"EVERY BODY KEEPS WANTING TO SEE YOU."
"WE'RE ALL HERE, WAITING FOR YOU."
TATSUMI SAN!
PLEASE GO BACK TO YOUR ROOM!
SORRY, BUT I'M GOING HOME.
I'M NOT JOKING!
WE HAVE NO EXCUSE!
WE TRIED TO STOP HIM, BUT HE WAS SO DETERMINED....
I'LL DEAL WITH YOU LATER.
YES!
I'M SO GLAD, YOU LOOK HEALTHY, TATSUMI CHAN.
EVERYONE WAS SO WORRIED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THERE'S SO MUCH WE WANT TO ASK YOU, TATSUMI CHAN.
Yes,
yes,
SORRY, I'LL BE RIGHT RIGHT BACK.
COME BACK SOON OKAY?
WE'LL TALK LATER.
NOT HERE.
I'LL BE WAITING OUTSIDE.
This was so refreshing.
thank you, tatsumi chan.
SORRY TO MAKE YOU WAIT.
SO.
WHEN ARE YOU QUITTING THERE, ANIKI?
YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY HAVE A SHORT TEMPER.
I'M ALREADY ANGRY THAT YOU RAN AWAY ON ME, ANIKI.
I'M NOT QUITTING AS A HOST.
I'M GOING TO KEEP DOING THIS.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T CATCH THAT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU SAY, I WON'T STOP.
I SEE. YOU'RE SO DETERMINED TO KEEP DOING A JOB WHERE WOMEN FAWN ALL OVER YOU. IS THAT IT?
WHAT?
THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!
WELL WHAT, THEN?
AFTER ALL, THE OTHER DAY YOU WERE SO PENT UP THAT YOU CAME WITH ALMOST NO PROVOCATION.
WHAT... THE HELL ARE YOU...!?
YOU REMEMBER, THAT TIME I STAYED OVER.
THAT WAS REAL....?
FOR A DREAM, YOU SURE CAME PRETTY HARD.
WHAT!
THAT....THAT WAS YOU!?
It felt pretty good. right?
I DON'T KNOW THAT!
HERE.
YOU LIKE IT HERE, DON'T YOU?
....HOW COULD I LIKE THAT!?
OH, YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF IT?
WATCH.
STOP-!
YOUR MEN ARE GOING TO SEE!
THEY DON'T CARE.
I CARE!
MORE IMPORTANTLY....
.....YOUR NIPPLES ARE ALL STIFF, YOU SEE?
DAMN IT, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!?
NGH....
....!
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PHYSICAL NEEDS, I CAN DO THAT FOR YOU.
THEN THERE'S NO NEED TO RUN AROUND AS A HOST, GETTING WOMEN TO CLING ALL OVER YOU.
APOLOGIZE!
THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHY I'M A HOST!
MY MOTHER SPENT HER WHOLE LIFE WORKING HERSELF TO THE BONE, WITH NO RELIEF.....
.....THE CUSTOMERS WHO COME TO MY CLUB ARE JUST THE SAME!
THEY'RE EXHAUSTED AND STRESSED, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THEY COME TO ME, TO GET SOME RELIEF!